NEWS & DONATIONS

Where have all the plush gone?


Sorry for my delay in posting new plush. I've been super busy with custom orders and creating plush for an offline shop in Atlanta.
LEFTZ will soon be available in the Young Blood Gallery & Boutique.
You can find directions to their shop here




I have started on a new set of Christmas Mini Monsters - which will be available by the end of this weekend in my Etsy Shop

Don't forget! Mini Monsters will be on sale until November 1st!


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Donations Wanted!

Donate your unwanted stuffed animals or faux fur scraps!
Your donation will be used to create more Eco friendly LEFTZ!

*Stuffed animals must come from a clean, pet free home.
Any color, longer fur is preferable.

*Faux fur scraps can be any color, longer length fur is preferable.
Miniumum 6" x 6"



This fur was recently donated to me by the Vermont Teddy Bear Co - They were very generous and the fur is uber soft!


If you would like to donate please send me a note on Twitter or e-mail me at
arttales-leftz@live.com


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Now Available In My Shop & On Sale!

Get Stuffed, Volume 1 - The official book featuring the artists of PlushTeam

The PlushTeam 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. Each includes photos of the artist's work, and text written by the artist explaining motivation, process, and inspiration.

Read more about this book and pick up your copy here!

GIVEAWAY REMINDER

Don't forget to enter the October Giveaway!!

Giveaway is for a $20 Gift Card
towards any plush in my Etsy shop!

Rules and information can be found here.
Do NOT post your entry under this post!
Instead follow the link to the October Giveaway.

Good luck to everyone!

COMING SOON

If you have been following me on Facebook or Twitter you would have seen a quick note about something exciting going on... Well this isn't it ;p Don't get me wrong THIS IS EXCITING but not the exact project I was talking about... for that news you still must wait!


So what is this? My new T-shirt design! This was a collaboration project between myself and Zolf615 - The shirts aren't in the shop yet but I wanted to give you a little preview of things to come :D

NEW TO THE SHOP

Mini Monsters on sale until November 1st!
Mini Monster no. 39 in Rust.



Mini Monster no. 34 with teal horns.



Mini Monster no. 33 with polka dot horns.



Mini Monster Halloween Set



Mini Yeti - new design.


More Mini Monsters added daily in my Etsy shop.
To catch your favorite Mini Monster before it's sold follow my
Fan Page for up-to-date listings!

REDESIGN

Meet Sagira


What's in a name? Sagira is Egyptian for little one and
I think it suits this fellow nicely.



Sagira was created with faux fur from a thrift store stuffed animal.




Along with my Mini Monsters I thought I would start
redesigning some of my plush to be more "desk friendly"

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

NEW MINI MONSTERS

The Mini Monsters have taken over. Which isn't a bad thing if you think about it. What else what you want taking over the world than a extra fuzzy, pocket-sized monster?

Fun fact:
From stocking stuffer to protector of your desk, these guys are making their rounds. LEFTZ have been adopted and are living in over 12 countries now!



Mini Monster no. 15



Mini Monster no. 17



Mini Monster no. 18



Mini Monster no. 19



Mini Monster no. 20

$5 MINI MONSTERS

White I've been cutting up thrift store stuffed animals to create monsters, I've been left with scraps of faux fur. Since I couldn't possibly throw them out I decided to put them to good use. Introducing Mini Monsters!



Each Mini Monster has it's own character and every one makes me smile :) They sit playfully in your hand and watch over your desk for intruders.















Help spread the word! Use this image to share the Mini Monsters love!
Just link the image to my Etsy Shop

On sale until November 1st!

CRAFT SANITY

So, I have been listening to the Craft Sanity podcast since a fellow Plush Team member shared it with me and I'm absolutely in love. Jennifer seems to find the most interesting people that share their love of sewing, design, and crafting with her listeners. I must admit, I wait anxiously for Jennifer to post new episodes, I quickly find a project and settle in.




Podcast 120 is now available and is described as: A day in the life of Chris de Longpre, pattern designer, business owner and self-published author.

Not only does her podcast include great interviews, but her site is full of ideas, tutorials, and Jennifer's weekly travels through the crafting world.



I've been so moved by her podcast and blogs that I decided to sponsor an episode. Jennifer and her husband Jeff walked me through the whole process and really confirmed the quality and hard work that go into each and every episode.

So grab your favorite project, a cool drink, and have a listen

The Voyage

The Voyage

A celebration of Columbus Day!

DOTTIE

Meet Dottie!!

This fuzzy monster was created from an upcycled faux fur jacket. Since the fur was super thick this gal is completely hand sewn. She is ready to celebrate just about anything with her polka dot party hat and yummy cupcake.



*Note: Several cupcakes were harmed during this project. Those cupcakes were purely for research only and may have included sprinkles.



Dottie is 10 1/2" tall from her feet to tip of her horns and 17" from foot to foot. Her cupcake is 4" tall and created with fleece scraps and upcycled corduroy pants.

Adopt Dottie

OCTOBER GIVEAWAY

Enter to win a $20 Gift Card go towards any plush in my Etsy shop!

International friendly :)


HOW TO ENTER:
You DO NOT need to do all of these things to enter. Doing just one will suffice, however doing more things will equate to more entries! :)

1. Follow my blog, Fan Page, or follow me on Twitter comment that you have done this. (3 possible entries - 1 point for each)
2. Tell me your favorite item in my shop (arttales.etsy.com)
3. Heart my shop on Etsy, then leave a comment.
4. Blog about my giveaway, Tweet, talk about it on Facebook and post the link.
5. Buy something from my Etsy shop and post the link to the transaction. (5 entries)


Also please PLEASE be sure to post separate comments for each thing you have done to enter yourself into this giveaway. Please be sure to include your e-mail address each comment you post, so that I can contact the winner.


Each comment will be numbered, and the winner will be chosen through a random number generator. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on October 30th 2010. Winner will be announced November 1st 2010


The gift card will be put towards the total of your order including shipping! If your order is less than the gift card amount, you may use your code until the balance reaches $0. Gift card code expires in 3 months from the end of the giveaway. Visit my Etsy shop for important information regarding the use of gift cards.

SCAMP

Meet Scamp

This Plush Monster is made from a thrift store stuffed animal and scrap fleece. His good eye is created with layered vintage buttons and he is stuffed with recycled plastic shopping bags.

Scamp is 8" tall from his bottom to the tip of his horns and 15" from foot to foot. His ice cream cone is 8 1/2" long.

I am totally in love with this fellow. His fur is super soft and he just looks so playful!

WIP

Two Monsters out of a set of five I will be creating for a gallery showing in Jan. They will each have their own candy accessory. The plan is to create a plush candy apple, box of chocolates, and I'm still debating about the others.

Both monsters are completely hand sewn and created with faux fur from thrift store stuffed animals. Since this method takes longer I'm a little behind on stocking my shop but new items will be up shortly!

GOOD THINGS

My newest victims!

Good things come in threes as they say and it's true! I was able to visit my parents for a short time this weekend and visit their thrift stores. I found these stuffed animals and I'm excited to start cutting them up.

Another great thing, I finally have a new camera! I haven't had a ton of time to play around with it, but I'm hoping to get some time this week.

Tonight I put the last stitches into a custom set of 18 monsters... yes 18! A lovely lady from CA recently contacted me about this project and I'm excited to have finished. Now that I am finished with that order, I can now start on my plush for my gallery showing in Jan.

Busy busy! But for now I'm going to relax and sleep late tomorrow ;)