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…
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…
Homemade Gefilte Fish
The Passover Seder is this Friday night. I'm cooking all kinds of traditional foods including matzoh ball soup, sweet and sour brisket, macaroons (dipped in chocolate ganache!), and homemade gefilte fish. My kids and I are featured in an article in today's Boston Herald about people who make their own gefilte fish. You can watch…
the light at the end of the tunnel
The book is almost done. It really is. I’m writing the 16th pattern now, editing the manuscript, taking the photos for the front section, and tying up loose ends. But I can see the light and the light looks amazing! Writing a craft book while maintaining a craft blog is challenging because everything has to…
custom plush from children’s drawings…continued
Today's edition: a drawing Roxanne made when she was 4-years-old of a little girl with brown, curly hair. The pieces I'm doing now are all made from felt because they will all be displayed together in a store window. When I begin taking custom orders the toys will be made from a variety of materials…
building my custom plush portfolio
Two more finished custom pieces to show today. Heidi Rettig left a comment on a post I wrote a few weeks ago asking if I would make a plush version of her company logo. Heidi has an arts consulting company. I took a look at her logo and I thought it seemed like a cool…
Custom Plush: From A Child’s Drawing
Update: I am now taking orders for custom toys from children’s drawings. You can find the listings right here! As part of my New Year’s goal to begin to make custom plush toys, I made this toy from one of Simon’s drawings. Simon is 5. All his friends are boys and when he draws, he…
Custom Plush: Logos
In an effort to build my custom plush portfolio (one of my New Year's goals) I tweeted a few weeks ago asking if anyone would like me to create a plush version of their logo. I heard back right away from Sarah Day whose blog is A Small Fox in a Big World. Sarah is…
some goals for 2012
Felt cactus pattern from Big Little Felt Universe by Jeanette Lim. It's New Year's Eve and time to set some professional goals for the new year. This year I would like to: 1. Start taking custom work. Although I made all kinds of plush in the past, I was really afraid to take on custom…
Happy Hanukkah
We made latkes on Sunday afternoon. I like small, crispy latkes. If you've ever made them you know that your house smells like latkes for days and days afterwards, and making latkes makes a huge mess. So I make them once, and I make a lot. Then I freeze them in dinner-sized portions in ziplock…
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