Part 29 - Revealing Mystery Moulds I found on Gumtree

[@mlwilliamsfamily]

It’s the quilted vibe that was very popular in the ‘80’s. I had a ceramic hippo bank with the same texture.

[@mlwilliamsfamily]

The patchwork one nailed it!

[@Dexy83]

Exactly! Good call! I was with Shelby like, WTHeck?

[@KatasaurusRexxed]

This! I remember making a ceramic bunny who was the same quilted style in the mid-90's from an old skool mould.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That is so interesting!

[@Happytravellerkimmy]

That's what I was thinking...

[@freddieparsnip]

Patchwork/quilted pig was my first thought when you unmoulded it, so I was so happy to see you do that! It’s my favourite! They’re all so cute! I think Jeff Koons is the one who made the balloon animal sculptures famous, but I love Brett Kern’s inflatable dinosaurs. I’ve wanted one for years!

[@thingsilove4326]

I think you’re right that Jeff Koons is the artist she is looking for.

[@ShelbySherritt]

YES thats the one! Yes I am so happy I went quilt now and not the balloon route! Thats so cool I need to look up the inflatable dinosaurs!

[@SilverGemini]

I grew up with this exact ornament on our Christmas tree! My mom made it, she use to do ceramics a lot and we had a kiln at one points. But it always looked like a quilted pig to me.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That is so gorgeous! Someone sent me a photo of the original mould sample and it was intended for quilting! So love it! So happy I went down that route and not the balloon route!

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

I love the quilted piggy the most and white stitches would be lovely 😍😍😍

[@RachelleHinrichs]

The little quilted soft toy piggies are adorable! Even when you don't love it, you make the best of it, and I admire that. Your ability to keep going is inspiring. There were a lot of this type of stuffed animal / soft toy type decorations when I was younger. Compare your piggies designs to the creatures in something like Winnie the Pooh to get the idea - several of the animals were soft toys.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I totally get it! Thank you so much Rachelle! I really appreciate your love and kindness, not only towards my videos but the grace you hold in your comments!

[@thinktinkful]

This is my first day alone with my almost 3 week old baby, and it's such a pleasure to sit down, take a breather for a few minutes and eat my lunch while watching another of these fun videos. ^_^

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh gosh, sending you big love on your breather! So proud of you Momma! I hope you are doing lots of self care because you need it too!

[@psychedelikchameleon]

I think you got the quilted vibe just right. They turned out really cute.

[@mar1na1993]

Am I the only one that immediately saw a grotesquely stitched up pig cadaver? You could make a horror-themed ornament in that case! 🤣

[@hannah_gurumi5426]

Me too, first thought was franken-pig

[@sarahgoodchild3174]

Love the new format and that the reveal is more of a surprise! Completely agree that the stitch lines are unnecessary. My first thought was butchering and sewing together like a Frankenswine!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you! I am so glad you like it! It has a little bit more of a hook I feel! YES A FRANKENWEENIE!

[@JessicaCEP]

Me too, kinda grossed out at first…

[@jellyjilli1004]

Omg! They look lovely by the end. So so so cute!

[@lisadunham3845]

Popular in the late 80s early 90s. They were meant to be bisque fired only, painted with acrylic, then chalked(soft pastels) with a brush then sealed. There was a whole series from Duncan and Alberta's including nativity sets.

[@marywigle9668]

They are very cute. If you try the stiching again instead of using brown you could try using a colour that matches the colours you paint the piece. Quilting is less often a colour that stands out beyond the design, it would give a different look again.

[@sammyfurner5234]

These little piggies are truly the sweetest little ornaments I've ever seen!! My sister loves piggies, sewing and sweet floral designs. I would pay an arm and a leg to buy these either glazed/fired or as paint your own kits for her! 😍😍😍

[@maggie5736]

In the U.S., in the 1980’s, everything was decorated in the country style. Lots of things were painted to mimic quilts. Geese figurines were popular and there were ceramic ones that were made to look quilted. Your patterns are great.

