Sale on Owls

All Owls are 2 for $40, plus shipping!

For a limited time, so go now and pick out your favs!

www.windyothd.etsy.com

Toy A Day

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I'll be going to a cookout later this afternoon, can't wait... Linda is bringing her special artichoke spinach dip. I'll have to get yall the recipe, it is so so soooo good!

Here is a blog you must visit, http://toy-a-day.blogspot.com/. This talented designer is making a toy a day and offering them on etsy... for free. I downloaded the Andy Warhol and made it myself, it turned out so cool, don't ya think?

Happy Fun-ness to all!

Two more Owls

Sissy

K.C.

Are yall likin' my Owls? Any suggestions?

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

The OWLS have evolved

Yay, total cuteness has arrived! Now the wings flip and flap. I am lovin the new wings! These guys are now in the shop, get one while you can...

BeBe , Love, FloraLee,Charlie

Charlie

FloraLee

Have a great weekend!

Hamsters or Guinea Pigs?

Rodeo Joe

Flora Fae

Harold

These are the little guys that Bit of Whimsy designed and has allowed me to make a few for resale. She calls them guinea pigs, and the pics I've seen, hers do look like guinea pigs. I think mine turned out to look more like hamsters. Maybe it's just me, my kids love the show Hamtaro, and I see Hamtaro in my little guys.

I will be posting more over the next two days. Just here though, not on etsy. If you would like to purchase one, you can email me at windy@thepetticoatpirate.com. I will then send you an invoice through paypal. They are $14 ea plus $2 for shipping.

Thanks for checking in with me today, Happy Tuesday!

New Cats

These cuties are my latest addition to the "Sugars". Today I will be working on a Girlie Sugar and a BeBe Sugar. I have not listed these on etsy yet but will by the end of the week. If you'd like to know when I list them, you can leave me your email here and I will let you know when I do :)

This is Gracie Sugar

This is Tabitha Sugar
Have a great Wednesday! It's PowerBall night, don't forget to pick up a ticket ;)

The nicest compliment and MY sock monkey story...

I just received a convo on etsy that is so nice I'm gonna have to share...


"...My wife loves sock monkey's, she had always wanted one since she was a child, and looking at all the others I really am impressed with your design, I think they are great..."

I too have "looked at all the others" and it truely touches my heart when someone chooses one of my creations over all that is on etsy. I think this is the perfect time for me to share MY sock monkey story......

I had only been making sock monkeys for about a month and hadn't seen one in person for years. It was this past December, I was out shopping and from across the room I saw a sock monkey, the traditional red heel type and I practically ran to it chanting "sock monkey - sock monkey - sock monkey" When I arrived to the display, there was only one left, I lifted it with so much excitement I was ready to burst. I couldn't wait to feel it and see the label, who made it, what was their story, where were they from? Then, gradually, all of my excitement drained...right out of me...I felt it, puddling on the floor around me. As I inspected this poor "thing" that was SOOO manufactured that it wasn't even a real sock, it was printed fabric, cut out into two pieces and sewn together, I seriously almost cried. You see, it had no soul. You could feel it, it's nothing-ness, totally empty. I felt so sorry for it I wanted to buy it and give it a home.
So I learned that day, just how special my sock monkeys are. Even though I like to keep them simple and traditional they are full of heart, soul, and personality. You can see it in them and you can definitely FEEL it in them. I am proud to be creating something that "comes to life" and spreads joy.

Thank you, to all of you, who have given them homes!

OK,blogging has begun...

I'm just gonna start, no need to blah blah blah about why I have a blog...

I am best known as an artist/designer for the SkullShie's I have been making for about 2 yrs now. So when I recently started making sock monkeys and vintage inspired teddy bears it was weird for everyone involved. Why?



A couple months ago when my Mom was visiting I was showing her my etsy shop and she asked why my SkullShie's were listed as "toys". Aaaah, good question, especially from a Mom who doesn't know about Plush, DIY, indie, etc. My Skulls are Plush, but can you play with them and snuggle with them like a "toy"? Well, yes, my 6 yr old does. However, they do fall more toward the art on the wall side. This kinda made me sad to realize cause I consider myself a toymaker, a Plush Designer...I LOVE Plush. So am I really a plush designer?

HELL YEAH!

But I knew that I wanted to make more hands on, lovey creatures like the stuffed animals I have obsessed over
all of my entire life. That is where I am right now, learning and experimenting so that I can create more wonderfulness... i mean "fun-ness" :)

I am hoping that my "people", especially my collectors, understand that I will always be their SkullShie girl, and there will be many more SkullShie's made.

Now, I am off to make the cutest teddy, Lil has already named her "Cookie", I should have her posted on etsy tonight.

Thanks "Yall" for listening... reading.

love