Mould 45 - Revealing Moulds I found on Gumtree

[@amberpamba2661]

Doing these as Care Bears would be super cute!

[@blue_moon6490]

From what I remember, these bears would sit on a shelf with their legs dangling over the shelf. I graduated in 87. 😂 They would have been painted as Care Bears and sit with the legs dangling. You could make the holes and use C rings after the kiln. I just love your channel! ❤ Your art work is beautiful and you have such and uplifting personality! 😁

[@JennyD915]

So now we know that “dingle dangle” is the actual term for those things growing out of the bear’s face 😂 I am sure surprised with this anatomy lesson. You are the best, Shelby!

[@jadedbelle4788]

😂😂

[@Manda11.11]

Lol dingle dangle!

[@lauragarberick1063]

Nice. LOL. That is what I was thinking too.

[@dorkydragon]

Shelf Danglers! my mom and i use to do them in ceramics when i was younger. we used wires on the bodies as well or just plain rough string through them and tied off to the legs. you did it beautifully!

[@pambrown6260]

Like puppet bears with loose arms and legs

[@andreakeno7694]

I appreciate how committed you are to trying out each mould, even if it's not something that brings you joy.

[@ragdollcats4ever]

I have been watching the playlist of these for the past 4 hrs 😅 every time I say that I am going to turn it off and go to bed you show what mold you are going to do next and my curiosity gets the best of me. I absolutely love watching you paint them, I hope you do more videos where it is just quiet music with you painting, it is extremely relaxing.

[@roxiepoe9586]

Charming. I was mildly disconcerted by the term 'dingle-dangle'. lol

[@ShelbySherritt]

That word paired with the thing on its face 😂😭🤦🏼‍♀️ oh no 🙈

[@minarooda]

@@ShelbySherritt 😂😂 Haha, yup I love your honesty. This video really cracked me up. I'm a teddy bear fan but they definitely need a different muzzle and a new name🤣😅

[@andreakeno7694]

@@ShelbySherritt 🤣

[@00Kristyna00]

They would look so cute as Christmas decorations! With little themed red and green t-shirts hanging off a tree or "Elf of the shelf" style hidden around the room. Super cute and you did them so well!

[@maisiedays]

Is anyone else getting anxious that we are running out of moulds?

[@Happytravellerkimmy]

We could send her mystery moulds if she's starting to run out!

[@dawndesu6863]

I calmed myself by thinking that she would get more.

[@dawndesu6863]

​@@Happytravellerkimmy great idea

[@dawndesu6863]

​@@A.L.75 This is true

[@TheKjoy85]

She got over 300 molds at the time. She is only a third of the way through at last count and that has taken over 2 years. We should be good for about 4 more years at this rate.

[@emilyb6002]

I feel like this is the most intricate mold I've ever seen. So many tiny pieces. You did so well sticking to it and painting them all and putting it all together

[@pearltoyne9608]

It’s pretty cool that there have been so few “dud” molds so far! At the start of your series I kinda expected most of the mounds to be this sort of kitschy figurine, I hope the trend of cool, usable items continues!

[@celloafterdark4173]

When you're putting on the freckles I couldn't stop laughing 😂😂😂. This series is so cool!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Ahahahha I am so glad you enjoyed that little extra touch 😂 thank you!!! I’m so happy you are enjoying the series!

[@shel5684]

I really appreciate how honest you are with your work! Kudos for your commitment to finish each piece- that is an amazing quality to model! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kimberlysmith4312]

I love them. I made a similar bunny out of wood in the `90s. A hole was drilled in each limb and a ribbon used to tie them on. (Their muzzles do look a bit questionable.)

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh wow that actually sounds really beautiful! I would love to see it one day! I’m so glad you can see it too! I just couldn’t ahahah

[@okiedokieartichokie772]

My grandma always did acrylic painting on the bisque. And I will forever love that style more. We called them "glass samics" and I grew up painting them and now I make my own sculptures and hand paint them.

