Felted Pillows

I saw this Felted Pillow from Anthropologie in person the other day and it is so beautiful. This image does not do it justice.

A pair of elephants

When we were in Marrakech a few weeks ago we had the chance to share dinner with the lovely couple behind Zid Zid Kids. These elephant bookends are unfortunately sold out, but I would love a pair for myself and a pair to give my elephant loving studio mate JSutt. So cute, check out the rest of their line at www.zidzid.us.

UPDATE: Their are more in stock! Get your elephant on!!!

Mummy Sam

I love this fabric work by MummySam.

RepubliCAN Elephant

I'm not a republican, but I won't hold that against this little guy. This is my favorite type of oatmeal, who the can could be morphed into a little work of art. The RepubliCAN Elephant by Loran Scruggs is available for $200.

Hey Look What I Can Do

"Heywood and Wakefeild the Conjoined Monster Love Creatures" from the Etsy shop of Hey Look What I Can Do is, well, awesome. If placed precariously near my head while I sleep, it may scare my cat enough to NOT snooze on my head while I sleep.

Tamar Morgendorff

You know I love fancy stuffed animals and Tamar Morgendorff's are no exception. Each piece is made from linens, wool, Mohair, cotton, vintage fabrics, pashmina, .....
We have a mantel very much like the one in the above picture, but it has never looked as fantastically stylish as this one.



And Peacocks...



And bird's in cages, who doesn't need a corner full of beautiful stuffed birds in cages?
www.tmogy.com

Dodging the Draft(s)

We live in a big, old, drafty apartment. Apparently in 1890 insulation wasn't all that advanced. If it was ours we would fix this, but since it isn't we are just searching for tricks to keep the heat in. One thing I'm looking for is a few good draft dodgers. Of course, being me, I want them to be interesting and well designed. I haven't found many, but I do love this giraffe one from Etsy by Boy Who Sews. If anyone knows of any others leave a comment!

Lupin

Fun felt mobiles from Lupin.

House of Mouse

Anna Greaves makes ridiculously clever mice... like a Hannibal Lecter Mouse.



Or the Beatles as mice.



Or even Chewbacca and Yoda. Check out her etsy site here.

There's a crow in the house

Funny story. A few years ago I walked into our apartment and even though Sasso hates it I always wear my jacket inside until I warm up a bit. I walked into the studio. I heard flapping. I turned around and looked through the double sliding doors into the living room. There was a HUGE black crow sitting on one of the surround sound speaker wires. I quickly shut the door, and pulled my hood tight over my head and around my face. I MUST be hallucinating, I mean how does a crow get in the living room in February?

Alas, I was not. I watched him fly about the living room. I ran for it and opened all the windows, visions of the movie Birds racing through my mind. He flew out eventually.
I'm not one to be afraid of birds, I think I was more afraid of how weird it all was. Everyone thought I was crazy and must have made it up. An eventually I thought I must have dreamt it or something.
...until months later when I was cleaning the top of the bookcase under the speaker, and there lay a pile of bird poo. I was vindicated (and not crazy).

I think Stephanie Metz's Felt Crow Sculpture is a great reminder of this strange tale... it will be added to the softie list!

Animal Interactions

As aforementioned, I have thought of starting a "softie" collection. I consider it more of a soft "sculpture collection" than a "stuffed animal collection". I would totally throw down for one of Clive + Sunshine's Animal Interaction pieces.



They are totally clever and unique. I know the elephant one is a bit "different", but we've all seen Planet Earth haven't we? This is how things in nature go down!



Jennifer has some more "nursery appropriate" animals too. Visit her great site here.

Ann's Camp Wapameo

Ann Wood's birds are just the sweetest things. I was thrilled to see her hilarious flickr set based on her birds trip to "Camp Wapameo". I have an aversion to camping, I think it comes from my stint at Girl Scout Camp when I was in 3rd grade. I hated every minute and cried for my mom and dad nightly. But this camp looks much better.





I've been contemplating starting a collection of handmade animals that I will, one day, keep on a high shelf away from my future children. I think one of Ann's birds would be a great place to start. See Ann's site here and her Flickr sets here.