For the lady of Longchamps

A Saturday well spent.

This is a Piranha Plant (the little guy that pops out of pipes and tries to eat Mario) I made yesterday. All made of felt, with some floral wire inside to make a little bendy.

I love you, Gumballhead.

I want to make a new drawing to send to my nephew every week. He'll probably critique them and say they're not very good, but it's the thought that counts, right?

Programmer Puppet (Puppet #3)

My love for googly eyes knows no bounds.

Puppet #3...tiny hoodie!

Finally Finished! Puppet #2

Milwaukee Public Museum 2/5/11

There are creepy "historical" mannequins everywhere, including these terrifying children. The Mummies of the World exhibit was really cool though-the first time I've seen mummies from anywhere but Egypt or the Roman Empire. They had South American mummies that were so well preserved their skin still had color and their hair looked like a live person's.

Also check out the butterfly room:
Butterflies are everywhere, and sometimes they'll try to escape on people's clothing so there's a mirror to check yourself before you leave!

I will never love you more!

I just saw this little video on Racked. I love the song, the clothes, the guy...and especially the little story he types out during the video:

this is the story of a charming girl
she laughs out loud, sings off key and believes in taking chances
she is quick and curious and playful and strong
she lets her imagination run away with her
she has never been one to stick to convention
she is fond of daydreams that take her places
she can order a cocktail in six different languages
she feels that understated is overrated

Functional and decorative

Swarthy Frenchman Finger Puppet Ornaments for Everyone!

Just finished this little guy!

Green and Red!

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I love Pushing Daisies, and I'm so sad it lasted only two seasons. Christmas always makes me think of the green and red color scheme that was always in the set decoration and sometimes costumes too. There's a lot of red and green, but it's all so subtle that it looks really different and pretty.

Reckless Curiosity

Andrew Bird's TED Talk from earlier this year (I think)..pretty interesting. I really like the concept of his new song-breaking one's own heart because no one else can. AND he has a silly sock monkey in a vest sitting on his equipment!

It's the KaPuppet herself!

Trying some new things with the construction this time around to make less work and more flexibility. You can see on my desk Amy Sedaris' new crafting book which is FANTASTIC go buy it! Penny bookmarks for everyone!

A little "ELF" wants to wish you a Merry Christmas!

My initials are very fitting for this time of year, especially for cheesy cards. I made these little guys with Bristol board, card stock, construction paper and googly eyes! My favorite is the elf, he kind of reminds me of David Sedaris' story of working in a department store during Christmas.

First a Squirrel Monkey met a Soups....

This is how we roll for Hallooween.

Made a little trip to an apple orchard in Wisconsin and found some mini-gourd friends!

IT'S HERE!!!!!

It's finally here!!!! The Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry is now open! I highly recommend it, even if you don't really love puppets the way I do. Seeing Kermit and Bert and Ernie and all the other little puppets and drawings was SO COOL! They definitely did a great job designing the exhibit to be playful and interactive for kids too. It's here until January, so check it out!

Starved Rock

We drove to Starved Rock State Park over Labor Day. It's in Ogelsby, IL, near Ottawa I think (?), around and hour and 45 minutes from Chicago. It was pretty crowded around the riverfront and the shorter trails, but people became more scarce as we hiked in deeper. They're supposed to be known for their waterfalls, although I guess those only happen after heavy rains, since everything was dry when we were there!

Dino Puppets!

I collaborated on some dinosaur puppets, a few of which can be seen in the Loudmouth show written and performed by Michael Balzer, featured in Triple Header: Loudmouth, Sit On My Lapse & Black Ted Williams which is now going on at the IO theater in Chicago Thursday nights at 8pm.