The Morbishim!

Well! Hello! I've been working on a little something I'd like to share with everyone. I wanted to put something together that was 3-d but still simple. I think I managed alright with The Morbishim.






The story for these little guys went through some loops, but copy and pasted from the Etsy description ( I keep posting this everywhere cause I'm laaazy):

Here in the King Kongery you'll encounter many different and interesting creatures...

However none are as friendly or as mischievous as the Morbishims. Born from the Morbishode plant but not yet fully grown into a Morbisham, the Morbishim is still an adolescent and craves attention.

They can be found all over the King Kongery, in the jungles, by the rivers, on the mountains and the beaches. They often travel in groups in search of adventure.

There's always another tree to climb and another hole to dig. They'll hide in the branches or in the bushes awaiting an unsuspecting passerby. Then the Morbishim will leap out onto the victim's head and sit very still... pretending to be a hat. It's one of their favorite games and you most likely won't even notice until you hear their hushed chuckles.

Because of all their playing the Morbishims tire themselves out quite quickly. But a short nap and a bite of a snack is just enough to get them going again! They do love the Perchubim fruit but if you don't have any... I hear Oreos do just fine.

Also a quick note about that last blue morbishim, he's made of anti-pill fleece which ended up making him real fat. But he's wonderful fat.

Also, many thanks to LoveandaSandwich. She'll know what for.

Weeko and Beeko

These are my latest two monster creations!
Two six-armed creatures named Weeko and Beeko.



This is Weeko!
He's 11 inches tall with a 16 inch antlerspan
handsewn!



And this is Beeko!
He was a commission, she wanted a Weeko, except yellow and black, and with curly ram horns. I thought Beeko was an appropriate name because of his colors. :D


Love,
Love & a Sandwich

Site news!

Hello everyone!
You may have noticed a few changes to the site.
Our first big change is in regards to advertising. Yes, we've accepted advertising from the very beginning, and that's always been a part of keeping The Needle alive. (A very vital part!)
Well, starting today, we're offering a new advertising option. We now accept ads from Project Wonderful. This is a great way to easily support the site and get a little something back in return.
The location of the original, pay by the week/month ads has also changed to a more prominent spot. And, as a further incentive, the fees on those have been reduced! Email me if you'd like more information on that. Etsy minis are also accepted there, just so you know.
And, for the altruistically inclined, (and at the risk of seeming completely, utterly pathetic and orphan like), we've added a donation link as well.
The proceeds from the ad/donation revenue will be used for keeping the Needle running- domain fees, advertising, etc. The more traffic the site gets, the more exposure the artists get, and then I think there is a part with rainbows and possibly world peace.
And I think that about covers it. Have a great weekend, everyone!

The Little Mermaid: PlushTeam's Fairytale Project

Hi! This is my first post here at The Needle. Thank-you for letting me join in on the fun, too! ♥

The Little Mermaid plush was made for the Fairytale Project with Etsy's Plush Team. We were each partnered up with another member, and had to create a plushie based on our partner's favourite fairytales. My partner (the very talented Area Thrifty One) chose The Little Mermaid as her favourite fairytale. She's a big fan of the Hans Christian Anderson version, and has never seen the Disney version of this story, although she loves a very tragic anime version of the story that premiered in 1979. So, I wanted to try and make my plush capture the emotions of the original fairytale, stay away from the one that is heavily merchandised, but possibly keep her animated looking. After several sketches and hours of work, this is what I came up with:

Area Thrifty One said that she really likes the darkness that fairytales have (I have to agree with her!). She loves The Little Mermaid sculpture in Copenhagen, because she looks so sad as she stares out at sea, since she is not really part of the land, and she is no longer a part of the sea.



At first I thought of giving The Little Mermaid legs and feet, try to show her sadness of being removed from the sea, but then I thought she wouldn't really look like The Little Mermaid upon first glance (and there's no way I could come close to replicating the famous statue in Copenhagen!). So I decided to keep her in mermaid form, but to make her sad, and to definitely stay away from the identifiable Disney colours. ^_~ I added netting on the blue background to symbolize her feeling of being trapped. There are a couple of starfish trapped in the net, too. ^_^


Thanks for looking!
~Emily~
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Old Girl Scout Patches

I've had these patches in a bag for 20 years now trying to think how to best display them and then yesterday I hit upon it. All my patches from my Brownies and Girl Scout years now are displayed proudly on the shells of three new turtle friends! I think it's the perfect way to enjoy them :)

Harriet the Hedgehog

Harriet the Hedgehog is Harry's brother. I sold Harry awhile ago on etsy and Harriet has decided she would like to follow in her big brother's pawprints.

