Mythical creature plushie

I loved my Sasquatch Sam character so much  I decided to extend the project with screenprinted plush.
A misunderstood creature, the Sasquatch is a lovable loner who enjoys the peace and quiet of the mountains. Sam loves nothing more than grabbing his map and heading on an exploring adventure.
 I also made a friend for him...... Monsieur Yeti!
Monsieur Yeti isn't getting any younger. The older he get's, the more he enjoys his own company and doing nothing. His favourite pastime is to chill out in the French Alps whilst eating his favourite treat...... ice cream.

Spoonflower competition

A few weeks ago I entered a 'Mythical creature plushie pattern' competition run by Spoonflower. This was the first time I've entered, first time making a plushie pattern and first time completing an Illustration on Illustrator! I hugely enjoyed making this and actually enjoyed working in Illustrator (think it's the first time I've not got annoyed with the program!) I decided to design a Sasquatch, was tempted to do down the unicorn route but wanted to do something a little different. I was so happy with how my design came out!

I already have plans to expand on this with screenprinting and new products, I even have a cute Yeti friend. I was also really pleased with the results as i had 152 votes (all from complete strangers as I didn't advertise on social media)  and some really sweet comments and although i didn't get anywhere near the top ten..... it still made me very happy! Especially as it's my first Spoonflower comp. It's also given me a lot more confidence in my work and to push myself more.
You can check out the other entries here, there are so many good ones!

http://blog.spoonflower.com/2015/02/announcing-the-top-10-mythical-creature-plushie-designs.html#more