Mint Tea Menagerie

crafting and doodling the dumb and adorable

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The first of our new squeaky squinkies is complete!! We may drive the dog a little crazy…

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Helper kitty getting stickers ready for our next show!

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Well no drawing for a bit I guess. This silver dragon sticker will have to wait!

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The beginning of a new Quetzalcoatl head, this time with a movable jaw! Been a few years since we’ve revisited my favorite doll. Excited to share progress and share the finished piece. (Realizing it’s time to wipe down my monstera leaves!)

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Our Axolotl enjoyed some time in the sun as well!

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Dragon photoshoot down at the lake! More close ups on our dragons page this evening!

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Just a quick Gallimimus doodle - loving Paleo Pines! Happy New Years y’all!

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Just some cute things in cups to brighten your day!

These are our latest charm designs! We’ll have acrylic keychains of them soon, maybe stickers too :)

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A happy bee gathering all this dang pollen making me sneeze! Hang in there my fellow allergy sufferers, hopefully this makes you feel a little bit better...

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Just a quick doodle of Damien to celebrate Procreate adding a text function! I’ve always thought that was the only thing missing to make it perfect, and now it is here! Happy day!!!

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We have great conversations heading home at night... Made a silly little comic of my Pokemon Go troubles. Of course you’d NEVER hurt a Charmander, far too cute for that, but the desire for all the candy sure is tempting...

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Happy Easter everyone, I hope you all have had a great day, no matter how you chose to spend it!

We had a great day at the Menagerie, welcoming the warmer weather and new creatures into the world! Spring is upon us, after all, so we’ve seen quite a few births recently! In honor of these cute critters, we’ve just released our new sticker set!

We have a cute little Wolpertinger, a precious pink Peryton, a very fluffy golden ram, and the dangerous (but adorable) Cockatrice chick! 

If you’d like to get your hands one one, you’ll know where we will be! Our next convention is Anime Oasis, so meet us there!

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Easter PSA

This is public service announcement. With Easter right around the corner, we at the menagerie are becoming troubled with the increase of Cockatrice sightings. Did you know cockatrice chicks look just like baby chickens for the first few weeks of their lives? These deadly beasts hide in plain sight, and put children and household pets at risk. Avoid certain doom. Do NOT purchase live chicks for Easter. The risk to you and those you love is too great.

#easter #theyareoutthere #cockatricekill #menagerienews #baby chicks #nochicksforreaster

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Meet pickles, our first koi Tatsu! We’ll be crafting this cutie over the next few weeks, and will have him ready for Anime Oasis in Boise Idaho. Keep an eye out as we bring him to life!

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Just finished the second volume of Moonstruck and I loved it! Seriously adorable art, great story and wonderful representation of all sorts - pick it up if you have the chance, it’s on my must read list!

So I figured I’d doodle some fan art after work last night (and stayed up a bit too late to do it) but that’s what weekend are for! This is Chet the precious centaur and their crush Manuel the Minotaur, hoofing it on the dance floor. There are also werewolves, vampires, fairies and more, if you needed any further persuasion to pick it up ;)

Anyway, read Moonstruck, follow them here on tumblr, buy their comic - you know the drill, shameless plug for things I love!

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Gotta pay more attention to the cat, I suppose. There shall be no drawing today. Or, at least for several hours...