Check out the Winged Moose today at Dabbled.org. It’s a fab site, and I’m pumped to be included.

I finally finished my piece for the Schmancy Olympic Challenge! Hooray! As you know, I had the skiing category, a challenge for this plushmaker, as I’ve never skied in my life.

Skiing comes naturally for this little guy, though, since he brings his own skis with him wherever he goes!

And he always remembers to bring his protective eyewear, lest he get a shard of ice to the face! Or a rogue tree branch.

And from the back, he proudly boasts the Olympic Rings of unity and sportsmanship, and whatever good things they are supposed to represent.

A Canadian Haiku:

I careen down slopes

With my head held high and my

Proud horns in the snow!

The Great Winged Moose or the Great Antlered Bird?

Either way, you wouldn’t want to cross paths with this Magnificent Beast!

It may look sweet, but this monster is most definitely a carnivore.

A Predatory Haiku:

By light of the moon

The teeny monsters cower

‘Neath my antler-wings.

I found this video through Listicles – one of my new fave websites. It’s a compilation of lists – any kind of list you can think of. Lists of 120 flavors of KitKat Bars (Muscat?), lists of pun tattoos, lists of illustrations of pneumatic trains? That’s just been posted within the last week. I could spend hours perusing.  I LOVE lists; they are so tidy, so organized, so encapsulating.

This video is from a list of their top 10 animated shorts.

It is created by Argentinian artist, Matias Vigliano.

TheHead / hand-drawn animated short from parquerama on Vimeo.

Totally reminds me of the Sea of Monsters from The Yellow Submarine.

Inspiration abounds!

There’s always a good reason to give. Thankfully, I have my beloved Plushteam to remind me of this. This month’s team project has been to donate plush to the Mothers Matter Project, a part of the Lauren Rose Albert Foundation. The foundation assembles and distributes tons of baskets of necessary items to Mothers in hospitals, shelters, etc. It’s a great idea, and I’m glad to help out! I sent in a bunch of Mini Maggots, Fuzzybottoms, and the Bubble Spawn.

Do you feel like doing some good? There are still a few Haiti Earthquake Relief items in the Plushteam Etsy shop, as well as some other St. Patty’s Day goodies. Buying handmade = doing good for the entire world!

In other news, I’m getting some feeling back in my sewing fingers. My Schmancy Olympic challenge is almost done, pending the arrival of the new scissors I ordered. Sharp scissors are important, and the ones I’m currently using are C-R-A-P. Then what’s next? Who knows!