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WOW! i’ve been watching my followers ever since i got up to 900, but then the one week that i don’t keep an eye on it it goes past 1000 without me even noticing! 

thank you all so much! i am just always amazed at all the nice things everyone has to say about what i make! i wish i was better at being chatty on the internet, and replying to stuff, but unfortunately i fall short in that category. so just know that i appreciate everything that you say to me, and i read every comment i get on my stuff, and even though i don’t reply to most things, i really, really appreciate all of them. (´ ▽｀).。ｏ♡

THANK YOU for being the best followers a gal could ask for ^^

also my mom said she would be happy to knit little sweaters for those little shibas/other animal plush i’m making for my shop. 

real hand knit sweaters on little shibas what’s cuter than that ouo

the slots are on my livejournal

examples of the plush i make here

if you don’t have an account you can always send me a message here (send me a fanmail they’re easier to respond to) but please at least go to the link to check if there are any slots left. (the slots are in the form of comments left by me that are taken if someone’s replied to them.) the mini slots go particularly fast.

and if i don’t hear from you within a day of sending me a message asking for a slot and my replying to it i might end up giving it to someone else. 

Would it be possible to make removable tags? So people could know who they got it from but take them off to cuddle or something

these would just be the little ribbon tush tags, so i don’t think they would get in the way too much, but they’re not too hard to cut out ;)

ok so i’m making a bunch of these shibas for my shop, and timing myself so i gan figure out how much to charge for them (not sure on the price yet)

do you guys think i should stick tags in them, or do you think they’re better without them? as they are right now i’m not doing the tags, but can definitely go back and put them in. do tags even matter?

niinnoh said: QUESTION, judging by the way the red panda looks, are you on TegakiE, perhaps? If not, then I have just mistaken, but you know, making sure. : D

i’m actually not. vuv

that looks like a way fun site tho i’ll have to check it out :>

Anonymous asked: Wow you got the hang of vectors so fast?! I have a embroidery machine, and I'm having a really tough time with them! D: Would you mind linking to tutorials you used, or explaining how to create an embroidered design?? Thank you so so much :) (That shiba is a cutie btw, I think little guys like him would definitely be popular in your shop!)

i’m kind of using poor-man’s tools until i get the software i want (photoshop and illustrator) but here’s what i did. 

first i drew the thing i wanted, and then i vectorized them using this tutorial (in inkscape, which is freeware) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ7PbPcfxus

i have no clue how to import the vector into SEU tho so i save it as a rastor image (basically you could to the same thing in photoshop, i’m just using vectors b/c i don’t have photoshop or anything comparable that i like)

then i used these two videos (in this order) for how i digitize/embroiderize designs, whatever you call that ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SG-b3r-vnM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=mO65gCSLLq8

i really don’t know how to do anything fancy, i basically let the program automatically make my things into vectors, and then let it automatically digitize the embroidery design. (i’m totally not using the right vernacular i bet)

but yeah, that’s why i’ve been doing single color, non-overlapping designs so far, because i’m afraid i’ll screw up anything more complicated XD it’s been working so far tho so that’s good. 

and thanks! i hope they go over well in my shop because i love making them :>

wow update this ducttape thing is the best idea wowie wow

i’ve been taking pictures so i’ll show you what i did when i’m done

quick sewing tip that i picked up from a… teddy bear forum? i think? anyways if you want to try out wire armature, but you’re afraid that the wire you’re using is going to snap if it’s bent back and forth too many times, and you have no clue where to get that fancy ~armature wire~ that everyone talks about (like me, no clue where u get it :B)

then take your wire, and depending on how thick it is twist a few wires together to give it some beef, and then wrap the whole thing with duct tape. that way it’s still bendy, but it’s not going to bend in one particular place too hard. (theoretically.) 

i’ve never tried it, but i bought the duct tape and wire today and i’m going to give it a shot. i’ll let you all know how it goes. ;)

Anonymous asked: The Shiba Inu plushie that you made with the strung limbs which was sort of pose-able - would you ever consider making more? I'd definitely be interested in buying one if you did. uvu

i’m working on a pattern that has a pretty fast turnaround so i’d be able to have them in my etsy shop, hopefully with different clothes and stuff to go with it if i can get good at that kind of thing. i’ve got a second shiba half-made right now, but it’s not string jointed. it’s more of a floppy plush. 

if people really like jointed plush though i’ll consider making more to put in my shop as well! mostly i’m just going away from that with this particular design because they’re harder to clothe. which is why that guy only had a scarf ;)

(the floppy guys are posable too, just not a structured posable like the joints)