Mini Monkeys have arrived!!

I’ve had a lot of folks show interest in the idea of mini monkeys so I thought I’d make some and put in my ArtFire shop.

The nice thing about Mini Monkeys – apart from their adorable expressions – is their price! At $10 US each who can afford to be without one – or two… or…???  [...]

Monkees in Smiths Falls??

Yes!  That’s right!!

A visit to Smiths Falls yesterday resulted in three monkees being set free – the actual location of one them is in THIS PHOTO!!

The Incredible Monkee

Petula Monkee

and Donald Monkee

I wonder if I’ll ever hear from them again?  If you want to know more [...]

It all began with this curious note. .

I’m working on a new Monkee story to go with my next series of Monkee beads.

I won’t give too much away, but will say that the whole adventure started when Mylo Monkee received the following items in the mail.

Would YOU believe him?

What would YOU do if you [...]

BUNKEES are here! Giveaway Info!

This Giveaway has ended but stay tuned – I have another in the works and even a likely culprit as the prize!

Watch out!  It’s about to happen!  World Domination by BUNKEES!

Actually it all started with one tiny monkee – you can read Bunkee’s story here – it’s heartwarming, – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll cheer Bunkee [...]

FREE Tools!!

I entered December’s challenge over at The Glass Challenge and have just found out that this little monkee

2nd prize winner!

has won me second place in the Hobbyist’s category!  The prize is a $75 gift certificate from the lovely folks at Burning Brass.  To say I’m excited is an understatement – ordinarily, brass tools are way [...]

It was a Teeny Tini, Micro Mini Monkee that she made for the first time today . .

Well, yesterday to be precise. I was feeling discouraged with the temporary loss of my oxycon and trying to think of ways around the problem.

No Torching! – not really a possibilty
Torch with Hot Head and 1lb cannisters – Yuk! Yuk! Yuk!
Torch with Hot Head and bulk propane – requires change to current setup
Try another [...]

And The WINNERS Are……

Happy New Year to everyone!
I have the results from my Giveaway to share!

I thought it would be fun to have a little ceremony, so I gathered all the things I needed -

My list of email addresses

A nice box to put them in -

And a guest celebrity to do the drawing

Unfortunately Bono wasn’t available…  nor were any [...]

Some new little monkees

I’ve just added a few items to my Artfire shop – a Space Monkee and two Cold Monkees.
I have tried etching these beads for an experiment and I have to say I do like the way it makes them look. I could almost pinch their little pink monkee cheeks!

Glass Space Monkee Bead

One little [...]

A bracelet from Samma’s Tutorial

One of the really wonderful things about my lampworking journey is the number of friends I am making along the way.

Samma is a regular on ‘our’ not so little Newbie thread over at the Wet Canvas forum.  It’s a place where we share ideas, praise each others achievements and offer support when things aren’t going quite [...]

A little Monkee YouTube show!

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