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The Easter Bunny (Killer)

Dear Insane Children, 

Happy Easter to you all! Here in China we don't really celebrate Easter. But I remember China + Jesus being one of those things that got me in trouble as a kid in Sunday School. I distinctly recall asking the teacher, "But what about all those kids in China? Won't they go to hell if Jesus doesn't speak Chinese?"

Teacher's response: (frown)

Anyway, now I am in China and I'm pretty sure Jesus never came to visit here. There just aren't that many Mexican food places. I think he'd starve to death. (In case you don't get the joke: I grew up in Texas and often saw Jesus represented as Hispanic).

Cheshire Kitten Plush

Omri sends along an updated version of the Cheshire Kitten Plush (above). 

Based on the last few posts on this topic I think we're all leaning pretty heavily towards "make a plush now, make other stuff later" - right? So... we'll focus on the plush for now and do other stuff later (or at the same time for some of those things). 

Let us know in the comments below how you feel about these updates. He's had his ears adjusted; been made to look a little more wicked/evil; and apparently has a ... butt... now? Most of this is per your requests. I don't know about the butt. Who suggested that?!

Anyway, comments! Feedback! 

Alex sent along some simple renders of Alice ... mostly as a test or suggestion for images we might put on future bags, shirts, etc. But I thought this might also be a good way to show the sort of bag I was thinking for the Cheshire Plush. Now... we could go all "historically accurate" and do another canvas bag (as with the White Rabbit Plush bag). 

Or we could do something in waterproof nylon and make it 100% functional as a daily-use item. Personally, I am leaning towards something like the design you see above. Maybe in black? Maybe with a Cheshire Kitten paw print on one side and one of our favorite Cheshire Cat Quotes on the other side? 

What do you think of that idea? What quote would you put on the other side of the bag? 

Feedback around the bag idea in general? 

Sample Process Started

While we continue to collect your feedback on these designs I've sent this latest illustration to our plush makers and asked them to consider how they might tackle this task. They're already asking me about materials, eyes, stitching, size, etc... 

Once we have a range of options put together, I'll share that info here for your consideration. 

This is fun! I really like making toys! How about you? 

From Shanghai with Lulu Bunny,

-American

The Easter Bunny (Killer)

Comments

Welp... I did it. I made a 3D model of the Cheshire cat plush. 16 hours of my life well spent.

SO PERFECT!!! Love love love!!

yeeeees!! I’ve always wanted a Cheshire plush like this 😍 (but I agree with some of the comments about wanting him to look as close to the original as possible. “Edgier”)❤️

Alexandra Hall-Pinner

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! love them both! <3

Yes, please make that and the bag with the Alice design. I love it and would love to add both to my collection!

Taharka

I am still over the moon about my rabbit plush and canvas bag, I can't wait to show them off at the con I'm going to at the end of the month! And I luv the idea of a plush Cheshire (he's always been my fav for some reason even in the Disney's version of Alice). But I do lie the idea of the tote you mentioned being weather-proof so it can used year round. And the black silhouette image of Alice is great but one the other side maybe a paw print but that is kinda smeared, like the paw was scratching at it then stopped? and the only quote that comes to mind is "We're all mad here."

Sherrie Mora

I love the idea of a Cheshire Cat plush. And this one is sinister and fun, but something is missing for me. I definitely get a sinister cat vibe, but not necessarily a 100% Cheshire Cat vibe. Perhaps the eyes? The smile is on point.

Erin Flower

Yes please, go with the plush! I absolutely love my Rabbit! ❤ The design for the Cheshire plush already looks amazing!

The more he looks like the cheshire from Madness returns the better! Not sure about the teddy style position of this I think it’d look better in a more cat-like position and definitely needs the curly tattoos not stripes please! So glad you’re making this!

Love both. Hurry up and take my money!!

Definitely love the direction this plush is heading for!!!

