Bayou Poste & Craft

Wolf mask in progress.

Bryce Eleanor has no interest in dolls,

but has a fascination with all animals.

She has a large collection of stuffed critters,

and loves little tiny plastic ones:
cats, dogs, horses, etc.

She also loves tails.
We've made various tails in the past
out of ribbon and rope and strips of fabric,
but this time, the textured wool felt
in my stash called out to be tails.

Of course, you can buy tails on Etsy
and at TellTails,

and mine won't be as elaborate,
but they will inexpensive,
and B.E. will like them just fine.

At some point,
I might make a dragon tail, 
but this week will be generic-looking
wolf and cat tails.

Here is another tail I love,
Telltails' Cat in the Hat tail!

We will be making some little Peggies,

I have to try things out first...

I painted one and added clay ears and tail

(which have not been painted yet).

We might even make little

houses for them as well.

Rabbit Lovie.

Muslin--gessoed, painted, sealed, sanded.

The effect is so different from cloth.

When I've done this technique in shades of brown,

the result looks like leather.

Should have paid attention to the butterfly

when taking the above photo,
it got folded back.

Second Lovie has a number of problems
that need to be corrected,

so I'll probably keep it as a kind of example
of what TO do and what NOT to do.

I find Lovie 2 a friendly sort 
and don't mind keeping him around.

 Just for fun:

Would you?