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

It a patchwork, like a quilt. You paint each section to look like fabric. Little calicos , plaids, dots. Each section different. You can go wild with it. As a quilter, I like it!

[@briannacarlson4283]

I remember that weird texture from a lot of my sister’s baby things from the 80s. I always thought it was cute but now it’s a little creepy. I feel like you could do a pretty cool Halloween Frankenstein paint job on it.

[@briannacarlson4283]

I want to add, the way you painted them did end up so cute!

[@aurelovespatches]

i also thought they would look awesome as a Frankenstein-pig or even zombie pig.

[@ShelbySherritt]

YES Halloween would be so dang cute! I agree! I think as a child I would think it was cute but now I don't so much!

[@briannacarlson4283]

@@ShelbySherritt yay! I hope you can do some Halloween pieces in the fall!

[@deborahbeattie9103]

The end texture is lovely it looks like fabric! My fav is the patchwork one they turned out so much better than expected. Good job!

[@wolbachia4103]

I've been binging these videos and this was the first one I felt compelled to comment on. I get what this mold was going for, I'm definitely feeling a quilted pig animal vibe, but they just end up making me so uncomfortable. And I love creepy things! Anyway, I'm loving this series. Your enthusiasm is so infectious, and I hope you continue to have as much fun making these molds as I'm having watching!

[@brendabaum6442]

Quilting was super popular in the 1980s. The country theme was the rage. These turned out very cute!

[@sharonolsen6579]

it looks like it has been stitched together.. i think it is quite cute.

[@HandyHelons]

Yup, I love the quilted idea. It reminds me of Eeyore.

[@bumblebeevie]

I actually really like these! Your style always turns the questionable molds around! I’m genuinely impressed whenever your end product comes out, you’re so talented

[@ShelbySherritt]

This is so kind of you to say! Thank you so much!

[@joyjoy5812]

The one with different fabrics is my favorite! But they are all so sweet looking ❤️❤️❤️

[@cassimosher]

I LOVE these! I have a few ceramic ornaments that my aunt made back in the 80s, so these remind me of those, so there's that sentimental factor, but I absolutely love the direction you went with the "fabrics."

[@Lifeofahumanbeing]

I love this mold so much. It reminds me so much of my great aunt. She used to do pottery work from mold like this. Her favorite were these fake stuffed animal molds like this.

[@msnyderpa]

I love the sunflower and patchwork ones! I think the shiny glaze would be just great! The patchwork one would be fun in bright colors as well as the pastels.

[@ellalouise1048]

As soon as I saw those weird little seams, I immediately thought of a bright coloured patchwork! So glad to see you did one!

[@HobbyHopper]

Love the patchwork one.

[@rebekahalana]

I had a ceramic planter in the 80s that was a quilted/stuffed blue bird with white polka dots in groups of 3. I was around 11 at the time , but loved that thing .

[@onwednesdayswewearpink2761]

grateful I found this series on Christmas eve while recovering from the moronic variant of covid. It is now the evening of Christmas Day and I am 29 videos in. Today has been my best day in the last two weeks. Happy to have your company Shelby. Merry Christmas.

[@shel5684]

I love the moulds that challenge you- you never disappoint!

[@tynebaker]

This reminds me of little ceramic decorations for a baby room. Now it might be dangerous to make a mobile out of ceramic but I could imagine a wall hanging with cutie quilted pigs.

[@downtosize12]

I had a quilted snail money box when I was little that my mom painted. She also made a quilted teddy bear for my older sister and a quilted lamb for my younger sister. If I could find the quilted snail again I would get it. Your artistic touch on all of these mystery molds it truly astounding btw! You're talented!

[@MidAfternoonNarwhal]

I loved the patchwork quilt one! I think the matte look makes it look kind of like fabric.❤

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!

[@dianestolp3252]

I love anything quilted looking. Each section a different design. Love these!

[@oobiedoobs]

I love this style and the little piggie face is so cute!

