tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22725614589762209522024-03-13T09:47:54.461-07:00Double Rainbow PuppetsErica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-78683151746087742002011-05-02T14:26:00.001-07:002011-05-02T15:17:51.554-07:00Ready for their Big Day!The Puppets Complete!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PD9epLATcis6rWA4t7uv5XWwIWPrZy8qyF-K4YlJX2waDC6h43VmfnvYf8HJJ5BAYVLJlJF0PNSt6ISnCR0JoNbEbdHjCDNuUu1LTPkRrH7wrFKxF-udfAKlykOQUsUrv5gZA-Y3Lkaj/s1600/DSC03384.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PD9epLATcis6rWA4t7uv5XWwIWPrZy8qyF-K4YlJX2waDC6h43VmfnvYf8HJJ5BAYVLJlJF0PNSt6ISnCR0JoNbEbdHjCDNuUu1LTPkRrH7wrFKxF-udfAKlykOQUsUrv5gZA-Y3Lkaj/s320/DSC03384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602235057197805330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhOBMsjSyR-bqTGIFOtHeXXx1DWAHnq_8RvsyMAj4wywNVEbi1ZPZfE57Y7emZXWJSzoqe5Q8YKXm5grKNA4rMZF7-vKoWRSmDYM3LqvbueV3sia-kgh5KFYmA62gKovE_55vmuKhXKr6/s1600/DSC03385.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe2RU9vGtX3xEUlD6leA749cgZ-A8TvsfCCEKWgDK1u36fyOxFuDQQfkr8f6J5ttv5hGcMYz8heLyuNgIwNlKCHjIWgQ8ItwvOcUK9nryRfhLyN8JNZht6oPRsUPB5HtfBm7tmcxMpVCs/s320/DSC03388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602241709114271186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One big happy family!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0ddTHfMtzGEQKZXn9Def1L1tbjIy-p_Bd2Fc0v5KCkJVPGm3r1bvCFZHuL7X1YP34YsyDwOnj0h1ZihSmbUp-soPXN8dtZFEk63bSx7IRDeMzH8NJsQLEX5VQgNxcTwQTjzEYwW5-zxc/s1600/DSC03390.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0ddTHfMtzGEQKZXn9Def1L1tbjIy-p_Bd2Fc0v5KCkJVPGm3r1bvCFZHuL7X1YP34YsyDwOnj0h1ZihSmbUp-soPXN8dtZFEk63bSx7IRDeMzH8NJsQLEX5VQgNxcTwQTjzEYwW5-zxc/s320/DSC03390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602241722834990914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking pervily out Gary's window...checking out some babes down below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcGLJUu9ppJe3QZrCCx2Gl0UQQEtGYWwCPcf3-KKz_QmbRk_TZcKa4_DmTweBQO6BGebxGcANN9EN_ECoNQph4kFglWuds1xXTQGUgx2yVLGZ0gv9xomqMUmXrC9RkO-doJFaZuUxajT4/s1600/DSC03383.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcGLJUu9ppJe3QZrCCx2Gl0UQQEtGYWwCPcf3-KKz_QmbRk_TZcKa4_DmTweBQO6BGebxGcANN9EN_ECoNQph4kFglWuds1xXTQGUgx2yVLGZ0gv9xomqMUmXrC9RkO-doJFaZuUxajT4/s320/DSC03383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602235050535906290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdc-BEnE-FNHYciMW0zbrHI7r4CLvfhi2JmhGOCdrjXNW0Lw9GzpXNU9iZMBv0REgcibzbLRthtQF28x9AemOSldOM3lRLMGjKYN5tEuUa1U6_m2DTELjJOg1w4P56yUpr3CcgHZAeBjJ/s1600/DSC03381.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdc-BEnE-FNHYciMW0zbrHI7r4CLvfhi2JmhGOCdrjXNW0Lw9GzpXNU9iZMBv0REgcibzbLRthtQF28x9AemOSldOM3lRLMGjKYN5tEuUa1U6_m2DTELjJOg1w4P56yUpr3CcgHZAeBjJ/s320/DSC03381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602235045193568146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once the video is complete, I'll post it along with some behind the scenes photos. Don't want Lady Gaga stealing the video premise, or elements of it before it's ready to hit the public.Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-12229367869389332872011-04-02T19:09:00.001-07:002011-04-02T19:24:40.479-07:00Costumes!!!They all have costumes now. Woot!!!<br /><br />Beautiful Blue showing off her blue checked dress!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl01VeozDXsbUl6WXCnPXWpfDIqMl_Sz1MaDmV5VGYhzJ_9o0MKewsg9Hvj-1s_KlC8jpgia8aQk6iPZkzMceo4rF37ibJFOLl2Vb-BSAPzuVUGY8OwrRtWoTP6FIBNm3LPqIvpRFtBm7G/s1600/DSC03366.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl01VeozDXsbUl6WXCnPXWpfDIqMl_Sz1MaDmV5VGYhzJ_9o0MKewsg9Hvj-1s_KlC8jpgia8aQk6iPZkzMceo4rF37ibJFOLl2Vb-BSAPzuVUGY8OwrRtWoTP6FIBNm3LPqIvpRFtBm7G/s320/DSC03366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591176481428699378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Trying to sit on a chair...but she's too big :P<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkO_R-v3xZ8bzmRujk4-Teq_O__DN0RNyWEN6oYkgv5W7sYxcTzVGVg8LmTBC6xTjYJQysnbHcPz1JsNsdS0nTDsmusnUL-ukY9O24iI9K7cHCuQ6Gg0zqYO42wLKu5m0530NaBsohZVX/s1600/DSC03372.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkO_R-v3xZ8bzmRujk4-Teq_O__DN0RNyWEN6oYkgv5W7sYxcTzVGVg8LmTBC6xTjYJQysnbHcPz1JsNsdS0nTDsmusnUL-ukY9O24iI9K7cHCuQ6Gg0zqYO42wLKu5m0530NaBsohZVX/s320/DSC03372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591176476304723954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Red Guy's fab mop top hair-do and finished flouncy shirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKM0eAcegNKSegGwKQUYPeFQND18p8qJZMFd30QYvxoKil5P8oIPZDj0iDuoSiVX2tVN77pjMCKOZewlR0g9aVjA-IkysIV7XSLqfBXpJYrjulaM6MlTjFRk-L54Ukn2hVH7K803cFpVD/s1600/DSC03367.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKM0eAcegNKSegGwKQUYPeFQND18p8qJZMFd30QYvxoKil5P8oIPZDj0iDuoSiVX2tVN77pjMCKOZewlR0g9aVjA-IkysIV7XSLqfBXpJYrjulaM6MlTjFRk-L54Ukn2hVH7K803cFpVD/s320/DSC03367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591176467871968162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellow looking suave in a velvet vest and gold bead chain. Vest courtesy of Gary's mom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B5I8DUxgKCf7o01bXn93k_5m8AzJXTcpW3Gohn3VgOrJTkkYzee_U9wCLGeDoFEskl5maBITDZiUuUMsk_RSp5DDqVS0OoDPyT_WckToso93Q6tcggN1t81YANiZ38CEuJEsnd5pHL3N/s1600/DSC03370.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B5I8DUxgKCf7o01bXn93k_5m8AzJXTcpW3Gohn3VgOrJTkkYzee_U9wCLGeDoFEskl5maBITDZiUuUMsk_RSp5DDqVS0OoDPyT_WckToso93Q6tcggN1t81YANiZ38CEuJEsnd5pHL3N/s320/DSC03370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591176460651437394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBBiLJVWd8DbI9EPllc9nwVcssNs6f7BDhlQaJAgWdnGuieGmOvCtWA1CkTWss57Ecny1SLdIIchssMzkVTWGBo33o6kortp-rNNOrK6fRmPhgRWX3BenitMDfE94iQwkN2HkRvF6gOUM/s1600/DSC03371.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBBiLJVWd8DbI9EPllc9nwVcssNs6f7BDhlQaJAgWdnGuieGmOvCtWA1CkTWss57Ecny1SLdIIchssMzkVTWGBo33o6kortp-rNNOrK6fRmPhgRWX3BenitMDfE94iQwkN2HkRvF6gOUM/s320/DSC03371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591176459240368514" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-88171922653547439162011-03-29T20:14:00.000-07:002011-03-29T20:37:15.572-07:00Green Guy Bomber JacketCheck out green guy's rad bomber jacket...complete with badges and tiny zipper! He just needs his foam nose covered in fabric, and mutton chops, then he's ready to go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G0us1yl88tRZVykaDt1rhBYXajP3__FkklXoryWKCF73nP2m67noa6Y7v39G73XKDgPmi3JLGcXbPcJ7C5saB1c68ISBoa4RTg68MORZXB1KsMuGdXQeOvhVNPwvnlpuiBDPpBV4xLrz/s1600/DSC03364.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G0us1yl88tRZVykaDt1rhBYXajP3__FkklXoryWKCF73nP2m67noa6Y7v39G73XKDgPmi3JLGcXbPcJ7C5saB1c68ISBoa4RTg68MORZXB1KsMuGdXQeOvhVNPwvnlpuiBDPpBV4xLrz/s320/DSC03364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589707101249968034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-FbhNhKwXNU7z6wBwpdQ58BHtjFYD-CLQkkE_hpQWxnm26j9dnQB3NAciGgBAlGU1AlSmpFE9kW_k9QdOPfDiJzLMsoO-HIM52I3YjUnAXk02Ey_I1ldtFCWO_3XGE9v3lb_tuSvztQn/s1600/DSC03365.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-FbhNhKwXNU7z6wBwpdQ58BHtjFYD-CLQkkE_hpQWxnm26j9dnQB3NAciGgBAlGU1AlSmpFE9kW_k9QdOPfDiJzLMsoO-HIM52I3YjUnAXk02Ey_I1ldtFCWO_3XGE9v3lb_tuSvztQn/s320/DSC03365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589707107090238626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sIGVqcgnhBbNkRDyYoK6xo38iH900xfVWTbVzqgnZcee5Yf3ED3yy7Lk1hfq0IrPMeSG39MBnVtw-zcQsCzAGwscWF7n7S6QaBTLyp2dSeBCvPkGjQjDN8QT6RIyUboC8FVWdKJt_erE/s1600/DSC03363.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sIGVqcgnhBbNkRDyYoK6xo38iH900xfVWTbVzqgnZcee5Yf3ED3yy7Lk1hfq0IrPMeSG39MBnVtw-zcQsCzAGwscWF7n7S6QaBTLyp2dSeBCvPkGjQjDN8QT6RIyUboC8FVWdKJt_erE/s320/DSC03363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589707099678653778" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-86360416051418989452011-03-26T17:31:00.000-07:002011-03-26T18:13:43.405-07:00Shooting begins for the music video next weekend (April 2nd and 3rd) so everything's in the process of gettin' done!!!<br /><br />Here's where we're at with puppets and props!<br /><br />Gary's added noses and started costumes for the puppets as well as making a tree guy, and some fake rocks among other things. I've been adding arms and legs after I got all the eye lid fabrics on. Katie gave Green puppet a fabulous green yarn hair-do!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcOHQ6NSgIfO6f2iBXcGPtoP441SQOIvDAo6ZeNAbH4XigcF8PUSoE-Mbp3OAcFHyqx8p6-Nje9TrPdF2u0UJ5tr490vCpvb45k7Quu_eK9ybCcmU_G0gyek4CA0DKgZq3hF4JLKqsim5/s1600/DSC03344.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcOHQ6NSgIfO6f2iBXcGPtoP441SQOIvDAo6ZeNAbH4XigcF8PUSoE-Mbp3OAcFHyqx8p6-Nje9TrPdF2u0UJ5tr490vCpvb45k7Quu_eK9ybCcmU_G0gyek4CA0DKgZq3hF4JLKqsim5/s320/DSC03344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588556202858901410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Green guy's coming together. He will have a flowery bandana, and bomber jacket with fur collar when complete.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhietDGZxDfnvP_8LPP2Q-xVRPa7ReGIAj0Sx1FWjIOSaP4GNUQxsWaA-Tl3TmJT9tK-Ssd_w_Q8z7L2E3JSDfEhxojvVRgfjW0QEhSwRrdNEPnXLkaNSp0qbEK3Muq7rrd1rd6Y_JQVlGE/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhietDGZxDfnvP_8LPP2Q-xVRPa7ReGIAj0Sx1FWjIOSaP4GNUQxsWaA-Tl3TmJT9tK-Ssd_w_Q8z7L2E3JSDfEhxojvVRgfjW0QEhSwRrdNEPnXLkaNSp0qbEK3Muq7rrd1rd6Y_JQVlGE/s320/DSC03346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588556191714543410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Red guy sporting a rad yarn weave, and the beginnings of a flouncy shirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3S2UCKS-C6e2KvwuuVchHnczuN4oFNVRQRmC2ox89ZoI-XfjDFofEvnRU-xAirYm74cSjjy8sBmq2JBY103QFsSo7uozzviYHutJV1GbO9sytn_AFv82R7jVLA6inMPSTjGX1Ru7emGEQ/s1600/DSC03347.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3S2UCKS-C6e2KvwuuVchHnczuN4oFNVRQRmC2ox89ZoI-XfjDFofEvnRU-xAirYm74cSjjy8sBmq2JBY103QFsSo7uozzviYHutJV1GbO9sytn_AFv82R7jVLA6inMPSTjGX1Ru7emGEQ/s320/DSC03347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588555114689406514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Blue Guy is now Blue Lady with luscious lips...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWVvtW58u8H7BuBDmgdJdPMIkA-853m4T3TFSq5V1_XhEkSYQGBJ0YL9uDkxYj1VJjdWN4XWTer3f4tr7i3nFksreNjdkMhSuAnxjK4mCcPFHmQyMPw6piN1PTl9QU0TXVYxnTKcHtDUY/s1600/DSC03348.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWVvtW58u8H7BuBDmgdJdPMIkA-853m4T3TFSq5V1_XhEkSYQGBJ0YL9uDkxYj1VJjdWN4XWTer3f4tr7i3nFksreNjdkMhSuAnxjK4mCcPFHmQyMPw6piN1PTl9QU0TXVYxnTKcHtDUY/s320/DSC03348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588555104498360962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellow guy lookin a little pervy, but still rad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBjl4iqBWCGRawlblEJSZgBZMpaXSQNoNZWQPQb5tFblPrB4O9qk76HBF-auR6rMTsEJe6oRPGxSx4R1TQh7zouhNaHRzLwlTvRM0OKu_D3qfgN35TCJESssgcOI4NiGJu8keJZq5138M/s1600/DSC03349.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBjl4iqBWCGRawlblEJSZgBZMpaXSQNoNZWQPQb5tFblPrB4O9qk76HBF-auR6rMTsEJe6oRPGxSx4R1TQh7zouhNaHRzLwlTvRM0OKu_D3qfgN35TCJESssgcOI4NiGJu8keJZq5138M/s320/DSC03349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588555097202924466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tree guy looking very tree like<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsJ7R1WyGc1Bxq0s2LsfrgMKtynH2-mcKrANMVJ9ZRWi8VLpQFl1jMfYkBKuGCrPUrBib7J9b_nt8hMEgdbETTojLl-pTzx9Bn7Od1riANhf7TjAGdKM9PZYGEXfpom7sAtrFqVfeyw20/s1600/DSC03350.