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Where do your missing socks go? I found this article explaining where to find them.

another great pic from wadiefong!

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!, originally uploaded by wadiefong.

~stolen from the Timmie Tadpole pool on Flickr!

All of the Timmies from my recent shop update have left the building and are on their way to their new homes!

THANK YOU!!

A big thanks to all of you that made my first big shop update a success! I really appreciate your support! Hopefully I will be able to do a similar type update next month as well for all those who missed out this time.

((big hug))

Timmie Update Plan

actionplan, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I just want to give a heads up to anyone waiting for the update on Thursday. I will start adding the Timmies to my shop around 12 noon Eastern time. I've never tried to upload over a dozen items at the same time so hopefully my computer and/or camera won't explode. *fingers crossed*

Here is an idea of what I will be adding-

6 Timmies with hats
1 Timmie with an outfit
5 Regular Timmies
6 -8 different hats sans Timmie.

poor brunette barbie

Here is the CSI video

I suspect foul play. There are a lot of shady characters around my neighborhood.

Super adorable pic by Wadiefong!

Anticipation!, originally uploaded by wadiefong.

I love the matchy eyeballs :D

♥

Saw these here. I love them!

tadpole tailoring

tadpole tailoring, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Timmie update planned

, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

If you happen to be waiting for a Timmie with a hat or just a Timmie hat or just a plain ol' Timmie, I will be updating my shop on the 15th with some new Timmies and head gear.

Illustration Friday topic "seed"

vector and some photoshop scribbles.

btw- My favorite is sesame seed bagels with olive cream cheese ~ Yum!

May sale!

I am having a sale in my Etsy shop for the month of May. Check out my SALE section. Almost all my paper goods are 50% off!

I heart bunnies tote

Have I mentioned that I like bunnies? :D

I just added this bag that I designed with funtote to my Etsy shop.

bunny head wallet

just added to the shop - www.mpatrizio.etsy.com

I hereby declare XXX as the best flavor of Vitamin Water

paranoid pc

Tongue sticking out version-

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day everyone! I wanted to do a new illustration for today but I didn't get a chance. But then the CFL bulb went on over my head - the project I am currently working on is PERFECT for celebrating earth day! Please check out my latest project - a site for The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

Here is a quick description of The Lorax from B&N- "In this classic story, the Once-ler describes how his greedy actions destroyed a beautiful and thriving environment. Children will enjoy the colorful characters and rhyming verse and adults will appreciate the subtle messages about the negative effects of deforestation, habitat destruction, and air and water pollution."

I am still working on creating more interactive activities for the site so check back for more fun in a couple of weeks. Also after I am finished up with this project I will finally get a chance to work on some new softies and do some more research on finding eco-friendly materials for items for my shop like organic t-shirts and recycled or tree-free stationery. Hopefully my organic cotton tote will be the first item in a new line of low-impact, high-style green products.

Thanks Ryoko!!!!

thanks Ryoko!!!!, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I purchased a smile tumbler from Ryoko and she sent along this awesome felted Timmie!!! It is so charming I am going to explode! The sticker reads "I'm "toy of Timmie". Ryoko made it. I'm gifts from Ryoko to Marilyn".

SOOO SWEET!!!

I will take a picture of Ryoko's tumbler soon and post it.

A++

I love this movie!! Rent it (or put it up high on your Netflix queue) if you haven't seen it already. Great story, great acting, great editing and great soundtrack! I just downloaded the soundtrack last night from itunes and have been listening to it obsessively.

♥

yay, rocks!

I finally found some rocks to hold up my bamboo! Hopefully I won't kill my new bam-babies.

Fuzzy Bunny modeling his tote

Fuzzy Bunny modeling his tote, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

*new*

Organic cotton grocery totes! Jumbo tote bag for your groceries and other goodies added to the shop!

DIY hair salon

diy hair salon, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

before ---------------> after

2 good things

1. Cherry Crumb Pie from Fairway Supermarket (Red Hook).
Please note: if you see me coming for it - move out of my way beetches ;)

2. Memo plates. Are you a stationery junkie like me? Do you like plates? Check out this awesome new line from Fishs Eddy. I purchased the graph paper along with the composition paper version. Maybe I can work on my math skills while I eat cheese off of it. Also~ I was thinking if you don't want to eat off them you can use them as reusable "paper" with a dry erase marker.

Recycled tank top tote bag

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I got this idea from The Green Rabbit's blog. 

I used an old tank top that didn't fit me anymore, left over scraps from other projects and some screen printing ink.

First I used my scissors to make the neck hole bigger. Then I turned over the raw edges and sewed those suckers down along with the bottom of the tank top. I squared off the bottom of the "bag" by sewing diagonals on the corners Then I busted out my "buttons" screen with some baby blue ink and printed the image. After it dried I looked through my scrap pile to see what I could use to make a pocket and a key tab. 

booties, slippers and feetsies

Just added to the shop!

Just added to the shop!, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Limited-run parachuting owl t-shirt.

Available in these sizes:

Womens S,M,L,XL,2XL

Kids 4,6

Owl parachute shirt in da house!

I will be adding my latest T-shirt design to my shop some time this week.

 

I'm excited to announce that I have some kid sizes in stock as well (4 & 6)!

Thanks thegreenrabbit!

Thanks to thegreenrabbit for showing me the carrot song which led me to all these cutie Korean songs!

My fav, the egg song - crack, crack, crack

check these out too-

Number Song

Cold Song

I love the graphics in this one.

