Big Post!

Whoa!  This is going to be one of the biggest posts we've done in a long time with lotsa writing at pictures.  So let's get into it.

In our last blog post we showed off the winning Schriesher Elementary designs.  In this post you will see how the winning designs turned out and read the stories the kids wrote for them.

Let's start with BuBu.

The is what BuBu looks like half way thru.  It still needs the horns, gusset and back.  The horns will be sewn on just like the arms and legs.  Then the back and gusset will be added to form a pocket to be turned out and stuffed.

Here's finished BuBu next to the original drawing.

"My name is BuBu. Goble. Bop. Bye."

Here we have the beginnings of the creature known as "Glowb" (pronounced "globe")

The stomach in the design is cut out 'cause I needed it as a separate pattern.

An unstuffed Glowb:

 Final Glowb: 

"I was born a normal monster with horns and three eyes and was named Blob. Then I lived in a dark room for 4 years and got a six pack with a weird glow on it. But now Im a normal monster again but still got a little glow so that’s why I changed my name to Glowb."

And last but not least: Scrop:

I sewed three different colors together to match his design.

Once I cut him out I started putting his eye on:

Scrop's eye, nose and mustache finished:

An unstuffed Scrop in need of a gentlemen's hat:

 And the final Scrop:

"I used to drive a car  powered by squirrels, but then I upgraded to goats."

Our correspondent at Schriesher Elementary says that all the kids LOVED the way their creatures turned out.  We loved making them!  Hopefully we can do something like this again.

Another big thanks goes out to art school teach extraordinaire, Ms. Williams for making this entire thing possible.  And of course, a big thank you to all the kids of Schriesher Elementary and their awesome imaginations.

So not long after we posted the pictures of our visit to Schriesher Elementary,  WTS was contacted to do some custom baby shower creatures.  These creatures were used to decorate the shower and when the child was born would be their toys.

The ask was for 8 simple designs in greens and blues.  Considering our usual designs are a little more dynamic with floppy legs and such, it took a handful of tries before we figured it out.

Behold, the 8 simple baby shower creatures by WTS:

Visit our facebook page to see these creatures individually.

March is the last month for the Handmade Colorado exhibit at the Denver International Airport.  If you have time before a flight or just like visiting the airport: Go check it out!  Those creatures will soon be for sale up on our etsy site.

We have some more custom creatures in the works right now.  Be on the lookout for some more blogs and photos on our facebook real soon.

Spring time is upon us and the days are getting longer.  Get out, see the world and smile...a lot.

In the immortal words of Chris Rose "Have fun."

Schriesher Contest Winners!

Last week the Schriesher Elementary WTS contest winners were announced.  There were over 300 entries(!!!) so it made our job of picking the winners extra tough.  Unfortunately we could only pick 3:  one from 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Below are the winning drawings:

3rd Grade: "BuBu"

 4th Grade: "Scrop"

 5th Grade: "Glowb"

These winning drawing will be "brought to life" in plushie form by yours truly.
      "But what about the runner-ups Ricardo?!"
I'm glad you asked that question.  The runner-ups all get a huge discount on their WTS purchase from our etsy site.  Plus the sun will shine much brighter upon their smiling faces and everyone they know.

Once we have created these fantastic creatures we shall post the drawing and finished plushie side by side,  along with their names and stories.

Thanks again to all the wonder kids at Schriesher Elementary and their wonderful imaginations!  And an extra special thanks to art teacher Ms. Williams for introducing us to such creative young artists.

Till the next time folks. Be good and, In the immortal words of Chris Rose,  Have fun!

WTS goes to school

 WTS Creatures was made "Artist of the Month" by our art teacher friend Danielle.  Usually she just shows the kids pictures of the monthly artist, gives a little presentation then has the kids do projects centered around the artist.  But we're no ordinary artists of the month!
We visted the kids at school, gave a presentation of what we do, and passed around a few of our creature friends.  They loved it.  Then Danielle blew their minds: telling them that their project was to come up with their own creature!  She told them that their creatures would be judged by us and the best one would be made into a plush creature.  Their jaws dropped and excitement filled the room.  The kids couldn't wait to start!  Below are photos of 5th graders blowing OUR minds with their talented imaginations:

Hard at work.

 Lots of great ideas.

Denise and I were only able to present to one 5th grade class but the contest is for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.  Each grade will have a winner.  We have been informed that this contest is the talk of the school.  

I can honestly say that this is thee most exciting thing that WTS Creatures has done.  

Thank you Danielle.

2012 is now 2013

Ladies and gentlemen it is no longer 2012 it is 2013!  Where are the flying cars and when can I vacation on the moon or go on a Saturn cruise?!

This year has been crazy:  WTS moved into a house, we came up with some new designs, DIA invited us to be a part of their Colorado Art and Culture exhibit and we made some really great custom creatures.  Our resolution is to try and maintain creating more exciting things and spread the WTS word as much and as consistently as possible.  We are also gonna try to make an actual website to take place of this here blog.  What do you  think about them apples?

