I imagine these fellows using wax on their forelock curls and their mustaches.
Pretend buttons and an antique shell button.
Third fellow and he has skeletons too
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Man in a Bathing Suit 2- With Skeletons
This is the fellow that has inspired this group. He was a special request and a LONG time coming. If you ask me for something it might be a VERY long time (years!) before I get to it!
His skeleton tattoos are colorful and they all look like they are having great fun. His skeleton button from this amazing etsy shop.
Man in a Bathing Suit
I haven’t made one of these fellows in a long, long time but I got a request so let’s go!
He’s got some classic tattoos and an old-fashioned striped bathing suit.
A mustache and a curl in his hair.
Here is a close-up of the pattern on his hair-
Last Merman, Best Hair
I am very excited about this hair! I am sure I will be playing with this kind of thing some more. This fellow- all around awesome! Let’s start with his hair. Front-
and back-
And his gorgeous tattoos-
A sea glass button and a crocheted belt of variegated threads.
Merman with Classic Tattoos
Last week I went to my favorite fabric store (Gather Here) for the first time since March 2020. It was such a treat to look and touch the fabric again! I found this excellent wave fabric and had to come right home and use some. Perfect!
Here is a closer look at his back tattoos-
A Purple Merman!
I am really going wild with these mermen! It is so much fun making imaginary beings.
Deciding on the thread colors for his face was a challenge- Lilac purple eyes, green eyebrows.
There is actually a print on the body fabric but the purple is so saturated that you can hardly see it.
Red-haired Merman with Skeletons
He has it all- gorgeous dark red hair and skeletons!
I tried to do a macrame sort of knot for his belt, but it doesn’t show now that it is sewed down.
and a Blue Merman
I make their eyes the color that I imagine the water they swim in.
So this fellow is definitely a cold water merman. His tattoos are mostly ships and then a few palms.
An antique shell button and some star beads.
Hair close-up-
Green Merman
A green merman with aqua eyes-
And a wave in his hair!
He has narwhal tattoos and an anchor button.
The First Merman of the bunch
Hurray! A new Merman!
Here he is, lounging around on my porch.
How could I resist this perfect tattoo fabric. He has a sea glass button.
It feels good to finish something again!