Oh hey...chef mice... chef mice....

up on the etsy shop!

Elven Artist's Forest

sweet mouse with cupcake

 

and Pizza Chef Mouse!

well...today is just about done... thought I would post a short post of pics of things I put on Etsy today.......
first, hamster dressed in an Ewok costume,... ( one pic taken in The Hamshire!!!)

Then i listed another little bunny for Easter

 

and finally a super cute kitten holding a cupcake...

seriously, too cute!!

 

More Hamshire!

Hamshire update!! well, I have done a bit more work on the Hamshire, it's not close to being done, but its coming along nicely!!
apparently I have misplaced some of the pics I took...but this is what is done so far...
First after it dried completely, I painted the entire outside with a dark brown paint, after that was dry, I dry brushed over it with a lighter brown, to bring out the texture, then went over a few places with dark brown...then, I made a little porch area with twigs, glued cardboard over the door as , hmm, like an awning...
....then I glued moss on the cardboard over the door, around the window openings and all over the "ground area.... here are a few pics!!

front door

side view front door

side door

front door again

Here is a pic on the Hamster wearing an ewok costume, next to it...

I still have to touch up some painted ares, build the side patio with sticks and stones, and make the whole interior...which I havent decided if it's going to be very simple or what.....

in other news I've felted a few more mice and bunnies which will be going up on etsy soon....until next time...i am, as ever, closer to the edge.....

Hey there!! Well, I changed the look of the blog...a little less cluttered, a little more obvious.. hahahah
Hamshire Update!!
Well, I actually have been working on it ( we all call it "The Stump")....
here is the progress so far...

First I taped paper bags to the foam core skeleton...

Then I paper mache'd the whole outside, let dry for a day, then did the same on the inside, and let that for for about 2 days. I simply used newspaper and a flour/water mixture.

I wanted to add texture, so I bought some air dry clay, I tried it on a small part, just to see, and although the texture looked ok, it totally flaked off in huge chunks once it dried, so I decided to try something else.....










I shredded up some toilet paper, threw it into a bowl of flour and water, and mixed it all together...

then I covered the whole exterior in the mixture smooshing around to make a bark-like texture...and ....let......it..... dry

next post, paint and moss!!!

until then....i am, closer to the edge....