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Katrina's Miniatures

I make hand-made, miniature animals of all sorts, specializing in soft-sculpture dragons. http://www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures Admire finished dragon!
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I make miniature animals of all sorts, but my focus is unique, life-like, miniature dragons. I have a lifetime of experience with sewing, as well as with all other sorts of artwork and crafts. Dragons and other animals can be purchased from my Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures

I also have a Zazzle shop to sell photos of my dragons and other artwork here: http://www.zazzl

e.com/katrinasminiatures*

My miniature and microminiature dragons are not at all suitable for small children. For young children, I make child-safe, big, plush dragons. My husband and I are working on creating a world for my dragons, so there is a running work-in-progress of stories here: http://dragonsofcwmjones.blogspot.com/

I sew the plush dragons mostly by machine, but the smaller ones are all hand-sewn. Below is a basic description of how I make them:
All of my dragons are my own, unique design, and I sew, turn, stuff, and embellish each one by hand. Each one can take several hours, due to the intricate handsewing involved. The process of involves several steps:
1. Tracing the pattern onto ultrasuede and cutting out the pieces.
2. Handsewing all the pieces together. As they are so small, there is nearly no seam allowance, each stitch is only 1mm or shorter in length, and each stitch must be made one at a time. Simply sewing the seam with the spikes on a dragon's back takes up to half an hour.
3. Using hemostats to turn the completed dragon skin right side out.
4. Making a wire skeleton, inserting it into the dragon's body, then stuffing around it to fill out the 'skin'.
5. Cutting out, sewing, and attaching coverings for the feet.
6. Sewing in eyes, sewing eyelids on, and sewing on a mouth.
7. Making a wire skeleton for the wings, using it as a pattern to cut the wings out of ultrasuede, sewing the ultrasuede onto the wires, then inserting part of the wing 'bone' into the dragon body and sewing the wings to the body.
7. (optional) Embellish the dragon with some fabric paint.
8. (usually done) Select a hand-crafted paper-mache egg, which I've usually made ahead of time, and paint it to match the dragon.

27/08/2019

The tiny pink dragon is available now!

Tiny dragon! This little dragon is crafted of ultrasuede fabric, cotton stuffing, and wire. Ive carefully sewn her one stitch at a time. Her wire skeleton makes her fully posable, so she can be trained to do all sorts of things. She is 2 inches long, half an inch tall when on all fours, about 1 1/4

08/08/2019

Today, I realized that my tiny dragons are almost smaller than a Lego person! This little dragon still needs wings, then she should be up on Etsy :) I'm experimenting with a new face/head style on her - what do you think?

04/09/2018

Look, real footage of a dragon hatching! ;)

Now available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/627363346/green-and-brown-miniature-dragon-soft

24/08/2018

I just finished another plush dragon! I really like this one 😊 Pattern available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/561168195/pdf-pattern-plush-dragon-with-zippered

*Note: There are still a couple of completed plush dragons in my shop too! I currently only make new ones for friends and family, though.

If you want to make something from the patterns I sell but aren't sure where to find materials, send me a message! I can give you a list of my favorite shops, or I can even create a partial kit for you from my own stash of fun fabrics and dragon eyes. Delphine's Quilt Shop in northern Michigan (owned and run by my mom) also sells the interfacing I use for the wings and my favorite fabric: Shannon Cuddle. You can even order it online: https://www.delphinesquiltshop.com/shop/Fabric/Cuddle.htm

16/08/2018

I found a Newt Scamander minifigure yesterday! Looks like he'll fit in just fine around here.

20/03/2018

Happy first day of spring! Just in time, here's a new pattern! This is one of my favorites :) It's a reversible egg that turns into a duckling!

You can check it out here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/601716687/pdf-pattern-reversible-duckegg

13/03/2018

Something new is in the shop! Just listed a pattern for making these cute little owls.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/578701256/pdf-pattern-little-owls

23/10/2017

Trying something new this time. Instead of taking all the items out of my shop, I've put up announcements that I can't ship anything until mid-November. So, everything is still available to look at and purchase, and I'll ship everything as soon as I can in November!

