Something for Little Girl

I see so many cute homemade stuffed animals and of course I think to myself, "I can do that!" So I did. Little Leelah Lou loves kitties, just about every animal she sees is kitty, and guess what animal I made? Thats right a frog. Totally kidding I made her a cat. It did turn out odd shaped, I love the face though. I hand stitched the buttons on, for the eyes and nose, and I also stitched the mouth and whiskers on. Here are the pictures, always the best part of any project...

I cut the pattern out free hand (which I would not recommend)

Got an idea of where to sew the eyes and nose on...

All sewn up and ready to turn right side out.

Almost there...

Stuffing process has started.

Finally the finished little kitty.

Leelah didn't seem too interested in the whole stuffed animal, just the eyes and nose. She really seems to like buttons. I was afraid I was already going to have to make an eye patch for this little cutie. :)

It's Painted!

I really didn't think I would finish the painting this fast but once I started I had to finish, I couldn't make myself stop. I rather surprise myself. I think it turned out very well and think Isabell would be happy with it too.

 And the completed portrait...

I'm not sure yet but I'm thinking about finishing it off with a coat of Mod Podge not sure if it will be with the matt or the gloss... Either way I cannot wait to give it to my dear friend.

A sketch to be painted...

Not to start on a sad note but a friend of mine, my best friend actually, recently had to make a very difficult decision. Her dog, a beautiful Italian Greyhound, had gotten very sick and she had to make the heart breaking decision to put her to sleep. I wanted to commemorate the time she had with her beloved and I decided I would try to draw and paint a picture of her Iasbell. I'm not very good at drawing, I can never seem to get the shapes and shading right but so far I think its turning out pretty well. Here is the picture I used:

And here is what I have come up with so far...

I'm just hoping it turns out well and captures Isabell as she was. I'll post the completed project. I know its early but I wanted this to be a Christmas present but if I get it done soon I don't think I'll be able to wait.