Ride the Lightning Screenprint now for sale on etsy

Now that the Pinchflat poster show is over, we'll be selling our remaining Ride the Lightning prints in our new (and second) etsy shop Zinggia. We have a handful left, so grab them

12.5″x19″ silkscreen print on heavy Apple Green paper

3 colors with glow-in-the-dark whiteThe next to last photo shows a simulation of the glow-in-the-dark ink.

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Grab your lady and take her for a bike ride in the pleasant countryside.
The friendly villagers will give you a warm welcome! 

Glow-in-the-dark ink!

Jason's sketch

Doctor Who Felt David Tennant Doll

It's finally completed!!! My greatest invention ever!!! OK, well, it's at least finally completed :) I decided to make a felt 10th Doctor doll for my friend's son's second birthday. Originally I was going to buy one off of etsy. but the few that were up seemed rather pricey. Also, I waited too long... most of the etsy listings are made-to-order so I wouldn't have gotten it in time for his birthday.

So, I figured I'd give it a shot! I didn't have a pattern, I just winged it. That's usually what I end up doing when I sew. I never feel like I know what I'm doing & often bang my head in frustration for the first few hours of sewing! A good portion of the doll is sewn by hand, and I'll admit it could be neater. But I don't think a 2 year old will notice it. At least I'm hoping he won't!

I spent about 2 weeks off & on working on this doll! I'm sure if I factored up my time it would've been cheaper to buy one off of etsy. But, I'm really happy with how it turned out. My favorite part is the sticky-uppy hair... it's just like David Tennant's hair!! The hair is posable, the trench coat is removable, & he comes with some fun 3-D glasses. I sewed the sonic screwdriver to his hand because I was worried it would get lost or worse yet, choked on! 

It's going to be hard to part with this cute little guy! If I ever get ambitious enough, I might make a brown coat version for myself. 

Our nifty pop-up Christmas card

We decided to make a pop-up Christmas card this year! It took a while to engineer, but once I figured it out, it was a breeze making them. And luckily I only had to make 20 cards. Cutting & scoring everything took a while, but I was able to work & watch TV, so it wasn't so bad.

I always look a ton cuter in our greeting cards, and for some reason I'm always wearing a dress, which I never do! Hubby's beak is waaaay bigger on the cards too! Hermie the Groundhog has been in our last 4 greeting cards. He's super cute this year wishing for a Christmas tomato.

This was probably the most elaborate card we've made to date. The only other one that comes close it the Attack of the Fruitcake movie poster card from 6 years ago that took a few weeks to paint. My grandma was really confused by that one!

This card won second place in Joe Blundo's contest in the Columbus Dispatch! I scored $50, woo-hoo!