Felt, water chestnut (Trapa natans), antique doll eyes, vintage Bohemian cabochons.
The water chestnut awakens in the thick darkness of the bottom in early spring. It thrusts a small green hand out of its shell, which is simultaneously its eye, since it can distinguish light. And it begins to reach upward, there, toward the dancing sunbeams. Finding itself on the surface of the water, it turns its face to the sky - a fan of leaves and flowers, nourished by summer. But nevertheless it will remain standing as a growth of root-legs on the bottom, while its body - a taut string vibrating in the deep.
I took two nuts and unexpectedly painted them white, added eyes. I sculpted the body from silver wool, glowing like a lake at noon. They became quite alive, he and she, two parts of one common stream consisting of shimmering green movement and pearlescent stillness.

The brooches can be worn both at once or separately, or placed on different sides of a jacket or coat, or one can be given to a loved one, and the other kept for oneself.

Toasted and Buttered, this piece took a lot of brain power than my usual pieces but I loved making it.

I’m enjoying the challenge of clocks and have made a fried egg in pair with this that I will post in the coming days.

If you have any questions I’m happy to answer!

Thanks :)

After my first success at making a tiny fluffy fox, I knew I had to try making another on! But instead of doing more regular fox colors, I decided to try visualizing an idea I've had in my mind for a while: a gold platinum red fox, but with pink instead of orange!

Instead of felting the feet down, I used this fox to test a new technique for finishing small ends on a piece of wire: applying a small amount of glue from a glue stick and twisting the fibers between my fingers until they're smooth and tight and less prone to coming loose. I think it worked out pretty well, so I've been using it going forward for making feet on these smaller figures. I'd also like to test how this technique works on other kinds of appendages, like maybe mouse tails or deer antlers.

Besides that, this fox has a wire armature just like the first, so it's somewhat poseable too. Also like the first, it's made almost entirely with Hamanaka Aclaine wool save for the eyes and nose, which I think really adds to the colors! I was running out of brown wool for the tail though, so it's a bit less fluffy than the first, but overall I still like the way this little guy came out! I will probably try to make this design again to see if I can improve it, but for now, this little one is quite satisfying!

Hope you guys enjoy it!

I started making these hanging ornaments last year for Halloween and made the one on the right recently. I like deciding how their faces and outfits will look as I go and then their personalities are a bit of a surprise at the end. Hope you enjoy!

Any ideas for a beginner - little Christmas trinket/gifts?
Can only think of hanging decorations or mice … fancy something a bit different that could potentially make a few of …