Happy Easter!

Had to finish this one before Eastern!

I am struggling agains a cold and the flu. After a lack of sleep for more then 4 weeks the flu is trying to get me in his grip. But I am not somebody who gets really ill. Just an unpleasant cold with  bad headaches, ugly coughing and a dripping nose.

But it does not stop me from making new creations. Having my head full of new ideas and a cupboard filled with new wonderful fabrics I have to make more. 

No time for a flu!

This one I have finished just yesterday. He is called 'Malcolm'. This week he is an Easterbunny but next week he can be a 'plain' bunny again. He loves butterflies and they love him!

Malcolm is 7.5 inches / 19cm tall. His body and legs are filled with plastic pellets and the rest is filled with a synthetic fiber. He has a needle felted face and his eyes, fingers and toes are made of polymere clay. 

I hope you like him!

Happy Easter, Mel

ps. don't eat too many eggs - chocolate or cooked! 

Little Dappled Dachshund

This is a little dappled Dachshund, he is a little cousin from Weenie.

He is just born and has no name yet but we are thinking very hard about that. 

He is completely handsewn with a needle felded face and hand sculptured teeth. He is filled with synthetic wool. He is about 7.5 inches (19cm) high and 9.5 inches ( 24cm ) long.He is about 7.5 inches (19cm) high and 9.5 inches ( 24cm ) long.

Hope you like him.

Love, Mel 

Meet 'Ash' !

After winning a TED Worldwide Award I am very motivated in creating more little creatures!!! Yeah!!!

Meet my newest craetion called 'Ash' - partly created in Wiesbaden - Germany.

He is only 4 inches / 10 cm tall.

I hope you like him, I personally like him a lot. :)

Hugs, Mel

Wiesbaden & TED Worldwide Awards 2012

Yeah, Cody won at the TED Worldwide Awards in Wiesbaden!!!

I have had a wonderful weekend in Wiesbaden in Germany. I have met and spoken to so many nice people!

On Saturday was a gala evening where all the winners of the TED Worldwide Awards were honoured.

The gala evening was a little long-winded and cheeky but I was so happy to see my Cody as a winner on the big beamer next to me!

I am so proud of him! 

My first award but I am aiming on winning many more!!!

Love,

Mel

Meet Sam!

Time flies at the moment. I want to do so much but I also want to rest - it does not work together.

I am making an album of all my creations from the last 3 years and I HAD to finish this new creation because I saved the first page for him.

This is Sam. He is a little tapir who loves donuts- unlike his Mummy...

Sam is 5 1/2 inches tall and the donuts are about 1.3 inches.

I had to save one donut from being eaten by my Mum. I said to her that I have made him donuts and she said: "Well, I have to try one of those! (* thinking they were kinda small though*)" I thought she was joking but that she put it to her mouth. NO, that is polymer clay! Phew... just in time.

Anyways,

I hope you like Sam.

Hugs,

Mel

ps. don't forget to vote for Cody or Bits on the Golden George Award!  :P

 http://teddybaer-total.de/golden-george/online-voting/

Thanks!

 

The Golden George Award 2012!

Yesterday I received an E-mail which I was waiting for a long time:

"Dear Mrs. Meulenberg-Ansems.

Congratulations! From 153 submissions, the jury nominated your “Cody“ and “Bits” for the awarding of the GOLDEN GEORGE. Therewith you got the nominate-medal for sure and be one step closer to the GOLDEN GEORGE

...skip...

the possibility to vote online is grand new and available for the first time. On http://www.golden-george.de all interests got the opportunity to vote for their favorite.

Both summarized results – online voting and exhibition visitor voting – will decide the audience prize.

...skip...

Well, we keep our fingers crossed. Good Luck. We’ll see each other in Munster.

Kind regards.

Herzliche Grüße

Tobias Meints

(editorial office)"

YES! 2 Nominies for the Golden George 2012!!!

I aslo have a new job! So yesterday was filled with good news. :D

So if you like to vote for 'Cody' or/ and 'Bits' you can do it here:

 http://teddybaer-total.de/golden-george/online-voting/

Many hugs,

Mel 

Finally new work

Finally I have finished my latest work.

Mini 'Minnie' made after pictures from a lovely dog called 'Minnie'- a Jack Russell/ mini Foxie cross.

It took me quite a while because you want her to look like the real dog as much as possible.

Totally different then my other work because I usually make the more 'funny' characters with big eyes and my own style but now I had to work more realistic. Scary... hehe.

I had to rely on other people's opinion if she looked like the real dog because I only had some pictures of her.

 The mini 'Minnie' is 9 inches/ 23cm tall (with ears).

Hope you like her.

Hugs, Mel