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Restock of my cube spaces at in.cube8r in Fitzroy and Prahran

I was whacked with the flu. It laid me out. I didn't pick up a hook for a week! That in itself is a sign that I was not well. 

As I was feeling better I checked my stock and saw that many of the critters had been adopted and I had to make more, lots more! And so began my mission to make up a fresh batch of beasties to ship down to my cube spaces at in.cube8r gallery in Fitzroy and Prahran in Melbourne. 

Lucky I love making them all. I smashed them out quite possibly the fastest I have ever done so before. I think a big part of this was down to my updated patterns for the zombinos and voodoo babies. They come together quickly. I also think that working as a production line helps too. 

Here's a gallery of all what I shipped out. Best pop instore soon as no sooner had the been unpacked that one of the zombie beer cosies was sold! Cheers to you whoever you were!

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Fresh Meat: Dragbots

It is well and truly time that I developed some new pieces to add to my suite of creepies who haunt my cube space. After making the Jinkx and Trixie dolls, an idea began to bubble in my head. It should have been obvious. It wasn't. It has become a real-life thing and you can now find zombie dragbots aka drag queen dolls at in.cube8r gallery in Fitzroy. The zombie queens developed after making several humanesque drag queen dolls. They have also made the journey south - hopefully with brains intact - and are also available to purchase. I'll see how they are received, but really hope that it's positive as I really enjoy making them.
*** As I was adding the product information to my online stock list, I note that the middle queen in pink (above) has been purchased. A good sign that I will get to make more!
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Cube Top Up Time

It's true. I am a naughty Cuber. I have been very slack with replenishing my cube space at in.cube8r in 2018. My creative quest has reached its conclusion, and I am back 100% on my favourite game. I am taking a parcel full to the brim with beer cosies to the mail shop this morning. This will be the first of many packages over the next few weeks. New dolls of all types are under construction. I'll put together a group and ship them ASAP!
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And now for some in.cube8ring

I am very sorry. I have have been a naughty member of the in.cube8r gallery community in 2018. As I have spent the first seven months of this year completely engrossed in my major project pieces, I have entirely neglected my cube space. I'm lucky that I had replenished it mightly and that there has been a reasonable supply to make a display. Big thank you to Elle-May and Clairebear for helping to make my cube look its best and for being so understanding with my distraction. I have time to get back into my favourite mode: making my little creepies. The first mission: beer cosys!! I'm a tad rusty and needed to refer to my pattern notes to get the ball rolling again. I will get a bunch together and ship them pronto. I'm concerned about the shipping process though. I have had such terrible luck with packages being delayed en route to Fitzroy. I'll have to pay attention to which method to use this time. Best I cease this typing business for now though. I have hooking to do!
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Out of the OOMMC Santa sack

I certainly lucked out with the weather last week. With cooler days and hints of rain, it was easy to stay on track and keep making all the new Christmas pieces. The result? My working bee proved most bountiful. I have two full mailing boxes in the mail, destination: in.cube8r in Fitzroy.

In the mailing box, there are plenty of beer cosies, including festive Cthulhu! They are pretty adorable if I do say so myself. There are also new Zombie Santas, Angels, Elves and lots of Christmas themed critters! Ther are 3 Kringle reversi-balls which flip from a cute Christmas bauble to a Drag Queen or Zombie. Perfect for post-season decor

It was all I could do to let go of those elves. They are my fave out of all them. I have also included brand new non-Christmassy cosies in Zombie, Voodoo and Frankies.

Hopefully, they will land in the gallery by the end of the week.

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Yo Ho Ho! It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas 2017

You are probably not surprised to be seeing the telltale signs of Christmas appearing across retail and out on the streets. After many, many years of working in retail, the novelty of this festive time had well and truly rubbed off the shine for me. I have been ‘out of the game’ for a long time now, and I still haven’t got back into the Christmas spirit – yet. I revel in my role as a Grinch throughout the entire Christmas period. All this said I do secretly (really) enjoy making all my Xmassy critters which make their way down to in.cube8r about this time of the year.

My first shipment has landed, and they’re currently residing in my cube space. I’m currently working on a bunch of new festive themed dudes that will follow the first wave in the next week or so. I’m pleased with what I am creating. I have taken this week off work to complete them, and get them ready to ship. Today was meant to be house chores day. I am finding it very easy to ignore them and am working on finishing off all the crochet parts and adding their faces. I will look to ship these as soon as I get the all clear from Elle-May and Clare at in.cube8r.

