Mmmmm BRAAAAIIIIIIIIINSSSSS.....

I'm back for one last post before the "FOR SALE" sign is officially up tomorrow!

So, my plan was to spend my long weekend preparing for my Etsy store to be up and running by today, but a little residual "Halloween Energy" was pent up inside of me and screaming to get out... so I'm down a day. Anyone who knows me well knows that Halloween in my absolute favorite time of the year. The pumpkin carving, the haunted houses, the ghosts and goblins, the eerie stories and the amazing costumes... I love it all and wish it could stick around longer. In fact I actually have Halloween ornaments/decorations in both my home and office all year long... But I digress... I needed to get this idea in my head out and have it exist in front of me. So please meet my newest creation, Zombie Monkey.

His brains and insides are oozing out, he has a missing leg with only a bone remaining, his one eyeball is barely hanging in there and his heart couldn't be any more black... he is officially my favorite monkey. I have made custom monkeys before and have a few other ideas on the way including a dia de los muertos (day of the dead/sugar skull) by request of my equally dark and spooky loving sister... but don't think that the only custom requests I take have to be Ghoulish... I am equally capable of making cute custom monkeys. Last month I made my nephew a monkey that had mismatched limbs (all different shades of blue) and little white stitched on patches all over him... there was nothing creepy about that little guy!

Now that I have gotten that idea out I can focus on editing a few pictures tonight and then tomorrow they will go on line. I'm not going to lie, I am terrified. I can't stop thinking about how I will get these little guys "out there" for people to see... and what if they don't sell... and is there something more I could have done to them to help my "brand". I don't really know any of these answers and I guess this will be a learning experience for me, I just really hope it's a positive one. I'm really enjoying this so far, mostly because these guys are easy to work with - they don't get mouthy, you never have to worry about them being late and they're so damn cute!

Wish me luck and check me out tomorrow!!