SOFT SERVED: A GROUP PLUSH SHOW featuring 32 plush artists and ME!

Wanna see ThEm DoLLz up close and personal? Well, if you're in the Chicagoland area stop by OHNO! DOOM gallery on Milwaukee Ave between now and January 11th and see "SOFT SERVED". Not only will you be able to see my DoLLz but you'll be blown away by the plush works of 32 other talented and smart artists!

If you don't live near Chicago you can also view the online gallery at http://ohnodoom.enstore.com/browse/ss/1?menu=ss


A show that celebrates all things sewn, stuffed, knit, felted or fluffed! Lana "Plushinator" Crooks curates a rag tag

group of fiber enthusiasts. Behold a bevy of wall mounted and huggable pieces by: Amanda Louise Spayd, Alisa Ross, Boom Plush!, BoRo, ChrisCreatures, Cimmerii, Cleo Dee, Denise Ferguson - Yummy Pancake, Diane Koss - Cutesy but not Cutesy, Dingogirls Den, Heidi Kenney - My Paper Crane, iamhome, in-TIMID-nation, Lana Crooks, Love & a Sandwich, Melissa Sung, Michal Wright-Ward, Missmonster, Nichol Brinkman - Pink Cheeks Studios, Out of the frame Pidpenky, Plush Goodness, Pock-it palz, Pollynation, Robyn Fabsits, Scrumptious Delight, Shannah Burton - daskaninchen, Shawnimals, Steff Bomb, Stephanie Laberis, ThEm DoLLz, Tyler Poncho Toys, Veggiesomething & More

Skele Claus the monster Doll- By ThEm DoLLZ

This is Skeleclaus! He's the much thinner/ Skeletal version of Santa Claus. He's available in the ETSY PLUSH STREET TEAM'S shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62040077/skeleclaus-the-monster-doll-santa-plush

He was handmade entirely by yours truely

He's a pretty big art doll, measuring in at 24" long, 16" when seated, 8" wide, and 4.5" thick

Winter the snow elf/ Monster

This is Winter! She's a snow elf. She loves wildchill factors and below zero weather! Blizzards are her favorite. Read more about winter at http://www.themdollz.com/

Suzette has attitude! I love her

Suzette The Monster Doll Zombie Plush

Suzette measures 21" tall with legs, 13" tall when sitting, 6" wide and 4" thick.

She is made with new and vintage fabrics (pre-washed and clean), new and vintage buttons, and new polyfil. She is machine sewn. Her embellishments are hand sewn with embroidery floss.




These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Siouxie the Spider

This is Siouxie the Spider Monster. She is the protector of all Spiders. She resides in my basement. Siouxie and I have made a deal. I wont harm her spider friends if she promises to keep them in line. No bitting anyone, No human contact, and when company is over they all must hide. So far she has kept her part of the bargain.

Siouxie measures: 15 inches high sitting, 24 inches long with legs, 7 inches wide, and 4.5 inches thick.

She is made with new and vintage fabrics (pre-washed and clean), new and vintage buttons, and new polyfil. She is machine sewn. Her embellishments are hand sewn with embroidery floss.

Not meant for children under 3. Embellishments may pose a choking hazard.

These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Breast Cancer benefit doll auction for Tia

PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER BEAT BREAST CANCER.

Tia was diagnosed with breast cancer on September 22nd, 2010. She's already had her 1st surgery and the bills will start rolling in. Her current financial situation could mean that further neccessary surgeries may be postponed. Please help by either donating directly to her fundraiser
http://bit.ly/aBm0OU

OR by bidding on my SIMONE DOLL on Ebay. ALL PROCEEDS OF AUCTION TO BENEFIT TIA EVANS.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190458067396&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Awesome creepy treasury featuring my DOLLZ

Emma and Albert

This is Emma and Albert the Monsters. They have been monster husband and wife for many, many years. No one knows exactly how long. You know the saying "Opposites attract?" Well that saying rings true for these two monsters. Emma is sweet and friendly and Albert is mean and anti-social. He doesn't get along with anyone, except Emma. They complete eachother.

Emma measures: 16 inches tall, by 6 inches wide, 4 inches thick.

Albert measures: 18 inches tall, by 5 inches wide, by 4 inches thick.

These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Wicked sisters

Meet Miss Demeanor and her wicked sister Darla. They are part of a new collection of art dolls that I'm working on. They will have much more detail than my past dollz. These dollz will be more for the adult art appreciator. Some may be scarrier than others, bloody, and creepy!

It was a dark and stormy night.................

IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. TREASURY BY BLUEHILL ON ETSY. My Darla was inlcluded! Yay!

