Star Wars Plush

Every now and again I check on Heidi Kenney's My Paper Crane plushes. She is such a fantastic artist and she puts out so much stuff, so its hard to keep up with. I found this Star Wars plush she put in the Stitch Wars show at the Bear and the Bird Boutique and Gallery a while ago. I am SO impressed with this plush--its from the beginning of Empire Strikes back when Han has to put Luke's body in a Tauntaun to keep him warm to save his life. Han has to slice open the Tonka's body to save Luke, and all the Tonka's guts spill out...and it smells really bad. This is an amazing representation of this moment.



ALSO, I can't believe I came across a rad craft on the official Star Wars website. Its a Bantha plush! It's so weird and awesome that they have crafts on the Star Wars Website, and this one is extremely cool. There are a ton of other Star Wars crafts here including the Chewie Tissue Box Cozy, the Death Star Pinata and the Admiral Sackbar Puppet Craft..haha! This Bantha is my favorite!

Kitty Blogs

People who blog about their kittens are awesome. This is why.



Courtesy of I am Maru

What is it?

Found this picture on Flickr....what on earth? Doughnut hole mountain....or something.

Geemo

I found this magnificent and bizarre toy called Geemo by Brooklyn Junior on the online designer marketplace called Supermarket. Here is the description on the toy's website, being that it's very hard to describe: "Geemo by Cas Holman, is a building block for the imagination. Geemo’s flexible magnetic limbs grab and repel each other in unpredictable ways. As Geemo comes to life in your hands, you can build, discover, create, and imagine with this new species of toy." Basically, this toy is really innovative and looks crazy awesome when it is put together. I also like the octagonal lunch box style packaging. Way to go! Also check out casholman.com. There are some neat pictures of things she has created for the home, one below.

Bicycle Necklace

Necklace!Cynthia Rowley Bicycle Necklace

Kinderfluff Couch

Yes! I made a tiny couch. I used this lovely screen printed fabric my friend gave me with purple bears and hearts. I am extremely happy with the results!

Foxes!

I love foxes so very much! Here are a few different fox plushes I found that I really like:

Red Fox by Fox in the Woods

Sleepy Red Forest Fox Plush by Sleepy King

Red Foxen by Abigail Brown

Wool Fox with Traveling Bag

I also love this fox print my friend I'm Smitten sells, which is also a wallpaper.

Wonder Rocket

I found this great Japanese store online, Wonder Rocket. The styles are so different from what I am used to seeing. Everything looks romantic and ultra comfy. I love the way that the pictures are styled. From a little research, this style is associated with Japanese Mori girls or Forest Girls, and Yuru-Nachu, which means relaxed-natural style. I think I definitely identify with the Forest Girls. Now, I wish I could figure out how to buy stuff off this website!

Topography Model

I finally got around to posting the pictures of my finished topography model. I am really proud of the end result. I can't even count how many hours this took me. I am guessing 50-100...maybe? Who knows. There was a lot of cutting and gluing involved. It started out as a model of the Mariana Trench, but its more of a topography tribute to the Mariana Trench. It was also used in the performance of Decline of Ballooning. Here are more pictures on my flickr.

Celebrating Awesomeness....

Way to go awesome artist Megan Whitmarsh. I love everything you make. Plush rubbish piles are really great! And I love your amazing embroidery pieces!!! Seriously awesome.

Raccoons

I love this illustration I found.

Bike Highways

I wish! Here is an article about the potentiality of bike highways in America. US state highway officials have approved the concept of a national Bicycle Routes Corridor Plan. Apparently, this doesn't mean much, though--that they will place more signs up that signal bike routes on roads. Hopefully though, this will stem into something better. I would love to go on a bike road trip!

http://www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/?hp#b

Crochet Butterflies

Are you kidding? These are SO cool. I love them! From oeuf, these are hand crocheted alpaca butterflies you can buy in the display case. First off, I absolutely love old timey butterfly displays. I have a little one myself. These products are made by indigenous women in Bolivia, and the profits help these women give their children an education. I think these butterflies are genious and lovely. I'm going to save up for the big one!

Bruce Campbell Doll

HeyHey! This is a pretty cool Bruce Campbell Doll. Its from the movie My Name is Bruce. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I love BC so I'm sure it will have its merits. I think the doll is super funny with all the accessories. And who doesn't want a Bruce Campbell Doll?

Hearts

I recently made these two plush hearts for play props. The first one I made was a prototype, a little too big, and pink. But the second one was red and turned out really well.