[@TheStanleyTwins]

They turned out really cute! I love bears so these past two videos made me happy!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Hello! You are all much better detectives than I am! I have been sent a few links to this now but for some reason it is not allowing you all to comment it! So here we go for anyone that is curious! debmark.com/molds/CM/images/0443.jpg

[@Anna-pd6dc]

Funny how spot on your interpretation was!

[@zombiesabrr]

yes i think that with one big loop for each extremedy and maybe changing the weird part of the face you could give them your style. maybe when you run out of this moulds you could do a revisit series when you try diferent things or fix things you didnt knew before

[@CuriousCabinet]

Oh my, they are terrifying in that photo.

[@HandyHelons]

@@CuriousCabinet exactly what I thought!

[@mammagoosesammyx3371]

They look cute, and I love the lighter colours they used, but the face still reminds me of a dogs behind.

[@FlyingWoookie]

I loved the color palette you picked for these bears 🐻💖 they do have unfortunate muzzles 😂 but if you ever made them again I think you could trim that down successfully! I still think they turned out cute 😄

[@kywire._]

For what it's worth you made them really cute, especially the hooded one :~) My family is big into antiques and I grew up with at least a few dingle-dangle knick-knacks, but usually they were wooden or cloth. I think you were right to embed the wire loop into the pieces that didn't have holes; if you wanted a bit more structure for the joints, using more wire embedded in the side as a loop instead of thread through the body would help them not wave around as much, but I don't blame you for not wanting to cast them again lol

[@dawndesu6863]

I love this concept and could see them sold as a diy kit. fun for the family. I agree that the faces were quite strange, but I am curious to see it in your style

[@goldenacres08]

In the USA these type of knick knacks are sold as Shelf Sitters. Their legs and arms are connected with a metal loop like you made, one in the body and one in each arm or leg. I have them for different holidays. Some have twine through the loops and a couple have metal jump rings through the loops.

[@LimeRaven]

i love these moulds that get to be mysteries for you too! it's exciting for me, so i like that you get to feel that excitement.

[@AdirondackRuby]

The number of holes was kind of jaw-dropping. How cute of a result though. Yeah, I think they are meant to be windchimes (unless it's a shelf/mantlepiece decor, like someone else suggested, that just sits). My mom has a ceramic windchime, it has a bell shape at the top and a whole bunch of doves that hang from it at different lengths. It's not very musical, but still very pretty. --- LMAO! Yes. I see the...inappropriate...bear face. What an unfortunate snout! But, well, it is called a dingle dangle after all. XD --- I'm familiar with the acrylic method, because my grandmother used to take me to painting events at a studio near her house. I would pick out a premade piece, paint it with acrylic, then paint it with a "glaze", and get to take it home that day. It's nice for little kids who are impatient for results.

[@melindarose2904]

I use acrylic paint on all my rocks and put 2 coats of varnish for a finish and they turn out perfect with great protection. And would use fishing line to connect the parts. But as you said they would be to finicky for me also. They are cute. I love watching your reveals and your technique

[@ShelbySherritt]

This is wonderful feedback! I think I should trial some varnishes to see how they hold up on the weather but this gives me so much confidence! Thank you! I agree fishing line would have been better but this was all I had at home so improvising hehe! Thank you so much!!

[@darlouthia5153]

I appreciate your commitment to doing these. Even if the results are not as bad as you may have thought you kept going !

[@RedSquirrelful]

Hello Shelby...have been really enjoying binge watching your "back catalogue" on your channel. I did some ceramics as part of a Dip Teach a 100 years ago and to prevent holes being glazed over (in pepper shakers etc) we used wax or thread the straw out of a straw broom in there...it burns away in the kiln. Going to keep watching you...in a Ballarat lock down with a broken hand and ribs and looks like snow! Stay safe xx

[@lydiaflatt9859]

Your perseverance is commendable. I would have chucked that mold and the single dangles real quick. 😁

[@TheKjoy85]

When I was a kid, my dad painted little ceramic buildings to make a Christmas village. They were kind of like 3D paint by numbers with a list of the paint colors needed and a diagram indicating which color went where. I still have some of the paints from back then mixed into my collection of acrylic paints. Maybe I'll try painting one myself sometime. I don't know where my dad's buildings ended up after all these years.

