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Hug Me Bug and Hug Me Bunny handmade stuffed animal toys

Fleece Hug Me Bug Art Toys by Elizabeth Ruffing, mint greenI’ve been adjusting my patterns for my new Hug Me Bugs and for my Hug Me Bunnies, making them slightly fatter.

Fleece Hug Me Bug Art Toy by Elizabeth Ruffing, lavenderI just finished three Hug Me Bug stuffed animal toys. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

Fleece Hug Me Bug Art Toy by Elizabeth Ruffing, original drawing for hang tag copyright Elizabeth RuffingI procrastinated a long time over doing the drawing for their hang tag. I get mental blocks about some things. The drawing came along fine, but I couldn’t remember how I put it into the hang tag format I made before!

Fleece Hug Me Bug Art Toy by Elizabeth Ruffing, original drawing and design for hang tag, copyright Elizabeth RuffingI struggled with that in Photoshop Elements. My goal is to learn more about digital drawing and painting…and remember it too! Sooner or later it will sink in, and hopefully stay in my head. I’m sure it is one of those things like riding a bike, that you just need to do enough times before you don’t have to consciously recall all the how-to details. I’m thinking about eventually getting another computer, for my workroom, so I have a place to concentrate on any writing or drawing projects I might want to do.

Fleece Hug Me Bug and Hug Me Bunny Art Toys by Elizabeth Ruffing, lavenderAs you can see, my current set-up is more open to interruptions. Bertie was afraid of those fleece toys initially, but she braved walking past them to steal my popcorn. Then she draped herself nicely over the printer.

Fleece Hug Me Bug and Hug Me Bunny Art Toys by Elizabeth Ruffing, lavender and Bertie the kittenBertie loves food. She will try anything. She doesn’t exactly like popcorn, but that doesn’t stop her from taking it.

Fleece Hug Me Bug and Hug Me Bunny Art Toys by Elizabeth Ruffing, lavender and Bertie the kittenPhoebe has been trying out my bed. I have a wonderful new fluffy blanket that is irresistible. I woke up to purring, one morning recently, and Phoebe and Bertie were both kneading my blanket.

Kitty cats on Fluffie blanket by Elizabeth RuffingI will be making more Hug Me Bugs in assorted colors next. I am going to keep adding as many toys as I can to our shop.

Fleece Hug Me Bug Art Toys by Elizabeth Ruffing, mint green