Etsy store!

...did you know I have an Etsy store?


Well now you know!

I'm developing Pocket Ponies - and have a few for sale on Etsy. I'll take commissions for them as well, so just ask if you're interested.

Etsy Shop

More coming soon!

Fluttershy Filly Plushie

Busily working on customs and D&D miniatures, I found some soft yellow and pink baby yarn I bought for some armwarmers. I made a Fluttershy!




One of the things I wanted to try was to give her an expression. I think I managed to make her look 'sleepy', so that's good!
She's super soft, and I have now put her auction up HERE

Commissions are now open!

Please check my DeviantArt for details:

http://xanthestar.deviantart.com/

Gobbo prototype!

My Pathfinder goblin prototype...

...pattern coming soon!

Awesome WIP from Panda!

I'm posting many times!  I can't believe it.  :)

Anyway - I just wanted to give a WIP pic of what I'm up to lately - I got a bug up my butt to try this.  With Xanthe's help. I might be able to pull this off!

;)  Here's my WIP!

Plushies everywhere - and CM Punk...?

Two posts in one night?

Madness.

Anyway, I've been busy working on plushies when I have time. I'm working on a new crochet pattern, as well as a new plushie pattern with my new sewing machine. Awww yeah.



This is my plushie prototype. I haven't sewn in years, so I've NEVER made a pattern. The first try taught many valuable lessons, and mark 2 is gonna look a LOT better.


Big Mac is for my new Cuddle Colts/ Cuddle Fillies design prototype. This is going much better, I think!

Also, I made CM Punk a scarf and he's hanging with my ponies. Not a bad time.

A Pony Winter Wonderland

I really wanted to get into the Christmas spirit at work this year.

Ponies were the only answer!







Hope you all had a Happy Holidays!

Newest completion - The Cutie Mark Crusaders!

They're done!

They're finally done.

I present to you...the Cutie Mark Crusaders!


These little buggers have taken me far longer than I had expected, but they're done now and their commissioner loves them, which is what's important!


Here's Apple Bloom. She was made by heavily modifying a Twilight Sparkle figure.


Scootaloo is made from a Rainbow Dash, with her wings removed and new ones sculpted on.



Sweetie Belle was also made from a Rainbow Dash. All those stripes were a pain.

Keep an eye up for new commission information after Christmas!

My Little Pony - Christmas/Winter wear

Hello, my bronies!

I have been silent and busy with projects as of late, but today I bring you not only my first original crochet pattern, but a pattern meant for G4 My Little Pony brushable toys! Much to my surprise, it also seems to fit Little Pet Shop figures - at least it fit the kitty I used in place of an Earth Pony!




If you want to make it for an LPS animal, you can skip the ear-holes if the animal does not have them.

Hook this on Ravelry!


For this project, I recommend using hook F5.
For the main yarn, I highly recommend using Red Heart Shimmer, as I have exclusively used it. It is flexible and fits tightly together, to allow for it to fit on brushable My Little Ponies. For trim, suggested yarns are Red Heart Buttercup, Bernat Pipsqueak, or Bernat Boa. Any fuzzy yarn could be really great though!

Hat:
1: Chain 18 and join into round
2: sc 18 in round
3: sc 2, ch 4, count 4 st and re-attach, sc 4, ch 4, count 4 and re-attach, sc 2
4: 18 sc
5: sc 2tog, sc 1 * 6 times
6: sc 12 * 2 times
7: sc 4, sc 2 tog * 2 times
8: sc 10
9: sc 3, sc2tog * 2 times
10: sc 8

join trim color

11-12: sc 8
13: sc2tog * 4 times
14: Slip stitch until hat is closed

Close and sew yarn into hat. If you want the hat to fold over, use the end of the main color to sew it in to place and hold it down.

Hat, bottom trim:
Join at original starting area
1: sc 18 (If making the hat for a unicorn, sc 8, chain 2 and re-attach 2 st later, sc 8)

Depending on the yarn you're using for trim, you may want to add another row of 18. With Bernat Pipsqueak, I do.


