Lu & Ed

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That one time I made mini stop motion film to demonstrate just how much a Mon-stor could eat. #tbt #throwbackthursday

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I spent today cleaning up the house - washing throw pillows, changing beds, vacuuming and cleaning windows & finally tidying up my studio. Prepared a few orders to go out and then did a quick clean up of my ship station, which contains packaging tape, thank you note cards, marker, stickers, business cards, all chilling by the book my art was published in for Monster Makeover 3 in Tuscaloosa in 2012. ❤ #creativedaily #cleanup

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I was printing out thank you cards to tuck in with orders and somehow accidentally printed them super tiny - eight on one sheet instead of two! Oops! They make super cute little note cards I can write my thanks on, though, so it's a happy mistake! :D #creativedaily #oops

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I'm almost done with the last mini monster buuuut there's this blizzard kind of happening outside, so I won't be able to get to the post office until at least tomorrow. 😞They needed to get there by the 8th but since I was so sick for so long, I wasn't able to get them finished sooner. I hate that these won't make it in time for the event I was planning to donate them to - I'm pretty sure they wouldn't arrive in time if they went out tomorrow, even if I sent them priority. 😢 Do you think I should list them in my shop this weekend instead?

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Finished mini monster 4/6 today! What do you think?

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Oh my goodness you guys. @scrawnygirlshop, one of my favorite makers, is having a #giveaway!! Follow her (you'll love her epic art & pics of her cute daughter!), repost and add the tag #scrawnygirllove to be entered, peeps!

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Picked up these pj pants at the thrift store the other day. Cannot wait to turn them into Mon-stors!!

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Today is my official first full day back in the studio after my vacation. I decided to kick off my Monday I'd head out for coffee with a friend this morning. One of my goals is to work hard, but rest more - I think easing back into the routine and making time for friends is a good way to set a more relaxed but productive pace for 2014, full of creativity and positivity! ♥ (On another note, I couldn't even finish half a mug of coffee, so weaning myself back off the brown stuff is going well!) #creativedaily #friendship

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Finished up this wee monster today and it looks like while we were out, she was snapping some selfies on my camera, showing off her big #smile. ;) #creativedaily

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Rocking my new tee from @dragonflightgal today! So soft - if you love supporting businesses with a purpose, you should check out her feed & #etsy shop. She donates a portion of proceeds to a charity and buys her ecofriendly art paper from Nepal, which creates a sustainable income and economy for the Nepalese. ♻💚

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My cat Lu pushed open the door to my studio last night, tipped my basket of fur off the shelf and made a happy, colorful nest to sleep in. She's so lucky I love her, because this is going one hairy mess to clean up, haha! #creativedaily #love

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Yay! It's the first day of February's #creativedaily photo a day challenge! What are you loving right now? What will you post for the prompt, if you are participating in this month's challenge?

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Happy Friday! I am so excited to be starting a second month of #creativedaily! Join me in sharing the moments, memories and methods of us makers & creatives. ❤ To participate you just snap a photo that correlates with the dated prompt and post it to social media with the hashtag #creativedaily! Feel free to reshare this graphic into your feed to help spread the word! ❤

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One of my favorite photos of one of my favorite memories from about two and a half years ago. We were drawing with chalk on our patio and my son so proudly showed me the monster he drew me. I unintentionally captured his cute little monkey slippers in this photo. 💙 I love that he loves my monster making job!

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Two of six stuffed monsters for @penelopeseclecticcloset! Which one is your favorite?

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I can finally breathe today, thanks to super strong antibiotics and decongestants, so I am soaking up some sweet sewing time in my studio. ♥Ps I love the placement of the 'I've created a monster' sticker my son put on my sewing machine, don't you? 😘

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Proceeds from this lovely print via @iamthelab will go to help my sweet friend Jessika of @ohmyhandmade and her mom. You can read Jessika's story at ohmyhandmade.com and purchase this print to help her out via iamsafe.bigcartel.com. 💜 #omhg