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01/03/2026

Pound Puppy Restoration

My partner and I spent I don’t know how many years trying to find an all dark, chocolate brown Pound Puppy to be a gift for his sister, despite skulking around thrift shops, toy shows, and conventions any opportunity we got. (Sorry to all the other Pound Puppies we’ve left behind in our search.) 😅

We FINALLY came across this very loved lad randomly this past summer. His nose must have been delicious because there were a several chew marks dug into his plastic snoot. (Admittedly I got really busy in a lot of projects throughout December and I forgot to take a proper “Before” pic.) There were also several other holes throughout his face, ears, and body that would need mending. My partner was ready to pass him up in his rough shape but I knew this little dude could be rescued if I took the time to restore him.

I looked into replacing his nose but none of the safety noses I found online were the right match. I ended up deciding to mend the original nose by sanding down the chew marks. Once I got most of the marks removed I actually used ’s Smoothing Base Coat as a primer. It filled in the little remaining divots beautifully and evened out the rough, sanded nose. HT’s LE polish Magical Mustache was actually the perfect shade to the original color, so I repainted his nose and topped it with some of my remaining Super Glossy Taco. I am wildly happy with how well his “nose surgery” came out.

All that was left was sewing up the little holes and tears throughout his face, around the nose, and in his ears and body. Then he got cleaned up and de-cat-fuzzed (as mush as we could in a house with three cats.)

Overall I’m really happy with how this sad little pup came out. Literally being able to rescue a Pound Puppy has some kind of double entendre in there… regardless I hope he enjoys his new home being Fudge 2.0. 🤎

01/02/2026

The Unexpected Operation Kirby

I had one more odd Kirby commission request for the holidays: Operation Kirby. 😂 Admittedly this one came out a little less gory than originally envisioned, but maybe the squeaky clean organs suit our little, pink fluff. The commissioner wanted Kirby’s face to be able to peal back, revealing guts and some icon Kirby foods found in the games.

When the intended recipient opened their gift they immediately asked “Why is there zipper...?” 😅 but they thought Kirby gross in a cute way. They also said “I look forward to these Kirby Monstrosities every year.” 🩷💖🩷

12/28/2025

Wearable Nightmare Kirby Feet

🤣 Ok - so here’s an odd commission I made this holiday. 🦶🏻😈🦶🏻 So, you might remember that last year I made a Kirby plush that had removable red shoes. Beneath the shoes lay a dark secret… heinous, horrendous, hideous feet. 😅 The request was to make them as terrible as possible as a gag gift for a big Kirby fan.

This year we had to up the ante. 💀

I was asked to recreate Kirby’s feet but large enough to be worn by the poor intended receiver. 🤣 I purchased -NEW- slippers (saddening the commissioner because he wanted them to be horrendous) and rebuilt the Kirby feet around them.

The gift was a success and they even brought back out last year’s Kirby to do a “family photo.” 😂 I am happy this curse on humanity has brought a smile to both the gifter and the gifted alike.

12/25/2025

Memory Bears and Ornaments

Holidays without a loved one can be difficult. This marks the 15th Christmas since Eric’s passing. His mom found a couple off his shirts and a pair of jeans and asked me to make these for the family. I had some fabric left over so I made these ornaments as well. His mom asked me to add keys to the ornaments in memory of Eric’s dad, Duke, who was a locksmith and had passed 8 years ago now. The twine used on the ornaments was also Duke’s.

Merry Christmas to their families and to all of you as well! 💚

12/17/2025

A Sleepy Piplup 🤫🥱😴🤍🩵💙💛

The commissioner requested a weighted Piplup plushie as a gift for their partner this holiday!

Measuring in at roughly 12” long and 5lb this beefy little dude is almost ALL weights! 😅 I made little fleece pouches to hold the weights inside the plush and stuffed in what little room was left over with polyfil. He is DECEPTIVELY HEAVY. It’s like holding a bowling ball. 🤣

12/16/2025

Machi the Kikwi!!! …Times Two???
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Got not one, but TWO, separate orders for Machi to make great journeys home for the holidays. Alas, these little, grass-penguin brothers will have to part their separate ways. Now, off with the Hylian Postman with you both!

11/19/2025

Baby - based on Juju’s First Plush - 2019

I got a request to try to recreate the beloved plush/blanket bear who went missinging over the summer for a little girl who has been asking Santa to bring her bear home. 😭

The company who made the original bear still makes them - sorta. The bear has a new design and is more of a square blanket with the arms and head in the middle rather than a triangular blanket with the arms and head up in the center top. Details little Juju knows means this isn’t her beloved “Baby.”

Since the new one was so similar though, I suggested to Juju’s mom that I could edit the new bear by moving things around. She was willing to try, though worried it wouldn’t work.

As soon as the new bear arrived I got straight to work seam ripping the head and arms off the blanket. There was a hole in the fabric where the head was that I would have to patch from the scrap of fabric I clipped off to make the blanket orientation correct. I pinned the head and arms in their new potential home to show mom. “OMG! It’s Baby!!!” (Yup - I’m crying now.)

I then cut out the embroidered heart and repositioned it to the new tip of the blanket on the inner satin side to match the original Baby. Everything was then hand sewn into their new places.

The original Baby was definitely well loved… Santa will just have to let Juju know that when he rescued Baby he brought her back to the North Pole and Mrs. Claus pampered her with a spa day. 😅

11/13/2025

“Was just asked to help recreate another little one’s lost childhood plushie and they called me “THE Mrs. Claus” and now I’m crying. 😭”

It’s that time of year again for plushie commissions and my heart can only take so much. 😭😭😭😭😭🥹

Look - I can’t stop all of the terrible s**t happening in the world right now… but I can kinda sew. I can’t let a kiddo cry another day waiting for their precious toy to come home. 😫💔

07/16/2025

Peahats in the Wild

Took the little flower lads on a photoshoot in the garden at the Marathon!

07/10/2025

Peahats!!!Probably the prettiest Zelda enemy from the NES. I always felt like a jerk zapping them. 😅 Like… they’re just flying around livin’ their best lives. They’re more like clumsy bumblebees than an enemy. 🤣After the marathon is over I’ll get these up in my online shop. Until then - check out ZD THIS WEEKEND from July 12th-19th, 2025 on Twitch to help raise money for ! Show proof of your donation to the cause and DM me for a discount code for your own Peahat!

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