2010 - We knew ye well!

2010 was an especially kind year to sock monstahs!

• Custom orders -

Through out the year, many custom orders were received and fulfilled in 2010. Here are a few of our favorites:

Oden is an awesome green Cthulhu special ordered for Brian Fountaine to give to his mother in law. Wow, she has impeccable taste in monstahs!

Patty Cake is a more traditional sock monkey with some sockmonstah notes such as hand painted safety eyes, big bottom lip and super awesome bendy tail. She was made special for Elle Smith's niece.

Honey was made in memorial of a beloved pet for Adam Tate to give to his bereft girl friend for Christmas. A sockmonstah is a lot cheaper than taxidermy and a loss less creepy, too!

Allister was the first dragon ever made and was a custom request from Gary Duffy for his girlfriend's daughter Kelsey. I'm jealous of Kelsey, I wish owned Allister!





A lot of the best ideas for monstahs I get spawn from custom orders; I look forward to what 2011 has in store for sockmonstahs.

• New Venues -

In addition to The Black Crow Gallery and the UCT Holiday fair which are annual staple for us, We added some other places sockmonstahs can be found:


Artisana located in the center of Onset and could also be called the Awesome Emporium since it is filled to the brim with all kinds of goods from area artists and vendors. Why not get some henna tattoo work done this weekend? Artisana is open year round - 5 days a week.


The Paper Tyger in Falmouth welcomed the sockmonstahs with open arms the December for a few appearances. The Paper Tyger doesn't carry sockmonstahs - they are paper store - but, we will be back in Falmouth at the Paper Tyger periodically, stay tuned!


These venues plus the Cotuit Craftfest this past August made 2010 our most successful year. Try to top that 2011; We dare you!


NEW MONSTAHS ETSY !! CLICK HERE

Party Over Here!

This week the sockmonstahs and I got an awesome write up in the Cape Cod and Standard times. I did the interview about a month ago and wasn't sure when it was going to print. So I was pleasantly surprised when the etsy store, the Black Crow, email, facebook and voice mail were buzzing with activity and interest in the sockmonstahs. I want to thank Caitlin Russell for thinking the sockmonstahs are awesome enough to write about them.
Caitlin Russell's journalism is top notch, but some things the article stated were a little confusing, and I feel like a little clarification is in order. I make sockmonstahs primarily for profit; not every monstah is sold for charity. All charity monstahs have a special designation on their tags in stores, and in their description on etsy. All contributions to the American Cancer Society are channeled through my Relay for Life Team (Electric Avenue). Sorry for the boring disclaimer, but I didn't want our charitable contributions and general operations to be misrepresented.

New monstahs are at the Black Crow and Artisana!

New England Rules!

There are so many things to be thankful for and the list for us New Englanders is long. Awesome sports teams, cool accents, being wicked smaht, just to name a few. I think the item at this top of many people's list is the folaige in the fall. October was really mild here in southeastern

Massachusetts causing the trees to still have colorful leaves in late November, rather than the regular bare trees associated with late autumn. Massasoit is one of those trees. He loves his outrageous look and that he gets to rock it extra hard core! Massasoit is one of the few trees I have made this year -

I have been having this fascination with random animals and plants.

Awesome, isn't it?

To see new monstahs at the etsy store click HERE.

UCT Fair Ruled (as always)

The Upper Cape Tech (UCT) Fair was a success for the third year in a row, for me and my band of sockmonstahs. I met a lot of nice people and saw even more past customers who are very pleased with their monstah(s) they added to their families.

When I first arrived, I saw that they had moved my spot; much to my dismay. However, when I saw my new spot I was more than pleased; I was the first booth you saw when you walked into the cafeteria. A lot of my loyal customers mentioned that this made the sockmonstahs a lot easier to find.

What was even more exciting than awesome spots and good times is that I unveiled a new species of sockmonstah - the sloth!

I was inspired by those weird fuzzy tree dwellers to make these guys part of the sockmonstah family (or sockmonstahidae for you biology nerds). Their body style is slightly different than the traditional sockmonstahs. They can hold on to trees, a ceiling lamp, or an arm via the 3 velcro toes they possess on their hands and feet. What could be more awesome?...

...Stay tuned!

New Editions to the Hoffey Family

Just now, I finished a custom order for the Hoffey family. At Craftfest two weeks ago, they adopted Myles the mint socktopus. They loved him so much they had to invite more sockmonstahs into their family. Here they are Delilah and Bruiser - Delilah is the flowah in case you were wondering.



Christmas orders are best when they are made early, just sayin'.

NEWS FLASH.....

... I've been slacking on blogging. But for good reasons, I assure you.

Cotuit Craftfest

On August 21 and22, the Sockmonstahs and I went to the Cape to Cotuit for Craftfest. We heard all kinds of good stuff about this fair and wanted to attend last year, but by the the time we applied the show was full. I made sure we got in this year and was pleased to find out that not only did it live up to the hype, but the show had exceeded my expectations.

Craftfest was organized, adequately staffed, and well advertised. In fact it was so busy, I didn't have time to take pictures of the set up! The second day was very rainy, but a lot of people still came. I literally ran out of monstahs and left early on Sunday. We will be back at Craftfest next year, most definitely! However, there's a craft fair we will not be returning to...


Saturday Shindigs

I know it's very sad, we loved the August Saturday Shindig in Osterville last year, but not not so much this year. Only one sockmonstah was sold and that's only because a little boy held it hostage until his parent relented and bought it (Fernando) for him - thanks little dude! I met a lot of nice people but wasn't worth the time off from work or the booth fee to go back next year. So we're just gonna stick to the Craftfest in the summer and UCT Holiday fair in November for which I'm already making monstahs - GET EXCITED!

