11 August 2006
This is one of my creations. I made it as an Xmas tree ornament but it ended up in my boyfriend's taxi-cab, dangling off his metre. He told me, he had many inqueries from his customers about its origin. "My girlfriend made it." In disbelief, they questioned him about each individual part, "but how could she make the shoes?, they look factory made. How could she make that head? She must have just put the pieces together."
I made the shoes, head n ears, buttons and pom-pom out of FIMO material. I use my fingers (covered with finger cots, to prevent prints) to shape the FIMO into the generally desired shape, then use old dental tools to create the finely detailed features. Then I place the objects on a piece of tempered glass and put it into the oven for a bit. Ta Da! Don't touch the pieces right out of the oven, but u know that, teehee. Afterward, you can use paint, nailpolish, make-up, sprays, etc. to add/change the colour/shine.
