A tale of Sock Monkeys

I've been waiting to post the blog about sock monkeys until I had all the parts assembled and ready to go! And well.. They are done!

The process began at the beginning of the summer when a friend of my boyfriend tasked me with making 12 of these little guys for her son's 1st birthday.  I had until August to get them cross country.

I started with dying them (with your standard tye-dye dye).

After this I had to do the sewing machine thing.  I had to sew what I could on the machine in order to make the process much quicker.  After this, I had to assemble the monkeys.  This is a mid process picture.. monkey parts everywhere.

After this.. I was well on my way to getting these little guys finished!  Its a bit of a time consuming process, but I really don't mind those kinds of things.  (Clearly) And here is what I ended up with:

My little signature on the monkeys

Monkey Butts!

They are all a little different. They all have slightly different cuts, but my mom said to me during the process, "Don't make them feel bad about themselves. They are all going to be a little different because they are handmade. Its what makes them special."

What a wonderful way to put it mom. 

So now I get to say goodbye to my little friends and send them off to live with new families in California! What adventurous lives these little monkeys will have. Adios Amigos!