Last week I posted about a collaborative project I am working on with Kristy of Fog and Swell. We sent eachother some fabrics that we will both use to make forest creatures and ocean creatures. Here is my pile at the beginning of last week. Kristy started with ocean and made a stunningly beautiful crab with…
Custom Bear for a Print Ad
Over the winter I got a call from an art director who was making a print ad for a pharmaceutical company. The ad was for a new pre-natal vitamin that helps alleviate constipation and the art director was looking for a custom teddy bear that was, well…constipated. Making this bear qualifies as one of the…
Plush From a Child’s Drawing: Simon’s Snail
Simon came home from Kindergarten with this snail drawing a few months ago. I think it was a pretty slapdash effort, actually, but to me this snail had such incredible personality. I squirreled the drawing away upstairs for a future plush project. I mentioned to Simon this week that I was making a plush snail…
Trixie and Tess: A Topsy Turvy Doll
Aren't Topsy Turvy dolls cool? Sort of creepy, but also sort of amazing! Once I started making reversible toys, I felt like I had to make this classic children's toy. I named her Trixie and Tess. Trixie is a rather stern girl, dressed in deep purple with a severe hairstyle. She is not in a…
Softies For Sale Series: Selling on Consignment
It is many crafters dream to get their handmade goods in boutique stores. The thrill of seeing your wares on the shelves of a beautiful boutique, of knowing that the buyer or owner of the store thinks that what you make is worthy of being in their store, and that all kinds of shoppers will…
A Collaboration
Grey whales by Kristy of Fog and Swell. To me, one way to continue to push your creative boundaries is to reach out to other artists and collaborate. For a long time I have admired Kristy's work on her beautiful blog, Fog and Swell. Kristy interprets her seaside surroundings by creating softies that are beautifully…
Shark!: A PDF Sewing Pattern
This guy may look fearsome, but he's really a soft, huggable softie just perfect for all those little pirates in your life! He's got an open mouth full of felt teeth. In fact, his mouth is a soft pocket so you can reach your hand inside and the shark will gobble up your treasures! My…
Lovey Dovey: A New PDF Pattern
Josephine is 16 months old now and just starting to walk. With her increasing independence, including the ability to climb the stairs (!), comes a heightened need for security. This means lots of hugs and check-ins with me and with her sisters (and a fair bit of wrestling and climbing on top of them when…
Bird in Flight: A Free Pattern and Tutorial
I posted a tutorial to make this little felt bird in flight a year ago today. With just a few scraps of felt and a bit of time you can make one of these little birds, or maybe a few. I used double-sided fusible web to add some scraps of vintage quilting cotton to this…
Softies For Sale Series: Selling Art Toys
A few weeks ago I put the following question on Twitter: “What is your biggest source of income?”. Almost everyone in my Twitter community are designers or crafters of some kind and I got all sorts of replies and a terrific discussion ensued (I love Twitter for that). Selling handmade items at craft fairs and selling…
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