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

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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.

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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

Meet Bungle the Circus Bear

Being a 'bear-artist' - uhm, or something like that - you should have bears in your collection.

Well, that was my problem. Just one bear at home... So I decided to make a bear this time. 

He turned out totally different as what I had in my head but I will save that idea for a next bear.

Little Bungle is about 8,5 inches - 21,5cm tall (without the blue list). 

Here are some pics. 

Hugs, Mel

 

Patrick and lil' Rudi

Here is my first creation for 2012!

This is Patrick and on his shell sits lil' Rudi. Two happy lillte tortoise. 

Making the shell was a hell! After 2 tries I finally was happy with the result.

But I wanted something on top of it. I thought of a little tortoise but after just finishish the shell I was so tired!!!

The next day it was still going through my mind. So I started on lil' Rudi.

Finally ready and happy!

 Love Mel

(Patrick is 7 inches- 18cm tall and lil' Rudi is 2 inches - 5cm tall. The shell is 2,75 inches - 7cm.)

Last upload this year: a Hot Dog

This will be my last upload for this year - sounds dramatic, doesn't it? 

I am still thinking about what to make next. Hope to start this week on it. :)

This is my last project: 'Weenie' a OOAK little Hot Dog.
Would you turn into a vegatarian if a hot dog would look at you like that? 

Weenie is about 11"- 28cm from the head to the tail.

I don't know if it is a she or a he actually... what do you think?

xx Mel

Best wishes to everybody!

A Merry Christmas and have a wonderful and creative 2012!!!

I am trying so hard to get into the Christmas spirit but it is not really working. It's raining (last year we had snow), feeling a little sad and lonely, my hubbie was working the 24th and on Christmas day, nothing decent on tv and not many Christmas cards this year - everybody is sending unpersonal greetings through Facebook...

Highlights though: My new watch I got from my husband, I made Sushi yesterday and we watched 'The Gruffalo's Child' on BBC1 afterwards and we are going out for diner tonight!

I have somone new for you to meet.

It's 'Ting Ting', she is a little orangutan girl. 

Creating her took me as long as a real birth, I guess. I started on her but was not satisfied so she ended up in a little bag in a drawer - handless and unfinished. I decided to fiinish her afterall and now I am quit pleased with the result. I am sorry I had to give her away :(

Hope you like her.

Love Mel

Ting Ting