Pampoen

                                                 
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Pampoen is about 10 inches tall and can stand, sit and walk on all fours

Pampoen is pronounced 'Pumpun' and is the Afrikaans word for  a pumpkin. 

 

Made of dense alpaca fur and  mohair

Dark brown English glass eyes, with white accents

Black leather eyelids 

White horsehair whiskers

Hand sculpted Apoxy-Sculpt nose, that has been sanded , painted and sealed

Hand sculpted Apoxy-Sculpt clay claws that are painted and sealed

Four ways jointed.  The limbs are reinforced with wire armature.

There is no neck joint so his head does not turn from side to side. Instead there is flexible plastic spine running from his head down to the tip of tail. His head will therefore move up and down, tilt in all directions and allow for lots of posing positions.

He is filled with polyester fibre fill and wool

To create his unique look, I have trimmed away the fur on his face and then needlefelted the shape of his muzzle with wool fibre and special barbed needles that matt the wool fibres together.  Then I have rooted individual mohair strands back into the felted muzzle to create a natural and furry look.  This process takes many hours and much eye strain!

Pampoen's unique look has been achieved by extensive scissor sculpting, hand shading, and needle sculpting techniques.  Many hours have gone into his creation.

He has an Eddybare label attached to his centre back

Pampoen has his pumpkin with him in case he needs a snack... That is his favourite food.

I usually sketch, design and create all my own patterns in miniature form.   This raccoon however was created using the pattern of a well-known bear artist by the name of Mary Jardin Wimberley.  I adapted it in a number of ways to make my raccoon unique with its own  look and personality.  Mary's original pattern can be purchased from her Etsy shop here

My home is smoke-free.

 Pampoen is so delightful to play with.  I have taken many photos of him.   

He will listed on auction on Ebay this Sunday.

with mum before I got my whiskers

I have sharp claws

I am allowed on the furniture!

when nobody plays with me then I play with my pumpkin

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WIP Raccoon

 

George Cooney is nearly finished .  Just some minor details,  and some whiskers still needed.   He will be sold on Ebay soon.

Whose nose is this?

             Georgie is wondering what creature is soon going to be wearing this huge nose?

Coming soon....

    

Beezy

Beezy Bear stands 14.5cms tall

Seated he is 9.5cms

Made from synthetic faux fur,  Italian viscose and Ultrasuede

 

His face was sewn, then a muzzle needlefelted, and finally mohair was rooted back into postion.

Nose was needlefelted, and repeatedly sealed and sanded before being painted and resealed.

Large German glass eye with white accents and black lids.

His paws have been needlesculpted and handshaded.

His mouth is scissor sculpted and shaded subtly.

Beezy is heavy in the hand.  He has a lot of metal shot in his belly, as well as polyfibre.

 

an Eddybare Creations label is discreetly sewn into the back.

 

5 ways jointed allowing him to move and turn his head.


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Work in Progress -  Beezy Bear

Katja

Made from Alpaca and Ultrasuede

Large green English glass eyes
Black leather eyelids.

Nose fashioned from Apoxy Sculpt that has been sanded, painted and sealed.

5 ways jointed with wired armiture in limbs

Oil toning and handshading.

Needlefelted muzzle

This Tabby kitten has a fat tummy filled with steel shot and polyfibre.   It has a lovely weight to it, and yet is still soft and squishy

Katja and Elly are great friends and playmates. Elly is created from my own design - stands only 4cms high and is made from Sassy longpile velvet, and Ultrasuede. Katja is created from a pattern designed by Elena Golofaeva.  

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Boris
By Janet Polley

14 cms  tall and made from the softed faux fur

His nose has been hand embroidered, sealed and glazed

 Large and soulful deep brown eyes in English glass, with white accents

hand embroidered smiley mouth

Toning done with pastels

needle sculpted Ultrasuede pawpads

filled with polyfibre and steel shot. His fat tummy is soft to touch yet well weighted as all plump bears should be.

He has a bonny little tail and of course his Eddybare label

5 ways jointed

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Cheetah cub
By Janet Polley

2.3 inches (6 centimeters)

This miniature cheetah cub is made from synthetic faux

 black glass eyes and black plastic nose

so tiny and loves to be carried around

Seated - 6cms      Standing -8cms

 Little paw pads have been needlesculpted and hand embroidered

5 ways jointed with a wired tail

I am lucky to live in Africa and see these beautiful creatures at home in our bushveldt. I have always wanted to make one. Their facial markings are wonderful. I just wish you could all hear the little 'pip pip' sounds they make when calling each other.

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