
Elma: Elma just started a food cart where she sells her gourmet-flavored string cheese. Her best seller is rosemary-dill, but the chili-lime is a close second. Being a cheese-lover, Elma does tend to snack on her product throughout the day. This cuts into her profits, but no business model is perfect.
Materials: Recycled sweater (ivory with gold sparkles), plastic eyes, new and recycled hardware, bead, costume jewelry, metal bells, dried beans (to give legs and butt a little weight), and polyfil.
Size: About 6 inches tall in sitting position. Arm span of about 7 inches. Ear span around 11 inches.
Color: Color is best represented in the photo where she is slitting near the sewing materials.
Shipping: $12 (If you're outside the US, please contact me prior to purchasing so I can adjust for international rates. If you purchase it at this price and you're outside of the US, I'll need to cancel the order as international shipping starts at $34 and is usually closer to $64. Thanks for understanding.)
Shipping Info: I take creatures to the post office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Once there, your creature will ship USPS Priority Mail, which generally takes 1-3 days. A tracking number will be provided once it's at the post office. (If you order on a Tuesday or Thursday, it might go out the following ship day.)
Please note: Creatures have small parts and should be kept away from small children and pets as they could present a choking hazard. And, while reasonably durable, they are handmade and designed to sit next to your computer or on your nightstand. They’re not for rough-and-tumble play. Please look at the size dimensions of a creature before you order as the photos may make them seem smaller or larger than they actually are. Each creature comes with a printed copy of their story. Thanks for looking!
Anne's creatures are silly, weird, and awesome. Each one has a unique personality and just wants to love and be loved.
The superfluous is the most necessary.
Anne Arthur
Portland, Oregon
I've been creating creatures for 20+ years. Doing so is my joyful meditative practice. And I don't 'make' creatures so much as I help their existing spirits come into being. For that reason, each creature is totally unique. My creatures are like people: sometimes anxious, sometimes confused, and full of quirky imperfections that make them completely loveable. You can follow my creatures on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/creaturesnorthwest