ldhenson: (merlin's magic disco ball)
ldhenson ([personal profile] ldhenson) wrote2008-12-21 01:25 am

So. Merlin.

What happens when S1 of Merlin ends and we have to wait ages for S2?

This.

Yeah, yeah, everyone talks about the big slash dragon under the castle, but the dragon I really like is the one on Camelot's shield.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



I've decided his name is Cuddles.

Uther will not be pleased.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Tough luck, Uther.

Cuddles only has the two hind limbs, so technically he's a wyvern not a dragon, but all the knights laughed at "Arthur Penwyvern."


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



His tongue is a four-strand braid of thread. (Yeah, that was a good idea.) Depending on his mood, it can either mean he's thirsty, saying "bleah," blowing a raspberry at you, or he wants a bite of your curry. And you'd better give it to him, too, because he can fry you like a Hot Pocket.

His eyes are a fetching copper color. They glitter, but you can't see that through the camera.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Like my other dragons, Cuddles' wings, tail and neck are wired. Unlike them, he isn't really poseable. His wiring is only for support.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Also unlike my other dragons, his wings aren't quite anatomically plausible. But hey, I makes 'em like I sees 'em.

(Ignore the loose white thread on the table. I had a spool sitting nearby.)


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon
"I vigilantly stand guard over Camelot from any and all--hey, is that curry I smell?"



X-posted to [livejournal.com profile] cute_plush (here), [livejournal.com profile] merlin_tv, [livejournal.com profile] merlinbbc, [livejournal.com profile] craftgrrl (here), Craftster (with a different set of photos in better lighting)


ETA: Second iteration of plush dragons

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

Your icon's so simple but so eloquent.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, and hope you like the rest as well.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, thank you! Yeah, it's me, the girl who makes crazy plush fannish things. The hard part is limiting my "want to make" list!

Feel free to friend me. I've friended you back.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, glad I could give you a laugh!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
::offers curry::

Cuddles goes nom nom nom.

I've read about wyverns here and there online and it seems there wasn't a consistent definition for it through the centuries. "Two legs" seems to be more or less the current general consensus.

A Fell Beast is on my "want to make" list, has been for half a year. I keep trying to tell myself he's too complicated to take on, and by now the felt I bought for him has been used for other things. But...

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

Hey, a year ago I didn't think I could make stuffed toys either. I can rec you a good book if you like.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee, thanks. His legs were the hardest to do, and I was trying out a new method besides. Took me a few tries but I like how it turned out.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Glad you like him.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha, thank you.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm enjoying having the place full of dragons. Though I ought to introduce Cuddles to the other two.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_bettina_/ 2008-12-22 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You have a lovely icon.

Thanks! :-)

[identity profile] xochismallbear.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be great.
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[personal profile] ender24 2008-12-22 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
this looks awesome! wow, the camelot dragon :D

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It's Sewing Tiny Toys by Carolyn Vosberg Hall, 1999. It's full of small but realistic patterns, mostly animals. It's what got me started making plush. My first one, the bat (http://ldhenson.livejournal.com/153995.html), is 95% her pattern.

The only thing is the book's out of print. I found mine at the library.

[identity profile] ad-exia.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
:OOO That looks SO amazing!!

[identity profile] wiccanslyr.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
THAT. IS. AWESOME!

WANT.

*makes grabby hands*

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. Don't let his plushiness fool you, he's very fierce. Grr!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha thanks, glad you like!

[identity profile] tainry.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee!

Oh you could so totally make one. Too complicated, pfff! Cuddles is even a first take on wyvernses! ^________^

[identity profile] fiercynn.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
This is fantastically awesome and adorable!

[identity profile] fairygothmum.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Uther looks displeased in your icon.

No, he's just being his usual pouty self. ;)

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