Archive for June, 2008

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Soon To Be Famous

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Now and then someone’ll start an Etsy forum thread complaining about how some shopkeepers’ work gets featured on the front page over and over. The sentiment always makes me cringe a little — although it took over a year (and 600 sales, and lots of work, and plenty of experience and practice as an amateur […]

The Newest Herd

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Sometimes they just look so darn fab in a herd. I love group photos.

Attack of the Cocktail Monkeys

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I love cocktail monkeys. Seriously — could a girly drink arrive with anything sillier or more fabulous than a dinky plastic monkey hanging off the rim? They’re cuter than little paper umbrellas, and they’re so much better than bar fruit. (I’ve heard . . . tales about bar fruit; I’d rather not have any in […]

Whee!

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I love unpacking big fabric orders. They’re like sneak previews — coming attractions for future monsters.
There are six yards of fleece waiting for me at the post office, too. W00t!

Mine, Mine, Mine: Drop Bear

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

I’ve sold a lot of stuffies over the past two or three years, but I don’t sell everything I make. When I create something for myself, it’s usually to fill a need. I designed a simple fleece case for my current digital camera (to avoid a repeat of last January’s great camera tragedy, ugh), […]

Lessons in Monster Grooming

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

In honor of Mint Conspiracy’s reopening, Snarf the monster has generously agreed to take part in a demonstration of proper monster grooming. The years I spent in my family’s toy store taught me that plush items seldom arrive ready for display, so here’s how to perk up a travel-weary Mint Conspiracy monster.

When your monster first […]

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