I've been pretty busy working on a variety of different projects as well as restocking more of my plush designs for online and craft shows coming up. Our soonest craft show will be SummerFair in Carlisle, PA. We've never been to this show before, but have heard from other people it's worth it. It will be the largest space we've ever had...20'x20'! Kinsey and I will be sharing a space, so we'll each have plenty of room for our things. If you're local to Carlisle, please come out and say hello! The show is Saturday, July 7th!
Below are some partially finished boy heads (sounds rather disturbing, don't you think?). After I embroider the facial features, sew everything up, and right before I turn them right side out, I always like to stop and take a look. I really like how the embroidery looks from the backside with the faces. You can clearly see the facial details, but it's kind of in a skewed way. It reminds me a lot of vintage embroidered dolls and how the stitches have begun to fade and warp slightly.
The next picture (sorry it's a little fuzzy) is of a massive pile of half finished pieces and well, body parts of dolls and animals. (See the random arms?) I have a lot of pieces like this around my work space. I'm starting to try to get it a little more under control and have cleared this pile down significantly.
This last picture I wanted to share, does NOT include random arms or heads removed from their body. This is Thomas the Sailor. He's the newest plush doll in my shop. I finished him today and not to play favorites, but I like him a lot! Instead of my usual felt buttons I sew on the shirts, I opted for a hand embroidered anchor emblem. The colors really pop beautifully! I actually have done this anchor emblem before on a handful of plushes, but have only sold those at craft shows or at brick and mortar shops.
What kinds of projects have you been up to lately?
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