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Tiny Polar Bear

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This guy is in favor of clubbing with seals. They really know how to party!

Don’t forget to come back Monday for honorable mentions from the Mochimochi Photo Contest!

Twiggins for Luv-able & Hug-able

Luv-able & Hug-able, the annual holiday plush show held at gallery hanahou in NYC, is opening next week!

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This show really snuck up on me, since I was so focused on Gnomes and Snowmen for most of the fall, but it’s so fun to be able to participate in this group show happening right after my installation!

I did something a little different this year for my pieces—walking through Prospect Park one day, I was inspired to use a bit of nature in combination with yarn… The result is Twiggins!

Rainbow Twiggins are the noisiest variety of this new species, constantly singing their off-key folk tunes.

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Berry Twiggins are quiet but active, bouncing from branch to branch.

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And Citrus Twiggins are mischievous little thieves who have never worked a day in their lives.

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These pieces are meant to be mounted on a wall—hopefully once the show is up I can photograph them that way. I’ve gotten a peek at the other plushes in the show, and there are so many fantastic ones to choose from!

Want a special sneak peek and an opportunity to purchase plush art early? Click on this link, and use the password welovehugging.

Have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

600+ Photos Entered!

OK everybody, the 2011 Mochimochi Photo Contest is now officially closed for entries. Thank you so much for all your photos—more than SIX HUNDRED of them!! Definitely the most entries ever.

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John and I will be going over all the photos over Thanksgiving weekend, and next week we’ll start posting honorable mentions. Then we’ll post the semifinalists, and ask all of you to let us know what your favorites are. THEN we’ll have the official final vote! So be sure to come back for all that action.

And if you wanted to enter but you were a little late getting your entry ready, go ahead and add your photos to the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group. They will automatically be entered in next year’s contest.

Last Day to Enter Your Photos!

You have until midnight Eastern tonight (Monday, Nov 21) to enter your photos in the 2011 Mochimochi Photo Contest! If you have a fun photo of a toy you knitted from a Mochimochi pattern, quick—add it to the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group so that it can be eligible for this year’s contest.

If you miss the deadline, though, don’t despair! Any photos added to the Flickr group after midnight tonight will automatically be in the running for next year’s contest.

To get you inspired to take a last-minute photo, here’s a super semifinalist from last year. Dust Bunnies run away! by kyoti!

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Tiny Tree Stump

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He likes to think that being a stump makes him look distinguished. At least, that’s what that nice lumberjack told him….

No caption contest this weekend—we hope many of you are working on entries for the Mochimochi Photo Contest instead! Deadline is Monday (Nov 21st)!