Jess Hutch creates deeply appealing soft dolls and pillows. She knows every trick in the book for exploiting your parental instincts when you look at one of her creations. According to her bio, she is inspired by Mary Blair, Japanese toys, world's fairs, and her sister Kate.

If you're taken with her work, she also has a free bunny pattern on her web site.

junebug's photos — flickr (via BoingBoing)