Three-Eyed Plant Critter

sheepBlue · August 27, 2020, 9:25pm

I’ve been obsessed with plants lately. Live ones, fake ones, ones with eyeballs (clearly).

I’ve seen some funky stumpwork plant-critters and wanted to try making my own.

It starts with an order of eyeballs. Lots of eyeballs.

And then lots of stitching. I love this leaf stitch pattern - so satisfying to complete.

For the stem, I used some super thick wire with a bit of clay to form the eye stalk base.

Next is wrapping the wire and leaves together with liberal amounts of glue.

Arranging and playing with the shapes. I also used this novelty yarn I bought YEARS ago for some added texture. I tried using real moss but it just didn’t look right and made a giant mess.

And finally was gluing on the wrapper base with some iridescent tiny skulls.

Magpie · August 27, 2020, 9:54pm

Oh, it is so wickedly good, Brava on a freaky masterpiece!

sheepBlue · August 27, 2020, 9:54pm

Thanks lovely!

Mixed_pibbles · August 27, 2020, 10:03pm

Awesome

AIMR · August 27, 2020, 10:41pm

So many great things about this project! Love that you did stumpwork…the leaves turned our just perfect! The concept alone is fun and unique…the “moss” fits perfectly…I love this project!

Some_Girl · August 27, 2020, 10:58pm

Love this!

Bunny1kenobi · August 28, 2020, 12:25am

This is awesome! My DIL would love it!!

RagingSloth · August 28, 2020, 12:58am

Nice! I love them. Your stumpwork is great.

audity · August 28, 2020, 1:05am

So cool!

Abbeeroad · August 28, 2020, 2:21am

Well this one won’t pass for real on a zoom call. But it makes up for it in AWESOME!

susieoregon · August 28, 2020, 2:54pm

I love this! It’s a great idea and executed so well. There is nothing about it I would change. Great job!

irid3sc3nt · August 28, 2020, 2:54pm

I couldn’t help but think “Labyrinth”. I didn’t know how stumpwork… worked, but you took great photos! I like your choice in blue eyeballs and the addition of the yarn for a moss substitute looks really good. Ugh, I hate knitting with that type of yarn anyway, lol.

MissingWillow · August 28, 2020, 4:56pm

Isn’t it fabulous!? This little beauty lives at my house and I love it so much! Thank you again SB!

ErinAquaheart · August 28, 2020, 5:47pm

This is amazing

TheMistressT · August 30, 2020, 11:50pm

THIS IS AMAZE(eye)BALLZ! I love that you’ve made a fun/funny thing so well-crafted!

Please name it Seymour.

bethntim · August 31, 2020, 12:13am

Love everything about this!

sheepBlue · August 31, 2020, 12:29am

Thanks everyone! I have a couple of extra leaves so I might have to make a sibling for this lil fella.

PrincessP · August 31, 2020, 12:50am

So cool! Freaky, but cool

I love the touch of the moss

I wonder what you’re going to do with the rest of the eyeballs?

kittykill · September 2, 2020, 4:58pm

Congrats! Your Three-Eyed Plant Critter is one of this week’s featured projects. You are awesome!

Loop-da-Loop · September 2, 2020, 5:02pm

Wow, that is absolutely marvellous!!! So creative and he came out great