Plush Art Show: Stuff This 3

November 24, 2009 at 12:55 pm | In Plush, Plush art shows, art show | 4 Comments
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Here are the pieces I made for this year’s Stuff This plush show at Rivet!  They were inspired by Bear River, the rural town where I’m currently located.  Last year I made Madawaska and Petawawa for Stuff This 2, inspired by the colours of nature from my trip to this town. I thought it was only fitting that the plush I create for this year’s show have a nature theme too!

Cora Bella woke up one day in the dark netherworld with a deer and rabbit spirit standing by her side.  She wondered how she got there, in the mists between the worlds.  Her memory was foggy and she could barely remember her past, but the ghostly deer spirit assured her that although she was dead, she had a second chance.  The rabbit spirit explained that she would have to merge with them if she wanted to return to the real world.  Cora Bella stood there deep in thought in the darkness for a moment and then decided to take the chance.  She closed her eyes and reached her hand out for the rabbit and deer.  When she opened her eyes again, she was standing in a sun spotted grey autumn forest.  She sensed a second consciousness inside her head, which was the deer, and felt the fuzzy antlers that were now growing from her head.  She looked down at the cream rabbit and smiled.  She knew that even though she had returned in a ghostly form, she would have these two spirit guides with her for life in which to explore the world with!

Cora Bella was inspired by the gravestone I saw leaning against a tree at the Loyalist Old Baptist Cemetary (1810-1910) in Bear River, NS.  The real Cora Bella tragically died at the age of 7, perhaps from a sickness of some sort. I thought her name was so beautiful and delicate, and an echo of a past time. I could immediately see a character based on her name alone!  Deer and rabbits live in the forests in this area, so a ghostly girl who merges with the spirit of a deer and rabbit came to mind, and shortly afterwards my Cora Bella took form.

I also made a Gingerbread Ornament for the show, which is perfect for hanging on a Christmas Tree! :)

Both plush pieces will be displayed at Stuff This 3 at Rivet in Columbus, OH, from Dec.5th – Dec.30th. Check it out if you’re in the area!

Etsy’s Plush Team: Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

October 1, 2009 at 1:28 pm | In Etsy, Etsy's Plush Team, Plush | 5 Comments
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to raise funds and awareness about this insidious disease, the members of PlushTeam have created mammary and pink themed plush. 80% of every purchase goes to the Susan G. Komen Institute, an international fund dedicated to raising money for Breast Cancer Cure research. My pink deer and more handmade plush are now available in Plush Team’s shop!  Support the cause and help find a cure! :)

Etsy: MOAR Mohawk’d Plush Deer in the shop!

September 16, 2009 at 11:03 am | In Etsy, Plush | 1 Comment
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It’s an invasion!  More yummy flavours of Mohawk’d Plush Deer are now available in my Etsy shop!

[On the far left] Blueberry Lime Fizz currently has the #1 single on the music charts in Deerville! She writes & sings her own music and loves to make sparkly costumes for her live shows.
[On the far right] Blueberry Grape Tartelette works for a decorating magazine as the lead designer. She has a good eye for sleek, modern and trendy design. The chic magazine you just read was probably designed by her! ;)
[In the middle] Strawberry Cupcake Deer works in a French Confectionery that makes the best sweets available in Deerville. When she’s not selling sugary treats, she likes to browse the local antique shops for treasures and afterward enjoys an afternoon tea at her favourite local cafe.

[On the left] Starlight Soda Deer runs the local observatory in Deerville. She is an astronomer and gazes out into the stars every night. She has discovered new galaxy’s and still wishes on shooting stars.
[On the right] Grape Tangerine Twist loves to go out dancing at Deerville’s hottest nightclub “The Roxy” and meet all the cute Does who are waiting for a dashing young Stag to ask them to dance. He loves to impress the ladies with all the hottest new dance moves.

In Progress: Deer + Kalua Moola + Etsy Shop Feature

September 15, 2009 at 10:03 pm | In In progress, Plush, Press | 3 Comments
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Thanks to everyone who entered my plush deer giveaway hosted on TokyoBunnie’s blog!  This giveaway set a new record on TB’s blog with 127 entries!!! Congrats to donelleohio who gets to take home a new deer. I plan on having a few more giveaways in the future, so stay tuned! :)
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Here are a few in progress pics of things I’ve been working on lately.  After spending weeks painting the Kalua Moola custom, I wanted to do some sewing again.  I’ve been working on 10 plush deer, and some of them will be hitting my Etsy shop tomorrow.  But for now, here are some in progress pics.

