Etsy Plush Team: Renegade Chicago Part 2

Plush Team was a big hit at Renegade Chicago this past weekend, despite enduring massive rain storms. Take a look at some of the incredibly talented artists in Plush Team's booth:


[Plush Team at Renegade, originally uploaded by PterodactylPants Plush.]

And here's a pic of my plushies saying hello, all the way from Chicago! ^_^


[Follow The White Rabbit at Renegade, originally uploaded by PterodactylPants Plush.]

If you would like to see more plush art that was featured at Plush Team's booth, please check out more of PterodactylPants Plush photos.

Etsy Plush Team: Renegade Chicago

If you are in the Chicago area this weekend, please stop by Renegade Chicago. It is one of the biggest DIY craft shows in America, with over 300 artists! I will have my plushies for sale there (along with other amazingly talented artists of PT) at Plush Team's booth (#70). Please come out and support indie artists! ^_^

Location: Chicago / Division St. between Damen & Hermitage in Wicker Park
Time: September 13th - 14th from 12 noon - 10pm
Cost: Free

Etsy: Plush Deer Redux

I've been wanting to redesign my deer for a while now, and I've had a bit of time to work on it these past couple of weeks. I decided to make the deer bigger (neck/legs/ears/tail are all longer/bigger), and I redesigned the back legs to make them look more like real deer legs. I flared out the bottom of the feet and put the spots in the middle of the body, instead of just at the back. I added a snout and a nose, and redesigned the eyes. All these changes made the deer 2 inches taller, so it now stands at 8 inches high. There have been quite a bit of changes, but I think it still has the same feel of the old deer, and most importantly, I think it looks more deer-like.









I'm working on restocking my Etsy shop with an assortment of these guys very soon! ^_^


[New Deer on the left, Old Deer on the right]

Blog Update

• I've been on a bit of a hiatus -- this month my ex and I packed everything up and moved from the USA to Canada. Our furniture arrived this week (I have a chair to sit on! lol), and the first thing I unpacked was my sewing machine. I can't wait to start making plushies again! ^_^ My Etsy shop has been closed while I have been away, but I will be re-stocking it with brand new items and designs during the month of September.

• While I was away, Erin K made a lovely post about my Sideshow Twins at the Inspirational blog. (Thanks Erin! ♥)

• I was also very pleased to find a couple photos on Flickr of my winning Valley of The Dolls sticker designs being used on VOTD's sold merchandise:


[My Rida Pullip sticker designs, photo by yuhime]


[My Noir Pullip sticker design, photo by robotsformagnolia]

Etsy Plush Team: State Fair (Sideshow)

The theme of Plush Team's current challenge is "State Fair", with three categories, one being "Sideshow Creatures". I was attracted to this category immediately, because I felt I could have the most creative freedom with it. I thought of conjoined twins right off the bat, when two French girls suddenly appeared in my head. Although Sideshows are in very bad taste, it was often the only line of work for people who were disfigured. Instead of making conjoined twins as part of a freak show type environment, I decided to give them a very fortunate upbringing. I would like to introduce Georgette & Lisette:



Georgette & Lisette are heiresses to a very large French fortune. Their parents have made sure to bring up their conjoined girls in a proper and civilized manner, therefore they must have perfect hair, perfect manners, and they must dress in frilly things at all times. After all, they must be presentable for their parents' frequent dinner guests. Although Georgette & Lisette have been showered with more gifts than they know what to do with, their favourite toy in the world is their black stuffed bear, Sébastien. They squabble over who gets to hold him, which once resulted in an unfortunate incident where Sébastien lost an eye. The girls are quite well-mannered otherwise, although they still will not reveal to me which one is Georgette and which one is Lisette.




They are available in My Etsy Shop.

Etsy: Photo Prints

I finally got some prints done of my dolly photos! I got these 6 done to start, and I plan on getting more prints of different photos done in the future. The prints measure 5 x 7 and they are printed on high quality Kodak Professional Endura Paper with a Luster finish. They all come signed on the back, and are unframed. You can see them in my Etsy shop here.


Links to original photos:
1. Arnica In Wonderland, 2. Naïa, 3. Holly, 4. Naïa, 5. Alice in Wonderland, 6. Arnica

Drawings: Superhero Chicks Part II

As promised, I have more girly superhero drawings! (I used the same colouring technique for these ones that I used in Part I.)

First I drew Harley Quinn, one of my favourite characters from Batman: The Animated Series. HQ was once the Joker's psychiatrist while he was an inmate at Arkham Asylum. Instead of curing him, she falls madly in love with him and becomes a villain herself. HQ was only supposed be in one episode, but her character was so greatly received that she was written into the rest of the series (and has her own comics and toys) and she has gained a big fan following. (I think that HQ's character was inspired by Cyndi Lauper, because her voice and bubbly personality are so similar.)



My friend Anna wanted me to draw her favourite superhero, Black Canary, so here she is! I have to admit that I didn't know anything about BC, so I had to look up her backstory and costume reference. BC fights crime in Gotham City with martial arts, and her deafening Canary Cry. I think she rocks because she fights crime in fishnet stockings!



The third drawing I did isn't a superhero, but she's still awesome. I drew Emilie Autumn, violindustrial singer-songwriter. EA is one of my favourite musicans, and I think she wears the most fabulous outfits ever! (Some of you might remember the EA doll I made for myself a few months ago -- I luff her!). I have tickets for her show in November, so I'm super excited! ^_^



I still have Poison Ivy, Batgirl and Sailor Moon in the works, so stay tuned! ^_^

Etsy: Monthly Commission Mosaic

These are the custom commissions I made for May & June 2008:



1. Baby Strawberry Parfait Deer, 2. Strawberry Milkshake Deery Deer, 3. Pink Alice In Wonderland Deer, 4. Red Woodland Baby Deer, 5. Brown Woodland Deer, 6. Custom Commission: Pullip Kitty Cape - Black & Dark Pink, 7. The Little Mermaid #2, 8. Custom Commission: Pullip Kitty Cape - Black & Dark Pink

Sticker Contest: I won!

OMG, I was one of the winners in the sticker contest over at the Valley of the Dolls forum! :O My photos are going to be made into stickers with the Valley of the Dolls shop name on them, and used on their packaging (like this one)! I'm so flattered and honoured! I actually didn't realize there was a prize -- I thought being chosen to represent VOTD's shop was prize enough, but I found out I got to choose one Pullip, so I chose Another Queen. ^_^ (She's a limited edition, designed by Pullip's creator herself, Mango Park.) My Another Alice is quite happy to have another Wonderlander join the group! ♥

My entries for the contest are below. Contestants could enter as many times as they wanted -- there were over 400 entries this year! If you can log-into the VOTD's forum, take a look at the other fantastic entries that won too. ^_^


If you're interested in purchasing a Pullip Doll, Valley of the Dolls is an excellent shop (I'm not just saying that either -- I buy all my Pullips there ^_^), and they even have a shop here in Los Angeles (which I keep meaning to make a trip to)!

Drawings: Superhero Chicks!

This week I drew two of my favourite girl superheros for fun. My plan is to take the time to draw more (like Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, etc...) I tried a new colouring technique this time. Instead of doing the flat layer of colour thing, I decided to colour them in properly. It took me much more time, but I think they look pretty good this way, especially Wonder Woman, since she's so colourful and vibrant. I tried to make my line really clean this time around, because I wasn't too happy with my messy lines in my previous drawings. (I was once a clean-up artist, so I really should try to keep my skill up.) Now that I look at them, I think they look like animation cels with that white background! Anyways, without further ado, here's:

Wonder Woman...


...and Catwoman!