My initial plan for this post was to help spread the good word about the upcoming Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale on May 7th.  However, once I got going on the post research, I stumbled onto some masterpieces that deserve, nay demand, adoration despite the fact that they have nearly as tenuous a relation to CW as Donald Trump has to a shred of human decency.

First things first, Crafty Wonderland approacheth!  It’s a one-day gig this year, so make sure you get there on Saturday May 7th!   As you can see from the poster below, there will be bunnies, birds, butterflies, and Yeti families aplenty.

As if the assortment of crafty wonders wasn’t enough to draw us to CW, plushmaker extraordinaire, Heidi Kenney will be there!  If you recall, back in my very-first-ever blog post I featured a collection of objets de stuffie, including this flirty little minx:

Well, she was made by none other than Heidi!  And I don’t have to tell you about my Star Wars thing, right?  Heidi created this beyond-belief stuffy of a Wampa-battered Luke Skywalker and his unfortunate Taun Taun turned sleeping bag:

Hang in there, buddy, help is on the way!

Heidi’s talent (and subject matter) know no bounds:

Yeah, they are what you think they are.  Happy ones, judging by their crooked little smiles.  Heidi will be signing her book “Every Day’s A Holiday” full of fun crafts for kids.  SO EXCITED!

And now for the promised subject change.  I NEED to share this bit of Star Wars brilliance I found while searching up images of Heidi’s Hoth Luke above.  Hoth Luke was Heidi’s contribution to a Star Wars-themed plushy show at the Bear and Bird Gallery in Lauderhill, Florida a few years ago.   I didn’t see the show, but in my surfing I frequently find images of the pieces that were featured, such as this amigurumi Luke with Yoda crocheted by Marilyn Patrizio:

So, of course I had to check out Marilyn’s Etsy shop, where I met and fell in love with Timmie:

Timmie is a tadpole.  Sometimes Timmie gets a chill, so Marilyn was kind enough to make Timmie some outerwear:

I’m not even kidding.  It’s real.

And a leather satchel so Timmie can scoot around town looking like this:

On his way to the airport:

It is pointless, therefore I dig it.

See you at Crafty Wonderland!