Dynia my little Pumpkin Fairy Bear!!!

First I have to give some credit to a dear woman who's been a big inspiration to me and pushing me to make my babies the best that they can be! www.shellylampshireoriginals.com Think outside the box when making your next doll, bear, friend etc. Mixing media isn't a new technique but it was something I had trouble with and Shelly has some excellent tutorials to help you with the process. So with that being said I would like to introduce you to Dynia my little Pumpkin Fairy Bear.  I had purchased some Fairy Tale Pumpkin felting wool from www.livingfelt.com and just knew I would have to make a bear with it once it arrived. I love fantasy and am constantly trying to come up with ways to depict my love for both needle felting animals and whimsy. Dynia stands at 4" tall and is felted over a wire armature. Sitting she sits at 2 3/4" tall with hand painted eyes and nose, then sealed to give her eyes that moist look. She is adorned with wings, bells, yarn and feathers. I hand painted a pumpkin decoration, then flocked it in areas, applied orange glitter and made some felted leaves that also incorporate some of Dynia's colors. I hope you like her! Please feel free to leave comments, I would love to hear from you!

More Needle Felted Lovies

Work has definately taken over life right now but I have been working hard to get a couple of things done. My little Bear Ginger with her friend Peep and Monkey boy with his favorite toy a Tug Boat have been such fun to make! Ginger is a needle felted 5 way thread jointed bear with her little Birdie friend. I named her after a really special friend of mine. Monkey Boy is a commission piece for a friend of mine. The inspiration was his 6 month old son and wanting to incorporate a Tug Boat somehow.  The monkey has the oversized feet and hands of a baby and will one day grow into those and hopefully some day captain his own Tug boat but until then he is happy to have one to play with! My NF piggy is getting closer to being done as well, will hopefully be able to post pictures of her soon! I hope that everyone is having a great week so far, I know Mondays can be a little rough but before you know it the weekend will be here so hang in there!!