Astulabee

Wow!!! I have just found this fantastic artist Astulabee!!! I am in love with her work. She makes woodland creatures and that are straight from a fairy tale that has not been written yet. I wonder how she would make a plush of my siamese kittens? I'm sure it would be beautiful. I noticed an amazing mobile Astulabee made on the Needle blog, and luckily discovered her long list of plush.

bear from mobile...so cool!

mobile!

Dear Creatures

I am very excited about this years fall fashions...as I am every year! One of my favorite designers is Dear Creatures. They have so many things I would love to buy. Their fall 2009 photo shoot is very colorful and crafty. Here are a few images.

Pilli Pilli

Oh my gosh, I just ran across Pilli Pilli....who does beautiful crochet work. I am in love with the colorful "scarflettes" she makes. A scarf with a little animal head on it...so darling! They remind me of an updated version of the mink furs that used to be popular. The minks are cute, but of course real fur makes me feel extremely bad and sad. I think I may have to make a major etsy splurge on one of these scarves. I haven't done that in awhile. Pilli also makes lovely pins and jewelry.

Cinco

Cinco is this band of artists from Argentina. Their work makes me ultimate happy!

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Renegade Craft Fair Today!

Pogo

There's nothing I love more than tiny sweaters...I mean NOTHING! These are great because some of the sweaters are knitted into the doll. These guys are called Pogos, made by Pogo of course. I especially am mad about the photos. I know the maker probably didn't intend this, but to me they are hilarious and melodramatic. It looks like the Pogos all star in a Pogo remake of 90210. The first photo is so photo-shootey, it is my favorite. These Pogos rule!

Tiny Sleeping Bags:

WOW! I spent all day yesterday making these tiny sleeping bags to go with one of my monsters. Renegade Craft Fair is coming up this weekend, and of course I always put things off until the week before. I'm pretty proud that I finished 27 bags yesterday. Today I have been working on larger sleeping bags for the bigger monster of the same vein. Its hard to make them perfect, but I think that it is worth it in the end.

Faux Fur!

I love using faux fur, it is one of my favorite materials. It is a challenge to work with, but very rewarding in the end. Amccahon uses bright colors, and her fellows are very inviting and menacing at the same time. Her etsy shop is well named: Friendly Fiends.

Le Petit Yubbie Toys

Le Petit Yubbie toys are great! This accordion is excellent! I love all of stuff she does.

I Love Puppets

I have decided to seek out a few really amazing puppet makers and show their work. I am a huge fan of Jim Henson's work. The Muppets have been one of my biggest influences. I metStacey Rebecca working on a music video shoot using puppets ... she was one of the puppeteers! She also makes amazing puppets. Here are a few + the music video with puppets by Noah Ginex.

Romawinkel

Romawinkel...I don't think I've ever seen anything like this. The illustrations remind me of the movie Wild Strawberries. Although the animals are exotic, I still feel like they belong in the French countryside. Particularly, I am interested in the baby bonnet...such an odd display. Anyhow, I like these strange plush very much. The hand painted watches are excellent!

I'm Back + Bee Cah's Toys!

I have been out of town for about three weeks on an amazing roadtrip!!! Now that I'm back I'm ready to start sewing again and do some more posts. I found these wonderful little dolls fromBee cah on Flickr that come all the way from Australia. They are like cute little crafty eskimo girls. I love all the prints used.

Joshua Ben Longo

Monster Skin Chair

WOW! My friend sent me this stuff by Joshua Ben Longo, who has an impressive body of plush work that spans nine years. His characters are highly imaginative and often hint at the grotesque. Josh has made so many great plush and its truly impressive because they are fantastically well made! The Monster Skin Chair rules! There were so many pictures to choose from, I had to put quite a few up. Its actually nice to see some plush that isn't so "cute". He calls the sum of his work Longoland, you can even buy a few of his items here. And no wonder his work is so good, I checked out his blog, and he has fabulous sketches he works from. I think the monsters from Longoland would probably skin and eat the Kinderfluff crew.