I just realized I never posted pics of this girlie!

A while back, Ponyisland.net was having its annual birthday celebration which includes a large art competition. Mixed media was added as a new category in recent years and I thought I'd actually give it a go since I never do. The site has various pony breeds, so I chose a reindeer pony to work with.

With a commission list to work through already, I didn't feel right with the idea of taking extra time to make multiple tests until the pattern was perfected. Then I had an idea....let's try a one-test challenge. Pretty self explanatory, the first pattern draft was the one I'd use excluding very minor tweaks that didn't require a second test. I needed to make a first test to see if it was worth going through with a final result, determining embroidery placement, etc. Beyond that, no more testing.

This was a really ambitious pattern to work with. You can't see it here, but the body is an asymmetrical, rearing pattern. I've never done either of those before, so I really wasn't sure how this would turn out. In the end, I was quite pleased and proceeded to use whatever colors I had on hand for the final outcome.

With the theme being masquerade, she also needed her mask, which I was also thrilled with!

Very happy with this plush, especially since she was a huge learning experience. We snapped photos with Christmas lights in the background to give more of a celebration/party look. There are full pics, but they're still on my old laptop so I'll have to dig for them here in a few days, when I find some spare time.

Thanks for looking!