New Shop Items

You can expect these in the shop tomorrow! Hopefully.

Love,
Scout

DIY: Dinosaur Necklace

I'm pretty excited about this DIY. You may or may not know that I sometimes work at a camp. One time while I was there, they had an archaeological dig themed event, including tiny dinosaur toys. When the event was over, I asked if there were any extra dinosaur toys and was given permission to take one.
This one, to be exact:

I was eager to make a necklace with it, so...I did. I wore it to my aunt's for Thanksgiving, where she promptly mocked me for wearing a necklace made out of a toy (this is how my family rolls, and I like it that way). In her mocking, she gave me a second dinosaur toy. So now I'm using it to show you how to make your own dinosaur necklace - unless, of course, you are too grown up for such things.

Tools:

• Dinosaur toy (or any other small toy you'd prefer to use on your necklace)
• Pliers (not pictured) 
• Necklace chain
• Thick needle
• Pushpins
• Jewelry ring

First, use your pushpins to poke two holes in the top of the dinosaur. (You will feel a tiny bit bad for stabbing the dinosaur, but I assure you he won't mind). These little toys are insanely dense, so it's difficult to get a hole in them. You can really use anything, but for getting started, I found it easier to use the pushpins because they are short.
Once your hole is started, replace the pushpins with the needle, to make sure the holes connect. You also might want to be careful that you don't bend your needle, like I did. (I should have expected a dinosaur to be stronger than a needle).

Finally, use the pliers to open up your jewelry ring and push it through the hole. Once it is through, use the pliers to close the ring.

You're done! If you make one, I'd love to see pictures!

Love,
Scout

I've Made A Huge Mistake

Today I accidentally drew Tobias Funke. I was going to draw a man with a beard (but no hair, for you Unfortunate Events fans out there), but I had to interrupt myself when I saw my drawing's resemblance to the creepiest character of Arrested Development.

Source for second image

I'd add more, but I'm afraid that if I tried to make it look more like him, I'd only ruin it.

Love,
Scout

P.S. Sorry there's no Snapshots post today! I didn't do anything interesting or pretty enough to take pictures of this week, except making things for my shop and taking pictures of puppies, both of which you already saw.

Puppies

Some photos of puppies to brighten up your Saturday morning. I took these a few days ago to make a poster for the lady that wants to sell them. Talk about an easy job :)

Love,
Scout

Friday Love

Bernadette Peters, the Muppets, and this song.

You can watch the Jim Henson memorial service version below. It's very beautiful.

This documentary is my new favorite. I grew up watching the Muppets - The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock - so it was so wonderful to watch this documentary. I've added "meeting the Muppets" to my bucket list. Anyway, I never even liked Elmo before watching this. 

Source

Umm...Let's just continue the theme here. You guys need to watch this video, just for the first song. This is the puppeteers singing some of Jim Henson's favorite songs. The first one immediately became my favorite, too.

P.S. The song at about five minutes in? That's a poem by Winnie the Pooh author, A.A. Milne. 

P.P.S. I like how some of them look like their puppets.

I really didn't intend to have a Muppet themed post, but since it's already looking that way, I might as well say that these are the Muppets I love most. (Note: I prefer the older Gonzo to the newer one).

All images via Muppet Wiki

Trivia:

Did you know that this song was originally going to be the Sesame Street theme song?

Did you know that Michael Jackson sued Sesame Street because they did a parody of The Beatles' Let It Be (parody found here), which Jackson owned the rights to? 

Triva Source

Okay, I'll be done now. 

Love,

Scout

March

Dear March,
I am so excited you're here! I've been thinking about you for a while - the exciting things happening in my shop, warmer weather, and a long-awaited trip to Tennessee! I expect great things from you, and so far, you're off to a great start. I've got a real job, an opportunity for a second job, my new absolute favorite documentary, and I got paid to take pictures of puppies. You even started off great in the small things, like this mo'nin's cup of coffee.
I look forward to spending these next thirty-one days with you.

Love,
Scout

New Shop Items

I added new items to my shop! I'm really excited about them all, especially the felt clutches. I absolutely love making them. I'll be continuing to add more products all this month - particularly felt clutches (contact me via my shop if you have a design idea or special order) and crochet purses. Stop by my shop and check them out!

Love,
Scout