About this Product
This is a listed for a one-of-a-kind mini stuffed cupcake hand-crafted out of vintage and new materials. It is true to life size, and fits nicely in your hand. It is a happy little cupcake! The eyes and mouth are hand-painted on with fabric paint. Each cupcake is unique and has a lot of character in a little package.
Does not require refrigeration, and will not spoil, as it is made of fabric! Also created using polyfil, felt, ribbon, fabric paint, and a cupcake wrapper inside for crinkle effect. Zero calories, and tons of fun! There is a ribbon loop sewn into the back which makes for easy display from a backpack or for a mobile.
Panic in Polkadots
Meet the Maker
I learned to sew at a young age, and would create clothing and blankets for my dolls. I even dabbled in embroidery. My nickname was Katiebug, and ladybugs drew me in, with their cute lil polkadots. They truly are the meaning behind "Panic in Polkadots."
In High School, I began to made clothes for myself, since nothing ever seemed to fit right: to my body or my personality. I would modify clothes, buy clothes from thrift stores, cut them up and bleach them. I loved creating things, and I loved owning something unique that no one else had. Often, people would ask where I got my fashions. But, it seemed difficult to make clothes for anyone else but me. I didn't use conventional methods of measuring and drawing up patterns. I just went for it, cut and sewed until it seemed right, creating little masterpieces along the way.
Eventually, I was introduced to the world of collage. I made several collages of any size and theme, using paint, mod podge, old canvases, and magazine clippings. I would sit for hours and cut up zines into letters and little pictures and quotes, to fill a shoebox. Soon thereafter, I picked up the art of candle pouring. I bought candle tins but decided that they needed a little decoration, so I decoupaged them. These unique candles were decorative and functional. All of a sudden, people wanted to buy my product, and I loved to create the individualized, unique items!
Panic in Polkadots took off! I began looking into what else to create, bottlecap jewelry, wristbands made out of fabric scraps, camera cases with film camera prints! But once I started creating animal friends, I knew right away that these would be my signature product. One raccoon started it all, and I still have her to this day. So many animal friend stuffed animals and ice cream cones and cupcakes have found amazing homes. I am over the moon about it!
Lately, embroidery consumes my time, and I am forever inspired by my favorite band: AFI. I hope to continue to create and share these little masterpieces with y'all!
So, let's keep this creativity going for many years to come. It's raining polkadots, did you bring YOUR umbrella?
<3 Katie Umbrella
Panic in Polkadots
Shop Policies
All items are unique and handmade, therefore are impossible to replicate if lost or stolen. If you’d like to return any items, you cover shipping costs back to me, and I’ll refund the order amount minus fees. Custom orders are final sale.
