Well it's Gone 9am here and there is silence across the road. No singing, no banging, no smashing slates.... No builders. It looks like the critters must have struck in the night, because the critters are nowhere to be seen and neither are the builders. Oooooo lummy! Who'd have thought Plushies could be so effective?
I'm collecting up an army of cute looking critters that can attack the noisy builders across the road from me. These little sweeties might look cute, but behind that demure exterior lays a savage beast, coiled ready to spring and gnaw their way through your ankle bone, so you fall over, allowing them access to your neck! There is going to be a builder blood bath if those workmen don't stop whistling at the passing women, singing along loudly to their slightly out of tune radio and throwing roof slates down crashing to the floor, spraying people, cars and the pavement with thin, sharp slivers of slate! So little critters come unto me! Mwhahahahahahahahahahaha!
I can hear you all laughing. You all think that Pinky looks about as scary as a new born kitten. Well let me tell you, Pinky got her name from chewing peoples little fingers off when they didn't do what she wanted them to. She is the ring leader of my gang of critters. Feltmeupdesigns thinks that the reason she looks so sleepy is that she is out all night at the disco. Pffft! Pinky is running the whole of the lower east side docks illegal diamond import trade. That's why she never comes home before dawn!
Tippy might just look like your average turtle, but beneath that shell there beats a heart of iron. Tippy is so nicknamed because if you ever need ideas of where to get something a bit dodgy Tippy can tip you off as to where to find it. Nods as good as a wink to a blind cat.... He turned to a life of crime because it was so easy to get away with it. Everyone, including TwoDancingCrows believed that this slow moving creature could do no harm, so no one is ever suspicious of his behaviour and that shell is a perfect hiding place to stash the cash.
Lolly the Pink squirrel has a massive complex about being a male, being pink and cute looking. He was taunted so much as a young boy by the other squirrels in the oak tree it pushed him over the edge. He's lost all grip of reality. Don't upset him, because when he loses his temper lots of blood, guts and sticky mess seem to ensure. All I'd have to do is tell him one of the builders said he looked like a girl and BAM! One builder, turned inside out. Ewww... it's very messy. If only sugarsnaps had made him blue.... *le sigh*
Kezzaroo's Honey bear might look like a cheery little fellow and he usually is, but behind that smile is a bear brain trained in the art of Kino mutai. Trust me; this is not a bear to be messed with. That being said, I have picked him for the team because of his chivalrous nature. He is always polite and genteel to everyone... until the prove that they do not deserve respect. Then he sorts them out swiftly. No fuss. No mess. I think Honey bear will be a calming influence on Lolly and stop him from attacking the wrong people.
The last member of the crack team is Bruce. He is on the team primarily to help the others up the scaffolding. He is world renown for his fast climbing skills and on his ability to keep his head in a crisis. Siansbury has had him pumping iron for weeks to make sure he is toned and buff enough for any job he gets sent on. For Bruce is a soldier of fortune. If you can pay the price, this monkey is yours! Thank goodness Pinky just sold of the latest batch of diamonds; otherwise this monkey would be out of our price range!
So, this is my crack squad of plushie critters that will take on the evil builders. I'll update you as to how they got on later!
So, I confess. I am a fully paid up member of the tree hugger's society. I adore trees. Without them the world would be a much different place. The bigger and more gnarled they are the better. I'm not really into the conifer type. I like the deciduous broad leaved ones that show you the seasons passing in their leafy colours. Oaks, beech, Lime, elm, fruit trees, silver birch, mountain ash, and maple... all these types of trees excite my senses.
This apple tree print by Jellybeans is from an original water colour she painted and I have long admired it for its beautiful colours and its sweeping form. I think if it were real tree it would take more than one person to hug its entire trunk.
This photo pendant from TheIntuitiveGarden in cool aqua blue with a bare tree reminds me of winter. Thankfully the trees won't be nude for much longer as spring is on its way. Outside my window I can see the bright yellow catkins starting to show on the trees and the bronze coated buds that indicate that soon the leaves will be bursting forth once more.
This silk screen printed t-shirt from Satisfactory not only has a tree on it but a galleon too! Not that I'm a pirate-aholic or anything... well ok as I'm confessing to hugging trees today I guess I can confess my pirate addiction too.
