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March 9, 2010

How-To: Baby Care Bear Costume

Instructables is getting ready for Halloween early this year with Sarah James' Care Bear baby costume tutorial, modeled here by the inimitable Corvidae. I'm speechless.

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March 4, 2010

Plush Ceiling Cat

Ceiling cat is evolving... look how nice all three of them look together? What should the caption be? I left space to add your own/remix in the image below. [via @cibomahto]

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February 24, 2010

How-To: Paratrooper Softie

Holly of Chez Beeper Bebe shares this modern and more durable twist on a classic toy.

I have a total love-hate relationship with those dime store trinket-y toys. I love them because they remind me of my childhood and how much I cherished all those bitty toys, but I also hate them because the stuff you find these days is so utterly plastic--and the worst kind of cheapy plastic at that. So, this is my solution to that problem--re-inventing dime store trinkets using thrifted materials so they can last a little longer than the stuff out there today and be a little earth-friendlier.

I love the idea of using an image of your child's favorite action figure as the base for the softie, and I could also see these being great party favors.

February 23, 2010

Time-Lapse Video of The Making of a Plushie

I'm fascinated by time-lapse videos of just about any subject, but find one on crafting and I'm all kinds of excited. That's why I love this video from Love and Sandwich in which she time-lapses the creation of one of her monster plush dolls. Seeing hand-sewing in super speed is super awesome. Enjoy! [via @absolutelysmall]

February 9, 2010

Free Patchwork Scottie Dog Pattern From Denyse Schmidt

Fabric and quilt designer, Denyse Schmidt, has just released a downloadable pattern for these cute patchwork scottie dogs. [via Free Spirit Fabrics]

February 4, 2010

Shawnimals Yeti Ninja

I'm a big fan of Shawnimals' quirky and undeniably lovable ninja series of handmade plush creations. Shawnimals now has the Ninja of the Month Club, where you can sign up for an exciting new ninja every month. February's ninja is Yeti Ninja, my favorite one ever. I'm thinking of asking Yeti Ninja to be my valentine since he clearly loves snow as much as I do.

From the tag: "This lonely, misunderstood beast of a Ninja lives in the snowiest, most remote parts of the Feroshi Mountains, without a soul nearby. Except for his BFF snowman pal named Rawr. That he made. With his own paws. It's a little creepy, sure, but mostly sad."

And of course, Yeti Ninja's motto is none other than: "Rawr... rawr, rawr... RAWR!"

January 25, 2010

How-To: Plushie Hedgehog

Meg at Decor it Yourself shows us how to make a simple plushie hedgehog, designed for her baby nephew!

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January 23, 2010

How-To: Plush Screen Duster

Alittlestranger writes:

Dust Bunnies love to hang out with you while you work on your computer and help you clean your screen with their noodly tentacle-y legs. They are very easy to make and make great gifts! I've included two patterns so you can make a bunny or an alien one.

In addition to sharing the pattern and instructions for making your own. she also sells these dust bunnies in her Etsy shop!

January 20, 2010

Olympic Plush Challenge

Kirsten Rask of Plush You! fame is organizing a rad plush contest around the winter olympics (full disclosure: I'm a judge):

As you all know, or most of you should, the Winter Olympics are coming soon. I am not really a sporty person but I think because they are so close to home, I am more excited this year about it all. I was thinking it might be fun to do a little Olympic Challenge.

You'll make plush in a certain olympic category, and take photos for submission. Sign up by January 22nd, and pictures are due by February 26th. Check out the complete description for more info on how to win a gold, silver, or bronze medal in plush!

January 19, 2010

Dr. Who Soft TARDIS

Flickr user shazrasha made this soft TARDIS and K-9, the robotic dog, from Dr. Who. The console is "removable for use as a pin cushion." [Thanks, John Baichtal!]

January 11, 2010

Hug-Sensitive Dalek

Our Director of Retail Marketing, Heather Harmon Cochran, sent around a lovely customer email to our internal mailing list in praise of the new Make: Electronics book, including images of this awesome light-up, huggable Dalek. Gareth has the full story on Make: Online.

January 8, 2010

How-To: Felt Snowman

If you're going to be snuggled inside your house during cold weather this weekend, Mollie from Wild Olive has the perfect craft project to keep you busy. Download her pattern for this sweet snowman from her web site.

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