20/10/2017

No new dragons for a while here. I've been busy making warm stuff for winter, working on a couple more toy patterns, and knitting a pumpkin. Everyone needs a knitted pumpkin, right? This pattern was just too cute to not make one: https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=7255&cid=19. I am working on some new dragons too, but I'll be taking all the physical items out of my Etsy shop for three weeks, starting next Monday. I won't be able to ship anything during that time. The dragon patterns will still be available. And I'll put everything back up in the middle of November! In the meantime, there's a little sneak peek of one of my next patterns peeking out from behind that pumpkin :)

29/09/2017

If you want to make your own toy dragon, you can now! I've just listed my patterns for making the big dragons with zippered mouths, as well as the little scrap dragons. The big ones finish at about 17 inches long and 9 inches tall, and the little ones are about 7 inches long and 5 inches tall.

You can find them both in the new "Patterns" section of my shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=22413331

21/09/2017

New Dragon!

This little brown dragon hatched just in time for the start of fall! This dragon has been carefully hand-sewn of ultrasuede, stuffed with cotton stuffing, and has glass eyes. He is fully posable, thanks to a full inner armature of wire, so he is very interactive. He can be trained to do all sorts of...

12/08/2017

Finished and up for adoption! Click the link to see more pictures: https://www.etsy.com/listing/550629133/white-and-pink-miniature-dragon

08/08/2017

The making of a dragon. Thought some people might like seeing what goes into making a dragon, so here's what one stage looks like. This is a foot after it's been sewn. That tiny seam still takes all of 5 minutes to sew by hand. And then it needs to be turned, half attached to the leg, stuffed, and sewn closed. Then the dragon needs 3 more feet. Dragon making is not exactly a speedy process, but it is relaxing :)

01/08/2017

The plush dragons are all finished and up for sale! These are the last ones I will be making for a long time, possibly forever. Because I am so glad to have them all finished, I'm offering free shipping throughout all of August! Use code FREESHIP at checkout (note: this will only work for orders in the US. If you live in Canada, I will refund your full shipping cost. If you live anywhere else, I'll refund half of it).

What's next? The pattern for making these guys is currently being reviewed and tested by some fantastic people. And there are some mini dragons who are still waiting to break out of their eggs... :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures?section_id=13168405

30/07/2017

I've been taking pictures of every step as I make a sample of a plush dragon so I can write up my pattern. When I got to this step, I realized this would make an adorable puppet, wouldn't it? I'm adding that to my list of future patterns to design. :)

19/07/2017

Meet The Abominable Snowdragon. 😊

I've been working on a few toy dragons I cut out ages ago and never finished (something to do with moving 4 times and having a baby all in one year). They're finally almost all done! Then, I plan to make one or two more in order to get my pattern into written form so I can offer it for sale! When all of them are done, I'll put them all up in my shop, and I probably won't be making any more for a long time.

30/06/2017

The grey dragon has been finished and is now available!

www.etsy.com/listing/539977469/grey-and-black-miniature-dragon

21/06/2017

If you've ever wondered what a dragon looks like in progress, here are three dragons in various stages. First are a few pieces of one that's just been cut out. Next is a completed skin waiting to be turned right side out, given a skeleton, and stuffed. The last one is having his feet attached. His wings and face will be next, and then he'll be done!

10/06/2017

The new guys are all up in the shop! Three Nessies and two dragons.
www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures

07/06/2017

Finished! This guy and a few other creatures will be up for sale in a couple days!

19/05/2017

Another new dragon just hanging out and waiting to be painted.
My shop is currently closed, but will reopen June 4. I've decided to put all the new guys up on June 10. Should give me enough time to get a little more done!

08/05/2017

Another new dragon :)

05/05/2017

May the Fourth be with you!

03/05/2017

Sneak peek! The 30% off sale (coupon code DRAGONS30) will last through May 17. My shop will then be on vacation until June 4. When it reopens, these guys and all the other new ones I get done will be available! www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures

25/04/2017

I'm experimenting with a new painting design. Thoughts? Yea or nay?

24/04/2017

This is the dragon workbox. It has been opened. New dragons coming! In the meantime, I'd like to clear out my shop to make room for the new guys. Until they're ready to go, enjoy 30% off anything in my shop! Use code DRAGONS30 at checkout. www.etsy.com/shop/katrinasminiatures

28/02/2017

Happy Tuesday :)

25/02/2017

It's been a while, and some of the dragons have been wanting to stop by and say "Hi" :)

07/02/2016

My birthday was last week, but I didn't get to make myself a proper cake until today. My cake-frosting skills still need some work, but I made a dragon cake! I especially like the wings - they're melted Jolly Ranchers :)

30/01/2016

Baby's first dragon! If you've been wondering why you haven't seen much on this page, this little 8-week-old is why :)

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