WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, men/women should drink BEER plush (in lieu of beer) to prevent beer gut. (2) Consumption of BEER plush impairs your ability to be taken seriously, and may cause hipster envy. Please enjoy responsibly.
It's BEER trifecta...
♥ 18" pom-pom neckerchief.
♥ beer can cozy.
♥ plush toy!
by jell.
DO's and DON'Ts.
Here are a few tips for constructing plush toys. You may find them useful, or complete B.S. My toys are my own creations, I don't follow patterns. I'm quite OCD, and a bit of a perfectionist. 99% the prototypes come out exactly how I imagined, if not CUTER. Don't get too complicated, detail proportional to scale. Don't be too simple. Don't cut corners; like reducing the number of felt facades to create the desired surface area to save time. The results will be sub-par. You'll be disappointed. Think about the overall design. Do watch thread tension and spacing. Do coordinate felt and thread colors; not always matching tones, sometimes contrast them. Always sew the soft fuzzy side of the felt facing the right way, outwards. Do maximize the number of shapes you can trim from one sheet of felt. Think "Tetris". Don't scrimp on these technicalities.
Even I get caught up in the design process. Over-analyzing. Calculating c = 2 x r x pi, plus the w factor (wiggle room for cup-ridge "pleats"). Round to the nearest 1/16" increment. r = 1", r = 1-1/2"... c + w < 12". Cup height h = c x n, n = ?
Forget everything you learned from Mr. Musalem's 9th grade geometry class...
This is BEER PLUSH, not rocket science!
Winging it yields the BEST results.
BEERFECTION!
(By pure coincidence, the beer can fit into the mug perfectly).
♥ 18" pom-pom neckerchief.
♥ beer can cozy.
♥ plush toy!
by jell.
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"Oh-oh. Getting tipsy..."
"Now I'm a Coors Cozy!"
"Brrrrr. Cold."
"I'm a pom-pom scarf too!"
Is there anything BEER cannot do? I think not!
CHEERS!
CHEERS!
TIPS ON MAKING YOUR OWN PLUSH
Here are a few tips for constructing plush toys. You may find them useful, or complete B.S. My toys are my own creations, I don't follow patterns. I'm quite OCD, and a bit of a perfectionist. 99% the prototypes come out exactly how I imagined, if not CUTER. Don't get too complicated, detail proportional to scale. Don't be too simple. Don't cut corners; like reducing the number of felt facades to create the desired surface area to save time. The results will be sub-par. You'll be disappointed. Think about the overall design. Do watch thread tension and spacing. Do coordinate felt and thread colors; not always matching tones, sometimes contrast them. Always sew the soft fuzzy side of the felt facing the right way, outwards. Do maximize the number of shapes you can trim from one sheet of felt. Think "Tetris". Don't scrimp on these technicalities.
Even I get caught up in the design process. Over-analyzing. Calculating c = 2 x r x pi, plus the w factor (wiggle room for cup-ridge "pleats"). Round to the nearest 1/16" increment. r = 1", r = 1-1/2"... c + w < 12". Cup height h = c x n, n = ?
Forget everything you learned from Mr. Musalem's 9th grade geometry class...
This is BEER PLUSH, not rocket science!
Winging it yields the BEST results.
BEERFECTION!
(By pure coincidence, the beer can fit into the mug perfectly).