We're not done yet!

Of course there's more...

JUST A FEW MORE

'cause I really do love these little guys

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Check out this precious GEM created by SallyAnn

It seems to me that this guy is an old PARTY ANIMAL
(perhaps it's the style of horns which give me this feeling)

I feel that he has been around the block a few times,

but he still knows how to celebrate

and have a good time

He doesn't party as much as he used to

(as evidenced by the cob-webby strands from his horns, of course!)

but he does like to give the younger kids a run for their money

(it's possible I'm making all of this up, but it seems likely to me)

click here for SallyAnn's project page

 

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Sarah says that she began this project thinking she would

 do battle with her inner beast and try to beat him!!!

But instead she has learned to LOVE her inner beast

(even the undesirable qualities)

and also to love the INNER BEASTS of others

click here to more photos of Sarah's beast

including his rat tail

Apparently, people with wide set eyes are very tolerant and broadminded...

 but they also possess a flagrant disregard for authority and advice.

I wonder if this is true?

These eyes are VERY wide set!

(and tiny, I wonder what that indicates?)

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 This delightful character from Sue

really puts a smile on my face...

I can't pin point EXACTLY what it is that I find so appealing

but I think it's because he's so damn hairy!

He just looks like a giant shaggy ball of yarn ends grew a face

and some horns

* I really do love him *

Sue was originally planning to trim away some of that excess hair,

but I'm so glad she changed her mind and left him au naturel

 click here for Sue's project page

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Now this one looks like I do, after a rough day at work! 

More than a little disheveled, with eyes that just don't look like a match...

Kajsa has crafted this FEISTY inner beast, known as

THE GREAT GOOBERLICIOUS

You'll notice rather a healthy beard happening,

and if you check out the project page

there's a whole lot of hair around back, too!

 (PS. the beard wasn't even intentional, just a brilliant accident of yarn placement)

Can you believe that this is Kajsa's FIRST CROCHET PROJECT???

What an incredible effort!

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The final INNER BEAST I'd like to share is Melba's

CHEERLEADER BEASTIE

(complete with pom poms)

I love Melba's intention with this glorious creature...

I'll paraphrase a little, but here is what the cheerleader beastie means to her:

* REMINDER - enjoy life more, and shake out that negativity *

* CHEER LEADING SUPPORT - to complete all those unfinished projects *

* REMINDER to appreciate what you have, and not focus on what you don't *

There's something in that for all of us, I think!

click here for Melba's project page

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and here's my little guy who started it all...

I can't tell you how happy it is to see his TRIBE gathering!

A HUGE THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
 WHO HAS CREATED AN INNER BEAST TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD

IT REALLY DOES MAKE MY HEART HAPPY TO SEE THEM ALL
(and I am enormously proud)

If you are inspired by these wonderful projects, and want to make
an INNER BEAST of your own,

be sure and link your project to the pattern on Ravelry

so that we can all enjoy your creativity

*** INNER BEAST PATTERN HERE ***

The TRIBE is growing...

More INNER BEASTS to share today...

I really do love each and every one of these guys!

So often our creations look even better in real life too,

 so I can only imagine how truly adorable these creatures must actually be.

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Are you familiar with the children's book

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE?

This INNER BEAST created by Andrea seems like

 it would fit right in with the illustrations in that story...

The eyes are odd, and the horns are mismatched.

It seems that the row of pink stitches directly under the eyes could almost be the mouth,

but in my imagination it is stitched closed. I wonder why?

Andrea has added extra yarn tails to the head...

some are knotted, some plaited,

and there's some curls hidden in there, too!

If you look closely, you'll see that this beast is weighed down by a ball and chain...

Which is a shame, because I want to DANCE with this beast! 

I know it sounds bizarre,

but there’s something about this creature that makes me want to dance… 

I can almost hear the beating of a tribal drum… and I’m starting to tap my feet..

check out Andrea's project page here

Inspired to make a second creature,

Andrea then brought this THREE HORNED BEAST to life...

I love the way the red eyelash yarn at the bottom of the face

 makes it look as though he has a beard,

and if you look really carefully 

just below the beard and slightly to the right

you'll spy his wooden heart

more photos of this beast on Andrea's project page

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Sometimes you start out following a pattern... and then get a little distracted.

Like Margaret did when working on her beasties below!

Apparently she didn't read the pattern properly,

her stitch count was incorrect,

she only used a single strand of yarn,

and the arms and legs don't match!!!

Yet still they look INCREDIBLE

click here for Margaret's project page, featuring both of her beasts

 This beast speaks to me of great happiness.

I think it begins with the ruffle around the neck, 

which makes me think of a circus clown...

there's all those bright and cheery colours,

then those sunflower eyes

(we all know that sunflowers are the largest, happiest flowers of all time)

I love that she is suspended for the photograph,

allowing all those yarn ends to dangle freely...

almost like tentacles!

Riding on the success of her first beast,

Margaret created her second one, and called her LILYFUSS

She reminds me of a quaint old duck,

struggling between her head and her heart.

Her heart tells her to be true to herself,

 to embrace each and every one of her quirks,

and refuse to age gracefully...

But her head tells her to be graceful, demure and proper...

to pop on on her pearls and her fancy hat,

and conforms to society's norms. 

(maybe I read too much into that one!)

 

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Meet MURGATROYD ROUGE

created by P

Those red horns make her look like a complete devil,

and the eyes are so overstated!

They remind me of the old saying

EYES LIKE SAUCERS

(used to describe someone's expression of amazement)

click here to see P's project page

P also made a beast for her friend...

this one is called GRISELDA GRIS

(doesn't she have an incredible knack for naming beasts?!?!)

GRISELDA has STARS IN HER EYES

(another wonderful saying, used to describe

 a feeling of blind excitement and hope for the future)

the most precious little knot for a nose,

and a fabulous mop of hair on top of her head!

you can see more photos here on the project page,

 including the bows on her toes

 

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I know you want to see more of the tribe,

but you'll just have to wait until tomorrow!

* MEANWHILE, HAVE YOU MADE YOURS YET? *

You know you want to, and the pattern is FREE

Copper Star Creation

There is a wonderful ADVENT CHALLENGE which runs each year

over in the laughing purple goldfish group on Ravelry

click here to check it out

Each day during DECEMBER, a nominated member will post a

Christmas Decoration they have made using recycled goodies

It's truly incredible to see how creative some people can be!

I’ll be honest here…

I didn’t really have much time to allocate to the challenge this year!

Even all my brain space is currently occupied with a million other things at present…

But somewhere in the deepest, darkest corners of my mind, 

an idea started to filter in - and I just couldn’t shake it.

I wanted to create the most glorious Christmas star

using some of the copper wire I have been stripping from old electrical cables…

In my mind it was perfectly shaped from all angles, each arm was identical,

 and the centre of the star was slightly raised to form a small peak…

In reality, it’s a little quirkier than that - AND I LOVE IT

Best of all - since I already had the wire stripped - this star took about three minutes to make!!!!

(it’s taken me longer to put this post together, than it took to make the decoration)

I just formed myself a basic star shape, 

wrapped the arms a few times to bulk them up,

 then a few wraps around the centre to bind it all together…

Oh - and a tea bag string for the hanger! Of course.