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Sculpted a little flygon trinket box with a secret trapinch inside!

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How have I forgotten to post Arnold? This is Arnold, he is very chunky as he is stuffed with mochi stuffing in his body and regular polyfil in his head. He has a very sweet face, just look at him 🥺

Arnold smells like cotton candy, which is one of my favorite scents (and it's blue so perfect fit), and he is very soft and squishy. The bandana has a similar texture to like...thick, ribbed ribbon? It's nice, and the print is so cute.

#build a bear #build a bear workshop #buildabear #plush #plushie #tardigrade #water bear

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Thistle came with me to see a movie c: he looks so cute curled up in my backpack. It's clear, so he can see out! C:

Jeremy and I saw Fall Guy, which was really good!

#plush #plushie #stuffed animals #jellycat #jellycat dragon #dexter dragon #dragons #stuffies

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oh yes it's that time of year

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Some Jellycat doodles I did c: the first one is my dragon, who needs a name, and the other 3 are for members of the Jellycat subreddit c:

#my art #doodles #jellycat #dragon #dexter dragon #cow #carey calf #bear #teddy bear #wee bear #plush #plushie #stuffed animals

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Yall I'm so excited rn

I have another American Girl project doll coming in the mail, thanks to a very generous redditor who let me have her basically free after getting her in a lot with some other dolls.

This one is in ROUGH condition.

Photos from the redditor's post. The button sewn onto the body has been removed with no damage to the body, so that's cool!

Her hair is, obviously, a whole nightmare. I can't wait to detangle it (after washing it because it looks a lil gross tbh) and see if it's salvageable. If it looks bad after I've tried everything I can to fix it, I'll be doing my first re-wigging! If her wig isn't too bad but the ends are scraggly, maybe I'll give her a new hairstyle.

Of course, her leg has come off, but it's still there which is great! I'll just restring all 4 limbs to make sure they match. I have hemostats now so I can get em tighter this time! I want to take her limbs off to deep clean her body.

Toying with the idea of making her a modern girl and giving her a new name and customizing her a little after the actual repairs are done! Maybe some freckles or a mole? I don't want to change the eyes, because that scares me, and I don't want to give her makeup, because I just don't like the heavy makeup look on AG dolls, personally.

This is just a rambly post to get out my excitement and to talk my way through the list of things to do and possible ideas for this doll. I really love fixing them, and I am so excited to add this one to the family regardless of whether she ends up mainly a restoration, or a restoration + custom 🥰

#american girl doll #ag dolls #ag doll #josefina montoya #tlc doll #project doll #she's a bit of a fixer upper

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If you don't mind me asking, what's the most you've ever paid for a single plush? I just bought a $200 handmade plush, it's well worth the price as far as quality and uniqueness, but saving up for months and explaining it to my family was quite an experience as someone who normally gets all my clothes/homegoods from thrift stores 😭

I paid like $500 each for my Pokémon Center jumbo Arcanine and Wailord, that is the most I have ever spent on any single item. Even my phone wasn't that much, I got a refurbished one so it's like new but way cheaper!

Was it a little ridiculous to spend that much on giant Pokémon plush? Yes.

Do I regret it? Not even a little. 😆

It's always a little awkward explaining an expensive collection/hobby, especially when you're more frugal in other aspects! Like "ugh why is this shirt $30, I'll pass until it goes on sale." "Didn't you just spend like $70 on a doll, and like $40 on a Build-a-Bear" 😆

The people who get it, get it, and the people who don't probably won't. I'd love to see the plush you bought!

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Amazon has the cutest doll outfits! American Girl branded clothing is really cute, but it is so expensive I try to only get it on sale or with reward certificates. It's definitely a "special occasion" thing. And this outfit is just as nice as a lot of the AG branded items! It might be one of my favorites I've found. I'd love to find a similar top with pink stripes!

