look, it's a little mudman! he was from my debut batch of mini buddha bear sculptures created in 2009...one of my first ever, so he is dear to me. little mudman lives burrowed underground helping tomato plants grow... hence his tomato red nose. never-seen-before, one-of-a-kind from my personal collection. guess what? he's in my etsy shop today!
more creepy than cute: antique carnival knock-down dolls (via antiquehelper.com). the one pictured below and a few others i saw on eBay today)
antique tobacco silk clown suit (via antiquehelper.com)
wood bead parrot toys- a wild mix of colors, shapes, textures. though i don't like idea of any creature born to fly (or otherwise) stuck inside a cage. i saw brilliant red macaws flying wild n' free in costa rica several years ago- it was amazing to see. but i'm getting off topic, well maybe not since animals inspire me the most :)
what a week it's been! can't believe it's Friday already. all the sock monkeys ('cept for Kick, whose self-esteem is hanging in the balance) have been shipped and a few have already reached their new homes. as i was packing them up i discovered the sock monkey pinbacks look great on their hats! dunno why that took so long to dawn on me. maybe you've already figured that out ;)
if you'd like to give Kick a loving home, send me an email. trust me, a sobbing sock monkey is not a pleasant sight. i'm spoiling him with chocolate chip banana bread, that seems to help. hold on a sec- what's that Kick? alright... another slice coming up. did you want that toasted or is room temp okay?
whoa!! it was a whirlwind of orders just minutes after i posted the new monkeys. thank you, thank you, thank you (did i say thank you?) all for adopting them... as readers of my blog know, i've been working on this gang for quite a long while. eating, drinking, and sleeping monkeys, not to mention pom pom delirium! i'm so glad you loved them and that you appreciate my madness :)
Zoe -tie dyed dolly, which happens to be one of my faves! am i the only one?? (sold)
and the funny little man with the stubby arms...Shrimp. you should've seen him trying to tie his tie last night. (sold)
peng peng was a pom pom making machine the other day! phew, that's a lot of pom poms! they turned out awesome, like wool flowers or weird life forms with tentacles. crazier the better i say! today is crunch time, so i'd best be tending to last minute *details (*that would be felt shoes folks). 
