Cool-Colored Sweater Monster Siblings

Sorry I haven't been around lately (craft shows, summer, life...blah, blah, blah). Here are some new sweater monsters! (they're from the same sweater...so they're siblings!)

Ingrid the Sweater Monster

"Ingrid is a huggable monster made out of the arm of a striped sweater with a scheme of cool colors. Despite her one-eyed, monster-like appearance, Ingrid likes to think of herself as a prim and proper lady. One of her favorite pastimes is attending tea parties and practicing her British accent."

Iggy the Sweater Monster

"While his sister Ingrid is a prim and proper lady, Iggy is a little troublemaker and loves making mischief. His favorite pastimes are sabotaging his sister's tea parties and hiding people's socks. That favorite pair of socks you can't find?...Iggy probably hid them! Just look at that smile! You KNOW he did it!"

Iggy is actually my entry in my local Etsy team's Monthly Challenge. Pop over and vote in the poll on the upper-right corner of the page if you can spare a moment! (You don't have to register or anything! Just go and click!)

As always, there are more pictures at my blog.

Happycloud Thunderhead X Plushroom Soup

Yesterday, I met with Jessica Puckett Fishman aka. Plushroom Soup to exchange plush monsters and gab. I had a great time. Our collaboration/sewing swap was pretty simple, we both cut out 2 identical monsters. Then, we each made one ourselves and sent the other one off in the mail to be put together by the other person without instructions. Then we got together to compare the results. It turned out really fantastic.

Happycloud Thunderhead

Lemonhead Candy Monster

I'm sure you have heard by now about the Plush Team group show at the Hot Pop Boutique & Gallery in Milwaukee coming up so I will spare you all the details! I just thought I would share one of my contributions from my Boom! Plush! shop. The Lemonheads Candy Monster!

Halloween plushes!

I made a bunch of spooky plushes for Halloween, including these little zombies and monsters.
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You can see more pictures on my flickr page and purchasing info in my Etsy shop.

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...

They Came from Planet Plush

Wow, the Plush You LA opening was incredible! The show is up until 9/19, and you can also purchase available plush online through Munky King right here.

These are my contribution for the show - my new mini-series They Came from Outer Space:

The Little Pilot

The Kuzbanian Marsh Dog

Admiral Ka-Blast

More photos here.
Part two will be in Plush You! Seattle, in october. Extra credit for figuring out the geek reference in these dudes.
Cheers,
Michal

Wadda ya wanna know?

Hi all!
Just wanted to let you know I have a formspring form in which you can ask me anything you want to know, from what my favorite animal is to what I eat for breakfast. Go on, you know you want to!
go ahead and ask!

New Schmancy Exclusive Plush Available!

Hooray!
My Plush exclusive is available for sale here. Get them while they're still available!

New! Exclusive and Limited Edition!

I was so honored when Kristen of Schmancy, of Plush You! glory, asked me to make a limited edition plush series. So I went to my sewing corner and a few weeks later...


Introducing twenty five (yep, you heard that right) new plush-monster-girlies by me. They'll be available from Schmancy (in store and online) Wednesday, Dec 2^nd.

Squishy, Cupcakes and FrankenKitty

Plush Cupcakes

Plush Squishy and FrankenKitty

Plush FrankenKitty

These are some of my earlier plush creations revamped. FrankenKitty and Squishy are part of the Bear and Bird show Small Stuff 3. Cupcakes will be soon making an appearance in my store. For more fun plush creations check out my blog.

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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www.happycloudthunderhead.com

finger monsters

I made a bunch of finger monsters last week and I finally got around to taking photos of them. I think even monsters are cuter when really little.


www.happycloudthunderhead.com

Sweater Monster Parade!

Here come the sweater monsters! It must be the winter weather making me want to make cuddley, huggable monsters out of old sweaters.

This huggable guy went home with a fellow artist/vendor at an art show I did last weekend. He was definitely one of my favorites and was hard to part with. But I'm glad he's making someone so happy!

This monster is from the arm of the sweater the previous monster was made of. I just made her today.

I made this zipper-mouthed monster yesterday. He's the first monster I've done this with! The zipper goes to a little pocket on his front.

I made these two lover monsters (Valeria & Viktor Valentine) yesterday from a sweater my mom contributed.

This monster came from the same sweater as the above two. (one sweater goes a long way!) I finished up this one today at an art show I did tonight.

my newest monsters

Rawrr! I finally got some new guys made.
I'll also be adding some hats to my shop.

Happycloud Thunderhead

two new monsters

I'm currently knitting a bunch of traditional monsters, inspired by the album Monster Mash and the Monsters In My Pocket figurines of the late 80s or early 90s.


What more could anyone possibly need?

Nubbins on the Needle!

Hello! My name is Kira and I'm new to The Needle! My favorite plush to make is monsters! I started out making sock monsters, but have since branched out to other fabrics. I try to use recycled clothing, but like to get the occasional remnant of fleece from the bargain bin at JoAnne's.

With Christmas and New Year's and all the holiday craziness finally over with, I have finally gotten some time to make some new monsters! These are my newest "Nubbins". Nubbins are little bitty armless monsters that I originally made for something quick and easy that I could crank out in mass quantities so I could sell them for less at craft shows or on my Etsy shop. They love to be squeezed and petted and make great stress relievers! Just give them a squeeze, or throw them across the room, they'll love it! (and shouldn't cause too much damage!)

Like I said, I try to make them from only remnants...unless I get a special request for a color I don't have...like these black and grey ones I did for an alchemy request over Etsy...but I couldn't decide what shade of grey would be better, lighter or darker, so I made both!

Introducing Plushroom Soup!

Hi Needlers!

You all know me as one of the makers behind Crabtree Studio (Jessica@Crabtree Studio). It's been a while since I've posted. What have I been up to, you ask? I've been working on launching my own brand, Plushroom Soup!

Plushroom Soup will feature many of the same softies you've come to love from Crabtree, but with a twist. I've realized that the softies I most enjoy making are monsters, fairy tale and fantasy creatures, and anything odd and a little off-beat. A sneak peek of what's been stewing:

I have lots of other new stuff brewing too, and I can't wait to share all the goodness with you guys in the coming months!

In the meantime, head over to the new blog for a contest to win one of two new plushie patterns!