This month’s use of scraps is small, but long-awaited.
May I introduce Arthur C. Vaark, companion to Mr Snail.
He is a scientific vaark with an interest in writing and teleportation, so I’m told.
He was made from one of my old socks and some small felt scraps. Who knows what adventures he will get up to…
If you’d like to make your own vaark, the booklet containing the pattern, designed by my friend Danielle, is available for download from here. What better use can you think of for an old sock?
I’ve been inspired to write this (and future) ScrapHappy posts by Kate, who provides links to other (mostly sewing) ScrapHappy bloggers at Tall Tales from Chiconia on the fifteenth of every month… do check them out.
The Snail of Happiness 
iamsimplyhooked
/ September 15, 2017Super cute! I may indeed have a sock just waiting to be transformed into such a creature!
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katechiconi
/ September 15, 2017Are you aiming for 2001 vaarks, perhaps? He’s adorable, especially the purple tail, an infallible sign of a science-vaark, I’m told…
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Nice Piece of Work
/ September 15, 2017Too gorgeous.
And did you know?: South African Dutch, which became Afrikaans, is the language from which English borrowed aardvark, originally written as aardvarken. The aard- part is the Dutch word aarde, which means “earth” and comes from the same Germanic stock as the English word. So, basically, we have “earth pig” 🙂
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Wild Daffodil
/ September 15, 2017teleportation! of course!
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tialys
/ September 15, 2017Adorable!
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nanacathy2
/ September 15, 2017I love that purple tail, has he gone to Birmingham too?
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coppicelearner
/ September 15, 2017I hope his adventures (in teleportation and other things hopefully) will be reported by you or Mr Snail for our entertainment. I wish him Bon Voyage!
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Plantsandbeyond
/ September 15, 2017Oh my Goodness. So very cute.
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Murtagh's Meadow
/ September 15, 2017Very cute:-)
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thecontentedcrafter
/ September 15, 2017He does have a little look of a certain Doctor Who about him – I forget which number though…..
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catstitches
/ September 16, 2017That is too cute! ❤
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ September 20, 2017Hahaha! What a fitting name for a scientific Vaark! They really do turn their paws (or long bendy noses) to just about anything, don’t they? I’m looking forward to following Arthur’s adventures!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2017He seems to be supervising writing/editing currently, which is rather dull, but perhaps he’s quietly scheming. I have had a request for a lab coat!
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ September 21, 2017Hahaha! That’s only right and proper, I suppose… And it should be easy enough to make, since you won’t have to give it sleeves!
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Born To Organize
/ September 20, 2017Charming!
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