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Meet my most recent rainbow sock monkeys, Sebastian and Mimi. Working with rainbow socks is great because there’s an endless array of color options when it comes to making the hoodie. I also found sock monkeys make great thank you gifts. You can also never go wrong with giving your girlfriend a cute stuffed animal. :)
Also, check out this googly eye sock monkey I made for some friends at London Hackspace, a non-profit organization which provides space and equipment to make/hack on pretty much anything you can imagine. I actually spend a little time there making Honty while checkin out the place. Neat stuff!
Sebastian Mars Sock Monkey
Mimi Mars Sock Monkey
Honty “The Hackspace” Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: boyfriend, eye, family, friends, gift, girlfriend, googly, Hackspace, Honty, london, Mimi, Sebastian, thank you
I’m back from a frosty vacation in London where I got the chance to check out this year’s BUST Christmas Craftacular! Set in East London’s Bethnal Green neighborhood, I took a quick no 8 bus to see what’s shaping up the current London craft scene. I was also happy to receive an Etsy UK goodie bag!
I must have looked at each stall more than twice, picking up a bunny tee from Brat & Suzie, a “game boy” gingerbread cookie from Maid of Gingerbread, some fabric from Beyond Fabrics and a How to Make a Cloak instruction book from DIY Couture. I also got a nifty Moo discount. People were also getting their craft on at diy stations offered by The Make Lounge, Fabrications and Prick Your Finger.
I can’t wait for the New York Craftacular happening this Sunday, Dec 12th in Chelsea. I hear there will be nearly 300 artist participating. Wow!
Here’s a list of my handpicked artists from the London 2010 event. Enjoy. :)
crafty people
Brat & Suzie - www.bratandsuzie.com
Me Me Me - www.madebymememe.com
A Alicia - www.aalicia.bigcartel.com
Tatty Devine - www.tattydevine.com
DIY Couture - www.diy-couture.co.uk
Licie Ellen - www.lucie-ellen.com
Maid of Gingerbread - www.maidofgingerbread.co.uk
Xiang Zeng - www.freerangedoodle.com
Vic Lee - www.viclee.co.uk
crafty organizations
Urban Craft Collective - www.urbancraftcollective.com
The Make Lounge - www.themakeloungue.com
Ety UK - www.etsy.com
crafty stores
Beyond Fabrics - www.beyond-fabrics.com
Prick Your Finger - www.prickyourfinger.com
Fabrications - www.fabrications1.co.uk
crafty magazines
Cloth - www.clothmagazine.co.uk
BUST - www.bust.com
Tags: 2010, bust, christmas, cloth, craft, craftacular, discount, diy, event, fair, handmade, london, magazine, moo, scene
I’m back home from a great vacation to two of my favorite destinations: London and El Paso. I picked up some yarn and trim at Liberty in Oxford Street, craft bows and satin roses from The Make Lounge and socks from TOPMAN and the Camden Lock Market. In Texas, I visited Hobby Lobby for some stationary, stickers and more bows.
I had so much fun while I was away, but it feels good to be back home with all my supplies! I was also happy to see Anita, Andre and Bunny patiently waiting for my return. They too want to travel so they can’t wait to find new loving homes. Hopefully they get to go far and wide in their lifetime. :)
To purchase one of these sock monkeys, click on their photo or visit Maribel Made on Etsy.
Anita Mars Sock Monkey
Andre Mars Sock Monkey
Bunny Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: Andre, Anita, bows, bunny, Candem Lock Market, craft, el paso, etsy, Hobby Lobby, liberty, london, mars, monkey, oxford, roses, sock, stationary, stickers, supplies, texas, The Make Lounge, Topman, trim, vacation, yarn
Say hello to Valerie, the newest addition to the family of brothers and sisters which include Phelan, Edwin and the LeAnn & Rhea twins! Valerie and her brother Phelan will be taking a trip to London this week to meet their new family. I’m going to miss them.
Valerie Baby Mars Sock Monkey
Valerie’s orange hoodie design is based on some art done by a group of artists called XLF. I suspect this might be Julieta’s work since the design is super cute (see below)! I also thought it would be neat to follow through on the graffiti vibe and add some splotches of color to resemble spray paint.
XLF art
Valerie’s orange “graffiti” hoodie
Tags: art, artist, brother, color, edwin, family, graffiti, inspiration, leann, london, maribel made, mars, monkey, paint, Phelan, rhea, sister, sock, spray, street, valerie, XLF
It’s been sunny here in London the last couple of days. Good time to do a photo shoot with Mauricio! He was great. I wanted to take him out, but with the move nearing it was hard. The balcony was a good spot though. Passed for a “coastal” feel.
