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This weekend totally wiped me out. I attended a writing workshop for two and a half days and it was pretty intense. There were more than 12 people there, split into three different teams, and we wrote three different Live Action Role Playing games. I tried to convince folks to write a FiM game, but sadly my husband and I were the only Bronies there. ;) My team ended up writing a ten character game with a 1920's seance. It was pretty sweet.

Back in pony-land, have I ever mentioned how totally awesome I think :iconethepony: is? He's started selling super cool kits with pre-embroidered minky that work with the pattern I sell! Go take a look: [link]

I also found a pile of tutorials right after I published my last post.

Here's a super cool tutorial that talks you through hand sewing basics:

Here's a tutorial that talks about how to make embroidered pony eyes:

Here's a tutorial that explains how to paint eyes on fleece:

Also, for anyone who's in to crochet but not sewing, my friend :iconterriko: recently released this beautiful pattern for crochet ponies:

Also also, some more awesome people finished* some lovely ponies using the pattern you can buy in my Etsy shop. I'm really impressed with all the beautiful things people have made and the clever ways they've modified the pattern to get different effects. :)

(*One or two of these photos might be older, because I recently sorted through my favorites and realized that I misfiled a few pictures early on. Sorry about that!)

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P.S. I'm going back to working on my poor neglected prototypes this afternoon (right after I print some more copies of the pattern...). So hopefully there will be new prototypes this week. :D
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:iconmirajane-scarlet:
~mirajane-scarlet May 10, 2012   General Artist
Ooh, tutorials! Thanks! They're wonderful.
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:iconvalleyviolet:
No problem! I <3 tutorials. :)
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:iconoddcurio:
Mood: Love ~OddCurio May 8, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Yay tutorials! Thank you.
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:iconvalleyviolet:
No problem! :D
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:iconmoguai89:
Awesome!!!! Though I was wondering, I recently purchased a patetrn from you and i got it in the mail yesterday. I bought my supplies and was wanting to start working on it today, but I'm finding myself growing more and more nervous...not just because this is my first time sewing ANYTHING lol but because the wings really make me feel defeated :/ You mention some wing tutorials in your instructions, but i don't even know where to begin looking. Could you possibly give me any links or suggestions as to where I might find these tutorials? Also, I was wondering if you were going to introduce the male pony as a whole package or maybe just the head? Mainly because I already bought the one pattern and I'd feel better if there were a way to purchase just the new parts I would need. Thanks for listening to me blab and any help or references you could give me would be great!! Thanks again!
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:iconvalleyviolet:
I mentioned wing tutorials? Hmmm... do you mean something like:
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I think I brought it up in the context of what order the feathers lay for the more complex set of wings? If so, don't stress out about it. For your first time, if you want to make a pegasus, make one of the _open_ wing designs. You can always make a more complicated pony once you feel more confident. :D

My current plan is to sell the male pattern with the male head and draft horse body (I need to finish the prototype and see how far the body is from being finished). I'm hoping to make an announcement about the male pattern in the next week or so. :)
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:iconmanlystitches:
*ManlyStitches May 8, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Awesome! Thanks for the links to the hand sewing and hand embroidery tutorials!
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:iconvalleyviolet:
No problem. If I find any more good ones I'll put them in future journal posts. :)
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:iconnaox:
A crochet pattern? Awesome!
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:iconvalleyviolet:
I know, right? :D
:iconterriko: is awesome!
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