catch up

I am in desperate need to update my blog. Here are a few things I have done, new sock dolls, new rag dolls, joined the new plush works team on etsy. The Plush works team has been fun so far, its nice to be among like minded people into what your into. Never mind the fact that they are all very talented. http://www.flickr.com/groups/plushtoydesigners/
This is a link to a photo stream, of the etsy plush works team.













They already have a treasury as well
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=96675
Please check out the adorable plushies
Here are a few of my new dolls

kewpie dolls

My new kawaii obsession, Kewpie dolls, I think its because they look like my daughter. I ordered a bunch on etsy. The first set came in the mail from earthgatherings http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=65279 . Too cute, I am going to make little outfits for them. They are about 4 inches tall. Love them. I wanted to make the Little outfits then sell them, but I like them too much. We will see.

More owls

I made more kawaii baby snow owls, there seemed to be a lot of interest in them, and besides that they are fun to make. Especially their little hats. The top hats are the cutest.

I started by making their hats before I even made the owls. I enjoyed working in miniature.

The hats took a while to make, I looked at a couple of Japanese craft books for reference, then invented my own take on them. They are made of felt, and cotton cloth.

Here are a couple of the finished owlets.

Jarvis

This fella was a lot of work he is completely hand stitched, and took me a lot longer than expected. I made him from wool felt which I never worked with before. I think he came out really cute. I will be using this method again but on a smaller scale, I like the retro, vintage style look of it.