See this treasury at

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ca22871d8b88eef22b62fcd/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night?index=1

Miss Demeanor

I made this doll for a girl who gave me boat loads of awesome fabric! I mean like 5 huge garbage's full of high quality, unused fabric! It was like Christmas morning going through all of it! I really hope she likes the doll I made her!

Pumpkin Treasury

Hope

Hope is the newest monster to come live at our house. She's very easy going and mild mannered. She's plays well with all of the monsters in my home. She loves playing house and dressing her baby dollz in cute outfits. One day she hopes to be a pediatrician and take care of real babies. Please adopt her and give her a loving home.

Hope is large and measures 18" tall, by 8" wide, by 5" thick. She is made with new and vintage fabrics (pre-washed and clean), new and vintage buttons, and new polyfil. She is machine sewn. Her embellishments are hand sewn with embroidery floss.

Hope is not meant for children under 3. Her embellishments may pose a choking hazard. (small buttons)

These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Jack and Zack O-Lantern

Meet Jack and Zack Jack-O-Lantern!

They are the first pumpkin monster twins that have come to live at my home. They've arrived just in time for Halloween!

They absolutely love trick-or-treating, Eating Candy, and playing under the moonlight. Jack and Zack love being twins and speaking their secret twin language. But... just because they are twins it doesn't mean that they like all the same things. I'm hoping that whomever adopts them will take special care in nurturing their individuality


These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Meet Ivan. He's the first assistant to the Mad scientist, Dr. Bane. He's very mischievous. Ivan is known for intentionally passing the wrong chemicals to Dr. Bane to cause explosions and such. I cannot wait for Ivan to find a new home!

Ivan is large. He measures 22" tall, 5" wide, and 4" thick. He is made with new and vintage fabrics (pre-washed and clean), new and vintage buttons, and new polyfil. He is machine sewn. His embellishments are hand sewn with embroidery floss. Ivan's nose is needle felted.

Ivan is not meant for children under 3. His embellishments may pose a choking hazard.

These original designs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in anyway for either personal or commercial use.

© ThEm DoLLz

Vladamir the Terrible

There is a first for everything they say. Vladamir the monster is the first monster that I've met that actually scares me. He's not nice. My other monster friends have all been sweet, funny little beings. BUT...not Vlad. He cant be trusted. His favorite pastime is torturing the wee baby monsters when I'm not looking. He will scratch them with his long finger nails and smother them with pillows. When I catch him he quickly retracts his finger nails and pretends that he is tucking the wee ones into bed. He's bad!

Vladamir is large. He measures 23" tall, 5.5" wide, and 4" thick. He is made with new and vintage fabrics (pre-washed and clean), new and vintage buttons, and new polyfil. He is machine sewn. His embellishments are hand sewn with embroidery floss.

find him here http://www.themdollz.com/

Pumpkin Prince's

PLUSH TEAM TINY TUESDAY!

This coming up Tuesday I will be offering 3 mini monsters for $7 each! Thats right, $7 bucks! Who can't use a $7 piece of pure plush goodness? I along with fellow plush team members 1.squirrel momma 2.ThEm DoLLz 3.loveandasandwich 4.ArtTales-LEFTZ.

So save the date and be the first one to visit the shop on Tuesday morning! You wont be sorry!

These guys are not the $7 buck plush!

NEW DOLLZ FOR THIS WEEK! I like how they turned out! MORE TO COME

Baby monsters....

A couple good things came out of a crappy week! 2 baby monsters! Yes, newborn baby monsters. Both girls. Baby Matilda was a custom for a friend on my block. Her daughter loves my monsters and every now and then she'll surprise her with a new one. She wanted a baby girl with a pacifier this time. I fell in love with this baby. I wish I could've kept her :(

Trying something new. A little paint instead of stitching. I painted this a few months ago and just kept putting it under the pile. I think he's kinda cute

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! GET YOUR PLUSH TEAM ANNUAL

The Plush Team is ecstatic to present to you our first ever Team Annual, containing 120 pages of plushy goodness!

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!

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custom couple- made to order

My friend asked me to make a set of dollz for her brother and sister inlaw. I think they turned out pretty good. I had a thought....these sets would make great wedding gifts. So, if you know anyone getting married or a couple who's planning on getting married, or just a couple let them know about these sets. Pass it on!

I have been sooooo slackin on this blog. O'well, its summer and I'm a busy lady. Swimming at the local pool, swimming at the local beach, swimming at Holywood beach in Chicago, swimming at my parents. So basically, I've been swimming all summer. Oh....I'm so bored. I do have some pretty funny pictures of my sons that I want to share. My one son loves dressing up and pretending he's a "killer." I dont know if that should scare me or make me laugh. I laugh because I know he's no killer for real. But you should see the outfits he picks, then you would realize what I'm talkin about. See photo below.