August haul from the San-X net shop! I’m happy I got the new Sumikko character..now I’m deciding my next order for September 2nd releases! You can see the new holiday Rilakkuma sets in my news video I posted today, Sumikko news coming soon
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Hi everyone! I just wanted to pop in with a reminder that today is the last day of my Black Friday sale ♥
https://www.etsy.com/listing/900327705/sitting-puppy-plush-sewing-pattern-pdf
Thank you to everyone that made a purchase – especially for the new puppy pattern :D I hope you all enjoy it – and rest assured that cat-lovers will get their turn later this month! I’ll be having one last sale for the year for those that may have missed out this time around. I hope everyone’s holiday season has a great start!
#kawaiiplush #etsysales #cybermonday2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/CITdIb8JnOU/?igshid=3kh3thc4d9cq

I hope everyone’s October is starting off fun! I excited to see so many people doing spooky projects for the month, I wanted to round up all of my free patterns that would be perfect for Halloween! I have 18 so far, counting plushies, hoodie hacks, and wearable accessories.
My die hard fans have probably seen all these before, but if you’re new to my work you might see a surprise or two! Check out the link in my profile for the full list!
See any scary animals I’m missing? I’m always open to suggestions! #freesewingpattern #cutehalloween #kawaiiplush #plushiesofinstagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8CPQipR3S/?igshid=blo400f1lnze

Coming tomorrow my shop will have a new Witch Expansion Pack to fit my doll plushies! I’ve done other witchy stuff in the past but I guess I still haven’t gotten my fill :P It features lots of ruffly dresses and fun hats to prepare your dolls for Halloween! #kawaiiplush #plushiesofinstagram #halloween #plushies #plushmaker
#cutewitch
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNOiQIJx7j/?igshid=1dfejx41vfzwk

Witchy boots & frilly dresses are coming to my shop for a new doll expansion pack! Here’s a cute sneak peek of what’s coming later this week! ♥ #kawaiiplush #plushiesofinstagram #halloween #plushies #plushmaker
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIVep9pKhr/?igshid=zscig9ah7918

Hi everyone!
The Reversible Unicorn teased about earlier is here! Along with a Summer Sale ♥
https://www.etsy.com/listing/822736478/reversible-unicorn-plush-sewing-pattern
Not surprisingly I got a lot of requests for a reversible unicorn after I released the reversible dragon last year. How could I say no to such an adorable request? These cute ponies flip into jewels through an opening in their bellies. They have 4 different wing styles, two mane styles, and 3 fun options for decorating the jewel. I like to think of my little group here as opal, amethyst, sunstone, and moonstone, haha!
The new pattern is 30% off from now through Wednesday the 29th. It comes with applique templates so you can sew the faces by regular machine or by hand. But if you have an embroidery machine, you can find those files separately for 50% off.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/836631165/unicorn-eyes-4-machine-embroidery-file
Meanwhile, for the summer sale, other interactive patterns are 20% off, and everything else is 10% off! I hope you’ll give it a look!

My Reversible Dragon/Egg plush is about to have a friend who’s quite the gem! This new pattern launches in my store later this week! #unicorn #kawaiiplush #plushiesofinstagram #sewingpattern
https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4DDEAJMsM/?igshid=1izkkfbtxoxqz

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Symbi the Bear Cub

She’s here and she’s chomky and she’s ready to heal your heart with love while clawing your pain away. It took a whole year after the Kickstarter to get The Baby™️ home and I can’t wait to get back to good health so that I can continue to fufill the pledges. Thank you everyone who supported the campaign to bring my baby to life as a plush backpack!

BTW as mentioned above, I am still incredibly ill. I have a few procedures coming up that aren’t going to be easy to handle or heal from, and will impact my productivity. So with that said please be patient with me! I’m human and my vessel is all I’ve got.

