Valentine - A Piggy Pilot

I saw the link to make this cutie, on a Russian blog. That was in 2019, and finally now in 2023 she is ready to fly.

She is a relatively simple ornament to make. You can go in many different directions to recreate her. Since it’s not far from February 14th, I thought she would be a perfect fit for Valentines day and a suitable name too.

I dressed her very simply in a boucle type of body fabric, a red/white stretch for her lower limbs and of course, some lace to make her just a little more girlie. Her little headpiece is a flower shaped spacer and inside there is a little red heart. She has her goggles to protect her eyes during her flight and lastly, an oversized cupcake carefully balancing on her back. Mine doesn’t have wings, but you can certainly add some. She measures about 3 1/2” long.

This is where you can find the instructions to make your own piggy pilot……….

https://www.livemaster.com/topic/2994489-handmade-piggy-pilot-christmas-toy-symbol-of-2019

A couple of suggestions………  Instead of making a body and head separately, then putting them together, if I make this again, I would make an aluminum foil complete piggy shape, then apply the clay over that.

Attach the wire around the body before applying clay. Then after the clay is applied and you’ve done the facial features (snout, eye position and ears), then I would insert the wire for the arms and legs. Easier to position when the basic shape is done. And here is my version….