Kierstin Oliver's Seuss inspired mug, most certainly deserving of a plug. The colours delight, such a beautiful sight. Clay turned to trees, and me they sure please. Hmmm... ok, so I can't rhyme like the master, but at least I tried.
As regular readers of this blog will know I'm a bit of a colour addict and this gorgeous painting of a tree by Andrew Daniel caught my eye. Bold colours and textures all combined with the image of a tree... how could I not feature it?
This pretty little tree embellished sewing case is from the BlueBananaShop. For such a compact case is sure can hold a lot of sewing goodies. It's perfect for the sewer that's on the move.
So have I convinced you yet that trees are the greatest? Are you itching to run outside and hug a tree? Well if you are just go now, run off and find a lone tree and give it a squeeze so it knows you appreciate all it is doing for you.
We have talked about promotion on a budget in a general way already, but I thought it might be of help to give you a list of some of the sites that you can submit links for your website to. Remember to look through each site before posting to see if it is the kind of place that suits your market. Remember, targeting you own market is one of the keys to succeeding. Don't waste your time submitting your link to a site about the best ways to butcher a cow if you sell vegetarian sausages. They more than likely won't put your link up, but if they do, their target traffic most likely won't click on it.
This is not a definitive list. There are thousands if not millions of sites out there you can promote yourself on. Some of these are networking sites; some are just directories you can submit links to. Always read each sites rules before you join. It is pointless spending time promoting on a site only to have it all removed because you have broken the terms and conditions of using the site.
A good bit of advice I've had in the past about networking sites is, stick with one or two sites to start with and be an active member. Once you are well established on one/two site then you can venture to others and start to network there. These sites will be easier to network on because you will find people there that already know you from the first couple of sites. Remember it is always easier for old networking friends to find you if you stick with the same user name and the same visuals, such as banners and avatars. Always keep the original site you started on as your main networking branch, so don't neglect it. Use the other site like a tree uses sub- branches, to get its leaves out into the light. The sub networking sites in your system can catch the people that haven't heard of you before, but if you try to spread yourself on to many sites you will end up losing touch with your main network as you won't have the time to keep all the sites updated. Most of all make it fun. If you aren't enjoying it, you will soon find it a bind and a trial to do and eventually you will let it slide.
Good Luck!
Captain Skulduggery Dug is on a mission to find lots of treasure and then spend it all. I thought I'd give her a few pointers where to go shopping with all her lovely bootie!
Captian Skulduggery Dug found this treasure map hidden in PaintandInk's map emporium. She believes it to show where Bluebacked Jake hid the treasure of the five Spanish Galleons. If she finds it, she and the Pirate Pixie Crew will be rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Thomas Tillerman might be small but he is the best compass and chart reader on the high seas. Captain Skulduggery Dug would do well to have him along for the ride to be sure they find the right place. FluffyFlowers trained him well in the art of keeping a steady course, but he doesn't come cheap. They better find the loot or there may well be fur flying!
Well shiver me timbers if this little lady doesn't look like she's on the search for treasure. She better not be after Cap'n Skully's bootie, because she'll be in for a long walk off a short plank if she tries. Moonlightwhispers will have to save her from the sharks!
Even your puppy can join in the pirate fun with this collar from YuppiePuppie. I'm guessing Captain Skulduggery Dug probably has an eye on one of these for Doubloon her dog. He'd probably only wear it on special occasions. Most of the time he is seen with a spotted 'kerchief around his neck. He's a bit too flea bitten to be classed as a Yuppie Puppy!
This gorgeous pirate wenches dress is the only item so far in thewencheswardrobe. I'm going to keep checking back to see if more get added. I can't see Captain Skulduggery Dug wearing this, she likes trousers not dresses. It makes it easier to leap from ship to ship when she is plundering their treasure. Maybe in time the shop will be stocking nice leather pantaloons.
Siansburys makes the most gorgeously detailed sock monkeys and I was delighted to see on pinkdoodle that she had made gift cards with the photos of her Jack Sparrow monkey. He is so detailed and well made I think he deserves cards to be printed of him. Captain Skully can send out these cards to her rivals to gloat when she has found the treasure!
What Pirate goodies can you find that Captain Skully might buy with all her treasure?
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