duck chair 3

[chochiyo_sama]

duck chair 3, a photo by Pirate Queen ChoChiyo on Flickr.

I free cut the duck shapes out of yellow felt, then appliqued a felt "wing" onto the side of the duck. I stuffed a little fiber fill into the wing to make it stand out. Then I sewed the duck body pieces together, glued on wiggly eyes and sewed on a cut felt "beak."

Then I made a tufted seat big enough for two little Kelly dolls and attached it to the duck's inside "body." Last, I glued on feet and set them on card board to make them sturdier.

Pretty good for an "experiment," I think.

Comments

[the_godiva]

OH, that is darling!

You could sell those!

Make a pastel set with bunnies on the side.

Etsy. I'm telling you. Etsy. And your doll group.

(And the parents of these little girls should be paying you for materials and for time essentially "babysitting" their little girls while they make these rooms. Your time is no longer free and you should be compensated for materials. I know you love to do it. But you are destitute. I'm sure these parents would be more than happy to compensate you a few dollars for your time and materials.

I'm glad you got some good pictures of that duck sofa. You need to make more of those to sell.

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking I am going to do this again--and this time, I'm going to make it a "one-seater" rather than a love seat. And I will make the inner wing of the ducks into the back of the chair. I might make and "upholster" a little crate out of plastic canvas for the seat. One wing can cover the front of the seat's back and the other can cover the back of the back.

That sounds confusing, but I think you can get what I'm saying. That will eliminate the sag of the seat as well, if I make a plastic canvas form for the inside. The ducks will be more secure too, being attached to something solid. I'll double the felt on the feet and put the card board in between the two layers. That will look better and be more solid.

I could do a variety of animals--I think bunnies, cats, dogs, piggies, elephants, donkeys, horses, chickens--all of those I can "see" in my mind's eye. If I can "see" it in there, I can usually make it.

I can make them bigger for some of the larger, higher end dolls (that are 10 to 12") that my doll groups really spend money on. Lots of people make clothes for these dolls--not many make this kind of thing.

How much do you think I should charge for something like that? It took about four hours to make. It shouldn't take more than two next time, now that I know what I am doing.

[the_godiva]

I get what you're saying. But I like the contrast between the ducks on the ends and the sofa. If you make the wings be the backs you'll lose that contrast.

The plastic canvas is excellent for the smaller sizes. You'll need luan or a thin piece of wood for the larger dolls. You might need to put plastic canvas inside the animals to give them some support too.

Hmm. Two hours would be at least $15-20. That's minimum wage plus a little for materials. Even though you already have the stuff lying around. But you'll need to make sure they are plenty sturdy.

Why don't you make a few in the most common doll size and then put feelers out on your doll group. They can help you set the price and if they buy any give you feedback on how they hold up, etc. Help you tweak your final design.