Stuffed Animals from CreativeCritters

I never really did outgrow my childhood love of stuffed animals, and once I learned how to sew my own stuffed toys I created my own little zoo.  I have a wide variety of stuffed animals available at CreativeCritters, and continue to add new critters on a regular basis.  Some are plush and sewn from soft fur fabrics, fun prints, and soft chenille,  and some are knit in different types of yarn.  My most recent addition is my knit penguin.

I created my own pattern for this funny penguin and even sculpted the eyes from polymer clay.  I like having the ability to completly customize my creations.  I've used polymer clay to make my own eyes, teeth, claws, noses, and other parts for my stuffed animals.

I also make plush teddy bears with jointed arms and legs.  These bears are just full of personality, and each is a one of a kind creation.  I use high quality fur fabric and sew the bears by hand.  Right now I have bears in blue, pink, brown, purple and white.  They range in size from my tiny 7 inch bear up to my big 18 inch tall bear.

And for Easter I've got an adorable knit purple and white bunny rabbit.  The variegated purple yarn inspired this rabbit.  The color made me think of Easter, and Easter bunnies.  When I was little Gramma would always hide a stuffed animal with my Easter basket, and I just loved those bunnies!

And to indulge my love of fantasy I've sewn stuffed dragons as well.  This one was created using some of Gramma's floral print dresses.  The bold bright colors make this a very happy dragon!  This  large dragon is 22 inches tall and she took many hours to sew.  Her wings, claws, and tail are wired so they can be positioned into different poses.

My love of animals certainly shows up in my creations.  I've got everything from little ladybugs, to hedgehogs, cats, dogs, walruses, to fish and birds.  From cute and cuddly to wild and whimsical, you just never know what kind of animals might show up at CreativeCritters! ;-)

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Handmade Bunnies of all types from CreativeCritters

Easter's on it's way, and I've been inspired to create all sorts of bunny rabbits lately.    This knit stuffed bunny was created using my own original pattern.  I had some variegated pink and purple yarn that seemed just perfect for creating a cuddly Easter Bunny.  This cute and cuddly stuffed animal is 18 inches tall and has no small parts, making him safe for children.

Then I have this whimsical Easter Bunny with his basket of colorful eggs.  This piece was sculpted by hand from polymer clay and would make a fun Easter decoration.  This sculpture is 3 inches tall and 4 inches long.  This one's cute enough to leave out all year long!

And I even have jewelry with Easter Bunnies.  This pretty blue necklace and earring set features polymer clay rabbits and glass butterfly beads, along with blue and white marbled glass beads.  The earrings feature bunnies in two different poses and have surgical steel posts.  The necklace is 19 inches long and is perfect for Spring and Easter.

And those are just a few of the bunnies hopping around CreativeCritters right now.  Stop by and see what other critters I've added to my shop!  Thanks for visiting! =)

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Handmade items in pretty Spring pastels

Another spring inspired collection.  I love the beautiful pastel colors of Spring flowers and have found those colors in a wide variety of handmade items on ArtFire.

Pretty Pastels for Spring

   Curated By: CreativeCritt...

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Handmade Gifts

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Wishing you a sunny spring day!
-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Happy Easter

Well, I hope everyone had a happy Easter. My husband and I spent the day at his aunt's house with all the in-laws and cousins. I happen to love all my in-laws, so I really enjoyed myself. The kids got to hunt for Easter eggs, then they hid them for the adults to find. I think the adults were more competitive than the kids! One cousin was bribing the kids to show her where the eggs were hidden! I laugh so hard when I'm with these people! And I adore the kids. Most are about 2 -5 years old, and they are just so much fun. I don't have kids of my own, so spending time with the youngest cousins is always a treat for me. I like getting down on the floor and playing Legos, or stuffed animals, or better yet, pretending to be different animals. Lilly is always a cat. I do love that little girl. It's a wonder so much personality can fit in a 5 year old.
I love seeing the aunts and uncles too. They're such friendly, fun people. They always like to hear about my art work, and were very happy to hear I made my first sale on Artfire a few days ago. My husband's cousin Andy was the one who got me started making earrings a few years ago. She convinced me that the ones I made for her were nice enough to sell. Since then I have sold quite a few pairs of earrings. The family is very close and supportive. They've treated me as a part of the family since before my husband and I were even married. I'm always happy when I'm with any of them. You couldn't find more generous people anywhere. They always make a ton of food, and everybody has to take some home. I won't have to cook for at least 3 days! Of course I try to contribute to the offerings whenever possible. Today I made a chocolate raspberry braid (sweet bread filled with raspberry jelly and dark chocolate). I came up with the recipe myself a few days ago. Everybody seemed to like it- but then again, you can't really go wrong with chocolate and raspberry.
Oh yeah, they have 3 dogs, as well. Not only do I get to play with the kids, but I get to wrestle around with 2 large pit bulls (very sweet dogs) and cuddle with little Benji. I love animals, and I really miss having a dog. The pit bulls are just big goofy clowns. They're so gentle- no matter how much we play and rough house, they never bite or growl. Well, that was my Easter- a lot food, fun, kids, and dogs. Now I'm tired, but happy.

animals from my ArtFire studio