Plushes

Once again, I am having some major insomnia..,well, when I don’t sleep I become one of two things: 1) weepy or 2) crafty. This recent bout of insomnia has inspired both in me. So, to push back the weepies I have been making plush dolls. I originally was hand sewing them, because I was terrified of my sewing machine. However, it was taking too long to sew them so I “got over it”.

I made a friend of mine a Bruce McClane from Die Hard that says “Yippy Ky Yay, Motherf**er” when you squeezed his foot. I made two versions. I was terribly unhappy with the first. Here is a vine my husband took featuring the first one, along with the slogan catch phrase: https://vine.co/v/hjOHUBmQg1B And here are some pictures of the one I liked enough to give to my friend (but I’m still not terribly happy with):

Bruce McClane Doll Prototype 2

Bruce McClane Doll Prototype 2

Anyway , I drew the character myself and made the doll template myself. The fact that I made the doll template myself (and the fact that I hadn’t sewn in years) is probably why it looked a little wonky.

After I made the doll for my friend, I started thinking of other dolls I could make. Eventually I decided on making dolls based on famous mathematicians and scientists. So, I started drawing out mathematicians, and this is what I have come up with so far:

Newton Doll Prototype (front)

Newton Doll Prototype (back)

Leibniz Doll Prototype (front)

Leibniz Doll Prototype (back)

Ada Lovelace Doll Prototype (front)

Ada Lovelace Doll Prototype (back)

Euler Doll Prototype (front)

Euler Doll Prototype (back)

Pythagoras Doll Prototype (front)

Pythagoras Doll Prototype (back)

I’ve gotten a lot better at sewing and have gotten a little less scared of my sewing machine, so these are starting to come along pretty well.

Anyway, I plan on making a whole slew of them. So, keep your eyes peeled.

 

On a side note: I’m 3.5 classes away from graduating from the Art Institute!! Yay!