[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-lumpy-little-gremlin":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Last night, very late, I sewed a doll for my friend's baby shower gift from a pair of soft old jeans. I kind of rushed it, so the little guy looks a bit lumpy and misshapen, and not entirely stylish. But at least he looks homemade, which I guess is the point.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/toy-52e825576c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI've been doing lots of rabbit pictures while drawing Lettuce for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thedfc.co.uk\">the DFC\u003C/a>, and I just  heard from \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sibley\">Brian Sibley\u003C/a> that he has his own \u003Ca href=\"http://buttonsbunnyblog.blogspot.com/\">rabbit blog\u003C/a>. I particularly like the photos of his rabbit stuck down the crack in the floor of the Tate Modern. \\r\n\\r\nIf you're between 7 - 12 years old and live in Ireland or the UK, or know someone who fits that bill: The Times is running a \u003Cb>Wind in the Willows illustration competition\u003C/b> to design a cover for the classic book, which will be published by Vintage Classics for a centenary edition in November. \u003Ca href=\"http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3987076.ece\">Here\u003C/a> are the details and Mini Grey gives tips on cover design \u003Ca href=\"http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3990798.ece\">here\u003C/a>. (Don't miss the July 25th deadline.)\\r\n\\r\nSpeaking of homemade stuff, here are some good robot costumes by Flight of the Conchords.\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"20\"/>\\r\n(You can hear the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64\">whole song here\u003C/a>. I like the Binary Solo.)\\r\nOoo, and I just saw that \u003Ca href=\"http://knitfish.livejournal.com/69673.html\">my beret is ready!\u003C/a>","2008-06-10T06:49:00.000Z","lumpy-little-gremlin",[],"lumpy little gremlin",1776628722866]