The Plush Team

I'm lucky enough to be a member of the fabulous Plush Team on Etsy. We are a team of almost 50 members, all with etsy shops selling unique handmade plushies. So if you like all things soft and cuddly why not venture on over to our blog where we regularly post our challenge items and discuss what's going on in the world of plush.

To visit the blogs of other plush team members please click on the blog ring button in the sidebar on this page. We all have very unique styles so you're bound to find something to make you smile!

Tigsy looks forward to summer......

Here in the UK, summer is just around the corner (we hope) and the sun has already started to put in the odd appearance. This got Tigsy very excited as he thoroughly enjoyed catching the rays last year. So, after a particularly beautiful day yesterday, he packed a bag with his suncream, sunglasses and beach towel ready to head to the coast this morning, only to wake up to grey skies and rain. Determined to make the best of it, he laid on his beach towel with his sunnies on in the garden under the clouds instead!

Feature Creature......is back! Hurrah!

And this week it is the turn of..............

...................'I'm a Quitter'!

Here's someone who's quit the habit and proud of it! With a scrunched up cigarette in one hand, (a fabric one of course), and an 'I Quit' rosette in the other, this plushie is showing off her new healthy lungs!

She had been a smoker all her life, some 2 months, and it just all got too much for her one day when she was training for the annual plushie fun run, and couldn't even reach the other side of the room! It was no good, she just had to quit. Within a few weeks she was living completely smoke free and some of the other plushies made her a special rosette to show her how proud they were of her.

She would love to go to a non-smoking home, or to someone who is at least trying to kick the habit. She'll no doubt provide a lot of encouragement and share tips on how she managed to give up the cigarettes so that you can be a quitter too!

Plush Construction

Just thought I'd share with you a couple of images of some plushies in mid-construction - mainly to show that I am actually still making things (although admittedly I have been quite lax with my sewing of late, and these pics were taken a little while ago, but shush....don't tell anyone!!).

As you can see, my completed plush zombies enjoy presiding over the construction of new members of their zombie family - which can be a little scary!

New greetings cards....

.....coming soon!

I have a whole load of funky cards featuring my plushies just waiting to be listed in my shop. There will probably be an offer on these new cards for a limited time, so be quick!!

Apologies.....

Hi all, apologies for being such a bad blogger lately. Things have been a little tough in fur will fly world of late but hopefully there will be some new and exciting plushies and blog posts to match very shortly. Thanks for your patience!

What's Tigsy doing?

Well some of you might be asking this question, as Tigsy hasn't featured on the blog for a while now. He sends his apologies but he has been very busy lately - working out new blog ideas and overseeing my plushie making.

He has had a little time for fun though, and wanted me to post some pics of him enjoying the recent snow we had here in Kent. He was a little annoyed that he doesn't have any clothes yet, as a nice warm jumper or scarf wouldn't have gone amiss, but he managed to throw a few snowballs and pose for this photo:



More from Tigsy real soon.......

Valentine's Day is Approaching....

So, I've been neglecting this blog for a little while now - oops! Must try harder.

So to celebrate the start of February, the month of love, I thought I'd bring you a Valentine's based plushie to get you inspired!

Here is Huge Heart - she's all lop-sided because she has such a big heart and a kind nature. She has an anatomically correct(ish) heart, just like you and me....

Feature Creature 5

The first lucky plushie of 2009 is...........

........................Audrey the Alli-Cat!

Audrey is part alligator, part cat and is a member of the Hybrids, a family of odd but lovable creatures.In the wild, alli-cats love freshwater environments, but Audrey much prefers a comfortable sofa and a TV. Still, she has been known to casually lurk around birdbaths and feeders. She is a stealthy hunter, capable of short bursts of speed to catch her prey (or rather the saucer of milk or cat food you hide for her).

Find Audrey in my shop!

Happy New Year!

Hope you all enjoyed the holidays!

I had plenty of:

And now need a lot of:

Happy 2009!