I have finished turning all the dipped cranes into charms ... these six:

are headed to CA to be part of the HeArt Collective Charm Swap
(five for the swap and one just for the hostess)
After these leave, I'll still have a little over a dozen in my possession.
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In other news, I have thrown caution to the wind and am focusing on the Under the Sea Swap.
... I don't believe that I am spoiling anyone's surprise as it is
my understanding that my partner does not have a blog ...
I love the cat head from the free Pointy Kitty pattern (found HERE) so much that I decided to use it on a ... drumroll, please ... CatFish for my swap partner:

here's the head attached to the body:

and a view from above:

(would you believe I came up with the fish body shape? me, either, but I did.)
with a "spine" of sorts added:

and a few scales, too:

I have to admit that I am not really planning anything out, but simply just going with the flow ... also known as stalling cuz I can't quite decide how to do the face. Hopefully it'll come to me at some point before the deadline.
are headed to CA to be part of the HeArt Collective Charm Swap
(five for the swap and one just for the hostess)
After these leave, I'll still have a little over a dozen in my possession.
*****************************************************************
In other news, I have thrown caution to the wind and am focusing on the Under the Sea Swap.
... I don't believe that I am spoiling anyone's surprise as it is
my understanding that my partner does not have a blog ...
I love the cat head from the free Pointy Kitty pattern (found HERE) so much that I decided to use it on a ... drumroll, please ... CatFish for my swap partner:
here's the head attached to the body:
and a view from above:
(would you believe I came up with the fish body shape? me, either, but I did.)
with a "spine" of sorts added:
and a few scales, too:
I have to admit that I am not really planning anything out, but simply just going with the flow ... also known as stalling cuz I can't quite decide how to do the face. Hopefully it'll come to me at some point before the deadline.