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It's time to share your links. Please share your blog POST link (not just the blog address), and link back here on your blog so everyone can join in the fun. There are no mandatory blog categories... other than keep it family friendly. Can't wait to see your posts!

Outside or Crochet

It is really nice out this week. It is hampering Knot By Gran'ma crochet work. We are puttering around outside a lot though. I may or may not have started setting up the greenhouse and thrown some basil seeds in the ground.

the face only a mother could love

What Do I Love?

The chocolate cake I make this weekend... from SCRATCH!

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Hardly Deep Thoughts

Lots of creating this week...

1. I should be able to create more during the week, but apparently my time management skills and priorities are a bit jumbled. Theoretically I'm working a 10 hour week with very little output. Time to step it up.

mini monster

Craft Shows, the List

It's becoming that time of year again. Craft show season is just about upon us. Now is the time to find the shows that we would like to be a part of and start building up our inventory. If you give yourself plenty of time to gather the items you need, this should be a breeze.

part of the inventory 

Muffins and Monster Progress

I have been working on this guy for a few days on and off. I love him so far. I seem to love all my monsters though, so it's kind of a mute point. He is another shelf sitter monster. The legs really kill me (in a good way).

notice any helpers?

Saturday Caturday

Meow *pay attention to me* meow.

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How To Fold Envelopes out of Magazine Paper

I figured these out last week after deciding that I didn't want to buy small plastic baggies for shipping my butts and monster cozies anymore (you can read about that here). They work great and can be recycled.

The monsters are a bit of what I've been working on this week. I also have this knitting. It's the Oaklet Shawl and I LOVE IT. So pretty...

oaklet shawl wip

Your Blog Posts Day

It's time to share your links. Please share your blog POST link (not just the blog address), and link back here on your blog so everyone can join in the fun. There are no mandatory blog categories... other than keep it family friendly. Can't wait to see your posts!

Published Monsters

This was supposed to be a gardening post. It is now a monster post.

shelf sitter monster sculpture

The guy above is now available in the shop, and I'm working on a few friends to join him. He was supposed to be in the mail for Art Doll Quarterly, but I decided to keep him here with me. I'm really pleased with him. He's crocheted out of wool yarn and crochet cotton. I did stuff him with plastic bags and wool fiberfill. I'm going through what's left of the bags and then switching entirely over to wool. Wool is a renewable fiber, and I'd rather support the farm I buy it from instead of the use of plastic bags.

Fleur de Monster Free Crochet Pattern

Fleur de Monster is easy to crochet and great for using up those scrap yarns laying around your stash.

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The Screaming

Apparently, we have hit a rough(er) stage of development with Dr. Destructo. He's just shy of turning 3 and already we're dealing with a new found independence. This independence is accompanied with high, ear bleeding, screams of displeasure... when a certain Dr. Destructo does not get his way. Fun.

Breaking for Color

COLOR! I've been working on an aviator hat in brown. I finished, so now I can get back to the color! This guy/gal is going to be a monster that also sits on a  shelf... a shelf sitter. Apparently I have been in the dark ages when it comes to the categorization of my dolls. Silliness. I'm loving the new shape of this one. It's fun.

monster on a shelf to be...

Hardly Deep Thoughts

I made a monster. She is not wearing any underpants. (It's funny. You can laugh.) Her name is Commando Kate. She's not in the shop yet, as I have some stuff to finish. Also the glue takes HOURS to dry.

commando kate monster sculpture

Recycled Product Packaging

I'm working on a new design for my smaller items' packaging. I was using poly-bags. I have run out. I will not be buying more. I was cutting up my old plastic bags from purchases that I have made. I will not be doing this either, as the tape needed made recycling hard to impossible. I have decided to use paper. Paper is recyclable and biodegradable.

old way of cutting up plastic for bags