More stingray ornaments

[bunrab]

The madness continues:

THe one on the left is another polka-dot ray, but this time the dots are small white buttons, which, since they are round, are closer to what a polka-dot ray looks like. Incidentally, there is another ray, the spotted eagle ray, which also has white dots, and I think that the ornament I bought at the aquarium gift shop more accurately depicts the spotted eagle ray, even though the ray in the freshwater exhibit is a polka-dot ray.
The one on the right is known as a spotted ray (not to be confused with the spotted eagle ray, or the blue-spotted ray). As with the polka-dot ray ornaments, this one was done using Glitterspun yarn, which has a metallic thread in it, so that in real life the ornaments are more glittery than they appear in these pictures.
There are more rays, and there will be more ornaments. C&V are definitely getting a couple; the rest of you had better beware, lest you receive one also. If you don't want me to inflict you with, say, a chartreuse ray with bright blue spots*, you'll have to write a pretty convincing argument.

*There really is such a thing. Check out some of these pictures of rays:
http://elasmodiver.com/spotted_eagle_ray.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DSC01207.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamotrygon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taeniura_lymma_060417w.jpg
Potamotrygon schroederi - flower stingray
http://www.geocities.com/david_upton_73/schoederi.html
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/spottedray.html
spotted ray - Raja montagui
motoro stingray a/k/a ocellated stingray http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/motorostingray.php

Since we seem to have the new ornaments from the aquarium, plus these that I'm making, obviously this year our christmas tree theme will be marine life. We have lots of fish ornaments, and a few seashell ornaments, several mermaids, a couple of whales and dolphins, quite a few penguins, a couple of puffins, and a few turtles. If you are wondering what to get me for my birthday in october, you could get me a marine life ornament I don't have - say, a shark ornament (silver glitter?), or a cuttlefish, or if you've got little preserved real sea urchin shells or starfish, you could dip one in glue and gold glitter, and voila, an ornament! Also, for some odd reason, we only have one seahorse ornament. We could use more of those.

The above is not a shameless plea, only a note. I don't expect anyone to feel obliged to send me ornaments. On the other hand, you *should* feel warned that I'm likely to send you an ornament if I know your address. That part is real.

Comments

[nentikobe.livejournal.com]

Those are great - such character.

I sadly do not have any of the shells and starfish I collected as a kid, or I'd've been buying glitter faster than anything.

I wonder if I can find a fairy penguin one here.

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Those continue to be awesome! I still have packed away somewhere a black and white stingray plush I bought after a trip to an aquarium. (I don't remember which aquarium, alas. Possibly the one with the really neat jellyfish exhibit.)