#american girl doll #ag dolls #agblr #jly 7

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

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My first project doll, a JLY 7! (Also my first classic mold doll somehow?) Her condition wasn't too bad, besides a lot of dirt and super loose limbs. Them legs were DANGLIN. The ends of her hair feel a bit rough but at least it's clean and brushed, and not super frizzy.

I had been really wanting to try and fix up an older doll, because I fix up stuffed animals all the time and it's so fun! I restrung her (after watching a ton of videos to see how on earth to go about doing that 😆), cleaned her up, and washed her hair just to make sure it wasn't like, gross. I'm so happy with how she turned out, even though her legs could be a bit tighter still. She can stand and hold a pose, so that's good enough for me! I'm so happy to have her in my collection 🥰

In the after photos, you can really see how dirty she was if you look at the magic eraser next to her!

#american girl doll #american girl #ag dolls #agblr #doll repair #baby's first restringing

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So i decided to watch Tokyo Mew Mew on YouTube and

There are so many other words they could have chosen but okay I guess

#tokyo mew mew #anime #fansubs #im assuming these are fansubs

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My Morisaka (formerly Shinada!) Global family has grown by 3! The bunny and shiba were gifts from one of my best friends, I was so surprised 🥹 The tan lop is my favorite of the bunnies, and I'd really been wanting a shiba! The red panda I bought from someone in a Facebook group, who is such a great seller! Highly recommend purchasing from her.

I found names for the bunny and the red panda so quick, but I can't decide what to name the shiba! Anyone have suggestions? 👀 All my Morisaka Global plush have food/beverage names; I've got a Mocha, Yogurt, Pudding, Pocky, Twix, Truffles, Goma, Senbei, Peaches, Strudel, Flan, and Chai in my family so far!

#shinada global #morisaka global #mochi plush #plush #plushie #stuffed animals #stuffies #bunny #shiba inu #red panda

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HERE THEY COME.

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ok im going to be getting this bab to customize tomorrow (technically later today) and i was just wondering if you could teach me some tips for a newbie? i feel like i have everything remembered correctly but im scared ill mess this up but i also think it cant be that hard because its a relatively easy design (i dont want to say what im making but its somewhat obscure). sorry im being annoying with this ask just i really like your work and you inspired me to even want to do this

I'm so excited for you, I hope you have a lot of fun customizing your new friend! It makes me so happy that I inspired you to give it a try 🥹 You're not annoying at all! I'm glad to see more people trying their hand at customizing plush, it really is so much fun! And you're right, it's really not that hard once you get the hang of it 😊

My basic advice for people starting out is to learn some basic hand stitches like the ladder stitch, backstitch, straight stitch, and basting stitch; always use more pins than you think you need; never glue what you can sew instead; and always take your time! A few stitches can make a big differerence in the shape of a plush, so if you're not happy with the outcome, you can always carefully remove the stitches and try again! Mistakes are inevitable, but a lot of them can be undone, especially with sewing. A seam ripper is a very important tool!

With dyes, mistakes can be a little more permanent, so I like to add a little bit of dye at a time to my pot until I get the color I want. If it ends up too light after washing and rinsing, you can always do another dyebath, but if it's too dark there's not much you can do (the rit color remover, for example, is for their all purpose dye, not the dyemore for synthetics). If you are using dyes, be sure to get the correct one! All purpose is for natural fabrics, so it won't work on plush; you need the Dyemore. Once you use a pot and utensils for dye, it is no longer safe to cook with, so you'll want to keep a specific dye pot and utensils that aren't mixed in with the cooking ones.

On the subject of utensils, make sure you have good fabric scissors if you plan to cut fabric! Don't use them for anything but fabric, and don't let anyone else use them either 👀 Regular craft scissors can absolutely mangle the edges of your fabric. It's also good to have a pair of small sewing scissors with pointed ends. Great for cutting threads, or for cutting out tiny pieces of fabric! If you're removing safety eyes, my tool of choice is a ratcheting cable cutter but people also have good results with bolt cutters! I have a tutorial on Tumblr for safety eye replacements.

I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you have also :)