From tiny pandas to a not-so tiny R2D2, Woolbuddy brought pieces of needle felted magic to last weekend's C2E2. These handmade toys were brought to plush life by artist Jackie Huang, who was also in attendance at the conventi...
| Natalie Kipper |
Shawnimals of course represented at their hometown event, bringing with them several new releases with an exclusive or two just for fun. The two exclusives were the Mucho Moustachio (a hefty US$50 for a hefty plush) and the H...
| Brian Szabelski |
MadKnits had a number of plushes at C2E2 (noticing a trend?), but unlike the other makers, they built their toys around a theme. The story they made up involves an alien ship crashing on the earth. Its inhabitants adapted to ...
| Tianxiao Ma |
House of Darkly set up at C2E2 with a bunch of zany plushes. Some were inspired by food, others were inspired by weather, but all were colorful and odd. I was partial to the little Bedevilled Eggs, but at $35 they were too pr...
| Tianxiao Ma |
C2E2 had a ton of plushes on display. Plush isn't normally my area but Little Brass Bird's offerings made an impression on me. Their offerings can be strange, but they are pretty cute. There were some food-based plushes on di...
| Tianxiao Ma |
Rotofugi returned to C2E2 this year, and while most of the merchandise at their booth was stuff that can be found at their shop, their spot on the show floor also served as a host for two other artists: EeeBeeDee and Pock-It ...
| Brian Szabelski |
When Alter makes something they always try to go the extra mile. This extra detail is especially apparent from their 1/8th scale models to their model jets and planes. However did you know that they work hard on bri...
| Jon Wills |
On April 22, an interesting tweet was spotted from the Twitter feed of Hidemi Matsuzuka, the General Manager of the Square-Enix figure brand. It looks like plush phone mascots from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy are in the works. ...
| Natalie Kipper |
Amanda Louise Spayd's stuffed creatures have those lovable little faces and some even have big floppy ears ... but the one thing they've been missing? A name; I've usually referred to them as critters, but that's never been a...
| Brian Szabelski |
Squishable had teamed up with the artist Andrew Bell several times before, resulting in the birth of such plushes as the Worrible, Deville, Batty, and Skettle. However, none of those compare, at least in my mind, to the sheer...
| Natalie Kipper |