tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17786595680059788712024-02-20T07:08:28.849+01:00FirkaBabaCustom hand made stuffed toys from kids' drawings.DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-65116152701383266212017-06-01T22:42:00.000+02:002017-06-01T22:42:25.392+02:00How to train your plushie dragon?
If this dragon plushie is not scary enough from the outside, it's high time to see its inside!
Don't come any closer!
No matter how scary the dragon is, I loved making it - I felt like an architect or engineer while creating the sewing pattern: which part should go under the other, what to sew first and next, how much to add to the tummy and so on.
First a drawing turned into another DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-54085300207849104812017-05-27T11:18:00.000+02:002017-05-27T11:20:03.028+02:00Hippo plushie remade
Though most of my plushies are custom made animals or dolls, I sometimes get requests to replace a lost soft toy. And I sometimes say yes. This is what happened when I read Arnna's letter: even if I hadn't liked the original hippo, I couldn't have refused to sew this hippo softie because Arnna's email was so heartfelt:)
A lost hippo plushie reborn
Arnna allowed me to quote from her letter (DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-31462339721134214012017-05-25T12:11:00.002+02:002017-05-25T12:11:18.861+02:00My studio, where the softies are born
You know I started workshopping with kids in my studio, and they keep asking me questions about the things they see on my shelves, in the drawers or on my desk. You can't visit me to see the place where my custom plushies are made, but what about some pics of the studio, where your kids' drawings are turned into soft toys? ;-)
On the wall: a mini quilt with fish by me and my nephewsDoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-52533401893700971562017-05-14T11:52:00.000+02:002017-05-14T11:52:47.695+02:00The shoo-in of soft toy markets
What do you think the most popular custom stuffed animal has been during my softiemaker career? Sorry, just a single guess, trust me, that's enough ;-) Yes, the correct answer is CATS!
Cory's Magical Cat softie - Cory is 7, the cat has is eternal
But why do so many kids draw cats, why are cat pics and videos so
popular, why do people love the idea of going to a café where they can
spend DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-9458224523304632492017-05-12T12:14:00.000+02:002017-05-29T22:24:27.546+02:00FirkaBaba Workshop
A post in Hungarian - still kids' drawings, but something new! I've started workshopping with children: we turn their drawings on textile into soft toys. It's so much fun... :-)
Turning kids' drawings into soft toys at my workshop
2011 óta fordítom le gyerekek rajzait 3D-re. Szeretem. Izgalmas a
gyerekrajzokkal dolgozni, annyira különlegesek, színesek, tele vannak
ötlettel - néha DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-17345005635897674412017-05-03T22:01:00.000+02:002017-05-03T23:58:11.208+02:00Hard as snails
"What rhymes with snail?"
First steps first
Yes, you can find an answer to this question on the web... carefully listed words with one, two or three syllables or even rhyming phrases for snail! These are my favourite ones, but it would take time for me to write a poem using them:
Still a drawing - but not for long
snail - like a beached whale
snail - coffin nail
Snail DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-71464727315538640142017-05-02T00:30:00.000+02:002017-05-02T15:01:34.303+02:00Adventures of a plushie
I would be so curious to know about the life of the stuffed creatures I have made so far! Are they loved, are they played with, do the kids sleep with their soft toys or are they neglected after a while...?
Anyway, there is a plush cat I have info about: Marcell, my elder nephew's drawing sewn into a stripey softie. The life of Rainbow Cat II (you know, there is a Rainbow Cat I, the drawing wasDoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-9380759640107115062017-04-28T12:15:00.000+02:002017-05-02T22:15:13.793+02:00Vintage Ride of an Austin
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This time not a drawing but an already existing object turned into a plushie. I've already DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-88381574920156720582017-04-23T21:03:00.000+02:002017-05-18T12:10:41.422+02:00"Where do the Mermaids stand?"
Robert Fulghum’s "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" used to be my favourite bedtime reading. It gave me comfort and joy when I needed it so much. These mermaid softies make me think of this story from the book again... Dear mermaids everywhere in the world, be brave enough to be different! ;-)
Quinn's drawing turned into a plushie mermaid
Maja and me DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-80097613081035270132017-04-21T00:00:00.000+02:002017-04-21T18:14:53.910+02:00Post-Easter Plushie Post
Quite frankly, it happened all by accident I was sewing a bunny right before Easter: March 25th was the 19th birthday of a boy, whose mom I love very much. We haven't known each other for a long time but I was so grateful to her that I wanted to give her a special gift. And what am I good at? Well, yes, turning kids' drawings into stuffed animals. I was a bit excited when she showed me her son'sDoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-21213565556683528042017-03-09T17:24:00.002+01:002017-04-27T21:13:07.817+02:00International Women's Day
I know I'm a bit late with this post but yesterday I was busy celebrating... ;-)
Here come some girls and women from all around the world - first of all Beida's pink plush girl, who has flown to Florida:
Beida's custom stuffed doll in pink
And then four and a half year old Maude's
birthday plushie to Germany: a little Indian girl with fairy wings - perfect mix, isn't it?
handmade by DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-77234659087163224612017-02-06T23:06:00.002+01:002017-04-27T21:34:46.553+02:00Softies humanized
"Neither humans, nor animals" - this is what the file is entitled in which I collect these plushies: objects, vegetables etc. with a face.
The eights were turned into soft toys for Andy's City Apartments in Milton Keynes:
three times eight is equal with how many plushies...?
