Keeper of the Castle

 Hi there everyone! Today I went to the outback with my sister and got a blooming onion, afterwards we stopped by at the craft store just to browse and I ended up bringing home an entire castle! I also found a little treasure chest which I stained a darker color and then painted. I cannot wait to start painting the dragons new home next!
  Hugs- Heidi

A few more dragons, some paint, and then this thing will look great!

I forgot to take a picture of the chest before I painted it

so I found a picture of one similar.

A dragon egg nearby that I am working on.

You can't see the little map too well here in the picture but

I spent a long time letting it soak in tea, and then I burned the

corners to give it an "older" look. 

Valentines Day Dragon

 Hey there Bloggers! It's almost Valentines day and Cupid has been searching for love in all the wrong places! This little dragon is 3.5 inches long and has a wingspan of just 4 inches. I had lots of fun taking the pictures I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
  Bear & Dragon Hugs- Heidi

Cupid looking at my German Shepherd Dante.

Autumn seems a little annoyed by the little romeo. 

Time for a nap.

Back to the search!

Cupid is wondering what could be in that cup?

Not much! 

Cupid curled up with a penny just so you can see the size.

Dragons

 Hi Everyone, I hope you are all doing well! I've started making a lot of new bears lately but they are taking so long.. I think I might have gotten a little burnt out. Yesterday I was surfing the web and found some really cool dragons people had made and I felt some inspiration and decided to make one of my own. This little guy is just a prototype, my first attempt at a dragon and his name is Leaf. He's 2 cm tall, 4 cm long, and 5 cm wide (including his wings). He is entirely movable with wire running from tail to snout and everywhere in between and he is made from ultra suede.
 Hugs- Heidi

Leaf frolicking in some dried fall foliage. 

Bears and FISH

 It has been a while since I have had the time to blog, I've been so busy with school and work.. I did not get much of a summer. Every night though I still set a little bit of time away to work on my bears and they are coming along .. very very slowly. A couple weeks ago my family and I went away for a weekend to the beach, it ended up raining the entire time (except the day we were leaving.. of course) so we went to an aquarium and saw some pretty amazing fish and sea creatures. Here's some pictures of the bear I'm working on and all the animals I met. Have a great weekend!
 Hugs! - Heidi

Lion fish.. pretty but deadly.

Jellies

Eel

Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright

 While I was walking through the craftstore yesterday I picked up another piece of wood to decorate, and what do you know here I am crafting again. I decided this time to use an engraving tool which burns into the wood; the fire and the embers reminded me of a poem by William Blake I once had to memorize for AP Lit. It goes,

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

My "Tyger" !

The burning stage

The Sketch

One Big Bruin

 Sitting patiently in my fabric box waiting to be finished since before school was out has been the second largest bear I've ever made. I've been so busy on graduating, getting ready for college and enjoying being with my family that I almost forgot about him. Recently I had an interview for a job at a roofing company (I applied to be a secretary) and surprisingly enough I found out I got my first job!I plan on saving every penny I earn towards my college. Although it is only a part time job I am also starting my college this summer and as I work on my math placement tests to figure out my fall schedule it is looking like all my AP credits are taking away from my extracurricular which means I can't take any art classes if I wish to stay on my pre-veterinary biomedical course. I am really bummed, just this past year I discovered that I have this crazy love and passion for art and now my schedule is looking like I won't have any time to create. Ever since pre school my unwavering dream has been to become a veterinarian and I couldn't have picked a harder goal. It is more difficult to get into vet school than it is to get into medical school. I realize that these next four years are the most important time of my life and I cannot have any sort of distraction.. but does that include even my art? Even if I cannot take art classes at my college I am thinking that maybe I can go during my thanksgiving and winter breaks to take some courses at some local art schools. Unfortunately this means that I won't be doing much blogging in the days to come but we will see what happens. One thing I know for sure is that I am going do my best to finish this big bear by the end of the summer and if all goes well hopefully do a big give away too!
  Hugs as always- Heidi

The Tale of a Rat

  Yesterday I was driving with my little niece to the mall when we saw this tiny little creature sprint out across the road just as a van was coming. The driver of the van slammed on their breaks but the little animal kept going and it hit the wheel sending it flying. My niece and I jumped out of our car and rushed to see if the little animal was okay; we were surprised to find that it was a baby rat! Miraculously the poor thing was not hurt at all just a bit stunned so I took him home to make sure he wouldn't be hit by another van or eaten by a cat. Originally I figured it must be a mouse since it is so small, but after doing some research I think that perhaps it might be a baby endangered Florida Key Largo wood rat. Since we are leaving for the beach tomorrow I am not quite sure what to do with the little guy, he doesn't seem to be eating or drinking and I am really worried about him. I think today I will try and call some wildlife conservations here in Florida and see if they might be able to rehabilitate this cute little wood rat.
 Hugs! - Heidi