Thursday, August 11, 2011

My creative space...more finished softies

Hello!
You might remember I had a little pile of flat owls sewn together and waiting patiently to be stuffed and finished....well I have got my act into gear and finally got them finished!


This was the bit that was holding me up.. finding the perfect wing...see what I was making those half circles for the other day? I think the lacy wings really finish these birdies off nicely.


Soooo...... what do you think? You like?


They turn out taller and skinnier when they are stuffed and it gives them a different look and personality I think. Their ears are quite shapable and I can make them look quizzical and amusing.....


I still love all these colour combinations........


I have been a busy girl and actually popped this little family in my shop, along with granny porky.... am in 'finishing off'' mode now so you might see some other things going that way too, I have plenty of unfinished projects around here to give my attention!


On another front, my blogging has got a lot easier today, I have discovered how to reduce my photos in size, and voila, all my blogger problems seem to have disappeared! I think my photo files were way too big and taking forever to upload and it was just timing out. So now it takes like 2 seconds to upload 5 photos!! I am a fairly low tech person, probably why it has taken me this long to figure this out. But the good news is now I can put lots more photos in my posts! Yay! I hope the quality of the photos doesn't suffer too much in the reduction, I think they will be alright for blogging purposes.

Anyhoo, playing along over here today, check out the creative types and all their creations!

27 comments:

  1. Adorable! Love their soft colours!

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  2. What a hoot! They are adorable!

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  3. Yay, you, for figuring out your blogger issues! Can be a bear sometimes. Love the lacy wing idea. You are so talented! =)

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  4. They are cute as. Lovely new take on the owl design.
    Mxo

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  5. The owls are great! Any chance you'll tell us how to make their wings? :)

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  6. i love these :) They make me so happy to see them. what kind of yarn do you use? isit as soft as these cuties look?

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  7. Hey Julie, you have been busy, the owls are looking wonderful.........
    Don't close the shop door, I'm sure they'll be flying out very soon.
    You're right the wings are fab and sometimes it's worth the wait to find the right details ...........

    Sunny, windy, cloudy and cool here today.

    Claire :]

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  8. Twitt thoo (owl sounds - in an excited way) they are fabulous. I likey a lot.

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  9. They are gorgous and have their own character too. And thanks for the tip about photo sizes.

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  10. some interesting owl! really like the colors!

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  11. Hi Jules - just love your owls, they're beautiful! Really enjoyed looking through your blog - thanks for stopping by :D
    Alison

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  12. They are really really pretty!
    I have been thinking about trying some amigurumi projects for my boyfriend's niece, but up until now I have been a little hesitant...I think there might be some amigurumi in my future though!
    Have a nice day,
    Liz

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  13. These are so cute - my 7 year old is going through a bit of an owl thing and these are different than anything I have seen:) Cyndy

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  14. These are amazing! I have been thinking about making owls too- and these are just gorgeous!
    x

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  15. These are amazing! They look so good, love them!

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  16. I love your owls, they're so cute!

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  17. Gorgeous, I love the colours of these owls too :) Happy and cheery little owls!

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  18. I have never seen crochet softies before (where have I been!) - these are just gorgeous, bright and colourful. Headin gover to your shop now to take a look!

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  19. They're great--they just pulled me right in. Full of personality!

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  20. Hi! Just wanted to let you know that you won my Link Party last week, so I featured your blog today. I hope you are able to join the party again today. Have a nice day!
    Annemarie

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  21. They are just the cutest little owls! :)

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  22. Wow, I love your owls, they are gorgeous!

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  23. Hi Julie..I never would have guessed they were actually owl wings you were making! Love the colours!

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  24. adorable Jules! love your color combo as always and thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!

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  25. I'm learning to crochet this week. Your owls caught my eye on Craft School Sunday. I love your stuff!

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