proof that they're not all creepy....

just realized that I never posted pics of the kitteh that we made for my folks for X-mas
Here's the real Bianca with her fiend/friend

And here's "Sexy Ozzie" and his fiend/friend (custom order for Amy) 

Gavin's Underground

Our friend Gavin writes a blog for City Weekly here in Salt Lake...it's called Gavin's Underground.  Everyone knows Gavin.  He's a heck of a nice guy.  He loves Salt Lake and the "scene" and he goes to everything and reports on it.  Seriously, I don't know how he does it but he goes to EVERY show, EVERY screening, EVERY craft boutique, EVERY gallery stroll, EVERYTHING.

A lot of people owe him thanks for the free publicity/shout outs he gives them. Us included.  Gavin gave us our first "publicity" before our first show, Craft Lake City..waaaaay back last July.
He's such a nice guy that when we promised him his very own Grimmleigh waaaaaaaaaaaay back last July he never bugged us or got p o'd that it wasn't done...he's patient too! 
So, here it is March and we FINALLY got it done.  Thanks Gavin

cool mugs - shoutout!

here at Grimmleigh's Labs we really like skeletaldropkick outta Sacramento. 

Very cool monster & skull ceramics. 

They also run ttp://monsteretsy.blogspot.com/ 

where some of our fellow "creepy" artisans gather and post.  shoutout!

BEASTER BUNNIES!!!!!

One of the first Grimmleigh's we ever sold...way back last summer, to the lovely Amy...was a BEASTER BUNNY!  Most people know the story of the Easter Bunny, but it's been centuries since parents dared mention the Legion of Beaster Bunnies. Known for their love of hiding children's toys, keepsakes, and life saving medicines, the Beaster Bunny Menace is a force to be reckoned with!


They're one of the most fun for me to crochet, and I've been tweaking the pattern and the body-style a bit...in time for Easter (which is just around the corner after all!)  Who wouldn't love to find one of these beastly fiends in their basket Easter Sunday?  (well my Grandma wouldn't for one...but...)
We're getting a great assortment of colors together (lots of fun pastel/variegated yarns out there!) for the Craft Sabbath shows this Sunday  and the last Sunday of March.
Also working on some ready-to-gift Easter baskets w/ Beaster Bunny and tiny carrot of carnage!

Did we mention that they have GLOW IN THE DARK eyes!?!?!

playing catchup..

I realized that I haven't posted the stories for some of our newest additions... 
(all of these and more are available in our etsy shoppe and will be at Craft Sabbath this Sunday too!)
so, without further ado, meet the newest members of our menagerie!

Oogle MacFloogle was a monster with a vision, and a grand vision it was! Oogle MacFloogle was going to create the greatest malted beverage ever known, but he had to figure out what to make it from. His first creation was malted cheese Liquor, which caused the Great Cracker Blight of 2007. Then he figured out how to ferment pizza, but the ensuing mob of rowdy, drunk college aged monsters forced him to re-consider. Now Oogle MacFoogle has stumbled across his greatest idea yet; Fermented Ketchup! It goes great with fries, and gives you a fantastic sense of well-being. Unfortunately, it also turns you a bright shade of red, but who cares!

Billy used to be the front man for an incredibly popular pop-punk band. They were the toast of every town they toured, until Bobby had to go and fall in love with a lovely girl from Perth. She had long, flowing hair, lots of tattoos, and drove a big-rig. Billy quit the band and got a big-rig of his own, and set out to track her down. Then, in a freak twist of fate, his truck was mistaken for the evil truck in Maximum Overdrive with Emelio Estevez, who was called out of retirement to blow up the perceived Demon Truck. Needless to say, Emelio was victorious, and Billy was blown head-first into a radioactive tortilla stand. He rose from the dead, and wouldn’t you know it? His truck came back from the beyond with him. He has been driving his new Demon Truck ever since, searching the highways and biways for his lost love!

