Thanksgiving by Chris Ware

Thanksgiving-themed covers and comic strip for The New Yorker by Chris Ware. Via these sites.

*Buy comics by Chris Ware at Amazon.

Cool trophy (link roundup)

The Visual Effects Society trophy is an image of the spaceship hitting the moon from Georges Melies's Le Voyage dans La Lune.

And a few more links:

1. Cupcakes that look like little turkeys.

2. Some excellent tips for displaying blindbox toys and small works of art/sketch cards.

3. Captain America paper toy.

*Previously: Lego Trophy.

*Buy trophys at eBay.

Robot in Love (link roundup)

Robot in love by Jan Faber.

And a few more links:

1. Craig Ferguson used to wet his bed regularly.

2. Better late than never: Thanksgiving turkey cookies.

3. MST3K/Creature from the Black Lagoon Twitter icon.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man?

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon collectibles at eBay.

Robot in Love (link roundup)

Robot in love by Jan Faber.

And a few more links:

1. Craig Ferguson used to wet his bed regularly.

2. Better late than never: Thanksgiving turkey cookies.

3. MST3K/Creature from the Black Lagoon Twitter icon.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man?

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon collectibles at eBay.

The Aliens bow to their master (link roundup)

Snoop Dogg and Aliens by Yellow Duck.

And a few more links:

1. Papercraft turkey.

2. USC students draw first blood, splash UCLA's Bruin mascot statue with cardinal and gold paint.

3. A parent unhappy with his son's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team hired a private investigator to follow the coach. The PI watched the coach drink at a bar, and then reported him to the police when he proceeded to drive away. Via.

*Previously: Xenomporph stapler.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

The Aliens bow to their master (link roundup)

Snoop Dogg and Aliens by Yellow Duck.

And a few more links:

1. Papercraft turkey.

2. USC students draw first blood, splash UCLA's Bruin mascot statue with cardinal and gold paint.

3. A parent unhappy with his son's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team hired a private investigator to follow the coach. The PI watched the coach drink at a bar, and then reported him to the police when he proceeded to drive away. Via.

*Previously: Xenomporph stapler.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

Thanks Giving

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." ~G K Chesterton

I had the good fortune of participating in the Thanksgiving Earring exchange hosted by the lovely Leslie at Bei Mondi. And as luck would have it, Leslie had my name for the exchange. What a very lucky girl I am, too! So...thank you Miss Leslie, you are my happiness doubled by wonder!

The sweet bee earrings that she created for me are so very....me. The textured copper, the silver coils, the purple pearls and those exquisite little bee charms are all so very perfect! They make the sweetest little jingle as I move. She even added some wonderful goodies for me with a bee theme, of course...beeswax soap and beehive notecards {I feel a bee-themed powder room coming on in my new home...that soap will be the perfect inspiration}. I was so thrilled to participate in this fun exchange but even more so when I saw the return address on my package! Go now and read her wonderful blog. She is great.

Leslie says that she will be holding a similar bracelet exchange in February {can't wait!}. I would encourage those of you who have been watching all of these round robins, exchanges and swaps to jump right in. I know there are people out there, sitting on the sidelines thinking that they could never be good enough or talented enough or inspired enough....enough with all of that negative thinking! I encourage you to jump right in. You will make some great new friends and get beautiful wearable art for yourself. It stretches you creatively and opens many doors of inspiration.

Did you happen to read my 30 Words yesterday? A little bit of mystery.....If you like participating in challenges {with the added bonus of prizes} then stay tuned....I will reveal the three week challenge on November 30th and hope to have lots of participants, sharing loads of creative energy and inspiring each other to Get Excited and Make Things!

If you could participate in a round robin, exchange or swap, what would you like the theme to be? Would it be creating with jewelry or paint or metal or mixed media? Do tell!

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Enjoy the day!