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsJ7R1WyGc1Bxq0s2LsfrgMKtynH2-mcKrANMVJ9ZRWi8VLpQFl1jMfYkBKuGCrPUrBib7J9b_nt8hMEgdbETTojLl-pTzx9Bn7Od1riANhf7TjAGdKM9PZYGEXfpom7sAtrFqVfeyw20/s320/DSC03350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588555094146052450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rock dude who's gonna be checkin' out all the puppets!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapgIbVwhw9tW8fZTh3vjpAmKR3DfCjMp_csOKjEzo3lqTsIsxr4DRHPhzxQpZ4xYe6YAcHRUS1G6VudxmERI0Xny9UEWs0m27ehs0R4_Xmct1qn8a5rERPAEgoBgo0VBuJlGfULgQ8Kth/s1600/DSC03351.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapgIbVwhw9tW8fZTh3vjpAmKR3DfCjMp_csOKjEzo3lqTsIsxr4DRHPhzxQpZ4xYe6YAcHRUS1G6VudxmERI0Xny9UEWs0m27ehs0R4_Xmct1qn8a5rERPAEgoBgo0VBuJlGfULgQ8Kth/s320/DSC03351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588555083903542514" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-6380173632002904392011-03-14T01:14:00.000-07:002011-03-14T01:20:17.724-07:00Eyelids for Red and BlueBlue and Red got eyelids this weekend...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit74SfMcTky1nooeWjw5p4Zy8j1m31RR2Jzo9bY6p0akhucZ5NF7nlXAevC1ctp-L_Sb0wy2jY4ZnLRRSbeMLVSwWyXBL3pizEh6yEhQ27xUIT7-ZQjMaMv9WJfEcc2EviUHTYDuH9w9QY/s1600/DSC03339.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit74SfMcTky1nooeWjw5p4Zy8j1m31RR2Jzo9bY6p0akhucZ5NF7nlXAevC1ctp-L_Sb0wy2jY4ZnLRRSbeMLVSwWyXBL3pizEh6yEhQ27xUIT7-ZQjMaMv9WJfEcc2EviUHTYDuH9w9QY/s320/DSC03339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583847193236446962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkWY4y_cMvI42WxaHBKzV2Zp4GeVjsjV_1ArMYe3Aj1NH_lLvuSam4aMSofcxACjpJZ1AOROQpivHyyQpKRUaxBng-cjn2Xv-yswOttburOmMeih1WICdXNtmCHwuHivJTbX5qwcy5Vpq/s1600/DSC03336.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkWY4y_cMvI42WxaHBKzV2Zp4GeVjsjV_1ArMYe3Aj1NH_lLvuSam4aMSofcxACjpJZ1AOROQpivHyyQpKRUaxBng-cjn2Xv-yswOttburOmMeih1WICdXNtmCHwuHivJTbX5qwcy5Vpq/s320/DSC03336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583847185956368818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTnp1-9A5CPX243kObMjJjJpsMcdz29FtZPEz3YwvuOxAfKGGSf7g3j79T5jqyCf82wVb7WR6x5mMxp7SflBV1xsIQxwLdm9ErfILr9SrJMyHiuhJixMpI5YN2uPi8FO6K7ovfOuKW7ah/s1600/DSC03333.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTnp1-9A5CPX243kObMjJjJpsMcdz29FtZPEz3YwvuOxAfKGGSf7g3j79T5jqyCf82wVb7WR6x5mMxp7SflBV1xsIQxwLdm9ErfILr9SrJMyHiuhJixMpI5YN2uPi8FO6K7ovfOuKW7ah/s320/DSC03333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583847177240598082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think I'll re-do Red's though because they don't blink as much as the others......hmmmm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt3RUhzcWF-45TYFWQ0chjg0__pDSrQ_Y4atKcu6GBavHCnmn8BCjhk-AjTFtpIcIicMGXEztHihZtCV8p_PeWE-tYCEuqaAreefBwwNDCnUPkGletEUAc0cwX6S4TcF8sw7jMLB21Qat/s1600/DSC03332.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt3RUhzcWF-45TYFWQ0chjg0__pDSrQ_Y4atKcu6GBavHCnmn8BCjhk-AjTFtpIcIicMGXEztHihZtCV8p_PeWE-tYCEuqaAreefBwwNDCnUPkGletEUAc0cwX6S4TcF8sw7jMLB21Qat/s320/DSC03332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583847174531959554" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-61939019613748934152011-03-08T23:50:00.000-08:002011-03-09T00:22:21.967-08:00Blue Guy done and Yellow has eyelids!Blue is now covered!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiAuP18Jpz704ZsZNnuTHKHJ10oJcsZH8Uv82w3mQDXQk51kPYx1nbUJNoMBl-Ui_gOlps3CgfeACziB6JNNUPTmq7heiPjbbPbN_nKbDML0Wjrih189s8TkKga15lLXywkq15AppQujn/s1600/DSC03330.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiAuP18Jpz704ZsZNnuTHKHJ10oJcsZH8Uv82w3mQDXQk51kPYx1nbUJNoMBl-Ui_gOlps3CgfeACziB6JNNUPTmq7heiPjbbPbN_nKbDML0Wjrih189s8TkKga15lLXywkq15AppQujn/s320/DSC03330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581991614185212530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellow has eyelids! I hot glued some yellow fleece to the coat hanger eye blink mech...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x-AMCaQalvYYZn9iOXqISnmyvY12-NzffHeN_RmK4QcwaLm954WpahS9zXH5HtXQ6wSrXeajB-q4CM2amVijvrhDduckB4LwXXLINyN4UBbpDlrDGE8WStAdQLqzZKDihaMOT6haToQb/s1600/DSC03321.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x-AMCaQalvYYZn9iOXqISnmyvY12-NzffHeN_RmK4QcwaLm954WpahS9zXH5HtXQ6wSrXeajB-q4CM2amVijvrhDduckB4LwXXLINyN4UBbpDlrDGE8WStAdQLqzZKDihaMOT6haToQb/s320/DSC03321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581991605322074482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...then folded the fabric back up to create the eyelid, and tucked it up underneath the fur.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFq7RJsiPnyb2Jpx9BY1Y1nptec2T7Sq3YDUdwtaxHofgT1rJN7un4Wo8vp3FY-e-IP_976orV6JuRBBtDXsT7bbBk9oEK7r-1-KU9z7GduWmgxrfZt45ll1BC6BtdkU1NYiI8cbdQ_l8/s1600/DSC03322.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFq7RJsiPnyb2Jpx9BY1Y1nptec2T7Sq3YDUdwtaxHofgT1rJN7un4Wo8vp3FY-e-IP_976orV6JuRBBtDXsT7bbBk9oEK7r-1-KU9z7GduWmgxrfZt45ll1BC6BtdkU1NYiI8cbdQ_l8/s320/DSC03322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581991603338150834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ta Da! "How YOU doin'?"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOXFzDNaE2uIv389Ygb2MH3zKteco67pUKN12w0gmTq40HqXxJDzmouQe1tSvcPj6VDf7m4kFsGRas8GJtM_DtO-K77Yem34ZK5LHoWi8VhKse_iU-Cp_A8-y4dkLStz73e1yvu__3qda/s1600/DSC03324.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOXFzDNaE2uIv389Ygb2MH3zKteco67pUKN12w0gmTq40HqXxJDzmouQe1tSvcPj6VDf7m4kFsGRas8GJtM_DtO-K77Yem34ZK5LHoWi8VhKse_iU-Cp_A8-y4dkLStz73e1yvu__3qda/s320/DSC03324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581988425862722210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lids fully down<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH2zxtv5czifLqujfYD1zY2jJKF7qTKzEWCEkrgyhmwV5qcxGTgLKTs43-OdoNElpIQ1btVNtZEAYTG54YLZEzX563fx_r9fUe8IdubkHXaQ1XjR-bbB6RZ2IaefyZvaYKujFYmGWzxCx/s1600/DSC03327.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH2zxtv5czifLqujfYD1zY2jJKF7qTKzEWCEkrgyhmwV5qcxGTgLKTs43-OdoNElpIQ1btVNtZEAYTG54YLZEzX563fx_r9fUe8IdubkHXaQ1XjR-bbB6RZ2IaefyZvaYKujFYmGWzxCx/s320/DSC03327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581988425548348082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lids fully open<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQEiX0kJs3OzffAYIpeShG_Cf6mWI5SAXQEWwwkT6hU-ZdGvNxroTg3xnR64IfbcDkUa1XfowKH-29zMg9GIlzEcThyphenhyphenRsg_YRjib_7kiAGD9a7uz1m4m-umiymew0GNs_qMgwh-twjd3j/s1600/DSC03328.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQEiX0kJs3OzffAYIpeShG_Cf6mWI5SAXQEWwwkT6hU-ZdGvNxroTg3xnR64IfbcDkUa1XfowKH-29zMg9GIlzEcThyphenhyphenRsg_YRjib_7kiAGD9a7uz1m4m-umiymew0GNs_qMgwh-twjd3j/s320/DSC03328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581988416628325730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lids at rest... and Yellow givin' you the eye!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE2tLsWrEShCIJXzDZZ1nEMiqigd7uCSjLdNuqNQNQ1E0806b3mWsmDyNcoCHVSCMMCRoMgKNcVMi0jdxtIwXu6leN0kVVsoV9OX21SNHNJValdfATM_OFAE9idY9Pmp23724e3yVTv2E/s1600/DSC03329.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE2tLsWrEShCIJXzDZZ1nEMiqigd7uCSjLdNuqNQNQ1E0806b3mWsmDyNcoCHVSCMMCRoMgKNcVMi0jdxtIwXu6leN0kVVsoV9OX21SNHNJValdfATM_OFAE9idY9Pmp23724e3yVTv2E/s320/DSC03329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581988405181894786" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-81456230674275020672011-03-06T22:16:00.000-08:002011-03-06T22:31:59.451-08:00Blue Dude getting Blue-dI started covering the 4th and final puppet this weekend...the blue one.<br />He's so ginormous though that I'm not quite done. His top is done, but I still have 3 more seams on the bottom to finish up hopefully tomorrow night. Almost there though!<br /><br />He's much huge-er than the others.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIHehoC0REh9l2mc0BdNtvwTS1ieNs-WYsV8puob10tApP_FfeziPlBnyGc9nON5CjQ0Mh0sM5j-tcZCaFF-hMwMTdaS8PDZ1RrcyWu7dsXBk8eaFMHuoC_wKOjWIgMDL-lIcMzr4qGLG/s1600/DSC03313.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIHehoC0REh9l2mc0BdNtvwTS1ieNs-WYsV8puob10tApP_FfeziPlBnyGc9nON5CjQ0Mh0sM5j-tcZCaFF-hMwMTdaS8PDZ1RrcyWu7dsXBk8eaFMHuoC_wKOjWIgMDL-lIcMzr4qGLG/s320/DSC03313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581218890364231890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />His mouth looks a little wonky here, but don't worry...it's just how I have the fur folded under. It's not glued down yet, so it'll be perfectly symmetrical when it's all said and done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTA45Gw0EVJ7u4pLNU8uGFwFtBkRxBUbSFZPfnXq_21M-5_h5ADiTS554BieUeiYdZlsArRxpLttnl5ECX2fjuDVsyNYMaageZzgzGmoKVY2EMXEkXdWVSt8mAkGO5JrsnGz75IyHB0HA/s1600/DSC03317.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTA45Gw0EVJ7u4pLNU8uGFwFtBkRxBUbSFZPfnXq_21M-5_h5ADiTS554BieUeiYdZlsArRxpLttnl5ECX2fjuDVsyNYMaageZzgzGmoKVY2EMXEkXdWVSt8mAkGO5JrsnGz75IyHB0HA/s320/DSC03317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581218892336239474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The gang!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2gZ5o3X0qR1i6bFQ-czGdar6iggPaUlZ3hCGEDayZtmriJ_IkFvz6AuwsY8KYTGphL_HHs_SNmbXBLvo-mb2juqRUJ5VVsZU185C5-x0aE15AUJzbicxCWdtJb1x-fjubENz_kRLyK3a/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2gZ5o3X0qR1i6bFQ-czGdar6iggPaUlZ3hCGEDayZtmriJ_IkFvz6AuwsY8KYTGphL_HHs_SNmbXBLvo-mb2juqRUJ5VVsZU185C5-x0aE15AUJzbicxCWdtJb1x-fjubENz_kRLyK3a/s320/DSC03319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581221237579900050" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-21768953608687277982011-02-27T21:35:00.001-08:002011-02-27T22:36:29.905-08:00Green Guy Fabric-edThe Green guy was covered in fabric this weekend. Here's how it all went down:<br /><br />So first off...instead of faux fur, this little guy is being covered in Antron Fleece. It's different than regular fleece you'd be able to buy in a fabric store. Antron Fleece is what's used for professional puppets because of it's ability to hide seams (as will be shown later)<br /><br />Step one...I wrapped the piece of fleece around the puppet, and cut out holes for the eyes and mouth, then sewed up the back seam. The top and bottom then had a bunch of excess fabric like thus:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6XH4EaoIxYvOH1PxjRFD3MYAPNIcN-_KzAqARUFHdYtHiRYmfl1Tc840f-Irea5uzZlzH0jLFjtLH2do5W4GHq4irIVgACxlQBDp-FKtbL4pFRqu1jjiEzs4vSc-ZtePW1JY81joC_Lj/s1600/DSC03293.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6XH4EaoIxYvOH1PxjRFD3MYAPNIcN-_KzAqARUFHdYtHiRYmfl1Tc840f-Irea5uzZlzH0jLFjtLH2do5W4GHq4irIVgACxlQBDp-FKtbL4pFRqu1jjiEzs4vSc-ZtePW1JY81joC_Lj/s320/DSC03293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578612442635319298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I created 4 darts to form the fabric around the curvy bum and head, and then pinned the darts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NLixeF34nl705Zo6o_oW0NtP7NCzUc0Kc-bQxayc7QxePs4NnU13eCe5QjtpImcSI2mtgXwvuXH1bsOUUwG7PsDNZBDIdM6XWPyFlwPq33WpU7tIUhNfrqZYePaJluhd-JvxCK9HLNHs/s1600/DSC03295.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NLixeF34nl705Zo6o_oW0NtP7NCzUc0Kc-bQxayc7QxePs4NnU13eCe5QjtpImcSI2mtgXwvuXH1bsOUUwG7PsDNZBDIdM6XWPyFlwPq33WpU7tIUhNfrqZYePaJluhd-JvxCK9HLNHs/s320/DSC03295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578612445021661490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pins:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7qys4hNPCiqEmVNhIoMY_8wCLT7VxoS9WTAp0yQNTjzNGvwBXvqmZFCoFA6rVr9JZHXynk0q_B0xexdqIXSXP2AHktBQDKnN9ZBiLL2P7ArIzkGBfVEWPNtu8wgPbJDMKUxT6-EXDmbF/s1600/DSC03294.