squirrel momma

Obviously I'm a Trendsetter

Spotted on the Paris runways (via racked):

 

Where does one find googly eyes that big, anyway?  The ginormous monster store?

(...and I'm loving how the model's hair matches her purse...may have to start doing that...)

Somebody Fell off the Wagon

Yes, I know I virtuously proclaimed nine short days ago that I am not a fabric hoarder (except for that fur thing). But I have a dear customer who asked if I might think about making monster cosmetic bags. And that meant I needed to order oilcloth. And then Cynthia, the wonderful owner of FabricWorm, pointed out that not only does she have Anna Maria Horner's oilcloth, but Heather Bailey's and the Echino line, too.  

 

 Then I happened to see some Michael Miller fabrics...with hedgehogs and gnomes...

 

Oops.

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

That quote should clue you in to the fact that my family took me to see Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" for my birthday.

 Guess who my favorite character was?

 

 

Brave Little Soldiers

Look at them, with their happy little faces pointed up towards the sun.

 

I don't have the heart to tell the little guys it's supposed to snow this weekend...
 

No Grasshoppers Allowed

While tomorrow, my birthday, shall be celebrated throughout the land by the swilling of beer and the consumption of foods dyed disgusting shades of green, today, I just discovered, is Saint Urho's Day.

 

Saint Urho is reported to have driven the grasshoppers out of Finnland.  I assume we shall celebrate his holiday by swilling green cocktails made with créme de menthe.

 

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Monsters--and their fur--are taking over my studio.

 

I try really, really hard not to be a fabric hoarder, and I'm attempting to limit myself to what will fit in the dresser in my studio. But my fur drawer is full to bursting. And when I see a fabulous new fur, what am I supposed to do--walk away empty handed? Nuh uh! So I need to start sewing it up to make room for new acquisitions. Which means more purses! Pouches! Monsters!

Should I sew a fur bikini for our upcoming vacation? Hmmm...

Nope. I don't think so.

Despite the fact there is a squirrel on the movie poster, and I have had a teensy crush on John Cusack ever since "High Fidelity", I really doubt I will be standing in line to see this movie.

  

Nope.

Hmmm...

Would it be too much if I added monster eyes to my footwear?

 

 

For 15 Minutes This Morning

Last week I had the amazing good fortune to be interviewed for our local paper by none other than Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood.  Besides being a freelance journalist, Jennifer is the marvel behind the Craft Sanity podcasts, where she interviews such crafting superstars as Alicia Paulson, Amy Karol and Amy Butler.  So this is a woman who knows how to ask questions!

Jennifer did a fabulous job of taking 3 hours of me rambling on about felt (yup, I locked her in my house and wouldn't let her out, just like Kathy Bates in Misery) and condensing it down into an article that actually makes me sound relatively sane.  Hah!  Fooled her! (If you really must you can take a look at her interview over here.)

And after carefully studying paper delivery routes and the Sunday morning habits of those in West Michigan, I believe my 15 minutes of fame will be from 10:02 to 10:17 this morning. At least that's when the paparazzi will show up.

 

I better go change out of my pajamas.

 
 

Snow Day

Snow day.  No school.  And I'm not above bribery to preserve my sanity.