Plush Team Sept/Oct Challenge Voting

The entries for the Sept/Oct Plush team project are up on the Plush team blog and voting is open! Stop by and check out all of the wonderful plush team creations and vote for your favorite!

btw - My Mr. Toastee dressed as a Black Cat is in the Costume Challenge category ^_^

A Toast to this week ^_^

Wow! Was this an amazing week for me! I had good stuff happening at work, I got a couple big projects in my queue completed, Plush You opened this week, and to top it all off, I found out that I'm going to be an Aunt! I am going to totally spoil that kid rotten - he/she is going to have more plushies that you can shake a stick at!! I also hit the big 30 this week....not too happy about that. I don' feel like I'm thirty, and according to most folks, I don't look it (or act it) either. And just because I'm 30, that doesn't mean that I'm going to become dull....I still have an uber wild imagination and massive creative drive that cannot be tamed. Just look at the Mr. Toastee Throw Pillow that I whipped up:

And speaking of Plush You, If you are in the Seattle area, stop by Fancy and check out the pieces I sent for Plush You!

Yummy Pancake Wins Ribbons at the 2008 Ephrata Fair!

Yep! The Ephrata Fair was this past week - it's the largest street fair in PA, and always a ton of fun! Once again this year, I submitted some of my work for judging and won ribbons for all 3 of my submissions! It's the second year in a row that I got ribbons for everything I entered!

I got first place in the Christmas Decoration - Felt and Latch hook category for my hand sewn advent calender:

I also scored first place in the Toys category for Ms. Stitch and Ted the Thread:

and I got second place for my Mr. Toastee Messenger bag in the Useful Article, Crochet category:

I have to say, once again, I am very pleased....I would have liked to have gotten first place for my messenger bag, but I'll take second ^_^

Even Toast Dresses Up For Halloween!

Here is my entry for the Esty Plush Team Sept/Oct project - Costumed Plush Catergory. When I asked Mr Toastee what he wanted to be for halloween, he said, "a black cat". So, I whipped up a little black kitteh costume for him - complete with little pink paws! You can check out the other Plush team project entries on the Plush team blog.

I love living in a world where Toast dresses up for Halloween ^_^

Glow in the Dark = Awesome

Everyone likes stuff that Glows in the dark! When I heard that Bernat came out with glow in the dark yarn, i HAD to get me some! Turns out it's uber expensive - $4 for only 72 yards, but it's totally worth it! The pics suck cause my camera kinda sucks, but check out the glow in the dark mini Mr. Spookee and mini Candy Corn that I whipped up ^_^ They are available in my etsy shop!

Free Time Anyone?

I've been a bit lax on the old blog, as I an currently doing a daily countdown to Renegade Chicago on the Plush team blog, highlighing all of the team members who will be participating in the event. The Plush team will be at booth 70 if you are going to be in the area!!

That being said, I have also been quite busy on some special projects, custom orders and entries for the 90th annual Ephrata Fair, as well as trying to come up with some new designs...there just isn't enough hours in a day! I am very happy though, as my plushies for Renegade made it, and I also completed my pieces for Plush You and those arrived safely today in Seattle! I'm going to keep a little suspense as far as what I sent in for Plush You(although you can see one on them on my photostream in flickr)....partly because I totally forgot to take a pic of one of the pieces...grrrrr

I did come up with a couple new mini keychains for halloween though - a mini candy corn as well as Mr. Spookee - available now in my etsy shop:

Off to Chicago we go!

Woohoo! I finally got all my little guys done for Renegade Chicago!! It was so hard to decide what to make so I decided to go with some of my favorites...I may make a couple last minute substitutions, as I realize my peas are conspicuously absent from the gang. If you are going to be in the Chicago area Sept 13 and 14th, make sure you stop by Renegade Chicago and find the fabulous Plush Team booth...it is going to be the most huggable booth there!!! I can't wait to see pics of everyone's plushies all together there! I really wish I could go!