Meet My latest custom, Redcoat, an 8″ Qee. He is now on his way to the Civil War and Our Founding Fathers show which takes place in July. This was my first time customising a large figure like this and i had a lot of fun making him!
Qeeology 2.5 is on tomorrow, if you’re in the Nebraska area you should check it out, there are some really great pieces from very talented artists. I’m so pleased to be included, it’s a shame i cant make it to the show! Take a picture for me! 
Pictures of my custom, Moss Rabbit, are here.
Here’s a little sneak peek of my custom for Toy2R‘s Qeeology 2.5 show, part of the Toy2R 15th Anniversary World Tour. I’ve been really inspired by vintage toys and facemoulds lately, my friend leant me an AMAZING book called Happy Bunny Kitty Pony (i need to buy myself a copy and quit hoggin’ hers!) and i’ve based this little guy on some of the cute/creepy bunnies in there. He’s a little further along than this now but i’ll post more pictures when he’s done – a girls got to have some secrets right?
The party was held at the fifty fifty gallery in Bristol and it was PACKED! The que was all the way round the corner and the Droplets sold out in less than an hour! Big props to Gav for putting on such a great event.
Here’s a few pictures of my custom 3″ Dunny, ‘Applehead’. Applehead began life a production Dunny, I started by stripping him and painting with a white cellulose primer, all the colour work was done in acrylics and sealed with matte lacquer, with the ‘apple’ being finished with layers of full gloss lacquer, with metallic and pearlescent powders mixed in so it has a lot of depth. I made the vines from wire and some already tiny fake leaves that i cut down further.
See pictures of him in progress here
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The base is a clear acrylic oval painted purple on the underside and polished around the edge. The foliage is varying grades of model makers grass/stones and soil, with long tufts of grass dotted around. His little mushroom friends were sculpted from fimo.
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I’ve just put the finishing touches on my custom droplet for the series 2 Launch party on the 6th February, if you’re in the Bristol area you should come down and check it out! The Droplet toy itself is very simple so it has a lot of scope for customising and I had a lot of fun making this little guy. I’ve seen a few sneaky pictures of how they’re doing up the gallery on Gav’s twitter, I’m really looking forward to meeting all the other artists and seeing how they’ve customised their Droplets.
This week for me has been all about sculpting, drum and bass, home improvements, custom toys, girls night out, Avatar, Gossip Girl and having fun with friends. Here’s a little update on whats been going on around here this week…
I’m very pleased to be involved in the Droplet Series 2 launch party. I’ve been working on my custom this week and i’m looking forward to seeing what all the other artists make of theirs! It would be great to see you there. Pictures of my custom are here.
This custom has just been completed and shipped out to America, this was request to look like an old sepia photograph, so i cast the face in a slightly dulled creamy colour and picked creamy-toffee colour fabrics to match. Her body is made from a curly faux mohair with a dark backing so it really looks old. When she was complete i ‘aged’ her all over with an airbrush, i’m so pleased with how she came out!
I have been busy working my way through my list of custom orders, here are the latest – this one is on her way to Italy! She was really fun to make, i loved picking out all the fabrics that tone together. Her body is made from super soft brushed jersey fabric like you’d use for baby clothes
I wanted to share some photos Lauren took of her sleepy monster, who she names Moonmallow. I should send all my creatures to her to get photographed she takes beautiful pictures! Check out her pictures here and here. Thanks Lauren!!
Holly xox
This little polar bear is my latest custom plush for Lauren. She loved the albino easter bunny I made earlier this year and as each toy i make is unique we came up with the idea of making an albino bear. He is made from lots of different white and cream furs giving him lots of textures and feels. His body is made from super soft polar fleece and airbrushed along the seams for a vintage look.
Its raining today and i can’t get nice pictures outside so heres some quick snaps of my latest custom – a ginger kitty cat. The weather in the UK is up and down lately to say the least so hopefully ill be back tomorrow with some better pictures, i have a couple of new things to share
I took my latest custom project on a little trip out to take some pictures. I haven’t been updating my shop much lately as i’ve been working through custom orders. I loved making this this bear, she’s definitely a favorite! She has a coarse curly purple fur body with a super soft pink fur head and tail, her inner ears and foot pads have been accented with a pink on pink candy stripe fabric. I usually leave the hair matte on my plushes but for this bear i glossed the hair and added a peralescent powder to the lacquer so it shimmers and gleams in the sun. She was an absolute joy to make
Just updated my shop with a couple new custom bunny brooches. There are more for sale in my shop, or please get in touch if you’d like a custom one.
This Brown Raccoon-creature was a custom plush for Cynthia of Green Girl Studios And here is a picture of her in her new home with Cynthia’s adorable little girl.
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Heres some pictures of my two latest custom orders.
If you would like your own custom squeaky bun made please get in touch !
Squeaky buns are one of a kind art toys by Holly Stanway, each has a little squeaker inside, they love to be squeezed! *squeak squeak!*
She was a custom order. I wouldn’t have thought to make one in natural colour but i’m really glad i did! I like to make toys that I would want to buy, which quite often sucks because then i never want to sell them! 
I love doing custom orders because I tend to get requests for something a little different from what i would normally make.
I was so touched to find this awesome drawing waiting for me on my desk at work, my friends little girl drew it! Here it is proudly displayed on my fridge!!
I custom made two plushes for her birthday present earlier in the year, her dad got her to draw creatures that would keep the monsters away and i made them into toys, you can see them after the jump
Cavey is a plush series from A Little Stranger. Each Cavey is lovingly handmade in the UK.
