A Pink Monkey for the Winter

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

A few weeks ago I had my first custom plush request. A girl I know asked me to make one of my monkeys but in a pink fleece. I had two different shades of pink micro fleece but I thought the material would be a little dull for this monkey. It was great doing this because it gave me a chance to experiment with new fabrics.

I found a really sweet pink chenille fabric and honestly I was a little hesitant to use it at first. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out and I was worried that I would run into problems with the thickness of the fabric. Suprisingly, this stuff wasn't that bad to work with.

She was a big hit when I showed her around and the fabric makes her so soft and huggable. She reminds me a little bit of some sort of saskwatch monster, I think it's the texture of the chenille. Since I have a little bit of this fabric left over, I thought maybe I'll make this a special edition, just for the winter. There won't be that many of them though... maybe just six or seven?