New stuff...

...this week!
At The Black Crow Gallery

On Wednesday, some of the monstahs and I took a trip
to the Black Crow Gallery in East Sandwich. With the variety of art, gifts, and crafts that this small cabin is fortified with, the monstahs decided they didn't want to leave. So I left them there; Cosmo, Confreddy, Bobo "The Terrible, and Punches N. cream are at the Black Crow awaiting your arrival.

Pictured (from top, counter-clockwise) Punches N. cream, Cosmo, Confreddy, and Bobo "The Terrible."


On Etsy
Last night, we listed an exciting new Monstah! Peyton Rose made her debut on Etsy and she couldn't look more lovely!
She is our first "Cactus Monstah" and won't be the last. Pictures can't do her justice; her handpainted safety eyes are stunning to say the least and I do believe they are the best one's that I have painted to date. Peyton's nubs have pipe cleaners in them so she may not be appropriate for small kids who like to taste everything. To see Peyton Rose's listing, either click on the etsy icon to the right or simply click here.

Next Week: New Monstahs @Artisana!

Ay cu rumba!

All kinds of exciting stuff is taking place! So much stuff, infact that I barely have time to blog about it. Here goes...

Etsy - the OG of sockmonstahs selling...

... is going to be a little different for now on. I'm adding a new monstah every week that will only be available on Etsy. Since the monstahs are unique I will not double list - that is list an item on etsy that I also have on sale else where - not only is double listing against Etsy's policies, but it is very risky and can sully our 100% customer satisfaction rating.

This week we listed Electric Bugaloo on Etsy. He is Totally awesome and softer than a baby's bum bum. If you need lessons on being the apex of fly, he will show you the way! To check out electric Buguloo's listing click on the etsy store icon, type in WackyJacky.etsy.com into your browser, or simply click here.


Back at the Black Crow!


Pictured above are Molly, Papa Rainbow, Quetin,
Wilson, and Alister. they are on sale now @ The Black Crow.

At the beginning of July, the sockmonstahs returned to the Black Crow Gallery on Rt. 6A in East Sandwich for our second summer. Wendy and Maureen haved worked hard to reorganize the gallery and added at least 10 new artisans! Pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. I no longer have a display ladder, but Deb - the shop keeper - is working on getting me an even better display.

To visit the Black Crow's website please click here.


Sockmonstahs at Artisana!

That's right! the Sockmonstahs are now at Artisana on main street in Onset. Artisana is rad! It's huge and contains all kinds of awesome wares from local artists.

Artisana is owned by Kat Jones who is a creative powerhouse - creator and Artistic Director of Inner light studios and 1/3 of the band Katmandude - Kat Jones' projects enrich the community with art, music, and fun! Kat and her friends created the "Summer of Love Series" which are free concerts every Wednesday night at the band shell in Onset.

Artisana and the Sockmonstahs; talk about good times!

To visit Artisan's web site, click here.

Pictured below are Lloyd "Crazy Legs" Mc Gee, Darrel Diamond,
Tiberius Walker, and Pepe Fromage. They are on sale now @ Artisana.

Oh yeah! Attic got an Overhaulin'!

I cannot express in words how awesome it is that I have a neat, organized work space! I really took a longer than usual hiatus from monstahing this winter for a few reasons but the main one was that we moved to the better apartment in the building - Now we're on the Left side of the duplex, instead of the right. I now know the joys of having a bathroom that doesn't induce depressive mood swings - but, more importantly, my workshop is now in my apartment. (Not because I moved it to me, but rather, I moved to it; it's the same attic I have always used just more awesome.)


Now that we have full access and utilization of the attic's space - before I rented only half of it from my friend who lived here before us - we were creative with our storage to allow for the maximization of usable space, and with the challenge of short walls of the pitched ceiling I think we did pretty well for ourselves. Now, there is a separate area for Monstah Portrait Studio - where as before my sewing and monstah photography were performed in the same place and I had to keep retacking the back drop and moving my machine - and my office is in the other room, separated from from the lint and faux fur that blanket all things electronic.


Other awesome additions to the attic are the eye painting station - where painting safety eyes isn't just convenient, its also fun! - and the Monstah Waiting Room - where completed monstahs go before they go to their new home (or one of the two stores monstahs are sold). With all the improvements to my workspace, we have created a environment where my OCD can be free like the wind - everything has a place and everything is in it's place!


I just finished two monstahs, who rule beyond any comprehension! If these guys are any indication of what's coming ahead for monstahkind, then 2010 will be the best year, yet, for monstahs!


Get excited - new Sockmonstahs will be available soon!
Need something special for someone special? I am now taking custom orders.

Don't call It a Comeback...

...They'll be here for years! Now that the semester is over, I will FINALLY have the time to work on crafting fine sockmonstahs for the masses to enjoy.

I will be returning to the Black Crow on rt. 6A in E. Sandwich - which will be reopening this week on Saturday, May 29th.

About the main website - it's gone for now. My former web host - weebly - is horrible and I exceeded my bandwidth, which I paid for monthly, within the first year of operation. Another awesome feature of their price gouging is that I can't move my domain anywhere else without paying 69$ dollars for it. Believe me, I tried to move the DNS code to no avail. So, I had no choice, I had to let everything expire. I'm thinking of just buying a domain and having this be my main site, but I have my reservations and don't want to run into similar problems that I had in the past.

I'm just really bummed I couldn't keep any of the old content because the site really chronicled the birth of the Sockmonstahs and the concept of Toys in the Attic.

New monstahs will start appearing before you know it; brace yourself!