Mauricio a.k.a Huicho is a gift for my mom. I told her I wanted to make her a sock monkey and she said she wanted a little one. She didn’t even know I was thinking of making little ones! She totally read my mind. Mauricio is also the first born Baby Mars Sock Monkey! There will be plenty more to make in the next couple of months. They’ve proven quite popular! :)
Baby Mauricio in Boat Sweater and reversible bucket hat.
At 8″ tall and 3″ wide, he fits on the palm of your hand!
Tags: baby, boat, bucket, coastal, fashion, first, gift, hat, jumper, little, london, maribel made, mars, maurice, mauricio, mom, monkey, nautical, new, palm, photoshoot, sock, sunny, sweater
We’re officially moving back to Seattle at the end of the month! Having lived in London gave me some great perspective. I’m going to miss the big city like I always seem to miss big cities. We’re just about down to two weeks of our London stay, but I’m looking forward to the new things ahead!
Of course, the bad thing about moving is always the actual move. Going through tons of stuff, packing, selling, donating and cleaning could be nightmarish. In our last move from Seattle here, I got rid of mostly everything we owned and shipped only a few things. It was sad. I’m just getting over not owning anything. I did a lot of scanning this time, but even if loose my backups I’m thinking, oh well! It’s so freeing not having things. I like the feeling a lot. It’s almost like being debt free!
There are some things I’m taking with me that can’t be replaced though…our monkey box and my vintage fabric. This along with some sock monkey making supplies will go in my luggage even if I have to replace my clothes with them. :)
Before heading to our final destination, we will be taking a short break in CA! I think it’d be nice to sit in a park in San Francisco and make some monkeys. It’s only been a week since I stopped making anything and I can’t wait to get back into it.
If there are any crafty folks out there who’d like to meet for a lunch or a drink let me know! I will be in San Francisco the 2nd or 3rd week of May. Maybe we could do a craft/make in the park type thing. :D
Tags: breakfast, enlglish, london, lunch, move, moving, pub, sale, seattle, UK, US
Here’s another original drawing for sale at Myprettyones.etsy.com. Each week I’ll be adding one of 20 or so drawings I made during life drawing sessions held around London last year.
This week I’ve listed Hannah in September VII. This illustration was made during my sixth week of life drawing. You can read about it here, Life drawing in London ~ week 6.
Previous listings:
Nathalie in April VIII
Nathalie in July IV
Tags: 2008, black, body, Drawing, female, form, hannah, Illustration, life, london, nude, paper, pretty, september, sketch, still, tan line, woman
Last week I launched a new Etsy shop dedicated to selling original drawings of pretty women in the nude. Each week I’ll be adding one of 20 or so drawings I made during life drawing sessions held around London last year.
This week I’ve listed Nathalie in April VIII. This illustration was made during my third week of life drawing. You can read about it here, Life drawing in London ~ week 3.
Myprettyones.etsy.com
Tags: 2008, art, Drawing, etsy, female, Illustration, life, london, nude, pretty, sale, shop
I just launched a new Etsy shop! My Pretty Ones is a collection of illustrations I made during life drawing sessions held around London in 2008. The cool thing about the shop is that I’ll be selling original drawings, not prints, right off my notebook!
Below is the first illustration for sale this week; one more will be listed each week thereafter. There is about 20 illustrations in total, making them a unique collection. I am keeping a couple of them for myself though. The rest I’ll have in digital format for future archiving. :)
Myprettyones.etsy.com
Tags: body, collection, Drawing, etsy, female, for sale, form, Illustration, life, london, myprettyones, naked, notebook, nude, ones, original, pretty, shop, sketch, unique
It was so much fun photographing my latest sock monkey, Rosita! We had a lot of snow in London earlier this week so I thought she’d look great appearing like she wanted to go out and play in the snow. Of course, I didn’t let her because then she would have gotten all dirty and made it to her new home looking like a little punk. ;)
If you’d like a custom Mars Sock Monkey contact me at 
or visit maribel.etsy.com for more info!
See more on Rosita:
Rosita’s Strawberry sweater
Home Sweet Home pt. three
Rosita Mars Sock Monkey
The stages of a sock monkey fit
Tags: custom, fit, jumper, london, made, maribel, mars, monkey, photo, rosita, shoot, snow, sock, stages, strawberry