Scarf

1: ch 25
2: ch 1, turn, dc 25
3: ch 1, turn, ch 6 and reattach at end of 6th st, sc 19
Finish and sew ends in

(The scarf works to stay in place by the opposite end looping through the loop created by the chaining, as seen in the picture below)



Scarf Trim on both sides

Attach at end of scarf
1: sc 4
2: ch 1, turn, sc 4
cut and sew in ends

Repeat for other end of scarf


Front boots:

1: magic loop sc 9
2-4: sc 9 in outer loop
cut and sew in ends


Back boots:
1: magic loop sc 10
2-4: sc 10 in outer loop
cut and sew in ends

If you are interested in this outfit, but do not know how to crochet, Panda and I will be selling these outfits for 15.00 as a set, or 5.00 for either a set of booties, a scarf or a hat. Please contact me at xanthestar@gmail.com if you are interested. The current colors I have in stock may fluctuate, but right now I have ...

Shimmer Yarn in the colors Hot Pink, Purple, Red and Turquoise for the main color.

Buttercup in White Coral, Bernat Pipsqueak in Whitey White and Funny Bunny, and Bernat Boa in Chick for the contrasting colors.

Please remember I am not guaranteeing I can make one for you, if demand turns out to be a little too high.

Custom Sculpt: Chief Thunderhooves

Auction is HERE!


Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

Because of that, I created a Thanksgiving Exclusive - Chief Thunderhooves, sculpted from Super Sculpey!


Unfortunately, this Holiday Exclusive thing doesn't really seem to be taking off. But, it was worth it making him!
I'd love to hear feedback on what kind of exclusives people would like. Halloween Twilight was kind of a bust, and it looks like the Chief isn't doing so well.

Works in Progress Update

Hello bronies,

It's been a while, but I'm still around and painting!

Just...hit some snags with some commissions, and have had less time lately.

Here are some WIP snapshots of what I've been up to.

Applebloom

The CMC Commission piece is taking me longer than expected!

Some work on a Pathfinder PC while watching my hubby run a game of the new Beginner's Box set.


A preview of a part of my Thanksgiving Exclusive...



Do you think Applejack grows pomegranates?

Halloween Twilight Blindbag Custom

While finishing up the Cutiemark Crusaders, I've had time to also finish my Twilight Sparkle Halloween exclusive!

I started on her well before Nightmare Night was released, so I didn't have Star Swirl the Bearded to go off of.




This one was a real project. Her body isn't varnished, though her cape and hair are - for some reason, the colors I mixed to make her purple shade separate when varnish touches them. I had to repaint her all over again!

The ebay auction is HERE

Work updates - commissions

I've been busy.

CMC commissions!















Rainbow Dash winter hat!

(image modified to protect my super secret identity!)














Celestia!















Twilight and a beholder:















Pathfinder Goblin Christmas Ornament!

Smartypants Plushie

Well, who's this?

Smartypants is up on Ebay!

Link

As soon as I saw the new episode I had to make one. She's too cute!

And the pattern was something I just made on the fly. She's only about 5" tall.

Not much else to say, but expect more crochet in the future.

Moar pics!

Gold Standard made it home!

One of the winners of my blind bag contest made it home!
I love seeing my ponies with their new owners :)

A Quick Aside

Hi there everyone,

This is un-related to my blind bags, but a quick update on a few side projects.

Firstly, I'd like to pimp Gamemaster's Kip/Gamemaster Kevin. I've been doing some artwork for his Personae Malevolent for a while now, and just did one of Obould Many-Arrows. Panda also has done artwork for his PMs - I encourage you to check him out HERE.

Nextly, I've been doing some amigurumi work on the side and trying to come up with a small pattern for ponies. Would anyone be interested in my posting it once I perfect it?
This Fluttershy was the first completed one, and I sewed her together kind of like a gummy bear.

Number two was a Rarity -


I sewed her together in a sitting position,and managed to figure out how to make her hair curled while still yarn!

Which design do you like more?