![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERk4r0chEXkxs_nW86RAq7vlpi1C_ZRYUc2t_hCs8IqkRWj59qfFAg_eRMLEMJ2WFx2b_wJE7c_GfyCCj3KfHk2PwgNjjxP4cLSabkE-JDTVbkkizVIv_xldkK8wCp0gmGprw2knjp98/s400/lorretta_package.jpg)
I wasn't in the best frame of mind when I got home from work. So I decided to make a toy for a
Toy Society Drop (
#1179).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw_n8BMtinIPNtEUOyBkSs-6CMlWgD2cC33DlPNuFAI4FXAAlGttXG6cY81UW7Fh4NeULCyG5NqT614bhyphenhyphena23vAzdCeHp5Q0IGx-kjyueRc9UKI-2hojQxYiGWceDfL4RD6ip1qbEw2Q/s400/lorretta_sketch.jpg)
Flicking through my sketch book, I found this illustration, inspired by
Llorie the bipolar cloud in the
plush-o-rama book.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8k3MlqOBoqbPFYdhD2rwhj1R2fIxG9E56gNvaenktC_RBLTIAgpSZFMuF5Jgml6e7BwBTgjJ6dTexDxBo-CmsjZ8EhJ9SZD8HbXBZ_CJ8rccvUcdFSDnoQTHXlyUxxKG7cbyU6xme6Y/s400/lorretta_sonrisa.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CemWYZGCy0UI-pKtOdKkvKtWxjS89vQeyNsUBJVdovidWpjqNH4GHwbxGPX8IkqbWwFO_5RkPTtPEakecNxfY5oLPDlYH100Wt8Ila4BoaTz85CktM8LB4duQ0LY3qELUDnINavG0Lw/s400/lorretta_llora.jpg)
I didn't trace the sketch or anything, I just winged it... hence the clover-shaped hands! The cheeks & tear were an afterthought. It was therapeutic hand-stitching and stuffing the toy. And trying to do a drop-off without getting spotted is always exciting!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB2V2MoAGnK60znmNKTUoyD2RKt1D4824G6FIFGHeo83E3G8_F0NP_TAj_Xd-tAiGpL10fjfwZJ6D1IeNLfs8n5gqxQRvahAruMMXtSeq8-o9nFltSozpw90e4K7DVZ7K81nH5ytFaJU/s400/lorretta_tree.jpg)
I left Lorretta attached to a tree outside the
old bus depot markets (Canberra, Australia) around 5pm. When I passed by the tree again around 9pm she was still hanging there..!
Related post:
Free toy pattern: Lorretta
6 comments:
I really hope she's found a warm home by now. Thanks so much for my bag jen, a lovely surprise! Am blogging about it now.
I visited the spot this morning and she's till there after 2 nights... :o Glad you liked the bag :) Surprise mail is the best ^_^
How clever yet simple! I'm sure she'll find a good home soon. Just waiting for the right person to come along, I think.
Thanks Martta :) I'm happy to report that as of last night she has been picked up by somebody! Yay!
Yay!
I've made a pattern for this toy, I've linked it to the bottom of this post :)
Post a Comment