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7qys4hNPCiqEmVNhIoMY_8wCLT7VxoS9WTAp0yQNTjzNGvwBXvqmZFCoFA6rVr9JZHXynk0q_B0xexdqIXSXP2AHktBQDKnN9ZBiLL2P7ArIzkGBfVEWPNtu8wgPbJDMKUxT6-EXDmbF/s320/DSC03294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578612449196671378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I cut off the excess fabric above the pins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IlzfaK6DxtPUKTfiIlXLtPVHj_SPBrIEn-2XA1QUKChCDlvfGN0woc16_8B9TAC5BEjPhQ-rvNt9M3sD_XSdMuudAuBQj-1vY0tuhaX90umEcldFAmDKmaEms-ZF2xpNfQzUttSgF0vx/s1600/DSC03297.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IlzfaK6DxtPUKTfiIlXLtPVHj_SPBrIEn-2XA1QUKChCDlvfGN0woc16_8B9TAC5BEjPhQ-rvNt9M3sD_XSdMuudAuBQj-1vY0tuhaX90umEcldFAmDKmaEms-ZF2xpNfQzUttSgF0vx/s320/DSC03297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578612456083629282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I pinned one side of the fleece to the puppet<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQNwcOSCr5-0NUIGh5MxUOHF8p5MgEip0uBb2SrASXGRDgjllcMbfvxc2xlAXoJ-r4SPIU7vVfe7lmZlHYgw27Sk5pn3_tyqdU9HmaXThA88PqOPoHr2JzEaTGdnQzg-2KtmeaiJHZEs5/s1600/DSC03298.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQNwcOSCr5-0NUIGh5MxUOHF8p5MgEip0uBb2SrASXGRDgjllcMbfvxc2xlAXoJ-r4SPIU7vVfe7lmZlHYgw27Sk5pn3_tyqdU9HmaXThA88PqOPoHr2JzEaTGdnQzg-2KtmeaiJHZEs5/s320/DSC03298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578612464041933170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I folded over the edge of the other side<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ATx2JI0JIL9Zg-PEqUNrrrByZ24YeCnWnkHdfDRQ8U2gL5ZjmajKf-UcvMBtBoYhnxcGtxR4Q9GTZS5ZdbfnQeAfumq6dQMeWP_tdoxdcHxkrcYkRX5ohPrk9HrBocPVDCtfs76cDhS6/s1600/DSC03299.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ATx2JI0JIL9Zg-PEqUNrrrByZ24YeCnWnkHdfDRQ8U2gL5ZjmajKf-UcvMBtBoYhnxcGtxR4Q9GTZS5ZdbfnQeAfumq6dQMeWP_tdoxdcHxkrcYkRX5ohPrk9HrBocPVDCtfs76cDhS6/s320/DSC03299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578615107978031586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and then pinned it down to line up with the other edge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoGFyj5niUiWbn-RkHYhg2a-2vYsMYhFfXjHqCmZZswAA4YpyDERo5QdRLKIPDsrDzv1YNid4HsZOiI1L7jrzT6E71g0KPsdWTvcfMs057e83kTv-20t_kwz16cvLHz5BhWlHgeZUFXEN/s1600/DSC03300.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoGFyj5niUiWbn-RkHYhg2a-2vYsMYhFfXjHqCmZZswAA4YpyDERo5QdRLKIPDsrDzv1YNid4HsZOiI1L7jrzT6E71g0KPsdWTvcfMs057e83kTv-20t_kwz16cvLHz5BhWlHgeZUFXEN/s320/DSC03300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578615113939703506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I stared sewing back and forth, stretching the fabric to overlap somewhat to make it super tight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nA_AGXdcxE1BWFdVFo1rxvF85lCF_-P-WE98LRQgK4qxz8jSGzZwq-rUkXXnW651TdFOp8TXqCgevzJfmrK8qeLyKtt-kOauzpNhBTsmn1fA_FuPggMl7NUnKUsGrhjvRx8YMY3rESfU/s1600/DSC03290.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nA_AGXdcxE1BWFdVFo1rxvF85lCF_-P-WE98LRQgK4qxz8jSGzZwq-rUkXXnW651TdFOp8TXqCgevzJfmrK8qeLyKtt-kOauzpNhBTsmn1fA_FuPggMl7NUnKUsGrhjvRx8YMY3rESfU/s320/DSC03290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578615119963807266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's the top of the head almost complete<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHS14ja18qkQ7Zlv0ZUITHT7CCUp-tx0vR5ADsuF1XOSENQQjrjszFLAw9xtULeZWjj7_HHd0J9FtgzWBYeDTv6Qnd-UCjECOjh-ksO-Zn4tr-YgDQS8ad4kBz9sq7_8lR4NtOHzp7bVn/s1600/DSC03289.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHS14ja18qkQ7Zlv0ZUITHT7CCUp-tx0vR5ADsuF1XOSENQQjrjszFLAw9xtULeZWjj7_HHd0J9FtgzWBYeDTv6Qnd-UCjECOjh-ksO-Zn4tr-YgDQS8ad4kBz9sq7_8lR4NtOHzp7bVn/s320/DSC03289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578615127544603442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aaaaaaand complete<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo-J5hOYKYVrC1VYqQW88HcjMpHusvNfcINkknaUgDD31AARPWniw2Mf5up3toDgTVDpxJz5nhsWNDTYjXJ0uAuxE0Dn8TD4tFlrbAUCifosaTCc1Xs3M8HoBdb-k8Yf29YYZg9bCJICu/s1600/DSC03292.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo-J5hOYKYVrC1VYqQW88HcjMpHusvNfcINkknaUgDD31AARPWniw2Mf5up3toDgTVDpxJz5nhsWNDTYjXJ0uAuxE0Dn8TD4tFlrbAUCifosaTCc1Xs3M8HoBdb-k8Yf29YYZg9bCJICu/s320/DSC03292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578615132835255858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The magical aspect of Antron Fleece, is that when you pick at the seams with a pin, they will be disguised and unseen!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qPSAy6Hmekv-wGt_wJw5zZPKzAYuI_MUgR7Q6JgEUJ3d18dbV2M0pIkWQMErcIthrVdnm_cJWj8L8gvCR6Gny6HTnaTE-c9ww2v52_sKLlUHBMxYrDGBMGR40Q1nfSZamNL874uDpoNA/s1600/DSC03302.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qPSAy6Hmekv-wGt_wJw5zZPKzAYuI_MUgR7Q6JgEUJ3d18dbV2M0pIkWQMErcIthrVdnm_cJWj8L8gvCR6Gny6HTnaTE-c9ww2v52_sKLlUHBMxYrDGBMGR40Q1nfSZamNL874uDpoNA/s320/DSC03302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578616273379703202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Complete! I took the electrical tape off of one eye, that's why he looks a little funky...<br />No worries though, the eyes will be finished later.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGIs7WSVLSjyJIkPEyjYRiZ0DJocJhiTchVcqGXyHahlCVrnoLp8r8hPGhmZ0NNCVqm725suxQZNq1BHNlUd0EVMt7sfY1hy2oPWKq2s1noBIawdlsBD47up5jT36VSdwiwBxFg4B0fw7/s1600/DSC03304.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGIs7WSVLSjyJIkPEyjYRiZ0DJocJhiTchVcqGXyHahlCVrnoLp8r8hPGhmZ0NNCVqm725suxQZNq1BHNlUd0EVMt7sfY1hy2oPWKq2s1noBIawdlsBD47up5jT36VSdwiwBxFg4B0fw7/s320/DSC03304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578616278665239154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q9M4r8754Cd0tG4M7obDK-Dq_LdBQaonx0-k44QVoqtxcXtAhDpvxCKASecvLn7t5yj6RdDLa71DFYE8GW1MDD4vwHSnjel2MsKvrfww7vP5bpL3KZaRtaOk112B335zx1uy_YnVM3th/s1600/DSC03305.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q9M4r8754Cd0tG4M7obDK-Dq_LdBQaonx0-k44QVoqtxcXtAhDpvxCKASecvLn7t5yj6RdDLa71DFYE8GW1MDD4vwHSnjel2MsKvrfww7vP5bpL3KZaRtaOk112B335zx1uy_YnVM3th/s320/DSC03305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578616285405075586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr7YPgL73eXKcTb07dady09z0Z2mxMiNUc4bw0kbQr1q-TV8U3EXmrqhX-OLX4FO7phDiMkYgQjjRt1uqlyi6DSgBpt6qObHzboPpaPNTErYbn_c7ZC2qa2t5rIwoZpUidLYx_kpTnrpy/s1600/DSC03306.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr7YPgL73eXKcTb07dady09z0Z2mxMiNUc4bw0kbQr1q-TV8U3EXmrqhX-OLX4FO7phDiMkYgQjjRt1uqlyi6DSgBpt6qObHzboPpaPNTErYbn_c7ZC2qa2t5rIwoZpUidLYx_kpTnrpy/s320/DSC03306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578616290661542482" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-56330571698619473342011-02-20T23:53:00.000-08:002011-02-21T00:07:32.506-08:00Back in ActionI'm back in town and back to puppet making. This weekend the red guy got covered in fur. Not sure why my pics turned out so bright...I think I'm a little blinded by the red from looking at these...but here he is anyways.<br /><br />I have a few pins stuck in him to keep the fur in place around his eyes until I can get the eyelid fabric put on there, so if you see little coloured balls stuck in his face...those are pins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37euUqTjU5m1nlv3mM5_V3USeZyn8-kApwqtZEdDkE25bQXDXj9wYDvcXd70qJEkg-BpayYg2PCCvnJQSNDXfKoQTcIRaMSrLHePgX45dkq627ZhWC0mSuqclCcGguYYz1JwQZeZACThS/s1600/DSC03288.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37euUqTjU5m1nlv3mM5_V3USeZyn8-kApwqtZEdDkE25bQXDXj9wYDvcXd70qJEkg-BpayYg2PCCvnJQSNDXfKoQTcIRaMSrLHePgX45dkq627ZhWC0mSuqclCcGguYYz1JwQZeZACThS/s320/DSC03288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576050686462748594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp6NVa2iSNSkY1In4D2Riy59BmN5t5w51sMJ2kdeikxCdPeMQNxX7x-zOLlGnQ88rxRLyqo8EwSofnUWvioV6S7K9L147BZ11r3-pleH5nZ0h0a3Pcc4TgE-VAwfmX_XRWG017Qe4rpFi/s1600/DSC03287.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp6NVa2iSNSkY1In4D2Riy59BmN5t5w51sMJ2kdeikxCdPeMQNxX7x-zOLlGnQ88rxRLyqo8EwSofnUWvioV6S7K9L147BZ11r3-pleH5nZ0h0a3Pcc4TgE-VAwfmX_XRWG017Qe4rpFi/s320/DSC03287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576050679447548130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRSu6Q3_u_1bz1BWi5SMaty6EfbbUxiBKgPDuMR7cdyQDpMKf41ED4R2dvJdLNfCxhmk_divQ6y8fVXggOHzjxpc0273xqWtClzw2zQKFPRnFa0uwM1Ryp5Uo_5Saupc_WwqHZEbGbypq/s1600/DSC03286.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRSu6Q3_u_1bz1BWi5SMaty6EfbbUxiBKgPDuMR7cdyQDpMKf41ED4R2dvJdLNfCxhmk_divQ6y8fVXggOHzjxpc0273xqWtClzw2zQKFPRnFa0uwM1Ryp5Uo_5Saupc_WwqHZEbGbypq/s320/DSC03286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576050674282223474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhKe3_pUqnTiR3NJSLy-GF6ji3jyYdpuCOY70dsPCufGfPrW_q5wGs7gGPIuK47JufQMykfAkDgNvODP0NqKtm9-BAN7jzWxPDaexPvIB00KRB3eFGzVF1WBJkZjIIzVdOOlOyI8DVjID/s1600/DSC03285.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhKe3_pUqnTiR3NJSLy-GF6ji3jyYdpuCOY70dsPCufGfPrW_q5wGs7gGPIuK47JufQMykfAkDgNvODP0NqKtm9-BAN7jzWxPDaexPvIB00KRB3eFGzVF1WBJkZjIIzVdOOlOyI8DVjID/s320/DSC03285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576050671499275538" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-74733421311925609082011-01-19T23:17:00.001-08:002011-01-20T00:37:28.946-08:00More Wonderment to Behold!So...I'm off to the UK and Ireland tomorrow, and the puppets are not fully finished. But don't fret my friends...<br />I will have an extra week to finish them off before shooting begins on the music video, so hooray.<br />Here's what's been happening the past 2 days:<br /><br />I enjoy epic mochas at Bronwen's while we discuss all thing puppets. She's like my Obi-Wan, and I am the young Luke Skywalker...learning the ways of the puppet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTCvO6MWCLBIHPTLh919I-QM1L-SNQKaEWUAlgCwXr7J3CidhEy9MBJpuOrpfV-QVfSuh4SEOtKBB9XE1njwh35o5f7XGHp_FeFNbUrQtXPXhyphenhyphentvAUvoaAM0h8S2hnE0YHWMvzvI3qEVC/s1600/DSC01947.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTCvO6MWCLBIHPTLh919I-QM1L-SNQKaEWUAlgCwXr7J3CidhEy9MBJpuOrpfV-QVfSuh4SEOtKBB9XE1njwh35o5f7XGHp_FeFNbUrQtXPXhyphenhyphentvAUvoaAM0h8S2hnE0YHWMvzvI3qEVC/s320/DSC01947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166905449286642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bronwen, the Master Dremmeller...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdPhc67aHUT-wDOTVIQFcIS_2oisrIiKyS64ZkxLhV15RkCR6skR0s0ijO2YsBtUVVgnmfQ6SDgL87hMNkJQN9JqF9PauJkTYqI9OTJz22OMTlTknsVQzmUu_XbN7b0WvlsPjzHeIPGrj/s1600/DSC02097.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdPhc67aHUT-wDOTVIQFcIS_2oisrIiKyS64ZkxLhV15RkCR6skR0s0ijO2YsBtUVVgnmfQ6SDgL87hMNkJQN9JqF9PauJkTYqI9OTJz22OMTlTknsVQzmUu_XbN7b0WvlsPjzHeIPGrj/s320/DSC02097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564165519343145010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Brass pieces cut for hand mech, and dowels for hand rods.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweEExGG1sV-CGoQbXkbY0pJL3svSYoHiYupI_6oAd7bz9IEHL-fGkqe_kxWHiIz7cy8JL1QQBhra-EwCXN4rgiw-w1uM26Gpr6_aFF0hclbXMmlTLize-UgZZDXa2RBKb8l0ZJTj8-7Tr/s1600/DSC02098.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweEExGG1sV-CGoQbXkbY0pJL3svSYoHiYupI_6oAd7bz9IEHL-fGkqe_kxWHiIz7cy8JL1QQBhra-EwCXN4rgiw-w1uM26Gpr6_aFF0hclbXMmlTLize-UgZZDXa2RBKb8l0ZJTj8-7Tr/s320/DSC02098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564165527854108210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A finished hand rod.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C8J0QcxiLr4TlGEQ_SjwQ74ToGp0xdM9rF4cE5uo2wPDIY9dsjjEr6ohpTP0qlAGbSDWBBQs8y-iumQ_mmkhSws9ukTIK2Yw3maGmIoYIMyDKiFcFTQKYx338fTj9Pke0orUt_N7DA7n/s1600/DSC02099.