Onion Saves the Day

The other day I blogged about a plush doll that I had made, going by the name of Onion the Bunyip. Well, Onion decided that he wanted to do some good in the world and after some consultation with his maker (me) he was shipped off to Handmade Help. From there he will go to the home of a child who has lost his or her toys in the fires that have torn through Victoria this year.

Best of luck Onion!

Onion the Plush Bunyip

Meet Onion the Bunyip... a plush doll of my own creation which I finished making only just now. 

Onion the Bunyip is made of material which I bought from a patchwork craft shop, when I was in Darwin for my Honeymoon a few years back. The prints are a variety of Aboriginal designs - very cool and earthy.

Initially I had intended on designing a bunny rabbit plush doll, but the design evolved into something entirely different. There wasn't a single creature that I could truly compare this plush doll to so I decided he must be a bunyip.

Other distinctive features of Onion is his lovely floppy ears, and rotatable arms and legs.