Guinea Pigloo Card Set

I have made another item featuring my favorite rumply-furred, petal-eared creature. I will always adore the humble guinea pig and guinea pigs will always adore sleeping in their plastic igloos. I'm selling these wintry greeting cards in a set of five with matching envelopes in my Etsy shop.

If you're thinking, "is that all she did?" the answer would be, "Heck No!". I told you I would become a crafting machine and I have much more to report. I spent a good part of the day assembling promotional packets with Jenn and we'll be sending dozens out to the press and especially to boutiques all over the country in hopes of acquiring more wholesale accounts. I've been meaning to do this for such a long time!

We also printed another new set of cards which will be debuting tomorrow. They are small and sweet and are embellished with (you guessed it) bunnies! I'm excited to show those off but I will hold back out of respect for the guinea pigs.

Guinea pig pile! Snuggle time!

I love guinea pigs almost as much as I love bunnies. I love their little bean-shaped bodies and squeaky grunts. I've been wanting one for a few years and I'm hoping that I will have one (or two) someday. Justin is weakening to my will so I hope it won't be long.

Back when I was in college, I started a series of drawings and paper cutouts from catalogs of everything I wanted. I would put all the picture clippings of the things I wanted in a big pile and draw the pile. The result was usually a mountain of odd shapes that were hard to decipher. I'm mentioning this because I had forgotten about that project until I drew this big pile of guinea pigs cozying up for a nap.

I think it's amusing that when I really desire something that I can't have; I'm inclined to draw it in a big heap. It is a peculiar urge similar to how I want to hold everything that is adorable in my mouth. I am always trying to grab a sleeping bunny's ears between my lips. That is one reason why I should never have a pet mouse.

Well, I listed this drawing in my Etsy shop today. I hate to overuse this word but I think it's really cute. I enjoyed drawing each guinea pig's expression and posture while napping. They all seem to have little personalities. My favorite is the one that is to the right sitting up like he is in a recliner. Justin likes the one squished all the way at the bottom.

Sometimes we go to the MSPCA

admiring the horse, originally uploaded by Justin and Elise.

Justin and I still become giddy around farm animals. We love them and often take trips to area farms to admire the grand beasts and give them carrots. This horse stole justin's heart. I fell for a guinea pig named Jean-claude.

The speckled horse in this photo is actually the banner at the top of this blog. I took a detail shot of his hair for it.