Pockets Goes To Work

This is Pockets.  He's one of our classic Wage's that came to us in need of an apron.  This fellow chose an apron with one big pocket.  You guessed it.  That's how he got his name.  

He went to work today where he attended several picnics, and went out for snacks and iced tea in between. 

Now he's needing some rest.

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Uglydoll Memory Book Part 2

As promised, I copied another page from my Uglydoll Memory Book to share with you.

 My Memory Book is made using an Uglydoll Journal, a glue stick, and MS Publisher.  In Publisher, I insert the photos and text, size it to fit in my Uglydoll Journal and cut it on a paper cutter for precise edges.  Then a few swipes of the glue stick and voila, a new page!

Click on the Memory Page to see a larger view.

It's a good project for combining  photography, writing, and page design with Uglydolls!

It's so much fun I get lost in it.

You can really get creative making your own Ugly Memory Book.

Bossy Shelves Get an Upgrade

What do collectors do when they're between adoptions?
I'm not sure!  But I'll show you what I like to do.

Upgrade and redistribute.  Dust and fuss.  Plan and adapt.

Here my den is adapting to my growing Bossy Bear and Friends collection.

The upgrade began when  Taipei Bossy Bear insisted he and his little yellow friends have their own real estate.  NO share, no way.

So off I went to purchase a nice looking but cheaply made and budget priced  set of shelves.  You can see Yellow Bossy and friends on their new dedicated Taipei shelf.

Arranging and experimenting with placement gives me hours of enjoyment.  It's meditative and more fun than TV.
I'm glad you can't see the many extra holes in the wall from failed attempts to mount the shelves. (I hope!)

Tomorrow we'll put up the last two little shelves from the set.  I hope to fill them with a couple of Crocadoca's I'm still searching for.  Nothing beats Ugly for a solid good time.

If you have an open spot on your shelves, keep and eye out for Roller the Reindeer coming out almost now!

Car Toys of Planet Hyundai

Once in a while toy collecting spills out of your house and into the greater world at large.  When that occurs amazing things can happen.

Here we see the roof of a car of one who takes vinyl to new places.  Every flat surface plays host to toys, including the hood and trunk.

When I saw this my day just stopped.  I stood in awe of Planet Hyundai and it's inhabitants.  Notice how now two are alike, yet they share their world on wheels in playful harmony. I suspect Woody from Toy Story has a good bit to with that.

If I ever see this car again, I will wait for the owner and tell him what an amazing Auto-Verse he has created.  AND I will introduce him to Uglydoll Action Figures!  Planet Hyundai will never be the same with Ugly on board.

The End

Searching for Choco

Green Choco, aka Xmas Choco has been on my mind a lot lately.
I'm sure you can see why.  Just look at that intelligent expression, the athletic stance.  He's an 8" giant among vinyl's.

He has me in his  tractor beam, but I can't find him!  Just spent some hours methodically dredging through 50 pages of google hits on Horvath vinyl trying to ferret him out.

I did not find him but I did find the Horvath Family Mug, a "Property of the Horvath Family" T-Shirt,  and the Horvath Family Boxer Shorts.  If I were a member of the Horvath family, I would be finely outfitted at this point.  But alas I am still without my Green Choco.
Choco, where are you?

Giant Robot Magazine Uglydoll Surprise

Giant Robot magazine is  amazing cover to cover.  Issue 65 gave me an extra thrill when I saw the back cover.  Uglydoll all the way.  

Look at the tin truck for starters.  Soon-to-be-released and on my desk.  Peaco Action Figure is already in the house, and he is more fun than any picture can tell.  But this photo captures he rather well.

Like Uglydoll, Giant Robot cares about us and shows it with rich, glossy pictures and interesting articles you won't find other places.  I always walk away from GR magazine with something new in my head.  Creative inspiration is priceless, as is artistic diversity and GR mag brings it all.

Of course I'm always over the moon when Uglydoll figures prominently.  That's the BIG bang for me.  But in my opinion there's a bang in there for nearly everyone.

Issue 65 is a framer.  I'm working on ways to display the Uglydoll covers without taking the magazine apart. I'll keep you posted.  Please leave suggestions in the comments.

Just my opinion, but it's more of a grown-ups publication. I know I'm old fashioned, and kids today might laugh at me saying that.  But I must say that I've seen content that was not for the young audience.  So I encourage parents to look it over first.

Here's subscription info for GR.