November 28, 2006
November 27, 2006
Bonus HickeyDoogles!
Just for today, we’ve added two BONUS HickeyDoogles!
Pictures after the jump!
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HickeyDoogles are Here!
Our new line of softies is finally available.
HickeyDoogles™ start life as two-dimensional drawings. Through the magic of sewing (ta-da!) they become beautiful HickeyDoogles™!
Each HickeyDoogle™ has a name and a past. Each weekday we’ll be introducing you to one of our HickeyDoogle™ family members.
TODAY’S HickeyDoogle™
Frederick is from an undisclosed planet. He first visited Earth in 1968 as part of a group sent to study the Industrial Revolution. Unfortunately, they arrived 200 years late, so they quickly left. Frederick decided to stay behind because he met a “groovy chick” who advocated “free love.” And since people from his planet are spiritually attuned to a great bargain, the word “free” convinced him to stay.
Frederick spent much of the seventies in a commune where he learned macrame and little else. During a protest against U.S. aggression against Grenada (a protest which, ironically, lasted longer than the aggression itself) he was chased by police and arrested (his short legs hindered his escape).
After serving ten months in a federal prison, Frederick was released and is currently looking for work as a window washer or theoretical mathematician.
November 20, 2006
Softies Everywhere!
Many of you know that I love to make strange stuff.
Now I’ve found something that fits and, it’s something I can make.
They’re called Softies. Two dimensional pictures or drawings get turned into stuffed animals by crazy people like me. The stranger, the better.
Check some out at Etsy, my favorite new website (search for ’softies’).
Some of the junk here is absolutely psychotic.
I’ll post pics of mine very soon. Until then, here’s an example of the junk I’m talkin’ ’bout.
November 17, 2006
If You’re Not Reading This Blog, You’re Not Special. Sorry!
A recent study confirms that all the cool people read my blog. So if you’re not a reader of this blog, I’m sad to tell you that you’re pathetic.
Of course, just being a reader of the blog does not make you cool. It might signal that you haven’t completely lost it, but being able to say “I read Twisted Scribbles” does not a well-connected hipster make.
And there’s a fine line between “with-it cool cat” and “pretentious blabbering jerk” that is often crossed by some people we know. We’re not pointing fingers, but if you snort when you laugh you may be dangerously close to the edge.
One of the tricks of staying cool is trying to act like you don’t care if other people think you’re cool, all while doing everything possible to make sure people think you’re cool. It’s a difficult tightrope to watch, and one that’s ended up hanging more than a few people.
So here’s my tip: Find an obscure band and fall in love with them. Tell all your friends that you love “Monkey Love Crazy Dinks” or whatever they’re called. When you’re friends ask you about them, ramble on about how their last song, “I Hate Waffles” is misunderstood by the mainstream music press. Talk about your plans to travel 1800 miles to their next concert. And just when a few clueless people who you’ve been trying to impress buy their record, dump the band because they’re “too mainstream” and they’ve “sold out.”
Take a few days off, find a new obscure band and repeat.
November 14, 2006
Business is Good…
You may remember my little venture, COTCOVERS.com, which makes gurney covers for funeral homes. I know, morbid, right?
We just signed another wholesaler to sell our products to the funeral industry. That makes four companies that now resell our product.
They’ll be featuring us in their January catalog that goes to 19,000 funeral homes. Yeah, I said it. We’re going to get our product in front of 19,000 funeral homes. Not bad for a tiny little company that started in my one-car garage three years ago.
Sorry for bragging so much, but I’m really proud and a little dumb-founded that my plans have actually worked out.
Treasured Memory Bear for Marilyn Erd!
If you didn’t get to see it when she received it, here’s the bear we made for Marilyn Erd.
Marilyn works for Hospice of the Comforter, my old stomping ground.This bear was made from a blanket she’d stitched for her daughter when she was a baby, three t-shirts from her daughter’s childhood and a small patch from Indian Princesses.
The bear was made for her brand new grandson! She’s got some great new pictures, so ask to see them!
Four More Bears Done
We own a small company called Treasured Memory Bears. We make teddy bears from treasured clothing that our clients provide. We’ve made bears from grandma’s nightgown, dad’s favorite corduroy suit and grandson’s baby blanket.|
We just finished four more for Bonnie. We used clothing from her husband’s closet. The bears will be given to his daughters for Christmas. Each bear features fabric from one very special shirt that he wore for a special birthday party. Even though their father won’t be around this Christmas (he passed away some time ago) I know they’ll appreciate this way to keep the memory of him close.
Pictures to follow soon.
November 13, 2006
This Writing Thing is Too Easy!
I just heard from the second magazine I submitted (a different article) to. And before you start, yes, I know that I just ended a sentence with a preposition. Sue me.
They’re publishing my second article next month!
Two for two so far. I’ve got one more article out. I’m going for the hat trick.
