calico catwalk

New Release: Japan, August 9, 2025.

It’s 2025 and I’m revamping my blog again !! Time to play catch up with some comics !

in like 2005, Calico Critters were distributed by a company called International Playthings in the US, and they had a 'design a family' contest for kids to participate in- the winning entry was a Pig family called the Pigglywink Pigs. There was an old Sylvanian Families family of Boars, but no bespoke Pig Mold at the factory i guess, so they decided to use a mold that had previously been used for the Forrester Dog family.

anyway as you can see, the dog mold is kind of obvious and the Pigglywink Pigs look really weird and not like pigs. i don't know how closely they resembled the child's winning concept art, but there's a possibility that its part of the reason why they look like this?

anyway years later Sylvanian Families made a mold that was actually intended to be pigs and therefore the Grunt Pig family look a lot more like what you would expect from a Calico Critters Pig family

i was doing a test print of this deer centaur sculpt, but got my files mixed up and ended up printing parts of two different versions -> the leg pieces didn't fit together and the doll had trouble staying standing.

1984 Strawberry Shortcake Gen 1 Party Pleasers set

Handsewn/embroidered corn outfit for my calico critters. There's a small ribbon loop hidden in the silks where you can attach a keychain!

I decided on a whim that it’d be a fun idea to try to make a sylvanian families custom of Octavius.

I’ve never tried to make a sylvanian families custom before and I’m also new to sewing anything other than patches over holes in my trousers but the crafters audacity compelled me to try.

I’ve definitely got a lot to learn in regards to making tiny garments but here is how he’s coming along so far. I still need make his cloak, his gladius, his footwear but I'll get there.