Amouretto the 2013 Sloth of Love!

 Phew, finally got some glamour shots of my first sloth of 2013, now named Amouretto!

I wanted a name that was linked to almonds (like his lovely creamy brown tipped fur) and love as he's ready just in time for Valentines Day and my usual 'Sloth of Love' release time, and I'm afraid Amouretto won't become unstuck from my head despite the fact that I was given a few more sensible options! I found my camera's SD card firmly wedged under my sofa cushions (hanging out with a lovely collection of hair pins, red marking pens and crumbs) and managed to get it working (phew!) so I have some nice pics to show off today.

As you can see, he's a smiley little guy. I shaded his face and eyes to match his lovely curly Schulte fur: an off cut from a much bigger sloth that just managed to fit all the pattern pieces! It's so dense that his seams are virtually invisible which adds to his realism and also helps around his claws. The claws themselves are old-style claws made from a transparent clay: I wanted to give this clay another go, despite it being slightly weaker than epoxy, because it does have a more natural look and feel to it. To balance the costs of the clay I've removed my usual package of steel shot from him so he's very light and should cause no problems when hanging from his claws.

He does have armature in all four limbs and a double jointed neck that gives a nice range of movement: he has some particularly quizzical poses! As always, he has a secret rose quartz heart sewn securely into his chest which you can just feel through his chest: rose quartz is meant to absorb and reflect love.

At 10" tall (depending on neck position), Amouretto is a great buddy for teddies and dolls and is currently chillaxing on my book case waiting for his new home to appear. If you would like to adopt him please contact me at je-suis-lugly @hotmail.com (just take out the space). His adoption fee is £165 and I will happily send him free Special Delivery in the UK and pay the recorded costs myself for abroad if he is bought before St Valentines Day is over.

Here's hoping he finds his home soon!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxx

A New Face!

Hurrah, first new face of 2013!

Phew, it's tough work being a teacher but finally I've devoted enough time around the edges to finish of a sloth who's been in the works for some time... Meet "Insert Name here!"

Sorry, I haven't named him: to be honest I'm not sure if I'm accessorising him or anything right now but I can confirm he has all his limbs and his quartz heart so he's almost ready to go: just got to finish those last details. I'm thinking he may need an almond-y name for some reason? He's a little sloth at just 9" sitting but totally cute: I have reverted back to the old style claws with him for a bit of variety so they;re a little weaker but with a much more natural appearance: I've lightened his stuffing to minimise the risk of any claw based damage. His eyes are hand painted to match his sweet shaded face and his lovely tipped Schulte mohair fur.

Anyway, as soon as he's finished I'll be putting him us on eBay, but if you'd like to stake a claim on this sweet little boy sloth please get in touch! As always, my e-mail is je-suis-lugly @hotmail.com (just take out the anti-spammage space!).

Thanks a lot!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxx

Guess Who I Found?!

 

 

Well, you know it's a bad sign when you forget about a sloth you've made!

Rooting around in my Mums' cupboard at home looking for Bert we found Scraps: a contemporary of Berts from the olden days. It's pretty clear: she also needs a home! I really don't want to have to make her over, so once again I will offer her at a reduced price.

Scraps is a small sloth, about 11" sitting (I've added a photo with Leo who's a standard size, so you can see the difference). She has a darker hand needlefelted face to compliment her tipped fur made from two different length tipped Schulte mohairs, and expressive dark brown glass eyes. Her eyes are lidded in ultrasuede and her face has been sculpted and tinted to give her a mischevious smile. I think she has a sweet tortoise-y smiley face!

Scraps has strong epoxy claws and a bendable armature inside all four nut and bolt jointed limbs. As with all lugly's, she has a rose quartz heart secure inside her chest: she clearly needs someone better than me who will actually return her love!

She was originally for sale at around £170 ($275) but (due to my negligence) I would love to find her a home as she is at £130 ($210).  There's loads of photos of her on Flickr here and at my website. If you think Scraps could fit into your family, please contact me at je-suis-lugly@hotmail.com, or via Facebook.

Hope you had a great New Years Day!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxxx

Please Save Bert!

Hope you've had a fab Christmas, everyone! I've just had a trip to Liverpool for the first time and spent a couple of days exploring the city,shopping and visiting the Beatles exhibits. Sadly, only a week before I'm back at work and have less time to spend sewing! I do, however, have two sloths in the works!

Poor Bert here was made a little while ago, and has been hanging around in my cupboards at home because I didn't want to relist him...

I made him to try and push my sloth design on a little as the pattern for my sloths is actually pretty simple (most of the detail comes in the face and claws and any back detailing that's added in) whereas Bert here has a tail, ultra suede paw pads and down-turned paws like a real sloth. His tail even rotates so he looks natural hanging or sitting, and his arms are designed so there's no seam at all on the facing sides, so his fur falls more naturally.

Moving from his design, Bert has a sweet hand needlefelted face with expressive golden eyes which were also hand tinted and lidded with suede. His face began as a blank creamy canvas and was shaded to emphasise his expression.

I would love to find him a home before he is doomed to that uncertain fate of the Lugly Makeover Studio... No sloth should have to experience the pain!

He was originally for sale at around £260 ($420) but as a Christmassy treat (and to help him avoid a horrible fate!) I would love to find him a home as he is at £180 ($290). There's loads of photos of him on Flickr here and at my website. If you think Bert may be the sloth for you, please contact me at je-suis-lugly@hotmail.com, or via Facebook.

Here's to a great New Year!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxxx

A Christmas Update

 Hello everyone!

Well, I'm finally on holiday, hurrah! It's been a long and busy term: I am exhausted but enjoying teaching a lot so it's worth it :) The only upset is that I've had no time to sew at all, even though I've had lots of commission inquiries... I'm going to try and make up for that this holiday.  I've also decided to join the textiles club at my school so I can work on my beasties for at least one hour a week: better than nothing!

I hope you like the photo of Leo with my first Christmas tree: I have four big sized Lugly's scattered around my flat, but it's only just occured to me to take a photo of one?

I thought I'd publish a picture of Seymour and his lovely Bear Artistry award: easily the best one I've recieved, despite the fact that it says 'Seymoura' on the crystal: oops! I definitely have to work on a few faces this year as I really enjoy entering a local competition that doesn't cost a fortune and that actually gives feedback too, unlike some of the big international ones (sometimes entering them feels a bit like chucking money on a fire: you've no idea what's not good enough about your entry!).

Anyhoo, have a fab Christmas, sorry for the lack of updates but hopefully I can make up for it and have a couple of sloths available in the New Year :)

Chleo and the Lugly's xxx

Seymour Needs Your Votes!

Such exciting news: Seymour's one of three Judge's Choices in the first ever Bear Artistry Awards!

The competition is slightly different to most: the first round is judged from photographs by professionals in the industry agains a series of checklists. The three with the most points overall in each catagory are given Judges' Choice awards, so Seymour's already won a lovely trophy, but I'd love to win a public choice award too... fancy voting?

All you have to do is go to http://www.bearartistry.com/entries and mark which bears you think deserve to win in each category.

Thanks so much!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxx

Seymour the Bombastic Sailor

Seymour the Bombastic Sailor Bare Head, a photo by Je Suis Lugly! on Flickr.

Seymour the Sailor is finally finished! Phew! Just in time for competition entries :P

I hope you like him and will click on his photo to see pictures of him in his sailor gear... he's looking snazzy if I do say so myself!

Chloe and the Lugly's xxx