Time for another new Beastie! Can anyone guess what type of woolly monster we’re meeting today?
Ta-daaaaaah! It’s more than a year since I made my first Diver Beastie, and it seems he made quite the impression on a fellow traveller when he visited Iceland and Greenland a few months ago! It was so exciting to get a commission like this out of the blue, and thanks to some expert guidance, I was able to tailor this Beastie to match her new dive buddy’s gear as closely as possible! Let’s take a look, shall we?
Like all Diver Beasties, this one lives in her wetsuit! She’s also got a weight belt, which goes on before all her scuba gear…
…And the rest of her underwater wardrobe!
This includes her dive hood…
…Computer…
…And, of course, her fins!
Then it’s time to put on her breathing apparatus, which includes a tank, BCD (buoyancy control device), two regulators (one as a backup, just in case), air gauge and mask!
Ready to go!
Unfortunately, diving opportunities are few and far between in central Dublin in the dead of winter… so rather than have Diver Beastie all dressed up with nowhere to go, I set her down in front of an episode of “The Blue Planet”. Hopefully this will tide her over until her first real dive!
I’ll have another new Beastie friend for you next week – and don’t forget to stop by on Friday to find out where Grim Reaper Beastie spent Christmas!
Diver Beastie is so cute. 😍😘💕
I’m showing this one to my husband….he loves everything water sports related!
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Diver Beastie’s fan club is growing. I am sure your husband is going to be thrilled. xo
Heehee, Diver Beasties are top of the popularity league table… They’re so hot right now 😉
Looking forward to more team diving adventures. xo
Hahaha, I had no idea diving was such a popular pastime until I started making Diver Beasties! But where humans go, Beasties will follow… Thanks for your comment 😀
Thank you! I’m hoping she’ll get to have some team underwater adventures soon 😀
Diver beastie looks amazing, well done! 🙂
All this gears must have been very fiddly to make, but it looks fantastic 🙂
Thank you! She did take a while to come together, because sewing tiny black things to tiny black things on dark winter days is certainly… Um… Challenging. But I think it was worth it in the end 😀
It was! She looks gorgeous 🙂
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OMGoodnes how cute !!!!!!!!!! your creativeness is AMAZING xx
Thank you! I did get some excellent creative direction from the lady who commissioned her… I reckon I could probably take up diving myself now!
LOL I bet you know all the techno diving terms by now
Indeed! Maybe someday I’ll get a chance to use this new-found knowledge…
Is it something you would like to try ??
If someone offered me the chance to give it a go, I definitely would! But I’m not going to be abandoning my crafting couch in favour of taking diving lessons anytime soon!
🙂 Beloved did try diving once ..he described it as the most terrifying yet exhilarating thing he’s ever done
Awesome! I’m sure getting the hang of using the breathing gear is tricky alright, but I love the idea of seeing sea critters in their natural environment. Lucky Beloved!
I’m so impressed by the level of detail… you cannot possibly charge enough to cover all your time!
Probably not… But I’d willingly spend all my free time crafting anyway! And as long as I’m making enough to ensure that I never have to work in a “real” job again, I’m happy 😀 Cheers for stopping by!
Another fantastic beastie, well done
Thank you! I’m so happy to be able to share them all with you now that Christmas is over! 😀
Well done, she looks fabulous!
Thanks 😀 She took a while, but it was totally worth it!
Diver beastie is awesome (and you are amazingly talented)
Thank you! Hope you and your family had a super Christmas and a creative start to the new year! 😀
We’ve had a strange start but it’s still good 🙂 our Christmas was lovely! Thank you 🙂 I hope yours was lovely too!
Thanks! A bit frantic through December, but it meant that I appreciated some quiet days with my family all the more. I’ve just caught up with your latest posts, I see what you mean about a strange start… But I’m sure it’s just a temporary blip 😃
Me too 🙂 we’ll get by, that’s all that matters! It’s always lovely having quiet time with the family 🙂 even more so at Christmas!
She’s too cute! Your attention to detail on her gear is amazing, you have thought of everything.
Thank you! I did get plenty of guidance from her new family though… They’re keen divers and were able to give me some pointers 😀