Still plugging away...

I am diligently working away at creating new bears... but in the meantime... why don't you all take a gander at Beastlies!

Maulkie is going through a phase... He's been deliberately stamping on ants lately. This isn't really like him; it seems to be some sort of rebellious demonstration of power? In any case, it's freaking out the other Beastlies.

I love these little guys, they all have the cutest expressions... and have their own clever little descriptive bit to go along with them. I purchased this one:

Zaidan is very sensitive to caffeine. We don't normally let Beastlies have any caffeine, but he found a used English Breakfast teabag sitting by the sink last week, and proceeded to try to suck out all the moisture. He was wired for two days.

 And he is just the cutest thing. High quality clay work... and just as adorable as the picture!

Here are a few more of my favorites!

Higgins has recently tasted lemonade for the first time, and he's decided it's his favorite thing. Good luck getting him to talk about anything else.

Tiggy is very tense! We can't figure out how to get him to relax... He's just always on high alert. Or he's dead asleep. It's exhausting being wound so tightly.

Go here to check out the website too!
www.beastlies.com

They sell VERY quickly though, so I recommend following her on Facebook if you really want one. She updates it diligently as soon as she posts a new monster.

Pay It Forward 2011

Pay It Forward 2011!

Here's how it works....

The first five people who comment on this blog post will receive a handmade gift from me.

In return, you must FIRST write a blog post explaining Pay It Forward 2011.
Then.... send out a handmade gift to the first 5 visitors who leave a comment.
Take your time...you don't need to send them all today or tomorrow.

New Logo!

The paper background is pretty much just for on my header...  XD

It works in just straight black too:

Target has holiday cuteness

I was out at Target the other day and saw they had their Easter stuff out, so I had to check it out... and one of the items was just too cute... a little Bunny salt shaker. They had a Pepper shaker too... but I didn't like that one as much, and you can buy them individually... so I bought this one and figured he could be a glitter shaker XD

For people who sell stuff and have a smart phone...

It might be worth it to look into getting one of these:

From https://squareup.com/ these little devices scan credit cards and deposit the cash directly into your bank account.

And if you forget the scanner device, that's fine, you can enter the information manually.
The device itself is free.

Pretty cool stuff.

Greedy little bugger...

Yeah, it's a cat in a basket... yeah... cats do that all the time... 

This cat is hording the toys, though. Laying on top of them all so that the other cat can't get at them.

Every now and then he gets up, turns around and fiddles with the toys under him, like a hen turning her eggs... then back he goes. Laying, watching, ever vigilant.

New Bears

Ok, this first bear is made from my own pattern... sorry these aren't the world's best pictures of them... I just snapped a few with my phone.

This one is a little panda. I hand dyed the ears and limbs pink.
I also tried some new techniques on him. He has glass beads in his limbs and belly, and I love the way they make him feel, and how they let him stand. I also tried a new method of making his nose, and I think it turned out really well. It's the best nose I've made yet. I think with a few more practicing tries, I'll have it down.

His joints are all cotter pins.... I got a fancy new cotter pin turner and that has made using cotter pins so much easier. I can't believe I didn't buy one of those right away.

I also bought a stuffing tool that has made things so much easier. Seriously... what was I thinking?

This second bear is made from a pattern I purchased from Gotta Share This by Vivianne ... her Percy pattern, which can be found on her etsy site.

It's a lot cuter than mine is... and it's taught me a lot about how I need to go about refining my own pattern. I also used glass eyes on this bear... which was actually kind of scary!
Time to start refining my own patterns so that they don't look so silly anymore.