Glagool the Jellyfish

I'm back with yet another plushie! this time its a yellow jellyfish, which I gave the stupid name of Glagool :)

First I've cut out 4 pieces for the head, and sew them inward with my machine.

I've hand sewn the top.... Which was useless you will see...

I've cut it all because it would have given a too long form when I wanted an half sphere. I've run it all to the machine again to round the top.

I've flip it all and measure a round for the base. I've used blanket stitches to sew it in and I've filled with scraps pieces of felt.





For the tail-thing, I've cut a band and cut bands with my pretty sisors. I've rolled it and cut the extra leaving about half a centimeter at the top.



I've secured the whole thing with stitches


and started sewing it on the half sphere, with blanket stitches

..It gave this...

..Which isn't a Jellyfish yet. With my thread, I've entered in the middle of the tail-thing and pushed all the way through the top of the half-sphere

And made many knots and stitches to secure the preasure. And again knots at the top.


..Here's an irrelevant picture of my daugther stealing it from me at that time, like she always does with anything I'm making...



I gave him eyes and pupils


And added my signature...


And he was done!

Thanks for looking :)

Butterbeer the Crab; A tutorial

For a long time now I wanted to do this: A Butterbeer The Crab plushie!

I've taken red felt and started cutting freehand and pattern-less. I draw this little guy often enough! If you want a pattern, ask and I'll draw you one :

I've started stitching the legs (blanket stitch) on the middle, it's easier to fill it after.

I've attached the legs and stitched the body, stitching over one side.

Then I turned Butterbeer around and stitched the holes

Got him some eyes

And pupils

And my signature; Two half moons :) on his butt

Watercolor for cloth diapers

I place a little ad in my craftster signature saying I'd do anything for a batch of cloth diapers... Well, some gentle lady wanted to trade! She's making me a whole set of cloth diapers, from new-born to potty training, and I had to do wall art for her. She asked for something cheery, colorful, fun and bright. She also said she loved the color orange and jellyfishes. So I went for a seacreature theme.


Close-ups

The Turtle Family


The seahorse with Mommy Octopus and baby

Starfish and Jellyfish


Crab and goldfish with baby

The Crab is a design I draw often, sew on my baby cloths, etc. I even have it tattooed on my shoulder and it has a name: Butterbeer! :P


6 month old Mariann modeling a Butterbeer onesie

The octopus is usualy his companion, and his name is Fantomp. I don't have names for the rest of the little gang though...


size 1 baby sneaker on sell here

The canvas are shipping of to Ontario tomorrow, so we'll see in 5 days if she'll like them of not! *cross fingers*

Some new *old* shoes

How about taking these already lovely pink sneakers (size 2) that I had for free at a thrift store...

And turn them into those punk ladies...

I'm the kind of person that draws all the time, and so made up character to draw all the time...
You can see Fantomp the Octopus....

...And Butterbeer the Crab.

I used:

Jo Sonja's Textile Medium
Americana Black
0 size Paint brush
Black shoestrings with white skulls on it

Other views:

Thanks for looking!

Edit:

In order to enter this post to the party, I'm listing the cost for them:

0$

Had the shoes for free, cut a shoes string a had laying around in half, used paint my mom gave me, and a paint brush she also gave to me.
totaly free, now that's punk!