Maple Weekend

On Saturday I went upstate to check out Maple Weekend. I decided on a farm that was about 2 hours away from NYC.

honey section

sap evaporator

maple taps

some bee action

some thirsty bunny action

some pancake breakfast action

I stocked up on some maple syrup, some honey and a deee-licious maple cream spread. It felt great to help support a farm directly! I look forward to some more upstate NY outings this Spring and Summer. If anyone has any inside tips/ suggestions of places to visit I'd love to hear them!

ahem, can I get some privacy please.

Sal spotted these 2 peepin' doves and took a picture. These mourning doves hang out in front of my window all the time. They are thinkin', "Damn, she needs to clean these windows we can't see what's going on in there!"

La Lune

, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

The moon was giving out a large cross-shaped glow and I was trying to capture it. Not very successful.

morning routine - 4

Sal and I went to a cafe in Carroll Gardens where I experienced the worst coffee (tasted like rat poison, or windex or maybe both together) I had in a long time and a not-so-tasty shiny bagel.

We headed over to our favorite bake shop in Bay Ridge to get some red velvet cupcakes to make up for the horrible breakfast. The cupcakes we got were so fresh, so fluffy and soo delicious! Highly recommended!

Timmies 136 & 137

Battle of the pom pom hat begins!

8% Sac

I've discovered what has been missing in my life... grape juice with actual peeled grapes inside! The grapes taste exactly like the grapes from the vines in my grandma's backyard. I'm sure all your teeth would fall out if you drank this everyday because it is uber-sweet but once in a while I'm sure it is A-OK.

Thanks to Seung for showing us the way to the grape sac :)

Next on the beverage agenda- crushed pear juice.

morning routine - 3

Korean cookies and some coffee

chocolate-filled cookie love

Timmie #136

Timmie #136, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

This Timmie has been adopted but more Timmies with hats are in the works.

Timmie #134 finds love in the UK!

Check out the cute pic!

Morning Routine

I just joined a new group on Flickr called Morning Routine. Here are my pics from yesterday morning and today.

Tuesday morning: Giant mug of skin-color-coordinating-coffee and the internet

Wednesday morning: coffee and (watery) blueberry oatmeal

Don't spit on the floor

Here are some signs from my dad's cousin's shop in San Benedetto in Perillis, Abruzzo (Italy). I want them so bad! The signs on the right basically say, don't spit on the floor, don't touch anything and something about refusing food and beverages that have been involved with mosquitoes. I love these.

stray dogs

stray dogs, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Here is a pic from my Italy trip back in October. Do you find the rust colored doggy creepy? For some reason the way he was staring at me gave me the heebie jeebies.

!!!!! WARNING !!!!!

Please tell your friends who sell their art online! My friend just got scammed big time and he wants to send out a big warning to everyone else. Many of you are familiar with the "overpayment" e-mail scams : The "buyer" sends you a check or money order for MORE than the price of the item, but soon "realizes" the mistake, and asks for a refund of the overpayment. Once you send the refund, however, you discover that the buyer's check has bounced.

Here is another form of this scam but a bit more personal.

Here is Mu's e-mail:

"Dear friends of mine,

something really bad happened to me recently, I got scammed.. yes, I got scammed.
few weeks ago some person from England e-mailed me and pretending to buy my paintings, and then he sent me a bad check, which i was not experienced enough to ask people around before deposit it, after that he canceled the deal and asked me to send his money back through western union. He lied with very convincing story so it end up I lost $5800 dollars. It is a very complicate situation, so i can not go through all the details with you with E-mail now.
I was just too inexperienced and too stupid and naive which allowed me gave him a chance to trick our money. The worst part is neither my bank and the police would do any thing for me, but at least I still have my paintings...

I contacted FBI today and they told me to send them all the information I have, I hope they will do something about this, I am not asking them to get that guy for me, I just want them to know that there is one more victim now, and I wish we can be protected in the future.

Now, I know you all are much smarter than me and you will never drag yourself to shit like this, but I still want to let you all to know that this had already happened to someone around us, so please be really careful when people try to approach you about your work on line, especially do not trust any body from outside of United States. "


As if artists don't have a hard enough time trying to make a living! I am so disgusted.


Message to the scammers:

Don't take advantage of my foreign friends.

Thanks a bunch,

M.P.


Update:
Here is a link to an art forum that discusses other art scams that are going on!

Illustration Friday - "heavy"

My first IF of '08!

Disclaimer:
This illo is not fictional and does depict an actual person or event (me every morning). But do you think I learn from my consumption mistakes? No. In fact, I am holding a frozen fudgy bar in my left hand as I post this. Fo' realz.

What do you think??

(Click image to enlarge)
For the summer. This shirt would be for adult women with the taste of 5 yr old girls. Please let me know what you think.

my new buddies

I purchased some new flash usb drives. Aren't they sweet? Perfect for storing pics of my softies and other silliness.

Thanks kid!

I want to publicly thank the child who wrote all over the deposit slips at the bank-

NAME: "mr. fartsalot" with account number "farta farta"

NAME: "mrs. poop y head" with account number "big ol butt"

You made my banking experience much more enjoyable! I was considering taking a pic with my camera phone, but ya know, I didn't want to look immature :)

-mp

Salvation Army Sign

It reads, " WANT TO MAKE GOD LAUGH? TELL HIM YOUR PLANS"

Thanks Salvation Army for making me feel hopeless.

I prefer this message from my tea bag much more:

Ugh

I hereby declare I will get this mess under control this month. Goodbye dust bunnies - go find somewhere else to live.

painted sketch from my new sketchbook

painted sketch from my new sketchbook, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

from last month.

HAPPY LEAP DAY!

I hope you're enjoying your extra day!

Mushroom offerings

Timmie #132 is pictured offering the latest So Softies member, Kyle Carrot, a mushroom.