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Love and a Sandwich Interview and Giveaway!

I have never met Chelsea but I sure would love to. Chelsea sent me the sweetest email along with her answers that put a smile on my face. I forget that some folks have been reading this little blog of mine for awhile and it's nice to know that it has inspired folks. I started seeing all of Chelsea's creations on our flickr pool and each time she updated a photo I thought, man I wish I felt ok about talking about her again! It is my great pleasure to have her up for an interview. Please leave a comment for your chance to win your own monster made by Chelsea along with your favorite color and contact info.



S- What was the first plushie you created? How did it go?

LAAS- I think my first ever plush was in my home economics class in middle school. I chose this super difficult cocker spaniel plush to make. The pieces were all there and all I had to do was sew them together, but I got bored of it real real fast. My mom finished it for me so I guess that doesn't count, haha. After that I tried it when I was 18, and I made this panda pillow out of an old tshirt and some night sky fabric from an old crafty christmas present. Oh boy was that horrible. It took me a good 10-12 hours to finish it, and it was lopsided and more bordering the lines of scary than cute. I gave it to my little sister.



S- How long have you been sewing and how did you learn?

LAAS- A little less than a year, actually, haha. I picked it up last summer while I was working at a craft store. One of my favorite artists, Brandi Milne, had started making these creepy cute dolls and I thought they were awesome & wanted to try it myself. I didn't know how to sew at all, I knew the basics of a straight stitch just from stitching random things to my clothes or to my backpack. So I took out some embroidery and doll making books from the library and taught myself! It took a lot of trial and error, and I learned a lot from plush specific books. I've made one (or more) almost every day for the past year. I still haven't mastered the art, but everyday I get faster & learn more. It's like anything else... the more you do it, the better you become.



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Plush Jewels

I really like making plush pins and whatnot. It's fun to see what other people have going on in plush jewels. Here are some things I have stumbled upon that I like.

This necklace



This mask is really cute!



I also really like this



These owl pins by Artful. Artsy. Amy are cute!



These pins by Needlings are also super cute!



I have always loved the work by Arianna Marinelli and these guys are no exception.



Look, it's a little tadpole necklace!



These necklaces are really cool!



Lastly, who doesn't need a yeti for the ears?

Gay Pride

This weekend is the Gay Pride Parade in Seattle. In honor of the parade I thought I would do a post on rainbows. A few years back some of my dear friends went down to Portland to get officially married. It was one of the most special, emotional weddings I have attended. The judge was so nice and said it had been the most fun few weeks of her career. Hopefully one day the battle will be over.

Yummy Pancake is getting a lot of attention over here these days but I could not resist!



This guys rainbow eyes are pretty hypnotizing don't you think?



Rainbows and stars both seem to be popular tattoos. Now you can have two for the price of one! By Little Odd Forest



This is a cute crochet rainbow!



I really love this caterpillar



Jenny Harada is more or less amazing.



I heart Doma!



And I heart Peskimo



That's it folks. Have a colorful weekend!