[@HiIamChels]

Another great video! Love the funny ballsack bears 😊

[@jpendowski7503]

Super impressed Shelby how you made lemonade out of that lemon of a mold. It is definitely a part of a different aesthetic from another time. The legs & arms would be tied in with leather or twine (rough string) and seated in the shelf. Good choice doing the acrylics a glaze would be even farther away from the original. Love how you explain and make things work so we can see your art. 💜

[@denisesmelley8546]

Thank you for the explanation about using acrylic paints. I inherited a complete nativity set after my mom died that she had painted with the acrylics back in the 70s. It wasn’t quite fully painted yet, so I was unsure how to go about finishing it. Now I know! Thank you.

[@biancabrooks280]

They look like little shelf sitters like these figurines. The legs are attached with cord that I imagine on these bears would go in one solid piece from one limb, straight through the back, then into the hole next to it and then right back out to the next limb. The cord would kinda look like a *U* where the bear’s body is facing away from you and is set in the bend of the U. (I’ve tried to comment this 3 times, maybe this time will work? I’m adding the link below)

[@biancabrooks280]

Curses!! It keeps deleting my comments. I’m gonna send a dm on Instagram then. Cuz I think the dangly dolls are really cute.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I am looking forward to seeing the photo! I really couldn’t find much online with the mould number and name so I’m so curious! Ugh sorry KZbin is deleting your comments! I do have comment restrictions on now so that might be why!? I have to approve the comments on the channel! I’m curious to see this U shape! If you do have a link, send it to me on Instagram and I can pop it in the comments here too!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Here is the link for anyone who is curious: www.amazon.com/Figurines-Sculpture-Polystone-Decoration-Collectible/dp/B08XWGGCQL/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=shelf+sitters+with+dangling+legs&qid=1631314200&sr=8-12

[@lauraschuster2502]

I know such dingly dangle stuff Its often used as a garden decoration here because u can put them in a sitting position

[@alexandriamount3069]

I love the little shelf sitters, they look like Care Bears!

[@ShelbySherritt]

I was thinking the same thing with their bellies!

[@OMGitsaClaire]

These things have a super nostalgic feeling to me and I don’t know why. And as you were painting mama bear’s kerchief blue, my mind was going “it should be red” for some reason? They remind me of these little dangly dolls people used to make that would sit on the edge of a shelf and their little limbs would dangle over the edge of the shelf. I always found them a bit weird and creepy.

[@meaganwymbs4702]

They would be really cute as patchwork teddy bears, you could be really creative with patterns

[@angi4381]

This is how my grandmother taught her children's classes so its how I learned. I wish I had someone to do this with and help me learn the glazes

[@MissEmma22]

They are so sweet! I can understand with how fiddly they are why you wouldn’t want to make them again. But despite that they came out lovely!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you!! I really appreciate this so much!

[@MissEmma22]

@@ShelbySherritt you’re so welcome! This is the best part of my week!

[@binary_terror2]

Oh, those muzzles look so suggestive I can barely tell what else they could possibly have been going for! You made the best of it but I agree that it's an odd mould.

[@twistedmyth5860]

I think how you did them is cute, not my style but cute. Also, I totally saw what you mean about the face. I would suggest if you end up doing more danglies in the future that fishing line or some similar clear string might look better. That and having said string be longer might help keep the parts from trying to hide behind the piece. not 100% sure on that tho.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I totally agree! I didn’t have fishing line and only had bright coloured thread so I used the one closest to brown 😂 it just wasn’t a fun week for me make them! I just found them so fiddly! I did try a longer thread on the arms but then they hung so low that it looked so odd! I should have showed that in the video! But I settled for shorter length because it looked less strange. Not my style either but interesting all the same 😂🤔

[@paranoiarpincess]

I used to go to a paint your own pottery place. I get envious when I watch you do the glazes because as a kid, while I was in ceramics, we weren't allowed to use glaze. It was too difficult. The ones my instructor had didn't show colour until after they were fired, so when a kid used it, the colours would muddy and things wouldn't be in the right spot, and then the kids would get upset.

