again with the french accessories
No room for a hat with those ears, so he got a striped sweater instead. There will be a small update to my shop today at 10 am PST. Just stuffed animals as they were the only thing that I was interested in making this week (next week I'll have some tissue holders for all some of you who are waiting for one).
Someone asked me in the comments yesterday what I use for my stuffed's eyes. They are made of 100% wool felt and embroidery floss, and while I think they are what makes all my stuffed animals recognizable as my own, cutting out and embroidering all those little eyes can be a real drag. I could use some little eye-making elves!
Happy weekend!
Thank god - I found you! cheers Mette
Posted by: Mette | October 13, 2006 at 09:21 AM
Oh Steph, I feel a children's book sparking around these characters, they are all so magical and full of personality. And your eyes (both stuffies and your own), just lovely. xo
Posted by: blair | October 13, 2006 at 09:22 AM
gotta say the eyes are so special. worth the toil. and ooh la la! love the frenchiness of it all! (have a lovely weekend!)
Posted by: tracy | October 13, 2006 at 09:52 AM
i love his slouched pose.
Posted by: lisa | October 13, 2006 at 09:52 AM
I like the eyes because they make the animals suitable for very little folks--no buttons to swallow. (I assumed that's why you were doing it, but you're right that they do mark the pieces as yours.)
MC
Posted by: Melissa Crowe | October 13, 2006 at 10:44 AM
i was just beginning to comment that I thought a children's book should be your next project with these adorable frenchies--but blair beat me to it. they are fantastic.
Posted by: molly | October 13, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Salut ma petite!
Oh gosh, I am such a francophile and adore all of your stuffeds! You are so awesome-I love watching your style evolve-so much inspiration for us all!
I hope you are well and I look forward to seeing you at Studio Craft!
Posted by: abby | October 13, 2006 at 11:31 AM
Oh my!!! I thought the last animal was adorable, but this one is Super Adorable! :) The little striped top is just so cute!!
Thank you for answering my question about the eyes. I couldn't tell from the photos if they were little matte sequins or what. Now my curiousity is satisfied (and I agree--your choice of eye material/technique do make these recognizable and unique!). :)
Posted by: Casey | October 13, 2006 at 01:29 PM
I love the stripes and type combo! Whoever bought him is a lucky one!
Posted by: amy h | October 13, 2006 at 02:17 PM
Your items get snatched up so quickly from your shop! That must feel great... There are lots and lots of lil stuffed guys out there, but yours are among the best, imo.
Posted by: Briana | October 13, 2006 at 02:45 PM
I love your little animals that you have made. They are so cute, and I love the rabbit in the striped jumper. Too cute.
Posted by: Sue | October 13, 2006 at 03:14 PM
he looks ready to paint a landscape while sitting in a square in Montmarte
Posted by: Mama Urchin | October 13, 2006 at 03:20 PM
So chic! Love the stiped top and the ear fabric.
Posted by: Kate | October 13, 2006 at 03:46 PM
AAAK. sweeet. Nice work Steph!
Posted by: Nicole | October 13, 2006 at 05:42 PM
the striped sweater,the newsprint ears and those piercing blue eyes! so sweet.
{he looks like he's from a pagnol film!}
Posted by: Hildy | October 13, 2006 at 05:57 PM
so... are YOU making them french, or is it a french pattern? Because i'm a francophile. the end!
Posted by: jen | October 13, 2006 at 08:47 PM
his ears are filled with writing! & eye making elves!, oh how I would love some little elves to help me sometimes, whew!
Posted by: ashb | October 13, 2006 at 09:38 PM
like jules & jim
or...
like Capri style :-)
is so sweet
Posted by: cevì | October 14, 2006 at 02:44 AM
you
are
simply
killing me
with all
this cuteness!
you
are
amazing!
Posted by: bugheart | October 14, 2006 at 03:20 AM
I love yor French bunny. It would be fun to see a berret and little french mustache on one of your animals. Just Kidding. That newsprint fabric is incredible. Where does it come from?
Posted by: Marci | October 14, 2006 at 06:46 AM
oh yes, a moustache would be parfait! i love the striped shirt, especially the cuffs. how dapper!
Posted by: jazz | October 14, 2006 at 09:04 AM
I was so thrilled that in between cleaning breakfast dishes and entertaining a toddler with the sniffles, I was able to snap up the hippo. She is to be the pink girlfriend to a most beloved dogeared grey hippo belonging to my son.
Can't wait to see his face when he sees it!
Posted by: jen | October 15, 2006 at 12:08 AM
This little bunny is so adorable. I'll echo others when I say that the newsprint for his ears and the little striped sweater are simply perfection. Oh, and the little hippo was divine. (I especially loved it within the context of that darling book. Gonna have to hunt one down now.)
Posted by: Tami | October 16, 2006 at 01:57 PM
I can't even stand how much I adore this little guy. I'm heading to your shop PRONTO! He and I were meant to be together (well - he and my 2 yr old anyway)
Posted by: Tasha | October 17, 2006 at 07:13 PM
Those EARS! I could just eat this wabbit up! He would HAVE to have a gorgeously French name and outrageous accent, non?
Posted by: Caitlin O'Connor | October 17, 2006 at 10:12 PM