[@alicianorris9352]

They remind me of Eeyore! ☺ I feel like doing them the different colors, is perfect! 🥰

[@StormTalara]

Definitely love the dotted line on the patchwork one. They kinda remind me of Eyore, but pigs. 😝

[@FlorenceFrazier2002]

I have quilted bear that I did for my oldest for her nursery in the 90's. Could be baby's 1st Christmas. Could do the quilt lines a darker shade than the body and they will look quilted.

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

These are really sweet! I love the patchwork look; they look like handmade plushies. :)

[@jacquelinefarrell1626]

My first thought was Frankenstein pig. I feel like it could have gone very horror-esque but I really like the cutesy look you went with.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh yes! I didn't even think to go down that avenue because its not even close to my normal style!

[@jints118]

Really like the patchwork multi coloured version with stitching lines. Can imagine it in old country farmhouse style, different stronger colours and glazed.

[@ShelbySherritt]

OH YES! I love this visual! Thank you so much!

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

I LOOOVE this pig mould. It's adorable and looks like a pig plushie and I absolutely love it!! God bless you Shelby and your family.

[@LA6NPA]

The one with the lightest stitching was really nice!

[@lindabelcher974]

My dad gave me a stuffed pig when I was 2. 23 years later she’s still my favorite thing that I own, so I really loved these!

[@mattimoodle]

I absolutely adore the patchwork pig! So freakin cute

[@hannahruddiman2600]

These remind me of my childhood in some way lol like the teddy bear quilts and wallpaper that was common in the late 80s early 90s

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yes!! That is a popular comment! I wonder what is going to be this generations thing like that!?

[@aurafluff]

I really adore the quilted plush look! I have a dog planter in this style, it's so cute. I love all the florals you did on these!

[@FeralFelineFriend]

I love them! The sun flower one is my absolute favorite.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I am so happy you like that one too! That was one of my favourites!

[@maggie5736]

It’s a quilt pig. It was usually painted look like fabric patterns. Yours turned out great.

[@michellehalemassacre]

It's supposed to be a stuffed toy indeed. There are big molds that are sheeps, dragons and other animals that are that floppy style. I have a dragon. They would be really cute for a baby mobile.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That is so cool! i wonder whether I have more in the moulds!

[@cassandralyris4918]

This quilted stuffed animal look was all a part of the "Precious Moments" like aesthetic of the 80's. A lot of us 80's kids had stuff like this. I guess since I grew up with it I never really questioned how strange it must seem...

[@christinehellner3502]

It's a quilted style that was very popular in late 1970s/1980s. I had a teddy bear bank. I'm thinking you could work with the stitch lines as a green vine leaf design with your beautiful flowers all over them. I would love to see your leaf's and flowers all over.

[@LauraMe...]

Back in the 80s we mostly painted these after fire. We painted with acrylic paints and like you we tried to make them look like different pieces of fabric. Then we used antique wash to fill in the seams, wiping it back on the rest of the puexes to taste. There were so many molds of this style. My favorite was a easter bunny laying on his back cuddling a basket with a handle.

[@clairea.5396]

I loved the country quilt look you went with!!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!

[@violetraal5383]

I do patchwork and I love the patchwork one and I think that's the way it was intended to be done. Would love to see it in traditional Christmas colours of red and green with touches of gold and silver and maybe some Christmas 'fabrics' featuring Christmas trees, candy canes, holly, stars etc

[@exena78luv]

I actually have the yellow matte ceramic balloon dog I found at a thrift store in Colorado. Thought it would make a sweet addition to my cam room.

[@AlbredaWelde]

These "fabric' designs were popular in the 1980s. They were referred to as "Softees". Kimple/Alberta made an entire line of not just ornaments but figurines, banks, etc. The cutest is a series of reindeer and a Santa, IMHO. I was never fond of them, but you've managed to make them cute. They look nice in acrylics on bisque with a spray glaze. You can use stronger color. Most folks that paint them that way antique them so that the antiquing brings out those stitches/recesses that make them puffy looking. I love your series. Such a cool idea. I'm busy doing this with molds that I picked up as well, but I never thought to video the process/results.

[@taranelson5269]

I love the stitching one so beautiful. I wasnt a fan of the mold to begin with but i absolutely love them now! You so talented

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you! I wasn't either but I do like how some of them came out in the end!