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C8J0QcxiLr4TlGEQ_SjwQ74ToGp0xdM9rF4cE5uo2wPDIY9dsjjEr6ohpTP0qlAGbSDWBBQs8y-iumQ_mmkhSws9ukTIK2Yw3maGmIoYIMyDKiFcFTQKYx338fTj9Pke0orUt_N7DA7n/s320/DSC02099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564165534314570034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When I got home from Bronwen's work shop I started to get the hand mech together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWS73EeH1qTex237BjkdmN3p0mVZmbT_cO7RfWuuIdbyI_XorUr2PiXDEuHS-nQAHvAevCdUaNcC5_1rQui60-nqMyhzp6Li4NRarre8ly2kvKlBgbHAO9iNLsz9tpt5s6gccgLTuYuCL/s1600/DSC02100.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWS73EeH1qTex237BjkdmN3p0mVZmbT_cO7RfWuuIdbyI_XorUr2PiXDEuHS-nQAHvAevCdUaNcC5_1rQui60-nqMyhzp6Li4NRarre8ly2kvKlBgbHAO9iNLsz9tpt5s6gccgLTuYuCL/s320/DSC02100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564165543957267026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Used some brass wire to make a little knot for it all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRLit01qcZiBulxXwIUw1BYxAHbm0zVP0G9hFD6c7L8YH76bY9Al8mWJhAXiDx764GvLRAnN0h6LKy-e3o8JXUjiJ4qwqVCSOFBMR2-ZIXqueDBx8KDcculuPNDKRsanuiJt-MLXvhKWE/s1600/DSC02101.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRLit01qcZiBulxXwIUw1BYxAHbm0zVP0G9hFD6c7L8YH76bY9Al8mWJhAXiDx764GvLRAnN0h6LKy-e3o8JXUjiJ4qwqVCSOFBMR2-ZIXqueDBx8KDcculuPNDKRsanuiJt-MLXvhKWE/s320/DSC02101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564165545457166754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then we get some glue<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdafS4nylnnnBwP1WZzltHOJZQ6CcANL0s-ItKIMNCkGFm_lBhyp-GqAOtD_zPt11jaW6vy7Bq5ufPtjqvds-O3NbTWHGmrA-MVQg2u18eN-mX7NGf39P4KKFMeiKVKB3eDw0dD-W9L2G7/s1600/DSC02102.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdafS4nylnnnBwP1WZzltHOJZQ6CcANL0s-ItKIMNCkGFm_lBhyp-GqAOtD_zPt11jaW6vy7Bq5ufPtjqvds-O3NbTWHGmrA-MVQg2u18eN-mX7NGf39P4KKFMeiKVKB3eDw0dD-W9L2G7/s320/DSC02102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166912535508162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and glue that sucker into place<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFMCIUi8tscIzXGXYG1PP7yibzmOuYsv-d_kBVnhlAF-di0wgkLrMqy72x_KuDgWPxUnDd0aDV40IiextY1oX-1sA9znEhkFgHh-ngZaCITZyvUef3uwCMRTfbfL6RmzGwKed48wq-JgD/s1600/DSC02103.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFMCIUi8tscIzXGXYG1PP7yibzmOuYsv-d_kBVnhlAF-di0wgkLrMqy72x_KuDgWPxUnDd0aDV40IiextY1oX-1sA9znEhkFgHh-ngZaCITZyvUef3uwCMRTfbfL6RmzGwKed48wq-JgD/s320/DSC02103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166915370152578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also sewed the hands together, leaving the bottom open so we could fit the wire inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh82oWSzrr7TC7B7unZei4bba9PKbwge2uJ_vyH2G_zygOXhIJ6Lf32ymxRc3lbaWoWvkV0NVEej47P37BhGz-Ew1vVelDuXfXmJo_RnCbP3-qm1fiB8ymNQf02pgeVOP2R87Vdkprisw2/s1600/DSC02104.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh82oWSzrr7TC7B7unZei4bba9PKbwge2uJ_vyH2G_zygOXhIJ6Lf32ymxRc3lbaWoWvkV0NVEej47P37BhGz-Ew1vVelDuXfXmJo_RnCbP3-qm1fiB8ymNQf02pgeVOP2R87Vdkprisw2/s320/DSC02104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166923276271954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then.......then ladies and gentlemen comes the fun part of this project.<br />FAUX FUR TIMES!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4lVM-y5omHx1lsmS7noneKFssId21wF2HW1DGlHSgzBV-OGG9Ssp2XMCUCTWBm3NtG_UXuKJJQtJIQjQ7lRhdcNep8wZaiNKNekhws6TpIGuAdTtkZdloSdCvd8puSiW7B_Z6gtZwJ2q/s1600/DSC02105.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4lVM-y5omHx1lsmS7noneKFssId21wF2HW1DGlHSgzBV-OGG9Ssp2XMCUCTWBm3NtG_UXuKJJQtJIQjQ7lRhdcNep8wZaiNKNekhws6TpIGuAdTtkZdloSdCvd8puSiW7B_Z6gtZwJ2q/s320/DSC02105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166927525870514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wrap him up like a burrito, and cut out some space for his eyes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLVrdtsMiqiK9ulcf5EHjX1o2O4J1cQA3GjSTHnqV7i8PjStu_xefGiVbFTGfrzOS-jk0A2XU2DaSLzasWxR3hS_7m1NPTvBI_2lyxPd2J9UzDOeHFxDIp4O97QPeEAdV12ghChmJefrG/s1600/DSC02107.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLVrdtsMiqiK9ulcf5EHjX1o2O4J1cQA3GjSTHnqV7i8PjStu_xefGiVbFTGfrzOS-jk0A2XU2DaSLzasWxR3hS_7m1NPTvBI_2lyxPd2J9UzDOeHFxDIp4O97QPeEAdV12ghChmJefrG/s320/DSC02107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564169038598221042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sew up the fur burrito with some hidden stitch work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5ViPXgn-9-dnhqkan5oDSOm3n73zQn1Fcb64tkpfYRR_i7aqaxFcQM9nS-2DvP3LcSXTsjmETmP9FdgyGrsr990fc7EuDP_yEkM7_gHp6xshA3p7rVVJ3oTRhz4oD90lk9pxOyiWzrVN/s1600/DSC02109.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5ViPXgn-9-dnhqkan5oDSOm3n73zQn1Fcb64tkpfYRR_i7aqaxFcQM9nS-2DvP3LcSXTsjmETmP9FdgyGrsr990fc7EuDP_yEkM7_gHp6xshA3p7rVVJ3oTRhz4oD90lk9pxOyiWzrVN/s320/DSC02109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564169041889831282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Done!!! He needs some fleece for his blink rig, and some eye pupils!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3_w9Wdn6UlHMR0SfX6nSmy1x2ZSaeHPSAXWeSRuo5sB4Sz_VPoPxQ3ej3i714yl9EHQvI2EeU_Ypm0nj8PNhnVTsIpHtKUWfbUhabLv8hl3QnVG4gbElETNFTokLHytpQozlaAlR6BuP/s1600/DSC02111.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3_w9Wdn6UlHMR0SfX6nSmy1x2ZSaeHPSAXWeSRuo5sB4Sz_VPoPxQ3ej3i714yl9EHQvI2EeU_Ypm0nj8PNhnVTsIpHtKUWfbUhabLv8hl3QnVG4gbElETNFTokLHytpQozlaAlR6BuP/s320/DSC02111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564169051007255026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then it was red guy's turn! Drape him in fabric and start making darts!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29DiF9M8odK5AjaQX-SwlZvlu5kAfxt_STFBEenlj6Rx-6NsD7FB5Sj37dGhdUpw_meAox2VPfROO5r6eWcT-lSel3L4JknTNFH2HCVWUDKitGLeYgZqiWG5M6B-V6T2xgMTZFIOAjdcz/s1600/DSC02110.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29DiF9M8odK5AjaQX-SwlZvlu5kAfxt_STFBEenlj6Rx-6NsD7FB5Sj37dGhdUpw_meAox2VPfROO5r6eWcT-lSel3L4JknTNFH2HCVWUDKitGLeYgZqiWG5M6B-V6T2xgMTZFIOAjdcz/s320/DSC02110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564169056905675234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He looks drunk here...but I was cutting out his eye holes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjU-IekSLYeFzY76qQrDcpec6kaBkIRmmNOWi7dSX8CISPd8yZz7vaVCUqq9WFMD6vDslBOWI1XgIX5ZW_g8DBhZoYqxxXmir27GocgzDMJmFlHKJrr6XV-vUPCj7XhrToff50PvzwgE-/s1600/DSC02112.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjU-IekSLYeFzY76qQrDcpec6kaBkIRmmNOWi7dSX8CISPd8yZz7vaVCUqq9WFMD6vDslBOWI1XgIX5ZW_g8DBhZoYqxxXmir27GocgzDMJmFlHKJrr6XV-vUPCj7XhrToff50PvzwgE-/s320/DSC02112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564169062914859714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And then my camera battery died. So to see more you will have to wait 3 weeks until I am back from my trip! See you darlings soon!!!Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-74265547750068454452011-01-18T01:28:00.000-08:002011-01-18T02:16:03.218-08:00Today...a lot got done!!!Today was a productive day. Much was accomplished...such as...<br /><br />1) Mouths for Red, Yellow and Green were black felted, and taped together on the inside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBml4LEqNFtAzv2HRg_0IOcT2ragvdW8ySebI3RCpYm2ONNk-TclI7grX3ii2G9fIGvAT1Q51LfLk5B3yYAZnmIvJpupXPjlIdCyNZW2AjmLUtpoo_JH1Tsx03rMxEOat21veH0A3cOhy/s1600/DSC02087.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBml4LEqNFtAzv2HRg_0IOcT2ragvdW8ySebI3RCpYm2ONNk-TclI7grX3ii2G9fIGvAT1Q51LfLk5B3yYAZnmIvJpupXPjlIdCyNZW2AjmLUtpoo_JH1Tsx03rMxEOat21veH0A3cOhy/s320/DSC02087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563456755596096882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4ls8ReGVji_J5phfm4L-tTzkwFXvRyIQKo9eEtJi2vKJCccNU6VSGuPT4Wpca3iOO4DU14nwBs3zdVL2VSGMwGIEGCxqN9c-wE4C2N8JtJ2aQAzR6v6-NDPeau41_YI9TBPK91mrXu3A/s1600/DSC02088.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4ls8ReGVji_J5phfm4L-tTzkwFXvRyIQKo9eEtJi2vKJCccNU6VSGuPT4Wpca3iOO4DU14nwBs3zdVL2VSGMwGIEGCxqN9c-wE4C2N8JtJ2aQAzR6v6-NDPeau41_YI9TBPK91mrXu3A/s320/DSC02088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563456766327291298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ta da!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfmlt8HHRAqgRHpjgSf6dnZvdvms_qlWtadaCzApAqL1Z1kEKdH-nuqJb0JK0T4sTOq34eXJSLOtHe61iLc9VwDWKVZ8tFx8FAH0dFXzZX8xCkUskYim5we9IFZBm6TQah-CWumwCuzeC/s1600/DSC02089.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfmlt8HHRAqgRHpjgSf6dnZvdvms_qlWtadaCzApAqL1Z1kEKdH-nuqJb0JK0T4sTOq34eXJSLOtHe61iLc9VwDWKVZ8tFx8FAH0dFXzZX8xCkUskYim5we9IFZBm6TQah-CWumwCuzeC/s320/DSC02089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563456770754434594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) The eyes were glued into the sockets, being careful not to get any hot glue on the blink mechanism<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEWiPyFVsShKUcWDpZb1V1Z8_DzgLT3yce0p-IQlmA5zxovcY4qndiFgaOb-Ry1FXaIPGm2mXsmZyeYGY7r1TjR6Ch2dELh3vULTWe6F80C1fLWuLzN7n6YbkloWP7VnZlFG67VLnw-Wx/s1600/DSC02090.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEWiPyFVsShKUcWDpZb1V1Z8_DzgLT3yce0p-IQlmA5zxovcY4qndiFgaOb-Ry1FXaIPGm2mXsmZyeYGY7r1TjR6Ch2dELh3vULTWe6F80C1fLWuLzN7n6YbkloWP7VnZlFG67VLnw-Wx/s320/DSC02090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563456779349071058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Inside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk2Y0fISh6dPAJNRc0k7-EB2n7wzaxOqtQCAE6am-77cT8b2LGkmh6hkmqc5B9CZNScImacDr_X9wU6nSTt6tLRe7fjwTdmkpSlfiPsWL19YZrF6ROPcmQ8Lsg3w2GqBe0f_8r10TUgLW/s1600/DSC02092.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk2Y0fISh6dPAJNRc0k7-EB2n7wzaxOqtQCAE6am-77cT8b2LGkmh6hkmqc5B9CZNScImacDr_X9wU6nSTt6tLRe7fjwTdmkpSlfiPsWL19YZrF6ROPcmQ8Lsg3w2GqBe0f_8r10TUgLW/s320/DSC02092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563456780956265554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3) A little finger loop was added to control the blink and leather straps also added for your fingers and thumb<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0etpFoEFQzDkfuPojz14hJWr-VzZLE6stcXcLA2kInQ28DYtpS8iaHbc4BHiMtbIgI7XMG77vSlp89vEZ1o32du9MsE4okh1LCAGEUm6_Zeschu_9eL980noKjIK7ndyBceHA0v3FH33Z/s1600/DSC02093.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0etpFoEFQzDkfuPojz14hJWr-VzZLE6stcXcLA2kInQ28DYtpS8iaHbc4BHiMtbIgI7XMG77vSlp89vEZ1o32du9MsE4okh1LCAGEUm6_Zeschu_9eL980noKjIK7ndyBceHA0v3FH33Z/s320/DSC02093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563457762144810034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's how it's operated. I hope none of the puppeteers are left handed...I made these for right hand...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpQUAcuPy9nv81wGG62lBg_aGGPu8NS8YFJh9BZljJ1UD9LHisOEIjf43mRC6eKwO8IAGpmtPHkogbOshIGhNxOrMx-tYrhha0ZFQ5x-pFWJ-t6y65e_EFbm5XTDycYASLLLsqhdV2km1/s1600/DSC02094.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpQUAcuPy9nv81wGG62lBg_aGGPu8NS8YFJh9BZljJ1UD9LHisOEIjf43mRC6eKwO8IAGpmtPHkogbOshIGhNxOrMx-tYrhha0ZFQ5x-pFWJ-t6y65e_EFbm5XTDycYASLLLsqhdV2km1/s320/DSC02094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563457764476302370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's the gang currently!<br />Special thanks to Gary for coming over to bend the wire for the hands, cut out the fabric for the hands, and stuff the arm and leg tubes!!! It's all starting to come together now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPluIr0KUhaYgKY_1zRM2ttIT0xd3o1B6JtrSZbEyqxn8FMpdIDlFTwRIJWOCHnX08XzTdgCWvSqlrxELWqNq052QfN2_X1OYGjZRib3JizNqQpKohPg-FF2_fat4y0kSp6Ir6ZZnaTbV/s1600/DSC02095.