Meet Orson.
He's supposed to be a wise owl. Stunned mullet is more the creature that comes to mind. He is perched atop my sewing basket.
I rather like a scarf-wearing softie.
Orson's pattern comes from this book, which I picked up at Entrée des Fournisseurs in Paris.
You can read more about this shop and others on my craft shopping tour of Paris blog post.
I started a little Flickr gallery of Softies that I've fallen in love with. There are some extremely talented doll-makers out there. I have a lot to learn about softie making. For example, how much to stuff them. Nothing to do but practise to perfect the art (or craft) I suppose.
Orson is cool :)
Posted by: Hayley Lees | Friday, April 15, 2011 at 04:48 PM
He's adorable! And I must confess to laughing out loud, for real, at "stunned mullet." My softies always turn out a bit...unique, shall we say, so I know the feeling when they're not quite what you envisioned. Orson definitely has character, though, well done!
Posted by: Wendy | Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 02:26 AM
I love the French term "doudous". Both mine have their special doudous that continue to be dragged around the house....
Posted by: Marina | Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Wow what a beautiful thing it is and i can't stop laugh after seeing it.Its really appreciate able.
Posted by: Amazon Coupon | Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 06:31 PM
Beautiful work, this work definitely need a lot of appreciation. Great job.
Posted by: isle of wight b&b | Friday, April 22, 2011 at 12:55 AM
So very cute! Has he become friends with Adelaide yet?
Posted by: Rocío | Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 07:06 PM
how funny, i have been doing some softies too. i'm trying to downsize my stash, and i have lots of good size scraps too. i love a scarf wearing softie too. i've been wearing a scarf lately, and i'm in QLD!
Posted by: pen | Friday, May 20, 2011 at 09:59 PM