…#8217; that went on when Jen (sewer and designer of Zooguu) agreed to join Plush Week! Yay! Now, you get to meet her, too: How long have you been making plushies? How did you get started? I was a graphic designer for over 10 years, working primarily for the audience of kids and families. This meant designing a lot of logos, character style guides, web sites and most importantly, package design. I think it is that experience of taking a drawing and…
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Plush Week: DIY Fluffies
…ood thing must come to an end… and I’m so excited to be ending plush week with Mariska from DIY Fluffies! I’m completely obsessed with the cuties on DIY Fluffies… Mariska designs the most beautiful sewn stuffed animals, and sells the patterns, so you can make them, too! They’re big and cuddly and perfect for little ones! I hope you love them as much as I do! Here’s Mariska! How long have you been making plushies…
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Welcome to Plush week, everyone! It’s an exciting week full of interviews with amazing plush artists, so I hope you’ll visit every day! I’m super-excited to kick the week off with Kit Lane, who makes the most adorable needle-felted creations under the sun. I stumbled upon Kit Lane on twitter, when she was suggested to me because because of the other plush-y folks I follow… and I couldn’t resist following such an ado…
Continue ReadingInterview with Kristen Rask from Plush You! and Schmancy Toys
…an overlap in the crafting community between those who design patterns for plush and those who make plush for sale? Or are they separate groups? As someone who both designs and produces, do you find you spend time doing one more than the other? I would say I work primarily with those who design and sell. So it’s all one and the same to me. Sadly with my shop and other projects, I don’t personally have much time for making anymore. I te…
Continue ReadingPlush Week: Homemade Zen
…ter.com/homemadezen Thank you so much, Celia! And thanks, everyone, for reading. Join us tomorrow for the final day of Plush Week!…
Continue ReadingPlush Week: Dawn Toussaint
Hey, everyone! We’re on day two of Plush Week, and I’m delighted to present today’s interview with Dawn Toussaint: a crochet designer! I “met” Dawn a while ago over in the Ravelry amigurumi forums (‘amigurumi’ being a word that is used for crocheted plushies), and I instantly loved her sense of style: floppy arms and legs (and sometimes, ears, too!) and big, soulful eyes… don’t you just want…
Continue ReadingDesign Week, day 1: sketches
…chet Design Week! If you haven’t read the details of knit and design week, read this post to get caught up to speed. Basically, we’re dedicating a little time each day this week to design and sharing our progress. There are no requirements: I just want to encourage you to have fun and be creative! And, if you’ve written a blog post about your progress, please post the link in the comments section below… so we can all have a…
Continue ReadingHow to Disaster-Proof Your Schedule
…y things onto our calendars as possible. But the result isn’t happy: week after week of working overtime, missed deadlines and the feeling that you’re stuck on a never-ending treadmill that’s running too fast. You don’t have to let life get away from you! Today, I’m going to tell you my counter-intuitive solution for bringing your schedule under control. The Secret: Add Wiggle Room Most tasks take longer than you thin…
Continue ReadingInterview with WeirdBugLady
…oing homework and answering emails. I usually only have time to sew on the weekends, but tend to sketch and plan out my ideas during the week. My biggest tip to any undergrad or grad student attempting to balance school and a business – school comes first! Who is the main audience for your plushies? Other graduate students, and professors. It turns out scientists really enjoy having a plush version of their study organism! I have also sold t…
Continue ReadingAnother fingering weight week…
…! And socks… I’m knitting the second one of my crazy socks! These are my ‘spare minutes’ project, so I only work on them occasionally. I just turned the heel on the second sock, though… so I’m close! That’s what I’ve been up to this week… how about you? I hope you have an awesome Wednesday, and get some great knitting/crocheting done this week! If you want to check out more Work-In-Progress pos…
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