Time to wrap this up like a Christmas present and get stitchin’! If you’re a Melbournian then do make sure to pop in to in.cube8r gallery and check out all the incredible artwork that decks the halls.

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Sendle. A vent of dissatisfaction

***UPDATE***

On Tuesday the 24th of October the MIA parcel miraculously was delivered to in.cube8r. Sendle refunded my shipping fee $10.59. I was contacted by Sendle via my Facebook page, where I had posted a link to this rant. The parcel arrived within minutes of that contact. I am satisfied with the result and will look to use Sendle’s services again in the future. This will be dependent on the status of the delivery driver in Fitzroy’s employment. I fully believe that he is the reason for the delay. Once I know he is no longer on the in.cube8r run, then I will see about using Sendle again. Until then I guess I’ll be back to being an Australia Post kid.

I wouldn’t usually do this, but today I am frustrated, and I feel like venting! I used to love Sendle. It was easy. I place the order, and then a courier comes to collect my box and takes it to Elle-May and Clare in Fitzroy at in.cube8r. I had smashed out a bunch of cosies as they have been selling like crazy. Fourteen in fact. I organised for their collection on Tuesday 3rd October. The expected date of delivery was Friday 6th October. Today it’s Sunday 22nd; the box remains lost in transit. Sendle is sort of doing what they can to rectify the situation. I get an email every couple of days, and they say tell me they’re still waiting to hear back from the courier. So much for Halloween treats in abundance. I should be hooking and making replacements to send down to don the now empty beer bottles adorning my cube space. I have been crocheting, and I will continue to do so once my rant is complete.

No word from Sendle since Thursday. No change on the tracking page. I must start to practice how I plan on getting cranky at them all be it via email. If you have some suggestions on how to verbalise my disappointment and how to start negotiations on insurance, please do drop me a line.

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Beer cosy palooza

Over the past few months, my beer cosy critters have been selling well and selling out! I’ve struggled to keep up with demand. This week sees a big shipment of cosies destined for in.cube8r gallery in Fitzroy. The more Cthulhu cosies I make, the more I enjoy the process. So much so that I had leftovers! I will send them when they are summoned for duty in Fitzroy. We escaped to the New South Wales north coast for mini-break over the long weekend. Destination Brooms Head. A new holiday spot for us. I packed a bag of yarn, two bags of eyes and my hooking tools. Another benefit of crochet. It is transportable. I didn’t make near as many as I had imagined I might. There was too many beach activities and enjoying socialising with family. I’m happy I managed four Cthulhu though. They make up the party of fourteen that were collected by the courier this morning. They should arrive and be available from my cube space this coming Friday 6th October.

   

It’s also time to start thinking about Christmas and looking to develop some new bits and pieces for the festive season. I wonder how a red, white and green Cthulhu might look? I suspect they’ll be darn cute indeed! There’ll also have to be some drag queen-themed Christmas pieces. Perhaps some finger puppets? I’ll also look to top up on voodoo babies, zombinos, Frankies and their lovely brides. Why am I typing? I have to get a hooking!

 

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in.cube8r Gallery Artist Profile

The wonderful people at in.cube8r have profiled me in their blog. you can view the complete interview HERE I sell my pieces exclusively through in.cube8r.

The other most excellent news is that in.cube8r now have an online store! So, if you like me, don’t live near Fitzroy you can make your way online to purchase many of the wonderful pieces of AWESOME they curate in store. That of course means my critters are also available. % items at a time are featured. You can also click HERE to view them.skulka_rainbow6 voodoo-babyx4 reversiball_brain2zombie

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I <3 being an in.cube8r artist!

Artist-#46I know that my critters are loving their time in my cube at in.cube8r. And I am so thrilled to be part of such a wonderful space. It was a thrill for me to see this feature pop up in Facebook.

My pieces have been turning over steadily since we moved in on Valentine’s day. I am currently developing some new creations to add to the collection. Sadly the yarn I used to create the Voodoo King (above) has been discontinued. I have used up my stash so I am in limbo until I can source an alternative. Hopefully with the onset of winter yarn suppliers will be launching new product to suit. In anticipation I spent an afternoon making loads of skull beads to adorn future kings.

That said I found a sole skein of the Voodoo King yarn in a sale bin. I have made one king with it; and plan to make a few more to send to the my cube.