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A Pink Monkey for the Winter
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
A few weeks ago I had my first custom plush request. A girl I know asked me to make one of my monkeys but in a pink fleece. I had two different shades of pink micro fleece but I thought the material would be a little dull for this monkey. It was great doing this because it gave me a chance to experiment with new fabrics.
I found a really sweet pink chenille fabric and honestly I was a little hesitant to use it at first. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out and I was worried that I would run into problems with the thickness of the fabric. Surprisingly, this stuff wasn't that bad to work with.
She was a big hit when I showed her around and the fabric makes her so soft and huggable. She reminds me a little bit of some sort of saskwatch monster, I think it's the texture of the chenille. Since I have a little bit of this fabric left over, I thought maybe I'll make this a special edition, just for the winter. There won't be that many of them though... maybe just six or seven?
Categories: Custom Plush, Special Editions - 2010
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Furry Monster Beth - work in progress
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
It was a rough and exhausting two weeks getting ready for the craft show that was last Saturday. Though it was a lot of fun, (it was my first show) I'm glad it's finally over. These past few days I've had some time to relax and think about new toy ideas.
Last night I was working on some designs for plush monsters. This little beauty here is Beth. I couldn't help it, I just had to give her a pink bow. It has been a while since I made anything with shaggy long fun fur. I had forgotten how tricky it was to work with.
Originally, Beth was only going to have four stringy legs until someone suggested that she should have six legs instead. He was so right. A big thanks goes to Guy Latulippe for the idea, it really makes a difference. Hmm... I'm wondering now if I made her back two legs a little too short. I might need to adjust the pattern so they're a little longer. Though, she's still a cutie.
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