Sunday, June 15, 2008

Rainy Sunday

Today was rainy and dreary outside but upstairs in my craft room I was having a blast. I glued, trimmed, fit and finished the first two flip flop ornaments. They came out very nice even if I left off the ribbon and giant button that should have been attached across the design to mimic a real sandal. I didn't have any giant cherry buttons or beach ball buttons so I went without. They look like flip flops from the side too. A nice summery ornament.
This is a paper toy printed on card stock, from the Canon 3-d paper crafts website. You rotate the crank and the seals tip their heads and the ball moves back and forth. Lots of fun to assemble but not for the beginner or feint of heart.
The strongman mouse got a nose attached and now can talk with a tiny pink mouth. He loves his barbells that aren't attached to his hand permanently. I organized all of the patterns for the remainder of the circus mouse and knitted the pieces for the clown. After a day of cleaning, organizing, finishing, and paying the bills I wanted to knit so the ringmaster will wait in the wings for finishing.

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