I've had this idea in my head for months, so it's kind of nice to finally make them.  Little awesome Super Mario Brothers mushroom rings!  You've got your Super Mushroom (in blazing, blinding red), your 1-Up (in bright frosted lime), and your Poison Mushroom (in dazzling purple and brilliant blue).  Pretty sweet, right?

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She was intended for a contest, but details of that got foiled in various ways, various times and... well, she's been sitting, waiting for her chance. The other day I walked in the room and noticed her and thought, "No. She needs the world to see her now. And maybe someone will really want to cherish her in the way she deserves."

I'm proud of her, besides. I always did love Maleficent, and despite how I have completely taken it upon myself to forget what a horrible experience her boss fight in Kingdom Hearts was, it was also one of those fun "two worlds meeting" things. Hence, awesome shininess!

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Needle Felted Tachikoma. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. …Revealing the exact why is just a further measure of my insanity.

It took a lot longer than I’d anticipated, but it wasn’t nearly as difficult. I think that means I win, right? I’d considered making the, er, rear bigger, but then I kind of liked how it looked when I was at this stage and left it there. They’re allowed to be individuals now, you know.

As much as I adore G1 Transformers, Beast Wars kind of remains my favorite show, and the toy line was... dramatically unpredictable.

This took... some time. Two very large, very complicated panels, woven so that they rest back to back. It's easily and completely reversible in case you're the Blackarachnia type. Plus, it's exceedingly versatile in the ways it can actually attach to a person's wrist, but automatically comes with a long black silk ribbon.

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I don't know how much time it took altogether, and I don't want to know. I love the poison mushroom... but I'm not sure that I loved it this much. Still, I did want to give white thread a try and... I can't really explain the rest of it. Insanity, as usual. And it's a corset cuff, meaning it can adjust to any wrist size with the spiffy little silk ribbon.

It was a real learning experience, though. There are some rough parts due to that, but overall it actually turned out much better than I expected. And, of course, it's SHINY! Got a lot of comments and pick ups at Anime Boston, but o one brought it home, alas.

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I saw Princess Mononoke on a Netflix DVD some time ago. I sat through the whole thing, mesmerized. When the credits rolled, I got up, stretched a little, got some food--and started it over again. Of course the absolutely creepy-adorable Kodamas stuck in my mind.

...This one looks horrified. And it amuses me incredibly. He's also supposed to be hugging his knees, which doesn't really come through well in the pictures. Argh. Anyway, he's 3.75 inches of needle felted goodness. I kind of wanted to make him intentionally rough to look like someone had built him in tribute or something... which is probably why he looks so disturbed.

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Dante from Devil May Cry, in bead form. 4,034 beads, to be precise, each added individually by hand using only a needle and thread (and a lot of ridiculousness). The panel itself measures roughly 9.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches across, so those are some tiny shiny beads. It's worth it for Dante.

Yes, this was completely dumb. Silly, even.  I also have no idea how long it took, and I'm grateful.

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A creative and appreciated commission, and not just because it gave me a week off of a long-term project I'd been working on a little obsessively. The idea is a representation of the Saiyuki characters Sha Gojyo and Cho Hakkai, the commissioner coming up with the basic pattern/design and of course I had to complicate it for myself by making part of it open. Admittedly, I love how it turned out. It's a little more airy and "free" this way, I think--and the colors stand out beautifully. (And of course that is a Swarovski crystal. I mean, of course.)