Garry Potter

Isn't this hand-painted Android vinyl version of Harry Potter by Gary Ham terrific? So much fun! Another great Comic Con find. I can't believe that I forgot to include him in my other Comic Con posts. Better late than never! :)

Comic Con loot- part 2

I had asked Ben to find me a Rose Vampire from the Super7 booth, if they had one, and he comes back with all these wonderful goodies. Nice! :D


The large Rose Vampire is glow-in-the-dark, as is my new favorite character, Leroy C, on the far right. The flame Honoo, Milton, and the Mummy Boy in the red smoking jacket are terrific as well. If you haven't checked out the awesomeness that is Super7, you can head to their brick-and-mortar shop in Haight Ashbury, or browse their toys and other goodness online.

Wonderland Wednesday continues...

with our oyster eating friend, the Walrus.
The Walrus, (from the story of the Walrus and Carpenter, as told to Alice by Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee) was walking along the beach with his friend and lackey, the Caprenter. The Carpenter spies some Oysters in their oyster bed, and the Walrus manages to convince the poor little Oysters to come and take a walk with them. Tragically, the Oysters don't survive their walk when they become lunch for the greedy Walrus...


I choose to make his vest out of a great plate/knife and fork patterned cotton- a subtle hint that he is ready to eat, and the buttons on his vest are iridescent; which is reminiscent of the mother-of-pearl found in oyster shells.
The Walrus was a fun design to make, and was created for the "Go Ask Alice" art show at the Paul Cumes Gallery in Santa Barbara. I've been hanging on to him and my other "Alice" inspired plush until I could get enough of a group together to offer up in my etsy shop. He will be making his appearance there later today.
Check back next week for the reveal of my next Wonderland-inspired plush!

Comic Con Loot -part one

I just LOOoooove these ultracute soft vinyl toys of Marshall, the marshmallow boy, and his dog, Gumdrop. Designed by 64 colors, the strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate Marshalls are scented, and Gumdrop actually glows in the dark. How fun is that?! Although I think that my favorite is the toasted Marshall- reminds me of campfire cookouts. :)

Ya-hoo! Mountain Dew!

I just realized that I hadn't blogged about this awesome creation from my good friend Becky of Scrumptious Delight. I had asked her to make a plush version of the old-school can of Mountain Dew for Ben's birthday this year- didn't it turn out great? He totally loves it, and so do I. It sits in our living room where we can see it and enjoy it every day.


Oh- and would you like to know why the can looks a little freaked out? (Besides the fact that he is wired from all that caffeine...)
He has a thumb in his can! Check it out:

This gives true meaning to the old advertising slogan: "Mountain Dew- it'll tickle yore innards." ;D

And here he is in relation to an actual can of Mountain Dew:

Thanks a million Becky, you rock. :)

Introducing: Wonderland Wednesdays

I am finally finding the time to do a project that has been in my mind for awhile now- a weekly post dedicated to my plush designs that are inspired by Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

What better way to start off than to begin with Alice herself? As many of you know, Alice is a curious girl who finds herself in the mixed-up world called Wonderland, where she encounters all sorts of strange and fantastical characters.

I wanted to convey parts of the story through the fabrics that I chose. Alice has a flannel sweater with a mushroom pattern, which represents how she eats pieces of the mushroom and grows taller and shorter. Her shoes have hearts on them, indicating her run-ins with the Queen of Hearts/Red Queen. I also wanted to make her a little more modern in her dress, but still keep her somewhat "girly"- hence the pink skirt and bow in her hair.


Alice will be available in my etsy shop later today, and I will have a new character appearing here and in the shop every Wonderland Wednesday for the next little while, so stay tuned!

Stitch Wars Strikes Back

In honor of the 35th Anniversary of Star Wars at San Diego Comic Con this week, I thought I'd share a little snippet of one of the pieces that I am working on for the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show at Bear and Bird Gallery, in Lauderhill, FL. The show starts August 12th and ends September 25th. There are a lot of talented artists making pieces for this show, so if you are in the area, be sure to check it out! I'm pretty sure that the pieces will also be up for sale on the gallery's website after the opening as well.

I had to do some thinking to figure out what to make this time- too many great characters to choose from! I will unveil the actual pieces closer to the show's opening in August. I will say that I stuck to the original trilogy in trying to make my decision, not the prequels. ;D
So for now, here you go:


Oh- and I have to say- I LOVE the image that they chose for the flyer- what fun! :D

New MOO stickers!!

New MOO stickers!!
Originally uploaded by DesignsbyL

SOOooo excited to get my new stickers in the mail today! When I heard that MOO was making new sizes and types of stickers, the former childhood sticker-collector in me just HAD to have some. :D

To find out more about how you can make your own stickers, (and you know that you want to at least play around with the idea if you are anything like me, right?) head here.