Saturday 31 July 2010

Snowbats

The other day, I was searching online for bats, as I often do, and came across these gorgeous little guys:



They're Honduran white bats, and live in the rainforest. Having seen these cute little snowballs, I of course wanted to make one, and set about designing how that might look:



The basic idea was to have some sort of big pom-pom, and to add wire wings and features to that. My attempts at pom-pom making haven't been too successful though! For example, this one, made from some very fluffy yarn, is just too fluffy, and moults everywhere:



Instead, I've decided that felted balls are the way to go, so I've ordered a few of those. Until those turn up, here's a little Photoshop mock-up of what will be known as a Snowbat:



The Snowbats will be a lot like my Fuzzy Bats, only snowball-sized, and will have a loop with which to hang them from your Christmas tree.

5 comments:

Esme Dodsworth said...

aww they are so cute and fluffy :-D
I have a pom pom maker, I have two :-D so if you would like one I would happily send one to you, for some odd reason I got two as presents and they are both the same size lol. If you would then drop us a message on facebook :-)

Sneddonia said...

Thanks hun, I'll bear you in mind! x What does it look like?

Teena in Toronto said...

They are so teeny tiny!

Happy blogoversary :)

Sneddonia said...

I know! I want some pet ones to snuggle. ^..^

Thank you :) x

Esme Dodsworth said...

Its like these ones on you tube, they are great I kept making pom poms for the kitten with them :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMR9r3N9VDc