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Continuing with the Seahorse theme, I thought I would make a larger one (this one is 40cm tall). It's not intended as a toy, however, I thought how lovely they would look as a family on the wall - mum or dad with their young. I know that the father carries the babies, but I'm just offering a choice! Not wanting to reinforce sexual stereotypes at all, but we all know how much girls LOVE pink!
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So I attached a loop of ribbon to the back....
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I can just imagine some little baby ones drifting along behind....is this a bad idea? As naff as Hilda Ogden's flying ducks?! I really enjoyed making it actually. The lovely spotty fabric was an ebay find, and it's a really lightweight linen, so looks great and is nice to work with (turning the tail inside out would have been really fiddly with a thicker fabric).
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Watch this space, I'll be sure to post a photo of the whole herd, wait, that sounds wrong,
family! when I've finished.
Talking of pink, I found these fab bits of driftwood at the beach yesterday...
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Lovely, distressed paint...the top white layer is flaking off to reveal a sort of salmon-coloured paint underneath.
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Perfect for making boats - will be sure to show you them when they're made too. I'm going to be busy, aren't I?