Alexander the Elephant

I've discovered that making stuffed animals from construction paper drawings is surprisingly harder than crayon or marker drawings.  This one was done almost completely by hand because of it.

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Allison, I have no idea how old!

As you can see... my son likes to be part of the action and my "photo area" isn't really that professional. This is how I know that the work I do is child safe.


Allison is my cousin's child and she is now nine years old.  When she found out about my creatures project, my aunt (Allison's grandma) went digging through the artwork that she had that was made by her grandchildren and unfortunately, this one didn't have a date on it.
At first glance, you'd think that this one would be very simple because the circles are so perfect.  Well, in reality, that was the hardest part!  I usually do these things free hand and try to emulate the imperfections of the kid's work.  But, to do something free hand and make it perfect, is a real challenge.  I actually had to make two attempts at the one.  The furry fabrics are usually stretchy so I thought that making the backside out of a woven cotton would help.  Nope.  That was a complete fail.  So, I threw the entire thing away (well... I unstuffed it first ... didn't want to be too wasteful) and started over.  The second attempt came out better and it is furry on both sides.
The antennae have craft wires in them and are bendy. 

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One more for Half Price

When I started this venture, I decided that I would create the first 10 creatures for free then the next 10 would be sold for half price.  The response has been overwhelming!  I had volunteers for the first 10 so quickly and the orders have continued to come in.  I'm giving y'all fair warning.. there is only one slot left for the half price creature.  So, If you would like a Kid's Creature created from your child's drawing, you'll find information here. I've got a facebook page too, if you'd share with your friends, that would be fantastic!  Thanks - 

Ashlyn age 6

Ashlyn said this is a "bug monster".   I was so excited for the challenge of the braces but not sure how I was going to do it.  After reading several magazines and blogs about plushies, I borrowed the idea of using polymer clay.  The teeth were the first thing I created and then did the fabric parts around the teeth.  I had originally planned to make the antennae out of wires but then decided I'd rather have them a little thicker by using fabric and still have him comfy to sleep with.  The glasses are thick craft wire hand sewn onto the face.  According to Ashlyn's description, the red part was a jacket, so I made the body out of the deep purple and the red jacket is completely separate.  It has elastic at the sleeves, collar and bottom and zips up the front.

If you would like a Kid's Creature created from your child's drawing, you'll find information here. I've got a facebook page too, if you'd share with your friends, that would be fantastic!  Thanks -