Jan
22
2010
Some tea dying I did the other day. My 4 year old daughter saw the scraps hanging to dry in the bathroom and screeched, “Whaaaaat haaaaappened to those???”Working on a cat series. I seem to work in series. Right now cats and leggings. One cat is for our niece and one for my daughter. The […]
Tags: creatures, dolls, handmade, plush, plushies, saltybean, sew, tea, tea dying
May
06
2009
I’ll be hanging out at this fun, local festival on Saturday from noon-5pm a the Saltybean booth. Come by and pick up one of our Moo Cards. And check out my latest sea goth mermaids:
Tags: commercial drive, handmade, jenhong, mermaids, plush, plushie, Salty Bean, saltybean, stone soup festival, stuffie
Apr
23
2009
Portabello West this Sunday, April 26 noon-6pm.Been busy getting ready for the show on Sunday and I’m really excited/freaked out. I’ve also started to sew with two classes at school (grades 4-7). I love it when they are super excited to show me things they have sewn at home!
Tags: creature, handmade, jenhong, monster, plush, plushie, saltybean
Feb
02
2009
I don’t know how observant you are, but I had a tough time figuring out what colour nipples are when I was selecting the embroidery thread for Old Man Hanson’s nipples. Here are the finalists (please bear in mind OMH is an olive toned caucasian man, so please don’t be offended if your colours aren’t represented here):
Old Man Hanson with […]
Tags: art doll, body hair, doll, handmade, plush, plushie, saltybean, wool
Jan
04
2009
There’s been talk about whether or not I can make men dolls. I mean, you spend your whole girlhood drawing cute fashionistas with high heels and skin tight jeans, big hair and black leather purses, princesses and fairies… I don’t know how to draw men’s faces, but here’s my first attempt since life drawing classes […]
Tags: doll, handmade, jenhong, plush, saltybean, stuffie, toy