Welcome! My name is Chandra and, although I am an American, I currently live in the Netherlands after living in Japan for several years.
I went to college for Zoology but I took a break to work in an animal shelter and never went back. Ever since, animal rescue has been my passion and I have worked in several shelters in various locations. I have always loved to craft however and have decided to combine my environmental nature and love of animals, as well as my love for all things geek, with my crafting, by making things I love and then giving a portion to charity!
It started with a torn dog blanket, I realized that although it was torn and couldn't be a bed any more the fabric between the holes was still soft and in good condition. Working around the holes I was able to cut out the pieces for a plush cat. I went to Goodwill and found a button collection and added those for eyes. I didn't want to use polyester stuffing for my eco-friendly new kitty so I decided to use renewable bamboo stuffing.
All of my plushies since have had the same care for the environment. They are all still hand sewn and made from upcycled fabric. Nowadays my favorite stuffing is either Hoooked's fabric remnant filling or washing and reusing pillow filling.
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