Welcome Bruce the Bottomfeeder!

Jennifer Strunge of Cottonmonster made this Bottomfeeder for me. She makes all sorts of terrific plushies, if you haven't checked them out- you should! Here's her etsy and blog!

I'm lucky because I own a few of hers already- a pentapod, little monster, eye and now the bottomfeeder. I named him Bruce :) He's definitely the biggest plushie in my entire plush collection. I have a thing for really tiny plush or really huge plush! I started collecting smaller plush now because... well I've run out of room... but I couldn't resist this guy.

On my wish list is one of her big monsters... I really heart this guy

Keep up the great work Jennifer!

A shout out to Jenny M!

Meet Jenny M everyone!



I just discovered the work of Jenny M! Jenny's work reminds me of my childhood. I love her use of color and her style! I can't wait to own something of hers. I'm so glad she has an etsy shop. If you want to see more of her work, visit her webpage or her flickr :)



Love love love this!!































Love these houses- is that a surprise at this point?




and I really want this!!! a village on top of an adorable creature- genius!




This drawing just makes me smile!

*all images belong and created by Jenny M, not me*

Houses

You may have already seen this article on BBC... but if you haven't I think these are sooo cool! I love artwork with houses in it or plush houses, there's something about houses that captivates me. Maybe it's because I don't have one and I would love to have one... it could be adding to my obsession for sure. I especially like plush houses, of course! And I just thought it was great that 40 crafters got together in England and re-created their village of Mersham, plus the old lady really makes me smile :) She looks so proud! And well she should be :)





I really like the work of mummysam- she makes some terrific houses :) I need to get one for sure- sure beats buying a house here in Southern California ;) Check out her store!

Knitted Octopus

I've been admiring Hansi Singh's work for a long time now and when I saw that she had a book out on Amazon with 20 patterns- I knew I had to get it. I love her patterns and to my surprise, as intricate as they look, I knitted this guy up with ease. It was helpful that she included explanations in the beginning of the book for some of the tougher stitches to refresh my memory. I made him on Saturday and plan on making a few more... right now, I'm making the snail for myself because well I love snails!

And lastly, the littlest m blogged about my pink easter bunny mushroom. I love her photo! so I had to share :)

Neon Miniature Mushrooms

This is my summer series of miniature mushrooms. Not sure yet how many I will make of these, but a few more :)

Lilly the Mushroom

Yay! I finally had the chance to add a mushroom to my shop. I still have a few more custom orders to complete, but I needed a break and just started sewing with this fabric combination. Isn't she so summery?! I love her! :) I love how season seem to affect with what fabrics I sew.

Sprouted: May 5th
Favorite Color: teal
Favorite Drink: coconut milk
Favorite Food: saltwater taffy
Favorite Activity: learning about sea creatures
Favorite Season: Summer

Annabelle the Mushroom for HATCH Studios

Sprouted: May 1st, 2009
Favorite Color: cherry red
Favorite Drink: raspberry soda
Favorite Food: watermelon
Favorite Activity: picking flowers for her mom
Favorite Season: early summer

This mushroom is going to Bethany for the opening of her new studio & gallery HATCH. I'm so happy to be part of HATCH. I wanted this mushroom to be bright and sunny just like HATCH's future! :D

I can't wait to see pictures of the Grand opening and see how it all came together.