Kinderfluff Couch

Yes! I made a tiny couch. I used this lovely screen printed fabric my friend gave me with purple bears and hearts. I am extremely happy with the results!

Foxes!

I love foxes so very much! Here are a few different fox plushes I found that I really like:

Red Fox by Fox in the Woods

Sleepy Red Forest Fox Plush by Sleepy King

Red Foxen by Abigail Brown

Wool Fox with Traveling Bag

I also love this fox print my friend I'm Smitten sells, which is also a wallpaper.

Wonder Rocket

I found this great Japanese store online, Wonder Rocket. The styles are so different from what I am used to seeing. Everything looks romantic and ultra comfy. I love the way that the pictures are styled. From a little research, this style is associated with Japanese Mori girls or Forest Girls, and Yuru-Nachu, which means relaxed-natural style. I think I definitely identify with the Forest Girls. Now, I wish I could figure out how to buy stuff off this website!

Topography Model

I finally got around to posting the pictures of my finished topography model. I am really proud of the end result. I can't even count how many hours this took me. I am guessing 50-100...maybe? Who knows. There was a lot of cutting and gluing involved. It started out as a model of the Mariana Trench, but its more of a topography tribute to the Mariana Trench. It was also used in the performance of Decline of Ballooning. Here are more pictures on my flickr.

Celebrating Awesomeness....

Way to go awesome artist Megan Whitmarsh. I love everything you make. Plush rubbish piles are really great! And I love your amazing embroidery pieces!!! Seriously awesome.

Raccoons

I love this illustration I found.

Bike Highways

I wish! Here is an article about the potentiality of bike highways in America. US state highway officials have approved the concept of a national Bicycle Routes Corridor Plan. Apparently, this doesn't mean much, though--that they will place more signs up that signal bike routes on roads. Hopefully though, this will stem into something better. I would love to go on a bike road trip!

http://www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/?hp#b

Crochet Butterflies

Are you kidding? These are SO cool. I love them! From oeuf, these are hand crocheted alpaca butterflies you can buy in the display case. First off, I absolutely love old timey butterfly displays. I have a little one myself. These products are made by indigenous women in Bolivia, and the profits help these women give their children an education. I think these butterflies are genious and lovely. I'm going to save up for the big one!

Bruce Campbell Doll

HeyHey! This is a pretty cool Bruce Campbell Doll. Its from the movie My Name is Bruce. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I love BC so I'm sure it will have its merits. I think the doll is super funny with all the accessories. And who doesn't want a Bruce Campbell Doll?

Hearts

I recently made these two plush hearts for play props. The first one I made was a prototype, a little too big, and pink. But the second one was red and turned out really well.

Branson Thrift Finds

Recently, I went to Branson, MO for New Years Eve. Besides having an amazing Karaoke night, we did some thrifting. There's a million thrift stores there full of super awesome finds for REAlly cheap! Here are some cool things:

Beautiful bird paintings

I got this perfect corduroy Jacket for 2$, a JCPenney original. Look at the sweet label and lining.

It fits perfectly, because I'm pretty small, and jacket sizes back then were for a smaller lady.
A bizarre and lovely stringed instrument.
The best puzzle ever known to man!
I bought these fake eyelashes to put on toys. The packaging is amazing.
Here is the back of the packaging.
My friend found so many good western shirts. Plaid!!

Chicago Children's Museum

I just went to the Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier the other day, and it is truly every child's dream. The exhibits were mostly interactive. It is like they thought of every childhood fantasy and made it a reality. They had a room filled with sheets, pillows and chairs all for fort-making. They had a cave-like room where you could excavate dinasaur bones. A room that had a mini-Chicago. It seemed like every room was connected with play bridges and tunnels. There was a snowman decorating station. A life size chess set. A really neat art studio. One of my favorites was a giant play-boat. I wanted to play around in there. I recommend that anyone go check this museum out.

Trapped Bird

On my trip to Branson, MO for New Years I was eating at an amazing old diner, Clockers Cafe, and a bird got caught in the building. I snapped this amazing shot of the bird perching on a typewriter.

A Town Called Panic

Wow, this movie looks great. A Town Called Panic is a French stop-motion/claymation. The main characters are a horse, a cowboy and an indian. After watching the trailer, I think I already love it.

Islamic Sock

I'm not sure how I got to this on Wikipedia, but I think its pretty darn cool. This sock was probably found in Fustat, Egypt from the 12th century and was knitted in India. Here is info on how it was knitted. Man, those early knitters are talented! This sock sits at the Textile Museum in DC. I really want to check that place out.