Sew unusual.If you like your stuffed friends a bit offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. , you'll fall hard for Pock--it Palz. They're the quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. creations of Luisa Castellanos, 13, who learned to sew sew v. sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing, sews v.tr. 1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: from her grandma. "I started sewing little creatures at age 9," Luisa tells us. "Then I realized I could make bigger creatures and, since I love tiny things, I decided they should have a baby miniature in a pocket." She made them for friends' birthdays until her parents discovered "a really funky-looking" toy store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. called Rotofugi in downtown Chicago. "I Showed them some of my designs, and they agreed to sell my plush there," says Luisa. "They thought it was the coolest thing that I was only 11 and sewed better than most adults." Go to rotofugi.com to check out Luisa's Pock-it Palz. |
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