#plush rescue

[catschimericalcreations]

Happy Two Year Anniversary to the Rescue of Chance the Lost Bear!

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The other day, I wrote about how Gael came to us, and why she decided to open Gael's Stuffie Home, our adoption center for old and loved-before stuffed animals. I thought for Part 2 I could tell you more about each member of her team!

Gael: Head of the shop, but she just helps organize things and gives her team jobs to do. Sometimes, she can get a little bossy, but she always means well and listens if you tell her to calm down a little. Being a floppy bear can be very stressful sometimes!

Itty Bitty: Small, light-brown bear who made friends with Gael as they were both adopted around the same time! Itty Bitty loves to climb just about everywhere, and that can sometimes be a problem for our larger plushies! She loves boba tea and telling Gael what she would differently if she were in charge. Gael’s very best friend and Itty feels the same way!

Oddwin: Small, orange/sandy-colored bear with a UK flag on his foot and a bit of a grumpy attitude. He can be very set in his ways and very, very stubborn, but always does the right thing when his friends need him to be there. He makes up a lot of facts about England because he doesn’t actually know very much about it.

Niel and Oak: A brown bear in purple Halloween BOO pajamas, holding a smaller brown bear in a Devil costume. Both are always ready for spooky times and Halloween, but any excuse to be with the people they love is just fine with them! Oak is a baby who rarely speaks, and he trusts Niel to take care of him. We think they’re siblings but don’t know for sure.

Arnold: Massive vintage Daekor teddy bear. Very old, sweet, and a bit on the slow side. He doesn’t understand a lot of things, but he knows that he loves helping Gael and meeting new stuffies and bears. Loves to have smaller bears crawl on him like a playground because it makes him feel useful. Everyone absolutely adores and protects him from mean or sad things at all costs. Very mysterious life prior to being found by Gael at a thrift store in Florida, completely alone.

Kanga: Small Gund plush based on the classic Winnie the Pooh design. Very thoughtful and surprised to find herself helping out at Gael’s Home. The other bears and stuffed animals in our house make her a bit nervous, but Gael and the others are helping with her social anxiety, and she can almost always say good morning now. She’s very proud of this and loves to help with the shop, despite the surprise.

We still have 6 more members of the team at Gael's Stuffie Home to introduce, so let's finish this up tomorrow! See you then!

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[gaelsstuffiehome]

He cleaned up beautifully! I love them both!

To be loved is to be given new life.

These little fellas were both kindly gifted to me by coworkers, and I'm very grateful to have them both in my life.

Atlas the lion is from Patrice; she noticed I was having a bad day and went out of her way to gift me this little guy. He was a bit out of sorts when I first got him, but he cleaned up super nicely! I'm actually very proud of myself for the job I did.

Dumbo is from Lisa; her favorite character ever is Dumbo, and she told me to think of her when I hold him because then I'll know I'm cared for. He's also a keychain!

In other words, 🥺🥺🥺

[isle-of-misfit-joys]

rabbits

[nostalgicfun]

Lumpy! 💜

[egophiliac]

have you ever watched kyuuranger? :o

yep! :D it's been a while, but I remember mostly enjoying it, especially the Best Duo™

[pick-a-plush]

more manatees? 🥺

Absolutely!

[itsplanty]

So, um … I have a habit of rescuing old stuffies.

:3

[catschimericalcreations]

Zebra Parrot Griffin Plush made from modified stuffed toys by Cat's Chimerical Creations

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[tumbleosity]

Pumpkin Kitty is all finished! Her tears have been repaired, her body washed and restuffed with fresh stuffing, and new whiskers added.

Her face is a bit crooked since I stitched the muzzle back rather than patched or darned the fabric ( this skill is out of my wheelhouse tho). I’m still pleased with her though ^^ I may add some thread sculpting to her face still to

Also added some thread sculpting to give her a cuter expression since the crooked muzzle changed it.

[gaelsstuffiehome]

As we get ready for another set of listings this week, I thought it was high time you all met Gael and her team, and maybe learn a bit about them!

Gael the Mary Meyer Bear loves to help out. She loves traveling, trying new snacks, and making new friends wherever she goes.

One thing Gael doesn’t like to talk about very much is where she came from. That’s because she misses her original human, who grew up, and dropped Gael off at a thrift store. The only other thing we know for sure is that Gael eventually ended up at a place that took old stuffed animals like her and found them new homes.

And that’s how she came to live with my wife and I, as well as our huge family of teddy bears, unicorns, dragons, and lots of other stuffed animals.

With our family, playing with all the bears and dragons and other animals in our personal collection, Gael learned so much about herself. She discovered she loves to sit in pockets and watch the world. She found that she loves going to the movies. She had a lovely time discovering neat things about herself with our family, but she still felt a little restless. She was a bear who thought about all the time she had spent in thrift stores, and how wonderful it was that some humans wanted to help them too.

So, she decided to do everything she could to help stuffies who wanted to leave their thrift store and find new homes and families.

Hundreds of plushies later, Gael’s Home is still finding new families for all sorts of stuffed animals. Some need a bath. Some need repairs. Everyone gets to stay and play with everyone in our house, until they are ready to find their new home and be listed at our Etsy shop. We never list anyone who does not want to leave.

There are lots of places that offer previously-loved stuffed animals. Gael’s Home is just one of those places, but we all hope to help in our own small way. This is something Gael loves to do, and I love being the weird, old human who gives her a hand. Having floppy arms can make it very hard to type, I’ve been told!

In a couple of days, I'll tell you more about each member of Gael's team! She's picked up some very interesting plushies over the past few years, and I hope you'll enjoy meeting them in greater detail!

[geekynerfherder]

'Corporation' by Ilya Kuvshinov.

8" x 10" giclee print with hand deckled edges, in a numbered TIMED Release International Cat Rescue Day edition for $35.

A portion of proceeds from the sales of the print will be donated to Perry's Place, Heaven on Earth Adoption Center.

On sale from Friday March 1 at 7am PT until Monday March 4 at 12pm PT through Plush Art Club.

[divine-vermin]

Lump has new friend!

Love lots