Yay for Oddmall!!!

Oddmall ROCKED yesterday! I had such a great time, hung out with fellow Plush Teamers Abbydid and the Itsy Bitsy Spider, met a lot of cool new people, and a lot of my plush found wonderful new homes! Thanks to everyone who came out to the show! Oddmall was so fun and well organized - I will totally be back there for the November show ^_^

This was my first big show and I learned a lot of things.

I learned that collapsible wagons are the way to go when transporting your goods:

Those wire storage cubes that come apart are great for displays:

I changed the display around a couple times before I was happy with it:

Proper table signage is a must ^_^

Coffee is a MUST:

Make sure you eat:

And most importantly, the Plush Team reeks of awesomeness!

Oddmall Sneak Preview!

Here's a sneak peek of all the stuff I made for Oddmall this Saturday! Make sure you stop by!!!

OddMall!!

You may have noticed that I haven't been too active lately. It's not because I'm lazy - I've actually been getting ready for my first BIG craft show - OddMall! If you are in the Cleveland area, or even it you aren't, I'd recommend stopping by and saying hi ^_^ There are going to be TONS of awesome crafters and artists there!

OddMall is on Saturday, May 8th from 10am - 6pm which is the day before Mother's day! Pick up something awesome for your Mom! Here's the address of where it is being held:

Clarion Hotel and Conference Center (Akron area)
240 East Hines Hills Road
Hudson, Ohio 44236

Hope to see you there!!!

Blessinz of teh Ceiling Cat be apwn yu!!! kthxbye!!1!!

Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz. At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz lite? An lite wuz. An Ceiling Cat sawed teh lite, to seez stuffs, An splitted teh lite from dark but taht wuz ok cuz kittehs can see in teh dark An not tripz over nethin. An Ceiling Cat sayed light Day An dark no Day. It were FURST!!! -- Exerpt from Genesis 1 of the lolcat bible.

The latest Plush Team Challenge was to create a plush based on something from world mythology...gods, mythical creatures, demi-gods, etc. The first thing that popped in my mind for this challenge was Ceiling Cat, God of the lolcats ^_^

I decided to try something a little different this time. There are elements of crochet, but I also did some handsewing to create a super fun wall hanging with an embroidery loop(it just didn't work right on the ceiling). I cut the letters out of sparkly felt and hand sewed them on using glow in the dark embroidery floss(it looks cool in the dark, but was impossible to photograph). And look at the little cheezeburger detail on the exclamation point ^_^ It's like Ceiling Cat is coming out of the wall to eat yer cheezburgers!!

Pounce on over to the Plush Team Blog to check out all the fabulous creations for this challenge and to vote for your favorites. Ceiling cat would really like your vote! If he doesn't get your vote, he told me he would send basement cat after you....just kidding!

Want Ceiling cat for your wall? He's available for purchase in the Plush Team Etsy Shop!!!

Happy Easter!

I hope your Easter is filled with Ham, Peeps, and Plush ^_^

The Plush Team Annual Has Arrived!!!

I never knew you could STUFF this much awesomeness in one book!

The PlushTeam, of which I am proud to be a member of, is ecstatic to present to you our first ever Team Annual, containing 120 pages of plushy goodness!

What is in store for you upon opening this marvelous book:

*An opening by our team founder, Megan Green, describing how our team came to be.

*An insightful, informative, and all-around fascinating account of the history of plush craft by our team co-founder Christina Ward.

*42 2-page, full color features of our PlushTeam members(including me!!). Each includes photos of the artist's work, and text written by the artist explaining motivation, process, and inspiration.

*A timeline of PlushTeam activities through over the years.

*Profile pages providing a comprehensive list of PlushTeam artists, including artist headshots and etsy shop addresses. We are a good looking bunch if I do say so myself!

*Photos of PT Stitchy, the team mascot, scattered throughout the book in his various incarnations as interpreted by our team members.

The book is full color, professionally printed, and soft cover. It measures 6.75"x6.75" (or 17 centimeters square). This is volume 1 of our Team Annual, featuring the artists from 2009. Our intent is to make this a yearly publication, updating it each year with our newest members and their incredible work.

Get one for yourself in the Plush Team's Etsy Store!

Look...it's good enough to eat!

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Give me back that crochet o fish! Give me that fish!

Okay, so my brother and I really get a kick of that stupid song in the McDonalds filet o fish commercial, and my mom totally hates it. Yes, I am a dork. But last night I was inspired to create a crochet version....lasts longer than the real one.

I really wish i could find something I could ecord the song on and then put inside the plush so that it plays everytime you squeeze it ^_^

Come to the dark side....we have filet o fish!