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Christmas shopping for the anti-consumer, Part 2: Plush Creatures

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bunnyfoofooYesterday I announced that I would be providing a shopping guide for kid's products hand-made by artists, independent designers, small companies and individual craft folks right here in the good ol' USA (and Canada). I don't mean to slight you folks from other parts of the world, these are just the only products I have encountered here in San Francisco.

Today's focus: Stuffed Creatures

Why give your kids the standard Gund-ish stuffed animals or boring Disney characters that every kid on the block has, when you could get them a menagerie of weird stuffed creatures so unusual they'd make the stuffed beasts in Ted Nugent's living room seem downright passé? These plush creatures may be a little more expensive than most mass-produced stuffed animals, but they are hand-made with love and the money you spend actually goes to the person who makes them:

For even more DIY designer stuffed creatures, check out the storefront sites etsy and pixel girl.

If you know of any other artists/independent designers creating stuffed creatures who you'd like me to add, please leave a comment with their name and URL and I'll add them.

Up next in the Christmas shopping for the anti-consumer series: Toys & Dolls

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