Hey, I found a beanie boo that I liked the design of but I can't stand those giant uguu eyes. Do you think it would be possible to replace them with smaller safety eyes akin to the old beanie babies? If yes, do you have any advice?
I was gonna answer this in a normal way, but then I got curious about trying it for myself and thought I might as well demonstrate!
So, I went and picked up a guy from the supermarket. The selection there was pretty barren today but I found a decent test subject:
Eye replacement procedure below!
(First of all, to my friend who loves beanie boos, I am so sorry for this lmao)
So! First I opened up the closing seam on his back. However, I found an extra mesh barrier inside! Clearly this is to prevent bean escape since this is the most likely seam to accidentally pop open through play. This would be a bit annoying to work around so I just sewed it back up and went in the back of the head instead…
Opened and unstuffed the head…
…And turning it inside out to get to the backs of the eyes. Whoa, these plastic washers are the biggest I’ve ever seen!! Cutting through them will take some work!
Please be very careful of your fingers cutting through these!! Be careful not to cut the fabric around the eye too, but mostly be careful of yourself!
Anyway grrrrrrr attack attack slice slice grrrr
They’re out! With a little glue I think the washers would be able to hold on perfectly well again. I’ll keep these eyes to reuse on something where they’ll be a bit more proportional!
The washers on these eyes are particularly cup shaped, fitting around the back of the eye and holding the fabric tightly against them. Now that the eyes are removed, this has left imprints on the fur!
Plenty of brushing and rumfling will help to fix the creased and flattened areas of fur, and wetting the fur or gently steaming over a hot cup of water should help too. It might take a little time!
(Also, I did make a little cut in the cheek while removing a washer, oops! No worries, that can be stitched up.)
Now we can try on a few new eye styles! Restuff the head for now so you can see how they’ll look.
I have a few sizes of solid black, from teeny dots to absolute tbh creature…
These blue eyes were a little scary… no thanks!
I even have some glittery ones like the original, but smaller! Pretty nice actually!
And even some googly eyes hehehe!
But my favourite eyes were some basic 9mm black ones! They are placed a little funny here, but the position will change a little bit…
The holes left by the original eyes were very big, so a couple of stitches are needed on each one to tighten them up to fit the new eyes. I stitched the top outer corners, to move the holes down and inwards a bit. If you wanted, you could even sew them closed completely and make new eye holes elsewhere!
Unstuff again and pop those new eyes in!
Restuff! You might actually need to add a little extra stuffing, as the fabric not being so pulled around the eyes any more will mean it is a little ‘baggier’.
Then sew the head closed again and that’s about it! The fur is still a little creased around mine, but I’ll keep working at it and it should become less visible.
To add a tiny bit more shape to the big round head, I also did a touch of threadsculpting. I ran a thread from the corner of each eye to below the chin and back, just pulling the eyes in a tad more. You might decide you don’t need this!
@unikirin said: Now I have a new animation to watch! im psyched for ot3 times!!
!! totally excited to hear you’re interested in watchin the film! :’D
Just a heads up tho, there are two diff versions on youtube. There’s the ‘Freddie the Frog’ titled one, which is a cut version of the film that was released in the US. The other one goes by ‘Freddie as F.R.07.’ and that is the original un-cut version of the film, which I’d recommend. It’s posted on the youtube in 9 parts - here’s a link to part 1 for convenience~
but yeah hope you enjoy the flick ^^ it’s a pretty bizarre ride but it’s a fun one imo!
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Don't mind the shakiness, I'm sick at the moment. But! I finished my first articulated doll! His name is Killroy📺. I really love stopmotion and I hope to start making some videos of my own😃😄.
If you're a magick practitioner or witch with an interest in angels, this post is a sign and push in the right direction.
The Pauline Art (Ars Paulina) is currently what I'm studying and practicing when it comes to connecting with the archangels and performing magic with their assistance.
To sum up what the Pauline Art is, it's an ancient system of practical magic performed with the intention of contacting your birth angels (your sun and moon angels). This is ideal for those who:
Don't find complicated or highly ornate rituals appealing
Enjoy magick useful for everyday life
Enjoy personalised practices
Enjoy magick based on needs and situation
Want to practice secular angel magick
It can be a little difficult to find resources online for angel magic and I recently answered an ask with a few resources but here I can offer more focused resources in a neater post than my ask answer rambling.
Here's a FREE course on Basic Angel Magic where you can do in your own time that provides videos for auditory learners, and worksheets that have the same information if you like it on paper. I use both in conjunction to listen in the background while clicking to the worksheet to read more.
Here is a WEBSITE with a lot of information to explore.
I will be making more posts in the future regarding the Pauline Art and classical angel magic for those who are interested.
Join the Angelic Magic Society Discord Server to find more angel practitioners!
Hi there! Do you have any good sources on where one can read up on angels?
Hello there!
I can definitely show you some places to get started.
Why call an angel? https://enochian.com/why/
List of Angels (so you can search specific ones) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology
These two links are to the same website. It can be difficult to nagivate but once you get it, there is so much information http://www.archangels-and-angels.com/aa_pages/angels_general/angels_index.html
Some information about angel communication https://www.learnreligions.com/how-do-angels-speak-123830
Here's a page on Archangel Michael but you can find other archangels too I believe! https://thesecretofthetarot.com/archangel-michael/
Information on 7 archangels https://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/angels/galleries/the-7-archangels-and-their-meanings.aspx
Some PDFs can be found here on different angels! https://www.scribd.com/document/201288724/Uriel-Info
Recommended accounts to check out:
@angelmilkdreams (I love visiting this one)
@sarahmurdick-blog1
Searching the tag #angelology can be useful!
Some books to check out:
If you don't have a way of...retrieving these PDFs, let me know and I'll get a Google drive link with these uploaded for you to download
- A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson
- Archangels of Magical Rituals for Prosperity, Healing, Love, Wisdom, Divination and Success by Damon Brand
- Angels and Archangels: A Magicians Guide by Damon Brand
Questions for you, anon: what are you seeking the information for? Are you wanting to work with angels? If so, in what way? Angel work comes in many forms! Let me know :) and thank you for the ask