Category: Soft Dolls and Art Toys

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“Hug Me! Slug” and “Hug Me! Creatures” Original Art Toys

Here is a sneak peek at my new “Hug Me! Creatures” original art toys. S.B.’s “Huggy Slug” suggestion finally came to fruition after a lot of procrastinating by me, and, don’t you know, while I was fiddling around, someone went and trademarked a very similar name 🙁 So, we’ve all been tossing slug name ideas around, and the “Huggy Slug” was reborn as the “Hug Me! Slug”, part of the “Hug Me! Creatures” family, previously known as the “Huggy Creatures” family.

I really don’t like to step on anyone’s toes! Huggy Bunny and Huggy Kitty now have a cousin, with more on the way.

My “Hug Me! Creatures” are sewn by me, using my own designs and my own original patterns, copyright Elizabeth Ruffing. No two are exactly alike.
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Mr Buskit, the Birthday Slug

This is S.B.’s birthday slug. He’s based on the pattern for my Valentine bird, with a few alterations. He’s got a little painted wooden birthday present in his “mouth”, and pipe cleaner antennae with painted wooden beads at their ends. His birthday hat is topped with a tiny pom pom.

S.B. had been suggesting for some time that I make a “Huggy Slug” to go with my other huggy creatures.

His name, Mr Buskit, was revealed during the course of a confused driving conversation:
Elizabeth: “What are we waiting for?”
S.B.: “We’re waiting until this bus gets by.”
Elizabeth: “Who’s Mr Buskit?”
S.B.: “What?”
Elizabeth: “We’re waiting until Mr Buskit’s by?”
S.B.: “We’re waiting until this bus gets by us.”
Elizabeth: “Oh.”
S.B.: “Who’s Mr Buskit?”
Elizabeth: “I don’t know. I thought maybe he was a neighborhood pet.”
S.B.: “A neighborhood pet?… Maybe that’s the slug’s name.”

Happy birthday, S.B…from me and Mr Buskit 🙂
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Huggy Kitty, New Original Cat Doll by Elizabeth Ruffing

Huggy Bunny and Huggy Kitty by Elizabeth Ruffing “Huggy Bunny” has a new friend, “Huggy Kitty”.

Huggy Kitty by Elizabeth Ruffing Huggy Kitty has a lavender onesie with burnt orange and white flowers, yellow polka dot buttons, and a red polka dot heart.

Huggy Kitty by Elizabeth Ruffing She has gold “fur” and a curly tail. She is made from 100% cotton quilting fabrics that have been fused to a layer of cotton sheeting for added durability.

Her eyes and mouth are hand embroidered, and the edges of her onesie, her tail, her nose, and the pink parts of her ears are machine appliquéd.

Huggy Kitty by Elizabeth Ruffing Huggy Kitty has no loose parts, and she is stuffed with Poly-fil polyester stuffing.

Update: Huggy Kitty has been adopted. Thank you! Please visit Elizabeth’s Etsy toy shop for more original art toys.

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“Huggy Kitty” New Original Cat Doll by Elizabeth Ruffing

“Huggy Bunny” has a new friend, “Huggy Kitty”.

Huggy Kitty has a lavender onesie with burnt orange and white flowers, yellow polka dot buttons, and a red polka dot heart.

She has gold “fur” and a curly tail. She is made from 100% cotton quilting fabrics that have been fused to a layer of cotton sheeting for added durability.

Her eyes and mouth are hand embroidered, and the edges of her onesie, her tail, her nose, and the pink parts of her ears are machine appliquéd.

Huggy Kitty has no loose parts, and she is stuffed with Poly-fil polyester stuffing.

To see my available original, one-of-a-kind soft dolls and toys please click here.