Poosac Is a Brand That Makes Odd-Looking, Incredibly Sweet Toys

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Katya Z
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Poosac, a brand owned by Kim Smith, is making odd-looking dolls that we couldn’t help but love at first sight. Kim shares them on Instagram with nearly 60,000 followers and sells them on Etsy.

“I’ve always had a serious love of all things quirky, dog-eared and a little bit ‘wrong’ looking,” she says.

Kim has been making dolls, gifts, and stationary for nearly 20 years.

Scroll down to see the adorable dolls this Edinburgh-based artist makes. Make sure to support her by following her on Instagram where you’ll get the chance to see all her latest projects.

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Day 11 – Reducing waste Short & sweet post from me today – juggling lots of different things! X I love to upcycle existing fragments of fabric when creating my dolls. Not only does this bring new life to an already existing item, it also adds uniqueness to my one-of-kind creations. This fox's snazzy jumper was made from a vintage Scandinavian table cloth – anyone else got MAJOR sweater envy?! I'm often dumbfounded by the throwaway culture of our Western society and the insatiable desire for the next shiny new thing. I would always much rather choose to invest my money in considered purchases that have been lovingly handmade or handcrafted, rather than something that has been mass-produced and lacks soul and integrity. This is the same principle I apply when making my Poosac creations. Each and every one is lovingly hand-crafted (each doll typically takes me many many hours to make because of the painstaking stages involved – hand-painting, hand-embroidering, constructing, stuffing and stitching up). My intention is for my Poosac art dolls to bring huge amounts of joy to the recipient, for them to be loved and treasured by the current generation, and hopefully to be passed down to future family generations as a continued source of joy ❤️ #marchmeetthemaker

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Day 14 – How I learnt Three words: practice, practice, practice! I’ve always adored drawing, sewing, making and creating things ever since I was little so the portfolio of work you see before you now is actually the product of decades of learning, experimenting and trial and error. I studied my art foundation course at Jacob Kramer in Leeds, then went on to do a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication (Illustration) at Edinburgh College of Art. I guess my love of drawing (both photo realistic and stylised/cartoon drawings), informs a lot of my current designs – everything from my hand-painted pet portrait dolls like the little pug pictured here, to my hand-cut paper illustrations and greeting cards. I love working in both forms – the most important thing to me is ensuring that my work is filled with personality. Apart from learning how to make an apron and a few other minor sewing projects at primary school, I’ve never been formally taught any sewing skills. Rather, it’s been a case of practising various techniques over the years (sometimes with the aid of YouTube tutorials). I think that if a true pro sewer were to watch my ‘processes' they’d shudder at the laborious nature of it all! We, and our work, are always a ‘work in progress’, so I think it’s only right that we should be constantly developing and learning new skills/methods/knowledge. There are SO many skills that I have yet to hone – particularly in regard to Illustrator & Photoshop as I’m keen to see how I could push my work and product line in different directions. Watch this space I guess! x #marchmeetthemaker

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Did somebody say… carrots?!! 🥕

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#throwback

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Little and large 🐾

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