the Sock Boutique

I was approached by the Sock Boutique to do drop-shipping this holiday season! (drop-shipping involves a retailer advertising your product, but I keep them and handle the shipment, etc.)

so... since they are in the business of socks and I am in the business of cutting socks up, it seemed a natural pairing! I got a package full of socks in the mail and started working my way thru them. here are two critters that I did on Sunday:

turquoise socktopus

lovey sock monkey

*available exclusively thru the Sock Boutique

Kraken Attacken

so I had this great idea swimming around in my head for 2 days... why not make an iPod cozy w/ a squid applique, only have it's fin wrap around the top and act as the "closure" for it...

viola! I made it come into fruition this evening! I found the fabric I wanted last nite. which couldn't have been more perfect for this project. there was this blue swirl fabric which reminded me of Starry Night by Van Gogh... then I found a bright orange fabric that has bubbles and a slight pattern that resemebles coral on it... it was too good to be true! I love using Complimentary colors on the color wheel and couldn't wait to make this happen!

I sewed buttons on to give this little guy eyes and offered reinforcements around all the edges and corners, velcro, and to the applique.

you can see more pictures here.

yay!

one of my customers sent me the cutest picture EVER! she bought two Sock Monkeys from me for her kids' Easter Baskets, this is Matthew with both of them. super cute!

I also got my new banner and avatar designs done by Yellow Magpie, she's awesome, I love her!!!

Hearts and Anchors Socktopus

this is a custom order for one of my friends, Kristen. she is obsessed with sea creatures and all things pirate. it was a perfect fit!

tentacley goodness!

okay. I am seriously in love w/ my new bundt pan!!! (I made Pineapple Upside-Down cake, which is why it looks like his brains are coming out.)

it was very delicious.

I bought this treasure from Pirates Plunder, located on the Seattle waterfront. it's, by far, one of my favorite shops! :)