Artful Friday: Costumes and Monsters and Raggedy Doctors, Oh My! Sewing Fun for Kids!

Welcome~!

For quite some time, my crafty son has been creating with yarn and thread,

all sorts of things practical, cute, gift-worthy
 and Doctor Who - related.

(Of course!)
 He marches to his own beat
and is of a rather non-conformist nature;
so the fact that this sort of "hobby" is  boy- atypical
doesn't concern him.
He'll even bring his latest handiwork to the court or the field to occupy
himself during a bit of downtime being subbed 
(while he cheers on the team, of course!)
 or in between games.
And guess what?
Team mates wind up watching, questioning and
commenting. But only along the lines of,
 "You made that? Wow, that's pretty cool!"
And frankly, that's pretty cool!
In the past, I've shared his finger knitting and
he's guest posted for me with a couple of
really popular video tutorials on balloon shaping!
Check 'em out if you have a minute ( or three!).

So here are a few of the pieces he's made,

 along with some of the inspiration for his creating.~

~A Raggedy Doctor~

 Whovian readers remember early on in season 5!?

Well, Amy's Raggedy Doctor doll grabbed my son and of course, 

he needed to create one from scratch.

He made these about two years ago and 

since then, he's come to admire  even more, 

the heroics, the wit and the whimsy....

 all while saving the world.....

 of the Eleventh Doctor.

This one is a variation of the raggedy doctor,

 that he made for a friend:

Lucky, me, I received one, an original creation,

 (of course!)

for Valentine's Day!

~Costumes~

As you know, my kids have been cast in  many roles 

in community theater...

though nothing since last summer, 

as we've wanted to take a bit of a break 

from it all, focus on studies more and 

stay closer to home rather than running 

several nights a week to rehearsals.

I believe they are "ready" to begin auditioning again 

for shows here and there.

(But am I ?? )

A few years ago, they were part of a homeschooled group 

of kids who staged original 

Shakespearean plays.

( and a JM Barrie script as well.)

My post on Elizabethan fun, field trips and performances is here.

Here he is creating the costume for the play staging the original JM Barrie,

"Peter Pan," in which he played one of the Lost Boys, Tootles.

Thinking Disney? Think again.

Other than the characters and the setting, 

Barrie's masterpiece is nothing like

the Disney mutilation.

All we did was purchase a throw at Walmart, out of which he

 made pants and  a "jacket." 

Cute huh?

And a great costuming job!

And beware the villainous Hook

(aka the older brother!)

Arrrrr, me hearties!

~Monsters~

Thanks to my friend, Sue, for mentioning on her blog,

this awesome and oh-so-kid-friendly book,

Make a Monster,

 my boy's love for all things animals and pets,

can now be enhanced to include the wonderful world of stuffed monsters!

Among his birthday gifts in mid December was this book,

 and by Christmas,

 he'd made his first monster, which he wrapped and was SO excited to give....me...!

I love it!

Her name is Prudence, by the way,

and how CUTE is she??

Thank you, Sue!

For my previous "Artful Friday" posts, 

you might like to click below.....

They're all here if you'd like to dust off something from the archives:

Study of van Gogh

Wisdom from a Violin Master

Everything You Need for a  Cezanne Study

The Arts in Our Homeschool This Week

 ( knitting, winter crafts, the theater and piano)

 Lenten, Valentine and Papal Crafts

Mercy Crosses, Lenten wreaths, Rosary Making, Music Lessons

Strings, Keys, Sketches

Strings for the Beginner

Yeats, Joyce and Watercolor with a Little Vivaldi Thrown in!

Crucifixion Paintings

A Few Resources on the Great Composers

Let's Have Some Elizabethan Fun!

Forever West: Caricatures and Street Performers on The Wharf

Autumn Tree Art

Violin School: Ode to Joy

The Art of Giving:

A Parade of Artwork for the Impoverished of Honduras

Orchestra Concert and  Fools for Christ Christmas Skit: 
Violin Resources for Fun, Classical Study and Christmas Solos!

And, my son's popular  guest posts on crafting rocket balloons,

 both of which include instructional videos:

How to Make a Balloon Dog

and

Shaping Balloons: A How-To 

I hope you get a chance to click over and enjoy one of his posts!

Also, friends, amAZING new: ( ! ) 

I was nominated for a Sheenazing Award 

at  Bonnie's A Knotted Life.!!

The awards are so named in honor of Ven Fulton Sheen's 

unique use of media to spread 

The Word!

To say I'm  honored is an understatement!

Voting begins on Thursday  January 23rd~~

Go, enjoy perusing the list of nominees and discover some

amAZING ( ! ) blogs!

Please click here to check it out.

And thank you, Bonnie, for generously hosting!

I'm honored by your vote, friends!

Friends, as always,  thank you for stopping over and 

spending some of your precious time here at my home on the web!

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Until next time,

~Chris

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