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Posted on July 16, 2011July 31, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing — 2 Comments

Three fleece Hug Me Kittens who scampered off already

I finished three new fleece Hug Me Kittens this week, and they were snapped up before I was finished photographing them. 🙂 They went on their way yesterday. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

I love this lemon yellow,

and the silly expression,

and the funny tail.

These came out about 8 inches tall.

These are my gold and orange fleece colors.

More custom Hug Me Slugs went off this week too, to their new homes.

I received this adorable photo of a new collector of Hug Me Slugs! So cute.

I visited the handsome Jack and Ignatius, two rescue kittens. Jack just got neutered this week and will be up for adoption soon. Update: Jack has been adopted.

He’s so photogenic. These are two of my favorite photos of him.

His playing and cuddling buddy, Ignatius, who is beautiful too.

Ignatius is available for adoption already. Update: Ignatius was adopted today, at his very first adoption event!

Posted on July 11, 2011October 21, 2011 by Elizabeth Ruffing — 1 Comment

Lucinda, Original One-of-a-kind Black Cat Art Doll by Max Bailey

Lucinda is a beautiful black cat. If you are superstitious about a black cat crossing your path, you haven’t met Lucinda.

She is called “Lucky Lucy”. She brings good fortune to everyone she meets, and it is widely known that everyone who meets her feels better for the experience.

Lucinda’s disposition is as sunny as her bright yellow eyes. She is cheerful and affectionate by nature, and will always listen to your troubles, and give kind and thoughtful advice. It is a great gift to have Lucinda as a friend.

From near and far away, people come to the little town where Lucinda lives. They hope to be lucky enough that Lucinda will cross their path.

Lucinda is wearing a paisley pinafore in shades of mauve, pink, and tan. It has a ruffled bib and straps that cross in the back.

Her mauve shirt is scalloped at the neck and cuffs, detailed with a lighter shade of mauve.

She wears little brown high-button shoes with gold buttons. Under her pinafore are ivory pantaloons, from which her black tail emerges. Her tights are striped in two shades of mauve.

Lucinda is an original one-of-a-kind work of art, created from my own design and pattern. She is made from 100% cotton fabric which has been sewn,stuffed, and completely hand painted with acrylic paints. Her whiskers are made from stiffened cotton thread.

Lucinda’s paws are needle-sculpted, and her arms are button-jointed so that she can pose. Her face was sculpted from paperclay smoothed into her fabric head.

Lucinda has a curled tail which enables her to sit by herself on a shelf or a table, or in a cabinet. She can also sit on a chair or stand with a doll stand. (Chair and doll stand not included.) Lucinda us meant for display only.

Lucinda is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation. She is 8 and 1/2 inches tall.

Update: Lucinda has been adopted. Thank you!

Lucinda’s friends are Marnie the Maine Coon cat and Lillie the white cat.

Posted on July 8, 2011July 31, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Batik Hug Me Slugs handmade stuffed animals and an original art quilt

Years ago, we collected a box of beautiful batik fabrics for me to use in my art quilt projects, such as “Stargazer” above.

I decided recently that I’d try them out on my Hug Me Slugs too. These are my first batik slugs. I had to alter my pattern a few times, to get them the size and shape I wanted them to be, as the cotton fabric handles differently from the fleece I use. I had to make my pattern shorter and wider to get them to be the same size as my fleece slugs.

I have three 9-inch batik slugs, and three 7-inch batiks slugs to start. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

One of the slugs above was named by her adopter in honor of our Josephine! Josephine is such a devoted office assistant. She has been helping me with our orders. As you can see, she keeps tabs on me too, to make sure I do everything right.

When we are not at the computer, I sit and sew and watch movies. It has been sweltering here. The ducks have been staying mostly on the pond, but we were lucky to have a visit from them last week, along with their new ducklings.

We were amazed these tiny babies made it all the way up the hill. We were delighted that we had the opportunity to see them. We had only seen them for the first time, from across the pond, a day or two before.

Posted on June 30, 2011July 31, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Hug Me Slugs helping cats and kittens

I have twenty 7-inch slugs up for adoption. Five dollars from the sale of each of them will go to a local cat rescue, Alley Cats and Angels of NC. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

I have a limited number of Hug Me Slugs in the 7-inch size, as I pre-cut my fabric to stay organized. Sometimes I have a small piece of fleece, and there is just enough room for a little slug like these, which means there are some unusual prints in with this group too.

Some of these prints are really neat, like these stars, and the stripes below.

The 7-inch Hug Me Slugs fit right in a toddler’s hand, like this adorable little boy’s.

These red slugs grew a bit more than I expected, and they are a little taller and more slender than the others. A friend dubbed them “super model slugs” 🙂

As always, Josephine has been helping me, but today, she was extra helpful, obsessively helpful, you might say.

She felt the need to pitch in with my, or “our”, computer work more than usual. She has been an integral part of all my photo editing and posting today.

Jack has been doing great. He is in a foster home awaiting adoption. Stormy, who is Josephine’s cousin or half-sister’s sister (no one knows for sure as the mamas in their colony were sharing mothering duties), was adopted by Jack’s fosterer. Stormy is crazy about Jack, as you can see in this photo from a couple of weeks ago. Update: Jack has been adopted.

I have more art toys to finish, crowds of them. These custom slugs went out this week. One went to someone on Buckingham Palace Road, in London. I thought that was so cool. Had the slug gone to the actual palace, that would have tickled me tremendously, but she is pretty nearby. I wish people would send me more photos of their slugs in their new homes. I always enjoy that.

I got a new camera this week. The sensor on mine went. I need to learn a whole lot about this new camera! I am looking forward to working on my camera skills. I haven’t even read the manual yet. I was relieved just to be able to take these photos!