Hey again...this is what I did today..now that I've got the book I'm just a maniac..I made the witch from the hansel and gretel set..I'll be doing the hansel and gretel too..but I had to show her off..:D I didn't have the right kind of seed beads to make her buttons but I'll go get those soon..and for some reason her arms turned out way longer than they should be..doh..however, she's gorgeous..and took much longer to make than the tiny ones..this is a 4" one!
Oh..and I finally got wool felt..which is much thicker and nicer :D
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/megjobes/WitchBendy003.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/megjobes/WitchBendy002.jpg

Thanks for looking..:D

she IS great! awesome job!

I love her skirt!

Wonderful job!! And it does make such a difference to use wool felt doesn't it! I love your embroidery work :)

Wow, you've really improved your technique from your first bendy oh so long ago (wink). I really like her! Lots of nice detail work on the skirt too :)

I can't do nice roving bendy hair to save my life. I try, but it always ends up looking like an afro when what I am going for is "whispy child hair." I should just stick to using floss and call it a day ;)

She is wonderful, how could we get sick of looking at those bendies?

awww..thanks guys..I can't wait to do hansel and gretel tomorrow..I want to make them a gingerbread house at Xmas and display it somewhere the kids can't get it..then they'll graduate to dollhouse toys :D

She's great!!! And, wow, you've been practicing with the embroidery!

For buttons (especially when you don't have the right color beads lol) try a colonial knot (waaaaay easier than a french knot)

http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/images/colonial1a1.gif
Step 1
Using a small crewel needle, bring the thread up through the fabric as the point when you want the knot to be on your design.

http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/images/colonial2a1.gif
Step 2
Wind the thread round the needle in an approximate 'figure of eight' movement. It may be worth practising this beforehand on a spare piece of fabric.

http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/images/colonial3a1.gif
Step 3
Finally, push the needle back down through the fabric, close to where the thread first emerged. Keep the thread taut as you do so and draw the thread through carefully to the reverse side of the fabric, leaving the knot neatly in place

(stolen from http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/acatalog/Stitching_Techniques.html 0

These come out consistently perfect for me and I can't do a french knot to save my life. Go 'head...try it :D

I keep trying to tell her to join the rainbow swap, but she isn't listening :lol:

ohh..thanks Dannielle, I'll try that tomorrow :D

I still just don't feel that good at this, Jodi..I just started! I have to think about doing a whole swap with these cuties..

oh, and if you wet the felt and run it through the dryer it gets even lovlier. At least I like it better that way. You might want to experiment on a little scrap...see if you like it.

OH...and another lil' tip (not that I'm all that to be handing out tips or anything lol) but on the bigger bendies I double wrap their limbs. It makes them sturdier, keeps them from looking too thin, and hides any peeking pipe cleaner fuzzies. I just loosely (as in quickly...skipping lots of space) wind back to the end of the limb, and neatly wrap a second time back to center.

Not a requirement or anything lol...but while you're having fun playing with new techniques thought I'd offer up more :)

ahh..cool :D I appreciate the tips..I was wondering how they made the felt look fluffy in the pictures in the book..mine is a wool/rayon blend which apparantly is very common..but I'm going to try that and see if it makes it like the ones in the book. Good idea on the double wrap..witchy looks skinny even with a little fluff under her shirt!

She IS great! You are totally becoming the bendy queen, that's so cool! :hbeat:

I just finished reading all the replies, those tips are great Danielle. And you are "all that!" :heart:

Great job mama, she looks fantastic!:)

Danielle thanks for the tips, I cant' wait to try those on my peter for the Narnia swap:hug:

ah but my ultimate bendy trick is still a secret ;)

ack! don't you know never to say that to an aquarian woman!! Now I'm gonna die of curiousity...arrrrrghhhh

Finished Gretel..she looks adorable :D

ok, ok...quit your whining! lol!

perfectly proportioned bendies every single time...

that looks easier than measuring which is what I've been doing..

I don't know about easier but definitely speedier :D

She is great!!!! I think you could do a swap! Why not..I am not the greatest bendy maker..in fact I never made them until I started doing swaps here:)

Awesome tips Danielle:D Thanks for sharing:D

Yup..I'll be making 11 yellow princesses by august..so I'm in! I'll have to save what I get in return until Sophie is a bit bigger, but it should be fun :D