Archive for the plush Category

Hine Mizushima

Posted in christmas, craft, plush, you can't handle the cute with tags , , , on December 11, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

Hine Mizushima is responsible for my favorite unique holiday wreath this year:

Her collection of plush work is impressive, to say the least.

And the 2D work is adorable as well:

Tons more on her Flickr site and website.

Croshame

Posted in craft, plush with tags , on November 26, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I’ve seen Croshame’s work on no less than five of my favorite craft blogs in the past week…but I’m sharing this work anyway. Whether cute, sinister or both, I admire the ability to crochet such interesting creatures.

Check out the Exorcist Playset!

Yum…

Sid and Nancy…

If Satan had toddlers, this Black Metal Guy would be the perfect plaything…

See a few more here.

Halloween Countdown: Vintage Design Pillows

Posted in craft, halloween, plush, vintage with tags , , , on October 30, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

My Paper Crane (a.k.a Heidi Kenney) is one of the most fantastic makers of adorable plush creatures in the art scene today.

Look at these Halloween pillows she made using vintage designs:

I wish I could take these out when autumn rolls around!

A couple more pictures here.

Halloween Countdown: Deviant Art Roundup

Posted in art, craft, halloween, plush with tags , , , , on October 26, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I spent a good hour scouring deviantart.com (so you don’t have to!) for Halloween art and crafts. Here are a few of my favorites…

Magpies7:

ScOpe:

Liransz:

Melkatsa:

HighBorn Talon:

Quickman012:

Weirdal:

Manzin:

Plushkill Forest by Cherrybox

Posted in craft, plush, taxidermy, you can't handle the cute with tags , , , on August 14, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I’m a gal who LOVES her share of heads on the wall…providing they are fake, of course.

I just discovered Cherrybox’s etsy site, with many faux taxidermy delights to choose from.

This is the kind of stylized animal stuffing I can get into! Deadly cute.

Aren’t the little accents and details wonderful?

See more here.

Plush Angler Fish

Posted in craft, Dana projects, plush, sea with tags , , , on August 12, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

Although I haven’t gotten around to posting this (awful quality) snapshot until now…a couple of weeks ago I woke up with the insatiable desire to make a plush Anglerfish.

Meet “Cuddles:”

Cuddles enjoys bioluminescence and distending his jaw to devour prey twice his size…whole.

I may put this little sweetheart up for adoption at some point. Don’t all line up at once.

Violetpie

Posted in craft, plush with tags , on July 12, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

Oh wow…handmade felt and mohair toys that look like they jumped directly out of a Mark Ryden painting! Violetpie’s work is extraordinary.

Look at how expressive these little creatures are…

Her flickr site is a treat in itself, since it contains hundreds of craft projects, along with some creepy doll photography and many interesting artifacts.

You can also check her blog and etsy shop.

Crobots

Posted in Books, craft, plush, robots with tags , , , on June 14, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I’ve never attempted to make amigurumi creations (one day, perhaps…but there are so many craft methods I’m itching to try). But for those who are already skilled in the art of crocheted plush toys, Crobots seems like a wonderful resource.

I’m sure every robot in this book is adorable! I wish I had the time to learn how to make them.

Does anyone do amigurumi creatures? If so, please show me photos!

Crobots

Friday Feltz

Posted in craft, plush with tags , on March 22, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I came upon a flickr set from Friday Feltz containing this miniature vignette of needle felted creatures.

Introducing Filipe Melie

Felip Melie is worried

Filipe fights the White Eater

Filipe bests the White Eater

Bravo, Filipe!

The White Eater is genius.

See more creations here.

Image Odyssey: Leprechaun

Posted in absurd, candy coated nightmares, craft, dolls, ephemera, humor, image odyssey, kitsch, plush, thrift horror, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 17, 2010 by shewalkssoftly

I’m about to say something that might make me very unpopular: I’ve never done a thing for St. Patrick’s Day. I appreciate the idea of a cultural celebration, but perhaps I associate this day too heavily with those who use it as an excuse to get rip roaring drunk and puke on their own shoes…or someone else’s shoes.

But, since people seem to get very into this holiday, here are some goodies I dug up for the occasion.

Let’s bring on the crafts!

For a nice relaxing sleep after drunken festivities…

Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you…

I wonder if these were mass produced, and there are a bunch of people walking around brandishing one of the most irritating grammatical mistakes in the English language:

(If [your] not able to make a grammatically correct button, fake it!)

I wish I had come up with the idea to slap a label on five green jelly beans and market it as a holiday novelty (at 800% profit per package).

Mmmm…tastes like psychosis.

Have fun…be safe…

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