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Making Progress

3/21/2023

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The baby dragons are coming along. I last shared about them back in mid February when I'd sculpted all their feet. ​But then I got side-tracked for a month with other projects.
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Before moving forward with their legs, they first needed their wings. I wanted them to have a bit of wire supporting them, and didn't want arms and legs getting in the way when I sewed on the wings. So the next step was to design and make the wings.

I wanted the top edge of their wings 'stuffed', but stuffing something so tiny would have been very difficult, so I layered some thin batting along the top edges. Then after stitching, turning, and top-stitching, the wings had a 'stuffed' upper edge...
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Then it was time for the arms.  I wanted separate fingers for the hands, but really didn't want to try turning tiny, separate, cloth fingers, so I designed the hands without fingers, and stitched beads where the fingers would be. The beads would serve as anchors for the sculpted fingers.

I was going to use Apoxie to sculpt the fingers since it's very strong, but it's very soft and not the easiest to work with, so I just sculpted the thumbs and middle fingers first, and let those cure.
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I had also just finished beading the last baby....
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Then my sister offered to help sculpt the bases for the remaining fingers, and after those cured, I finished all the fingers...
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I attached everyone's wings, then sewed on their arms and legs with button joints. Then they were ready to have their hands, feet, and wings painted, but I couldn't resist posing them for a photo with their parents first.
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The next step is to paint their Apoxie feet and hands to match the colour and patterns of their fabric bodies. But I won't be sharing any more photos of the finished babies, until they actually 'hatch'.
11 Comments
Dorothy
3/21/2023 08:31:09 am

I love the family portrait. Well, I guess it's a pre-portrait because the babies have not been born yet.

They are so cute. I love that we can see the personalities coming out in their faces.

Mama and Papa look (will look) so proud.

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Martha
3/21/2023 08:58:28 am

Thanks. I couldn't resist, even though they were not done yet. It will be interesting to see how their personalities develop.

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Donna
3/21/2023 08:55:28 am

Too, too cute!!! I love that there are two of each colour. Do the colours match the gender of the parents?

I'm looking forward to their birth... err...hatching! 😀

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Martha
3/21/2023 09:04:32 am

Thanks! They turned out quite well. Two of the babies are the same colour and fabric as their parents, and the other two are different. The plan is for there to be two girls and two boys, but I haven't decided which will be what. And then there's the challenge of giving them all names.

I don't think they will be 'hatching' for a while yet. First I need to introduce eggs into their story line, and dragon eggs can take years to hatch. Although these won't, but I didn't want to introduce eggs until I had the babies made, other wise I'd feel too stressed with a looming deadline hanging over me, feeling pressure to hurry up and make them. Now I'm free to introduce them whenever I want.

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Brigitte
3/21/2023 01:51:21 pm

The baby dragons are stunning sweet. I could steal them right out of the photos. (But i never would.) So cute!

The little pink baby on the right in the fist photo reminds me of my daughter. Nina was a little rascal and this sweetie looks just as innocent and full of mirth. So that one is a girl to me.

All of them are almost ready to discover the world and keep their parents on their toes. I'm looking forward to see them again.

You and your sister are a great team. Please send her my regards for her work on your beautiful photobooks.

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Martha
3/23/2023 09:11:20 am

Thanks!

It's interesting how everyone seems attracted to the purple one, yet it's my least favourite of the four. I guess that's a good thing - something for everyone.

I'm hoping we can put together a few more new books this year. It's just that they take a lot of time, and are a lot of work, and I'm still extremely busy with a couple of major stories.

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Serendipitous Jo
3/22/2023 12:56:46 pm

These are so adorable! I love dragons and your babies are lovely.

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Martha
3/23/2023 09:07:22 am

Thank you.

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earthspirits
3/22/2023 06:18:51 pm

What a beautiful and very sweet dragon family!

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Julie
3/24/2023 10:55:32 am

I love how this family has grown- these babies are so precious- love their funny faces. I can’t wait to see how you create their hatching!

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Martha
3/25/2023 08:01:29 am

Thank you. I wanted each one to look different with a personality all their own. But it will still be a while before they actually 'hatch'. Maybe in a couple of months after another major story.

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