Crafts: Xenomorph Plushies

Xenomorph by Poland-based Kamila Krawczyk aka Krawka

Patterns available for purchase from Etsy. US$5.05

Who wouldn't love one of these tiny little flesh-eaters sitting on their desk?  Well, now you can download a patter to knit your own!

Quick Pic: Zombie Gingerbread Ornament

Zombie Gingerbread Man Plush Christmas Ornament by Tranifer Lovely

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$11

"You can run and run as fast as you can, he'll still catch you, he's the gingerbread man.

This adorable holiday Zombie ornament is hand stitched from soft fleece with acrylic fabric paint details. Stuffed with polyester fiberfill, then topped off with a white polyester ribbon to hang him from (covered in blood splatter, because zombies!)

Approximately 5" tall and 4" wide. Ribbon is 3.5" long."

Crafts: Owl Plushies

Fandom Owl Plushies by Spokane, WA-based Morgan C (CharacterCove)

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$67

Morgan C tansforms many of your favorite characters into adorable owl plushies, including Loki, the Joker, the Avengers, The Doctor, Harry Potter, Star Trek, and more.  According to her Etsy shop, she does take custom orders.

Crafts: Falkor the Luckdragon

"Falkor the Luckdragon" by Indianapolis-based Laura Hosler

Prints available for purchase from Etsy.

Laura Hosler of Game Guardians made this beautiful plush version of Falkor the Luckdragon from the movie The Neverending Story.  It’s made of three types of faux fur and features hand-sculpted and painted polymer clay eyes as well as metallic glitter paint for the scales along his back. From snout to tail he measures almost four feet in length and his body is wired so he can be worn as a wrap.

Crafts: Adventure Time Plushies

"Adventure Time Plushies" by Chihuahua, Mexico-based Lorena Rodríguez

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$165

Crafts: Avenger Octopi

Avenger Octopus Plushies by Cydarizard

Prints available for purchase from Etsy.

Crafts: Bobba Fett Prototype

"Boba Fett" by Becky Gould

"Prototype I made for 'Funko Fabrikations'"

Crafts: Hobbit Plushies

Hobbit Plushies by NiteOwlWorkshop

Plushies available for purchase from Etsy. US$50

Crafts: Songbird Plushie

Songbird (from BioShock Infinite) by Anna the Red

"The plush is based on a character called Songbird from BioShock Infinite. It’s the protector of Elizabeth the heroine in game and he will do whatever to protect her & get her back at any cost.

Now that Derek and I finished BioShock Infinite once (we’re already on our second playthrough) we can say that, without spoilers, it was absolutely gorgeous and the story totally blew our minds. I fell in love with Songbird even more! Also there actually are Songbird plush in the game!"

Crafts: Pacific Rim Plushies

Pacific Rim Plushes by Anna the Red

Created for the Desert Bus for Hope Child’s Play Charity Auction.

Based off of the Great Showdowns painting by Scott Campbell.

"These will be listed as a pair. The removable ship will also come with Gipsy Danger. As you can see, this is a plush version of the painting by Scott Campbell, so some parts are simplified. These plushes are NOT intended to be directly accurate to the movie designs.

Here are some more close-up shots. There are more photos of them on my flickr “stuffed stuff: Gipsy Danger & Otachi, based on the painting of Pacific Rim by Scott Campbell” set."

Tutorial: How to make Pacman Plushies

"How to make a Pacman Plush" by Paul Mason

Paul Mason demonstrates how to make Pacman and Ghost plush toys with which to stage your own live-action arcade games.  To start, just download this simple sewing pattern as a PDF file from his site.

"They’re both pretty straight forward as far as sewing projects go. Really they’re both a couple of stuffed balls with some eyes. Of course, just because the idea’s simple, doesn’t always mean that I’ll get it right the first time. The first pacman I made looked like it had had a stroke, and the first ghost I made ended up looking more like a bullet than a ghost. But I found, and I think you’ll also find that the modifications I’ve made to both will get you a super cute set of your own plushies."

Crafts: Bioshock Songbird Plushie

Bioshock Infinite Songbird Plush by Arixystix

Songbird is now as adorable as he is lethal! If you like this plushie, make sure you check out Arixystix's Diablo 2 Plushies.

"Songbird, Songbird, see him fly. Drop the children from the sky. When the young ones misbehave, escorts children to their grave.

In celebration of a character that will surely go down in video game history, I have created a Songbird plushie from the just released Bioshock: Infinite!  He is 110% 10 times overflowing with awesome."

Crafts: The Guild Plushies

Handmade The Guild Plushies by  Jessica MacLean

Complete sets available for purchase from Etsy. US$110

Crafts: Mass Effect Plushies

Bioshock Infinite Songbird Plushie by Anna The Red

"The plush is based on a character called Songbird from BioShock Infinite. It’s the protector of Elizabeth the heroine in game and he will do whatever to protect her & get her back at any cost.

Do I wish I had seen them before I made it so it could’ve been more accurate? YES. Do I regret that I made it pre-release? NO. Because something incredibly awesome happened during PAX East, and it wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t bring it to PAX East.

The hardest part of this project was definitely the “guessing” part. Even though I had references of Songbird in game, the plush version is not an exact replica of the actual Songbird. I had to guess how to simplify and modify certain things I couldn’t see, which I was really bad at. (It was hell trying to simplify the armor when I made my Master Chief plush.) Now after seeing the plush Songbird in the game, I think I’ll make some changes on the next Songbird."

Crafts: Creeper Plushie

"Lil Creeper" Homemade Plushie by Lithium Boy

"I dusted off my old sewing machine and made a plush that I’ve named Lil’ Creeper. Its actually pretty big, about 13 inches tall standing."

Crafts: Cuddly Creeper

Cuddly Creeper by Arixystix

Patterns available for purchase at Etsy. US$11

"I have created a Creeper plush pattern and want to share the sewing pattern with the world! If you have a sewing machine and a basic knowledge of how to use it then you should enjoy creating your very own Creeper!"

Tutorial: How to make a Chewbacca Domo

"How to make a Chewbacca Domo" by Paul Mason

Items you'll need: Brown hairy fur material. Polyfill. A piece of cardboard. Red and white felt. The pattern printed on paper. Some cutting utensils, A hot glue gun and glue. Silver squares with a hole in either side, Buttons for eyes. A ribbon for the sash. Sewing needle, grey, brown and black thread and a sharpie.

Crafts: Silence Plushie

The Silence Plush by Suzannah Ashley

Crafts: Mass Effect Plushies

Mass Effect Plushies by Viciouspretty

"i'll preface by saying i had some oral surgery this week, so trying to craft while under the influence of painkillers was PROBABLY not my brightest idea.

Link Round-Up: March 13, 2012

The Starks of Winterfell by LunasCrafts

These adorable Kawaii Starks are almost enough to make a fan boy squee.  I can hardly wait for season two!

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