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Siansburys

"If you want a job done right, hire a guy with a monkey for a head. That's what I always say"

About Me

SIAN'S SUPER SPECIAL SOCK MONKEYS, handmade in the UK!


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My Interests

Sock monkeys, monkeys, Monkey, otters, badgers, squirrels, muppets, doodling, drawing, painting, making stuff, walking, daydreaming, procrastinating, living in the past, jaffa cakes.

I'd like to meet:

Sock Monkeys, Sock Creatures, all who hail from Planet Sock, oh and some humans...
I created my layout at KillerKiwi.net

Music:

Neil McSweeney , Mark Stoney , Kenny Loggins...

Books:

Slow Loris, Me & My Mammoth, Sock Monkey goes to Hollywood, Diary of a Wombat. Anything with nice pictures.PostSecret , Found Magazine

Heroes:

“When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain and you think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.” - AA Milne, “The House at Pooh Corner”

My Blog

Renaldo goes to Rome

You've not heard much from Renaldo recently have you? Well he's fine! Very happy and well, overseeing all the monkey business at Siansburys.The other week he took a well-earned break. Mum and Dad took...
Posted by Siansburys on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:07:00 PST

Going Bananas!

HellooooWell I have been busy with custom orders again this week but I have managed to fit in some fruit production...So after months of thinking about it, Monkey treats are finally available in my sh...
Posted by Siansburys on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:53:00 PST

Telling Stories

Phew. Sometimes the most difficult thing about making sock monkeys is giving them their personalities. Some of them come ready made with the socks, some develop as the monkey takes shape and some... w...
Posted by Siansburys on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:03:00 PST

Thank You!

Did you listen to Lisagh on the radio on Monday? Wasn't she awesome?! I hope Monkey has a good journey.Anyway last night I reached 100 items sold over on etsy YAYYY!!I just wanted to say a massive tha...
Posted by Siansburys on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:45:00 PST

Monkey On The Move!

Little did I know when I sent Monkey the Redheel Monkey over to Canada back in December, that he would end up travelling the length and breadth of North America! The lovely Lisagh at GrosgrainGarage ...
Posted by Siansburys on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:40:00 PST

March!

You know how last time I said I would have to get together some sort of plan so I was more organised? WELL! That didn’t happen, so here I am again many weeks later. I’d like to say I am bl...
Posted by Siansburys on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:55:00 PST

Superstar Sock Monkeys!

Oh wow, I have not blogged on here for AGES, must figure out some sort of plan so I am more organised.OK what to show you.. well, looky - this I think is my favourite so far heheh He was for a custom ...
Posted by Siansburys on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:38:00 PST

Christmas Post

MONDAY 10th DECEMBER is the last day for posting airmail to USA (and Japan and Eastern Europe) in time for Christmas. Please remember our post offices close at about 5.30pm GMT (that's 12.30pm ES...
Posted by Siansburys on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:58:00 PST

Captain Jack Sparrow etc

Available now to buy at siansburys.etsy.com Captain Jack Sparrow Monkey is the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean and of his ship, the Black Pearl. He loves many things, but mainly the Sea. And rum. He does...
Posted by Siansburys on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:57:00 PST

Some new things for your pleeeasuuuureee

Well, it snowed here last night.... ...which inspired me to finish off one of my Christmas projects... Santa Claus/Father Christmas Monkey :D Santa Monkey likes mince pies, fruit cake, sleigh driving...
Posted by Siansburys on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:42:00 PST