Plush Monsters

September 18, 2007 8:09 AM

Monsters! — Jennifer Strunge & Sarah Bourque
posted by sciurus (21 comments total)

Nilly looks like a combination between a Matt Groening bunny and Lambchops. Awesome.
posted by Citizen Premier at 8:30 AM on September 18, 2007

Cute.
posted by OmieWise at 8:34 AM on September 18, 2007

Pretty cute, better than Barbies, but I don't really understand this trend of Uglydolls etc.
posted by rmless at 8:35 AM on September 18, 2007

Tiny cthulu-esque clay sea gods.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:52 AM on September 18, 2007

Ugly is the new cute.
posted by MrMoonPie at 8:53 AM on September 18, 2007

I think we should license our usernames for these.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:56 AM on September 18, 2007

My metric for a successful post: one in which I can get both OmieWise and Wolfdog to comment. Score.
posted by sciurus at 9:32 AM on September 18, 2007

These are way more plush and are very cute monsters, suitable even for kids.

(disclaimer: maker is a former friend who does amazing things with her artistic skills...I know her, but I have no part in her business and we don't even really associate anymore, so this is completely unbiased)
posted by batmonkey at 9:43 AM on September 18, 2007

Oops. Here's the direct link.
posted by batmonkey at 10:09 AM on September 18, 2007

I am reminded of Giant Microbes.

As a kid, I had a secret, guilty hatred of the hideous sock monkeys some of my relatives saw fit to bestow on my household. I would have liked these so much more.
posted by Western Infidels at 10:39 AM on September 18, 2007

Western Infidels: Agreed! I liked sock monkeys but never had one, and still would have liked these more.

I LOVE the giant microbes. I believe I still have the plague.

I wish Accoutrements had stuck with their Parasite Pals....you can sometimes find the stationary, but it's hard to find the dolls themselves.
posted by batmonkey at 10:44 AM on September 18, 2007

Western Infidels, my 12-year-old daughter loves giant microbes--she has three, I think.
posted by MrMoonPie at 10:45 AM on September 18, 2007

I found these a while ago & just recently bought one... I love him & will have to get him a friend soon. She does amazing stuff.
posted by Laura in Canada at 12:20 PM on September 18, 2007

Weird seeing this here since I grew up with Jenny Strunge in Baltimore and I believe she is still dating a friend of mine from back in the day. Really nice girl...buy some stuff, people!
posted by dhammond at 12:56 PM on September 18, 2007

The ugly/kawaii trend somehow strikes me as very Japanese. Is there a word for it (it Japanese or any other language)?

My friend was recently given a darling little blue bear with giant menacing claws--it utterly mystified him. So much so, that he passed it along to me, hooray!
posted by Squid Voltaire at 1:45 PM on September 18, 2007

Squid Voltaire: Have you seen what Gloomy Bear does, when he's not being a cute lil toy?
posted by batmonkey at 1:53 PM on September 18, 2007

I'm a vinyl toy collector; Gloomy Bear has a few vinyl variants, including a couple extra boodly ones.
posted by Laura in Canada at 2:04 PM on September 18, 2007

that would be bloody, bot boodly.
posted by Laura in Canada at 2:05 PM on September 18, 2007

But boodly is cuter!
posted by NationalKato at 2:15 PM on September 18, 2007

Stupid Creatures. (mine)
posted by eyeballkid at 4:20 PM on September 18, 2007

all sold?!?!
posted by gforce414 at 8:55 PM on September 18, 2007