to good eggs, you get the lil rotters……
The coming of Spring (fingers crossed) has encouraged me to finally start cleaning. I had noticed the giggles and whispers and constant shushing coming from the crisper in the fridge for quite a while……and wouldn’t you just know it the eggs had gone bad……..well maybe not bad but definately a little rotten. Oh well maybe they will get less stinky if I let them socialise a bit.
But I doubt it.
Meet Stu the bunny, Stu is a rather manic little critter he’s an ex magician’s assistant and I think he has been affected by the many hours spent hiding in the lining of a very dark top hat…….poor Stu.
He’s very happy to be retired now and is determined to enjoy his free time………in fact only yesterday his friend was talking about personally training him in the ways of the kitchen he just needs to bring his own pot………..Glen has always been a good friend to Stu.
So did you all have a nice weekend? have a romantic valentine’s day? We were pretty low key about it (as usual) I did make my valentine’s present for Mark and I think he appreciated it (at least he’s not stoopid enough to say he didn’t).
I have had some of the most brilliant requests for critter recently and just thought I’d share a few of them with you before I send them to their new homes.
It’s Shaun the sheep from Wallace and Gromit……..you guys already know how much I love Wallace and Gromit so he was brilliant fun to make, but of course he wouldn’t be complete with his buddy
Gromit who is participating in the diy craft movement and knitting a scarf (it is getting rather chilly here in Illinois) although I doubt he’s going to need it in his new home in Arizona (lucky dog) thanks Cheryl for the requests I hope they behave themselves!!!! Shaun is a bit of a sofa nibbler so watch out!!
A few people have asked me for gnomes so I decided it was only right and fair to add him to the shop as well.
And look a new critter box……….a lil piggy, he will be added to the shop too. I love having different critter boxes so thank you so much for the requests Carol.
And in stabby land news I’m still stabbying away in preperation for the Bucktown Bazaar
I’ll be honest this show is freaking me out a little as it is a 2 day event…………eeeeeeeeek must make critters!!!!
I told you I got a brilliant commission when I was at the Handmade Market in Chicago? Well I ‘ve finished him and figuered I’d let you guys see him…..
I think he’s so cool……and he has made me think about more smaller guys too. I don’t know why I haven’t made a black santa before? It seems so obvious when someone asks you to make something, like a lightbulb literally goes off over your head…….”why of course…….why hadn’t I thought of it before?” Anyway I hope the lovely couple in question like him.
And in the stabby world I’m just stabby, stabby, stabby. Trying to have enough stuff for all the various upcoming shows and stores for the holidays……..I can’t wait to show you the guy I’m currently working on, he’s awesome ……even if I do say so myself *blush*
a short post today showing you some goodies I’ve been making this week for Anthology….(I’ve been an incredibly bad vendor this month as I’ve been focused on hoarding critters for craft shows) but I just checked my email and discovered I got accepted for a big craft show in Chicago…………eeeeeeeek!!!!!!
So I am currently very excited with the inkling of fear starting to creep in of not having nearly enough schtuff for a 2 day show in Chicago…………waaaaaaaaaaaa I’m going to be very, very busy (times a million).
Anyway I still intend to show you the new goodies for Anthology of course.
What can be more festive at this time of year than creepy jack o’lanterns? and needle felt ones are a lot more hygenic than the real thing (insert a disgusting personal story where I had mini pumpkins for display in my apartment a few years ago and totally forgot about them and couldn’t figure out where the smell of rotting fish was coming from nearly a month later – eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww!!!!!)
And also these lil’ guys
Living in Rockford I guess it’s a little odd I haven’t done an homage to the humble little sock monkey before huh? but hey that’s me I like to reinvent the wheel at all times apparently.
So that’s it for now I’m off to run around excitedly for 30 minutes then panic for 10……….then go and make schtuff from now till Nov 29th……………eeeeeeeek!!!!!!
OOOOoooooh haven’t you got a filthy mind? please raise it from the gutter please, then I can show you what I was referring too………
It’s a hanging Chinese lucky cat I made by special request. I won’t lie to you…….I LOVE how he turned out, the whole time I was making him I was mentally thinking …….ooh I am going to keep him, I want him for me (has anyone else noticed that I am getting much worse for this?…….hmmm). Well anyway he will have a very happy home and I feel that he will indeed bring good luck to his new owner Katie.
Last weekend I did the handmade market in Chicago and it was brilliant…….and I think I have finally fixed my booth errors of the previous weekend, well what do you think?
I was much happier with how it looked, but I realise I need a new tablecloth…….(the one I have is horible, and it wrinkles if you so much as look at it never mind fold it) Anyway it was a fantastic show, and the other vendors were all super nice and it made me mega certain that I want to do many, many more. I also got an excellent commision that I can’t wait to make and show you………needless to say it’s something I should have made a very long time ago……..doh!!!!
Thank god for requests it means my brain switch can return from the off position.
Excited……..yup I am so excited and I just can’t hide it, no not because I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I want you (sorry couldn’t help myself) but because of these guys
I wanted to make these guys for ages but couldn’t quite work out how to make ’em then finally the penny dropped. I painted and varnished my little terracotta pots and used pipe cleaners to support them so it also means you can kinda play with them too……..eeeek I love ’em I might have to keep one for a pincushion for myself. In case you aren’t quite as much as a computer game geek as myself, they are piranah plants from Mario’s world…….you know the plants that chomp poor little Mario’s head of if he gets to close.
I am also excited about tommorow at the empty bottle……….
Stop on by and say hi to me and the critters if you are in the area we’d love to meet you.
It’s toad
Making Bub and Bob got me thinking about all my other favourite cute computer game characters which of course inevitably meant I absolutely had to make toad from Mario fame.
Wahooooo is his catchphrase, it’s also mine as I am full of nervous energy or maybe it’s anticipation for the craft fair tommorrow in Chicago. I’m pretty much organised as in everything is packed up and ready to go but I keep feeling the need to recheck the boxes…….eeeeek do I have everything? oh shoot did I remember to put the (insert essential of your choice) in? I am so freaking out which definately means I need to get much more craft show experience……..oh well at least I am working on remedying the situation right?
So if you are in the Chicago area please stop on by and say hi
Fall Handcrafted Market!!
Saturday, October 4th 10-4p.m.
The New Friendly Towers
920 West Wilson Ave., Chicago
eeeek I am so excited…….
I mean I already told you I’m a geek right? Lets face it I’ve made Mario’s, Yoshi’s, Star wars characters and battlestar Gallactica dogs/cylons and I loved every minute of making ’em. But these guys I had to make just for me……
So if you don’t know who these 2 bubble blowing dragons are then you just failed the geek test. It’s Bub and Bob of course……..my favourite computer game and computer game characters EVER!!! They are just so cute and here is the pic I used to create ’em
awwwww aren’t they cute I’ll list them in the shop soon.
So remember this Saturday I’ll be with the critters in Chicago for the Indie in the windy city craft fair and next week we are doing the Handmade Market at the empty bottle in Chicago eeeeeek how exciting 2 shows in a row……..hope to see you there!!!
has it really been so long since I added a critter to the menagerie? I guess so, thank god I finally got to it and made this little guy
Meet Vince, he’s a vampire bat although he will try and persuade you he’s a fruit bat. Don’t let him fool you though!!! the only fruit I’ve seen him show any remote interest in is blood oranges and I’ve never seen such a look of disappointment on any face when given one. He loves to go for strolls in the moonlight, midnight movies and all night pharmacies. As cute as he is he always seems to be alone, care to go for a stroll?
Of course he will be added to the shop just in time for Halloween.
