Rainbow Cupcake Living World Dome Cover

I just finished up a new custom dome cover for a customer from my Etsy shop!   

It's a cupcake with rainbow sides, a chocolate cake layer, pink icing, sprinkles, and a giant pink strawberry!  I went all out  :P

I must say, I am really loving it.

It kind of puts all my other dome covers in shadow.

Here's a close up of the strawberry on the top.  I even embroidered seeds on the berry, and the leaves have an indented center line.

Oh, and I rolled up little strips of fleece to make sprinkles!

The rainbow sides are super fun, huh?  I had my work cut out sewing strips of fleece together to make those.  

I think custom dome covers are really fun to make.  I'll miss it when school starts and I won't have as much time to make these anymore. 

I hope the customer likes this new dome cover.  It's really quite spectacular!

Have a great day!

Living World Dome Modification Into An Orange Toadstool

I have been wanting to test some new designs for Poggle's Living World dome cover.  I previously made him a short, fat tree dome cover and I was able to duplicate that for a customer, but I wanted to try something new.  It seemed like mushrooms would be a suitable next woodland item  :)

 Here is the finished toadstool dome cover!

 I used orange fleece for the top, white fleece for the stem and dots, and green fleece for the grassy base.

 The underside of the mushroom top is pale yellow flannel.  I have sewn the underside out of triangle wedges so that there are joint lines that mimic the lines under a mushroom top.

 If I had more white fleece, I might have made the whole base white, but I didn't have enough so I just made it green on the base to look like grass.  The underside is green too.

Sometimes limitations are good.  I rather like the green base.  I tried to sew grass strands, but it didn't work out.  I'll have to think about how I might manage that.

What do you think of my new dome cover design?   I wonder if Poggles will like it?

Want one of your own?  Have one custom-made just for you here.

Have a happy day!

Hedgehog and Small Animals Tutorials - Sewing and more!

To keep things organized, here are some of the tutorials available for making cool things for your hedgehog (or other small animal).  Please note that these tutorials are for you to make things for your own personal use, not to sell.

Summer Flannel Pita Pouch - perfect for hot weather and more airflow, also fits perfectly into your dome.

Fleece Pouch (8 x 10 rectangle) - perfect for sleeping in, snuggling, hiding, burrowing... you get the gist  :)

Quilted Fleece Top for Fleece Pouches - use up those fleece squares and make your pouches awesome!

Poggy's Special Inside-Out Pouch - a modification of the rectangular fleece pouches into a reversible holiday & non-holiday pouch

Fleece Pouch (10.5 x10.5 inches square) - perfect for converting into a carrying pouch!

Flat Bottomed Carrying Pouch (10.5 x 8 x 3 inches) - perfect for making into a flat bottom carrying pouch!

Carrying Pouch Straps - ties a cute bow stylishly around the side of your neck.  Why not cuddle with your hedgehog and look good too?

Tree Dome Cover - very general instructions for how to make a cosy for your Living World dome that looks like a short, fat tree.

Fleece Cage Liners - washable, reusable bedding for your little friend!

Start a Mealworm Colony - keep your store-bought mealworms fresh and tasty (aka FAT) by keeping them in dry oatmeal and giving them a carrot each week.  If you're lucky, your colony will become self-sustaining!

Hedgehog Dolls - just purchase the PDF from my shop and you're well on your way to two adorable new little friends.  The instructions are 14 pages and include 39 photos with step-by-step instructions.

Hedgie Hat - available as an instant PDF download from my shop.  The instruction are 11 pages and include photos and the template for the reversible hedgie hat.  The mushroom decoration templates are not included, but the instructions for how to make them are.

Don't forget to post finished pictures of your projects on the Flickr page here or email them to me bluepandemonium (at) hotmail (dot) com.

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