a FABulous sale!

Hey Beautiful Person!

I'm thrilled to be chosen to be featured this week on Fab.com, one of my favorite online shopping haunts! For the next few days, I'm offering a dozen of my favorite Bunny with a Toolbelt designs for at least 20% off their normal prices! Here's a few of the designs, but click here to see the full menagerie! This sale ends  Thursday morning, so if there's something you've had your eye on, grab it because supplies are limited!

And the winners are.....

Well, it's time to reveal the two winners of the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest! I had 34 entries in the contest, as you can see in past blog postings during the month of May. As stated in the official rules, the entries received before May 10 counted as three entries, those received between May 11-21 counted as two entries, and the ones I received after May 22 counted as one entry. I assigned each entry a number, and used random.org to help me choose two numbers at random.

the first winner was the Rainbowphant!

and the second winner was the Caraphant!

Thank you again to everyone who participated! 

If you missed the festivities, I have two more events scheduled this year! The ElePhoto Booth will be at Green Bean Books during the Alberta Street Fair on August 11, 2012!

And the entire Pachyderm Portmanteau Party (includes elephant making demo, Pachyderm Portmanteau drawing and ElePhoto Booth) will be at the Museum of Contemporary Craft on Saturday, December 15th, 2012 from noon to 2pm.  

Last of the Pachyderm Portmanteaus

Phew! A very last minute entry arrived for in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

watermelonphant

flamingophant

mysteryphant

cakeephant

penguinephant

The Pachyderm Portmanteau Contest is officially closed! I will pick the winner today and announce it here on the Bunny with a Toolbelt blog and Facebook page. The lucky winner gets an original elephant made by me of their drawing!!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit or think of! I am currently 97% of the way to my goal, so your pledge could very well put me over the top!

Five more!!

Holy Smokes! We just received a last minute entry in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Ice Creamephant

Lampephant

Hairephant

Artephant

Snowephant

Unless someone sends me more in the next 15 minutes, it looks like this is the last of the entries! I will pick the winner tomorrow and announce it here on the Bunny with a Toolbelt blog and Facebook page. The lucky winner gets an original elephant made by me of their drawing!!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit or think of! I am currently 97% of the way to my goal, so your pledge could very well put me over the top!

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a Rainbowphant!

Hallelujah! We just received another entry in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet! 

There's still time to get yours in this before May 31st! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

the last of the twofers?

Zoinks! We just received another entry in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Since this came in just before the second deadline of May 21st (that's today!!), it counts as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before midnight tonight PST, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having my last Pachyderm Portmanteau party this weekend where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

the contest continues with four more entries!

Boom Shakalaka! We just received three more entries in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Suburbaphant

Jardinaphant

Rembrandtaphant

and Patisseriphant (yum!)

Since these came in just before the second deadline of May 21st (that's today!!), they each count as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before midnight tonight, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having my last Pachyderm Portmanteau party this weekend where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

New Pachyderm Portmanteaus from today's event at Green Bean Books!

It was a small, but mighty crowd today at Green Bean Books! Elephabet was read, I showed how I made my elephants, and even had a few of the original ones with me. Then we got to creating some new entries for the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest!  This contest is part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Ocephant

PolkaPhant!

Rainbowphant!

and CamoPhant!!

Since these came in before the second deadline of May 21st, they each count as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before the 21st, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you missed out on today's festivities, there's one more chance to party with the pachyderms next weekend! 

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

More Pachyderm Portmanteaus

These kids are on a roll! They are taking advantage of the unlimited entries for the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest and sent in these new beauties!  This contest is part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

an Albinophant

An e-coliphant and a white cellephant

and Explosiophant

a Glassiphant

a Cyclopsaphant

and a Corrode-aphant

Since these came in before the second deadline of May 21st, they each count as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before the 21st, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having a Pachyderm Portmanteau party next weekend where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

the Pachyderm Portmanteaus are coming in!

Yippie-ki-yay! We just received three more entries in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Elias wants to see a Pop-Tartiphant

Sadie thinks a Bananaphant sounds tasty

But she also likes the idea of a Rainbow Duckaphant

Since these came in before the second deadline of May 21st, they each count as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before the 21st, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having two hands on Pachyderm Portmanteau parties where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at- Green Bean Books

where: Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland

when: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1PM

cost: Free! registration encouraged- call (503) 954-2354 

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

Two more Pachyderm Portmanteaus!

Woot! We just received two more entries in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!

Here's Addie with her Car-a-Phant!

And Odessa who simply named her creation "Ella"

Since these came in before the second deadline of May 21st, they each count as two entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before the 21st, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having two hands on Pachyderm Portmanteau parties where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at- Green Bean Books

where: Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland

when: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1PM

cost: Free! registration encouraged- call (503) 954-2354 

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 

where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517

when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM

cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

First entries in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest!

Hurrah! We have our first three entries in the Pachyderm Portmanteau contest--part of the free festivities this month to celebrate Elephabet!  You may note that these are inspired by a recent film.....

Iron Elephant (aka Ironaphant)

Bulkephant

and the Thunderephant!

Since these came in before the first deadline of May 10th, they each count as three entries in the contest! If one of these is the winner, I'll make it for the lucky artist!  There's still time to get yours in this month, and if you send it to me before the 21st, each entry counts double! Click here for full details on how to enter!

Of course, you may opt to pledge to my current Kickstarter campaign at the top level and bypass the contest altogether--this guarantees that I will make an elephant from any custom design you submit!  

If you're in the Portland area, I'll be having hands on Pachyderm Portmanteau parties where you can draw and enter the contest, and have your photo taken in the ElePhoto booth!  

Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at- Green Bean Books
where: Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta Street, 

when: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 1PM
cost: Free! registration encouraged- call (503) 954-2354 


Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at Tigard Public Library 
where: Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR, (503) 718-2517
when: Saturday, May 26, 2-3:30 PM
cost: Free! (Elephabet books will be available for purchase at this event.)

elePhoto Booth at Crafty Wonderland!

I took a whole slew of fun photos at yesterday's Crafty Wonderland event in my ElePhoto booth, created to celebrate my book Elephabet!


The ElePhoto booth is part of the monthlong Elephabet celebrations! It will appear again at the May 26 Pachyderm Portmanteau Party at the Tigard Public Library! Click here for details! 

Elephabrunch!

This Sunday, come help me kick off the Elephabet festivities this month at the Elephabrunch at Oregon College of Art and Craft! I just finished installing the show in the sales gallery, and will be there this Sunday morning signing books from 10am-1pm.


location: Oregon College of Art and Craft, 8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland
when: Sunday, May 6, 2012

time: 10am - 1pm

cost: Free to view the show. Food, books, and original elephant sculptures available for purchase at this event. The show will run through June 3, 2012. Hours: 10am-5pm daily
(click here to read the article about this show in the Oregonian!)

Here's a sneak peek at the menu. Reservations are suggested.

don't forget!!!

Click here for details!!