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Kori Cuddle
@koricuddleplush.bsky.social
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💜 Friends are made of Fabric 💜
Plush maker and Author/Illustrator
🗓️ Next show: Oddmall Nov 11-12
Plush and Shop: koricuddleplush.com
Illustration Portfolio: korilynneillo.art
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I am currently on my way to a Very Important Jury! This is the last step to achieving a childhood dream of mine :)

I’m SO NERVOUS y’all. Hopefully I’ll be back soon with wonderful news!

Have some mostly finished turtles while you wait! I’ll bring photos of them finished when I have news!
Many unstuffed turtle plushies on a desk with an embroidery machine in the background. Their shells look like pumpkin, apple, cherry, blueberry, and lemon merengue pie and one of them is blue with a gold compass on its shell.
November 1, 2023 at 6:43 PM
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I don’t like how gosh darn close to single digit numbers we are. It’s so close!!

Today is for turning this giant pile of fabric into some fidget friends. As much as I want to continue prototyping, I can’t forget about making sure I’m stocked for winter markets!
A photo of an embroidery machine and a stack of grey, orange, black, and cream fabrics. There’s a countdown calendar on top that reads “Oct 21: 11 days until jury”
October 21, 2023 at 10:37 PM
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12 days to go, but breaks are really important, too. It’s me and BF’s anniversary this weekend, so we both took off work to go apple and pumpkin picking. Have a lovely Friday everyone 💜
My countdown calendar in front of my sewing machine. The text reads “Oct 20: 12 days until jury” One of the teal turtles I’ve been working on sitting on the dashboard of our car with a teeny little apple on his fin. There’s a farm in the background. My dog, Winry, a yellow Labrador is laying down between two pumpkins at the farm. A picture of a tiny apple in my palm. It’s very sunny out!
October 20, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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She’s SO CUTE she reminds me of a fluffy version of the little envy monster from FMA!
Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist in tiny form. They’re a green lizard kinda thing with a big scary mouth and 8 legs
October 20, 2023 at 10:09 PM
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Don’t cry, it’s just a game.
A very sad scene from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team. Which made me cry a lot (the remakes, too!). Though in my game, my partner was Cyndaquil.
October 20, 2023 at 7:46 AM
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Show me your art with backgrounds!!
October 20, 2023 at 3:38 AM
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13 days left!! It’s a BUSY time in the studio 😭 photoshop ate my files, so I lost all of yesterday’s work on my backing card/business card/plush tag order.

Send coffee ☕️

And maybe a photoshop wrangler
October 19, 2023 at 9:52 PM
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I’m finally happy with my turtle pattern. Good thing, too, since my jury is officially two weeks away!

Todays a busy day full of admin work, embroidery digitizing, and rounding off some WIPs before diving into a new pattern.

🧶 #plush
October 18, 2023 at 11:02 PM
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Finally got my hands on a copy of Bill Watterson and John Kascht’s “The Mysteries”. It was phenomenal!

My favorite spread is the one of the guy drinking a frappe in his car: “the people loved luxuriously”
October 18, 2023 at 12:52 AM
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I made a little countdown calendar to help with my time blindness running up to the Very Important Jury on Nov 1. Prepping for this jury while *also* prepping for my biggest show of the year is a Tall Order! The hand lettering isn’t the greatest, but writing each individual day was so helpful.
Five flat teal turtles sit on a desk with a countdown calendar displaying “Oct 17, 15 days until jury”. The desk mat is purple and there’s cups with colored pencils and paintbrushes in the background.
October 17, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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Currently in prototyping hell. I love turtles, they’re worth it, but I’m 7 turtles in and still not happy 😭
October 16, 2023 at 11:40 PM
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Currently stress testing the Floppy Fidget Friends. If they can withstand my ADHD nonsense for an entire road trip, they can withstand anything.

He’s made with mochi minky and filled with poly pellets, so he’s super stretchy and floppy and fun to squish!

🧶 #plush
October 13, 2023 at 8:37 PM
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Happy Friday the 13th! Have a witchy kitty 🐈‍⬛
A black fluffy cat in a witch’s hat and cloak flies through the night sky riding on a roomba. A flock of bats follows her on the left side of the page, and there’s a large full moon in the top left corner.
October 13, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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I swear I’m nice to my dog guys. Sometimes you just gotta have a little existential crisis and that’s okay in this house. You do you, Winry dog!
My dog, Winry, a yellow Labrador, sitting sadly on the rug in front of the door.
October 13, 2023 at 10:02 AM
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Ahhh thanks so much for hosting!

