Space Monkey ... from sock monkey to lifestyle!

One of my favorite things is making my monkeys into products that vary from bed spreads to phone cases... stickers, clothing, you name it!

This guy was a customer request way back in the day, but he's been requested a few times since... and when I was working on my fabric cut-n-sew fabric dolls for Spoonflower, I really wanted to make him into one with coordinating items. Between there, Zazzle, and Redbubble, I can pretty much create a whole line of items for each little monkey friend (which is something I'd love to expand on, so many ideas, so little hours in a day!)

SOOOOO, I present to you the very first collection of items you can buy and use to create a whole coordinated life of my Space Monkey!! (lol) Or just snag up a thing or two...

SPOONFLOWER

Spoonflower is print on demand fabric designed by creators all over the world! I love being part of such a community, and the creative outlet it gives me. I have two smaller key chain sized cut and sew dolls and a rocket. Also a coordinating fabric. (The alien is going to get his own theme coming up at some point with his own UFO.)

REDBUBBLE

Redbubble is one of my favorite places to post things... As you can see from the sampling, there's a lot to pick from. There's even more on the site, click the image to get to my collection of Space Monkey goods available on there right now.

ZAZZLE

I really missed when Zazzle had shoes. But they are back! And these are fun, they unzip so you can have a bunch of different mix and match options. Paper plates, napkins... have a Space Monkey party! Lamps and pillows...SO much fun things. There's even more to pick from when you follow the link. Deck out your bathroom, your office... your kitchen!

-Stacey Jean

The Little Octopus... and he was yellow.

Spoonflower does these great contest every week. We design a fabric based on the theme they give and then that fabric becomes an entry. If it's in the top 10 it goes live for sale in the shop without ordering a sample (before an item is listed, the artist has to order a swatch of it, to make sure it's what they were aiming for. Much like real fabric production).

The contest this week is:

Cephalopods

In honor of Cephalopod Awareness Days (Oct. 8th- 12th) we decided it was about time again to pay homage to our favorite inky sea creatures. Although, it's a fact that not all species of cephalopods produce ink. With more than 800 species of cephalopods, that's a lot of inspiration to draw from! Show us your best Cephalopod themed design! Previews will be sized as a fat quarter (21" x 18") Deadline for entry is Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. Voting will open Thursday, October 1st, 2015.

Which usually people think of Squid and such, but I wanted to do an octopus, and because I'm on a pillow doll kick I made him into a cut & sew pillow doll.

As you can see, my ideas start as really crude sketches. You get the idea, and can see how that went into my design. I sketch on paper, take a photo with my phone, send it to myself, and then create in Illustrator click by click. Someday I will get myself a drawing tablet, but for now... and for years, I've done it this way.

He will be published in October if he doesn't rank in the contest, in both fat quarter size and a giant yard sized doll, and also a pattern print (links to follow once it's live).

You can get him now on t-shirt at TeePublic!

 Red Bubble

TeePublic

Zazzle