Softies Central

Barcelona event

If you're going to be in Barcelona this weekend, do stop by for a softie-making class by Gina Thorstensen.

Another softie of hers:

And Gina also made this incredible edible book

 

Dessert

My favorite part of dinner is DESSERT.

Cupcakes by DaisyDaydreams

Well, not really dessert but the colors of these flower trimmings looked so nice with the cupcakes above. from jocankit1

 

Custard cream biscuits from England by britishcreamtea

 

Rocket pops by cutsypoo

Yellow

Sunny yellow. happy yellow. mellow yellow.

Spun cotton mouse by mrcrowsgarden

 

Beautiful pincushion by Thedailypincushion

 

Pom pom Chick craft from dorathy

 

Chick by Fernanimals

L-O-V-E

Love comes in many shapes.

Adorable set of bunnies with big hearts by urastarhouse

 

A brooch in the shape of an old fashioned tatoo by covetedcreations.

Je t'aime bird by crystalistic

Couple in love by Quinn 68

Button love collage by hen's teeth

Under the sea

Fun pufferfish by Zooguu

asjssdlkjf by The Daily Pincushion

Koi by bubbletime

 

Ship in a bottle by prettylilthings

How to be cute

One might say that all softies can be cute and that's true. But often what makes a softie stand out at *totally cute*, especially in a Japanese cute way, are a few tried and true elements - size, eye placement, head attitude, size of ears, things that make it more human and hats....most always, softies who wear hats are def cute!

Cute factor: BIG ears, sleepy eyes, soft & fuzzy, wearing a hat

Bunny by Makitawesome

 

Cute factor: multiples in a photo makes them all look cute, great colors mixed together on each softie, big eyes set wide apart and each sweater is unique.

Designer: softies by Dimitri Piccinino

Cute factor: pink is pretty cute and girly and these sweeties have a great vintage feel to them. They're also wearing hats and are sitting on a cute object.

Designer: softies by sugarelf

 

Cute factor: big eyes set wide apart, head cocked to the side

Designer: softie by Wawaya

Cute factor: small fuzzy animal with her head cocked to one side, sitting on something cute and holding flowers - makes her more human than animal - like Beatrix Potter creatures.

Designer: softie by mykobocek

Houses

There seems to be a big uptake in people making houses lately. The first one I saw years ago was from Bella Dia. The pattern and instructions for making a similar one - a gingerbread house (!)  is available in my Softies Kit (see link on left nav). Those below are recent finds.

See more little houses from Bella Dia here.

House bracelet cuff by ShoozieShoe's

 

House by wunderlust

Applique and embroidered design by LIttlePinkHouse

House and leaves pendant by Kup,Kup

Horses, a fawn, a zebra and a giraffe

 For all you girls who collected horses when you were little.

 

Are they wounded?! Wonderful horses by astulabee

Fawn with flower garland by fernanimals

wool horses by penguinandfish

Baby zebra by skunkboycreatures

 

Oh dear...the is a headless giraffe, 'recently decapitated' as the designer describes him. by everyeskimo

Story characters

There are tons of commercial toys based on books, film, and video games. These plush stand apart for their originality and charm.

Mary Poppins by nichol-b

The Three Little Pigs by dianedundee

Doraemon (Japanese anime) by EnglishGirlAbroad

Boy wizard looking a lot like the famous Harry Potter by GirlCalledRic

Hobgoblin by Spooky Daddy - he's not from an actual children's book but looks to me like he belongs in lots of Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Dogs

I love dogs.

 

What a sweet face! Dog hat by hatz4brats

Dog by Leafpeople

 Adorable dog named Eva wearing beautiful necklaces by Maria-kjoo

Dachshund by SaraCarr66

Needlefelted Bichon Frise by KaysK9s