...our monster auction...

...so finally our monsters are coming to an end, and we have joined forces with the book lounge and their silent art auction. so our 9 fabulous laundry monsters will be auctioned off and all the proceeds will be added to the proceeds of all the other artworks on auction.

every year the book lounge set up a library, with librarian, the admin and books (of course). this year they are helping westridge sencondary school in mitchell's plain during the 'open book festival', held from 7 - 11 september.

all the people attending the festival and and visiting the shop will be able to take part in the silent auction by simply writing down their bid next to the art work of their choice. on monday evening, after their illustrators sports event at the shop, they close the bidding...

for more information about the festival feel free to email them: booklounge@gmail.com

...once upon a time...

...at 'it's a house' sat 8 hideous monsters on a long covered sofa,

waiting to be auctioned and help out a needy cause... 

...ons stel bekend...sokkie bokkie!...

...one of our newest members, anka, did a fab job in documenting her process,

wait til you see the result, i can see this is gonna be one of the favorites...

...een van ons nuwe lede het 'n fab job gedoen op die kleine sokkie-bokkie. wag tot julle die eindproduk sien...

in her words: "and so we start... i was given a lil' monster and was asked to add a few bits and bobs... hello sunday night crafting... some ribbons, embroidery thread, a bit of fabric and some felt :)"

...and our punk monster is born...

...looking very punk rock chickish, christina monroe is also finished 

and so ready to rock out at the charity auction...

...perfectly percy...

...aaaaaw isn't he too cute, lorraine added his finishing touches,

a little blue bow tie and a belt, percy is also ready for the charity auction...

...5 designers later...

...herbert is our first completed monster, now sporting a sexy pair of legs, 

a crazy hairdo, one bizarrely oversized eye ball and a ceramic monster badge,

he's ready for our monster charity auction...

...and ol' nameless finally gets a name!...

...thanks all for sending in name suggestions for jesse's adorable monster, 

we put all the options in a box, drew one, and as promised the winning name 

will receive this amazing up cycled plastic bag, donated from tanielle... 

...ironically...

...the winning name is actually the one jesse suggested, so well done jesse
for naming your own little monster, percy...

...a monster badge with a difference...

...sticking to the theme of exquisite creature corpse, we simply looooove 

the googley eyed monster badges that margaret created, wearing mine

with pride today again...

...our second last meeting for the year...

...dim sum, ice tea and baked berry cheesecake, mmm oh yes, 

and some design 'business' too...

(next meeting's the picnic :))

...don't look now, but we're famous...(again)

...go check out the article on big city life about sweet and soutie,

lots of pics of our meetings and projects and an interview about

how we got started and how the group works... 

...and whitewash was his name-o...

...this unfortunate monster was left in the bleach a few hours too long,
from now on just remember to separate your colours from your whites...

...from jellyfish to octobird...

...tanielle giving it a beak, some accessories and some more legs...

...o, nameless one...

...meet ol' nameless, jesse started it, and now h has added the quirkiest little face,
so, to choose a name we have decided to run a 'name-that-monster' competition,
so comment below with any suggestions and the winner will not only get to name
one of our famous monsters but will also win a hand crafted, designed with love...
...something-something, made by one of our members...

...nameless...

...please oh please give me a name, somebody out there,

anybody out there, make a suggestion, oh please. 

this quirky little guy received a sweet little face from vicky of mocholoco...

...re-cycled, up-cycled...

...lovely jessie from jezze prints, with pain staking care has created this cute little guy 

from recycled wool, h has him now and can't wait to see him 'grow up'...

...jellievis...

...legs, legs and more legs. h started ol' jellie here and leila from bo peep 

added some peepers, can't wait to see the legs keep coming...

...rock chick se moer...

...meet our darling: christina monroe, related (cousin of a cousin of a cousin) to the famous marilyn, but doesn't want to talk about it. she's rock chick personified and you don't want to cross her headband. she's kinda awesome...

~ jana

...mmmmmonster...

...kristen's monster, from a grey baby outfit has the coolest googly eyes,

with h's addition of crazy blue hair, all we need now is some legs and the rest 

of its face, any takers...

...hello mr rubber lips...

...when receiving Herbet Hue Bell II, I was intrigued by his jagged teeth prodruding from his denim pocket and decided that some rubber lips and a lip smacking tongue would compliment his teeth. I took inspiration from the Roling Stones single "Angie" from 1973 and obviously from Mr Rubber Lips himself Mr Mick Jagger...

~ lorraine

...oh nameless one

...our first sock monster, yay, thanks to margaret for adding a new member 

to our little laundry moister family. sadly at the moment he is nameless, 

if any one has a suggestion for this little guys name, let us know...