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Making a Fantasy Knit Dragon

Published: 04-10-2012 03:27pm
Posted In: Fantasy
My best friend's son (and one of my favorite little boys!) just turned 9 and they'll be visiting this weekend.  I wanted to make something special for Morgan's birthday and decided a whimsical knit dragon would make a great birthday present.  Morgan loves dragons and I've made him several different types of dragons in the past (even a dragon trinket box). When I first started knitting the dragon I only had a vague idea of how I wanted it to turn out. I didn't follow any patterns or instructions and just made the pattern up as I went along.  This is definitely a one of a kind creation!  I used a combination of knitting looms in diff... » Read More

Celtic Fairy sculpture and Green Man pendant from CreativeCritters

Published: 03-06-2012 12:35pm
Posted In: Fantasy
The theme for the  Polymer Clay Smooshers Challenge this time around is Celtic. At first I struggled a bit trying to figure out what I could make.  Another guild member suggested Googling Celtic Mythology, which led me to images of gods, goddesses, and fairies.  This was just the inspiration I needed!  After browsing through many pages of wonderful images I decided to sculpt a fairy dressed in green.  This is how she started out.   I sculpted her in pieces and pierced holes in each limb so that I would be able to bake the pieces and then insert pipe cleaners secured with super glue.  With all the body parts safely baked I... » Read More
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