Body parts waiting to be sewn…

After hours of work, the deer are all sewn up. Now I decide colours for noses, eyelids and dots…

Lucky is unsure about the growing deer herd…

Here’s an in progress pic of my Kalua Moola custom.  I had just put sealer on his lower body which is why he’s drying upside down. ;)

And last but not least, I was super pleased to discover I was featured on Plastic + Plush’s Etsy Wednesday blog feature (09/09/09)!  Yay for little brown Ghostie!

Etsy: More Mini Ghosties + 1 Plush Deer

August 13, 2009 at 2:24 pm | In Etsy, Plush | Leave a Comment
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More plushies hit my Etsy shop today! 7 Mini Ghosties and 1 plush deer:

  • Mini Lime Green Ghostie promotes new growth in any situation.
  • Mini Yellow + Blue Ghostie helps to revitalize you if you are feeling burnt out from too much work.
  • Mini Red Ghostie absorbs all the fears and anxieties around him in an effort to try and make things stable again.
  • Mini Pink + Blue Ghostie helps bring peace to a hurtful relationship.
  • Mini Light Pink Ghostie helps to show there is love in a situation that might seem hopeless.
  • Mini Blue + Pink Ghostie helps bring peace to a hurtful relationship.
  • Mini Lime Green + Pink Ghostie helps to bring out your inner beauty.

Strawberry Cupcake Deer works in a French Confectionery that makes the best sweets available in Deerville. When she’s not selling sugary treats, she likes to browse the local antique shops for treasures and afterward enjoys an afternoon tea at her favourite local cafe.

My Plush Deer are now available at Chuckwa!

August 6, 2009 at 3:23 pm | In Plush, Press | 2 Comments
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My plush deer are now available at Chuckwa! Chuckwa is a boutique store and gallery located in Fullerton, California. They sell urban vinyl, art toys, clothing and more.  They also have a large gallery space where they feature street art, pop art, and urban vinyl art (my custom Skully vinyl + plush were in the Custom Mini Skully show).  These plush deer are only available in their shop, so if you are nearby, go check them out! :)   They are located at: 2453 E Chapman Ave in Fullerton, CA (near Disneyland!), and they’re open Mon-Fri: 9-9, and Sat: 10-9.  Chuckwa has a Facebook page, a My Space page, and an online shop.


[Photo property of Chuckwa]

(Awww… they’re on a shelf with Shawnimals ninja, Spok Spok and Gloomy Bear, all my plush heroes! ♥)


[Photo property of Chuckwa]

And here’s a pic of me (3 months ago — I have black hair now) in front of Chuckwa! :)

Etsy: 4 New Deer in my Etsy shop!

August 5, 2009 at 5:27 pm | In Etsy, Plush | Leave a Comment
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More plush deer with mohawks have hit my Etsy shop! :D

[On the left] Pink Grapefruit Deer owns a juice shop where she sells very healthy drink concoctions. If you need a boost of energy or ginseng, this is the place to go! I hear the strawberry banana drink is the best.
[On the right] Starlight Soda Deer runs the local observatory in Deerville. She is an astronomer and gazes out into the stars every night. She has discovered new galaxy’s and still wishes on shooting stars.

[On the left] Strawberry Cupcake Deer works in a French Confectionery that makes the best sweets available in Deerville. When she’s not selling sugary treats, she likes to browse the local antique shops for treasures and afterward enjoys an afternoon tea at her favourite local cafe.
[On the right] Grape Tangerine Twist Deer loves to go out dancing at Deerville’s hottest nightclub “The Roxy” and meet all the cute Does who are waiting for a dashing young Stag to ask them to dance. He loves to impress the ladies with all the hottest new dance moves.