But before all of them I created their plush plumber fellow:
a stuffed plumber with plush tools
An example thatDoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-38708569824265902612017-02-02T18:30:00.001+01:002017-05-03T00:10:21.214+02:00Vampire Bat Kitty and Others
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DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-72520022128343349042017-02-01T23:24:00.000+01:002017-05-16T13:24:26.079+02:00Alex's anniversary present
What would your first idea be when asked to embroider a "30" on a basketball?
Birthday plushie?!
That it's for a birthday, am I right? Well, I was wrong, 30 is the number of Alex's favourite NBA player :-)
Self-portrait drawing into a plushie
One of the best parts of making this plushie was to create the basketball. First to find out how many pieces should be used to sew this sphere DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-53887295894757845232017-01-31T16:52:00.000+01:002017-05-03T22:25:40.945+02:00Softies again
Return of a lazy blogger but diligent plushie-maker...
Let's start with some portraits and self-portraits!
Let me be a bit partial, so first please meet Rachel from Hungary:
Never too late to make a soft toy from your kid's drawing - it's a 21th birthday gift!
And this is a mom with her son from Mexico (I was sent a photo of the plushies sitting on a shelf in their final home):
Custom DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-81297661615580269322016-05-03T22:36:00.000+02:002017-05-03T22:50:13.884+02:00Robots, monsters and other strange creatures
When you don't post for a long time, you can allow yourself to dedicate a whole post to partly or not-at-all human softies.
These robots went to a school in Australia:
This smiling one has long been living with Alec in the Netherlands:
Alec's custom stuffed robot plushie with his signature on the back
Alec is the designer of this other creature, too - and he was only four when DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-20998335868542325502016-05-02T21:42:00.000+02:002017-05-07T22:40:43.533+02:00Softie siblings
A Canadian monster and his best dino friend - soft toys for a little boy and his sister.
Brilliant drawings turned into colorful plushies
One by...
One of my favourite custom stuffed monsters :-)
... one
Smile on just one side - the way my co-artist dreamed it
DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-21384872879572228132016-04-27T22:13:00.001+02:002017-05-07T22:44:29.060+02:00Yorkie softie
Eirik from Norway with his beloved doggie's plushie version.
Eirik, the original drawing, and the plush adaptation
DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-23136855987519529402016-04-23T18:24:00.002+02:002017-05-08T22:27:39.670+02:00A cat again
I should make a survey to find out what the most popular animal is - not impossible that it is cats...
This time 5-year-old Miya's drawing, the multibrown cat turned into a stuffed, chubby kitty- special edition/addition: a birthday certificate!
Hi everyone, I'm a new-born soft kitty toy!
DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-64995047358240065692016-04-20T00:22:00.001+02:002017-05-09T00:46:01.580+02:00Family Castle
A whole family of seven royal members turned into softies. The original designer is Morgan from the US. Morgan is 6 years old, and she is just learning to read and write, but she has always been a fabulous little artist. She recently drew "Family Castle" with
King Pa Pa, Queen May May, Princess Mommy, Prince Daddy, Prince
Sawyer, Princess Corley, Princess Megan and Princess Morgan.
DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-73509970981243979912015-06-10T21:45:00.000+02:002017-05-14T23:52:33.291+02:00Hattie & Milo
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illustrated for her kids. So exceptionally not a kid's but an adult's drawings were turned DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-70320034231951991582015-06-01T21:58:00.000+02:002017-05-15T12:24:58.717+02:00Stuffed animals with and without wings
How to classify a big bunch of soft toys? Well, check whether they can fly or not!
First the ones that can fly. Or at least they have wings...:)
Greg's green goose
Christa's graceful ostrich drawing turned into a soft version
A penguin in pink - adults can create their own toys, too ;)
Another playful adult's cuddly toy
He has wings, doesn't he?!:)
Mousebro plush, the mixtureDoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-7958654944384854272015-05-12T23:35:00.000+02:002017-05-15T12:44:12.902+02:00Girl dolls, boy dolls
Pretty people's drawings turned into custom stuffed dolls from all around the world!
Efrosini from Greece:
Turn your self-portrait into a soft toy!
Princess Peyton from Nevada:
Custom stuffed princess
A fantastic drawing to work with! Isabelle's self-portrait from Australia:
Are you feeling like making your own stuffed version, too?:)
Danielle' cuddly toy from The Netherlands:
DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-40564332979577300622015-04-14T13:24:00.000+02:002017-05-15T12:54:02.362+02:00Stickpeople softies
This time we have to use this politically correct term, because these soft toys are women and men, girls and boys from around the whole wide world.
First two plushies for Fiona's family:
Custom stuffed dolls can dance, too!
Esmi's daughter drew a picture of herself: "A brown hair girl with green and red hair barrettes with black shoes ;)"
Esmi's drawing into a happy softie
One of DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778659568005978871.post-91269814427444139072015-02-11T14:10:00.000+01:002017-05-15T13:01:36.692+02:00One more plush cat
And a special one! The "love-at-first-sight" kind of cat. The model is Alice's family's cat called Mocha. Important info from Alice's mom: "Mocha has claws in
the back, not the front and she has very furry ears and face :-) "
Alice's drawing was great, but the plushie version of Mocha cat wasn't very photogenic... black face, repositioned head and claws - you know this time I think it was DoodlieSoftiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917307008678831949noreply@blogger.com0