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Published: 2012-04-30 18:31:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 10497; Favourites: 292; Downloads: 272
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The third blue ringed octopus! Commission.Needle felted wool over pipe cleaner so it can be posed. I dyed the wool myself.
I think this is the best octopus yet. I really focused on proportion and detail this time around. The rings are more delicate and deliberately placed, I added the bumpy texture around the eyes and along the mantel, the head to arm ratio is more pleasing, and ... well, I just fell in love with this one. It was very hard to let it go when it was finished.
My last Etsy order for a while too.
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Thank you very much! 
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this awesome artwork is included in the latest Tentacle feature!
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You do amazing work, this is one of the most gorgeous and realistic felted octopii I've seen!
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I'm really impressed, this is a great piece!
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Hello!
Iยดve featured your great art here in my journal >[link] < !
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Thank you so much!
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You just make awesome art!
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Looks so real I think it would kill me.
Kudos.
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Thank you! They are deadly.
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I love this little guy, he's gorgious! All those little rings pop out, but it somehow still feels like a nice, soft colour transition.
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Awesome. How much time did it take to make this one?
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Whoa Blue Ringed octopi are awesome! I needle felt too, but never this big!
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This is absolutely beautiful, beautiful work. I keep coming back to it just to look. Striking details, and the form you've captured is just wow.
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Your needle felting has always left me speechless, and he makes me exceptionally so~! I don't think I have seen any other sea creature needle felting that surpasses yours
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I just love your felts! One day I will commission you, but for some reason I cant get to your etsy page, did you take it down?
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WOW He's gorgeous!!! Love his little suckers, they're just adorable
The detail is amazing, I don't doubt it was hard letting go.
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Wow, this is such phenomenal work! A labor of love, no doubt.
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Wow you even got the suckers to pop out!!!
Fantastic!! 
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They're always stunning, and so full of personality. (I wouldn't be able to let this one go without effort either!)
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Woah!!!! Freaking amazing!! I look forward to the day when I can needle felt half as good as you!
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Wow! All the detail is amazing! Very nicely done.
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I love this, I have friends who would love this.
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He is super-cool! never have seen before that someone make this puppets so lovely !
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This is absolutely amazing, like all of your other work!
I had a question- coming from a beginner in felting- how is it that you get your finished product so neat, if you will? There are few loose strands of wool. I can never seem to keep mine all that neat. Do you trim the finished product, or do you just work it all in with the needle?
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Thank you!
I know what you mean. In the beginning, I used to trim them before photographing. Now, I hardly ever do unless the piece is quite small and the loose strands are more noticeable in the photos. I found that even after a trim, they usually fuzz up over a short time anyway. 
My advice is to try not to go too crazy over it, since it can take an inordinate amount of time to poke it into "neatness" that other people don't even notice. Plus, I try not to felt too densely -- I personally like the squishy give of mediumly felted creations. But some felters make that into their style; very dense and very neat. It can be totally awesome, but it's not what I try to do.
The blue rings are tightly felted and kind of dense just to make sure the colors stay where they're supposed to. But I really strive to keep it flexible, since I want to be able to pose the tentacles without strange wrinkles springing up.
I hope that answers your question! Thanks again for the comment and good luck to you on your felting adventures!
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I suppose that does make sense! 
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Outstanding work! Blue ringed octopus are beautiful creatures.
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