Ingrid, Quadropode and Reginald Custom

Hellooooo!

I think maybe I should start sharing toys on my blog first and then everywhere else! Otherwise I'm always playing catch up. Like now... Here are some toys!

Ingrid Unicorn:

With Ingrid I really wanted to do something different. I wanted to include some sort of texture, instead of just lots of smooth huggable fleece. Her scales turned out real well I think. Sewing two pieces of fleece together, one on top of the other to make the scales puff out a bit. It actually made her body stiff enough to keep it's shape without any stuffing!

She's also got some silly teeth huh? I like them!

Quadropode:

The Quadropode is actually based on one of my earlier toys from way back in the beginning... check it:

This blue one was sewn completely by hand and much smaller than the new green one.

I have plans to create more Quadropodes in different colors, with slightly different expressions in the future, yes I do! A Quadropode is about 17 inches tall and completely sewn on the machine. That saves me time and encourages me to give it a much more affordable price tag. Check him out on my Etsy shop.

Finally.... here is Reginald. He is a custom order for a friend who's developing a top secret board game. So shhh....

He's a roach. He's got a sort of beatnik look going on with his button glasses and cigarettes. I could certainly go into a bit of detail about how difficult it was to get the size of his body right and the ridges on his bottom half... and good golly it was tough!

Custom orders are always much more difficult than working from my own designs. With Reginald I had a couple reference pictures but it still took me a couple tries to keep all his parts in proportion. Let's not even get into his accessories! But let's.

His glasses are suppose to be buttons and I had some crazy plans involving vinyl and other materials... but those ideas never really panned out. However just sticking with black fleece and running some wire through them worked pretty well I think! His clothes took a couple tries too, but I absolutely love how his sweater turned out!

Alright that's all for now.... Although I suppose I could announce this little tidbit...

I'll be participating in the Plush You show in Seattle in October. That's right! Big fancy plush toy show and they accepted my application! More on that soon enough!

Custom Order Announcement

No new toy pictures to share at the moment folks.

I've been lazy.  Fat and lazy.  Super fat and lazy.  High speed internet has spoiled me.  Ridiculous download speeds means I'm basically parked in front of the computer watching cartoons from the 90s... ahem-

So, I haven't gotten much or anything done.  Very unfortunate.  Plenty of doodling and if it were worth sharing, I would.  But it's not.  So I won't.  Never.

But this of course means it's time to force my brain and the rest of me to get some work done.  That means I'm taking custom orders again.  That's right ladies and gents, you can commission me to create a very special, fantastic, unique toy, just for you.

I would really like a challenge.  A complicated 3-d, asymmetrical design that would really put me through some loops!  I'd work hard, and I'd work long and of course get paid lots.

But I understand not everyone can afford a ridiculously expensive, yet totally worth the price, complex custom toy.  So if you've got an idea for a toy and aren't looking to spend last week's paycheck, we can still work together to create an awesome, simple, cute, strange, or craaaazy perfect toy for you.

I mostly work in fleece, but I'm certainly enthusiastic to work in other materials.  Keeping in mind, that may affect the price.

you can reach me by sending an email to vickangaroo@yahoo.com  Or send me a message through etsy or deviantart.