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Let me introduce our newest 'family' member. Cledus Bodene







And his side-kickDudley DOOright

He's a cute addition to the family, don't you think? rofl Our two cats aren't too sure of him tho! But, they'll get used to him in time. Bud said "You gotta name him!" So, I laid awake all night last night [figuratively] thinking up a perfect and charming name to go along with his 'cuteness'. It coulda been Clem...but nothing fit well with that name except for Kadiddlehopper, and I didn't want that. And being a southerner now, I thought he needed two names -kinda like Billy Ray and Bobby Joe, y'know? I even thought of Willie Nelson...nah!! No way José! But the thought did cross my mind. We two do have an odd ritual of naming things --our car is even named. Sheila if you're interested. LOL

If you've stopped by here this past week, you will remember that I posted on Tuesday about being nearly finished. This has been my project for Autumn decor these past few weeks. It took me a while to get the pattern and directions printed out [the printer ink cartridges were dried out!] and deciphering the broken English terms and different use of symbols compared to the "American" version of crochet directions. It was a challenge from the very beginning...but, I stuck to it and proceeded with will and determination. After crocheting the pieces, then stuffing them with fiberfill, I stitched them together finally, and here he is...our very own Cledus Bodene [nice Southern 'ring' to his chosen name, don't you think?]. When he was completely assembled by me, I used a certain gauge wire through his arms to keep them outstretched. Then, a #4 dowel through the body and drilled a #4 notch in the baseboard [stained with satin finish] and used wood glue to hold him upright. At Michael's I also bought some small Autumn leaves for the 'final touch'. Now, I'm wondering if I can actually try to make another one...I miss working on it. It's funny how you get so involved in a project like this, that when it's done, you feel lost --'with nothing to do'.

Maybe I can construe the pattern somewhat, change the color combinations and make a witch doll that can sit. You know me and my fascination with witches for Halloween, right? I collect them. And they only come out once a year for a month. [I just found a really cool, cute one, that is a votive candle burner at Ross! That'll be another blog someday.]

The colors used:
Leaf Green for his hat. Blue denim for hat band
Crow: black, yellow and flesh
Jacket: Forest Green for raglan sleeves and lavender for vest/bodice
Lower Body: flesh
Pants: Blue denim
Straw: Lemon Yellow
Face: Pumpkin Orange, flesh to make the pom pom nose -black for lip embroidery stitch
Patches: Magenta, white, light turquoise, dark turquoise and burnt orange [stitched on with black]

PS - next week? Wrinkled? Hmmmmm, a self portrait then? [kidding!]