Summer Tales Week 5

Well this is the first week of August already.  Where has the summer gone??? 

I started the week out by attending our annual Heritage Festival.  Sampling food from around the world.  My favorite though has to be Thailand... yummy pad thai, thai ice tea (which is delicious) and finishing with deep fried banana and mango ice cream.  Here is a photo of my daughter enjoying her pad thai.

Also, my husband and I celebrated our 21st wedding Anniversary this week.  I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by. 

And last but not least - I have been in a sewing frenzy all this week.  You have heard of a "barrel of monkeys" well have have a "bag of monkeys" - all patiently waiting for their eyes so they can see the world.

And while most people would see my work room as a totally insane mess, I call it "creative chaos".

So I am gearing up for another busy week of finishing off all my started projects in order to be ready to sell again next Saturday at the St. Albert Farmers Market.

On a final note, I am looking to increase the number of The Funky Monkey facebook friends.  So be sure to check out The Funky Monkey facebook page and add yourself.  If I reach 400 friends I will put your name in for a draw for one of my new sock creations (to be announced) .  

The Summer of Monkeys

Wow what a summer I had! I have 2 months off every summer and usually do not much of anything but this year has been fantastic.

First off I did my first Farmers Market ever , I spent 8 weeks at the St. Albert Farmers Market. With a broken tent, duct taped together, I managed to sell a whopping 119 sock monkeys and 94 Sockit creatures. Needless to say I had a busy summer sewing until I could no longer feel my fingers on the right hand.

The second wow was we went to Hawaii on a super duper deal. We stayed 12 glorius nights at the Hilton Hawaiian Village just steps from the ocean.

We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and my husbands 50th birthday in style. We also had a little stow away. One of my sock monkeys tagged along for the trip but it was a bit too hot there for him so he stayed in a nice air conditioned room the entire trip.

When we came back we loaded the car with socks and headed to Nanaimo to visit friends. I stuffed sock monkeys all the way there and sewed on arms and legs all the way home. A great way to pass the 12 hour driving time. We missed the ferry to the island by 15 minutes and ended up sleeping in the car...you know stuffed sock monkey bodies make a great pillow. I wish I had a picture.

Well now I am back at my real job and making sock for my Christmas Shows. New sock monkeys and Sockits are currently being made from socks I have collected over the summer.

I will be making more Sock Monkey cell phone holders, Owlpods, some Christmas decorations and Sock Monkey toques.

So far I am booked to appear at the following shows: Xmas in October, Festival Place, Sherwood Park Oct 30, 31 & Nov 1; Leduc Xmas Craft Show Christ the King School, Leduc Nov 8 & 9.

I will be at a couple of the indoor markets in St. Albert in November & December.

Continue to watch my blog for updates on new products and show updates.

To Market...To Market

Yes that's what I am doing this Saturday. I will be at the St. Albert Farmers Market on Saturday, June 13th. It is the Kick Off to Summer Celebration and my first market of the season. Over the summer I will be in St. Albert on the following Saturday, July4, July 11, July 18, July 28, August 22, August 29 and September 5.

I am located in stall 152 on St. Thomas Street. I will be selling my world famous sock monkeys and Sockits along with my Owl Pods, Tee-Totes, and sock monkey gadget keepers.

I hope it will be warm and the wind stays away - I don't need any more tent accidents.

Now Appearing SOCKITS at Stop & Shop

Making their debut appears on Thursday, May 21 on Global TV with Lorraine Mansbridge, were my sock aliens called "Sockits".

The story of the Sockit is a very interesting one. Have you ever taken your clothes out of the dryer and found there to be only one sock?? Where is the other you ask... well here is your answer...
That wonderful single sock was sucked out of your dryer vent and sent to the Planet Zebo where it was transformed into a "Sockit", colourful, kid-friendly little sock aliens that are very curious and fun. They are now available for adoption this weekend at the Spring Stop & Shop located at the Hangar on Kingsway from 11-6 on Sat & 11-5 on Sunday.

Drop by and check out all the other wonderful artists including a couple of my favorites; colourful & retro inspired vinyl bags by Majesty Inc, graphic design resin pendants & rings by Cloud & Lolly, totally awesome sock monsters by Belua Designs, and the coolest hats by Sugar Soul.

Monkey Business

Recently, I was asked how's the monkey business and I am all about the monkey business. In fact I have become obsessed with all the products I can incorporate the sock monkey look to. From sock monkey toques and sock monkey cell phone holders to my new sock monkey change purses and sock monkey keychains,

there is no stopping me. I have ordered 1" sock monkey buttons and have been throwing around thoughts of sock monkey cards and calendars. There is also sock monkey mitts, sock monkey slippers, sock monkey purses, sock monkey backpacks, sock monkey ski masks, sock monkey scarves . . .

So my answer is Monkey Business is goood!!