Harriet is entirely hand-sewn out of felt. Above each ear she has a sweet little rosebud attached. Harriet is approx 26cm/10.5 inches tall and approx. 22cm/8.6 inches wide.

She is for sale at my etsy shop -

www.krylands.etsy.com

Thanks =)

Not in a funk...

just funky. Actually, I'm neither of those things. Well, maybe I am in a funk. I should be working on editing the new Chickenpants Adventure, not watching more Rabbit Bites. Anyway: Eli the Bulldog, folks!

Behold his underbite: my favorite feature on any smooshed face dog.

-Claire

new BuNnY MoNsTeR friends...

well, this is my first post...
thanks, claire for letting me get involved.
i just finished this batch of BuNnY MoNsTeRz yesterday.
and they are now up in my shop

Godzilla!

One of three commissioned stuffies... This lil' Godzilla is so charming and cute at 5 inches tall.

He's crochet from alpaca...

There are several other new items in my shop as well.
I've also been busy making critters to send to Duckon.

Florence Owl - Giveaway

I've been receiving a lot of great feedback about my owls and out of appreciation I decided to give one away. This is the first time I've done this, so I hope it goes well. If you want a chance at winning the owl below, please leave a comment (only positive comments!) with your email or a way I can contact you. I will announce the winner Sunday May 25th. Good luck.

Cheers,

Stephanie
Boogie Babee

Dandelion & Felix

Here's my counterpart for the swap I did with Nichol from Pillow Monsters. I had a ton of fun making this one for Nichol :)

If you haven't seen Nichols work yet, check out here blog Pillow Monsters!

Dandelion is a sweet little mushroom- she's 5 yrs old and her best friend is Felix the Frog. He likes to stair up at the sky and loves to hear the leaves rustling in the wind while lying down on Dandelions head. They both make each other feel safe :) Dandelion likes it when she sees people camping, especially when they make camp fires. She just loves the smell of smores! Who can blame her?! Together they are just about the cutest thing you'll ever see on the forest floor ;-)

and here's what I received :) Annie makes a great pal- thank you Nichol!

Slab O' Bacon Coffee Creep

Slab O' Bacon Coffee Creep, originally uploaded by nervousonion.

i hadn't made anything in a while, so i needed to shake the rust off. this had been sitting in the back of my mind for a while.

mmm. bacony.

happy unbirthday!

I'm having a give-away contest on my Fuzzy Thoughts blog! You could win one of the twelve toys in this photo. Come and join the birthday fun!

Eight is Enough

Tentacles get to be quite tiresome making-wise. That's all I have to say.

Abney Chickenpants

Abney Chickenpants is a tinkerer. An inventor. A guy around whom explosions happen on a fairly regular basis.
He also happens to be the first Steampunk Chickenpants. What an adventurer!

And like any good inventor/adventurer, he enjoys giant mugs of coffee.
-Claire

Squarey & Princess the Bunny

I finally finished these two plushies for two special little kids. They will be traveling to their new home soon and I hope both kids like their gifts :)

Squarey is for Elliot who likes bright colors, legos, and race cars. He does not like big heads however... I can't make up my mind whether I've made him a plush that's got a big head or is only a body with with a face? Since Elliots favorite plush is a humongous duck that's pretty much a ball with a face, I thought he'd be ok with this one. I hope he likes it.
*This is based off of a Jess Hutchinson pattern.

And Princess the Bunny is for Amy. She's a sweet little girl who likes pink and pastels. Her favorite plushes so far have been a bunny, unicorn, doggy and I think this one will fight right in with her collection. She likes to play with pretend food and cook dinner and her room is pink :) I hope Amy will like what I came up with.

Eco Friendly Baby Blocks

With all the crazy news on recalled baby toys i thought i would make some
cute baby blocks for a future craft show as i have been made some a while ago for my friends baby shower. i think they are fun and very very soft!

-Cutesypoo

Hello!

This is my first post at the Needle. My name is Alenka, I'm from the Netherlands and my little business is called she.likes.cute. Below you can see two softies I made: a yummy strawberry and chocolate chip cookie! They are made from fleece and felt, the little faces are hand sewed.





www.shelikescute.com