JANUARY 2011 COLLECTION

Well, there they are folks in all their glory. Count 'em up - 31 sock monkeys and 1 crazy sock monkey "builder".  Not the greatest picture, I had to sit awkwardly so you could see all of them - but they wanted me to join them for the picture - and you don't say no to sock monkeys. They all stopped yapping long enough to snap the picture without some of their mouths open, eyes closed, making bunny ears, you know the routine, every one wants to be a comedian... Zigmund, (who's legs are hanging down next to my head) had just finished telling us the most inappropriate joke - which of course started an uproar of laughter, name calling, punching and accidental "tooting". It took me an hour to get them all calmed down again.

ANYWAY, I have filled my first months quota and am already into February's batch. Hope you have been entertained so far and would love for you to continue reading and checking in to see if I'm still alive under the mountain of monkey parts I have lying around in my room.

MAGGIE, TATE & ZIBBY

MAGGIE: Born - January 29th. Maggie, believe it or not, was the inspiration behind Rod Stewarts hit single "Maggie May." She enjoyed hanging with him but in the end got tired of being woken up every morning with him yelling "wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you." According to Maggie he never really had anything important to say...
TATE: Born - January 30th. Tate had a master plan once to be a tap dancer with the River Dance Troupe from Ireland. However, as all his master plans, he didn't really think through the part about not having feet... Tate's new master plan is to stop making master plans.
ZIBBY: Born - January 31st. Zibby has never been able to get beyond the whole "is it black stripes on white or white stripes on black" thing. Seriously folks, unless you have time to sit through a three hour rant about racial slurs against striped critters, don't bother asking his opinion on the above mentioned dilema. Three hours I'll never get back...

ROCKSTAR, MONA & KIRBY

ROCKSTAR: Born - January 26th. Rockstar is exactly what his name says he is, a Rockstar. Every day he faithfully hugs rocks and lets them know just how special and important they are to the world. He is a true star among rocks - they love him.
MONA: Born - January 27th. Mona was once on a Soap called "The Young and the Sockless" as the lead females lost sock. Unfortunately, Mona's character was eaten by the dryer as her role was only a week long. It did earn her a "Daytime Sock" award for Best Sock Death in a Supporting Role.
KIRBY: Born - January 28th. Kirby is a happy little sock monkey whom loves to ride the merry-go-round at playgrounds. He spins and spins and spins until he can no longer see straight and walks in circles. Odd little habit yes, but it's his happy place. No need to go into detail as to why he needs a "happy place"...

MILLER, GREENBRIAR & DAX

MILLER: Born - January 23rd. Miller was once the lucky recipient of the "It's Miller Time" Award which is all about being at the right place at the right time. He aspires to be a grade 4 music teacher and never getting electrocuted on stage again. Good for you Miller!
GREENBRIAR: Born - January 24th. Greenbriar is a pair of socks kindly donated and named by my mother. Therefore, his story must be extra special....  Greenbriar hails from "Titty-Ho" in the UK (as all my names, it truly exists) and was hoping to make his way in life as an implant surgeon. Sadly, while taking his final exam, the scalpel slipped, the implant popped and the unfortunate volunteer was never heard from again. Greenbriar now works as a gravedigger...
DAX: Born - January 25th. Dax was in the pilot for the TV series "T.J. Hooker" as a drug lord. Though he played the part well, his acting career didn't go as far as Shatner's did. Dax's last appearance was as a shark victim in "Baywatch". Though he was quite mauled, he still looked pretty hot in his speedos...

THE MACHINE BEHIND THE MONKEYS

A picture of me at the machine doing what I seem to do best, creating Sock Monkeys! LOVE the old Singers!

 For anyone who is interested, these are my hands getting pieces of a sock ready to be sewn on my very old Singer sewing machine. The machine was given to me from the Mackie family after their mother passed away and has been put to good use over the past few weeks. It is approximately 45 years old and in great shape! This machine will sew through anything! They don't make them like they used to...
After their body, tail and arms are machine sewn, they have to be turned inside out, stuffed and then hand sewn on the main body along with the mouth, eyes and ears. It seems like a lengthy process and takes about 2 hours to complete one monkey.

FRAISER, ARCHIE & SYBEL

FRAISER: Born - January 20th. Fraiser lives with his ailing father whom constantly cracks jokes at Fraiser's unusually large forehead. As a matter of fact, when I finished building him, his head area kind of reminded me of Kelsey Grammar from Fraiser...hence the name. So, if you're reading this Mr. Grammar (hey, you never know), please take it as a compliment and don't sue me!!
ARCHIE: Born - January 21st. Archie doesn't like to tell people this BUT, he once owned a Crocodile Petting Zoo who's opening day was also it's closing day. The "Great Sock Monkey Massacre of '82" was not a proud moment for young Archie and his entrepreneurial idea... It was a dark day for Sock Monkeys everywhere...
SYBEL: Born January 22nd. Sybel was the first Sock Monkey to climb the great Mt. Everest and live to tell the tale. She will be publishing her first book "Sybel's Mountain" to be released in early 2012. Sybel will be doing the book signing circuit with a guest appearance on the "Ellen" show and maybe a spot on "60 Minutes". Wait, do they even do 60 Minutes anymore? What a celebrity our Sybel is!

"FAMILIA OTEIZA"....as sock monkeys...

PENGU, DAITA, SARGE, STAR BURST & CHARLIE.

These special sock monkeys were donated by the "Familia Oteiza" and came with names, birthdates and stories for each one. Thank you Daniel, Marissa, Caitlind & Christopher for your contribution. Below is each monkey's bio as sent in.





PENGU - Born: September 30th. Pengu was raised at the North Pole. She loves skating, snow cones and the color pink.
DAITA - Born: February 2nd. Daita is from outer space. He loves cats, painting and watching Star Trek.
SARGE - Born: December 31st. Sarge hails from an army base in Edmonton. Loves potatos, the color green and rock music.
STAR BURST - Born: May 15th. Star Burst is from Duncan, B.C. She loves music, the color orange and candy.
CHARLIE - Born: October 11th. Charlie is from Yellowknife, N.T.  She loves soccer, books and the Star Wars movies.