[@MadJenno]

Air compressors do always sound aggressive!!! I love your series. You’re the best Shelby. ❤️

[@montanarichert2658]

Hello! I’m new to your channel, I just purchased everything that I need for slip casting but I’m just a little overwhelmed! A how-to video would be wonderful and/or also maybe a tutorial of your studio to show how you have things organized ?? I have SO MUCH paint and would love for it to be easily displayed . Love your videos !!

[@ShelbySherritt]

I absolutely would love to do one! I just currently don't have the space or time to do one! I am hoping I can do one once the new studio is built as I will have better filming facilities for a more instructional step by step video! I also want to show off a comparison of my studio now vs the new studio too!

[@rambaby23]

Love your videos shelby, and love how you can make mistakes too! Lol, thankyou for sharing, my bedtime go to every night x

[@kristinetorrice7603]

I have ceramic pottery ornaments we did as children at a potent place by our house in the late 1970’s that still look brand new. I still put them on my Christmas tree.

[@christinawakefield1971]

Acrylic was a good choice, I was trying to figure out how you’d even fire them for glazing! I have little garden ornaments that were in my great aunts garden that are painted with acrylic and you definitely need to repaint them every few years. I’ll see if I can get a sealant next time, might last longer!

[@christinawakefield1971]

Also, I remember bears and dolls that were constructed similarly and the legs and arms were tied on with the fabric their clothes would have been. Like the papa bear’s legs would be tied on with denim scraps and the arms would have been tied on with scraps from a plaid shirt? But the holes are so small on these pieces, maybe a similar looking ribbon?

[@CricketsBay]

Your face at the end when you held up the 2 bears says it all, Shelby. Thank you for sharing your adventures yet again, but the bits on the bears' faces are truly unfortunate.

[@donfenton7473]

I’m from the state of Utah in the United States. I love the way you talk. I’m with you on this mould, it’s not a keeper. My mother-in-law had a kiln so we have a lot of ceramics that she made. She has passed and they mean a lot to us. I love your videos. Maybe you could show us a little bit of where you live. Australia 🇦🇺 is on my bucket list.

[@TheBadvids]

First! Love the channel, great content as always Shelby!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much Dustin! I am so grateful for your support!

[@T.M.S.Vreelands]

I love the colors on them, and I like this style of lawn/home decorations, but like you I really wasn't feeling this mould. Oh well, you still made the best of it and they turned out lovely.

[@jessalotXD]

The holes go straight through the sides for the arms and same from the bottom for the legs. One piece of yarn to hold the limbs on through the holes

[@rebekahalana]

Lol , I thought the muzzle looked like an upside down heart . I didn't see anything "inappropriate" until you mentioned it and now I can't unsee it !🤣🤣🤣

[@SaraAson]

I've had seen figures with similar "lose limbs" that are fastened to the body by ribbons or string, obviously you'd just poke the holes early on and attach the limbs once done with the final firing, but the figures are then meant to sit on a shelf and dangle their limbs. The ones I've seen have been pretty cute!

[@aimeeh9631]

I thought these looked like either the 3 bears from Goldie locks or little care bears with the hearts on the chests, i think these would be awesome in different colours like the care bears xxx

[@confusedDruid]

Definitely a lesson in how flagile plaster can be! A long since passed moth can still cause a lot of damage!

