The Lighthouse Keeper's cat » plushies http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN musing about art, crafts and design... in Wellington, NZ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:33:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mr. Oak Tree by Hi Tree, Los Angeles, US http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/04/16/mr-oak-tree-by-hi-tree-los-angeles-us/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/04/16/mr-oak-tree-by-hi-tree-los-angeles-us/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:25:02 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/04/16/mr-oak-tree-by-hi-tree-los-angeles-us/ This is Mr. Oak Tree. This pillow will be every tree hugger’s best friend ^_^! It is an amazing piece of work made by Hi Tree, Los Angeles, US and he and his tree friends are available at etsy.

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Love it!

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/04/16/mr-oak-tree-by-hi-tree-los-angeles-us/feed/ 0 Rodger and Pip in a wooden box, by manOmine, London, UK http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/03/24/rodger-and-pip-in-a-wooden-box-by-manomine-london-uk/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/03/24/rodger-and-pip-in-a-wooden-box-by-manomine-london-uk/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:57:28 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/03/24/rodger-and-pip-in-a-wooden-box-by-manomine-london-uk/ Mia – the artist behind manOmine – is investigating in the “infinite possibilities of combining [her] knitting, stitching, gluing, sowing, felting into making small and big things” (Quote manOmine.etsy.com) and she does it very well ^_^. Rodger and his friend Pip are coming in a hand painted wooden box together with Rodger’s picnic set – with chocolate cake and a cup for a tea in a picnic basket! And a warm quilt with a pillow for those cosy nights. I would love to have a have a picnic with those two ^_^…

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More about Mia and manomine – www.manomine.net.
Roger and more items are available from the manomine Etsy shop.
Do not miss her flickr “Fabric, yarn, felt…” photo set.

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/03/24/rodger-and-pip-in-a-wooden-box-by-manomine-london-uk/feed/ 1 The last hug by psychoticfiction, Barcelona, Spain http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/02/19/the-last-hug-by-psychoticfiction-barcelona-spain/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/02/19/the-last-hug-by-psychoticfiction-barcelona-spain/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:36:54 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/02/19/the-last-hug-by-psychoticfiction-barcelona-spain/ There are these unbelievable moments where you find something so unique, so magical that you just look at it speechless and in awe. For me this exact moment is when craft becomes art and this is little creature is an example. It is one of a two part artwork titled self-love “The last hug” by psychoticfiction Barcelona, Spain. The creatures are called nonis. Inside they have a handmade skeleton, build from wood that allows them to take different postures.
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You can buy them at the nonis etsy shop. But you have to check out psychoticfiction’s Flickr photostream first and roam through this strange world, visiting these strange creatures.
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]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2008/02/19/the-last-hug-by-psychoticfiction-barcelona-spain/feed/ 1 Plush You! 2008 http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/12/29/plush-you-2008/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/12/29/plush-you-2008/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:48:49 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/12/29/plush-you-2008/ This year Kristen Rask from Schmancy, Seattle is organising 2 Plush You! shows. One will be at her Gallery Schmancy and the second one will be at Double Punch Gallery in San Francisco! Every participant will take part in both shows with 3 plushs each. More info about how th apply for Plush You 2008 on the Plush You blog

Erm, actually I worked up the courage to do apply myself… I sent images of Schlaf, Teti Longlegs and some Needleart. So keep your fingers crossed for me ^_^…

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Cutesypoo has some really great pictures from last years show @flickr. Amazing stuff!

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/12/29/plush-you-2008/feed/ 0 muñeca leon from depeapa, Granada, Spain http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/24/muneca-leon-from-depeapa-granada-spain/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/24/muneca-leon-from-depeapa-granada-spain/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:36:05 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/24/muneca-leon-from-depeapa-granada-spain/ Again @flickr ^_^… Love on first sight. Verónica is a graphic designer, works for a newspaper and she creates lovely drawings, dolls and bags. You can admire her works visiting her flickr set.

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]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/24/muneca-leon-from-depeapa-granada-spain/feed/ 0 WAWAYA mini family by Ping Yu, Tokyo, Japan http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/18/wawaya-mini-family-by-ping-yu-tokyo-japan/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/18/wawaya-mini-family-by-ping-yu-tokyo-japan/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:16:41 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/18/wawaya-mini-family-by-ping-yu-tokyo-japan/ I was just browsing through my flickr contacts’ images and I found this: New stuff from WAWAYA … Just adorable ^_^…. Ping Yu as born in china, but lives and works in Japan…. and she is doing all this great stuff in her spare time!


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WAWAYA mini family by ping yu Tokyo, Japan

@flickr and @etsy

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/11/18/wawaya-mini-family-by-ping-yu-tokyo-japan/feed/ 0 Mademoiselle PlüQ by Madame Mo, Paris, France http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/06/30/mademoiselle-pluq-by-madame-mo-paris-france/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/06/30/mademoiselle-pluq-by-madame-mo-paris-france/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:17:34 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/06/30/mademoiselle-pluq-by-madame-mo-paris-france/ A few days ago I saw theses strange ^_^ printed dolls in the shop window of Woodstock Florist on Willis Street. They are called “Mademoiselle PlüQ” and are designd by Madame Mo, Paris, France.

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]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/06/30/mademoiselle-pluq-by-madame-mo-paris-france/feed/ 0 plush by muju, UK http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/plush-by-muju-uk/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/plush-by-muju-uk/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 10:26:14 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/plush-by-muju-uk/ So – as I mentioned ^_^ – the way let from Julie Wests Flickr-set to muju plush toys. Mr Muju and Mrs Muju together with King Tubby are doing some magic! You have to have a look at their creations. Based on the same pattern, the toys are coming in a variety of great fabrics, prints and colors.

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You find the toys on their webpage where you can also buy them.

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/plush-by-muju-uk/feed/ 0 Juli West @ the PLUS PLUSH show http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/juli-west-the-plus-plush-show/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/juli-west-the-plus-plush-show/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 10:00:04 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/juli-west-the-plus-plush-show/ A few days ago I found the works of Juli West on Flickr and today I saw that she takes part in the Exhibiton PLUS PLUSH – the Muju Custom Plush Show.

13 UK artists customised a blank Muju Toy – a plush toy designed by Mr Muju.

The exhibition will start June 4th, 2007 at the Bodhi Gallery, Brick Lane, London.
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You can see Julies great hand-printed illustrations in her Flickr-sets, she sells prints @ her shop and she has a webpage.

]]> http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/05/22/juli-west-the-plus-plush-show/feed/ 0 Devil’Eye by 12punt3 from the netherlands http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/04/24/devileye-by-12punt3-from-the-netherlands/ http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/04/24/devileye-by-12punt3-from-the-netherlands/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:01:57 +0000 sissT http://www.the-lighthouse-keepers-cat.com/wp_en-EN/2007/04/24/devileye-by-12punt3-from-the-netherlands/ Plushies from the netherlands found @ shana logic (former called pixelgirl). this one is called Devil’eye and “… is a naughty Oneye. He is a little devil that likes to play tricks on people. Keep a close eye on him. Before you know it he will play a trick on you!” (Quote 12punt3).

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More about 12punt3 and the one-eyes you find @ their webpage.

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