Welcome to A Month of Softies! An online, on-going craft project where everyone is welcome to join in. If you wish to know more about the project you can find some information here.

May's Gallery

** PLEASE NOTE changes to how to participate from July 2005 **

July's Theme: Sock it to Me! - A World of Sock Monkeys

I really like the idea of everyone following the one pattern and coming up with all sorts of different and personal interpretations - but of course, I am going to be nice and relaxed as usual about the interpretation of this theme. If you feel more inclined to make a monkey out of something other than socks, or you feel like using socks to make something other than monkeys you can rest assured that I will welcome them in to July's gallery (which will go online some time in the distant future after May and June have been updated!).

Here are some Sock Monkey resources:

sockmonkey.com

Sock Monkey Instructions

Sock Monkey Socks (NB. I have never ordered socks from this site so I have no idea what the service etc. is actually like)

Make sure you have a look at Peng-Peng Sock Monkeys when she updates her site in the next 24 hours.

A great sounding book about the collection of Ron Warren who collects sock monkeys - and here is a link to an exhibition from 2002 by the photographer Arne Svenson which includes a few snaps of the monkeys in the book.

And lastly Paul Frank's Julius Sock Monkey on Amazon

Please submit your photographs by July 31st 2005

June's Gallery coming SOON