Friday, 12 December 2008

Cheeky monkey...

Hello lovelies!
This will be a super short post, i think i mentioned a few posts back that i'd decided to take my monkey making as well as general stuff making a lot more seriously...hence why its been a tad quiet here. Good news is, its not been so quiet on my other blog, that's where i advertise my wares so to speak so it gets updated often and has recently transitioned into a mixture of my normal life as well as tales of my mad craft endeavours so if you need your dose of Deb be sure to stop by:


www.sockmonkeyhq.blogspot.com


Hugs hugs hugs,
Deb

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Handmade..

There's just something about making stuff..something about the love and passion that goes into the creation...it's tranformed into more than the naked eye can see and enriched with emotion and enthusiasm so that when it is passed on it continues to revive and inspire everyone in its path.

It is for this reason and more that i choose to create as well as encourage buying handmade.

We live in a consumer society that shells out for mass produced junk...we are no longer satisfied with the things we buy so we buy more in the hopes that contentment will settle in sooner or later. You know what happens when you buy something handmade and one of a kind? You will most probably spend more...this is a given seeing as there is no factory with little children who earn $1 a day making 10 million of the same things...but what you do gain is a personal touch...like when a child draws you a picture, or when a friend bakes you a cake. Crafters create for the love of it...it is that simple! What else could possibly drive us to make something that didn't make us all millionaires. What better reason to invent and create?
So i urge you...this Christmas and from now on...you can't pleade ignorance anymore...support the little guy who's doing it for the love of it! In the long run we will all end up with less junk but a hell of a lot more satisfaction knowing that all that we own we chose to have.

xoxo
Deb

Monday, 10 November 2008

Monkey Madness vs Deborah Disease

Some of you who know of the dreaded Deborah Disease...i have some bad news for you. Monkey Madness is a mutant strain that has NO cure, i repeat no cure...Shut your doors and seal your windows...once contracted the virus invades your every cell leaving you no chance to do anything but surrender...

Read more about it at www.sockmonkeyhq.blogspot.com

=P

Also had to post this 'cos it's awesome..



Come and get me boys....hahahaha

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Boom!!


Hello lovelies!
Haven't had a chance to update here yet but if you wanna read about the awesome happenings at Kraftbomb go to my monkey blog at www.sockmonkeyhq.blogspot.com.

Catch up soon!
Love ya
Deb

Thursday, 16 October 2008

My 50th Post!

Hahha, yeah so it might not seem like a milestone to anyone else but me, BUT alas (say in typical CHAV accent - does this face look bothered?!

So in conjuction with this auspicious occasion i have a whole ton of news...
Dori..Linny...i'm aiming to make this posts almost as good as the animated versions of my stories.=)

1. KRAFTBOMB Oct 2008
I got accepted to have a stall for my sock monkeys!!!
I'm so super stoked because it's only the 3rd Kraftbomb that's been held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre and it's the first one to be held in the big hall. Oh and of course, it's Labour weekend that weekend so there'll be heaps of people. In other words, it is the biggest and best yet so being a part of it could mean that Miss Deb and her sock monkey madness will have a really good chance of spreading to the masses!! I've been thinking about how i'm going to display them and designing little flyers for people to take away with them...i've got my website (www.sockmonkeyhq.blogspot.com) up and running which is also a PLUS so in the event that you don't hear from me here it's prolly because i'm trying to keep that website/blog updated.
Here's the Kraftbomb flyer, feel free to grab it and post it up all over the place...there will be so many other really cool designers/crafters there too so it'll be wicked, good times guaranteed!!



And of course...what post would be complete without some monkey madness..hehe here's my final draft of what i hope will be like a cool poster/calling card for me and my little ones.



2. New flat
I shifted flats almost two weeks ago. Joe helped me move and i found out that my entire life fitted into 1...yes ONE van load.
See? And yes, you are not halluscinating, that is indeed a grass covered van.



So anyway...my new place...MUAHAHA...
It's an old villa with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. I found it on Trademe and went to look at the place once by myself and then a second time with my sister. I absolutely fell in love with the people and the room!! As much as you'd TRY and insult me by calling me a hippie, i really do trust my instincts and from the moment my now flatmate Sean opened the door when i first visited i sincerely felt like i'd come home. My last place was great don't get me wrong but i outgrew the space...and plus change is always good...
These are the lovely people i live with...



My room's the biggest one in the house, complete with built-in wardrobe and drum roll please....my favourite thing...a WINDOW SEAT...i'll be making curtains and of course, cushions to go on the seat for lazy days sitting in the sun reading.
These photos aren't the best, i'm still in the process of unpacking and i'll be getting a table so i can finally set up my sewing machine properly!! Yeeyah! The walls will not be so bear for much longer too! More photos to come...




3. Scooter Riding
So some of you may have known that i got given an old Honda Eve Smile by a lovely friend who was going overseas. I christened her Sonja and we had many good time together. Unfortunately a few weeks ago she finally kicked the bucket. In memory of my lovely Sonja Eve, let us take a moment of silence. You were a good bike and i'll miss you.



On a happier note, i got so use to having my own wheels that i decided to spend some money this time and get a new scooter. Joe and i went out one weekend and test rode so many but as soon as i sat my behind down on this bad boy...i knew it was love. We've been inseparable since. Have you seen sex on wheels? Here...=)



For anyone out there who's thinking about getting a scooter, i say do it...don't rush into it, test ride as many different models and makes (even the same model but different bike if you're buying secondhand like me) because once you get on the bike that's right for you, you'll know...

So lovelies...good things come to those who wait my patient readers heheh...i hope you've enjoyed this post. The weather's getting better and better here in the big smoke also known as Auckland so lots more photos to come i promise!!

Have a terrific day and don't forget to post a comment!
xoxo
Deb

Thursday, 21 August 2008

Closer...


I'm one of those people that thinks that music finds its own way to you at a particular moment in your life...this song found me and managed to encapsulate what i was feeling perfectly. Have a read...and if you get the chance jump on iTunes and have a listen.




Closer by Lovers Electric

you want more space
i want less distance
you want more words
I want less noise
you speak in rythmes
i dream in wishes
we've got nowhere left to hide

you see the sun
I see the burning
you see good things in everyone

The closer my heart is
the further my head is from you
The more that I need you
the less I can see what to do

you want my hand
I want the darkness
you want the warmth
I want the cold
you walk ahead
I walk in circles
we've got nowhere left to go

you see the sun
I see the burning
you see good things in everyone

The closer my heart is
the further my head is from you
The more that I need you
the less I can see what to do
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I'd love to know what you think...i was struggling to figure out whether the emotional attachment, the need to talk things out, the sheer hate for that sense of distance in the pit of your soul when things aren't quite right between you and someone you truly care about (also known at times as paranoia) - do these things come naturally to a girl? Are they necessary? Is it something we have to learn to cope with when dealing with others or should they be the ones to accommodate us?

xoxox
Deb