About

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Hi! I am Kaylyn. I live in Charlotte, NC with my five incredible kids. I am passionate about imagination and storytelling, and how they can encourage children and grown ups to know their own value in this world and experience connection to self and to their community.

I started making one of a kind plush toys in 2007 when I was looking for unique toys for my own daughter and needed a creative outlet. My Dunlap friends have evolved greatly over the years as I have learned new techniques, discovered my favorite fabrics to use, and decided these toys needed their own personalities and stories. Creating these modern heirloom keepsakes has been a great source of joy for me and has become a big part of my life. Your stories of how my art has impacted your lives and created comfort, meaning, and joy keeps me going each day!

I am living my best life when I am doing epic made-up bed time stories and whisking my children away to made up lands full of unlikely characters. I am a wannabe New Yorker and a future Disney Annual Passholder that enjoys traveling to new places and to come home feeling more inspired to create and dream. You can also find me with a diet coke in hand telling you all about my love for otters and pigeons.

Softies with a Story launched in 2015 with a desire to create a world where children can connect to their plush friend through story + play, fostering low tech play and encouraging emotional intelligence and connection. You can read each character's bio to get to know them a bit. A children's storybook launch is in the works where you will get to know them even more!

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