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Wellcome to my blog

My name is Martina Staniek, and I make OOAK (One Of A Kind) Teddy Bears and other soft sculptures.
I also knit and crochet - i always on the search for those very diffrent and fantastic pattern.
Last year i learned to Spin, and now i also create wonderfull and unique yarn.

I would like to introduce to you my creations and keep you updated with other happenings which are important to me.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Playing with ojos de dios

 

A couple of days ago i have seen a wonderful mandala.
Searching around and googling and youtubing i found out what it was.

OJOS DE DIOS !!! :D

here you can see more of these beautiful mandalas : http://www.ojos-de-dios.com/

There are also quite a few artists from Russia who make them.

I ordered Monday they instructions from jay, and i played a bit …. here the first tries

Because i had just barbeque sticks, i tried with them
and because the baby wool i had, was to elastic, i got out my cotton yarn

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Just a tip … don't waste your time with barbeque sticks … they are to thin and break

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So i went today and got me some bamboo sticks
Marked them as suggested in the instructions and started off with the centres
can you see how messy the middle is ?

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and then, when i tried to fix them together …
SCREAM !!!

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Me was ANGRY !

but i found out how to make a nicer looking middle and then i did a 4 sided one

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it is not yet perfect, it is really not easy to wind the thread even around the sticks
But i like the first one :D

Monday, January 9, 2012

Felted bunny is ready - part 5

 

Today i finished the last touches of colour to my bunny.

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Here a few pictures from all sides

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It is not a 100% copy, but i am very pleased with it.

The links to the older parts :
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Felted bunny gets ready for the big day - part 4

I have been needling on the bunny and today there are new pictures again.
I made the tights and then i worked on the eyes.
First you see the amount of fluff i used for each side
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Then i needled on one side and folded the fluff together and then needled the other side and folded the fluff to the middle also and needled it together. Then i did the same one more time in the middle to make it smaller.
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Last photo shows you the finished size after all the folding :D
Now to the needling and compressing :
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Then i needled them a bit into a curve
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Next i tagged it lightly around the eye
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And started to needle it all down
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Next i did some rolling of fluff for the lower legs
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Looking if they are the right size :
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Ok … that looks ok, now needling them down and compressing
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One was a bit bigger then the other, so i wrapped a tiny bit of fluff around the smaller one.
And needled them onto the body
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Next was a bit more fluff - longer then the feet that is…
to make the upper arms. Worked them into the bending like shown in the Russian blog
and attaching them to the body.
I also made a little blob for the tail and needled it into place
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Then i made some fluff flat for the ears
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Working at a steep angle with the finest needle i made a nice surface
At the same time i changed the rounding into a more pointed tip - i didn't think right here.
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And here it is :D nearly finished the little bunny
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All i need to do now, is the finishing of the surface with the fine needle, and then a bit of colour.
This will happen in the next couple of days :)