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPluIr0KUhaYgKY_1zRM2ttIT0xd3o1B6JtrSZbEyqxn8FMpdIDlFTwRIJWOCHnX08XzTdgCWvSqlrxELWqNq052QfN2_X1OYGjZRib3JizNqQpKohPg-FF2_fat4y0kSp6Ir6ZZnaTbV/s320/DSC02095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563457773090969170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the agenda for tomorrow and wednesday:<br />1) glue in the mouth for blue guy that was cut out today<br />2) cover them all in fur and fabric, including their eyelids<br />3) rig up the rod wands for controlling their hands<br />4) assemble hands<br />5) cover arms and legs with gray fleece<br />6) attach arms and legs to body<br />7) last details like costumes and pupils and tongues and such<br /><br />then DONE! and off to the UK and Ireland for me!Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-50347130512482818392011-01-16T20:16:00.001-08:002011-01-16T20:35:31.280-08:00Glue-Free HandsI spent most of the weekend with a good thick layer of glue on my hands...<br />It has finally washed off, so now my fingers won't stick to the keyboard. So, here's how the weekend went:<br /><br />I got all the chip board and foam cut out for the mouths of Red, Yellow and Green, and glued them into their heads/bodies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeUeMiAStXQ4Ty8rkJ5UBAPFR-3Wx7xReYUAZgZQSBMBZ6LbGcJxhlk5_ru6rTwPMUNus9BAKeHeD-f_HFJieyiQwidkqQEWJ3KLKbslW5DhdAquh0Vn5-Ni0gQX3kBqASqty-I-YOT2D/s1600/DSC02077.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeUeMiAStXQ4Ty8rkJ5UBAPFR-3Wx7xReYUAZgZQSBMBZ6LbGcJxhlk5_ru6rTwPMUNus9BAKeHeD-f_HFJieyiQwidkqQEWJ3KLKbslW5DhdAquh0Vn5-Ni0gQX3kBqASqty-I-YOT2D/s320/DSC02077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563005173372889138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Blue dude got glued together fully. You can see all the pins I used to hold the seems closed as it was drying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tYHD_37hu2zEbXcXpB66bGi3nDJ6BCtkg17YcAqOMupKAXM2OJ0bS-rsTk5juEMI0jt1nrZSG_qr-srT6k5KVuQUbWqhRTkRENRlyONk5eFP7HD2_zPZI7HAFNWhWZ9SXkaeBJVsZwPh/s1600/DSC02078.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tYHD_37hu2zEbXcXpB66bGi3nDJ6BCtkg17YcAqOMupKAXM2OJ0bS-rsTk5juEMI0jt1nrZSG_qr-srT6k5KVuQUbWqhRTkRENRlyONk5eFP7HD2_zPZI7HAFNWhWZ9SXkaeBJVsZwPh/s320/DSC02078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563005179321721922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I added some boning (stuff they use in corsets, or strapless dresses) to add a bit more shape to him. It was glued on and held in place with pins while it dried.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_WD1qUrZ3bf_vpaBjypd3G3jhZWsjXDJ4Wolw5gSnKjs3k8IOTmW-fLUp8-6kSf5L5Lm5N_Hw-x7wgbNNBTQ05RvTSjXUp06prr_wuatlWMlTPmDszw8uEM0g8CF7frJEQMUcvewz-Q8/s1600/DSC02079.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_WD1qUrZ3bf_vpaBjypd3G3jhZWsjXDJ4Wolw5gSnKjs3k8IOTmW-fLUp8-6kSf5L5Lm5N_Hw-x7wgbNNBTQ05RvTSjXUp06prr_wuatlWMlTPmDszw8uEM0g8CF7frJEQMUcvewz-Q8/s320/DSC02079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563005188676071682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />More Boning on the top of his head.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAkXWwOeaJDMvZTunSpDO2rkN94fcTbmKKSGEKfUWCe3lwjTFerrqnkCnCK8bEnC9NU9vjKSjZ0vKWeTTEDOIVtzCFeXwjNp6rYgIY4T_1SveJFop1jUaDvyePBMwS0lOCaKy7PWULgCb/s1600/DSC02080.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAkXWwOeaJDMvZTunSpDO2rkN94fcTbmKKSGEKfUWCe3lwjTFerrqnkCnCK8bEnC9NU9vjKSjZ0vKWeTTEDOIVtzCFeXwjNp6rYgIY4T_1SveJFop1jUaDvyePBMwS0lOCaKy7PWULgCb/s320/DSC02080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563005193917023314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a bit more boning on his front to flatten it a bit. Also added his face temporarily.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vqSZMuFLpTdKl__bRJhr4dEIcYTqI8XE6Cxo-cre1vL-cg9RVo3jmBLQHAg1kebj_bzCq8zHdsTSGH_NJCO2DjpXtuu_1wj8aq8KI__f-avcASYQdhQ3LZjJTY6gzu1_LBQgf1Kd69-q/s1600/DSC02081.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vqSZMuFLpTdKl__bRJhr4dEIcYTqI8XE6Cxo-cre1vL-cg9RVo3jmBLQHAg1kebj_bzCq8zHdsTSGH_NJCO2DjpXtuu_1wj8aq8KI__f-avcASYQdhQ3LZjJTY6gzu1_LBQgf1Kd69-q/s320/DSC02081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563005201559389570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also...the pillow top i sewed for the green guy was actually a bit heavy. So i layered up some extra foam I had from cutting out the blue guy, and made a top of his head from that. Much lighter, so now he won't tip over.<br /><br />Tomorrow a lot of stuff is getting done, and I'm going to do a few more things tonight as well. So expect a giant update coming sooooon!Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-692497892875560102011-01-14T17:59:00.001-08:002011-01-14T18:06:02.484-08:00Fabric RainbowGot the rest of the fabrics today...look how pretty they all are!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_joEc-SMCEGH35_NYWnif0DztMqEVs08wphO4C_HC5mqbuHV-oMT-iqm2kirf74jTOo7YqA9WbT4KoFGHxPvGthNwgknvBVYFuK4yP2rojpzqThB6Pxp7dc1wv8woaazzKa8jmWQL-ivT/s1600/DSC02073.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_joEc-SMCEGH35_NYWnif0DztMqEVs08wphO4C_HC5mqbuHV-oMT-iqm2kirf74jTOo7YqA9WbT4KoFGHxPvGthNwgknvBVYFuK4yP2rojpzqThB6Pxp7dc1wv8woaazzKa8jmWQL-ivT/s320/DSC02073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562227055341486226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Note...wearing black pants while working with faux fur results in a colourful mess!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAI1R5UoNkklFgSyEd6elVdhvLFRbqFI-OxVT7s62XhKLarQ4xraSG9O2H80Rujh7E789e0K3ykxJrjE6k7dWsAkAWJ4eaHqQL0yIRJOW5p5aKsORicLF2In-WJ7h1ddGfN0_lBVliJjW/s1600/DSC02074.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAI1R5UoNkklFgSyEd6elVdhvLFRbqFI-OxVT7s62XhKLarQ4xraSG9O2H80Rujh7E789e0K3ykxJrjE6k7dWsAkAWJ4eaHqQL0yIRJOW5p5aKsORicLF2In-WJ7h1ddGfN0_lBVliJjW/s320/DSC02074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562227062163201090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Right now I'm waiting for the blue one to dry after I contact cemented his seams closed. I have every pin I own holding them closed as he dries...and when I ran out of pins, I used electrical tape!<br />I'll have a bigger update tomorrow as a result of getting stuff prepared today.Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-1147344029314376232011-01-12T23:25:00.001-08:002011-01-12T23:48:04.116-08:00Greenie, mouths, and tubes-a-plentyNot an uber exciting update....<br />I did a bit more shaping on the green dude and made his eye blink rig:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHYpRZT4mtuGdErK8soNRN2y_y0T9ACAwPVPzJFcUaLE-a60fJkfLt7dPcw2sM8KWYpcWX-3JeCNVGRbT0rK06ZUb5YjMs7ldyPavSmScDWzcYAeXt4JgJqPe2oOkLhx48U01Kb3EE2zT/s1600/DSC02066.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHYpRZT4mtuGdErK8soNRN2y_y0T9ACAwPVPzJFcUaLE-a60fJkfLt7dPcw2sM8KWYpcWX-3JeCNVGRbT0rK06ZUb5YjMs7ldyPavSmScDWzcYAeXt4JgJqPe2oOkLhx48U01Kb3EE2zT/s320/DSC02066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561569910368773042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I started constructing the inside of the mouth out of foam which will be reinforced with chipboard later....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBSWT0XVvTClwarOhnn_C8VDcOsPkPkT51IPa60lvp2DokbFafEHQuvU422QZ755ew_zf2SX7tF0SDDXTR3UquRD4N08Klx_E6QyLLqx3rWU9920W6APklqbu7HrlJCRzujsvWjOs5kxV/s1600/DSC02067.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBSWT0XVvTClwarOhnn_C8VDcOsPkPkT51IPa60lvp2DokbFafEHQuvU422QZ755ew_zf2SX7tF0SDDXTR3UquRD4N08Klx_E6QyLLqx3rWU9920W6APklqbu7HrlJCRzujsvWjOs5kxV/s320/DSC02067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561569918898166002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not a great pic, but foam is tacked in there. I'm not totally sure if this is the right way to go about this, so after getting this far I quit, and started working on other stuff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioDU22FFnY1ROQtmes19SpVyBI-66hNlb2YC4u7u2vHQMOsnDNNSgBSSNykHcyrbthq51cJCxIZQTkEttpmSsk5hGG_XQnML3IX2RcbIhomT0fqG4J_FAOpHsetXy1ynv6gdrQi-50x75/s1600/DSC02068.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioDU22FFnY1ROQtmes19SpVyBI-66hNlb2YC4u7u2vHQMOsnDNNSgBSSNykHcyrbthq51cJCxIZQTkEttpmSsk5hGG_XQnML3IX2RcbIhomT0fqG4J_FAOpHsetXy1ynv6gdrQi-50x75/s320/DSC02068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561569922762801426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Other stuff included tubes out of scrap fabric for arms and legs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5t8Ea810Q6c5fdPBXpS6FiEgBSJbjKrfnEO8xrk2SQrWlp-6Vl72375qcT_oG29U1I40hGwNh8qwnFQsP8r-VcQ02F7NdEp88CNGTbx2GW17b7R7dc0ly4JnuPao1j6_aBJvph4vBkEg/s1600/DSC02069.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5t8Ea810Q6c5fdPBXpS6FiEgBSJbjKrfnEO8xrk2SQrWlp-6Vl72375qcT_oG29U1I40hGwNh8qwnFQsP8r-VcQ02F7NdEp88CNGTbx2GW17b7R7dc0ly4JnuPao1j6_aBJvph4vBkEg/s320/DSC02069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561569924616221122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sewed a line across the tube for the elbow and knee joints. These tubes will later be covered in another tube of gray fleece...so that you don't see the joint so visibly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7W4vqm7B1gFBD-2bI6-NTjxDWGEWYGLELuB4bEeE0LOMQqRPBfqHSDtw917Iuqko0niF7Ta_Ip5QbVw2PtjN9am12gczX7DG82jpCC6BuAw0x_gu6rq-NMICM5ziGsdGqxHDczN20dfaU/s1600/DSC02070.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7W4vqm7B1gFBD-2bI6-NTjxDWGEWYGLELuB4bEeE0LOMQqRPBfqHSDtw917Iuqko0niF7Ta_Ip5QbVw2PtjN9am12gczX7DG82jpCC6BuAw0x_gu6rq-NMICM5ziGsdGqxHDczN20dfaU/s320/DSC02070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561569934906229458" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-82418599073720586652011-01-11T20:04:00.000-08:002011-01-11T20:16:03.220-08:00Green guy underwayToday was all about the green dude.<br /><br />He's only 3 pieces of foam high instead of 4 like the red guy.<br />Front view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6hwV9qKl-oc-1FxmYzX4FLI1JZUv6AfuoYIWnZQjYApH3aCq3Slku23A7VJinwcefe8ODCNwvzAH04wSzSTq022XG_X2pNIMAiupLF97OY97bLX7Jdq3Lsgax-mzQ9gMJVU_aNhekR2t/s1600/DSC02052.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6hwV9qKl-oc-1FxmYzX4FLI1JZUv6AfuoYIWnZQjYApH3aCq3Slku23A7VJinwcefe8ODCNwvzAH04wSzSTq022XG_X2pNIMAiupLF97OY97bLX7Jdq3Lsgax-mzQ9gMJVU_aNhekR2t/s320/DSC02052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146837489555538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Side view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c_yKlFM4UwMbHyzmRBW6LrRibuFybB4b_2hrR1MCpgCJ1PG2eMx8YCC4BLixMHsVV9hlFYFOcqkxIpj95R4JAVYJRCoTWipgZEY_dZhwX93Wak8MTfRDYPw3jBGTUUKL8ptNHBrGLNoe/s1600/DSC02053.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c_yKlFM4UwMbHyzmRBW6LrRibuFybB4b_2hrR1MCpgCJ1PG2eMx8YCC4BLixMHsVV9hlFYFOcqkxIpj95R4JAVYJRCoTWipgZEY_dZhwX93Wak8MTfRDYPw3jBGTUUKL8ptNHBrGLNoe/s320/DSC02053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146840208078866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The reason he has a flat top, is because he will have awesome yarn hair...so I made this pillow out of scrap fabric and stuffing to rest on top of his head. Then we can glue the yarn on top of the pillow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWcqah6XqZd1M09G4SlV9MOXzxe4owO1YVKZCiczFXh5W2h9WIpbK8s-E93rWODDdBjFMnktv-plqmWwpsxYqnWXpNMr6mwzBvKM5T4rWfSr3EgJOkMlSDuWtoxwtWjojrBbISWg0AAlS/s1600/DSC02058.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWcqah6XqZd1M09G4SlV9MOXzxe4owO1YVKZCiczFXh5W2h9WIpbK8s-E93rWODDdBjFMnktv-plqmWwpsxYqnWXpNMr6mwzBvKM5T4rWfSr3EgJOkMlSDuWtoxwtWjojrBbISWg0AAlS/s320/DSC02058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146846360416226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynvCkUvj1b2_HS1OI0sAaQKL2IVhBIhQvocRI3vKVh-nzd2QQu0o96lIURjAh4oTDX_-3uH4gR0psbtPsVrMYfzLGTognO_teQCwfzySYfECG1SGAiVQpVK5bj4qeiCqt_exYnNOBBleu/s1600/DSC02059.