Hi guys, I’m Kori and I’m an illustrator and plush artist! I love making friends, whether they’re made of fabric or painted in watercolor! (And on socials too, of course 💜)
Two crab plush with syrup and butter embroidered on top so that they look like pancakes! A large plush of a winged cat sits on a purple blanket outside with a smaller, round cat plush between her paws. The large and small cat are cream with lavender “points”, mint nose and toe beans, and mint and lavender wings. A watercolor painting of Frobo and Domino from Disney’s Amphibia series. Domino is on Frobo’s lap and they’re sitting next to a wall on a hill at night. There’s a candle casting light on the characters and a galaxy in the sky. A watercolor portrait of my dog, Winry. She’s a yellow Labrador holding a rubber barbell toy. There’s a purple and blue watercolor wash in the background.
October 13, 2023 at 9:47 AM
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This is completely not art or sewing related… but I keep mourning geckos! And! I just welcomed two more little ladies to the family today 💜 I’ve never caught them as they were hatching before, this was such a special moment!
October 13, 2023 at 2:10 AM
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Ahhhh you guys my new table runners from Rewynd Printing are here!! I’m so impressed with the print quality!

This is one of the last steps in this whole re-branding I’ve been doing and I’m so excited to wrap things up. I feel much more “me” now, and am excited to put my best foot forward.
October 13, 2023 at 12:13 AM
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It is the most BEAUTIFUL day outside. I wish I wasn’t driving and could take some lovely pictures of the views on the road!

We’re on our way to Portland for Loving Cats Worldwide!
October 6, 2023 at 7:06 PM
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Woo! New business cards! I’m so happy with them, they feel so much more *me* than the old ones.

#art #plushartist
October 6, 2023 at 4:06 PM
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Friends! Star clasps or heart clasps for Luna and Artemis?

(Don’t mind that they’re still damp, they’re taking FOREVER to dry after washing stabilizer out)

#plush #supportartists
Two slightly damp, unstuffed plush keychains of Luna and Artemis from Sailor Moon on a table. There’s a heart keychain clasp and a star keychain clasp above the cats.
October 5, 2023 at 1:57 AM
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My embroidery machine chose violence today, so I cleaned my desk instead. Currently enjoying the 45 or so seconds where it’s nice and aesthetic before it inevitably turns back into a disaster zone.
October 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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Excuse you sir, your beans are far too cute, this is ridiculous.
October 4, 2023 at 3:39 AM
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Congrats on 1k!

I’m Kori and I’m a plush maker/watercolor illustrator! I love making new friends, whether they’re made of fabric or starring in my next kids book!
Two pancake crab plushies! They’re shaped like crabs, but have syrup and butter embroidered on top. An outdoor photo of a large cat plushie. The character is Sophie, my mascot, and she’s cream with lavender “points,” mint toe beans, and wings! A painting of a witchy kitty riding a flying roomba at night. She’s wearing a purple witch hat and cape, and is being followed by a flock of bats. A tiny white dragon with a gold mane and wings is sitting on a present that’s underneath a Christmas tree. She’s admiring her reflection in a Christmas ornament.
October 4, 2023 at 3:21 AM
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Hey bluesky! Long time, no see, it's been a BUSY couple months! Welcome to everyone who found me at Pride or Furvana, I had a BLAST tabling there and look forward to next year!

I've been busy in the workshop working on rolling out new branding, new fidget prototypes, and a lil' project for me 💜
Outdoor booth at Redmond Pride! The tables are in a Z setup and have plushies and keychains on them. My table at Furvana! Shelves are on the table piled high with plushies! A little wolf/cat creature plushie. His fur has sunflower patterns on it, his eyes are blue, and he's wearing a fabulous pink and orange scarf. A stretchy fidget cat plush, being STRETCHED BIG!
October 3, 2023 at 10:09 PM
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Are there any fursuit makers out there available for a quick-turnaround tail (and maybe ears!) commission? I'm looking to get ones done for Sophie to wear behind my convention tables.

#furryart #commission
a badge-type image with my mascot, Sophie, a cream, purple, and mint cat with wings
August 15, 2023 at 7:47 PM