Photos: Stuff I’ve bought lately

July 31, 2009 at 4:33 pm | In Photos, Plush, Urban Vinyl | Leave a Comment
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Like the title says… just stuff I’ve bought lately. :)


Sweet Rum is one of the Steel Fairies made by Japanese designer Kaijin (one of my favourite vinyl artists). Sweet Rum is limited to 100 pieces, and comes in this amazing super fluorescent pink colour. Her paint smell reminds me of exactly the same type of paint my Dad used to use in his sign shop (nostalgia! ♥). She’s one of my favourite figures… OMG, luff her! ♥


[On the left] Tiruru Subcalism by Kaijin.  I absolutley LOVE this new figure.  The turquoise is wild!  Tiruru is from the “Mysterious Island Jambara” series, and limited to 50 pieces.
[On the right] Cutie Cane (2/16) by Flowbots.  Hard to resist a face like that!


Rika (?/??) by Junko Mizuno / “Despite her reticence, Rika is very popular with the strange creatures on the Surface World. The “Meat Dance” is her specialty.” This is the rare chase figure from the blind box Pure Trance Series produced by Kidrobot.  (Thank-you Ebay!)


Signed Junko Mizuno flyer from her “Red Tresses and Freckles” solo show at the Magic Pony!  Heather of Needlings (super awesome Etsy shop with adorable owls!) sent this to me.  Isn’t she so sweet? :) I plan to frame it someday. Thanks Heather!!!! ♥♥♥


3 pink DIY Mini Munny’s for customizing! Love these pink versions, and the accessories are super cute, especially the glasses! ♥


My Pipos Dali FINALLY has new eyes & new clothes. He’s really liking his new look, and is so embarrassed that I originally thought he was a girl, and made him wear a dress, haha!  Now he really looks like a rabbit from Wonderland. :)   Blouse by lemieuxdollboutique: www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5530212 / Bloomers by pommepomme: www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=11952 / 18mm glass eyes by releaserain: stores.shop.ebay.com/Releaserain__W0QQ_armrsZ1


And last but not least, I did a plush trade with the lovely Jessie of Samaria Project, and she sent me these two adorable owlies! ♥ They are so well made and have lots of little stitched details. I love the colours she uses, and wow, she’s awesome! :D

Plush Art Show: Stitch Wars > online shop is live!

July 23, 2009 at 5:29 pm | In Plush, Plush art shows | 2 Comments
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All the available works from Stitch Wars are now for sale in Bear + Bird’s online shop! My R2D2 has already sold, but Princess Leia is still available. There are lots of Star Wars inspired plush creations by other artists, so go check it out! Go HERE to see all the available works!

In Progress: Two plush dolls > pics + creative process

July 18, 2009 at 9:45 pm | In Drawings, In progress, Plush | 4 Comments
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I’m currently making two plush dolls for a special project, so I thought I’d share some in progress pics and talk about making them. :)

1) First I start out with a rough sketch of what I want to make.  I already have an idea of what their personalities are like, and I try to bring that out in their expression, outfit, and overall look.  My creative process is always evolving, and new decisions are made at every step that I could never have forseen with the initial sketch (later on you can see that I scrapped the dresses, and swapped the mouths).

2) Next I choose the colours and fabric I want to use. I lay everything out in an abstract kind of way to help visualize what colours go together, and what don’t before I start cutting the fabric.

3) Then I cut everything out. It’s hard to tell that they’ll look any good at this point, lol.

4) Then I sew everything together that I can with the sewing machine (it makes my life easier!) and I start stuffing body parts.

5) Everything is sewn together! In this pic you can see that I’ve done a bit of handsewing already (sewn the legs on the body, sewn the hair on the heads, etc), and I’ve also pinned the eyes on their faces.  I do this so I can start adding the smokey-eye look (with pastels and q-tips) exactly where I want before sewing the eyes overtop of the added makeup.

6-7) I hand sew the tiny collars for the dresses, and choose which buttons will suit the white-haired girl best. Then I sew their eyes on after adding eyeshadow and blush.

8 ) I think once they have smokey eyes, the dolls really start to come together and their personality starts to show. At this point I’m figuring out what type of lace I’m going to use for the ruffle collar and other lacey accents. Their heads and arms aren’t attached yet… I do those last.  The white-haired girl’s hair buns won’t be sewn on until last because her buns sit low on her head, and I need to have room to sew the ruffle collar to her neck first.  The ruffle collars are then pre-sewn (so they are nice and ruffly), and ready to be attached to the bodies.  In this pic I decided on pink mouths.

9-10) The dolls are both happy (and unhappy) with their new smiles, and can’t wait for me to finish them!  I’ll be revealing their names & backstories when they’re completed. :)

…To be continued…

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