why I love, love, love flickr…….

A little over a month ago whilst perusing my friend and contacts photos I came across this sweet lil’ guy made by Raggy Rat

I love Raggy Rat’s handmade toys (my personal faves being her rats and mice) so I of course had to leave a comment letting her know just how cute I think he was…. and joy of joys she was up for trading him for a needle felting kit. So he arrived on Friday and I absolutely adore him, he pretty much hangs out with bubbletime’s cats and Skippy the Beastly (I think he secretly enjoys being bigger than them)

Anyway you should check out Raggy Rats flikr pics to see for yourself how well made and unique her handmade toys are. I hope she loves needle felting as much as I do.
And other than my new mousey nothing much else going on over here at the mo. Just trying to make schtuff for the Craftacular but feeling very lackadaisical about it as I still have a month solid of crafting before crunchtime (June 28th)

I haven’t been in the mood to needlefelt this week………gasp, shock…. what!!!???!!! Don’t worry this isn’t the first time this has happened, generally if I take a wee break from it I’m itching to get back to it …….so I have used my “time off ” to make new mobiles this week….. for some unknown reason when the felting bug leaves me the sewing bug comes into town.
I figuered it was about time I got on with new mobiles Lord knows I’ve had enough requests to make different ones so here they are I’ll put them in the shop of course if you wanna check them out there.
 

Feelin’ crabby

Moo cows

What a Hoot

Little acorns

So that’s been my week of sewing and stuffing, I think the owls are my favourites but being a cancerian I do really like the crabs too.

I guess it’s no secret that I like computer games,  I mean I’ve made enough Mario’s and Yoshi’s to have given me away at this point right?  It’s kinda funny that I’ve never thought of this as particularly geeky before,  it’s only when listing these items on Etsy that the Geekery word comes into play.   Anyway I guess I’m proud of being a geek as I just finished a little master chief from Halo for Danielle.

My husband is obsessed with this game so needless to say I will be making another one soon.

I did tell you I was going to Vegas right?   Oh ooops sorry  I guess I forgot to mention it here.   Anyway as always it was fantastic I mean where else in the world is the cop shop manned by Elvis?

I had my fix of blackjack for the year………ooooooh I love blackjack and I seem to do well at breaking even playing it,  well except for one night but that’s a different story ( and a very short and not very  good one at that either…..waaaaaah!!!)

We stayed at the new Planet Hollywood formerly known as the Alladin and as much as I adored Alladin they did a really nice job on PH.  All the rooms are movie themed and our room was the 90’s movie Made in America that starred Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson,  so for 4 nights I got to look at Nia Long’s pj’s suspended in a perspex box………I swear to God I would awake in the middle of the night convinced someone was standing at the side of the bed I mean look for yourself

More than just a little bit freaky huh?   I also got to spread some Etsy love,  one of the dealers at Treasure Island asked what I did and when I told her I made toys she was facinated by how I sold them as she had never heard of Etsy (there’s a surprise..oh how I wish they would advertise)  anyway she makes her own power bars and granola as she loves to hike and didn’t like any commercially  made bar……….who’d have thought a Vegas dealer who loves the handmade life…. anyway I hope she does sign up and start selling them on there.   Giving her the napkin with the website info written on it was like passing secrets to the soviets during the cold war it had to be approved by the pit boss and I know the cameras were honing on it like crazy.

Anyway in other news my little Mario is featured on cuteables.  It was a lovely surprise to find that out this morning and I’m also going to be in the Summer Craftacular at the High Noon in June………so I guess I had better get busy it seems like it has been a while since I’ve made a critter……..gaaaaaah!!!!

I am of course refering to these Daisies

I added them to the shop if you want to check them out.

I’m feeling a little better back wise thanks to the icy hot patch…..mmmm mentholy goodness, although it makes the cats sneeze……is it wrong that I find that amusing?

Two new etsy purchases (hey I’m feeling sorry for myself, so I’m allowed!!!) that I can’t wait to get

They are zippered wallets made by etsy seller kaylah7 you should check out her shop I love the fabrics that she uses for her pouches.

The camera one I’m going to use as a camera case (ooooh aren’t I clever) and the Alice in wonderland I just wanted because of the cheshire cat………sigh I kinda miss mine but I know he is in a good home.

done something so stupid you almost wanted to laugh at yourself for being so stupid? I would laugh, if it didn’t hurt so bad that is. So what did I do? I hear you ask. Well I went grocery shopping yesterday and carried too many bags at the one time…. lost my balance and landed on my arse……now this may have been the point where I laughed at my stupidity, other than the fact that I couldn’t move. Yup shooting pains in my back everytime I attempted to untangle myself from my groceries……thank god I was at home at least. So here I sit still a little achey but much better than yesterday……..yaaaaay for ibuprofin.

Anyway this whole week I’ve been working on commissions and I wanted to show you one of them today  

It’s Link from the legend of Zelda. He was brilliant fun to make, I loved the idea of Link throwing chickens that Jennifer wanted and I hope she will be pleased when she sees him.

I just thought I’d share Speedy with you today……..another critter for the menagerie yaaaaaay.  Of course He will be in the shop soon if you want to check him out there.

I’m still busy with commissions……. just got another couple of cool ones that I can’t wait to get started on and share with you,  so I guess I should get on with it huh?

I just wanted to share my delight with you

He has made an instant friend in Yankee Doodle the piggy bank.

Funnily enough Martha Stewart is doing a segment on sock monkeys right now……..so I really want to try and make my own asap!!!

Oh and check out my crafting friend Ekra’s blog……..she has started making gorgeous glass vases (I want one sooooo bad) and she purchased one of my roses to display them when she does shows……..how cool is that?  thanks Ekra

So I sat in the sun all day and made Dexter the Daschund…..

I think spending so much time outside had a real effect on Dexter though, he’s not so very happy about being cooped up indoors…..he’s muttering about travelling and adventures. Poor Dexter the furthest he is going to travel today is the shop.

Well it was for me at least which was very nice as I made Doug

It wasn’t a lazy weekend for my hubby as he raced in all the mud at Rock cut……..I swear he’s nutty

However his nuttiness did give me the whole day to organise and craft in peace, so finally I got a package of critters together for White Rabbit. The critters that are making their way to Iowa City are Monty, Stanley and Cyrano……….I think they are very excited to be heading out.

Oh and seeing as how you are here I figuered I’d show you my latest Etsy purchase that I can’t wait to receive

His name is Chuck and he is a sock chicken………how awesome is that!!!!  I’ve wanted him for ages and now he is mine……yaaaaay He’s made by etsy seller Sian Hughes and you should check out her etsy store for other brilliant sock monkeys.   I guess it’s a little odd that I live in Rockford home of the traditional red heeled sock monkey and I’m buying sock monkeys from someone in ther UK……..but hers are just so much better than any other ones I’ve seen………so I guess it all makes sense really,  if you think about it.