This started out as a gift for my mother for Christmas. Having grown up always putting up the ceramic Christmas village out every year made me want to make my own version, for her. But now it has taken on a life of its own. I am still far from completing the project but I would like to share the progression, so far.
Ultimately my goal is to make enough to sell on the side. Let me know what you think.
That is a really good idea! Thank for the suggestion. I already planned on making crowns for a king and queen. The females will be a challenge though. I want them to be less furry lol
Thank you! I like the bowler hat as well. The guy is meant to be a dirty looking chimney sweep. My favorite hat though is the dark blue top hat. I’m not sure how well you can tell but it’s supposed to resemble an old collapsing Top hat.
One thing I should mention is that the hats and noses are not glued on and can be interchangeable with other hats and noses. Making them very customizable. They are toothpicked to the body. Which is handy because if you ever lose the tooth pick you can just grab a fresh one from the cupboard!
Depending on what material you’d use for the body, you could use most adhesives. But I’m using foam board and found hot glue works the best. Super glue just ate through the foam. And Elmer’s took so long and made such a mess that it gave them permanent bedhead. Just make sure not to touch end of the gun to the foam. That’ll melt it too! I started out calling these Cousin It’s cousins. But I’ve decided to call them very hairy dwarfs.
This is the Dwarf with Elmer’s bedhead. Maybe I should’ve kept him and called him Elmer, hah.
Thank you very much! Eventually I’m going to try to figure out a way to sell these. If you’d like, I can DM you when I get the store up and running? It’s gonna be very customizable!
For real? That’s pretty awesome! Thank you all for being so supportive! I welcome all constructive criticism and ideas. And if I use your idea I’ll be more than happy to credit you. I’ve got more faux fur coming tomorrow and Friday and I’m excited to keep making new ideas. Sometime soon I’ll be satisfied with what I’ve designed and start mass producing it (or at least as quickly as my fingers can move.) You’re all witness to me trying to start a business and I don’t know if I could do this all without your support! I’m just one guy. So thank you all!
I’m glad you think so! I’m going to have a village made for them, so they need to be small! Eventually I’ll start working on them. But I’m not finished coming up with ideas for these little guys.
Hot diggity dog! Your awesome craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! Congratulations!!! 
