Well then...! You don't have to tell me that!

Adults can sleep with stuffed animals, too. It might even be a good thing, experts say

by Madeline Holcombe, March 30, 2025

"There is nothing wrong with having a stuffed animal as an adult or using one to sleep better, experts said. In fact, there are a lot of positives to it."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/adults-can-sleep-with-stuffed-animals-too-it-might-even-be-a-good-thing-experts-say/ar-AA1BWIF5
#Stuffies #PlushPals #Plushies #Squishables #StuffedAnimals

Day 3 - #DecRecs

I've always loved stuffed animals, but over the years I've fallen in love with the brand Jellycat! Mostly because of a Tumblr account I stumbled upon some years ago that posts each new release and answers any questions people ask about them. I came to admire how earnestly the account owner loved Jellycat plushies and the designs are very cute...

I bought a small black cat for myself (attached a pic of it!) at a boutique a few years ago, and I'd definitely like to buy another in the future. The only downside is that the brand can be quite expensive, especially for larger stuffed animals.

Here's the Tumblr blog that inspired me: https://www.tumblr.com/jellycatstuffies

And the Jellycat website: https://jellycat.com/

I've been promoting my trans pride apparel, but there are still lots of other items for sale at MASSIVE discounts for my inventory-dump transition sale!

For example, this tiny little fella: https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-cat-plushie-three-pose-options-1?variant=48084886782252

Please buy and/or boost! It's very important to me that I get this out there!

Tomorrow begins the Handmade Hearts transition sale! This is in persuit of the goal to empty my current shop inventory.

Everything will be sold for 20€ (that's $22.11) plus shipping until everything that wasn't already under that price is gone. This is happening on my #ArtisansCooperative storefront, which means right now it only applies to the US and Canada unless you ask me directly to set up a payment through Stripe.

Important thing to note about the shipping! The price to ship a box that most of my items need to fit in is $18 to the US and Canada — but multiple of them can fit in the same box. If you buy more than one item, you only pay that shipping once.

With that in mind, you could potentially get two bags and a hat that would total over $300 if you got them one at a time before, for no more than $80 now. In one box!

This is not a reflection of the true value of my work, but of a need to get more immediate sales in order to move into a new phase. Please keep this in mind and don't expect similar prices to be standard for #crocheted items.

I'll be lowering those prices tomorrow morning and start posting about it every day. Share with your friends!

https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/handmade-hearts

Tulliver has come to join the bears at Mawson's House. The Tedettes (girl bears) are very excited. Tulliver has his own amazing wardrobe. And he displays it all on their fashion show. See more of the Tedettes at www.mawsonbear.blog . #stuffedanimals #softtoys #handicrafts #sewing #turtle #crafts #handsewing #handmade #gift #teddy #teddies #wardrobe #fashion #fashionshow #clothes #handmadeclothes #coat #shirts #fashionparade
https://youtu.be/sEMMkWeiOGc

We've got #penguins available!

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-emperor-penguin-plush

They're more expensive than I initially thought they'd end up being. I realize most of my plushies are going to be luxury purchases for most people, but I want to avoid undervaluing my work. Not just for my own sake, but so as not to contribute to a larger undervaluing of #crocheted and #handmade things in general. There's a pricing breakdown in the description of the listing, which lays out how what I'm getting for my work is minimum wage (in Germany, where I live) for four and a half hour's work — not including the time it took to test the #plushies for safety requirements, to do the math on expenses, and to write up the listing itself. I don't keep track of that time.

Once I have all the current inventory listed, I really would like to design some simpler plushies so I can sell to ppl who can't afford the ones I've designed so far.