I'm taking some time off from both my day job and Hopeful Monsters for the holidays. Both our home site and our Etsy shop will remain open, you can browse around and even make purchases during this time. All orders will ship out just as soon as I return on Jan. 4. (Assuming there are no more crazy snow explosions and I can actually get on a plane!)

During the break I will be brainstorming and designing up hoards of great new things that I've been mulling over the last few weeks. Such little wonders may incorporate some of the following elements:

mongoose
earthworm
silk
knitted felty things
patches
stretch linen
more ocean animals
some little animals in interesting and adorable outfits
cowls
space (like the solar system that is)
printed stationary products

There has also been some talk of collaboration between Hopeful Monsters and a lovely seamstress that I adore. Nothing concrete, but I'm pretty excited.

I hope everyone is having/has a nice holiday!

p.s. look at some of the recent additions to the Etsy shop:

The holiday shipping deadline has passed. You can still have things shipped out until the 21st, but I make no promises about the day they will arrive.

I will say I'm happy the crush of holiday shipping is over. (Those of you still waiting for your custom items, I haven't forgotten! I am watching the mail like a hawk for my wholesale order to arrive, they assured me it would be very very soon!)
I had a nice relaxing morning doing a small print run for the Lewis & Clark College debate team. Then I sewed some Christmas presents for my friends, and now I'm getting ready to drive up to a good friend's house in southern Washington for the night. Hopefully the rest of the weekend will be as relaxing. There will be copious amounts of snow up at her house, so hopefully the roads aren't too bad and we can play in the snow some.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend as well!

New things and limited edition print-no-more shirts, tanktops (a little out of season, sure, but they're the last of a dying breed these tanktops!), wallets, and brand new gingko scarves are showing up all day on the Etsy shop. Go look at them! Awesome!

Also, go google the yeti crab. You'll be amazed. (Or you should be!)

Hopefully the promised updates will happen tonight!
Things have been incredibly hectic, and I'm spending a ton of time tracking down wholesale orders and stressing out about the impending Christmas deadline and my day job.

On a more interesting note, go google the Yeti Crab. Its amazing. And probably will soon join the ranks of the Hopeful Monsters.

A small printing flurry today will be followed by wallets being restocked, some kid's prototypes and men's tees appearing in our Etsy shop throughout the week, and a batch of onesies debuting at Thinker Toys in Portland, OR. *Due to a complete lack of time (free or otherwise) these brand new items won't be making their debut for a few days. Sorry! But it'll be soon, I'm just as excited as you to get them out there.

Remember, this Sunday is the Handmade Bazaar!

Limited edition, made only for The Sampler brooches will be going out with the holiday Sampler. Gingko leaves, squids, and orchids all handprinted on double thick vegan felt. Pretty sweet...


Still shopping for the holidays? (Or haven't really started, like me?) Come to the Handmade Bazaar Sunday Dec. 10! I'll be there! If you mention having seen this blog, I'll knock $5 off any clothing purchase.