[@Futt.Buckerson]

I haven't seen those bears. But I've seen similar ceramic pieces, like turtles with wiggly legs and head, that are similar. The turtles were on their bellies w/ the legs suspended in the shell, with wire hoops (like your bear legs) inside the shell, and little hooks on the legs. I think that would be the best approach w/ these bears as well. Put the wire loops in the bottom of the body, and make hooks to go in the legs. You could even bend a piece of wire so each end is parallel, twist the open ends w/ pliers, and use that to make the hooks. The twists will give a better hold, and you could probably even use a little slip to glue it in place. Finally, if the hooks are long enough you can bend them around to close them.

[@TheAshmah]

I have Christmas tree ornaments in that style. They have the metal hook on limbs and a hook on the main body and then string tied to each hook (hope that makes sense) means the limbs don't pull back and they dangle.

[@dorothy1]

I noticed those bears in the early 1970s. They were popular hanging like wind chimes. But in garden sheds and carports

[@Vocalinds]

My first thought when I saw the different pieces was that you would use a thick wire or ribbon to go through both the front and back holes on the body and tie a knot at the back. Then the arms and legs would be attached to the front hole only. You would see the knot at the back but it would be "rustic." It might make the limbs sit better? Good effort persevering with a pretty wacky mould! I must admit I LOLed at the inappropriate faces and the backwards legs! 😄

[@silvermyst3081]

I think the bears are meant to sitting and the feet and hands are to be attached to a straight piece of wire that will extend out the back and finished off . How I don't know.

[@yezzyjames]

I absolutely love these bears. :}

[@kristalynncreates]

If you still have the mould, you could sell it as diy kits for kids. Pour them, add the wire bits, poke it out the holes, put it through the kiln, then sell them unpainted to kids as a way to get into pottery. The kids could paint them with acrylic paints, and tie them together.

[@sheebathefunnyrescuedog692]

Lovely reveal

[@siobhanmacleod7957]

I saw the quick clip of this video on Instagram first and when I saw the bears face, I thought what you thought! Lol, even funnier when you put the black specks on it!😹

[@KarynPeterson]

These would be so cute to graft other heads or faces to.

[@starsurvivor]

I was a little startled seeing the face after your comment lol

[@kealleymayhew19]

Will you be making more bee necklaces? I really wanted one and missed when you listed them :(

[@angrydonutface7420]

These bears are nuts! I'm so sorry but the whiskers on the muzzles aren't helping the situation. 😂

[@queenofzenk]

if you used fine grit sandpaper, would you be able to soften the "features"? or just a little bit of slip/clay to make it more of a care bear look? i dont know how easy it is to modify a piece after it's out of the mold. 🤔 i just personally want to make everything in non-natural colors, so if i were given the opportunity to try a version of some dingle dangle bears, I'd do like blueberry cupcake inspired bears. yum!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Absolutely! So I tend not to adjust the mould too much because I guess this series is trying to bring their intention and purpose back to life. So I get a little scared to modify them because I want to try and bring the piece itself back! You can use a wet sponge to smooth a piece and carve away at the clay to give it more detail or take away detail! I definitely love the care bear idea too! I was also wanting to test the acrylic browns to see those results but ran out of time in the voiceover for explain that! Earlier videos I’ve spoken about how underglaze browns don’t look like brown! So I tested the acrylic browns to see how they come out and they are perfect! So if something needs brown I now know what to use!

[@queenofzenk]

@@ShelbySherritt they look so folksy and cute! so the experiment is a success, i just got a bit over-excited 😅

[@ShelbySherritt]

I love the excitement!! Please don’t ever stop or apologise for that! I love it! I love talking about them because I think it’s tricky when I keep them a mystery until Saturday, sometimes the best ideas come out of the comments section! I could do a whole other series of moulds as painted by you with your ideas!

[@juliebates5315]

Amazing !! ❤🦘

[@London1869]

Delightful!

[@andreaahlson9827]

I think the bears are so sweet. But to attach the arms and legs I woulda try using memory wire or something similar. They remind me of the decor that you can put on your fireplace mantel edge and the legs hang off .. but idk if the bear body can stand up with the legs and arms attached.

