Our son, Caleb, counts Ru Paul's Drag Race as one of his guilty pleasure TV shows. He's also a huge lover of my handmade ornaments, particularly if there are beads and sequins involved. I was bored one night and wondered if there was any drag queen clipart that would possibly work for my purposes. The ornament gods smiled on me when I found these:
As soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect! It took a while to track down each individual piece on sites where I could purchase it. It took some time to design them and some more time to pick out beads and sequins from Cartwright's. On Amazon, I found tiny rainbow flags meant for cupcakes and they were perfect. Once I had all the materials and patterns, these were like a good book I couldn't put down. I decided to give each one a fun drag name and I even stitched those on the back because I like to over-achieve whenever possible.
So please meet this year's contestants in the Drag Race!
Miss Cherry BonBon
Miss Peachy Keene
Miss Sapphire Skye
Here they are, posing for a group shot
I won't lie, these aren't for for the novice stitcher. They have eye shadow, lips and teeth -- all freehand cut from felt! Honey B. Arthur and Purple Reign are my favorites. I love their hair . . . . and, I'm not gonna lie, their cleavage. I just think they're hilarious. And Caleb did, too. They're really some of my best design work. Since one of our local small-town fairs requires a set of six ornaments for entry in the handmade ornament category, my family really thought these should be this year's entry. Somehow, I think the humor may have been lost on the older ladies who judge.
Here's a link to a video of Caleb opening them. You might want to make him an ornament when you see how much he loves them. You've been warned!
Reminder to clipart designers: I do not sell the ornaments or the patterns. I purchase the clipart and use it to make felt patterns. I profit in no way from anyone else's work.
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