tiki
Tweedy wool, soft, squishy… combined with tiki- that makes me laugh. So-
A perfect addition to any sofa. We had to play a bit-
details- I appliqued the wool in place and embroidered outlines. Shiny button eyes.
and with latest arrival to our house- this wonderful creation from Wawaya- all the way from Japan.
I made my tiki to fit a 6 inch x 14 inch pillow roll insert. Using an insert seemed like such a great idea, but I don’t love the way it fills the doll- I have much more control when I use stuffing. So, I guess I will just have to make a few more to get it perfectly right!
This is the kind of house I live in- I wanted to photograph the tiki. I’m thinking that I need a tropical drink with a paper umbrella (of course!). Hmmm, we had a birthday party once, tropical theme in February, kid was 9 or 10 (she’s 23 now), we must have some. Yup, I found them!
June 10th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
he’s wonderful!! so great to see him in vivid daylight color.
yeah…squishy soft tiki…that makes me laugh too
and i must admit i’m quite impressed you’ve managed to not only SAVE, but also recover a paper umbrella that you bought 13 years ago?!!
June 10th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Mimi - you rock. This guy is awesome. Such a sense of humor and such beautiful detail to finish it off. And I live that same way. I keep a bit of everything and I know just where it all is.
June 10th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Eeeek!! So cool, I love it. That would be the perfect pillow for a lot of the sofas around here.
June 10th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Wonderful Tiki! Amazing textures and features.
June 10th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
love your Tiki, he is so great!! love that angry face he has!
June 10th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
love, love, love the tiki, miss mimi!
June 10th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Brilliant! How you come up with these ideas- amazing!
June 10th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
This is such a fantastic creation. I love him with his tropical umbrella drink.
June 11th, 2007 at 12:13 am
I think you have a winner here–how many tiki pillows do you think you can make to feed the masses?
June 11th, 2007 at 2:33 am
Oh wow awesome! I love him!
June 12th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
I am always blown away by your creativity and skill! That Tiki is fabulous!
June 13th, 2007 at 6:50 am
You are so talented with creativity!!! This is - again - fabulous! I’m so jealous you can do all this!
January 10th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
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