[@BonnieMCarter]

I was so hoping to see your style like the ducks on these bears!

[@mamesmck5236]

Oooh, Goldy locks and three bears!

[@tzisorey]

Might be the kind of product where you just clean it up, poke the holes, and bisque fire it - then sell it as a craft kit for people to paint and assemble.

[@cheriekarley2479]

I thought they looked like squashed Care Bears 🐻 I think they’re cute. Cheers cherieK 🦋🌈🐿🇦🇺

[@scrappingrrl]

they are so sweet!

[@mackinzeystassen2251]

I think my mom had a dingle dangle when I was a kid. I sort of like it and I kind of agree on the head part of the bear everything else the bear has is really cute. That being said and I know you're not into mixed media, but would there be a way for polymer clay to play along with pottery clay?

[@karentrader9569]

The backwards legs, lol. I like em!

[@MrMelichor]

If you get a mold like this again, try making two U shapes with your wire and hanging them thru each other. Then push the ends in to the legs and the body.

[@paillette2010]

Omg!! So brave!

[@barefootbutterfly]

My daughter and I agree that the muzzle should maybe have a black line painted down and a little mouth painted on underneath and it would maybe indicate that it's an actual face LOL. 🥰

[@Fluffymonkeyem]

These bears remind me of animal crossing a little bit! Even with the obvious bearsack(ha) on their face these are one of my absolute favorites you've shown!

[@beckwhitty]

Aww I think they're really cute.

[@renedemers8218]

I've seen toys like these Dingle-dangle bears! usually there's a twine loop that goes through holes in the limbs and body so they hang loosely off of it.

[@malusdraco3793]

good on you for finishing this project up! it's SO difficult to follow through when something you're working on just isn't your thing those faces though... cute in an ugly way? ugly in a cute way? something like that. lmao

[@ShelbySherritt]

Ahahahahah yes! This cute in an ugly way? I just think there could have been some other design choices made to the bears face to make them a little cuter 😂

[@bethcatt7919]

Where did you get all the mystery moulds from? I wouldn't mind getting some my self I ised to paint moulds when I was a kid

[@greenecrayon]

I went to look at your shop and wow, you're all sold out!

[@sabrina.h2737]

The bear family is cute. It is something I would have loved when I was little.

[@ShelbySherritt]

It is so cute isn’t it! I think I would have loved it too! I just found it so fiddly to put together and paint!

[@kylieasiam7605]

I think these would be good to sell as a kit ready to paint ppl can put them together.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That’s such a wonderful idea!

[@morning_marie]

Considering where the limb attachments are and the bottom is flat, I believe these naughty bears sit on the edge of a shelf. My mom and an apple and pear whose limbs are attached with pipe cleaners and they sit on the edge with theirs legs hanging down.

[@pastryattack2170]

Just watched #69 and now this! I think I'd have gone matroyshka style on the colours. I really need to get into pottery now.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Hahahaha oh my gosh what a coincidence you are watching these in this order! Pottery is definitely very addictive!

[@saraha6502]

soo cutee!!

[@Syzygyzzz]

I think they are supposed to sit on a shelf maybe.

[@shirliepriestley8761]

Oh! Yellow stones bobo bear, and a care. Bear had a baby. These were popular when i was a kid, the body had small hooks,and the limbs had loops to join them, so u made then tinkle and dance

[@Skinsuit6423]

My gran had these sitting on the edge of a shelf.. I always moved it's weird little legs

[@lisachatham8690]

I agree with you, Shelby. Those faces are quite disturbing and I like the way you painted them but it didn't clear the issue like I hoped it would. Still great work.

[@imkindaartsyfartsy]

I think in the US we call these shelf sitters

[@54321Judith]

I would love to see you actually attach the arms and legs with slip like you do the handle of a coffee mug, and just have them in all different positions instead of the string thing🥰

[@AuberyMirkwood]

They are shelf sitters 😊 the legs dangle of the edge