I am so happy to finally introduce Marceline, the little mushroom hunter I hinted at a few posts ago (here and here). Getting ready to open the Co-op (which happens this Saturday!), I spent a whole lot of time getting all the groups of characters and their corresponding little items ready all at once. In my mind, it was a very simple venture but in reality--all the tiny little details almost did me in! Down to creating all the individual items' tags--it was quite an undertaking. But it all got done and, I have to say, it is incredibly satisfying to see all these creations I made all together on shelves in a real live store. I'll have pictures after Saturday, but for now--meet Marceline :)
A pretty little nerdy scientist, there isn't a mushroom she doesn't know or hasn't gathered...
...in her tiny little mushroom-hunting basket, of course!
She comes with three different mushrooms--one in her tiny apron pocket and two in her basket. The mushrooms are made from my original drawings of actual mushrooms...
...and are backed with red polka-dot cotton matching the apron...
Her hand attaches at the shoulder button with a loop of elastic on her hand which you can see in this picture...one of the many details it took me a bit to figure out...
She's about 20" long and 5" wide and she's made from organic and "upcycled" cottons, vintage lace and buttons, and felt. And her face is handpainted.
And she's here in my shop.
And that's not all!
There's actually a little handmade book that will be coming along shortly detailing the beginning of Marceline's adventures, but it turns out that making a book from scratch takes longer than I thought! Indeed. But some characters in the story you can find here in this set of 10 canvas stickers. Again--from my original drawings...
It's a limited edition series and each has an official seal with your series' number and a list of the "ingredients."
The set comes in a 5.5" by 7.5" kraft top-sealing envelope with my handmade label. And you can find it here!
I have a couple more Marceline-related goodies to share which I'll get to in the next few days.
Lots to do! Also we're getting snow tonight. I could shrivel up and die.
p.s. Hope you like the blog's little "facelift!" I felt like a change...