I can't handle the cuteness!! Having a plush this adorable would be amazing 😍

I really liked the rabbit - as did my two granddaughters and their Mom. For the cat, I'd like to see it a bit 'edgier' like the original, or maybe a bobblehead instead of a plush. Cheshire Cat needs to be 'on the edge' even as a kitten/young cat - he's a mentor, a 'spirit guide', a schizo 'jiminy cricket conscience be your guide' type character so he needs to be seen as that 'older kid/brother who's been there, done that, got the t-shirt.... 'The bag idea is good; however, please, please, please don't let the characters start looking like Japanese anime just because you're in Asia. The Alice on the bag looks like any one of hundreds of anime characters with no distinctive 'Alice' qualities like in AMR.

My only request is dont put any quotes I've seen around the internet like we are all mad here or the like. Over done and that's not the Cheshire cat we know and love. He has better quotes then the general ones from other associated media.

Absolutely LOVE the bag! The image is amazing.

I already have a plush of the rabbit. I'm not looking to get another one. I'd rather have the Cheshire cat as a figurine, or as stated before, on a PILLOW CASE!! That way I can sleep with the rabbit and the cat. I can only snuggle so many plushes at night!!

Hmm.. Maybe a bit more of an oval/heart shaped head so the smile looks less strange?

Looking at other comments, I realized I had similar issues, I am going to echo a few criticisms of the plush to add some weight too: The stripes do look super wormy and odd, it doesn't help the design in this case. The highlighting doesn't help the stripes either, but in regards to them in actual application I think they should be much thinner and more random in a tiger-esque way. Like his fur actually is. Plenty of other comments on eyeshape, don't need to say that one. I think the extremely exaggerated smile kind of does hurt the Cheshire overall look. It's fine to look crazy but Chesh always had that menacing, knowing grin. He looks a little too madcap here for it to convey itself well. More pointed edges/sharper angles would help him, I can't say if that's easy in plush making but that's what i am thinking. I look forward to seeing more design concept drawings!

RedBreloom

His eyes kind of look like when a dog eats a bumble bee and puffs up, but of a strange shape. More almond eyes would be cool. Otherwise I do like the design! Also like the bag, shopping tote bag kind of thing would work well, and be a good way to spread the word of Alice to normal people

I love the new plush design! I was also a huge fan of the plush bag/backpack (would really come in handy as a nomad/festival person)

Sarah Heist

I am excited to get another plush. I love stuff animals. Keep ‘em coming! (The bag..meh. Could be more like the one that came with the rabbit.)

Love this so much! Eyes definitely need better shape...he needs to be a tad less chubby, I know it’s a plush, but our Cheshire is all claws, bones and teeth - almost skeleton like.

Love the bag concept, preferably in dark gray or leaning more to a purply gray with his paw print on it and quote! As for the cat itself, I agree with other commenters that the eyes being almond shape would be better. The stripes less wormy but more natural, like its his actual fur. I’d love to see his grin a little smaller....

Angel Ellis

I'd also vote for no whiskers or thin whiskers, like companies do with other stuffed animals. This ones look...weird... reminds me for some reason for some Cartoon network design...

Hmmm, honestly, I don't like the plush... It looks too stylized, too cartoony. The first version of the sketches looks a 1000 times better! I also don't like the random stripes around his body. No cat has any like that, they look like scars! And he needs some markings around his eyes to make him more recognizable.

My comment was too long! It got decapitated >.> Well, that was my favorite quote at least, though Cheshire is endlessly quotable and there are so many great ones to pick from. Thank you for sharing the China + Jesus story <3 it made me smile!

I LOVE the kitten plush! It looks so good, with the current look it looks to be designed to go with the bunny, yet it's very distinctly its own at the same time, I'll hug the stuffing out of him any day of the week. I've seen the suggestions for changes from other commenters, and I wouldn't mind those changes but at the same time I really like the current look (so much for constructive critisism ;D). The stripes feel really important though, since he's been a tabby since the mid-1800s <3 The poor guy has been sitting down his entire life, it's good he gets to stand up and show off that booty for once XP Canvas is definitely my preference over nylon for a bag, it might not be water-resistant but it's still a very strong option for a versatile and durable bag. There's so much iconic imagery relating to Alice, not just your work with it but overall, if you decided to go with something like a paw-print it wouldn't be obvious to an 'outsider' that it's the Cheshire cat's paw, right? I realize some people might be a little fed up with a Cheshire Grin(™) or related imagery but I'd like something a little more distinctly Alice, if that makes sense (perhaps that's already what you had in mind and my image of it is too Blue's Clues-y, apologies in that case). "Forgetting pain is convenient, remembering it... agonizing. But recovering the truth is worth the suffering and our Wonderland, though damaged, is safe in memory... for now."

