My Beanie Ringtail Possum

This native Australian marsupial can be commonly heard at night running across our rooftops, this is mostly because we live so close to bushland. But a lot of our native wildlife are suffering in the fires and I this little critter is just a small reminder of those unique animals that share this land.

Created from My Beanie pattern, my previous beanie makes being My Mouse and My Bunny, I wanted to create an Australian animal. And while I did first consider a Koala, I'm having a little trouble getting the ears right, so I instead  made this ringtail possum as the first of my Australian beanie makes.

I loved this silver grey material and thought it ideal for this ringtail possum. The tail and ears had to be created for this animal, but the body and paws are my standard beanie pattern. The face was done in the same ways as my other beanie makes using black safety eyes and a few stitches for his nose.

This ringtail possums tiny paws and tail are stuffed, but the body is filled with plastic pellets  making him soft, playful and very cute. The finished size is about 11cm long, not including the tail, which makes for a comfortable size to handle, toss or just keep you company.

Ravenclaw Diadem #1 +pattern

As a Ravenclaw I have long wanted the Ravenclaw Diadem, but have yet to be able to purchase a replica. So until such time as I can buy one, I decided to make my own with iron beads. Obviously this is only for decorative purposes, however I would be lying if I said I didn't think about ways I could wear this. Which is probably why I decided to make matching earrings from the diadem's gems that can be worn.

The pattern for this Ravenclaw Diadem, including the earring, is below. Although I actually made the earrings and the diadem's gems on a round peg board, I have included it with the pattern below. This pattern is also a wallpaper, and I also have a simplified wallpaper below. To better view these just click on a picture to enlarge it. To download as a wallpaper, click on the picture you want and "Save Image As" to save to your computer or alternatively you can select "Set As Desktop Background"

Embroidered Star Sign Constellations - Cancer

As part of a birthday gift, I embroidered the constellation relating to the star sign Caner on to a framed card. I have a packet to these mini framed cards that I thought perfect for this purpose. The actual framed card size is about 9.5cm by 9cm, the inside window which has the silken navy blue material with white embroidery is about 6cm by 4.5cm. I finished by stamping the word Cancer across the top of the card in blue ink using my alphabet stamps.

Rainbow Goddess Dolls set3

This last group of five pocket dolls completes my set of fifteen Rainbow Goddess Dolls, all made using recycled materials and stuffed for soft handling. Each coloured doll has its colours meaning embroidered onto it using a Pictish Swirl, with each doll ending up about 8 or 9cm tall depending on the type of fabric used.

These are the last five Rainbow Goddess Dolls, all totally hand-stitched and hand embroidered. The meanings for each colour is embroidered onto each of the coloured goddess dolls. These colour meanings are- Gold = Sunlight, Silver = Moonlight, Black = Darkness, Grey = Stability , White = Lightness. So this completes my set of Rainbow Goddess Dolls.

Baby Rattle - Bear Set

A little baby gift I made for a new little baby boy. For these I actually found free patterns online with a google search. This set is a bear rattle with a bear squeak toy made with blue and maroon fabrics. For the rattle I added a bear face, but I left the flat bear squeak toy faceless as I liked that it was reversible.

Last year I made these Baby Rattle Tools, that included a squeak screwdriver, a rattle spanner and a rattle hammer. So I had leftover squeakers and rattle inserts to make this bear set of baby toys. I still have more squeak and rattle inserts left for more future makes, which is handy.

I finished each bear toy with a tag sewn into them to give a more professional look and to also tie them together as a set. For these tags I used a ribbon with colourful baby feet printing. The finished size for the rattle is about 9 inches and the squeak bear is about 8 inches.

Rainbow Goddess Dolls set2

For my Rainbow Goddess Dolls, I have been using recycled materials. This means that some of my plush goddesses are a slightly bigger then others as some materials I have used have a stretch to them and some don't. Because of this the average size for each goddess doll is about 8 or 9cm tall and feature embroidered colours meanings on each.

These are the second set of five Rainbow Goddess Dolls, all totally hand-stitched and hand embroidered. The meanings for each colour is embroidered onto each of the coloured goddess dolls. These colour meanings are- Green = Nature, Blue = Fidelity, Indigo = Infinity, Purple =Magic, Lavender = Serenity. I just have the last five Rainbow Goddess Dolls to share.

Dinosaur #1

This is just a simple enough little dinosaur that I made as a gift. The pattern was a free pattern I found online while doing a google search for sewing pattern. The soft brown material I used for the body has a nice stretch to it, allowing for a plump and rounded dinosaur figure, and the scales along its back bring a nice bit of colour to this otherwise bland dinosaur.

While the body is made from a soft and squishy brown fabric the back scales and feet pads are from a more stiff colourful material. This was done to allow the scales to stand upright on their own and to ensure the feet to remain flat while standing. The dinosaur was given a pair of black safety eyes before being stuffed and sewn shut.

The finished size for this plump little dinosaur is about 18cm from head to toe and about 29cm from nose to tail. Although this size will vary depending on the material used, as I mentioned I made this dinosaur with a stretchy material so it was stretched out a bit while being stuffed. This was a simple little project to hand sew and the end result is super cute. I can imagine a number of these little dinosaurs, all in differing colour.