Elf Makes Plushes
Hello! I'm ElfGrove (a.k.a. Elf, Elfie) and I make custom plushes as a hobby.Last Updated: 2025 Oct 16
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Hello! I'm ElfGrove (a.k.a. Elf, Elfie) and I make custom plushes as a hobby. I started making plushes in 2013 in so that when my brother and close friends had children I could spoil them with custom made plushes and because I loved plushes growing up and still do.The majority of my early plushes were made with fleece and I developed a lot of my skills and techniques in the process of making plushes for the lovely crew of the Green Lantern: The Animated Series (GLTAS) show as I had a chance to interact with them and the show was sadly not going to have any official toys.Most of my current plushes are primarily minky and starting around plush #25, I started sewing on a "Handsewn by ElfGrove" tag to most of my plush creations. If you find a lost plush with one of these tags, please contact me, and I will work to reunite it with its owner.At last count, I've made 223 plushes since 2013.
F.A.Q.
Q: How long have you been making plushes?
A: I completed my first plush in September 2012, but I didn’t really start seriously working at making plushes as a hobby until mid-January 2013, when I made 6 Zilius Zoxes for the producers and directors of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Those I completed around February 1st, 2013.Q: What are your plushes made from?
A: I generally work in fleece, felt, minky, and faux leather/suede. Details are usually hand sewn on with embroidery floss and different craft findings. I use safety eyes and noses on many of my plush designs and a standard poly fiber fill unless requested otherwise or if the design calls for it.
Most of my non-prototype plushes have a “Hand sewn by ElfGrove” tag.
Every single plush is hand sewn with needle and thread as it gives me better control over the final product and because that's how I enjoy making them. It also means each plush has minor (often only noticeable to me) differences that makes them unique.Q: How long does it take you to make a plush?
A: It depends on the size and complexity of the plush, if I need to create a new pattern, and if I have all the materials needed for a project on hand or need to order things. On average, it takes between 2 to 6 weeks for me to complete a plush from start to finish.Q: What are you working on now?
A: It’s always best/fastest to check my plush instagram @ElfPlush (link) stories & highlights for what is currently being worked on.Q: I love the plush you posted! Are you selling it?
A: Most of the plushes you see me post already have owners before you see the first progress pic. So the ones you see are not for sale or adoption unless specifically stated otherwise.Q: Do you sell at conventions or via an online storefront like Etsy/Tictail/BigCartel/Etc?
A: No. Nor do I plan to. I have a completely unrelated full time job. I love making plushes as a hobby. I want it to remain something I do for fun, and I have zero interest into turning this into a business or side-hustle.Q: Q: Will you share the pattern for this plush?
A: Because I’m putting a good bit of effort into coming up with or modifying existing patterns (that have their own usage rules) and I would worry about them being distributed to people who would make them for sale, I will not be sharing most of my patterns. I will make rare exceptions only with patterns I both want to share and are my original patterns.Q: Do you take commissions?
A: Not really. I tried it for a bit a long time ago and it's just not really for me. It stresses me out and this is my de-stressing hobby. I primarily make plushes to give away or as gifts, trades, or other arrangements with friends, and that's about it.
I will very rarely make plushes on specific request for the general public, and this is only time when I say "commissions" are open. See the status on my @ElfPlush IG account profile. When that extremely rare event happens, I'll post what the expectations are.Q: I see that commissions are currently closed, but can you pre-schedule or waitlist me for when you do open them?
A: No. While the enthusiasm is appreciated, it would defeat the point of closing commissions.Q: Okay but I have a really special personal circumstances where I need you to make x-plush for me/my child/friend/significant other/etc. I can pay you!
A: I do get a surprising number of these requests, and I hate to disappoint y'all, but unless you are a personal friend or on my standing offer list, the answer is no. Sometimes things simply are not for sale at any price. Please turn off your capitalism brain.Q: I heard you had a standing offer of free custom plushes?
A: Yes. There is a very short list involved here, and they are very much an "as time permits". My brother, niece, and limited close friends (you have likely been badgered about this or done so before) can always make requests of me, within reason.
Additionally, if you are credited cast, crew, or staff from one of the below properties, I would be delighted to make one plush for you as a fan of your hard and amazing work, just shoot me a message via email or IG to work out details.
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
- Voltron Legendary Defender
- Supergiants Games' Hades I or II
These can be requested regardless of whether or not commissions are open, but may have to wait for availability.Q: Are your plushes safe for children?
A: While I avoid using known toxic materials in making my plushes and try to use safety eyes and noses especially when I know the plush is for a young child -- I am a hobbyist making OOAK plushes, which means they have not been put through stringent child safety tests. My plushes are not recommended for extremely young children who might be prone to trying to eat the plush.Q: Are there restrictions on your custom plushes?
A: I avoid making anything that an equivalent of is available mass-produced. The amount of time, money, and effort that goes into a custom plush makes it unreasonable to remake things that can be purchased for less than $300.
I generally max out plush size at around 10~12 inches. Noodle-shaped plushes like snakes/dragons are an exception. Larger plushes just create a lot more overhead to deal with.
I will most likely turn down any request for more than 2 plushes at a time from a single individual due to the needed time commitment.
If you are the one requesting a plush, contact me directly to coordinate. Do not promise someone something then demand I produce it without having approved the plush, giftee, and any deadlines with me.
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