Paisley Fawn's Plushes & Smudges & Amoebas… Oh My!

There must be something in the water in Chicago, for they seem to have a quite high plush artist per capita ratio… Paisley Fawn creates completely handmade "hand-sized" plush animals that she refers to as Smudges. Pictured above are her newest variety, the Rusty Red Panda Smudges, but there are a veritable safari of critters to choose from: chickens, tigers and bears, oh my! You can find the full selection, which range in price from $30 to $67 in Fawn's etsy shop.

Also in her etsy shop, you might notice these strange plush amoebas… What really caught my attention about these "Cuddle Bacteria" were the fact that their flagellum (tails) are fully posable and able to support the weight of the plush form, meaning you can hang these just about anywhere. These strange fellas are $70 each in the shop.