Happy Thanksgiving - see you next week!

I'm outta here until next week - going South to the warm sunshine for the Thanksgiving Holiday to be with family. I'm going to go bonkers not being able to play with my clay for so long, and I'm going to miss our two little fur babies. :(
For those of you in the states, I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving Holiday. And don't forget to be thankful for your furry loved ones (and maybe even save them a little Turkey too).

Just a Sad Little Poem :((

I wish someone would tell me
What it is that I've done wrong.
Why do I have to stay chained up
And left alone so long?

They seemed so glad to have me
When I came here as a pup.
There were so many things we'd do
While I was growing up.
But now the Master "hasn't time"
The Mistress says I shed.
She doesn't want me in the house,
Not even to be fed.
The children never walk me.
They always say, "Not now".
I wish that I could please them.
Won't someone tell me how?

All I had, you see, was love-
I wish they would explain
Why they said they wanted mine,
And then left it on a chain.

Poem by Edith Lassen Johnson
Photo and Poem found at www.UnchainYourDog.org

This poem made me pull out a bunch of cat toys and play with my poor neglected kitties, LOL. I hope it will make others want to hug their furry little babies or play with them or take them for a walk or just pay a little extra attention to them.

Little picnic mouse is now furred - Now Rated G

Ok, the little fella is decent now with his nice new fur, and let me tell you something....I LOVE this bamboo viscose yarn! The alpaca I usually use is nice, but this is so silky and soft and not only that, it is so much easier to handle. It seems to lay nicer without all the fly-aways that I normally spend forever trimming away on the alpaca. It also seems to work nicer for the flocking. I'm just really bummed that I can't find any other colors of it besides bright pink, blue, green, etc.

Naked Picnic Mouse

LOL, yes another naked critter for your viewing pleasure. He should be fully furred sometime this weekend if all goes well.
This time when I took the photos, I took Robin's advice about a "scenic background", and though I didn't have a picture of anything, I have this reptile terrarium decoration that you can kind of see in the background. But I also realized another thing. The colors don't quite get all crazy when I use the normal macro mode instead of the macro zoom mode - weird.
I'm kind of looking forward to furring this mouse because I'm trying a different material that I haven't used before. It looks like it might lay really nicely, but I never know for sure until I try it.





LOL, yes another naked critter for your viewing pleasure. He should be fully furred sometime this weekend if all goes well.
This time when I took the photos, I took Robin's advice about a "scenic background", and though I didn't have a picture of anything, I have this reptile terrarium decoration that you can kind of see in the background. But I also realized another thing. The colors don't quite get all crazy when I use the normal macro mode instead of the macro zoom mode - weird.
I'm kind of looking forward to furring this mouse because I'm trying a different material that I haven't used before. It looks like it might lay really nicely, but I never know for sure until I try it.

3/4 Inch Squirrel with Acorn

AAAAAARRRRGGG!!! He is sooooo hard to photograph!! I'm not sure why, but I give UP!! :(
It's been one of those days where nothing seems to go right, LOL.

Little Baby Owl....

...for anybody whoooo gives a hoot. Very bad pun, I'm so sorry about that!

Newborn Bundle of Joy in a Shell

Just finished this little baby mouse sleeping in his shell... well not a real shell, a clay walnut shell crib / bassinet / cradle .... whatever you call a baby's bed thing.
And...........yep, that's about it. :-P
(I should be a writer, don't you think?)

Another pajama baby (with an enormous head, LOL)

I wanted to make just one more pajama baby before getting back to work on some more mice. This guy ended up a bit smaller than the bunny (well, except for his frickin' big head), he's less than 3/4 inch to the tip of his ears.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!

I wanted to join in the fun at Kat the Hat Lady's Halloween Party. I hate missing a good party. So here are some "Halloweeny" pics.

First pic I snagged from the LOL cats site! One of my favorite sites ever!


And then I thought I would totally humiliate myself by posting one of my very first clay creatures I ever made - it's supposed to be a zombie, LOL!!

