New Monsters....

While I was twiddling my thumbs wondering about Bilbert, I ended up making a few more monsters...to cheer me up!  So hopefully they will cheer you up too...they have the friendliest faces you will ever see on monsters!!  So here goes...

Cross your fingers for Poor Bilbert!!

It's been such a while!! I hope you all didn't forget about Bilbert!!  Poor Bilbert is lost somewhere in international space!! He left Europe to go to the States, but has yet to reach!! It's been a while....Let's all keep our fingers crossed he gets to his destination safely.   I will keep you all posted.

Bilbert visits Kenneth Tickell Organ designers and Builders

Hi Bilbert fans..so sorry we have been MIA, I've been extremely busy at work and getting ready for my upcoming craft shows (its that time of the year), and there haven't been too many updates to begin with.  This is a bit of a delayed update on my part.  Before Bilbert left for Germany he visited the Kenneth and Tickell organ company in Northampton and send us a message and some pics...

"Hi guys! hope you've all missed me as much as I've missed you all.  Essie and Jason I've been so nice showing me around and cuddling up with me!!  They took me to go visit the Kenneth Tickell Organ Designers and builders!  We had so much fun!!

yippee!! We are here!!

Will you look at that!!

What a masterpiece!

Kinda feels like bull riding! tee hee hee!!

oh! oh! good thing I read the sign!!...i was just about to do the opposite!

 

 

I just wish I could take it home!

This is so cool!! I tried walking on it but it hurt a little :) incredible how much work goes into one of these!

 

 

Time for me to show you how to play one...too bad you can't hear my incredible talent..la la la..

Craftmanship at its best!

This is grand!!!

Pictures from Germany will be coming soon...

Bilbert in Northampton

Bilbert has had a wonderful time in Northampton visiting Anne and the kids!! Essie and Jason loved having him around.  Bilbert was really happy to meet them both....he loved going bike riding with them!!

Believe it or not..this is my first bike ride!!

Cruising with Jason!! so much fun!!

Phew!! after all that fresh air...time ro relax with a book.  Jason's good at story telling..who do you think is hiding behind the brown hen??

Ready for Halloween?

By the way loyal Bilbert fans, I will be getting pictures of his trip to Northampton really soon...so don't give on him just yet..he's just having way too much fun with Anne's kids!!

On another note...etsians are busy gearing up for halloween and there is a lot of Halloween stuff up!! From the scariest, to the creepiest to just plain spooky!! So my team, the "otherlings", usually have monthly challenges and this month's challenge is to make something Halloween-y.  I finally finished my something Halloween-y but.. now when I look at him, he doesn't look that scary, creepy or spooky.  He looks um..mentally challenged, a little silly and a tad happy..but he will do!  Despite his look I personally believe he is a soulless evil monster out to chomp your brains out!! He has a set of teeth many of you may envy!!  Someone told me he has a sexy upper lip...to me it looks like someone punched him in the mouth! Check him out!

mmmh! maybe if i'd made his teeth sharp he might have looked scarier...note to self for next time!  Overall...I still LOVE how he turned out.  He cracks me up!!

The giveaway winner was...

Congratulations to Natalie Jane who won the giveaway and will soon be getting a lovely green bunny!!  Hop you enjoy it!!

Friday Giveaway hosted by Sara on SaigeWisdom!!

So I'm having a giveaway! Yap!! You can have one bunny of your choice free of charge!! You just have to join the free giveaway through Sara's blog at http://www.saigewisdom.blogspot.com/ She is the wonderful host doing it, and besides you really want to read her blog because she has an awesome sense of humour!!  I'm pasting her blog about the giveaway below:

Friday, September 9, 2011

{ GREAT GIVEAWAY } Doodle Dollies

Guess what time it is? It's time for another Etsy shop gift-away!

Our little man has another 2+ weeks on the ol' egg timer so we're counting down the days with giveaways! Today's Canadian talent is Marina from Doodle Dollies.

I first discovered Marina and her Ottawa shop during my {Friday Finds} MONSTER edition; I stumbled upon her non-scary plushies and became an insta-fan. Marina grew up in Kenya with her 5 siblings and 68 cousins!! They had no toys to play with which inspired her to start sewing and sewing she did...

Who doesn't love a plushy with a sense of humour?

I guarantee you won't find anything like these on Wal-mart shelves; all Marina's creatures are made from fleecy/ soft materials making them oh-so-snuggle-worthy. And not only are they super cute & cuddly, they're also a super sweet deal. 

And there's no sweeter deal than getting one for FREE!! Doodle Dollies is giving one special SaigeWisdom follower a plush bunny of their choice! Put your hands up in the air, put your hands up in-the-air!

1. Comment below telling me which Doodle Dollies critter is your absolute fave and either (a) who'd you gift it to or (b) what you'd name it. This is MANDATORY.

 

2. For a bonus entry follow the Doodle Dollies' BLOG... it's ha-larious, trust me. Just make sure you come back and post a 2nd comment telling me you're now a stalker her traveling monster.

3. Earn yet another bonus entry by following SaigeWisdom via Google Friend Connect - leave a comment so I can return the favour.

4. You can also befriend Doodle Dollies on Facebook for a fourth chance to win.

5. If you really want to get crazy, post this link on your Facebook wall and let your peeps know Saige Wisdom is hosting an entire month of Etsy gift-aways - once again get your butt back here and let me know you were in the sharing mood.

Simple Simon.

** Contest closes Thursday, September 15th @ 8:00 PM {PDT}.

 

** Winner will be selected using random.org & announced during our {Friday Finds} feature.

** Giveaway is open to Canada as well as our good friends south of the border {USA}.

** Please make sure I know how to contact you should you win: becoming a SaigeWisdom follower is the easiest way.

Bilbert is now in Northampton, England

Bilbert was sad to leave Oxford but is looking forward to spending time with Anne in Northampton where he arrived 2 days ago!  We look forward to his tales of his new adventures there!!

Stay tuned..

Sightseeing in Oxford-Part 5 (final adventure)

Adventures at the Natural History


Look at these Dino prints!



..............and I never even saw him coming!

 

Amazing!!

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Beautiful Butterflies and Birds

 

Help!!! I'm being eaten by a T-Rex

 

This is the Oxford Dodo

 

Pitt Rivers

Lots of theatre masks and Human Figure puppets

 

This is my last day of Adventure in Oxford as next week I go to visit Anne in Northhampton."

Sightseeing in Oxford - Part 4

This is the Ashmolean Museum

First thing you see when you go into the museum is this chappy on a plinth. He looks kinda chilly standing there to me.



This is the human figure gallery on the ground floor

English Stumpwork in the Textile Gallery and a Norse Runestone dedicated to Father, Mother and Sister

These are some early examples of money. I don't fancy carrything this around in my pocket

This is the museum's Japanese teahouse and a Georgian dessert table

Now this fella has the right idea

This one's a bit moody

*phew* its a long walk to the Pre Raphaelite gallery but its worth it to see this stunning painted cabinat and Persephone