Bunny outfits, girl or boy?

Needle felted bunny with hand made dress (crocheted bodice, ribbon and crinoline skirt)

 Bunny was looking naked so I made some clothes for him/her.  I've always wanted to try to combine sewing and crochet but hate hand sewing and strongly dislike thread crochet so put it off until I decided to bite the bullet for an entree for my Hogwarts at Ravelry group (we were asked to crochet something that causes us pain...they didn't say it couldn't be a pain in the butt, lol). Anyway, I did this dress as part of the challenge, and I think the bunny looks adorable in it.  Thing is, I kept seeing bunny as a boy as I was making him.

Yesterday I decided to do the pattern again, except
this time, I'd do the entire pattern, not just the
first bit, and I ended up with this cute outfit.                                                                          

Needle felted bunny in crocheted boy outfit

needle felted bunny as boy

                                                                                    Both outfits are cute but I think I like the  little boy outfit the best, even though I generally gravitate more toward frilly things.  My friend Christine suggested that I should make another bunny so I can have both, so I think I'll take her up on it. First I have to give my poor hands a rest.  Between modelling, needle sculpting, crochet, and typing, they get quite sore, especially when I'm retaining water. 

I think I like needle felted bunny as a boy best.  His jointed limbs make posing him easy.

The pattern for the dress bodice and boy outfit can be found at epatterns.com. It's in the book,
Itsy Bitsy Babies and their Bassinet Purses

wool batting

 My friend bought this pretty Corriedale fibre and blue silk and decided she didn't want to do the project she bought it for, so she's selling it to me.  Isn't it pretty?  I especially love the blue silk; it will make pretty doll hair for my crocheted or needle felted critters, I think.

She also told me about a new wool shop in town, that not only sells wool and felting supplies, it also doubles as a coffee shop! Woohoo!  I can't wait to see it!

I've been thinking of dying some of my core batt using kool-aide and the microwave.  I'd have to do it in the basement though, which means bringing my microwave in from storage (in the garage), because my Mom would have fits if I stained her pretty kitchen counters.  Maybe I should just buy some orange and flesh batting (the two colors I really want.)

silk

Tiny dress for little bunny

Needle felted bunny ad carrot, crocheted radish, crocheted and sewn dress, needle felted napkin holder

I made this dress for my bunny today.  I hate crocheting with thread because my eyesight is such that I see things better at a distance and I have to hold the tiny hook and thread so far away that my arms get sore in order to see what I'm doing, lol.  Time for bifocals, I guess :-).

Needle felted bunny with crocheted carrot

 This outfit started out as a little tank top with shorts for a boy bunny but after doing that one row, I decided to sew it on to some ribbon and lace to make a dress.  I've never done that before but have always wanted to try, and I'm pleased with my first attempt.  I probably could have just used the first, short layer of lace to make a "younger" look, but I wanted to see how this would turn out.  I was thinking of crocheting a little hair band, bow, or flower, but wonder if it would be too much considering the large ears?

Needle felted bunny

Needle felted bunny in a teacup

 Here's bunny in a teacup, to show scale.  She's rather small; about the size of a Mommy dollhouse sized doll. I wanted her to be a baby bunny, so she's too big for dollhouse size, but perfect for Barbie size.  I have some plastic canvas Barbie furniture patterns; maybe I'll make a little cradle for her.  Either that or I was thinking I could crochet one bootie and she could use that as a bed.

Needle felted bunny in teacup

She's small enough that I had to line the cup with a handful of wool batting so she wouldn't disappear inside, lol.

I ordered a tutorial for sculpting mini babies out of polymer clay and am disappointed with the tutorial. It's not a real tutorial; more photos showing how someone sculpts their dolls.  That's the trouble with buying online tutorials; there's no way to know the person's writing style before hand.  The lady is a great sculptor and her babies are beautiful, but she's not a good teacher, and she didn't really explain how to sculpt.  I guess it's a good starting off point though.  I also ordered a tutorial for making Little Mo dolls, and that one was wonderful; very detailed and instructive.  I really want to learn how to sculpt; I got a taste for it when I did that little baby mandrake, and the wands, etc., for my Hagrid's Hut.

I used to have a cute tutorial for sculpting a baby fairy but have no idea where it is.  I should have saved it to mediafire.  I wonder if it's on my external harddrive?  I'll have to check.

Well, that's it for today.  Thanks for checking in.  Take care!
Kat

Needle felted bunny

Needle felted bunny with crocheted radish

Hello, friends.  I've been negligent with my blog for awhile; so sorry.  I sold my house, moved back home, and things were kind of hectic but life is getting back into a routine now.

I'm sitting in my parent's spare room with my parrot Smokey and cockatiel Noel.  The birds are sleeping, and I guess I should be too, considering it's 2:12 AM.  I spent the entire day needle felting though, and wanted to share some shots of my latest creation before I follow the birds' example and call it a day.

 

Needle felted bunny and carrot, crocheted radish

 It took me 9-10 hours of almost non stop needle felting to make this little gal or guy (I haven't decided yet but am thinking "he" so it will probably be a boy, lol).  I did stop for supper, and to let the dogs out twice.

Needle felted bunny crawling

 I wanted to see if I could do a "ball jointed" type of doll in needle felt, and was happily surprised by the results.  My bunny can be posed in so many positions because his arm, elbow, wrist, thigh, knee and ankles are jointed.  His head is to, so it can move from side to side.  I felted a cute little tushie and then added a tail so it wouldn't look too baby-like.

Needle felted bunny, crocheted radish

 The above photo is my favorite...his expression is so cute and cheeky in that pose. 

Needle felted bunny, crocheted radish

 I crocheted the radish for my Harry Potter at Ravelry group...it was my entree for "dirigible plum".

Needle felted bunny, crocheted radish

 Bunny's hands are slightly cupped and he can hold his needle felted carrot.  I didn't have orange needle felt so I mixed some red and yellow.  I'm going to buy some koolaid so I can try dying my core wool.  It's too expensive to keep buying different colors, and I really love the core wool (the bunny's is made from core wool, except for his nose, palms, and inner ears).

Needle felted bunny, crocheted radish

I don't know how big the bunny is, but I'd guess 3-4 inches.  I tend to needle felt everything in that size for some reason, lol.  I'll measure tomorrow.

I sure wish I could sew so I could make a little diaper, hat, and bib for him.  I can always crochet it but I hate crocheting with thread, and that's what it would take for this size doll.

I hope you enjoyed looking at photos of my latest critter.  

Goodnight.

Plastic canvas Elves with needle felted kittens and bunny

I made these elves for my Mom for Christmas.  I put the felties in them for the photos, but kept those for myself.  I was tempted to keep the elves, too.

I made so many needle felted gifts but I can't find the other photos.  Maybe I forgot to take them?  I can't remember, lol.

Plastic canvas Christmas Elves with needle felted kittens and bunny

Plastic canvas elves with  needle felted kittens and bunny

plastic canvas elves with needle felted kitties and bunny

I was really pleased with these little guys, and plan to make a set for myself.  They were just so much fun to make.