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Hi!  Did you miss me?  Man time sure flies when life is busy!  I have been trying to pull all my business energy into a more focused direction.  I will share soon but need to do a little more work on it!  But in the meantime I wanted to share a few custom projects I…

Yep, It’s an Eggplant pillow!

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stuffed animals

June 4, 2015

I think most Easter baskets have the traditional chocolate bunny and some kind of stuffed bunny among the candy and toys, right?  Well normally my kids’ baskets do.  This year with traveling, projects and just everyday life, I was running out of time to make my kids something stuffed for their baskets. I was planning…

The bunnies that almost didn’t happen! Happy Easter!

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stuffed animals

April 5, 2015

As part of the 6 weeks of Softies on Sew Mama Sew – they are having a contest – A Spectacular Softies Contest!  There are 4 different categories you can enter into: 1) This Is My First Stuffed Animal, Soft Toy or Cloth Doll  2) I Designed it Myself 3) Check Out These Details 4)…

My Spectacular (um maybe) softies contest entry

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stuffed animals

April 3, 2015

A few weeks ago I got a message via Etsy about making a few custom stuffed ducks!  She saw this cutie in the shop and liked it – but needed it in different colors! She needed 2 – one in baby pink and one in baby blue!  After asking a few questions, I found out…

Custom made ducks for Gender reveal party

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stuffed animals

March 23, 2015

An awesome sewing blog, Sew Mama Sew, is doing a great series right now  – 6 Weeks of Softies!!  They are having guest posts from all the cool stuffed animal designers as well as a few drives and contests! The toy drive benefits Foster Kids – and that is something close to my heart! My…

Stuffie for a Foster Kid!

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stuffed animals

March 18, 2015

Remember Mrs. Squirrel?  It’s okay if you don’t – she was my June stuffie of the month last year.  You can check here out HERE!  Well, this year she had babies! Ok, she didn’t really have babies – I made them for her!  hehe  The friend I made the original Mrs. Squirrel for, really wanted…

Mrs. Squirrels’ new babies!

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stuffed animals

February 3, 2015

A few weeks ago we noticed that Miss O had a wiggly tooth!  Actually she has an adult tooth coming up already and pushing the baby tooth out!  So I knew I needed to get a particular project done that I had on my list.  A Tooth Pillow!! I had pinned/bookmarked this cute tooth pillow from  MmmCrafts…

Miss O has a wiggly tooth! Time for tooth fairy pillow!

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stuffed animals

January 29, 2015

It’s time for my last Stuffie of the Month – a fun Snowman from Melly & Me. This cutie is made all out of cotton, so I got to use some fun prints. Button eyes and a sparkly felt nose. Side view of the snowman. I followed the optional directions in the pattern to make…

December Stuffie of the Month – A Snowman!

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stuffed animals, Stuffie a month series

December 29, 2014

The blog has been rather quiet this month because I have been busy busy busy!  One project that I completed was a pair of custom poodles.  I got the request from a woman in Canada that saw the poodle I made for a friend, blogged HERE.  She wanted a brown and a black poodle to…

Custom Poodles to Canada!

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custom, stuffed animals

December 23, 2014

Time for the November Stuffie of the Month!  As promised I made a Zombie Bear!!!!  Ahhhhh!!!  Run for your lives!!!! hehe! JK!  Seriously this guy is creepy but creepy cute!  My kids think he’s pretty cool.  This creepy cute Zombie Bear pattern is from DIY Fluffies.  The details are really fun on this bear.  Lots of…

November Stuffie of the Month – ahhh a Zombie Bear!

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stuffed animals, Stuffie a month series

November 25, 2014

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