Socks, Scouts and Cupcakes

Friday night was the annual spaghetti dinner and cake auction fundraiser for the Scouts. I created this funny puppet just for that. The cup cakes needed something to be scared of though they should have been more worried about the hungry kids than that fuzzy monster.

We Need More Sock Puppets

Here are a few of the sock puppets that I made earlier this month between all the stuffed rabbits. Just in case you were wondering, This is supposed to be a lion.
I really liked how this one came out. He looks like such a nice crazy king. I have loved these soft fuzzy socks that I found at the dollar store. These were the last of my stash. I wish I had bought the whole box full.
I really liked the goat that I had made at Christmas, so I had to try another one. I made this one's horns a little straighter. You just have to love the goats!

Baaaa!

Here is one of my favorite sock puppets that I have made recently. I like it when I finish a project and look at and really like it. That is a good feeling. It was hard to let this one go.

You Never Know What You'll Get

One of the things I like about making sock puppets is that no matter how much you sketch and plan in advance, you never really know what you are going to end up with until you are done. I like the whole randomness of it. This puppet reminded me of the stereotypical uncle who is a little on the strange side, and you don't know whether you really want him to show up at family parties or not. I thought he was cute in his own way, but I didn't like the way he was staring at me. It is probably appropriate that his picture is a little fuzzy.

Dragons

I feel like I have made a lot of dragons lately. Dragons are fun to make because they can come in any shape and color without looking strange, and they have those cool wings. The dragon above was given to my oldest daughter for Christmas. She named it Apples.
This handsome dragon I named Cnut after a viking king. I happened to be listening to a college lecture on the Vikings at the time that I was sewing him. I can't quite picture him on the prow of a long ship. He just isn't scary enough.

A Sock Named Ryan

     This is the sock puppet that my son received for Christmas.  He wanted it to have a hat which you can see in the photo below. 
   My son named him Ryan. I am not sure where he came up with that name. I don't think that it quite captures the personality that has popped out this sock. The name is way too calm. This fellow is not calm. Don't take him on a car trip with you as he tends to be a back seat driver. It is a little scary to be driving and all of a sudden you catch a glimpse of blue fuzz out of the corner of your eye. Turning, there is this button-eyed being practically biting your ear. Ryan definitely needs to stay in the back seat.

Sock Puppets

    Here is just one of the many sock puppets that I made this past month. He is a dragon who's name is Filbert. At least, I think that is his name. Sometimes they let me know right away what to call them, and other times, they just want to make me guess. ( I told you they could be obnoxious.) I will post more pictures of puppets as time goes on.