Sock Monsters

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Is anyone else as excited by these things as I am? I love making them! :D
Here are a few of the freaky beasts - 100% recycled, hurrah!

Using all the film in a Polaroid camera

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Hello ladies! Long-time lurker, first-time (I think?) poster. SO, I've been on a real Polaroid kick lately, and I'm really trying to make the most out of the film I have because they've stopped production of it (I have a 600 camera which uses the "classic" film). So here's my question. The camera I have counts the number of pictures in the cartridge and there are ten pictures, right? BUT, on top of the cartridge there's a piece of black cardboard that keeps it from getting exposed. Far as I can tell what you have to do is put the cartridge in the camera and hit the shutter to get the cardboard to come out, but it counts that as an exposure, so it thinks there are nine pictures left. That means you waste the 10th picture because it doesn't consider it to be there. I tried getting the black cardboard out before yesterday and blew the whole cartridge! Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the cardboard without the camera thinking it's a picture? Thanks for your help.

heartbroken doll

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The poor dear has had her heart ripped out... right through her pretty pink dress :(





She's 22 inches tall and completely hand stitched.

Lucky Cat Pendants Maneki Neko

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Been working on some lucky cat pendants and I am loving how they are turning out. I first did several where the cats looked more realistic then decided to try a few that were more traditional in colors and did one in blue, one in purple and one in orange and black for Halloween. I can't decide which I like the best. Each cat is made out of Clay and Hand painted and sealed with three coats of in indoor outdoor sealer. The cats alone without the bail and drops measure 1 3/4 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide.

This is a group shot of all the ones I have done so far, the Orange and black one for Halloween is in progress and not finished yet an has a glow in the dark moon on his chest.

The Maneki Neko literally "Beckoning Cat"can also be knows as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Money cat, or Fortune Cat and is a common Japanese sculpture which is believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat beckoning with an upright paw, a raised left paw supposedly attracts money, and wealth

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