As a crafter you never know what you may be asked to make!
I was asked to make a Crocheted Welsh dragon, but I couldnt find a decent 3D picture just the one on the Welsh flag! So armed with red wool stuffing craft wire and a welsh flag! The project was started!
Now, normally the animals I Crochet stand between 5-10 tall, with this in mind I make a start on the main body, starting at the head and working towards the tail. I counted the spines on its tail and decided it needed to be quite long! And so it went on! I wired the body and legs so that it would stand firmly then finished it off with hinged wings, also wired so it could stand or spread its wings and fly! After six weeks I was finally happy with the outcome, I had a red dragon that looked like the Welsh Dragon. It was 16 long and 9 tall!
Now, what price for a piece of handcrafted art? Here I struggled, so I took it to the local shop whos customer had asked for it. And he promised to get a good price!
2 days later I get a phone call from the shop owner the customer had failed to tell either of us that it was for a key ring! and 128563 The large masterpiece has been admired by many but is still in my possession!
I never did make him a key ring sized one!
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