Lola

Lola
By Janet Polley

                                                     3.1 inches (8 centimeters)

            Realistic style Bunbun has been made from a pastel lilac Sassy longpile velvet.

                         Her inner ears are Ultrasuede and her tail is fluffy and white.

                              
                                                  German black glass eyes
                                                     Transparent whiskers.
                           5 ways jointed allowing her to be posed in various positions

                                      Lola is available for purchase from Bearpile. 
                                            http://www.bearpile.com/item/103240

Groucho Bunny

 

 This is my third attempt at making an animal that is not in miniature.  I fell in love with a bunny made by the talented Mary Jardin Wimberley of Mary's Secret Garden. I bought the pattern from her......and here is my version!    I couldn't source all the exact fabrics and materials needed, but went with the  best options available to me.  Hope you like him. May I take this moment to thank Mary so very much for sharing her knowledge with me.

 

Groucho stands 28cms tall to the tips of his ears and only 19,5 cms to the top of his head. When seated he is just a plump palmful.  I chose supersoft Alpaca with a lovely 14 mm pile in beige and white for his body, but used a longer 22mm pile in white for his face.

 

Needle sculpting Groucho's face took an age as I was looking for fat cheeks and a wriggley nose.  Once that was done I scissor-sculpted extensively to achieve the look I wanted.  His dark eyes are German black glass with handmade Ultrasuede eyelids. Long dark lashes and white horse-hair whiskers finish off this little rabbit.

Groucho is jointed 5 ways and can be posed in many positions.
His ears have not been wired but can still be posed in 'up' or 'lop' positions. They are softer this way and Groucho doesn't mind me carrying him around by his ears!

                    Groucho has a fluffy white cotton-tail, like all bunnies.

His wriggly , rabbity nose was made from spare Alpaca , shaved and stitched into place and his muzzle was created by needle sculpting. His nose, paws and feet , eyes and inner ears have been handshaded with copic markers and blenders.

Groucho has been stuffed fairly firmly with polyfibre mainly but has loads
of pellets inside him to provide a lovely weighty feeling when seated in one's palm

He has been lovingly finished off with a sewn-in 'Eddybare' label  and a satin bow around his neck.

It was an absolute joy to be able to work on a design that I could sew on a sewing machine.  This is not something one is able to do when working on miniatures and it was a lovely change.  Groucho will be living with me and is not for sale.

Easter Bunnies

 Busy Easter Bunnies

Easter Bunnies all over the world are very busy tonight.  So many eggs to hide for so many children.  They better hurry! 

Rosie, Posie and Wally hopping around madly

  

Rosie and Posie are made from two different patterns I have been experimenting with.  Both are made from longpile velvet in a pastel lilac shade, and white faux fur.

Posie is only 5,5 cms high. Her head is cotterpin jointed and her forelimbs are sting jointed.  She has long whiskers and furry fuzzy cheeks.

It seems like Wally is quite taken with her and not too keen on working!

Rosie is taller at 7 cms  and is 5 ways jointed.  She sits, runs and hops, and can turn her head in all directions. Her cheeks have been scissor sculpted.  Like Posie she has a seriously fluffy white tail.

Time for a group photo

 The bunnies and I would like to wish all our friends a very Happy Easter

Wally 

Wally is a dusky-pink and white rabbit.  He has made an earlier appearance than expected, as I  intended making him just in time for Easter.

Wally stands 3 inches tall to the top of his head, and a whopping 4 inches to the tips of his ears.  His ears have internal wiring so he can twitch them in most directions. 

 Wally is an extremely active bunny and loves hopping around exploring every nook and cranny in the garden.  He has robust hind legs with embroidered toes.  

Wally has large black eyes made from German glass and his eyelids are fashioned from brown leather cord. His face has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted to create his fat pouchy little cheeks.  

Wally is cotter-pin and string-jointed allowing movement for poseability.  He is filled with polyfibre and  has internal wiring in his forelimbs

Some hand shading, twitchy whiskers and a fluffy white tail finish off this little creation.