Pterodactyl Pants Plush

Orange You Glad?

Jessie — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:38:55 +0000

A Citrus-y Haiku:

It takes twenty three

Bushels of ruby grapefruits

To dye my mustache!

Special Delivery

Jessie — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:06:25 +0000

On a whim I decided to send some mail to a stranger. Real authentic pen-in-hand-paper-on-the-table mail. It felt good.

Thanks to the people over at the Invisible Creature Blog, who inspired me to do something I had never done before. The challenge: send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope to them and get something (what? I don’t know!) back. Simple. Oh, and make the envelope you send it in super-cool-looking.

Easy.

Front:

Back:

Surprise!

You can send one, too, but you have to hurry!

Vote Vote Vote!

Jessie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:45:03 +0000

Voting is open for the Plush Team’s Vegas Challenge. Head on over and vote yourself silly!

Cannibals!

Jessie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:06:19 +0000

This month’s Plush Team Challenge is to create something inspired by Las Vegas. So naturally, I thought of lobster. It’s pretty obvious I’ve never been Las Vegas.

I thought to myself, people eat lobster in fancy restaurants in Las Vegas, don’t they? So, just to be sure, I googled it and found this disturbing phenomenon. The Lobster Zone.

I in no way condone this practice. It seems a bit gross and a bit cold to me. But I’m no vegetarian, and neither is this Crustacean Critter. Thems the breaks.

I present to you, the Lobster Eating Lobster! Love it or hate it, you can snatch it up while it lasts in the Plush Team shop.

A Cannibalistic Haiku:

My friendships are few.

But when I feel lonely, I

Just fill up my plate!

Another Fuzzy Face

Jessie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:15:23 +0000

Here’s another new monster who will be up in my shop soon.

In other news, you can check me out here and here. Word is spreading!

Did I mention that Romeo DanceCheetah has been crowned the air guitar champion of the United States of America? That’s right folks, the costume I worked so hard on all those years ago is heading to Finland in a few weeks. We wish the costume and the champ luck. USA! USA!

Photo via Brooklyn Vegan

Trapped.

Jessie — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:17:18 +0000

Every once in a while I see a firefly flitting about this city. Chicago is not amenable to the intricate mating ritual these bugs enjoy. There’s simply not enough grass. But now, thanks to the miracle of plush, Chicago never has to suffer from a lightning bug shortage again.

Pick yours up today!

An Intermittent Haiku:

I’m sending signals,

And batting my wings at you.

I think I’m in love.

Mustaches and Wings

Jessie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:46:40 +0000

An Extremely Hip Haiku:

Hand me my glasses.

I need to look closely as

I trim my mustache.

Successsssss!

Jessie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:33:52 +0000

Well, Pitchfork was a great success! I had a ton of fun, saw a bunch of wacky hipsters sporting inventive tattoos and ironic T-shirts. And I sold some plush. Would I do it again? Even with only a week and a half to prepare? You bet!

Here’s my booth – bright eye catching colors and a bunch of new goodies:

I experimented with some creative marketing, which turned out well.

Well, it got a lot of laughs, anyway.

And the weekend wouldn’t have been complete without my friend Anya, of Boots and Tail Designs, who shared the table with me. We had so much fun!

And now for Pitchfork 2011 – I’ll start prepping now!

Blog BOMBS Away!

Jessie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:58:59 +0000

The Plush Team is celebrating the release of its 120-page team annual with a “blog bomb” of plushy goodness! Other team members will be advertising this fine publication today in their own blogs, but you can get the whole scoop right here!

What is in store for you upon opening this marvelous book?

• An opening by our team founder, Megan Green, describing how our team came to be.

• An insightful, informative, and all-around fascinating account of the history of plush craft by our team co-founder Christina Ward.

• 42 two-page, full color features of our Plush Team members. Each includes photos of the artist’s work, and text written by the artist explaining motivation, process, and inspiration.

• A time line of Plush Team activities through over the years.Profile pages providing a comprehensive list of Plush Team artists, including artist head shots and Etsy shop addresses.

• Photos of PT Stitchy, the team mascot, scattered throughout the book in his various incarnations as interpreted by our team members.

The book is full color, professionally printed, and soft cover. It measures 6.75″x6.75″ (or 17 centimeters square). This is volume 1 of our Team Annual, featuring the artists from 2009.

Our intent is to make this a yearly publication, updating it each year with our newest members and their incredible work.

Visit the Team Shop today for your copy!

Stick a Fork in Me.

Jessie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:40:14 +0000

Pitchfork is just around the corner, and the PterodactylPants craft-labs are abuzz with excitement.

This coven of Winged Sprites will be there! Will you?

a Fluttery Haiku:

We’re trouble makers,

But our fuzzy wings make us

Irresistible.