[@jpendowski7503]

Wow Shelby you made those look great, your flowers made them look like calico fabric. I never cared for the overstuffed looking characters that were a fad for a while, glad you gave it your special touch. 💜

[@ShelbySherritt]

I loved how it came out! Made me want to design some fabrics hehe!

[@lauraturner224]

I oddly really like these! You’ve done a beautiful job painting them.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!

[@shannonhensley2942]

Very much reminds me of stuffiest like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. It's definitely a style of sewing for toys. It's old fashioned and probably more of a momento rather than an regular every day style ornaments.

[@bobcatred]

I actually kind of like the quilted look. I’d be interested to see how the stitching looks if you used just a darker shade of your base color to accent it

[@christinagordon2351]

It became famous because of the “velveteen rabbit”

[@christianlapitan3426]

Woaah didn’t know people sold ceramic balloon animals. I’ve only ever seen Jeff Koons’ giant balloon dog sculpture here at a museum in LA. (the quilted one looks amazing btw !!)

[@ShelbySherritt]

I have seen a few recreations out there! I don't know what that means for copyright and artist law.. Thank you!

[@livingoutloudly]

I had a ceramic pig piggy bank like this growing up, and a rabbit one. I think you are right that it was meant to look stitched.

[@katherinecooper2138]

I just love these! So cute!!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so dang much!

[@wendynordstrom3487]

The patchwork pig is my favorite too! Although they all turned out well, i think i like to are them glazed. I like the shiny and the colors tend to be more vibrant. So cute! 🐷🐷🐷

[@EvaMariePerissinotto-singer]

I love the patchwork pig! I had a patchwork soft toy pig growing up made by my Mum and I’d love a memory of that to put on a tree!

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Yes, patchwork style from the 80’s and 90’s. That patchwork look was the cottage core of it’s time. I made little pink wooden pigs whose snouts hung over a ledge. Little paper twist bows around the neck. Adorable then. Not so adorable now. I was crushed to hear they wouldn’t be glazed. Without the glaze, they look too like the 80-90 era style. Glazed, they’d look updated. Maybe do the stitching in a co-ordinating color. The black looks like the pig got wrapped up in barbed wire. I think they will be adorable when you get your big kiln. Your style, white background. Glazed. Sweet!

[@shannahmatecun9996]

The yellow flowers with the brown are so cute! ❤️

[@myssyeyde5399]

I absolutely love your hair in those space buns! I also absolutely love these multi colored pigs! They remind me of a stuffed bear ornament I got when I was younger, I think the point being you can match your gift with a commemorative ornament that matches the gift with the year on it so that you slowly build a collection of gift ornaments. I love these little stuffed pigs, I’ve been playing a lot of stardew valley lately and it reminds me of my virtual farm animals :) Lots of love from California!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh thank you so much! I am not very good at doing hair or makeup so space buns is my fancy hairdo! That is such a sweet idea to match it up with a commemorative gift! That is so special!

[@elinkeykramme6511]

Love the pig with patchwork, but would be great to see with shiny glace

[@marilyngriffith2329]

I painted this myself in many shades of pink and black seamstress seams. My girls loved them!!

[@gabr0901]

I really like the “stitching” effect you did on the one that you added the second brown details to! The patchwork pig 🐖

[@brendariley8982]

Love them, so adorable, quilted pigs. So cute.

[@2020Dumpsterfire]

You could make a wire stand that goes into both holes and you could make it more stable that way. I like them but I wish they were rounder like I want them chunky not flat lol. I normally dont like underglaze without glaze but I think it really works for them because they look more like fabric. The small dotted stich lines work a lot better but the pink and blue pig is still cute, but patchwork pig is the winner.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! I feel we have similar tastes from this comment! The chunky is what I wanted. If I am going to have a piggy I want it to be chunky and cuddly!

