Today, I would like to introduce you to Henry.
He, like Benny and Bella, is one of a range of "fancy dress" or "costume" bears. As you can see, Henry is dressed as a ladybird. I made him a little over 2 years ago for my first craft fair.
He is made from black upholstery velvet with black ultrasuede paw pads. He is thread jointed, has a brown embroidered nose and black glass beads for eyes. He has come out only 4.4cm (1 3/4in) tall or 5.5cm (2 7/8in) including his antennae!
His ladybird top is made from red and black felt. His "antennae" head band is made from very thin wire embellished with red felt.
He has his own little ladybird on his left arm which is made from wooden beads.
I have to say that the black upholstery velvet was a complete pain to sew. It literally took me days to finish him as I had to keep leaving him and going back later. It was like sewing a black hole! The stitches just disappeared and it was almost impossible to focus on. Taking accurate photographs of him has also been a nightmare. Suffice it to say that it may be a while before I attempt another bear in black!
So I shall continue to enjoy Henry for now and give myself a little more time to recover...
Henry is currently available for sale over on Folksy.
Henry is so gorgeous!!! Your photos are great too - how do you make them look so good! I really struggle to make my items look effective.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was lucky to find a good (but fairly cheap!) camera which has let me experiment a lot! Photographing miniatures is hard - you want to get the detail but not end up with it blurred or out of proportion. Practice, I think, is the best way to get good photos - then you find what really works for your items.
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