Here are photos from the last two shows that we did:  The "Design Within Denver" Trunk Show at the MCA and December's "Neat Market."

Outside the Denver MCA on a cold December evening:

The famous bleeding heart twirling in the darkness

Denise and the table of huggable WTS Creatures:

Other tables with other crafters.

Other  talented crafters with silk screens and letter pressings and jewelry.

Doctor Who is my favorite and so are these letterpress cards:

The geometry of MCA's stair wells:

"Crappy Crafts" table with treats for make crappy crafts and rotting your teeth.

The future of gardens and home furnishings from the 70's/ 80's

The Denver Neat Market was on a cold December day but the sun was shining and so were the smiles:

Denise keeping an eye out for any kidnappers or catnappers or kritflappers and frogtrappers.

(I just made that up.  Like Dr. Seuss. BAM!)

Oh!  Hello friends!

And Hello to you too!

This market was completely vegan in that everything being sold, as well as most of the people, were vegan!

This lucky boy got a Finch for the holiday.  It is rumored that he would later get to open this gift on Christmas morning.  A happy customer all the same.

A vegan marshmallow snowman with a chocolate peppermint butt: delicious!

Thanks for all the people that talked to us at the markets we were apart of and to those who bought our creatures.  We really appreciate it and you.

WTS Creature hopes your 2012 ended well and 2013 starts fantastic.

Take care.

Have Fun.

WTS @ DIA

Great news:  WTS Creatures has been invited by Denver International Airport to be a part of their Art & Culture Exhibit!!  The exhibit runs from October to April and is located on the bridge going over to Concourse A.

Last night we brought all our creatures to the airport to figure out our display with the lovely and talented Erin Mulrooney.  Check out the action in these sick pics:

Denise and the "stock".

A Sumi Rainbow!

Denise and Erin , in the back, figuring out the best placement.

New "Giant" LockJaws.  I don't know why we didn't do this before.  Now there will be 2 sizes of LockJaw!!!

To the left.  A little more.  More.  More.  More.  Ok.  That's too much.  Lets try it form the right.

The exhibit is open to the public and you won't have to go thru security to view it.  I suspect big things will come from this great opportunity!!!

Also we've recently created a custom octopus for our friend Sheri and her new baby.  His name is Carl (the octopus not the baby.)

We love the way he turned out so much that we're gonna make more of him but with different face shapes.  Welcome to the WTS Creatures family Carl.  Yay!

Halloween is just around the corner  so please check out our spooky wares in the etsy shop.

Ok.  That's it for now.  Till next time: Have fun.

R & D

Wildin' Out

Will Smith said it best in his 1991 hit single "Summertime":

summer, summer, summertime
time to sit back and unwind

Unfortunately this doesn't apply to WTS Creatures 'cause we've got two shows coming up!

The first one is this Sunday at the Fresh Soap Company in Breckenridge.  It'll be a nice little trunk show with the smells of fresh soap in the air, arts and plushies from 11am to 6pm.  The event will be all the more pleasant with your smiling presence.  Breckenridge has a lot of activities (and snacks) going on that day including there legendary outdoor market.  Beat the heat and come up to the mountains!

The 2nd event is....

There will 115!!! vendors at this market selling their wares as well as antiques and good eats.  

We are stocking up on new inventory right now, with some old favorites like the StrongMan (below) and new pillow sets!  The Horseshoe Market is always a great time so come on out!  Hizzah!

Last but not least.

Colorado has been hit by record breaking heat, winds and massive fires.  Things are slowly getting under control.  If you'd like to help out in any way check out the cool shirts at Wildfire Tees.  100% of the proceeds go to the victims and each design is amazing.

There you have it folks.  Hope to see you some time soon.  Take care and Have FUN!

summer, summer, summertime
time to sit back and unwind

Pour On The Sugar

Speaking of pouring on the sugar, we just poured 12 new WTS creatures into the I Heart Denver Store! 3 of which were new and improved little lumps of WTS sugar ... Sugar, that's our little guy's name, hence I'm making all of these silly references to sugar. Here's what sugar looks like in his natural environment, next to my cup of coffee ...

Isn't that sugar just the sweetest thing. I forgot to mention the best part about our Sugar, he's completely non-edible, so he won't rot your teeth out! YAY!! That also makes him perfect for babies, diabetics and those of us that aren't lucky enough to have a sweet tooth.

We also dropped off our friend UNO! unlike his cousin, ONE, Uno is not a lonely fellow. He has lots of friends and is quite popular with the ladies.

As you can see here, he/she is quite the handsome fellow/ lovely lady ... and quite soft and hug-able as well. If you're in need of a new friend, uno just might be the "one" for you ... HA!

That's all for right now. Until then, go visit our creatures at I heart Denver and get yourself some love from all of the WTS creatures.