Sock Monkey Workshops

This is too awesome not to repost from Miss Malaprop's site!

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Okay, this is just awesome. Thanks to Humid Beings, I just found out about the Razzamataz Sock Monkey project that has been going on since 1999. Amazingly enough, I am actually still free on the dates they’ll be making sock monkeys this year, and the place where they’ll be doing it is really close to where I live. Who wants to join me?

Basically a bunch of people get together, spend the day making sock monkeys, and then they get delivered to disadvantaged kids in the New Orleans area. Awesome, right? They will be hosting a sock monkey building weekend workshop that is FREE and open to the public at Razzamataz Production Studios, 4820 Banks Street (Mid-City) in New Orleans (big red warehouse with a long driveway). The workshops will take place on Saturday, December 18th and Sunday, December 19th, from 10am – 6pm both days.
Don’t live in New Orleans? You can also make a tax-deductible donation of money or craft supplies, or make a sock monkey (instructions how to make one here) and send it to the Sock Monkey Project. For more info, contact Dr. Razzamataz at 504-301-8201 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              504-301-8201      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, visit www.razzamatazproductions.com, or email ryan (at) razzamatazproductions.com

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Thanks Mallory for sharing!!! :) I hope to make it tot he Sunday one! I actually have a stash of red heel monkeys that need making!

Sock Monkey Tutorial--Impatient Craftaholic Series

I've decided to save myself some emailing, I'll have my Sock Monkey tutorial straight on this blog instead of in my Etsy shop. :)

Let me know if this link does NOT work!

This tutorial is in two parts because I left out vital parts in the first version (first tutorial I ever wrote)

There fore some images in part one are from a public tutorial from: http://www.craftbits.com/project/sock-monkey

Here is my tutorial: PART ONE

PART TWO

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions! :)

~mama

My Faves: Sock Monkeys

In case you didn't figure out by now, I love sock monkeys! I make them, collect them and loved them before it was cool to do so! So here is a tribute to my fave sock monkey creatures and their friends :)

Sock BUNNY from Hoffee and a Nuffin!

Pink Red Heel Sock Monkey by Hoffee and a Nuffin

Marcella the Sock Monkey by Elegant Hobbies

Sock Monkey Baby Crochet Set by The Crochet Corner

Spock Monkey by The Sock Drawer

Sock Monkey Ribbon Play Ball by MamaMade

Sock Monkey Handpainted Cocktail Ring by pinklimed

Sock Monkey Handspun Yarn OOAK by fiberstory

Sock Monkey with Andy Warhol Print by PlushBot

And my own Original Red Heel Sock Monkey from Mama's Little Monkeys

Spotlight on SOCK MONKEYS!

Ya'll know I love all things sock monkey!! Enjoy this little collection of some awesome sock monkeys!