Commissioned Piece: Yukiko the Fox

A friend who saw the foxes I made for my woodland creature series commissioned me to make her a fox with anime-esque "happy crescents" for eyes...

You can see more pictures at my blog.

Spock Notch

This is a Spock plush that I made for a commission. I enjoyed making this one, and I like the way it turned out.

Made from felt and fleece.
happy plush plush!

Godzilaaaaa! RAWR!

Oh NO! Godzilla is attacking!

No wait...false alarm. It's just a custom Godzilla plush I made for a trade with a fellow artist...

"Professor Wormbog" inspired Nubbins

I got an email about a month ago from my husband at work, saying that one of his co-workers, who was a fan of my work, had a special order request for me. He wanted me to make Nubbin versions of three characters from the children's book "Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo" by Mercer Mayer. (You can see more pictures on my blog.)

Costom Owl Doll

I'm so excited that buyers are really starting to get into their orders. They are choosing colors and requesting items to be personalized. I think by making a your order custom, it makes it much more special and I love doing it. Here's an example of an item I made custom for a little girl.


If you want to see more of my work, the best place to look is my Facebook Group Page for| Eco-friendly Felted Toys - Maureen Cracknell Handmade .

Koala Nubbin

I got a message from my brother a few weeks ago asking for a custom koala Nubbin with a red heart and blue eyes. And I've finally got around to making his Koala this week. It's a Christmas gift for his girlfriend (awwwww!). They have some inside joke about koalas.

Custom Dog Nubbins

These are two custom dog Nubbins I made for my most loyal customer...

He sent me these two pictures of his dogs for me to work from...

Owl GiveAway!!! (Ends Sept. 23rd)

I'm having a giveaway over at my blog with a custom owl plush as a prize!

The givaway will be open for 2 weeks and will close on September 23rd. Go to my blog to find out how to enter!

custom puppets

Here are a couple custom puppets I made for Tom Rebello, after his awesome drawings. I had a lot of fun and frustration making these, but I'm pretty happy with the way they both turned out.

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Dance Troop Monsters

These little fellows are some of my most recent Whimsy Patch additions. They are actually Friendly Letter Monsters who travel in packs and spell children's names. This troop spells the name of a wee chap named Sawyer and they also have the fine distinction of being a dance troop. They love popping, Michael Jackson's style (though not his reputation...) and flashing their new styling moves. Imagine these little fellows taking the dance floor:) They are also big fans of playing Settlers of Catan when they are not dancing and they always eat cupcakes--preferably with sprinkles--when playing. Check out my blog at www.thewhimsypatch.com to read each monster's story:0)

Cleaning the Gears (Dolls for Friends)

This is a recent piece we did for the video game company Gearbox Studios in Plano, Texas. They have made wonderful games such as Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Halo and Brothers in Arms plus a slew of other games for X-box and such. We felt their wonderful contributions to our daily lives could go no longer without sending them a little love-Dolls for Friends style.

In reality, we had been in contact with one of their execs because they have purchased some pieces from us in the past. We offered to do a custom piece for them as a thanks for their wonderful contributions to the world of art and technology (don't think of video games as art? tsk tsk), and they gladly accepted.

They sent us a copy of their new logo so our little beastie could be branded for his new home. We designed and constructed the piece in about a week and sent it off to them a few days ago. From what we understand he's been well received down south and has been put to work as a level tester where he gets to drink as much Jolt and Red Bull as he can handle.

Farley (Dolls for Friends)

Took a break, but now we're back. This is Farley:

From his outside appearance, one might think that Farley is nothing more than a work-shy, sluggish, lethargic, lackadaisical loser, but you know what? They would only be half right. You see despite his disheveled, outward show, he is in fact an Ivy League educated, know-it-all.

After taking his PhD in Ancient Literature, Farley traveled all over the world visiting various locations depicted in his much loved literary works. Once satisfied with that, he enlisted in a traveling Shakespearian theater group and performed a variety of the bard's works in several cities around the world... and then, it all came to an end.

After performing Julius Caesar for the upteenth time, Farley developed a strange, morbid fascination with the play and the man him self and went into a strange period of solitude. He started to withdraw from everyone he knew, mumbled to himself quite often and began to dance around in the town squares wearing nothing more than an ivy wreath on his head. Farley had his troubles.

After several months of professional help, he has finally been able to move past his obsession (he still looks a bit out of it) and has begun to read, write and dress again. He is now looking for a place he can lay low and recoup his physical and mental health and write his memoirs.