mirror crusted crocheted fish

Description

The Etsy Plush Street Team is one creative bunch of artists and our May/June challenge is in honor of Food Network's Iron Chef program, hence the name Iron Plush. We were arranged into teams. Each team was assigned an "ingredient" and we were challenged to create a food item using that ingredient and present our creation plated. I am on team mirrors.

I decided to crochet a fish of multi strands and crust his topside with mirrors and sequins and glass beads. He is very shiny. I also sewed a little ring on the back so he could hang on the wall if you didn't want to have him plated in your house.

The last picture is how I presented him for the challenge and no, you don't get my Fiestaware plate. But I will throw in the crocheted carrot slices.

The fish was crocheted using three different acrylic chenille yarns. The mirrors are plastic and are held on by crocheted rings. The sequins are vintage and the glass beads are new-ish. The tail fins are embroidered with vintage thread my Polish grandmother gave me many years ago.

His vital statistics are: 12" / 30.48cm from nose to fins, 4.5" / 11.43cm from belly to top of back, 2" / 5.08cm thick. This fish is stuffed with polyfill and looks lovely whether plated or hung. Hungry?

This will be shipped USPS Parcel Post domestic and First-Class Mail International for all other. Please convo me for other shipping arrangements, insurance, etc. Or just to say hi.

Added on Oct 02, 2009