Today I met a peanut!

Ohhhh Snap Dominick! You are so lucky he is married, or I would not even be talking to you right now.  I  got to meet Charles Tillman today.  What a dream.  I guess he is some kind of football player for Chicago.  I am not much of  sports fan, but he stood around and chatted with us for quite a while.  He even wound up wearing a StudioCalvin Bracelet.  How cool is that?  I never realized players spend a great deal of time thinking about what they will do in the event they score a touchdown.  Kinda fun getting an insight not many others get.

I must admit I felt kinda foolish, once I found out he was a celebrity I froze.  I seriously could not move. I don't even think I said a word I just stood there with a stupid grin on my face.  This was so much better than a water cooler.  

We added collars and wallets to our catalog to day on ETSY, come see!!
new wallet
new large breed collar  Don't worry sheena, that one is still yours. :)
medium breed collar
Other wallet
Kitty collar

OK time for me to rest! see ya soon!!

Q

Saturday on the town.

Hey everybody.  I got a rare treat tonight.  The boss let me go with them to see a movie in 3-D.  I of course  made the glasses look AWESOME!

The movie was called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II.  I was not sure I was going to like it, because I had not seen part one, and come to find out there were six other parts before that. That is a lot of parts.   I know,  I know, before you say a word everybody here already asked me how it was possible that I had not heard of these movies before.   Let me just say where I come from there are even fewer movie theaters than there are pools ok?

Anyway the movie was really good.  I won't give you any details cause I don't want to spoil it, suffice it to say I was riveted,  completely unable to move through the entire movie.    There was stuff blowing up and there was  this one ugly guy with slits for a nose.  Come to think of it he reminded me of Dominick.   They are both butt heads.    A lot of stuff happens and then the lights came on and we left. (hows that for not giving anything away)

  On the way out we had to give the glasses back so I can't show you a picture of how well I made them look, but trust me I did.

Thanks boss for getting me out of the house.  I had a great time.   Oh I almost forgot we went in Rob's car and I got to stand out of the sun roof the whole way.  That was fun too.   People were waiving and pointing.  I really am becoming quite the celebrity.  The only part that was not fun was when I got to taste a June bug at 40 miles and hour... plech!

OK that is it for now.  Goodnight all, thanks for stopping in.  Q

New Products: Dragon Paracord Dragon Flies

Check out these little cuties!

New Products: Paracord Dog Collars

Hey everybody!  Lot's of new stuff.  I didn't get to model it, but I don't mind.
Here is yet another had made item from StudioCalvin!

 Available in all sizes and colors!   On the smaller and medium collars, there is one layer of 550 paracord.  In the large collar there are two layers, and it is over an inch wide.

It can be made in any of the color combinations that the bracelets with one two or three colors.  The large collars have three feet of paracord per inch of length and take three to four hours make.    They are made with a black one inch  Weinerlock Contoured Plastic side release Buckle from National Moulding.  

The collar pictured here is a prototype and does not have the contoured buckle.  



These are very sturdy collars that look amazing!

Any dog would be proud to be seen in this collar
I think I'm gonna get a small one in neon pink it will look fantastic on my little purse dog... as soon as I get one.  Her name will be Tofuti.   I will paint her little toes to match the collar.  Anyway, Thanks for looking!   Q

New Products Manic tweets

Hey everybody!  We have new stuff coming up and you all get to see the prototypes right here!! how sweet is that?
ok here they come...



These are the Manic Tweets! Well, this is one of the collection anyway.:)


Look! She is waving to you! Hello yellow bird how are you today?
                              




                                                                                  She can't fly but I think she will fly straight to your heart.  She is soft and cuddly and looking for a new friend!

Awww she is looking at you!  I think she likes you.

That's it for now! Good night yellow tweet!  Q

New photos of.....ME!

YES! We did it, and as usual I smoked the shoot!  I swear, give me a burlap bag and a band-aide And I will make it sizzle!   Here is me in my new hair!  Am I totally hot or what?

Ok so here I am styling in my new pink bob!  Eat your heart out Dominick!  I think sports illustrated will be calling me now!









Teen let me use her UGG hat. Yeah I am betting right about now the UGG execs are mad that they didn't pay more attention to my resume!



















 Now this awesomely gorgeous lady is... ME! Yes, that's right  Do I rock it or what!  Green is SO my color. (but then they ALL are.) 














                                                                      

This is what I like to call my magnificent huntress look.  No need to carry a rifle the lions will curl up at my feet. Yup I look that good.

I owe it all to Sheena! Well, and my flawless genetics.

OK that is it for now... Rob just stomped down stairs again, sometheing about  he forgot green hair and the mask.... I hope he does not mean that feet smelling thing again.

Ok Ciao for now!   Q

Dragon flies

I heard the big wigs talking about a new item they were looking into today.  Apparently they have learned how to make paracord knots look like a dragon fly.  I was a little nervous about having dragons in the area, but it turns out dragon flies are actually just flying bugs that gobble up mosquitos.  That is not scary at all!  So they set out to see if they were worth producing.

Turns out that a pink dragon fly is the symbol for a cancer survivor.  I am just learning all kinds of neat stuff here.  The Studio has made the first one for a dear friend of the boss, and three more for market.  They are not listed yet but there here is a sneak peak.  If you have any survivor friends this would be an awesome reminder of their inner strength and courage!

Oh oh oh!! I almost forgot!! I have new hair.  My biggest fan, and a person so famous they named a huge statue after her in Chicago's Millennium Park, got me two new sets of hair. One is an adorable pink bob, and the other is neon green!!  I am so gonna rock those!  I can't wait until the next shoot.