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynvCkUvj1b2_HS1OI0sAaQKL2IVhBIhQvocRI3vKVh-nzd2QQu0o96lIURjAh4oTDX_-3uH4gR0psbtPsVrMYfzLGTognO_teQCwfzySYfECG1SGAiVQpVK5bj4qeiCqt_exYnNOBBleu/s320/DSC02059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146848841542130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that I look at him...i might need to round him a bit more on the bottom. He's looking a bit too square-ish right now perhaps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w7N1jSHjCLe5rJGSJqI9WT5YXQs_93TwxNHmiid0iOZY9G1y28cY__Bz4dZwfmpeAaFfe3YaH3_8ZZyyMVGe4lYimE0IVU-_G-x7RWazK3V8qzm96L7GmPoW6uf-igEoeY7IbUYbOFRB/s1600/DSC02060.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w7N1jSHjCLe5rJGSJqI9WT5YXQs_93TwxNHmiid0iOZY9G1y28cY__Bz4dZwfmpeAaFfe3YaH3_8ZZyyMVGe4lYimE0IVU-_G-x7RWazK3V8qzm96L7GmPoW6uf-igEoeY7IbUYbOFRB/s320/DSC02060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146857282679042" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-90660830765458320572011-01-10T20:47:00.000-08:002011-01-10T21:26:14.857-08:00Blue Dude! My brain was broken by MathSo...we have a different technique for making the blue guy since he's the biggest/fattest...and making him out of a solid piece of foam would be costly, and more labour intensive to hollow out his insides.<br />Therefore...we got this flat sheet of 1 inch thick foam:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJCfjhI6i3Tsut5Gmk0jxFfRQVpZZbxSDYSnuPQG_rCC6HClMJ1qCri9rBBJlr_Y3qv1G_jn0zqdY_99pbtLRrA0s2vNITmyLKlLSdd44nCqbUeQCyNYeIgifojwPfMJFPGhwVEqgBs_/s1600/DSC02037.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJCfjhI6i3Tsut5Gmk0jxFfRQVpZZbxSDYSnuPQG_rCC6HClMJ1qCri9rBBJlr_Y3qv1G_jn0zqdY_99pbtLRrA0s2vNITmyLKlLSdd44nCqbUeQCyNYeIgifojwPfMJFPGhwVEqgBs_/s320/DSC02037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560786325164222418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Using some math skillz, I drew out a rectangle on the foam. The length was what I wanted the final circumference of the dude to be. And the height of the rectangle was half the length.<br /><br />Then I divided the length into 12 equal sections, and the height into 8 equal sections, thus-wise making a grid:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKA1dd3q_AYuL6x8UaQyZxHQODg9AwElLUqnrCRDaDd5k9y_7gJSaz83UKBoC1g2RHPcHpDEqF7LekVsCjW4b4s033-eV3jFBTdxjgD6k6KhLlQk4ga80z8-_IPyy4-MSM2cQsPkCDq6Q/s1600/DSC02039.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKA1dd3q_AYuL6x8UaQyZxHQODg9AwElLUqnrCRDaDd5k9y_7gJSaz83UKBoC1g2RHPcHpDEqF7LekVsCjW4b4s033-eV3jFBTdxjgD6k6KhLlQk4ga80z8-_IPyy4-MSM2cQsPkCDq6Q/s320/DSC02039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560788935412170802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I found the midway point of the first column, and called it point "A" (half way was at 7.1 cm)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70TVGBUFMmMq1fQwHzp_2c5fhAgHwRnADYIhQcnfNXODKoppWoBveaoYRrR40ZsZ2Lma_cmC2ColWAdI56Xl73O0-xaE6JuNH3cJhZY0HIg5ci_CsmdkbMJXkgN01xSgyqANf9MyuDsqY/s1600/DSC02040.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70TVGBUFMmMq1fQwHzp_2c5fhAgHwRnADYIhQcnfNXODKoppWoBveaoYRrR40ZsZ2Lma_cmC2ColWAdI56Xl73O0-xaE6JuNH3cJhZY0HIg5ci_CsmdkbMJXkgN01xSgyqANf9MyuDsqY/s320/DSC02040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560788943119489602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I put a mark "B" at half the height of the rectangle on the very left most edge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5DwXeOMDPgrWDEZKl_PD63aFjb2AID61sJjE4EFTXVOnFuZaWTveUX9Cq-Js1FaLAp0ClATUjRqb8FYDmHQdA9iRW1kmTQF5t59ZFRIWmz5MH6HmeNnvfa0i-tFanvTX5TKTkm-iyzgu/s1600/DSC02041.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5DwXeOMDPgrWDEZKl_PD63aFjb2AID61sJjE4EFTXVOnFuZaWTveUX9Cq-Js1FaLAp0ClATUjRqb8FYDmHQdA9iRW1kmTQF5t59ZFRIWmz5MH6HmeNnvfa0i-tFanvTX5TKTkm-iyzgu/s320/DSC02041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560788943886456930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I tacked a string into point "A" and drew and arc slightly below point "B". I had to put some paper beside the foam to draw onto.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH70HVzfv7G-KOT8uzUdSfJHjbZD-PoDC6FBJiEnWauxA9J0_67c5HInHYvQEtk-YKdoVGWh-jMEf_02JdQTIjTfgVEib0xZzisdUuTT0shvFp1AmTqjo6cflTzwpcX3sm8d7c-myLayNm/s1600/DSC02043.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH70HVzfv7G-KOT8uzUdSfJHjbZD-PoDC6FBJiEnWauxA9J0_67c5HInHYvQEtk-YKdoVGWh-jMEf_02JdQTIjTfgVEib0xZzisdUuTT0shvFp1AmTqjo6cflTzwpcX3sm8d7c-myLayNm/s320/DSC02043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560788956060284674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I used the same length of string, and tacked it into point "B" and drew a similar arc. There are 2 points of intersection between these arcs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsjOGNFt9CL2eqxMEPVmIg0vEo78nb0bvMm_IaMBENsxACJu4dF_8CEAgsNfWUii6VzUdXpH715tJ-dUQ1S5NO1YrW7FPavxxeB8WJ0FoFQRudsu4kiqRXS2CJPNTM-PBYfhOTP5FBioh/s1600/DSC02044.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsjOGNFt9CL2eqxMEPVmIg0vEo78nb0bvMm_IaMBENsxACJu4dF_8CEAgsNfWUii6VzUdXpH715tJ-dUQ1S5NO1YrW7FPavxxeB8WJ0FoFQRudsu4kiqRXS2CJPNTM-PBYfhOTP5FBioh/s320/DSC02044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560788959849659154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I tacked string into the Left most intersection, and made a straight line through the 2nd one, and followed the string until it intersected the grid line that mark "B" is at (the line which marks half of the height)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MyJak1DqDLG98VCcRL476Gp0P4HWuYIMsML1Rehx1cFnfm010tT7rwvzGbz0NIRVq-Fe0HLioQVFwmaalVJkFHnkT5qHs8XKFuKnjZSMsMKvTcQCV_Ze0TpVdJe81jl9TlFtgC3gL8ZW/s1600/DSC02045.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MyJak1DqDLG98VCcRL476Gp0P4HWuYIMsML1Rehx1cFnfm010tT7rwvzGbz0NIRVq-Fe0HLioQVFwmaalVJkFHnkT5qHs8XKFuKnjZSMsMKvTcQCV_Ze0TpVdJe81jl9TlFtgC3gL8ZW/s320/DSC02045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560790172707972834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The point where it intersected there is point "C".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zt4EidV2gTcTwOMWB_Fvh3E0DbI3McnJSVJ73S3fSwns1pGshCTkE3OugSpYbuszloOx0br4a7VlziWcFq0_GSTlM_fcRxjSJQdYqdAikYOidG0SyHvy4Hmu3liu_TOeLyX_K3BPJQtI/s1600/DSC02046.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zt4EidV2gTcTwOMWB_Fvh3E0DbI3McnJSVJ73S3fSwns1pGshCTkE3OugSpYbuszloOx0br4a7VlziWcFq0_GSTlM_fcRxjSJQdYqdAikYOidG0SyHvy4Hmu3liu_TOeLyX_K3BPJQtI/s320/DSC02046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560790179192178034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I tacked string at mark "C" and drew an arc at the left edge of the foam.That gave me the curve I needed to mirror in the 1st column, then repeated that curve into all 12 columns across the rectangle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8OkQ_NyddPd6yTBLwi3es0huUKK-Pg9ZCUkZAbZozT3eBI8nL6LKp6hF_4oIPvd1H8tzhiSSIowAwjVPkgrgP8suMQJMksr8R0ZBd6Z6gqkeK2rmJ7lHB1cMH9BzxzzDsdRZFSpG7JBx/s1600/DSC02047.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8OkQ_NyddPd6yTBLwi3es0huUKK-Pg9ZCUkZAbZozT3eBI8nL6LKp6hF_4oIPvd1H8tzhiSSIowAwjVPkgrgP8suMQJMksr8R0ZBd6Z6gqkeK2rmJ7lHB1cMH9BzxzzDsdRZFSpG7JBx/s320/DSC02047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560790185014571042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I cut it all out with an exacto knife.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzT8hi9bUZ8-3vZ-Ya8H4RiUQsiQeINcwJSg6KA9sWX_L0bHsFVyl25aODV9psU0DCsYMXGZ6ASBliWHXeVdZGwAcRUYLzFoltDnzKfPYmRqAvj5t4fGbeg6JBJHW-inyWOpJxng-ydgGb/s1600/DSC02049.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzT8hi9bUZ8-3vZ-Ya8H4RiUQsiQeINcwJSg6KA9sWX_L0bHsFVyl25aODV9psU0DCsYMXGZ6ASBliWHXeVdZGwAcRUYLzFoltDnzKfPYmRqAvj5t4fGbeg6JBJHW-inyWOpJxng-ydgGb/s320/DSC02049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560790196992153650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tada! Math skills at work! It's a globe shape.<br />Now at this point it's not glued together...I have T-pins holding it together to take this photo. I'll shave down slit-thingies on the top to make him more egg shaped rather than the rotund-globe-kinda flat in the middle shape it is now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gvg49m47HRQpUwOXvaou9vDQwTJzEmxdsJyILFL6vlCGz_BXoDrMjT9qSVKW_qaIDRrI2n8obx5HHd_dUsO3rcTNJ_Lyca4lz92XfP3sBtTTsygWSSDA_eZw7puScDY754Wgh1Xpi9Hp/s1600/DSC02050.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gvg49m47HRQpUwOXvaou9vDQwTJzEmxdsJyILFL6vlCGz_BXoDrMjT9qSVKW_qaIDRrI2n8obx5HHd_dUsO3rcTNJ_Lyca4lz92XfP3sBtTTsygWSSDA_eZw7puScDY754Wgh1Xpi9Hp/s320/DSC02050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560790203338013010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But for tonight, blue guy can sit and chill with his buddies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh297pVOHfMBOAqmoMQ7KHeEwY0Juzhuia66herEKvWtncMTk-S71HwXZQiSWE93wobwRS3QF5vu0j3ltnVM42jN3kHo3pqHXKNSAW1nNHHJK3RjQgkoq_9wECo2UBY9jysPqq84Ij0pHqI/s1600/DSC02051.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh297pVOHfMBOAqmoMQ7KHeEwY0Juzhuia66herEKvWtncMTk-S71HwXZQiSWE93wobwRS3QF5vu0j3ltnVM42jN3kHo3pqHXKNSAW1nNHHJK3RjQgkoq_9wECo2UBY9jysPqq84Ij0pHqI/s320/DSC02051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560791793495381890" border="0" /></a>Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-69723315297176412002011-01-07T20:56:00.000-08:002011-01-07T23:08:19.188-08:00Eye Blink Rigs complete!So...making blinking eyes was the task of the day.<br />I found a great online tutorial <a href="http://www.puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/faq.php/2008/03/27/how_to_make_puppet_eyes_blink_part_two">HERE</a> with a video walk through on how to do a simple version of one. I decided to document it myself in case that link ever disappears from the internet...I'd like to remember how to do this.<br /><br />What you'll need:<br /><br />Hangars<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5NukP950uvrK7E7IksFIXN6C7GxkaB8oV-qsAWUh-x2FfnFyJrq5_EwYpiM2FDSTwkx5wgQ-E_8iFLyeR8Oh0qyyZOecdSRzohdEYu4ff5EHN5N2oLXuUwrYwZZ2AASBaZLKL1GrYR_P/s1600/DSC02010.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5NukP950uvrK7E7IksFIXN6C7GxkaB8oV-qsAWUh-x2FfnFyJrq5_EwYpiM2FDSTwkx5wgQ-E_8iFLyeR8Oh0qyyZOecdSRzohdEYu4ff5EHN5N2oLXuUwrYwZZ2AASBaZLKL1GrYR_P/s320/DSC02010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559677633338013298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pliers with wire cutting abilities<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5xrc-JHm2_GnDE0L2mSgpUmUhr8uibYfsQGdYVI5PbNsgjCmuuR2859EQkaZvZZN_wQasARuSMhEt_gfK2UwzDAbvoaZ_xldRM9HlVXhH2-O-FYoTltEe1txZiSXxudycKbE96ignVrs/s1600/DSC02011.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5xrc-JHm2_GnDE0L2mSgpUmUhr8uibYfsQGdYVI5PbNsgjCmuuR2859EQkaZvZZN_wQasARuSMhEt_gfK2UwzDAbvoaZ_xldRM9HlVXhH2-O-FYoTltEe1txZiSXxudycKbE96ignVrs/s320/DSC02011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559677635293079474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And those rad ornaments to use as eyes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDas68XCVxeNJm4SNEc8ClrWb4V7clkkZ33D4g1NNBQPNkt3Lrh5QcGqfMvs7xS92dG2awrm_DaEau__A92wkmYSf-hXxhvSXpqp7Zi8_79i-oLdZI6oRu64uNHLlaPGdNYYKxlFn6VCq/s1600/DSC02012.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDas68XCVxeNJm4SNEc8ClrWb4V7clkkZ33D4g1NNBQPNkt3Lrh5QcGqfMvs7xS92dG2awrm_DaEau__A92wkmYSf-hXxhvSXpqp7Zi8_79i-oLdZI6oRu64uNHLlaPGdNYYKxlFn6VCq/s320/DSC02012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559677644921403938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, so I started by cutting the nubblin' off the ornament so I had a starting hole.