 
 

Mopenberg is living his dream life, wandering about the city, looking for things to feel bad about. Mopenberg really only feels good when he’s a bit down, so he goes to the orphanage a lot to look at unwanted baby Squidleighs. Then he hurries home to watch Steel Magnolias before the gloom can wear off. He always finished the night by watching Ghost, and turning it off before the happy ending, just so he can maintain the gloom. He has been feeling a bit off lately, though. A nice young squid down the block has been making eye contact with him, and has once or twice asked if she could accompany him to the orphanage, since she likes to look in on the less fortunate. Poor Mopenberg! He’s afraid he might fall all the way in love, and how can one truly wallow when you're on top of the world?

 

Gloogbert is a pretty shy guy, some might even call him a wallflower. He’s a pretty decent chap, though, and loves to hang about at the back of the party, smiling sweetly at everyone he sees, hoping that someone will stay around long enough for him to engage them in a talk about his most favorite thing in the world, the old sitcom Blossom. He loved each and every episode, and has been debating getting a Blossom tattoo on his butt. Unfortunately, he has been partying with the same 12 people for 15 years, and they all know what a Blossom fiend he is and avoid him like the plague

 
 
 

Korg comes from a long line fiercely proud circus-squids, but he has a horrible case of clourophobia and runs screaming any time a clown is present. He tried leaving the circus, but he didn’t want to quit the family trade. He started a flea circus, but they all drowned. He tried working in a circus off the coast of Baja, but it was attacked by a troupe of clownfish. Realizing that he would eventually have to face his fears, Korg has decided to bravely soldier on, night after night. Bring on the clowns!

Valerie was a very successful child actress, appearing in several sitcoms and a horror movie by the time she turned 12. Then, it all dried up for her. She had several failed marriages to rock stars, and one failed comeback vehicle through a horribly degrading reality show. Valerie knew she was never going to succeed in adulthood without help, so she wandered off to get advice from her idol, an actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age that Valerie loved more than anything. Of course, there was a snag; the actress was quite dead, so Valerie prepared a hasty re-animation spell, which went horribly wrong. The actress rose from the dead, and seeing the adoring Valerie standing before her, decided to have a snack! Now they wander the earth together, shambling screen legend and adoring ghoul groupie, munching on agents and fans alike!

 

Lorrell has one of the stranger hobbies on the Island of the Worgie Men; He looks for tourists, and follows them around, hoping to set a new world record as “Most Randomly Photographed Monster”. So far he has managed to position himself into nearly 700 photos, mostly from people visiting from Japan. He has photos in Brazil, Mexico, and Canada, and hopes to land a few guest roles from some visitors from Kansas. Luckily for Lorrell, the King of Squidleighs recently outlawed the devouring of tourists, so he may just get his wish!

 
 
 

Nancy was a very successful person before un-life claimed her. She would jet around the country, making policy and advising heads of state, and eating Freedom Fries, the one thing she loved more than life itself. Then, one FATEFUL day, she ordered some Freedom Fries that had been sitting a bit too long at the commissary. She thought they tasted funny, but Freedom Fries can taste a little odd at times. She felt dizzy, then she started drooling while looking her assistant. Then she ate him, and rampaged across the office in a swath of cannibalistic glee!

In other news....we also broke 100 sales on etsy this week!!!!  pretty awesome
Thanks to all of our customers and fans!!!!

March!?!?!

Already?!?!?!
not sure what vortex of doom swallowed the month of February!  We're ashamed to admit that we actually JUST took down our Christmas tree this weekend!!!! (on the 27th....at least it was BEFORE March! - and yes, it's an artificial tree so it's not like it was dead and needle-less)
At any rate...we're gearing up for another FANTASTIC Craft Sabbath this Sunday (the 7th, 12-4 @ NoBrow Coffee & Tea, 3rd and 3rd, downtown Salt Lake)
And as promised....we'll have some of these lascivious little lads with us....you know, for St. Patrick's Day...which is in March....

(also available in the etsy shoppe)

Ancient Ireland has many legends of faeries, demons, and wee folk, most notorious amongst them being the Lecherous Leprechaun. Sporting nothing but a top-hat and shamrock g-string, this particular breed of Leprechaun loves getting completely plowed and getting handsy with the buxom inhabitants of the local villages, relieving himself on livestock, and waking up in random person’s underwear drawers. Many have tried to rehabilitate these stray sprites, and all have ended up crazy, reduced to the very same behavior they were trying to correct!

up next.....BEASTER BUNNIES (in every hue!!!)