An octopus couple taking their pet fish, Fred, for an afternoon walk. The octopus pattern is Frowning Francis' Steampunk Octopus. They are 75% of the original pattern size. The fish is a bead.

Ellie May is made from Julie McCullough's pattern Cat Dancer. Her mane is needlefelted.

Her bling is purchased bracelets from Michaels.

I call her Ellie May because her hair reminds me of the girl from the Beverly Hillbillies.

Kiki is a cute little girl kangaroo all dressed up in her patterned diaper, bow and girly bead necklace. When I create animal babies I first hunt the internet in search of actual subjects. Then I try to make them as true as I can. Kiki is hand stitched, jointed, and hand painted. Her eyes are fabric, formed and painted. As well as her nose.

KIKI is completely designed by me. The only thing not created by me are the plastic beads I used for her necklace.

This Raccoon is made from a pattern by Furry Critters I made it with German Schulte Synthetic fur and he is fully jointed and has a wire armature in arms legs and fingers and loc-line in the spine and tail has glass eyes and a sculpted nose.

This little puppy is made from my own pattern it is made with Schulte Synthetic fur and is fully jointed and has an open mouth glass eyes and a sculpted nose.

Mi abeja se llama Isa y esta elaborada con patrones de la red, los ajuste para poder hacer mi pequeña abeja, a ella le encanta pasear por las flores y tomar el sol por las mañanas.

My bee is called Isa and it is made with patterns of the net, I adjust them to be able to make my little bee, she loves to walk through the flowers and sunbathe in the mornings.

Introducing Zoey... She's a 11" long and weighs 1lb 4oz puppy. She is soft sculpted and stuffed lightly with polyfil and B.B. pockets. Zoey wears a tee shirt and diaper just for future play!! She is a playful little squirt! She's ready to get outside to start running!

This is Velvet, my little rabbit. Velvet is sewn of cotton by my own pattern. Her little eyes are made of glass and she has pretty little ribbon tied on her ears. Her beautiful outfit is also my creation made up using lilac cotton fabric and lots and lots of lace.

Velvet loves to sit in front of mommy's sewing machine and watch her get ready to make her a play mate.

My doll for the animal doll challenge is Frowning Francis Folk Art Pattern. He sits approximately 11 inches tall. What fun to create! I added a scarf I knitted and also added extra layers of paint to make the fur on him. His main body is made from fabric and then I added antlers made of foil and paper clay (this was new to me). The use of paper clay was at times a struggle, but with time I was able to figure it out. I tried to add a few touches of my own and it was very interesting to be able to use foil, plastic and paper clay to make him come to life. I added my little wooly tree I made at a class for the extra touch to set the scene!

My animal doll for the challenge is, "Ratty with Hottie," a doll designed by Jill Maas. I had a great time making Ratty. I had to take a picture of him when he was overindulging in cheese and crackers . It shows how well he stands on his own and how he can hold onto things. On the closeup you can see his teeth. The main animal is fabric, but there is wire and pipe cleaners that help to make him free standing. The feather boa was fun to use to show to his flamboyant side. After overindulging in cheese and crackers, he had to retire with his heating pad . His little fingers were a challenge. He stands 12'' tall. I hope you enjoy him as much as I do!

This is Pecos. He is a young, paint colt.

His legs are very long, but he can run as fast as his mother. His big eyes are baby blue, but might change to brown as he gets older.

He has a little dog friend, Coco, that lives in the main house.
Coco and Pecos spend many hours together. Coco likes riding around the pasture, on Pecos' back. They are quite a sight!

Pecos is made from white wool felt, that has been brushed. His spots are applied with a fabric paint. Coco is also an original pattern.