Serious Eats
Doughnuts That Last Forever
Have you ever wished that you could hug a doughnut without the fear of smearing glaze/sugar/oil on yourself? I never did until I set my eyes on the adorable plush doughnut that craftsters have created in an attempt to encapsulate the visual essence of doughnut in an emblem of donut-ness that—albeit inedible—leave no sticky residue.
Heidi Kenny of My Paper Crane, home of more adorable anthropomorphic plushes than you could ever imagine, makes five varieties of smiling plush donuts. They also come in handy collectible keychain form.
If you'd rather have a collection of huggable doughnuts that doesn't stare back at you, Sew Dorky makes fourteen types of doughnuts sans facial expressions.
It's also possible to make your own doughnuts if you know your way around a ball of yarn. Leave behind scarves and hats; knit a doknit or crochet a doughnut pincushion instead.
[photo via katbaro's flickr]