October 6, 2007

{     Plush You!     }    

Plush You! is opening Friday, October 12th with over 100 international plush artists exhibiting their work at three Seattle stores. Kristen Rask, owner of Schmancy (only Seattle's very best toy store), first curated the show back in 2005 and upon so much interest both that year and the next, Schmancy's sister boutique, Fancy (owned by Sally Brock), opened their clothing store doors to expand the show. However, this year there's a new shop to add to the list - handmade goods store Nancy, owned by Kate Griener and Aaron Murray.

Plush You! has received so much attention in these few years that Kristen landed a book deal and is happy to announce Plush You: Loveable Misfit Toys to Sew and Stuff, which will also be released the night of the opening! The book is full of pictures highlighting the last two shows and also includes tutorials from some of your favorite plush makers on how to make your own masterpieces.

Some noteable artists in this year's Plush You! show are Heidi Kenney, Aranzi Aronzo, Lizette Greco, MAZ, Little Odd Forest, Spooky Daddy, Jess Hutch, PeeGee, Geek Freaks, 12Punt3, Spok-Spok and many, many more. From the cute to the creepy, the show will have it all!

To see more about the show and it's artists, simply visit the Plush You! Blog!

You can order the Plush You! book from Amazon here!