The Lighthouse Keeper’s cat

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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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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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. Read the rest of this entry »

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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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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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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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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