Please consider donating to my Gofundme so that I may continue to fufill obligations while I do my best to regain my health again (also available in my insta profile): https://gofund.me/7dc3b09f

PS. Yes Symbi will be available for sale on my online shop but not until all kickstarter pledges have been packed and delivered, so be sure to share my gofundme so that I can get them shipped out faster please!
In the meantime, please enjoy these photos of Symbi!~

#symbithebearcub #sugarysymbiote #plushiesofinstagram #kawaiiaesthetic #kawaiiplush #pinkaesthetic #yamikawa #yamikawaii #marekawaii #blackownedbusiness
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtg8IQLMIt/?igshid=13r9lz58g2qke

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Catburger’s Crazy Tail

Gather around for a crazy tale!

Back in the day, I started the prototyping for my Mewcarons (cat macarons) and I liked the shape of my Hamburger Bun plush so told the factory to use that basic shape, but change minor things to make it a cat. Well, they took me literally and sent me the first pic - a catburger. I totally lol’d with my middle man. They said they could check if the factory would send it to me since they would just destroy it anyway. I said yes.

Then, nothing happened so I assumed that the factory had already thrown it away. We had gone on to get the approved Mewcaron plush so I got what I originally paid for. I was sorta bummed that the plush had ended up destroyed, but there wasn’t anything I could do.

Fast forward four years later to August, 2019 when I was walking home from work and saw this by the furniture dumpster behind an apartment complex down the street from me:

I have a certain tail shape on my Mewcarons and this plush had the same tail. I quickly pulled up the factory image from my Dropbox. It was Catburger! I quickly messaged my middleman and asked what happened to the prototype and if they had made more. She said ‘Nope, I had them send the one to you’.

‘I never got it,’ I said. ‘And I think I just found it!’

Catburger was definitely worse for wear and looked to have had a tough life. In my town, all the apartment leases end at the same time and August is turnover season. The complexes will put these big dumpsters out for people to leave their unwanted furniture and other large things. Catburger was sitting on this beat up chair.

With anything fabric (and even non-fabric), you have to be cautious about potential vermin like bed bugs. I also have pet allergies. Having no idea what Catburger had been through, I sadly decided to leave it and continued on my way home.

I posted that night on my social media about the whole thing and one of my friends said, ‘I could clean/restore it for you!’ By this time, it was dark, late and not a good idea for me to be walking around.

‘It’s on the way to work, I’ll get it in the morning,’ I said. That night, I felt bad that I had just left Catburger by the trash.

The next morning, I took a bag and was ready to get it. Except, someone had cleaned up around the dumpster! All the furniture was gone and the dumpster was locked up (you access it from the side and can walk in since it’s for furniture, not regular trash).

Honestly, I felt pretty sad that Catburger was fated to be buried in the dump.

On the way home, I decided to give it one more look. Since people had been moving some more, the dumpster was open again. I decided to throw all shame to the wind and go in and see if I could find it.

Catburger was right there near the entrance, looking a bit shocked and laying upside down under the wooden chair it had been on earlier. I think someone had just chucked the whole thing over the top the day before. I quickly grabbed him and put him in the bag.

I texted my friend that I had been able to rescue Catburger and would put him to go out the next day. I did tell her that he was sealed up in a bag and if there were bugs to just throw it away. I didn’t want to infest her house!

She texted me a few days later that Catburger had arrived safe and sound and passed quarantine. And then proceeded to send me hilarious pics of Catburger’s spa treatment.

She did a fantastic job. After restuffing him with fresh stuffing she took Catburger on some small adventures around her home state. He got to check out the regional bakery and all the tasty desserts inside, a nearby college and wonder why the local Starbucks was closed that day.

And then, it was time for him to come home.

After four long years, Catburger was finally with the rest of his Kimchi Kawaii siblings.

He lives happily on the couch now and watches me working on art or slacking off, watching Netflix.

So what now? Well, a lot of people got attached to Catburger as the story was playing out on social media this past fall. I did an intentional Catburger prototype and have just launched a Kickstarter to send it to production. We have until 8/20 to fund this one and two other plush.

But the original, prodigal Catburger will always have a special place in my heart. I’m so glad he’s home.