Totoro Plushie Update

In my previous post I said I planned to create Chu Totoro (blue) and Chibi Totoro (white) to go with Totoro (grey) as he turned out so wonderful. These are now finished!

You may be wondering who is Totoro and why do I keep going on about him? Well I only recently watched 'My Neighbour Totoro' a delightful japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and just loved these characters.

Chu Totoro is the medium sized blue rabbit-like spirit that is first seen carrying a sack of nuts. I made him out of this fun bright blue turquoise felt and gave him a white belly. He turned out really cute:

Chibi Totoro is the smaller white rabbit-like spirit that is first seen in the film. He helps Chu collect the nuts.





These are quite small and available to buy together in my shop on Etsy. Here they are together:

Grey Totoro has now sold and so I need to make another! I think I will try him with his big smile this time!

Next post should be about Brown Bear!

Kindle Covers Update!

I now have 4 Kindle cover designs!

I made the Totoro cover - the large Grey one that is known as the Keeper of the Forest. He has a lovely padded belly and cute ears sticking out at the top!

and I made Chu Totoro - the smaller blue one that is first seen collecting nuts in the film.

I then decided I needed to make a Domo Kun case as I love this character too!

Lastly I did a Pac Man case as I had this requested by a friend! The Pac man is padded too so offers some cushioning for the kindle and makes it look extra awesome!

I hand sewed the features onto all the cases and used a machine around the kindle case edges to ensure they were strong. I hope you like them - they can be bought in my Esty shop - Monster Den:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MonsterDen

Creating Fun Kindle Covers!

I recently got a Kindle - the smaller one without the keyboard bit, and thought it would be a great idea to create a cover for it. At first I thought a monster face would do the trick but then I watched My Neighbour Totoro and knew it had to be a Totoro case!! I love rich colours especially blue and so designed it based on the Blue Totoro.
Here it is:

Its made out of felt and I hand sewed the eyes, nose and belly on. The belly is lightly stuffed so its kinda cuddly :D I machine sewed the edges to make sure it would be sturdy and added ears!

Do you like?

I then had to make a Totoro plush! I did a grey one from felt - its totally handswen - no glue anywhere. I made a separate leaf to pop on his head.

These will be available to buy in my shop  - Monster Den on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MonsterDen

I am now making the Blue Totoro plush and maybe the White one too!

Progress will be reported in my next post!