New DDZ

WOO HOO! Halloween Elvis is not only here he has ushered in a DDZ sale!  In order to make sure they have a home by halloween StudioCalvin has dropped the price to $25 on all DDZs too sweet!

Come see the DDZ collection while they last!  Q

There Rob that should fulfill my contractual obligations :P

AHHH!! This is where I left my blog!

I wondered where I left it.  It has been a while so I thought I would fill you all in on my latest activity!

I have to tell you all what happened last night.

  We were all out for a walk after dark and we are walking down a street that is divided with trees shrubs and a winding path down the middle.  We are all talking and joking around when I hear Rob say, oh hello kitty... and Teeny Screams THAT IS NOT A CAT!!! She then hides behind Rob.  Well Amanda and I had been talking and looking the other way so I just froze... My years of experience as a Textile Display Specialist probably saved my life here.... Amanda says: "What is not a cat?"

Well I look over to see this black blurr running towards us!! It was HUGE!  My first thought was... what the heck is a bear doing in town... then all I could think was oh no... you are supposed to play dead for a bear and I was too scared to move.. I just stood there! No doubt looking like a giant bear treat.  I knew I was done for.  My life literally flashed before my eyes... that was a short flash and one for later discussion... but it happened none the less....

Then as the great beast closed the distance close enough to strike I closed my eyes and tried to find a happy place...

That is when I hear Teen say... Oh it's a puppy!!  I thought she had gone mad with fear and was also looking for her happy place... I kept my eyes shut and prepared to feel the hot breath of the massive bear...

The next thing I hear is giggling and laughing... how sad I thought. If only I were brave enough to laugh in the face of a bear.  I opened one eye and saw Amanda Teen and Rob bent down and petting a small dog.  I can only guess that it had charged in at the last moment and scared the bear away!  Brave little animal. I am going to give it a treat the next time I see it for saving us from the bear.

OK, that is it for now I am off to see Edgar, the agricultural vermin deterant engineer.  He has some consoling to do. ;)

Later!  Q

It is Monday!

Well, what started out as a great weekend only got better!  The Armalite pitch went swimmingly (sorry Rob.)  The ripped pool cover is on order and the cameras will be replaced soon.  Rob seems to have come out of his funk a little, and I started talking to a great new guy working in the Agricultural Vermin Deterrent field.

His name is Edgar.  He looks pretty rough when he first gets off work, but when he changes out of his bib-overalls and tucks in his straw (be nice)  he looks pretty darn good!  He knows all the corn jokes... I had no idea there were that many.  He also knows the call and look of every bird in the area.  I could listen to him talk for hours!

It is Monday you know what that means!  YUP! the TDS Tidbit!
so here it is.... this time in poem form

He who stands too near the pool
risks sopping clothes and loss of tool
and falling can scare the boss
she could not care less of your tool loss

but through it all keep your chin high
for it's only things that you can buy
a broken thing you can replace...
but if you get hurt she'll smack your face.

OK actually she got scared and cried... but i couldn't get that to rhyme :)
Ta for now! Q

There is another batch of Zombies that just moved in, but I don't think they will be staying long.  Rob took their pictures today to help find them a new home.  It was pretty sad watching him try to pose them and act all professional using a little tiny baby point and shoot.  Hee Hee.

Any way here they are, I call them (from left to right) Larry, Blue Girl (BG), Tic, and Flame, but you can call them anything you want. :)

More later!
Q

Hey Everybody!

I know I know, I've been gone a while.  Sorry some times I just get so caught up in life that I forget to make time for the things I enjoy.  

Looks like there won't be any new pictures for a while.  Rob tried to do some underwater photography and killed his cameras.  Well he wasn't really trying underwater shots... but he did find out that the pool cover is secretly a Nikon fan.  

So we went to Armalite in Geneseo yesterday.  Looks like they are going to advertise our slings on their web pages, and take pictures of the sling on their custom rifles.   Looks like Rob is gonna be a knot tying dude.  Sweet.  Rob schmoozed hard but was unable to get them to give him a sample rifle.  I am pretty sure they saw the picture of me with the rifle slung, (Rob taught me that term) and that is what sold them.

They asked for a few simple modifications, so I got to spend the day surfing the web trying to find a supplier for the parts to make the production model sling.  I found them though,  so by this time next week, there will be a knot tying flurry.  Maybe I will even get into the groove and do some slinging!

I know you are all dying to know what is going on with Dominick.   Long story short... NOTHING!  I have sworn off that dummy (that means two things) and I have moved on.    I currently have my eye on a guy working as an agricultural vermin deterrent.  We will have to take it slowly though.  He is more of an outdoorsy type who likes to hang around in fields, but he has the most amazing stories about avian infestations.  I have no idea what that is, but he makes it sound awesome!!

Ta for now!  Q

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