i came up with two.
this is the one i call the Dame Edna. its tail is made from an acid green-dyed bucktail and pearl krystal flash -- common fly-tying materials. the body is a drop-spindle combo of silk waste dyed with cochineal, and some bamboo/silk blend that was actually put in an exhausted indigo bath -- that only served to eliminate it's natural yellowness and give it this silvery blue "invisible" color.
and this is the Pfefferneussen. this is my favorite, because of its, as
ben
says, "spindliness". it's sorty spidery (not that that wins any points with ben.) the tail of this fly is made from pearl krystal flash strung with silver and gold star sequins, and with natural silk. the body is made from hackle flash in the color "root beer".
on giant size 1 hooks, they make lovely tree ornaments.
some friends are receiving these holiday flies as gifts. i am presenting them along with this ornament, which looks for all the world like a jean cocteau drawing.
my own flies may live year round now on my stick cactus in my front window. i think a little wear and tear and sun bleaching only really enhances the look of a fly.