Pat

Pat is a master of small talk. He loves it very much. He studies the weather diligently and can talk for hours about the pleasantries of a warm spring day and what a pain humidity is for keeping symmetry in his mustache curls. His favorite past-time is sitting on park benches and talking with retired, friendly folks while sharing muffin crumbles with mooching pigeons.

Pat will be available in my shop today! Pat has been reserved. I'll make more soon!

Stewie

Stewie is a data analyst for his day job, but after 5:00, Stewie throws on a top hat and studies magic. If you are thinking of a number between 1 and 5, Stewie gets it right almost 25% of the time!

Stewie is also reserved.

Artie

Artie is a sharp dresser. For his free time, he studies the GQ magazine archive at his local library. He photocopies the best, sharpest attires and then he saves them in a three-ringed binder. Then, he goes to thrift stores and rummage sales to try to find items that closely match the looks in his collection. His motto for life is "Frugal does not equal frumpy, my dear." He embroiders this on all of his knickers to remind himself to live a life of style.

Artie is reserved already, but I will be making more mammers soon.

Bernie

Bernie enjoys his morning cup of joe. He is very particular, though. If it's too bitter or not the exact kind of hot that he prefers, his whole morning will be wonky. The most important step in dressing up his coffee is taking his mug over to his super smiley neighbor, Dolly's, house who sticks her finger in it to sweeten it up

Bernie has been reserved and is unavailable, but I will be making a few more larger mammer jammers if you are interested.

The Big Mammer Jammers!

I have been spending my time making these big guys! Double my normal mustache man. They are the Big Mac of my Pink Cheeks. I am sure there is a better burger equivalent, but I am a vegetarian, so it's hard to keep up (though I do recall some chicken sandwich featuring chicken patties instead of a bun making the news circuit a few months ago). I had a lot of fun sewing these guys, probably the most fun I have ever had. I think they would make a sharp looking barber shop quartet. I will start posting them in my shop on Monday.

In other news, Walter and I took a mom-son trip to the zoo and we were so close to a giraffe that I could touch its nose! It was really incredible. Walter liked the otters the best. The hippos were nowhere to be found. We saw their shelter. Where could they have been hiding?

Henry

Henry wears his bear head when he craves attention. He's a good listener and an honest, loyal friend. But, when his energy feels zapped and he wants people to pay him mind, he's too humble to ask. So, he drives to the next town over and walks the streets with a bear head on. Then, all eyes are on him and somehow that makes things right again.

This probably seems like a strange story. Maybe it is. I did have a good friend however who didn't have a car and when he was craving attention would ride his bike with one arm raised high, like he had a question in school. I think that's a fine thing to do. It's not acting out immaturely or doing something rash and damaging, it's just doing something peculiar that will give passersby something to talk about with their family when they get home.

I have been working on giant mustache men! I just finished stuffing one today and he weighs as much as a horse. Well, perhaps not a horse, but maybe he weighs as much as one of those adorable shetland ponies (which I desperately want to see Walter ride).

In other news of stuffed things, I am really lucky and able to curate a doll artist show for Vincennes University. I have been having so much fun choosing artists to be in it, and imagining how different artist's work would look together. It will be a small show---only 8 artists. I was sad to leave out some of my plushie friends and people whose work I admire, but I am also really excited about the group I have so far. I can't wait to share more with you! The show will be in January of 2012.

Sally

Sally is an artist. She is very serious. She diligently goes to cafes every morning, orders a mug of their darkest roast and then sits in a corner and sketches. Her favorite subjects are the lonely old men that come in every day, talk about politics, and get very grumpy when it rains. She is grateful for their wrinkly faces that are full of character and stories. Sally has no ambitions to be famous or in museums. Instead, she sends all of her work to her Grandma Gladys. Gladys, however, is convinced that Sally is trying to play cupid and sending her portraits of possible soul mates.

I hope you had a nice Fourth of July if you are American. I was thinking while I was watching some fireworks go off that it really is a nice, unfussy holiday. Maybe it's not as warm spirited as Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it's still about family. Only, for the Fourth you don't have to spend a month prior nervously spending money and worrying about who likes what. You just get together, eat some potato chips, laugh and then explode things. Pretty cool.