Monday Monster Round-Up

Last week was a doozy - lots of doctors appointments, soccer practices, first soccer game of the season, a brief virus. I took several days off last week & feel like I need to take several more off this week to recover from last week, haha!

Here is a peek at what I did get finished over the last week, some cutie mini monsters in various stages of production:

Four cuties I finished up last night waiting to be stuffed!

Five cuties ready to be sewn shut!

Four more cuties all finished up!

Which one of these mini cuties is your favorite?

Week Thirteen - First show of the season & more!

A few days late but here is last week's studio update! This week has been intense and I haven't made anything at all, and here's a few reasons why in no particular order: our washer flooding the garage, my dog getting terrible anxiety at night over storms so I haven't slept more than about 15 hours all week, my silly dog jumping over the silly fence and running rampant through the neighborhood and almost get squished by cars, and yesterday, the drain pipe from the kitchen sink bursting in the wall and flooding the basement. With all this going on I haven't even been in the studio since Thursday, the day before my first show.

And as you know I was hustling super hard last week prepping for that first show of the season, Zeleny's first in a series of new monthly mini eco art markets. It was a good event! Steady traffic the entire evening and the best part was I got to set up right beside Scott & Melanie, owners of Gipson Wands and Violet's Buds!

Pic from Zeleny! See the one single spot I missed ironing on my table cloth? Grrr! Haha!

I was sewing literally up until the last minute for Zeleny - here is pictures of everything I made! I made 27 monsters last week, putting me back on track to making 350 monsters total in 2014, whew!  Check availability at luanded.com!

And that my friend's, is what a crazy week in the studio looks like! Hoping to push out that much inventory this coming week!

Despite all the craziness, I have a light and happy heart today - Trace will be home tomorrow! See, he's been in Mexico for over three weeks on a business trip. So if I've been scarce online lately, it's because I've been flying solo and juggling the start of show season, crazy pets, house disastrophes and the regular things piling up (especially laundry, since the washer is broken, haha!). Things should be back to normal at the start of next week, and hopefully I will have lots of new Mon-stor listings for you guys soon!  ♥ Thank you for being patient with me!!

Week 12 - Hustlin' Hard!

Taking a quick break from the studio to touch up my hair for Zeleny this Friday and post the weekly studio recap!

Last week I was hustlin' hard to get Mon-stors made for launch Zeleny's monthly mini eco markets which is this Friday, from 6-9 at 111 Main St. in Parkville, MO! If you are local, c'mon out and say hi!

I also spent this week hustlin' hard online gathering sponsors for my big four year Envyversary celebration - super stoked to announce in addition to myself, there is 20 Envyversary sponsors and almost 200 entries that can be earned for a chance to win one of 21 prize packs!

Huge shout out to my radical Envyversary sponsors:

Violet's Buds // Gipson Wands // The Mollie Shop // Squshies // Kiser Krafts // Landon's Toy Box // Dazzling and Dapper // Nature Junkie // Scrawny Girl // Penelope's Eclectic Closet // Be You, Not Them // Baby Moon Boutique // Zeeuh // Little House of Crafting // Krmbal // ImagineIf Boutique // Unique Creations by Tracy // Crafteroni & Cheese // Sugar Crumbs // Ni-Chern Designs

You guys, I can't even. The prize line up is amazing. I wish I could enter my own giveaway. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram odds are you have seen a few sneak peeks. I can't wait! The celebration launches April 1st and you can enter through April 9th (with lots of daily entries!) with the winner announced by noon April 10th, the day of my Envyversary! ♥

Now, on to the goods. Here is the monstrously awesome line up from last week's making. I didn't meet my goal of ten Mon-stors but I am making up for that this week - I have already made about 14 new things just since Monday! :D Can't wait to show everything off, been too busy making to stop and snap pictures. 

And actually, now that I look back through the pictures I forgot to photograph one guy, eep! I will have to photograph him in the morning if  the sun comes out, we are supposed to get a lot of storms tomorrow.

So the run-down - if you are local, hit me up at Zeleny in Parkville this weekend. If you aren't, sit tight and get your clicking fingers ready to enter my huge Envyversary celebration next week! Oh, and of course, anything that doesn't sell at Zeleny will get listed this weekend. :) Thanks for being patient with me while I work hard to restock & prep for events! 

Now, it's (past) time to rinse this dye out of my hair, then I got to get back to the studio to finish up a few things for this weekend! Love and monster hugs! ♥

Week 11 - Monstrously Busy.

Happy Tuesday, monster lovin' buddies! I'm covered in thread and fur bits, but taking a break from sewing to check in and share all the monstrously adorable minis I made last week!

And this week, I won't even bombard you with a ton of photos, I squished all the monsters on a shelf and took a picture! Hehe!

Which one of those minis is your favorite?! 

This cutie, dubbed Mr. Mack, is going to be up for grabs in Violet's Buds 3 year maker-versary that launches on the 20th and runs through the 31st! Squee! I am so pumped, there is 25 makers participating in this giveaway. I'm also equally pumped that I get to be a co-host, so you can enter the giveaway here on my blog! :) Be sure to set a daily alarm so you don't miss out on earning the daily entries to increase your odds of winning! :)

Since I am super busy prepping for Zeleny's Mini Eco Market on the 28th, I won't be stocking any new inventory until April most likely. If you can't wait that long to get your mitts on a Mon-stor, no worries - this guy I finished yesterday will be up for grabs in this auction on Facebook - and his starting bid is half of his retail price! Eep! Set up some reminders on your phone for the 21st-24th - don't wanna miss out getting your bid in on this Spring themed Mon-stor!

And if you are up for a road trip, come out and see me the 28th at Zeleny's Mini Eco Market at 111 Main St in Parkville, MO! I will have lots of Mon-stors and mini stuffies, plus Tooth Mon-stors, Gadget Mon-stors and maybe some new totes if I can squeeze them in before the show! ♥

I can hear my sewing machine calling me so I have to scuttle back in there and get to makin'! Can't wait to update next week and show off all the Mon-stors! Eek! :D Have a good week, my monstrously awesome friends!