Best Friends Valentine

Fea Bea likes hanging around with these two Best Friends from Uglydoll.  Wedgehead and Ox have been best friends for years and they know how to represent you on Valentine's Day.

A piece of candy is sweet in the moment.  The sweet on these two never fades.

Yes!  You get both of them holding half of the Best Friends heart.

Cute factor: 10+
Price:  Cheaper than chocolates.
Happy memory factor: 10++

You can get them from the Uglydoll Store, or maybe your local toy store.

Uglydoll Magnets

Badge Bomb pumped up the art from the Uglydoll buttons and transformed them into MAGNETS!

This is my favorite set with four of the big star original line-up of Uglydolls: Babo, Wage, Wedgehead, and Ox.  There are other sets if you don't see your favorite here.

So far I've only found these on Tainted Visions ebay offerings and have not found them elsewhere.  In the new era of Uglydom I no longer have any idea what is coming, when, or where.  I'm now using the method of stumbling across new Ugly items and grabbing them when I can. The magnets were a fun surprise!

Anyway, as I stumble, I will share!

Sun-Min Sunday #2--Andrewshire Wedgehead

Welcome to Sun-Min Sunday #2.  Today's featured Uglydoll handmade by Sun-Min  is Wedgehead made for the Andrewshire Show in 2005. He is one of the nicest fellows you'd ever hope to meet.

He likes to collect marbles.  When asked how many he has in his collection he said "zero".  Guess what I'm shopping for this week!

Of all of David Horvath's amazing creations, Wedgehead is one of my top faves.  No matter the color or size, he'll wedge his way into your heart.  Count on it.

I am so grateful to the Uglydoll families who have allowed me to adopt these darlings. You know who you are!

Uglybuddies

You want the good news first. I can tell.
That's perfect because with Uglydolls the news is ALWAYS good!

I just ordered three Uglybuddies. It was a tough choice but I went with Wedgehead, Wage and Babo  (with their Buddies of course).

These guys are about 9" tall and their Ugly Buddies are about 4".  The little Buddies have a cozy pouch to travel in, but I'm sure you could tuck a little something extra in there with him, like a special note, or Ugly savings cash.

Word around the Uglyverse is that these represent the first Uglydoll plush made in their new partnership with GUND who will manufacture  the plush Uglys in the future. (if you can call the birth of an Uglydoll "manufacture").  Don't be afraid.  This is also good news!  The co-creator, David and Sun-min still have the power! So all is well.
I've also heard these Uglybuddies still have the old Uglydoll tag, rather than the upcoming Gund tag.  So my collector heart must have them prior to the new tag.  Three down, three to go.

There is so much going on with Uglydoll these days my head is in a spin. But I will blog it soon!
They say blogs are a thing of the past.  I say, who cares.  I love doing it. So I'm doin it!
Grab you some Uglybuddies here. Just 20.00! That's only 14.77 for the larger Ugly and 5.23 for the buddie in his pouch.

A Moment Between Friends

Little bits of magic happen all the time.  It happened for these two best friends many years ago when they first met.  It happened again when they came to live with us in their forever home.

And it happened again tonight when Wedgehead found you could connect Halloween with Christmas using a simple plug!

These two old friends know how to live. They know how to enjoy a moment, how so share it, and how precious it is. It's all in the connections.

The Jeero Twins

Our Jeero Twins are our newest family members.  They were taken on a tour of the their new home on the rolly cart.  Along the way they picked up an old friend, Pink Cinko.  It was a happy reunion. We can already tell these two will be a fun pair, and we love them to bits. 

Ugly Shire Spring

White Cat and Humphrey are Wedgehead's in charge of our Ugly Communications Center.  Tracking and reporting  the weather is one of the many functions they enjoy.  One of the can often be heard calling out the current temperature indoors and out.  Today Humphrey said in a voice loud and proud, "66 over 62"!  Our weather has been so cool that we all rushed to the Comm Center to see the display.  There is was.  66 degrees outside!  Humphrey and White Cat are never wrong. With them, precision is an art.

