Tag: groundhog

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Days 18-19

Day 18 Thing:  A dry-run set up of the table for my first craft fair.  (It goes along with the student fashion show at the local UC.)  It turned out quite nicely, but rather than show those pics, I am including a much more inspiring one of the buttons I just picked up at Thrift Town for my cuffs/headbands:

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Day 19 Thing:  A handwritten note to my dear friend.  Another favorite thrift store of mine supports the local SPCA and has a great collection of old/vintage greeting cards.  This one is a (not-vintage) hilarious, slightly fuzzy, photo of a groundhog (?) glued to a card.

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The whistlepig peeks

The whistlepig peeks

Title: The whistlepig peeks
Description: Handpuppet, faux suede w/ acrylic paint
Inspiration: Today is Groundhog Day

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Groundhog Day

groundhog-day.jpg Today I over-crafted in the spirit of rainy day weather and the need to finish an idea I had last night for a Groundhog Day picture.  It’s made of felt, hand-sewn, and it’s not done, but I’ve spent too much time on it today that I will go in later and add some details like flowers and maybe some approving/disapproving facial features from the sun and cloud.  The picture is of the famous groundhog, and he has decided that once and for all that he’s not going to allow his shadow to send him back down the hole for six more weeks.  So it’s game on, and it looks like the famous groundhog wants to don some kung-fu moves he learned over the summer, but that might cause him some trouble because, you know, his shadow knows everything he knows.  Who will win?  You tell me …