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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
I’m posting two life drawing session done last November and December. These may be the last sessions I do in London for a while. Although, there might be some coming out of New York in the next couple of months.
Week 7 was modeled by a male…a violinist. Men are definitely harder to draw and I think it’s because their bodies are blockier than women’s so my pencil had to make a lot more stops. I lack the practice as well though. There just isn’t as many male model as there are females ones I guess.
Week 8 was modeled by an Asian woman and I’d have to say that I struggled drawing her face. I don’t get to draw too many Asian faces unfortunately. I loved her star tattoos!
Week 8
Week 7
Tags: body, Drawing, female, form, Illustration, life, london, male
It was so awesome to be part of the Keep Calm and Carry On Alternative Xmas Fair last Sunday. Sales were very good and I almost emptied out my stock! I think they did a great job of marketing the event. I also met some great people, learned something about fair trade goodies and had an exciting morning with firefighters on the scene. I hope they do the craft fair again next year!
Thanks to Capella, the artist and seller who invited me to be part of the event, and her crafty mum Linda.
Here are some pics inside the yurt, where the shops set up.
Tags: alternative, barnet, calm, carry, christmas, crafts, event, fair, fundraiser, keep, london, north, on, shopping, xmas