I like the idea of the paw print and quote on the bag. But maybe not black? Maybe dark grey?

Laura Fowler

Echoing a lot of people: almond eyes, fluffier but thinner tail to match (kittens get a cone-like stiff tail stage). Not sure about the stripes either. I have a lot of tote bags, mostly canvas. The only nylon ones are my pack-up small emergency shoppers. Those come with a bag cover to keep them small and wrapped up, with a quicklink carabina to attach to other bags.

I like the plush, but I agree with others that the shape of the eyes doesn't seem quite right, and the tail should be a bit fluffier with grey instead of all black. Other than that, I'm digging it and can't wait to get my hands on it. I like the addition of the earring. Also, tss, implying people don't use canvas bags as daily-use items, I carry mine around everyday :p But in all seriousness, I like the idea of a nylon waterproof bag. Maybe with Chesh's face on one side and a quote + the asylum logo on the other? I don't have a particular preference for a quote, but I do like this one: Only a few find the way; some don't recognize it when they do; some don't ever want to.

Hm, too be honest the plush looks little cartoony. I liked the other picture (before-after fire) as a design. In that design the "stripes" on Cheshire looked more like tattoos. And I agree with some others here about the tail could be fluffy, and the eyes more almond shaped. About the bag, I agree with @Ina and would love a bag (or T-shirt) like that! :D

Bag and the plushy are great!

Helloween4545

SUGGESTION: How about the marks on the cat are more formed and detailed, like the Cheshire Cat has in AMA and AMR, I know he's a kitten now but it would look so great! The eyes maybe more almond shaped. For the quote I'd love: Only a few find the way, some don't recognise it when they do, some don't ever want to. I love the bag, in black would be perfect and the print is very pretty!

I love the plush and the bag. I want it.

It was Greg. I'm sure he's responsible for the Chesire Butt. For size, I think the same as the rabbit plush. I'd love Cheshire bag for daily use, and I love your ideas for the design! As for the quote "When you're not on edge you're taking up too much space" seems somehow fitting for a bag :b That or perhaps "Different denotes neither good or bad, but it certainly means 'not the same'". Gray with black paw prints or tattoes/stripes like Chesh would be cool. At least a somewhat neutral colour, so it goes with all outfits :b Also, I use the Rabbit Property bag regularly, and my only problem with that, is that things like my traveling card, phone, keys, wallet, etc, things you use a lot gets lost in its depth. So if the Cheshire bag is supposed to be for daily use, I highly suggest making a small pocket at the up of the bag, preferably with a zipper or some other type of locking mechanism, for the things you need to get access to easily.

SUGGESTION: for Chesh Quote "If you're not on edge you're taking up too much space"

Catheryn Alice North

I really like the plush, but the eyes could be more formed like Almonds. Now it looks like she‘s eaten to much 🤷🏼‍♀️ the bag looks super, some you can go shopping with!

Is Alice left-handed a new brand?)

Your teacher must be Mr. Garrison. Since I saw a deviantart custom Cheshire Cat waited for this. Maybe he should be better looking with the original grey color (or orange :P) with tattoos. No quote if you ask me.

sumblinker

I like the idea of the reusable bag, but I'm not a fan of the plushies, they are not something I want to collect. However, I'm sure there will be a lot of people who do. Perhaps the next collectable could be something else though.

Love the plushy kitten so far, but the tail (as a SUGGESTION) should be more fluffy...the "older" Cheshire cat has a more "tousled" one, so we can assume that as a kitten he should have a more fluffy tail.

Jessi St.

I think perhaps more almond shaped eyes instead of the slitted ones the design has right now. Other wise I think the little bunny killer looks pretty adorable and I would buy one.