Uglys in my office

What's it like to share office space with Uglydolls?
It's like THIS!
It's bliss!

Yellow Uglydog

We welcomed Yellow Uglydog into our family today.  He's a dog of a different color! In person, he's a more vivid yellow with a slight tint of green.  His soft blue eye just melts us like butter. And red teeth!

This guy is a one-of-a-kind  handmade Uglydoll by Sun-min Kim and is from Uglycon 2 that took place at Giant Robot San Francisco in 2007. There were two handmade Uglydogs in that show. The other fellow was blue with a red eye.

I saw this Uglydog's photo two years ago in a forum thread and commented on how amazing I felt he was.  Little did I know  he would be with me someday, but I did wish and dream!
In the photo with him are a pair of Wedgehead's you may be familiar with. It's our trusty mail crew White Cat and Humphrey who regularly appear in photos orienting new family members to their surroundings.

My sincerest thanks to my Ugly friends who made this adoption possible!  And a very big thank you to his other Mommie who took such loving care of him.

Oh, and then there are the amazing creators....thanks Sun-min and David!  

Ugly Autumn Fun

L to R Wedgehead, Moxy, Wage, Little Trunko, Jeero, Cozymonster,
 Little Toodee, Uppy, and Little Babo's Bird on the leaves. 

When an Uglydoll friend suggested we take photos of Uglydolls in a crowd having fun, I knew it would be an easy task.  Not a days goes by that without Ugly fun and games.  This happy group found the newly fallen leaves to be very interesting.  All I had to do was offer some snacks.  They all looked up and I snapped the pic.

Thanks to bringbackTooDee for inspiring us to watch for the fun!

Sidd and Sydney

Do you believe in love at first sight?
That's how it was for me and my Wee Wedgehead, Sydney.  We took one look at each other and knew we were meant to be lifelong friends and family.

Of course having the same name didn't hurt.

Sydney is a Clip-on size Uglydoll, so he's easy to travel with, and even easier to snuggle. Don't be fooled by his tininess.  He can give a giant hug!  It's about heart, and intention, and the power of BLUE.

A huge thanks to David and Sun-min, without whom....no Uglydolls!

Time Travel Is Possible, Says Stephen Hawking...and our Crew!

Time Travel Is Possible, Says Stephen Hawking

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These guys say is it FOR SURE!

Dr. Max Abima Prescription #2

You are who you are. No matter what others may say, celebrate your uniqueness. Hold on to it like a rare treasure and never let it go. If you have four fingers and no thumb , don't hide it. Instead, buy 8 amazing rings. Some of your friends may have two fingers and three eyes. Or one eye! That's ok too. It's what's inside that's important. Treat others with kindness. Keep your teeth clean and your plush free of dust. And be honest. It works for Dr. Max.

Installment #2 in Dr. Max Abima's Prescriptions for a happy life.

My Ugly Valentine

Our Ugly crew is getting all excited about Valentine's Day. They're not sure just yet what to do, but they know it will involve lots and lots of candy hearts.

New Uglies for the Holidays

We began celebrating our Holiday's on Solstice and continued right through Christmas Day. Midnight is near and before we say goodbye to Christmas 2009 we wanted to say Happy Holiday's and Merry New Year to all our Uglydoll friends and family.

We welcomed a lovely new group of Uglydolls into our ever-expanding happy family. Pictured here from left to right are Wedgehead "Nevada Cat", Little Blue Ox, Suntan Target, Two Foot Fea Bea, Green Pointy Max "Chris", and Plunko "Sunny".
In front of Suntan Target is a set of Uma Series 5 from Giant Robot that I've been wanting for months, and I was fortunate to receive for Christmas!

