Sigh. . . . . . .

She is finished at last. . . . 

I always forget how long it takes. The legs were not that difficult, some sturdy wire did the job and now she stands firm !

I think she my all time favourite now. . . . . 

 She is in my Etsy shop :-)


Helen X

p.s. I think she makes a cute Christmas card, you can download her pic :-)

Baby roe deer :-)

Nope, not finished yet :-( but here's a cute video where you can hear the sound of a fawn calling it's Mom

Don't worry, Mom is around !

http://youtu.be/HFLrrnilggI

❆ ❆ Baby roe deer girl ❆❆

I had no chance to work on her yesterday, sometimes things pop up and you have no choice but go with the flow. . . .

I was up early this morning and  finished her head just about now. I couldn't wait to see her with legs so I took Robin's advice and made the front legs of wooden dowels, the hind legs are bend, so I used wire for those.

Now, I have her standing on my kitchen table and try to see if they are the right size. 

It's better to put her away and don't look at her until tomorrow morning.

If you are working for hours and hours on a project you have to take a distance.

I took some photo's ( this will help too, also looking at it in the mirror) and I tell you: I looove her !

 It's funny, when I'm working on a animals head, there comes a point that you see it come to life and it's a strange feeling poking it with a needle :-)

Helen X

❆ Not Rudolf . . . . . . .or Bambi.. . . . . .

It's his little niece, a roe deer fawn :-)

This is how I start an animal, a bit of wool here a bit of wool there. Then I start with the eyes and from there first one side of the face. If the head is okay, I can see if the body needs adjusting ( smaller/bigger).

I'm planning to make her stand up with looooong legs, mmmm that is not going to be easy but what's in my head isn't in my☟.

Helen X