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Posted on February 1, 2010January 9, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

My 300th post, 3 year blog anniversary, Valentine’s Day giveaway extravaganza

In honor of my 300th post and my 3 year blogging anniversary, not to mention Valentine’s Day…I am having a giveaway! The handsome, debonair, and very red prize will be Mr Valentino, the Hug Me! Slug! Thanks, Miko, for the idea!

Update: Thank you all so much for the great comments and compliments! And thanks very much for entering, and for reading my blog too! Sam A. has won the draw for “Valentino”. Congratulations, Sam! I have some more Valentine’s Day “Hug Me! Slugs” over in my Etsy shop as well. Please click here for the “official” announcement.

“Valentino the Hug Me! Slug” is an original, one-of-a-kind art toy, designed and made by me. He’s about 7 1/4 inches tall, and he’s made of soft, fuzzy fleece. His “Son of the Sheik”-inspired headdress is made of 100% cotton striped fabric.

His arresting eyes are hand sewn on using a blanket stitch. He has a purple heart because he is also very brave, in keeping with his romantic-hero personality.

He is, of course, also mysterious, irresistible, and cuddly.

I’m curious to know who you are, and so to enter to win “Valentino the Hug Me! Slug”, please leave a comment here, between February 1 and 7, 2010, saying hello and whatever you might like to say by way of introduction. Please include your name so I can put your name in a hat, and a link, if you have one, where I can find you (your web site, your Etsy/eBay page, blog, Facebook page, whatever you’d like). Otherwise, you can separately send me an email address where I can reach you if you win. I’ll be accepting entries up until a week before Valentine’s Day, February 7th, to allow for shipping time. Please check back here on February 8th, when I’ll announce the winner.

If your comment doesn’t show up right away, don’t worry…I have comment moderation in effect. As long as you leave a comment (click “comments” or “post a comment” at the end of this post to get there, type your message in the “leave your comment” box, and click “publish your comment”, for anyone who might not have used that before), and it is in my mailbox when I get up in the morning on February 8th, I’ll include your name in the draw. One winner will be chosen from a random draw. Thanks for visiting my blog, and happy posting!

Posted on January 31, 2010January 9, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Snow day

When the sun came up this morning, the snow really did look pretty. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since it had been sleeting. We even had some frost on the front door.

Snow is looking unfamiliar to our kitties, I think.

One brave kitty soul took a quick run down the steps and back.

No one has plowed here, not even the highway. So, it may be midweek, when the temperature might rise above freezing, before I get to the Post Office to mail any orders. I’m sure the hill to the main road is slick right now.

That should keep me focused on my projects for a couple of days at least. One of those projects is a surprise. My next blog post will be my 300th post. Well, actually this is my 300th post, if we count the one that said “Just testing” that I deleted 🙂 It will also be my 3rd year blog anniversary! That sounds lucky to me. So, I’m going to try something I’ve been thinking about for a while, a little blog giveaway. It’s going to be Valentine’s Day themed, and I think I’ll run it until a week before Valentine’s Day, February 7th, to allow for shipping time. I’m curious to know who you are, and so to enter, I’ll be asking you to leave a comment saying hello and whatever you might like to say by way of introduction. I’ll ask you to leave your first name so I can put your name in a hat, and if you want to, a link where I can find you (your web site, Facebook page, whatever you’d like). Otherwise, you can check back on the 8th. I’ll have more information about the prize in my next post.

Posted on January 30, 2010January 9, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Cuteness

I just wanted to share this adorable little boy and the “Hug Me Slug” he got for Christmas. What a smile! His “Hug Me Slug” had a “disappearance”, and I am right now helping him have a reappearance. I tried to make “Marigold II” look as close as I could to “Marigold I” 🙂

Posted on January 30, 2010January 9, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Harry Potter and the Temple of Hug Me! Slugs

Before I forget…I set up a brand new fan page for Ruffing’s over on Facebook. I’m posting photos of art from each of us, and my videos, and anything new that comes up. Please “become a fan” if you are over that way. To those of you who already became a fan, thanks very much!

We are getting some snow and sleet here, the only snow we’ve had so far this year. I hurried to get a couple of “Hug Me! Slug” orders out ahead of the storm, just in case we got snowed in. There isn’t much snow, but I don’t know how the ice will be.

You might notice I am playing with my slug sizes. Super Slug is a little bigger than the other small-sized slugs. I’m still experimenting. I’d like to just have a small and large size, instead of having a medium in between. I might even leave the Super Slug a bit larger than the other slugs. He is super, after all.

I made his cape fuller too. It’s easier to do more with his cape when he’s bigger like this.

He came out about 8 1/2 to 8 3/4 inches tall, instead of the 7 1/4 inches of the small slugs. I might make them closer to 8 inches tall. I’m fiddling.

I also changed my web site photo. I asked my mom to take some new photos of me. I was going for more casual, a little more nerdy.

I find this one amusing, and the next really sad.

But I do think my eyes look really cool in that one, even if I look forlorn. Click on it and you’ll see what I mean. Kind of cat like, with the light center and the dark rim. It’s interesting how whatever you stand in front of brings out different aspects of your appearance.