I have a very quiet spot on the teaching front, so I'm back into designing beaded animals again, after a very long time. And no more Ravelry for me (too time consuming and obsessive) although I do still want to knit some Christmas presents for the kids. I was asked some time ago to design a camel for a Christmas nativity scene, but I just can't seem to motivate myself, despite having obtained several little plastic camels to use as models. I found myself designing a cow instead. I have been working on it for the last 3 days (not all the time though) and this is what I came up with. I am happy with it for a 1st attempt. Its head, ears and horns are all wrong and its a bit lumpy in the wrong places, but well on the way to being the cow I want it to be. I developed it from a horse I finished a few months ago but didn't publish (yet). I probably won't finish this cows legs and tail - the next one will be worth finishing I hope.