AAAACK!! Now THAT'S scary! I hope I've improved somewhat since then. :-/

Bedtime for Bunny

I really love the little animals I see wearing clothes, but I'm so hopeless with sewing (or gluing for that matter) fabric. So I tried something new for me. This bunny's pajamas were made of clay, and I applied some flocking to them to try to make them look a bit fuzzy. Oh how I wish I could have made some real little pajamas for him. :(
Anyway, he is around 7/8 of an inch tall and is holding his blanket (or "Lovey B" which is what I called my little yellow blanket that I couldn't be without).

Nothing new except a furry indian

Same old same old, just that the little Indian mouse is now furred :o)

What Baby Sisters Are For......

I've been working on some rather naughty little mice. This threesome will be two little brothers playing Cowboys and Indians. However, they needed a prisoner and that's where baby sis comes in (I remember doing some pretty awful things to my baby sister when I was young).
The little Indian mouse will have a toy tomahawk and wear a headband with a feather. Of course he also needs to be furred, but I know how some of you get your jollies looking at the naked critters so here ya go! ;O)

200 Follower Giveaway aka Scary Story Contest RESULTS!!!

It's our 7th year wedding anniversary so hubby took the day off today, which worked out perfectly since I wanted him to draw the names, LOL.
First of all I just want to thank you all for participating, and I hope you had fun and enjoyed all the terrific spooky stories. I know I sure did. I had such a difficult time trying to pick the top ten, and even trying to get it narrowed down to twenty. There were a total of 40 entries in all! But with some help from my husband (Craig), we finally decided on the top ten best stories (not all of them were the creepiest, but funny or interesting enough that we thought they were the best). So here's the top ten list in no particular order:


The top ten names were put in a bowl and shuffled by Craig........



he pulls out one, and the winner is..........


Glenda (Peppercorn minis). Glenda will have her choice between the mouse and the teddy bear. Please let me know which one you would like and e-mail me your address.


Now on to the second winner. All forty entries were put into a bowl and again shuffled by Craig.....


He pulls one out, and the winner is..........


Karin Caspar (KC Design). Karin will win whichever prize Glenda didn't choose.

Congratulations Karin and Glenda, and again thank you so much each and every one of you for the great stories!! Happy Halloween!!!

Baby Werewolf is Now Hairy

Just finished furring this little monster. And I'm very tired so that's all I've got to say about it, lol. :-P

Scary Story Contest UPDATE!

Deadline: October 18th
I've decided to add a second prize, and anybody who even attempts a scary story will be included in the drawing. The prize will be either the mouse or the teddy, whichever one isn't chosen by the winner. After all, every one of my followers are deserving of a chance no matter what their story. Thanks again to everyone who has participated in this little contest - and those that haven't, there's still time so let's see what you've got. :) Click here to post your story in the comments.

HEEEEEEEEEERE'S JOHNNY and Baby Werewolf Sneak Peek

Actually his name is Jack, LOL. Another poor neglected Teddy Bear. Jack has been locked away in the toy box for much too long and he has a slight case of cabin fever. This as well as the fact that he is losing his stuffing mind makes poor Jack just a bit...."off".





Below is a sneak peek of what I'm currently working on, a baby werewolf with his little voodoo dolly. He's going to have some wild fur going on, so will probably look entirely different once furred.

BEWARE OF KNIFE WIELDING TEDDY BEARS!

First of all, just a reminder that there is a week left to enter my give away contest. I'm not going to name names, but there are quite a few of you who have not yet posted a story! You know who you are! If you chicken out, I'll have to sick Mr. Beezlebub Bear here on you!

Thank you so much all of you that have shared a story so far! I'm just loving reading all your creepy stories! In fact, it was Janil's story about a teddy bear gone bad that inspired me to make this demonic little bear, LOL. He is 7/8 inch tall, and that knife might be small, but it's sharp! I actually cut myself making it. :-(

Gone Fishing

I had started making some little fishing accessories for a commission which ended up having to be canceled, so I went ahead and made a little raccoon for the set. He'll be available for sale later tonight.
I'd like to thank a couple people who's tutorials helped me tremendously. The first person is Kiva Atkinson (I used her "rainbow trout dinner" tutorial at CDHM), and the second person is Vicky Guile (I used her basket tutorial in the August AIM magazine). Though mine are far from perfect, I'd hate to think what they would look like if I didn't have these tutorials to refer to.