I had an interesting experience today, I got to see my boss turn four different shades of green,  I don't know how she did it, but it was amazing.  Seems Gabi the Studio mascot kitty decided that she did not want her breakfast anymore... about three hours after eating it.  So not only did it come up, but apparently Gabi is skilled at up chucking on the run.... as she ran under the bosses desk and across her feet.  First time I ever heard a cat and a human dry heaving at the same time.
(don't tell the boss I told you she did not enjoy that.)

That is it for tonight!  Thanks for stopping in. Q

home coming

The boss comes home today. I guess that means no more goofing off for me.  Just as well I guess.   I am down a ton of money from playing cribbage with pinky.

  Who would ever guess that zombies are master card players?  Pinky says pretty much all zombies do is play cards, especially when they are on the movie sets between scenes.  That is another zombie fact I did not realize.  Zombies can only get jobs as, well, zombies in movies.  She says she hates the stereo types  (most zombies are actually vegetarians), but it is a good living.  Who knew.  All I know is that little runt can play cards!

 We had another big storm here today.  I was not scared this time, but it was really windy.  I kept hearing: "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!"  I wonder what that was all about.

It is Monday!  You all know what that means!  Time for the "TDS Tidbit" so, here it is:

When the boss is away, the Quinnie may play, but it won't be with pinky for money anymore!

Goodnight everybody!!
Q

New pinky pics

Rob groused at me for the pinky pic that was, well... anything but pink.  So here is the series that does her justice.

Zombie Bling

Rob do you mind if Pinky puts them up on her My space?  It is not like anybody will see them there anyway.  Q

How Awesome Is This!

OK, So my boss, Amanda, is off on a business trip out west, and will get to see her sister Sheena (my hair buyer.) My boss wanted to make a special gift for Sheena who is a major activist for animal rights.   Sheena has a monster FB page called I  speak for those who have no voice.   She is becoming quite the master at advocating against animal cruelty.   So to celebrate Sheena's success, Amanda created this back pack!  Sweet isn't it!  You deserve it Sheena! You are doing wonderful things and we are all very proud of you!
Click here to see her amazing page

Please like it to show support!!

Hee hee that is me modeling it for her.  She even got a matching bracelet.     Wow, I can even make a simple white tank top look amazing, but I digress.  Enjoy it Sheena!

Goodnight everybody!  Q

Pinky

I met Pinky today.  She is StudioCalvin's very first zombie-series doll.    I was not scared of her even a little bit.    She has pretty pink eyes and hair and even pink stitches.  Poor thing, but don't worry I asked her and she said they don't hurt a bit.  She even has a bit of bling.

Pinky says to say sorry for the quality of the picture, she took it with her phone for her my-space page.  ( I didn't know anybody still used My Space, but I didn't want to hurt her feelings)

Rob promises to take better pics tomorrow.   Maybe he will let me pose with her.  You know I always make every picture better.

You will find her on ETSY once she has a couple siblings to keep her company.   We don't want her getting lonely now do we?

Good night everybody!!

Q

We have zombies!

OK, now that just scared me out of three years of my life.  The Boss' secret project is collectable zombie dolls.  They are kinda creepy if you ask me.  Especially when Rob thinks it would be a good idea for it to jump out in front of me when I was not even looking!  I think the only one who liked it less was the cat, Gabi.  Her eyes got as big as pie plates,  she jumped about 2 feet straight up and ran about 6 feet. She then stopped gave her shoulder an aggressive lick, gave Rob a dirty look and sauntered off.  Now that was funny.  Here is a picture of the doll.

Rob now apparently thinks he is all that and a bag of wasabi peas,  because he has a new duty in the shop... making polymer clay hearts for the dolls.  Each one different from the others.  I suppose it will make each zombie even more unique.

I hope you all had a great 4th!  I took the day off  so here is your "TDS Tidbit"  a day late ( I know you have been waiting!)

There are few things in life funnier than making a cat jump straight up in the air.

Thanks for dropping by come back soon!


Q

Home made Ice-cream

Today I helped make home made Ice-cream!  Well, by helped I mean I stood there and watched.    I don't know how it works, they put the stuff in a silver container, and then covered it in ice, that makes sense so far, but then they poured salt on the ice to melt it.  If you don't want the ice there then why put it there in the first place?   40 minutes later it was Ice-cream.  And boy oh boy it was good!    I hope we do this all the time.    This is shaping up to be a great holiday weekend.  The boss has another super secret project in the works.  I can't tell you what it is, but it is going to be the first in a series.   (if you promise not to tell the competition you can get a sneak peak here:  Sneak peak of the next project  )

OK I know it is a holiday weekend, so I'll keep this brief.  Thanks for stopping in!  See ya next time. Q

My new look!

 Today we added a new product to StudioCalvin that required... Well a unique look for me.    I never saw myself as a survivalist or even Steampunk. I have to admit, I make this look magnificent! 

Before I get more into this look here is the link for the new product.
Click here to see our new product
There.  Sorry for the commercial, but it is part of my contract.
OK, so back to my shoot,
To the left I am sporting my awsome pink hair and a vintage WWII protective mask.  (don't tell Amanda, but it smells like feet)

 Now in this picture you can see the custom sling.  The clothes I am wearing are Old Navy. Oh Snap! Dominick You wish you could make these look this good!

Here I am rocking out with my favorite  hair.  One of my best fans has promised me some awsome new hair, so this may not be my favorite for long.

 To the right is what I like to call my casual zombie hunter look. It is just the thing on a hot summer day when the zombie infestation is minimal.

This one just makes me smile, and talk like Darth Vader... [breathing sounds] where are photographers from Vogue?... [breathing sounds] 

 This one is my total camo look, no hair so I can really blend in.  I am apocalypse ready baby!

This is me, looking at you... saying.... Thanks for stopping in!
see ya next time!

Q