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h9FtOZEhuwYDAiDAp9haQ9FDsyjwKlc91EvjZu16puwnHzF7nnU3lFz54ol10Z2PnN7ESHkrttIqK3LmTunL-DLB-JhEvf36JVquuvtnFCksdlZtZW_aVVkGLcUBGlv3rGJuWKXOrQzO/s1600/DSC02013.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h9FtOZEhuwYDAiDAp9haQ9FDsyjwKlc91EvjZu16puwnHzF7nnU3lFz54ol10Z2PnN7ESHkrttIqK3LmTunL-DLB-JhEvf36JVquuvtnFCksdlZtZW_aVVkGLcUBGlv3rGJuWKXOrQzO/s320/DSC02013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559677649355153810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I drew a dot on the opposite side of that hole, then with an X-acto knife, drilled a little hole big enough for a coat hangar to fit through.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJui9uLfPZzPGx5wnPMz8ItkTk4ENExpq8OZ4-uTnRfRrR3nPed031FWJO9QD24mr7ApSdPy9PNbxegDNFO5IqWOKWZs40ClRnkI1moogRsnQRAaYWhkbZMT2QXYdG6gvlxlCEouVUTawV/s1600/DSC02014.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJui9uLfPZzPGx5wnPMz8ItkTk4ENExpq8OZ4-uTnRfRrR3nPed031FWJO9QD24mr7ApSdPy9PNbxegDNFO5IqWOKWZs40ClRnkI1moogRsnQRAaYWhkbZMT2QXYdG6gvlxlCEouVUTawV/s320/DSC02014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559677653585678178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So next......you wanna straighten out your coat hanger and snip off the ends so it's one long straight piece. Then bend it in half like thus:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDjvWN4txDTzfIuQStLmSO_8tdUbu0eNsQJ3wBiTEwNMs5bYTO0Q6FuQxdahsPSMGM-g8oaHoBHgE_LZHN6NTnH-78yHTSc-6Y_Ja_KUfd8JlXnLfHz0FrcboFndTOSMVvC5wosC4gPeM/s1600/DSC02015.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDjvWN4txDTzfIuQStLmSO_8tdUbu0eNsQJ3wBiTEwNMs5bYTO0Q6FuQxdahsPSMGM-g8oaHoBHgE_LZHN6NTnH-78yHTSc-6Y_Ja_KUfd8JlXnLfHz0FrcboFndTOSMVvC5wosC4gPeM/s320/DSC02015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681632094720626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next bend the ends to make a T shape. This part you will stick through the foam between the puppets eyes, and it will act as the trigger mechanism for the blink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfUxrNTsFcWq-7Ujeud-IduW6P7qHAVvUh1Pm0sfzr8ibisulaol_uXMGP4DlVlHVVX2valVppn64j4PWZPsdXuxhBT9R6J20O4un1uDZK_fQ6Mb23zkWkyCl7RYpuoSZVz7R7rwE3463/s1600/DSC02016.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfUxrNTsFcWq-7Ujeud-IduW6P7qHAVvUh1Pm0sfzr8ibisulaol_uXMGP4DlVlHVVX2valVppn64j4PWZPsdXuxhBT9R6J20O4un1uDZK_fQ6Mb23zkWkyCl7RYpuoSZVz7R7rwE3463/s320/DSC02016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681633045548402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then slide yer eyeballs onto the straight pieces. I put some electrical tape as make shift pupils. Don't worry, the final puppet with not have square pupils.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAW-wY6fM00jCB5R44n3h9zB2NVdNCF1AC-aF5Jrg5PW_shOgHaf7A-E6gdtWIiH3japul8ddfbSdz-fSEAT1V4vSd6cojmEYp2L1Bd8ZMiVECnPht8WNJtEoU9wcBDg7Iyfe5vXM8k6aF/s1600/DSC02017.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAW-wY6fM00jCB5R44n3h9zB2NVdNCF1AC-aF5Jrg5PW_shOgHaf7A-E6gdtWIiH3japul8ddfbSdz-fSEAT1V4vSd6cojmEYp2L1Bd8ZMiVECnPht8WNJtEoU9wcBDg7Iyfe5vXM8k6aF/s320/DSC02017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681642373444178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I used the trusty X-acto knife to carve out the eye sockets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobJQC4A6CdwKvo0LTCHXnvyAI1UNoFefE61AX-X7-IrAtq__jrGP7AfT7WH9Tm2hHy8IDoiJDeYrIMkA2c1H8Rw7V2FvS0jjStpLE4QuIe6fFH3AHIkXxZL718TD9Z7YO26JFO2eqX4x-/s1600/DSC02018.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobJQC4A6CdwKvo0LTCHXnvyAI1UNoFefE61AX-X7-IrAtq__jrGP7AfT7WH9Tm2hHy8IDoiJDeYrIMkA2c1H8Rw7V2FvS0jjStpLE4QuIe6fFH3AHIkXxZL718TD9Z7YO26JFO2eqX4x-/s320/DSC02018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681647786972578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I used it again to slice a little vertical notch in between the eyes for the trigger to slide through.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEbpZDVA3jInnbBDBKnBGSjMd-uWPGbZo8Hy8Qg9SExADoJWosbGxKmgqJUJOEp_TCBkS8_GSHnwYMomfAfpL9XmNYk8ma0ISlECPKrpOoOeKCypxOUe6PGd7UvFPQkriV4PPB4kIes47/s1600/DSC02019.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEbpZDVA3jInnbBDBKnBGSjMd-uWPGbZo8Hy8Qg9SExADoJWosbGxKmgqJUJOEp_TCBkS8_GSHnwYMomfAfpL9XmNYk8ma0ISlECPKrpOoOeKCypxOUe6PGd7UvFPQkriV4PPB4kIes47/s320/DSC02019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681655599038898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I stuffed the eyeballs into the sockets and fed the trigger through the slit. It looked like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhzi4S902LPgx2OMvtdcLVSB7GUYN7W8x4tQXICNtwj_luH-i_Bjm1hWQ_0Rvbde7ZFJt-1UKhvgwktH4yrVgX4K_oblojorj85TijYExPZIYvuvfJaLTsAo5UnN_01Jd2p0QDe_aBaEX/s1600/DSC02021.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhzi4S902LPgx2OMvtdcLVSB7GUYN7W8x4tQXICNtwj_luH-i_Bjm1hWQ_0Rvbde7ZFJt-1UKhvgwktH4yrVgX4K_oblojorj85TijYExPZIYvuvfJaLTsAo5UnN_01Jd2p0QDe_aBaEX/s320/DSC02021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688208720164354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next I made a little mark on the wire a little bit away from the eyeball where we'll make the bend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAd8l-ayggseF7sQA6Mfyo16cjnbWZgWtde8kmGzJdcMcCPzhxNd_1YsdTXHdoIZDbPN4U-ymXELkI-BcL6tQM469SKEvKhNK-00dCWtvAPW7C0pGFq-Z2iXMgYwjcBBJQV_z9IztzIU6/s1600/DSC02022.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAd8l-ayggseF7sQA6Mfyo16cjnbWZgWtde8kmGzJdcMcCPzhxNd_1YsdTXHdoIZDbPN4U-ymXELkI-BcL6tQM469SKEvKhNK-00dCWtvAPW7C0pGFq-Z2iXMgYwjcBBJQV_z9IztzIU6/s320/DSC02022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688213830128690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bend it up and over the eyeball. This will be the eyelid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTQfuoPBvVGaQUVig15fDPoYy1KYfR8T3L2fv8oXfD3j6e5jYs71GIcJxpT0keNOmbkwz-AE_qwPAUlDf3VPvLRvsbRQwxFFNUaPEtpBw8lrDmWQbW1hO7KtLU_gFRrJAKGzJfQfp096b/s1600/DSC02023.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTQfuoPBvVGaQUVig15fDPoYy1KYfR8T3L2fv8oXfD3j6e5jYs71GIcJxpT0keNOmbkwz-AE_qwPAUlDf3VPvLRvsbRQwxFFNUaPEtpBw8lrDmWQbW1hO7KtLU_gFRrJAKGzJfQfp096b/s320/DSC02023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688223154393426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From the back it looks like this...notice I have the trigger in a downward position. When it's down like this the eyes will be fully open.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q_hKYOBFWZXFHmdvFHn-GKeo2vTnxoQ6a0YNLFfWd7fIM440D-Yt2fNcQkf-gAWnghEVMRHhn2C1v2dX1UVlG6IjpeQuWGLJrgTuRvO5xbKfycVsLdk-kMZ4GhtQ9b8oCEfKsaSHK_IL/s1600/DSC02025.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q_hKYOBFWZXFHmdvFHn-GKeo2vTnxoQ6a0YNLFfWd7fIM440D-Yt2fNcQkf-gAWnghEVMRHhn2C1v2dX1UVlG6IjpeQuWGLJrgTuRvO5xbKfycVsLdk-kMZ4GhtQ9b8oCEfKsaSHK_IL/s320/DSC02025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688225964043986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's what it looks like from the inside with the trigger pokin' through there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-dq0I3J4YwjX4DJAg9nY9fLJizlohmwOQ5BqI77WODDebsSHzx1OFbVjMYPpgKVY8l9piQN4PLzVfTImvPjnKwFn927oR-9vgKNRrQshl2uyNaIBbQSnIX1h2tPRhFVK2_L3u4CV9FDs/s1600/DSC02020.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-dq0I3J4YwjX4DJAg9nY9fLJizlohmwOQ5BqI77WODDebsSHzx1OFbVjMYPpgKVY8l9piQN4PLzVfTImvPjnKwFn927oR-9vgKNRrQshl2uyNaIBbQSnIX1h2tPRhFVK2_L3u4CV9FDs/s320/DSC02020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688204035012130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I clipped off the excess wire and looped it around the straight piece going through the eyeball.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsBlAxecfSuzuuFcV5cW2yFWyQNwwe8tOS0Feixv1fRk_ZVIJBFnAlMuG_8AkUffVkOA36pb9E-92ZYZ6zVydDLJD4SP6wcoUNRpmGagLY52eAT9-xl-b954OGCFnM0Ncao4cTnzrlrCJ/s1600/DSC02026.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsBlAxecfSuzuuFcV5cW2yFWyQNwwe8tOS0Feixv1fRk_ZVIJBFnAlMuG_8AkUffVkOA36pb9E-92ZYZ6zVydDLJD4SP6wcoUNRpmGagLY52eAT9-xl-b954OGCFnM0Ncao4cTnzrlrCJ/s320/DSC02026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559694164636540098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tada......open eyes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGadcphhJSRbby2H16tdeGZT4uTDMBWfk41wWBDTJEET_qNF3dk4WZpCjd1J5Ih_OWVss6guqD5iYXg5GL7p2eV3JHnXjx5aTyQ0dUEBV6c76k-veA8ghqc-sPBPt-P8zo_iRKyVZjNcUk/s1600/DSC02027.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGadcphhJSRbby2H16tdeGZT4uTDMBWfk41wWBDTJEET_qNF3dk4WZpCjd1J5Ih_OWVss6guqD5iYXg5GL7p2eV3JHnXjx5aTyQ0dUEBV6c76k-veA8ghqc-sPBPt-P8zo_iRKyVZjNcUk/s320/DSC02027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559694165406868434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Double Tada!!! Closed eyes...fabric will be attached to the wire and to the head to make the eyelid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8PQr4q_50CWqp3tRsdHjP-KqI1ab_ev1kVIaV_nQVq_BJgIK9f2PJ9JeD6XWIrg5CJcyKprseTIntPYeSiMktE1ribFE8LLHSwWaw9HoqJRB5pCBFugOhOgzVHOsOpjJmHtoz0WLGk_S/s1600/DSC02028.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8PQr4q_50CWqp3tRsdHjP-KqI1ab_ev1kVIaV_nQVq_BJgIK9f2PJ9JeD6XWIrg5CJcyKprseTIntPYeSiMktE1ribFE8LLHSwWaw9HoqJRB5pCBFugOhOgzVHOsOpjJmHtoz0WLGk_S/s320/DSC02028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559694177143111730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Front view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHg52SEfIoFXzRxVupI9nXFs9B_DtiZP4a-BWIJz4PueclGlfz2jyOYJm484ye0rMBv99h5iSEorDYQ49zi5mAJbHqZEXFBupJG-83CWhLIpZz7Tm_LO0loJwlSu_3fWBNTdXR8bNZUnD/s1600/DSC02029.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHg52SEfIoFXzRxVupI9nXFs9B_DtiZP4a-BWIJz4PueclGlfz2jyOYJm484ye0rMBv99h5iSEorDYQ49zi5mAJbHqZEXFBupJG-83CWhLIpZz7Tm_LO0loJwlSu_3fWBNTdXR8bNZUnD/s320/DSC02029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559694182035803346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The eye rigs also make great "sad boobies" as modeled here by my roommate Pierre.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0dd5rVZQ9Lwu_rXXWuQyXhicoV1_H1zvKaOghD6Q_CwM5LDxqzUQqMHOrSQHAoBvCPCHONn-v6vTV7t-6Z9Som2bVVDOkh5WAXGtcBZmcJw58PsKW3504-LXZIG8Sk-6ZhDIN7sYv2Ef/s1600/DSC02030.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0dd5rVZQ9Lwu_rXXWuQyXhicoV1_H1zvKaOghD6Q_CwM5LDxqzUQqMHOrSQHAoBvCPCHONn-v6vTV7t-6Z9Som2bVVDOkh5WAXGtcBZmcJw58PsKW3504-LXZIG8Sk-6ZhDIN7sYv2Ef/s320/DSC02030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559694188629059922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy puppets!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg66hUh5RCNStlzaHUrcN6CtOKGwD50MsFeo1dBPuCt-69M6MiurbXJHsbDIk8uIMKdYz0bQ-ypVsb3ioUFaXwaZFptravhQjC3WjiT5MlBCXmUy6kpvqeV2AVcKm7mfwePIgOisiUvGJH/s1600/DSC02031.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg66hUh5RCNStlzaHUrcN6CtOKGwD50MsFeo1dBPuCt-69M6MiurbXJHsbDIk8uIMKdYz0bQ-ypVsb3ioUFaXwaZFptravhQjC3WjiT5MlBCXmUy6kpvqeV2AVcKm7mfwePIgOisiUvGJH/s320/DSC02031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559698131785777010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And on a side note...foam gets EVERYWHERE. Before you start cutting :<br />a) Make sure your vacuum cleaner isn't busted and<br />b) Don't wear socks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0auFCnRqOITn5ANUaC3n6lkViKvVe3xLbJ3lZvcu4Wi5Y_BwVMQL5LJ6LRCp6IQ0yCja0iB1C7sdEd3F209FsO43WmCTidqdMW3K8_QuRbsG1DLb1JKKeVZto5Knxud_Fg2gRz_z1dqQ/s1600/DSC02032.