Saturday, January 23, 2016

Lion's Mane Jig And A Leather-Legged Bottom-Walking Brownie


Materials:
  • Milani Nail Lacquer #35 (Brown-A-Licious) or Cover Girl Continuous Color 3-in-1 Nail Polish 36M (Autumn Flame)
  • Lion Brand Yarn 'Lion Suede' - coffee
  • FlyMasters (Wapsi) Barred Schlappen - fl. fire orange
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - rusty brown
  • Tulip Slick Designer Fabric Paints - black and fluorescent yellow
  • Devcon 2 Ton 30-Minute Epoxy
  • Lead Free Jigs Hooksup Jig - custom head weighing 1/9 of an ounce with a 1/0 hook
  • Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - pebbled brown
  • The Beadery Suede Lace - brown
  • Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish - clear

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The Canyon Devil-Tailed Jig

The 'devil' is in the details.  Used scissor-cut suede lace for the legs on this jig.  Two foam pieces provide flotation at the point of the tail.

Materials:
  • Milani Nail Lacquer #35 (Brown-A-Licious) or Cover Girl Continuous Color 3-in-1 Nail Polish 36M (Autumn Flame)
  • Lion Brand Yarn 'Lion Suede Prints' - canyon
  • UTC Ultra Thread 140 denier - rusty brown
  • Tulip Slick Designer Fabric Paints - black and fluorescent yellow
  • Devcon 2 Ton 30-Minute Epoxy
  • Lead Free Jigs Hooksup Jig - custom head weighing 1/9 of an ounce with a 1/0 hook
  • Tandy Leather Factory Premium Leather Remnant - pebbled brown
  • The Beadery Suede Lace - brown
  • E6000 Adhesive
  • Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish - clear
  • Darice 'Foamies' Foam Sheet (2mm) - brown