[@Mysteryofitall]

I just found your channel and am so fascinated. I LOVE the pigs. Overall, I'm not a pig fan but they are just as cute as any other. I adore the details of the mold. I think all of the creatures become part of your normal aesthetic and you shouldn't necessarily avoid or dread them. You make them come alive. You are so very talented. 💖

[@carlyherbert]

I think these are really sweet!!! I’m a total sucker for anything patchwork! ❤️

[@ShelbySherritt]

So am I! I liked them in the end but still not a big fan of the mould!

[@ashlynhill5432]

It would be cool if you got all of your Christmas molds and ornament molds together and do a Christmas video for December

[@hufflepunkslitherclaw7436]

I am loving this series, currently binge watching through! I have a quilted teddybear bank that I was given as a child.....30 years ago haha.

[@nikkisanders6469]

Love hearing u talk the whole time ❤️

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!

[@cheryl.n.9501]

I know this is an old video...but Im new to the channel and have only been watch for about 2 week and im HOOKED!! and i love these quilted pig ornaments! I wish i had one on my tree reminds me of our ornaments on my childhood in the 80s! COUNTRY QUILTED IS MY FAVORITE!

[@0Apes0]

I actually really love how you painted them!

[@moonbasket]

I'm obsessed with the patchwork piggie!

[@caitlinjolin150]

i found the orriginal collection for this pig, called softies, they all had a quilted paint pattern and theres a pig, cow, chicken, duck/goose, and cat.

[@darlouthia5153]

I agree that it would be more interesting as a plain, non quilted piece. Is there any way you could modify the mould to scrape away the quilted effect?

[@janetsusan8633]

Patchwork! Love it!

[@rohill1335]

the dotted line was adorable! love it! i also was not a fan of the style of the mould but it’s so cute!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much! Yes not a fan either but ah well, not going to like them all!

[@rohill1335]

@@ShelbySherritt it’s still good practice and still soothing to watch. that’s really all that matters, right? 💕

[@sandrabeck8788]

We had ceramic quilted reindeer, piggy banks, teddy bears, it was very popular. They were done in “calico” print , or if home painted, whatever the person liked. It seems there were way more home made crafts years ago , until Imports took over the market.

[@rosewiththorns4669]

the pig looks like should be "sewn" together like gram would give you as a kid :) I love the one with the dotted lines :)

[@ShelbySherritt]

It does doesn't it! A very homey humble aesthetic finish!

[@Mercutihoe]

I was VERY skeptical when you said you were going to add stitching details on the quilted one because I personally hated the line work on the pink and blue one, but I love the way it turned out! It adds just the perfect amount of division between the different pieces without being too distracting, it also ties in the brown spots on the flowers!

[@dawndesu6863]

Wouldn't it be cool, if the creator of the molds were watching your videos and appreciated your take on their creations? You make a lot of them totally your own. I would appreciate it. I love them. I wonder what they would look like if you put that antique wash that you did on the pumpkins so it can get into the indentations or the lines that you did, but with a darker shade of the under glaze

[@kimberlyhendricks1229]

Those pigs would really be cute as a Baby's First Christmas ornament 😊

[@colettemitchell3412]

The patchwork pig is so cute!

[@Alisha_79]

Would have been nice following the stitching lines on patchwork one. These use to be popular.

[@ShelbySherritt]

It was! I couldn't figure out how to do it at first! I probably should have antiqued it to start with but oh well! The little dotted lines was a really lovely process though!

[@sorandombethany6307]

This style was really popular in the 70’s/80’s.. supposed to look like fabric, like they’rr quilted... think burlap and plaid!!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh amazing! So glad I went down the quilted route!

[@carlabenton2443]

They're adorable and to me they're patchwork plush toy piggies. Love them.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you! very cute hehe

[@gingerfaulkner7251]

It is "quilted". Very popular when I was a kid. Love how you decorated it❤️❤️

[@joanspragg9395]

I think you could do these in Christmas colours they would look cute red, green and gold stitching x

[@acemorris6535]

I’m slowly catching up on this series after getting a KZbin recommendation of one these videos and I must say, I freaking love these pigs. I’m both someone who sews and an animal lover so I’m a bit partial to these tho lol