Photo time

My Christmas present to myself was a new camera (Canon Xsi Rebel)...something I've been coveting for oh so long....Couldn't help but take a million photos over the holiday!


An AMAZING wrist warmer handmade by my girly in North Hampton! St. Runge represent!!


Self portrait w/ my new Gretta doll made lovingly by Gretta!
(a miniature replica of my dear SF friend w/ tattoos and all!)


A delicious Christmas eve eggplant and pasta dish made by Mr. D!


Some vintage wrapping from Nonno's attic....

Happy Holidays from Cotton Monster!

To all my Cotton Monster fans, friends and family....wishing you a very happy and healthy holiday season! I owe you all tons and tons of hugs and cookies and eyeballs! I feel so lucky to have amassed such a great following and gotten such good press these past few years. I am so happy and honored to be making art that lives in people's homes from Bulgaria to California to Texas and my favorite place of all Baltimore.

I know this has been a crazy year for everyone...I can't help but stare into the lights of my very first christmas tree...take a deep breath and think of all the things in my life that I am thankful for (this bearded fella is on the top of the list). I am eagerly awaiting 2009, remaining hopeful that its not to late for things to change.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words, good vibes and monster lovin'!

Holiday Monstas!

Hey all, I just put up all the Cotton Monsters left after the Squidfire show yesterday into the etsy shop. Thanks to everyone who came out in the cold winter wind to visit the show! If i finish up any more monsters this week, i'll post them as I make them...This is the last big update before the end of the year, so get 'em while they're here! Posting deadlines for the holiday's are quickly approaching this week!!

Squidfire Art Mart this Sunday and online stuff too!

I'll be there with Cotton Monsters!

P.S. Everything left after the craft fair will go up online ASAP after that! Hopefully Monday! Just in the knick of time for the Holidays!

P.P.S. Instead of waiting and doing one big update, I went ahead and put up a bunch of (15 to be exact) Cotton Monsters and some patch sets up for sale on http://www.cottonmonster.etsy.com/ today!! Need to find these guys homes for the holidays!