I do not really care for the plush as it is. I liked the Cheshire Cat purse design more. The Alice bag looks kinda off.

Nicole E.

Reducing his head size would make him look a bit better

art3mis

Hahaha the butt. I really like the touch of the earring. Maybe add claws to his front paws as well?

art3mis

Gasp! A cat butt?! I am shooketh. lol No, but seriously - I think he's adorable, but - could we maybe have one 'sweet' Cheshire (a little less scary - more teddy-bear-ish) and one 'mean' one (more Alice-game tradish)? Also- I love that bag! But I'd want it in black, because that's just how I do haha

Rue

I am actually liking the pointy headed chesh doodle design quite a bit, more than the currently proposed design too, it feels more true to the character in a way. He looks appropriately mad with a rounded head, but I feel like some more point in the chin at least would be a valid direction as well. I am excited for this teddy, well, rabbity, Chesh either way though. I would also totally buy an Alice or Chesh shirt as well, i'm just saying.

RedBreloom

10/10 need this plush in my life

I live the plush! Looks great to me and I'd rather have a t-shirt than a bag.

He's not standing. This is a production image. Need to show the factory his proportions. The final plush will be, like the Rabbit, able to sit and pose.

American McGee

I"m not sold on the plush. It's better, but not making me want it the same way as the rabbit...the flatness of the face doesn't help. Of course there was a reason for the rabbit...and the plush seems to be "just because" the alice image- i'd love a tshirt with that on it

I honestly can't wait for this plush. My rabbit is absolutely perfect. I like the design, although I do feel it is slightly too 'chibi' for lack of a better word. Can't wait to see how he develops & to get my hands on the final product at the end

I for one love the Chesire plush but it is strange seeing Chesire stand, yet everything in Wonderland is strange. Not digging the picture of Alice, I believe a more maddening shot would do better. For the bag I'd say why not have Chesire's glowing grin and cat eyes, as for the quote id put "Change denotes neither good nor bad but it certainty means not the same".

"There is worse to come" Would be a pretty badass quote to have on a bag that I'm loading up with groceries 😂. I like the design of the bag and I'm super excited for the Cheshire plush. I think a fluffier tail would be cuter but I don't know if it would be easier/feasible design wise.

I always picture the Cheshire cat to be a cuter version like the original pictures of the baby Cheshire. As this is when she was younger, wouldn't it be a slightly cuter version as she hasn't reached the level of madness she does as she gets older?

Okay, the butt killed me but I Love the plush too cute haha. As for the bag it would be so hard to pick a single quote, the Cheshire has so many good ones. Love the canvas bag I have but a black version of the one shown would be a nice option as well. I honestly can't even begin to express my eagerness to see the pure chaos that will be the sample Cheshire kitties. The bunny samples were a great adventure filled with my laughs xD.

I have to say I love the idea of a nylon bag that I could use everyday for say grocery shopping or something like that!! My favorite Cheshire quote is and always has been: Only a few find the way; some don't recognize it when they do; some don't ever want to. And: Those who say there's nothing like a nice cup of tea for calming the nerves never had real tea. It's like a syringe of adrenaline straight to the heart! And lastly: How fine you look when dressed in rage. Your enemies are fortunate that your condition is not permanent. And you're lucky too: red eyes suit so few.

The eyes and teeth could be more sinister. Something about the eyes seems off to me since they seem so small but maybe once actually made would look fine? The bag being more functional would be awesome but as a collector I am fine either way. The butt is weird.

I really like the idea for the bag. Having it be a bit more modern would be nice, something that I can take with me. Would it be a similar size to the bag that came with the rabit?

I would buy a whole line of plush toys. Also I'm not feeling the butt unless it's like a stitched X.

Markus

I'm loving the body and smile but the eyes seem a bit too.. small? they're tilted perfectly they just need rounded out I think... HE LOOKS GORGEOUS SO FAR!!! the toys have been amazing, I adore my rabbit and I cant wait to see the final Cheshire!

love the bag and the butt! definitely feeling the plush more now!


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