The biggest surprise in this group was Green Pointy Max. Receiving him was one of the highlights of my life. . He was on my front porch when I came home inside a box inside a big white Santa-style bag. When I opened it and saw that face I was filled with joy.

He is an expression of the generosity and kindness of those who gave him to me, and one that I will treasure always.

This was the best Solstice / Christmas I've ever had, and Green Pointy Max helped push it over the top. You know, I think I'll go hug him now!
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Want your own? All of these amazing goodies are available, or soon will be. Check Giant Robot for the Uma and also for Uglydoll plush. Of course the Official Uglydoll Store has all the current Uglydoll lineup. If you want Uma, I suggest a purchase sooner than later. They've been around awhile and could disappear from the shelves any day now.

Uglydoll Solstice Fun

Many of you will recognize our Dr. Max Abima in his clever Holiday disguise. He delights in making people smile. For Solstice he accomplished that goal in the local Starbucks. Who could look at that face and not feel the love?

Always the fashionable Ugly, he wore a nice set of Gama-Go buttons.

After meet and greets at Starbucks, we all headed to downtown Olympia to visit our local toy shop, Wind Up Here. We planned to browse and hug our way through the piles of Uglydolls and perhaps add to our family.
Mission accomplished: Meet Plunko.
We did adopt, but it didn't go exactly as we'd imagined. Plunko here was the ONLY Classic sized Uglydoll left in Olympia. He caught my eye through the big picture window in the storefront, and had me at hello. I adore him, and feel so very grateful to have found him. He immediately offered to help me set up an online business in my spare time, so this guy is a go-getter. I could use a little more getter in my go.

The staff at the toy store were so kind and helpful and made us feel welcome They even wound up robots for us to enjoy. One employee was especially fond of Uglies and had a handmade name tag with Uglydoll pics on it.





Our Little Wedgehead "Jammer" jumped into Dr. Max's bag when we left the house. Max proudly showed him off to everyone.

One of the highlights of our day was watching the expression on people's faces as they looked over the few remaining Uglydolls at Wind Up Here. Their eyes would go all dreamy, they'd sigh and smile, or laugh. We saw two Little Uglies get adopted as we waited, a Little Trucko and Little Wage. Uglies just warm the heart.

I was impressed with those nifty metal robots in the store. They wind up and walk. One called Chief Robot has a light that flickers in his chest while he walks. I foresee a metal robot collection in Dr. Max's future to go along with his button collection and Steven the Bat collection and.......

Happy Solstice Everyone!

Wedgehead Uglydoll Bliss

Our new arrival. What could be sweeter.

Chuckanucka's Journey

This is our Chuck. He knows how to have fun. Can you tell?

His latest plan was to journey to the center of the Earth. We explained that would cost all of his savings and take so long he would miss Ugly Independence Day on July 8. So he opted for a free DVD copy of Journey to the Center of the Earth, along with 4 excellent pair of 3-D glasses from our local library.

Not all our Uglydolls wanted to go to the center of the earth, even if they could do it from the sofa. But of course, we a had a few takers.

Ice Bat liked the deep, cold caves but stayed away from the molten core.

Wedgehead thought the mining car ride was the most exciting. Like a roller coaster!

And Chuck? He just liked hanging with his friends. There's no place like home.

Who got the 4th pair of 3-D glasses, you must be wondering. I did.

Mystery Special Delivery Part 4

Ahhh. Postmaster Hunphrey Wedgie is happy to see that our new arrival is a happy and friendly Uglydog.
Wedgehead White Cat (on left) is trying to comprehend how a 12" Uglydog can fit in a 3 " shipping box.

We think Pink Uglydog knew all along.

We named the new fellow Houdini, for obvious reasons. Harry for short.









We love you, Harry H Uglydog.

Mystery Special Delivery Part 3

Wedgehead White Cat decides to lend a hand and give the new guy tug. Postmaster Humphrey Wedgie is still somewhat stunned.

It just keeps coming. And did we say...3 inch box?