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		<title>Crafty Plushes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/crafty-plushes-2009-02-27/><img src=http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/3075_darling_panda_main-150x150.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100  border=0></a>My daughter and I love making plushy crafts together &#8211; from felt creations to crocheted dolls and everything else in between.  It&#8217;s always fun coming up with our own ideas for these, but sometimes it&#8217;s good to see what other people are coming up with to get the juices flowing.
One of my favorite places to [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My daughter and I love making plushy crafts together &#8211; from felt creations to crocheted dolls and everything else in between.  It&#8217;s always fun coming up with our own ideas for these, but sometimes it&#8217;s good to see what other people are coming up with to get the juices flowing.</p>
<p>One of my favorite places to go to check out plushes (and to buy plushes!) is the <a href="https://shanalogic.com/category.php?category_id=161" target="_blank">plush section at Shana Logic</a> which offers the following adorable items among others:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-476" title="3075_darling_panda_main" src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/3075_darling_panda_main.jpg" alt="3075_darling_panda_main" width="300" height="300" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-477" title="1066_serene_squid_full" src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/1066_serene_squid_full.jpg" alt="1066_serene_squid_full" width="300" height="300" /></p>
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<p>As you can see, there are a number of fun things you can try with plushes, and they don&#8217;t all have to be difficult.  If you&#8217;re looking for more resources on plush crafts, check out our <a href="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/felt-fun-2008-09-18/" target="_blank">Felt Craft article</a>.</p>


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		<title>Felt Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/felt-fun-2008-09-18/><img src=http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932234683.01._AA_SCMZZZZZZZ_V45801547_.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=100  border=0></a>This weekend I came across the best craft book full of great felt projects &#8211; &#8220;The Cute Book&#8221; by Aranzi Aranzo (who also has a &#8221;Bad Book&#8221; &#8211; for when you&#8217;re cute-d out).  It&#8217;s full of the coolest (and yes, they really are the cutest) patterns for all sorts of creatures.
So my eight-year-old daughter and I did [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932234683?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=onetimeone-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1932234683"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932234683.01._AA_SCMZZZZZZZ_V45801547_.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></a>This weekend I came across the best craft book full of great felt projects &#8211; &#8220;The Cute Book&#8221; by Aranzi Aranzo (who also has a &#8221;Bad Book&#8221; &#8211; for when you&#8217;re cute-d out).  It&#8217;s full of the coolest (and yes, they really are the cutest) patterns for all sorts of creatures.</p>
<p>So my eight-year-old daughter and I did some over the weekend and we both had a great time &#8211; it&#8217;s really the perfect craft for all ages &#8211; and pretty cheap too!</p>
<p>So what it entailed was tracing the patterns,</p>
<p><img src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/felt1.jpg" alt="felt1.jpg" /></p>
<p>then cutting them out of the felt,</p>
<p><img src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/felt2.jpg" alt="felt2.jpg" /></p>
<p>then doing some sewing with embroidery thread and an embroidery or quilting needle (BTW, she&#8217;s using a very blunt quilting needle here &#8211; works on felt and safe for youngsters if you keep an eye on them),</p>
<p><img title="felt3.jpg" src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/felt3.jpg" alt="felt3.jpg" align="middle" /></p>
<p>and a bit of glueing here and there.</p>
<p>When it was all done, I ended up with this cute fish:</p>
<p><img src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/felt4.jpg" alt="felt4.jpg" /></p>
<p>and my six-year-old just had a good time coming up with her own creations <img src='http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  :</p>
<p><img src="http://crafts.savvy-cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/felt5.jpg" alt="felt5.jpg" /></p>
<p>So if you&#8217;re looking for a fun and affordable project for adults and kids, this is definitely a great book to check out!</p>


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