In the spotlight

Stoli is featured on Lindsay Designs blog! It's his side shot for her photo contest. Here's the LINK

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First Day Back...

It was my first day back today, to school I mean. I didn't miss it, but look forward to a new set of students. I'm panicking about a custom order I've done, I got an email that the person was looking forward to 'posing' them, I hope they just mean setting them up, because my sculptures aren't flexible......

yeah, that's got to be it, yeah....

One more day of planning then we hit the school year running. I hope I have trouble keeping up with orders and school. You read me right, I hope that I have lots of orders from Etsy to make me panic about getting my school work done. ;)

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Favorite Finish: Tortie

It seems that buyers on Etsy really like 'near-to-life' coloring on their sculptures. Maybe I'll start doing a little less neon and more Calico....actually, I have a calico catnap cooling off currently (like my alliteration?)

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Baked Beans

Yummy yummy. I made some baked beans I saw on Paula Dean today and boy they were DELICIOUS! Didn't have to cook anything, just throw it together and bake.

Stoli's doing MUCH better with people; tonight he actually let my father in law pet him for about 30 seconds. There's hope!

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Aren't Cat's Just Adorable?

I was getting ready for bed last night and was noticing Stoli and Luxor winding in and around my feet. They are really works of art. Living, breathing; they have personality, soul, likes, dislikes, attitudes. You have to wonder what they think of you sometimes.

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Custom Orders

Endless Whimsy is proud to be able to provide custom orders - Bright, brilliant colors and near-to-life colors. If you can dream it, we can sculpt it: imagine - rainbow bridge memorials; tabby, tortie and tuxedo tributes, specific pose artwork....

Below are samples of various custom orders to give you an idea of what other customers have sought.

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We're Global!

Endless Whimsy has now gone global: we have our first order from over seas! Still in the red tape though.....I'm going to get a map and put it on cork and stick those little pins with the round heads in to show where we've sent items to.

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Noises Off!

This movie lightened my day. I used to watch it all the time in high school and I got it on DVD today. It's a really great movie. It has a lot of great actors/actresses that went on to do many more things. It's a movie about a play about a play....get it? I swear that as the movie goes on, the actors HAD to have ad libbed.....and if they did, MAN they are GOOD. If they didn't....MAN, the writers are good. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a rental...but you have to pay attention - the lines are too good to miss.

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Sale at Endless Whimsy on Etsy

It's that time of year. We're making our holiday line of cards!!!

Be sure to stop by the shop and look at all the gift ideas:

Holiday cards!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6747429

And TODAY, if you purchase two sets of cards (any set), you'll get a free gift AND free shipping! Thanks for looking!

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Screen Printing Beware!

For those of you who purchase your screen printed items from a certain store (*cough* Custom Ink *cough*), beware.

I purchased 10 shirts with just text on them. We had them rush ordered to the tune of over $200. The company had great customer service and the articles were extremely well done. But for the price you would think that they would hold up for more than one wash.

Negative, Houston.

None, I repeat, none of the 10 shirts survived one wash. Some followed the washing directions, others did not. It didn't matter. Those shirts were only good for one wearing.

One or more letters displayed cracking and peeling on each shirt.


Now, I'm a novice screen printer myself. Granted I do it with glue, curtain material and an embroidery hoop - but all the shirts I've made for myself have lasted through multiple washings.

I sent them this email: to no reply.....


Hello Ashley,

I've received your letters; one for submitting photos and the most recent about ideas for additional orders. Since it seems that your company really values your customers' opinions, I felt the need to let you know that none of the 10 shirts we ordered held up in the wash (one cycle). Everyone's "M" has cracked as well as other letters at random. Not everyone probably followed the washing instructions, but for this to happen to all 10 shirts.....it's disappointing. I know that I followed the directions and my lettering is cracking and peeling.

Your company was great at contacting me with questions about my order, it arrived quickly (we rushed it) and the product looked amazing. Everyone enjoyed the shirts for the wedding rehearsal dinner. But now every time I look at my shirt, I don't first think of the wonderful event - but the fact that I purchased 10 of these shirts and not one held up to one washing without showing any wear/tear.

As a novice screen printer myself, I know that great care is taken when printing on fabric. Granted, I don't have all the fancy equipment that companies do (I just use curtain material, mod podge and an embroidery hoop), my own personal t-shirts have held up to more washings than the 'Marro' t-shirt. I'd be glad to take a picture for you, if you'd like to see exactly what I'm talking about. I don't want this to happen to any of your other customers, and I hope this was an isolated occurrence.

It's unfortunate that my email has to be anything other than compliments, but I spent over $200 on these t-shirts that were given to the wedding party for my brother-in-law's wedding. We gave these t-shirts instead of a wedding gift.

Thanks,

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Set of Metallic Silver Frolic Sculptures

Set of Metallic Silver Frolic Sculptures
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

I got on a kick of dark silver cats and made a whole family. This was my original intention for the frolic cats: a take off of Swedish Dala Horses.

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Finished Custom Order for Etsy

Finished Custom Order for Etsy
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

Here is the finished custom order for an Etsy buyer. I had a lot of fun thinking about how I would put this together. The dark grey was a mixture of silver Premo clay and black. And in the blog post before this I explained the tortie cat.

Tres Chic!

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Front view Tortie

Front view Tortie
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

This was a sample for a customer who requested a custom order of a Tortie cat. Not bad, coloring good! I used black, translucent with gold Pearl Ex, gold and brown Premo clay. I conditioned about a 1/4 oz of each color, the chopped them into quarters. I checkered them then carefully squeezed the ball into shape - didn't want to damage the marbling.

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Gotta Get Out, Gotta Get Out...

Stoli has this anxiety thing. Well last night any little thing set him off running. One of those escapades led him to breaking the sculpture you see below and my camera's battery cover. Grrrrrrrrrr

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New Ideas

Stretching Sculpture
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

I like having new ideas, unless they are at night. Then I have to get up and write it down or else I worry that I'll forget it.

So my new idea: Feline Frolic, Rainbow Bridge. Any comments on that idea? Anyone, anyone, Bueller, Bueller....?

I made my signature cat sculpture today. But I'm at a loss for a name....any ideas?

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Retro Flavor

Retro Flavor
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

This was my first custom order from a member of the cat site dot com. It was very rewarding as I had to mix the colors of the clay. The olive green was from yellow, green and black. The turquoise was really hard to make. I used ecru, blue, pearl and black. And the chocolate brown was hazelnut with a touch of black.

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Stoli, side shot

Stoli, side shot
Originally uploaded by Endless Whimsy

Stoli,

Catnip is your favorite. You crack me up rolling all around, bug-eyed. I was able to snap this picture of you just after one of your catnip binges. Luckily you were still just for a second before you began rolling again.

thanks!

P.S. you look good in blue!

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