The Monster Under the Bed

MONSTERS

by Shel Silverstein 

"There are hungry monsters under my bed,

Growlin' at me 'cause they haven't been fed."

That's what Harry McGilly said.

His father just smiled and said,

"Ho-ho-ho, fraidy-cat Harry,

Monsters are just imaginary."

But Harry McGilly cried out all night,

"There are hungry monsters—I know I'm right."

So just to prove that Harry was silly,

Under the bed crawled Mr. McGilly.

Harry heard a "chomp," he heard a "slurp,"

He heard a "gulp," he heard a "burp."

And now little Harry sleeps sound in his bed,

'Cause there are no monsters, as father said.

(And if there are—well—they've been fed.)

The monster daylights as a bookmark.  He can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/194633067/little-monster-bookmark-ehag?

A 15-Beader Hop (A 15-Beader Hop)

(to be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan's Island Theme Song")

(except for the part where I name the beaders of the beadie islands)

Just sit right back and you'll take a trip, 

A trip on an ocean hop

That started from my own Bead Cave 

And goes until you stop. 

The host is a mighty beading babe, 

With published works and such. 

She favors ocean themes and so

This hop shows Lisa's touch. 

The beads arrived by US mail, 

In color green and teal, 

With findings, fish and anchor beads

To make the beaders squeal.  (Make the beaders squeal.)

The blog set out on the shores of the uncharted blogosphere,

With Jewel School Friends,

And Wanderware, 

Spun Sugar Beadworks, The Charmed Life,

Texas Pepper Jams,

Carolyn's Creations,

Catherine's Musings, Chat 2 Jill

Shaiha's Ramblings and Ema K Designs,

Bead Recipes, Eclectic Endeavours,
Kayz  Kreationz and Raindrop Creations

Here on Lisa's Blog Hop! 

So this is the tale of beading babes,

We string and wrap and weave,

We hope you like our beadie things

Because we'll never leave. 

Please join us for this beadie hop, 

And see what we create, 

From 15 crazy beading babes, 

In our most recent spate.

The Witch's 12 Black Cats

The Witch's Twelve Black Cats

It was Mother's Day and the witch's familiars didn't know what to get her. Black roses? A set of potholders for her cauldron? The new "Fifty Ways to Prepare Toad" cookbook?


The pondered and discussed and argued far into the night..., which is when they heard a sound. A tiny meow. In fact, a LOT of tiny meows. 

There, beneath a craggy old oak, someone had left a basket of kittens. And not just any kittens. Twelve beautiful kitties, ranging from dark smoke to jet black.

And the familiars knew that a dozen black cats is better than a dozen roses any day of the week.

Between them they carried the kittens home (after stopping at the7-666 for some kitten formula and baby food). 

The witch was, of course, delighted, and, with the help of her familiars, raised the kittens until they were the finest bouquet of black cats ever seen.

This evil princess-length necklace is 31" inches in length. There are twelve black cats of Czech pressed glass, strung amongst Swarovski pearls and snowflake obsidian rounds. 

Strung on Beadalon and closing with a sterling lobster clasp, the necklace is approximately 31" (78.74 cm) in length.













Available on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cornerstoregoddess

Waiter! There's a Bead in My Soup!

 

My partner * sent me fine bead soupery

With bead clasps made with super loopery.

The beads were so pretty

'Twould be a great pity

To hide them with too much beaucoup-pery.

I wrapped and I strung and I fiddled

Made sure that the focal was middled.

What I found quite tricky,

(It's where  it got sticky:)

For sari silk, holes are soooo littled.

So here are my bead soup creations,

Divine in their fine colorations.

My partner and Lori

In all of their glory

Deserve thanks and appreciation.

 

 

* My partner for this 8th Bead Soup is the suprememly talented Elisabeth Auld, of http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/. She not only makes jewelry; she creates gorgeous lampwork beads, as you can see.

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Now go forth and do some blog hoppery
To see treasures silver and coppery

With baubles and beadies

And even bead seedies

There's so much to see, it's non-stoppery.

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http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/05/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html

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Vlad the Bat

The Bat
By Frank Jacobs




Bats are creepy; bats are scary;
Bats do not seem sanitary;
Bats in dismal caves keep cozy;
Bats remind us of Lugosi;

Bats have webby wings that fold up;
Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up;
Bats when flying undismayed are;
Bats are careful; bats use radar; 
Bats at nighttime at their best are;
Bats by Batman unimpressed are!



To purchase: https://www.etsy.com/listing/188086728/cornerstoregoddess-vlad-the-bat