Kooky Art

Hello again from the Ozarks! The Dog Days of summer are definitely upon us, but this year we've had more rain than ever before!! All is green...just hope we don't float away...

In this post I'm going to feature an artist I found just stumbling around on Etsy.com. Her shop is LaurieMade.etsy.com.  What Laurie loves to do is make kooky stuffed animals using vintage patterns from the 1920's - 1940's. Laurie's particular talent is combining just the right fabrics together on each of her creations. To me, each one is a work of art!

Here's Kooky Chicken Number One. Lauri has actually made this one using a pattern that she made up herself!! It's 100% cotton, wool felt, and the print fabrics are all Kaffe Fassett. What's not to love! This chicken is 20" tall, 12" long, and 4" wide.

Another thing I like about Lauri is that she enjoys describing her creations with delightful humor. Here's what she says about her Kooky Chicken, "Her wings were made seperately, padded and quilted, then sewn on. Although she will not sit by herself, (nor lay any eggs), she loooves to lay around anywhere comfy, propped nicely on a couch or a chair in your kitchen. She also rides well in cars."

http://www.etsy.com/listing/32787572/kooky-chicken-number-one

 
Check out Laurie's Checkered Dog which is sewn from a vintage 1930's pattern. Here's what Lauri has to say about Dog, "His eyes are buttons sewn on very firmly. He is a scruffly and proud lil guy with his bandana fabric patches and tail at attention, but is trying to clean up his act with the black bow round his neck." Adorable!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/32774698/checkered-dog

Laurie's Monkey Girl (one of my favorites!) is made from a vintage 1920's pattern, sewn in wool blend off-white felt, and stuffed with polyfil. Oh my! She's a beauty!! Her entire outfit is removeable with velcro closures and she has safety eyes. She bends at the waist to sit and her arms and legs and tail are bendable!!

You really must go to Laurie's etsy shop and check her out!!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/35558257/monkey-girl


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What have I been thinking about lately? I'm thinking we're going to have a cold winter here in Missouri so I should figure out which Caribbean Island I'm going to visit!

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Or maybe I'll go to South America...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/suzoom?page=1

OK! Arizona will be just fine!!



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