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0auFCnRqOITn5ANUaC3n6lkViKvVe3xLbJ3lZvcu4Wi5Y_BwVMQL5LJ6LRCp6IQ0yCja0iB1C7sdEd3F209FsO43WmCTidqdMW3K8_QuRbsG1DLb1JKKeVZto5Knxud_Fg2gRz_z1dqQ/s320/DSC02032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559698138303556242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That is all for today!Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-27981244183406797132011-01-05T22:11:00.000-08:002011-01-05T22:56:43.858-08:00Carving complete for Red and YellowAfter shaping the outsides of Red and Yellow, they looked like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5W-YyWBM7UfXO3WYW-0kEqOpduIIG7QgedibzV7iD3Wph-0s7i_c47hFvSKeC8hr_0fl-koMkHayxPhLd7-AqorF9t0m-O9IK2-s5LM9RzyZzUFT3u46UzrVVgnQIJ3xJgUKMwMHMR409/s1600/DSC01992.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5W-YyWBM7UfXO3WYW-0kEqOpduIIG7QgedibzV7iD3Wph-0s7i_c47hFvSKeC8hr_0fl-koMkHayxPhLd7-AqorF9t0m-O9IK2-s5LM9RzyZzUFT3u46UzrVVgnQIJ3xJgUKMwMHMR409/s320/DSC01992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558952360186000066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUh1_CfPsCfXbD8Zbmb8iLJq4jGAVMUzp3yqyozwAefxITfo0Q0i-v6rXju_ApMevKm3e7aRDA_QhDn7qfnN2FDiVhTPlNmdt8pbALsxsv-lSrIxrr3r7rGzLf432HhDZZm8yiy9t_l0e/s1600/DSC01991.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUh1_CfPsCfXbD8Zbmb8iLJq4jGAVMUzp3yqyozwAefxITfo0Q0i-v6rXju_ApMevKm3e7aRDA_QhDn7qfnN2FDiVhTPlNmdt8pbALsxsv-lSrIxrr3r7rGzLf432HhDZZm8yiy9t_l0e/s320/DSC01991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558952359485302706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I drew a line down the center front and center back of each one so that I can make sure everything is symmetrical in the next few steps.<br /><br />We got these 1/2 price Xmas tree ornaments which will work perfectly for eyeballs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu2G3HB0Yu0qWh7sO5-YEIyCI0hS3KfXXaWWzSNI4U_1tj3VuOfoYzZUsNzx9qWlxToo8pxefbsqwoXDw_uGaFM_CJdigR6HGEp16laookbQPa2XZzq1pBUs-cUXMwmVxyHQCI3DIad_2/s1600/DSC01995.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu2G3HB0Yu0qWh7sO5-YEIyCI0hS3KfXXaWWzSNI4U_1tj3VuOfoYzZUsNzx9qWlxToo8pxefbsqwoXDw_uGaFM_CJdigR6HGEp16laookbQPa2XZzq1pBUs-cUXMwmVxyHQCI3DIad_2/s320/DSC01995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558954027993383394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I took some o' these eyes and did a rough trace around them on paper. I also made eyebrows and mouths to tack onto the fronts of the puppets to get an idea of where everything will go. Then I traced some circles onto the foam for where I need to cut holes for where your arm goes while puppeteering them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUG_1SfbbpzrQm9qoEy_78T2Qyggfh3F8WGTG-DezQ8b3AReN6htLu_pbQ962fAETbext9zaZjj9IqUI5TKdK_DHVE2voKjrneLRJWnqcnn1GwJxzcr2PdJXlv5iKyCp0Ru1q-3QfJItN/s1600/DSC01996.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUG_1SfbbpzrQm9qoEy_78T2Qyggfh3F8WGTG-DezQ8b3AReN6htLu_pbQ962fAETbext9zaZjj9IqUI5TKdK_DHVE2voKjrneLRJWnqcnn1GwJxzcr2PdJXlv5iKyCp0Ru1q-3QfJItN/s320/DSC01996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558955758466201394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFM25Abhh4ikjAJXn5FdCx7snrIOmByNtJT1YtFV8VOoUmfOwjpdl0QaCqFAQSaLJascTS_hbzJ_Nh50YQUUANyIjba5jWBSOF4sZ_fQxiUNM-UEm-cYk9cRDrshaOeWWfzdIvx0yix74/s1600/DSC01997.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFM25Abhh4ikjAJXn5FdCx7snrIOmByNtJT1YtFV8VOoUmfOwjpdl0QaCqFAQSaLJascTS_hbzJ_Nh50YQUUANyIjba5jWBSOF4sZ_fQxiUNM-UEm-cYk9cRDrshaOeWWfzdIvx0yix74/s320/DSC01997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558955764638661042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then it was time to carve the insides and mouths out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXurvo-7IpWMsdtehgbop2hbxlsvZWyLu3iDLPxoob11N0VogvRXbuUbm3oLrW071R07Zn7BxpK5oyJAyDJU541KN26WnkPZSZ7siobkwFpsqL3fKMWidQrMbJlHSiIYHKe8OWfIZ-zbP/s1600/DSC02002.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXurvo-7IpWMsdtehgbop2hbxlsvZWyLu3iDLPxoob11N0VogvRXbuUbm3oLrW071R07Zn7BxpK5oyJAyDJU541KN26WnkPZSZ7siobkwFpsqL3fKMWidQrMbJlHSiIYHKe8OWfIZ-zbP/s320/DSC02002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558957707064048802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ZMuDqjeII0zMwF91zQdKk_V9tgmHaCntKNqn8ISxzunisPiAa27EUNn4U1GfCghk64JTrEw7AEy696JkHQ_ZXHpzdMSUGKMRed7yeRC3c4d45XYhQlySJ9gGjmwm6gPNhWkzj7DPTOr/s1600/DSC02004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ZMuDqjeII0zMwF91zQdKk_V9tgmHaCntKNqn8ISxzunisPiAa27EUNn4U1GfCghk64JTrEw7AEy696JkHQ_ZXHpzdMSUGKMRed7yeRC3c4d45XYhQlySJ9gGjmwm6gPNhWkzj7DPTOr/s320/DSC02004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558957715100926626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I cut some notches out of the back of the yellow guy to give him a slight bend, so he's not so ramrod straight up and down. I filled in the notches with spray adhesive then pressed them together. Because it took a little while to dry, I held it together with T-pins and then put some thin white t-shirt material on top with more spray adhesive, to make it super secure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUst2ht0fh6B15yrPFLmyBQ9OimbOm50f4Y6M8D5CxKWPKJBquN6d1lZ44Vag7CkbhKjXruxQwp5FkZzPNn8rpKVES6S9zCulOI80buxlDx6ZNaOK312CgJdzM11vXgrTakJqW3p1vJW6/s1600/DSC02007.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUst2ht0fh6B15yrPFLmyBQ9OimbOm50f4Y6M8D5CxKWPKJBquN6d1lZ44Vag7CkbhKjXruxQwp5FkZzPNn8rpKVES6S9zCulOI80buxlDx6ZNaOK312CgJdzM11vXgrTakJqW3p1vJW6/s320/DSC02007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558957718606886770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here they are thus far:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglTE1IyFwK1UxCwfspz8IKIog29gHfPw5xCDOj6cXEysxULh__isqe5wo65IdhNy3mj6pVu8bgp-3oLLXjR02dotbTilMGeSJwBlCZtSk4stc5j8eA7DKIVS10IA7QGq5PqqXxzKFP_sx/s1600/DSC02005.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglTE1IyFwK1UxCwfspz8IKIog29gHfPw5xCDOj6cXEysxULh__isqe5wo65IdhNy3mj6pVu8bgp-3oLLXjR02dotbTilMGeSJwBlCZtSk4stc5j8eA7DKIVS10IA7QGq5PqqXxzKFP_sx/s320/DSC02005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558957722910770738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEXDzQNmO_B02ouWhxqiyEG84cCnKmEgEJXhm_JTZKcyluSQCMQv6a3sdgjjLsxNyoatl4A1wSQL7MZatCvq7LqIPmtCme5zpxoz-QKAKBGXECCvklZLkQYyY7pVcUzC9cGIZ5E2SqPqJ/s1600/DSC02006.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEXDzQNmO_B02ouWhxqiyEG84cCnKmEgEJXhm_JTZKcyluSQCMQv6a3sdgjjLsxNyoatl4A1wSQL7MZatCvq7LqIPmtCme5zpxoz-QKAKBGXECCvklZLkQYyY7pVcUzC9cGIZ5E2SqPqJ/s320/DSC02006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558957727476826338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I might've cut the yellow guy's mouth open a bit too much, but I kept the piece of foam I cut out, so I can always spray adhesive some back in. The mouths for these ones are a different technique than the Police Puppets Bronwen and I made before...so a lot of this project is trial and error...and fixing errors! S'all good though because once they're covered in fabric you won't be able to see any patching or mistakes :DErica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-70500762549599865172011-01-04T19:55:00.000-08:002011-01-04T20:18:44.196-08:00And so it begins...Big thanks to Sean (Shaun, Shawn??? spelling) at "Discount Foam" out at Fraser and 43rd, for helping us put together some pieces of foam to start work on the skinny yellow one, and the round red puppets.<br /><br />For these 2, we went with solid chunks of foam because the cylinder for the yellow one was already precut and ready to go. The red guy was cheaper to get 4 layers of 4 and 1/2 inch foam stacked on top of each other, rather than a solid chunk cube.<br />Sean cut the 4 pieces into circles for us in the shop but didn't glue them together, since I will need to hollow out the 2 middle pieces to make room inside for someone's hand to get in there, and it's easier to do that with them separate. I will need to join them together though once it's hollowed out.<br /><br />So when I got home the 2 pieces looked like thus:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8H3JvOEbt9DoSkkX0GuJwkjRgw8L8GXUj5yqm8YqQB7Ao1R2hqbqEt5UziEVPSkMveGA9_JJ_xCRQMr3QCbwd9zAXVoKfF5-iH7DnczxG6TeBMcapyuPOEnVwrWY60PPw8d2V_uJh1J/s1600/DSC01946.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8H3JvOEbt9DoSkkX0GuJwkjRgw8L8GXUj5yqm8YqQB7Ao1R2hqbqEt5UziEVPSkMveGA9_JJ_xCRQMr3QCbwd9zAXVoKfF5-iH7DnczxG6TeBMcapyuPOEnVwrWY60PPw8d2V_uJh1J/s320/DSC01946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558548662277788722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEhjIJinjglTMlvVCpYbP7bNE9-83cVDAvdJEvwvSe4aPaV3uOLvxSLGbe7QAZ_MYF2jhmDuyhi1Fi_mWI8KOVuNjTbB4alD2-4KSWU4COlEkii5xvRtCLH3YHY36_6eauH3L68bB6qBP/s1600/DSC01945.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEhjIJinjglTMlvVCpYbP7bNE9-83cVDAvdJEvwvSe4aPaV3uOLvxSLGbe7QAZ_MYF2jhmDuyhi1Fi_mWI8KOVuNjTbB4alD2-4KSWU4COlEkii5xvRtCLH3YHY36_6eauH3L68bB6qBP/s320/DSC01945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558548665856881730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next...it's time to get carving with one of these babies:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSIFc6sjaiXwGy4KGkxIUfJ5qgrQHLLwlBnSHPS-lbxvLMdb-5ScWsFaDGBBMUAVqoNvYjYOVmnh8VOuWInIf9I-yHP0uDpTiTEOrs0Y-S_1ODkoQQNJaXmrqg9zEhRjt5NgXrTSYp7I3/s1600/DSC01951.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSIFc6sjaiXwGy4KGkxIUfJ5qgrQHLLwlBnSHPS-lbxvLMdb-5ScWsFaDGBBMUAVqoNvYjYOVmnh8VOuWInIf9I-yHP0uDpTiTEOrs0Y-S_1ODkoQQNJaXmrqg9zEhRjt5NgXrTSYp7I3/s320/DSC01951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558549290626126194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An electric turkey carver. It's great for hacking away at big chunks of foam. I'm also using scissors for fine tuning...but it doesn't need to be super perfect since they will be covered in fur and such later!<br /><br />This weekend we'll get the foam for the other 2 (blue and green). To save on cost and carving time, I think the big blue fatty will be done with 3/4 inch flat foam, that I will cut into a pattern, and glue together into the squat egg shape. He'll be way cheaper and lighter this way and to make sure he doesn't collapse under his own weight, I'll use boning (like in corsets) to keep him rigid.<br /><br />I'll post more when the carving is fully finished and I've added the holes for puppeteer hands, cut the mouths, and rounded out some eye sockets. BAM!Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272561458976220952.post-87376331222495107832011-01-02T19:52:00.000-08:002011-01-02T20:05:11.883-08:00New Puppets Under ConstructionA new batch of puppets has begun!<br />4 very adorable rainbow inspired puppets are being made for a music video. I will chart my process and progress here on this blog so all of you can check them out.<br />They must be completed by Jan. 20th so expect regular updates.<br /><br />They were designed by Gary Ferguson, but I will be crafting them.<br /><br />Here's what we're aiming for:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBdLc1LCYFJhiPWH5OzKl1xPQeq6pJpUrCuwI1byyzzzdIUgPTUQxEK9UW_pA1O8nSIZ9-wh_yemYPcGtzfFx1fuNA5s6pTHYow4TVJcCx0MTo9-Hkdy9iMVPBQeprTBIJBnzUmua7zsl/s1600/dudes+copy.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBdLc1LCYFJhiPWH5OzKl1xPQeq6pJpUrCuwI1byyzzzdIUgPTUQxEK9UW_pA1O8nSIZ9-wh_yemYPcGtzfFx1fuNA5s6pTHYow4TVJcCx0MTo9-Hkdy9iMVPBQeprTBIJBnzUmua7zsl/s320/dudes+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557803812866352498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(characters © Gary Ferguson 2010)Erica Pitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685119362564290565noreply@blogger.com2