Sheep wins! The Plush Team goes to the Fair.

Sheep is so proud. She just won her first blue ribbon at the Ewe County Fair and she just couldn't be any happier. I happen to think it has everything to do with her fancy, fancy pom-pom hairdo, but she thinks it's the hours of mental preparation and visualization she spent getting ready for winning the blue ribbon. Whatever. I still think it's the hair.

Sheep is hand crocheted, amigurumi style, out of acrylic and wool (ironic, huh?!) yarn. She sits about 8.5 inches tall and is available in my Etsy shop.

"Let's all go to the fair!"

Come one, come all...to see....The World's Smallest Circus Monkey!!! err...or...The World's Largest Banana?

This is my newest piece, just completed, for the current Plush Team Project "Let's all go to the fair!". I made him for the sideshow creatures category...however, he's actually not really that small at all! The banana itself is about 20" in length making the monkey about 32" tall! He's entirely hand-stitched from head to toe and available in My Etsy Shop!

where the wind blows

The Plushteam is proud to say that we have been accepted into The Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago!

This is terribly exciting for us for so many reasons.

1) we are a global team, comprising of 52 members from all over the globe, Australia, Canada, The UK and The US to name a few

2) you throw that many talented plush designers into a 10x10 tent and you have an experience like non other

3)you can expect to find several team members, myself included, on hand to meet up for the first time and to greet the Renegade crowd personally

If you live near the Chicago area or happen to need an excuse for a quick vacation, stop by our tent September 13 and 14 and say hello to the best (pardon my french) DAMN Etsy Street Team!

We'll keep you all updated as we learn more exciting details.

If your are a team member who hasn't checked in yet, please contact myself or christinaward for details

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.

Thanks for looking!
~Emily~
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Favourite Childhood Toy - Monkey

I first saw Monkey in 1978. He was hanging from a papier mache tree in a display window in a toy shop near my home. I loved him so much. One day we went into the shop and there was a big performance as the shop-lady had to find a ladder and climb into the display to get Monkey. "Does it have to be this exact monkey?" "YES."


I had to wait a few more days, til my birthday, before I got to have Monkey, but I already loved him. Two years later, my brother threw him across the living room and one of Monkey's eyes fell out but I still loved him. Monkey sat on my bed for at least another eight years, until I put him carefully away and hung up posters of Michael J Fox instead. But I still loved Monkey and I still do.


The original Monkey was made of a dark pile fabric and was very cuddly. Instead of recreating an exact copy I wanted to recreate the "spirit" of Monkey, a cheeky friend who came on so many imaginary adventures with me. We pretended to row down jungle rivers together and we climbed real trees together, he even used to come to Narnia with me. Would Michel J Fox ever sit in a hedge with me, pretending to be in Narnia? Monkey will be popping up in my etsy shop later today.

The Ill-fated Cupcake - Childhood Plush

Okay, my favorite was a plain old huggable, classic bear the color of chocolate icing named "Cupcake".

One day when I was still in grade school my younger brother and I came home from school to see a pile of stuffed animals (as they were called then) at the curb. My mother decided to throw out all our stuffed animals. The ironic part is my mother was and is a pack rat. Had she gone daft? We raced into the house and pleaded to to save them. She finally conceded and let us rescue a few each. Cupcake was one of the ones saved from the landfill and I recall my brother saved his worn and shabby "Lassie" dog. The one he rode on while he watched t.v. So where is the original cupcake now? Only Mom knows. She always liked the dolls better! (That's me second from the left in the picture.)

My "Cupcake" recreation can be bought in my Etsy store if you are feeling guilty Mom(s).

PlushTeam Mascot plushie

Hello! I'm Jess, aka Samaria Project and I'm new to the plush team and I really wanted to make my own plushie of our fabulous mascot! It's a bit late-but it was a blast!