Chihuahua

This cute chihuahua is my latest canine creation. A petite little gal, she stands about 7 inches tall (9 inches at the very tip of her tail) and is about 8 inches long snout to tail. She's made of 100% wool with faux microsuede ear interiors and feet and acrylic safety eyes and nose. Her white patches were needle felted onto her body by hand.

Making this gal was especially fun because the request was so open-ended. So far, all of the custom dogs I've made have been plush versions of someone's pet. But this request was just "make me a chihuahua. Any color, any size."

My next canine custom is a whippet, so stay tuned!

Hello from Crabtree Studio!

Hello everyone! This is my first post, and I am super excited to be part of such a talented, creative group! My name is Jessica and I live in Minneapolis, MN.

I have always dabbled in crafty things, but I started sewing plushies in earnest about 2 years ago simply because I couldn't find any nice plush versions of my favorite animal, alpaca:
At about the same time, my best friend, Amy, was also dabbling in plush (and handbags). We joined forces and started our venture, Crabtree Studio, pretty much on a whim. We're having tons of fun, and continually create new critter patterns for any creature that catches our fancy.

Stop by our Web site and blog, or check out our flickr pools for more photos:
Jessica's Flickr pool
Amy's Flickr pool

Amy and I look forward to being part of this community!

aloha

I just finished this batch of sweeties that are off to Hawaii. Lucky things. It's still snowy and wintry here in Montreal, and sure to stay that way for another month at least.

I'm really enjoying all the toys I've been making lately. I bought good-quality yarn for the toys, so they feel soft and fuzzy. I dyed the yarn for their clothes in pretty Spring colours. And I still manage to infuse each one with enough character to make them special and endearing. Some of these guys are hard to part with.