Stellan the Starfish is the third original stuffie in my sea creatures series (
Sigmund the Octopus is the first and
Sasha the Seahorse is the second).
Stellan is made of light and dark orange felt, pearl beads, a flower sequin, and embroidered embellishment.
The tiny stitches on the bottom are in three different colors. There is an orange near the blue lines, then light yellow, and lastly white in the crook between the arms. The effect is much more subtle than I was going for. I should have used a set of more contrast-y colors.
The shape of Stellan is exactly how I envisioned it: the arms curl under slightly; the top is more three-dimensional than the bottom; and once he is stuffed, he has the right starfish shape.
If only starfish had eyes. I didn't realize how much I like putting eyes on stuffies until Stellan. More than anything else, eyes convey personality. This is true of stuffies, people, and, well, anything with eyes. Think about it: sharks and snakes have dead-evil eyes and pandas and puppies have heart-melting eyes. Poor starfish, they have no eyes at all.