Rainbow creatures

 I have never worked with a bright palette fabric with a large or geometric pattern.

First experience

But this cotton fabrics by designer Michael Miller (US) - was the request of a customer: 10 different snails toys for her daughter birthday party. It was interesting for me - how such fabrics can suit for soft toys I make.

Working process

I think - the result is pretty cute )

 Got more craft ideas.

Just love these bright vibrant colours ! The babushka dolls are my favourite )

Water world

When I was little girl I dreamed to be a marine biologist or scientist (look after dolphins), wanted to
In any case, I love very much the sea and marine animals, especially invertebrates. I like to take photos, I love to watch these animals in their habitat. They are so much unusual and graceful. Sometimes it seems to me - they are from another planet, so incredible and colorful are their bodies.
I still want to find time to make my plush collection of star fishes, sea snails, corals and sea horses. I would like to sew them of pure rustic linen cloth!
I want to introduce you a little story in pictures what is happening in the underwater kindergarten: baby Whales and naughty small fish

Playful babies!

But soon parents come and (how it is common in real life) stop this disorder!

They are sweet babies again )

SEA. The one of the most beautiful things in the Earth.

Linen Creatures - Winter collection

Yes, as I have said already - my favorite creative material  is pure linen fabric. It is easy to create any style - simple  rustic, feminine sophistication or popular shabby.
In Australia is summer now (according our forecast we are expecting +40C in 3 days, uh!) but  all my friends have winter and snow now. White fairy tale.
This collection is dedicated to winter mood and my friends )

Basic material - bleached linen fabric.

Shabby chic Babushka dolls set.

Whales story - White Mobi-Dick and Mother with her baby

Rustic toys

Snail Lady. She thinks - she is a Snow Queen ) I am not sure - maybe only Princess )

looks after her tiny cute friends

mobile toys

And my delicate and shy little rag doll - Baby Angel with a lace heart.

Have great winter days, friends!

Mint, aqua, turquoise

So fresh colors. Cold but light palette.

What are my associations?
Perhaps - bright, inspiring and lively colors. Porcelain and velvet. Rustic chic. Retro 40-50...Transparent twilight.

I could find some colors of such scheme in my garden - succulents. Have a small collection of this amazing and unfussy plants...ah! I would like to buy more )

Gray color - not boring if you know how to use it!

Some people think that gray -  is booooooooring. Not bright, not attractive and does not catch eyes
But I love gray very much  -  neutral palette can be combined with any color excellently.
White + gray   and   pink + gray   are  my favorite combination

  I make my plush creatures in gray colors scheme, and my Stuffed Whales - mom and her baby couple is loved by my customers of the Cherry Garden Dolls shop a lot!

Plush whales toys

Next will be a  Ballerina Doll in gray dress )

Whales party in my studio!

Already I have made a lovely collection of plush whales - it is interesting - why such creature is so popular as a softie? One mommy has written me - "I would like to decorate my son birthday in blue colors and Whale theme" (and has bought inviting cards with funny blue whales)..."I want your blue couple".

hm - to say truth - I love the whales :-) and love to sew them also. They are so cute!

May be I should make a Whale garland - just for fun?

Plush fellows of denim fabric

I love denim! It is beautiful and truly unique fabric. I had an interesting idea  -  to make of this textile a stuffed toys ... I chose a very thin denim fabric with shabby effect  to achieve smooth curved lines of the toys and be able to make the fine details.
So here they are!

miss Tricksy Snail

She loves a tulips and asked me to create a white silk tulip to carry it on her shell. I call her now miss Tulip Snail.

And a new sweet cute couple - Denim toys - Mother Whale and Baby whale. 

 

And now I'm deep in thought - who's next  one? Maybe Denim Bunny?

Kingdom of Whales

One of my favorite toy in the studio -  is a whale, they are really beautiful animals and have great shape and body design! Usually I sew these fellows in maritime color scheme, but today I was thinking - may be I will try to make them of natural linen cloth...

An artist Jessica Holmes (UK) owner of  Daisy and Bump Art  has odered the medium size plush whale to complete photo of her Whale Nursery Art.

Cute creatures!