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Mixed Species

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About Me

We are four guys originally from rural parts of the northwest. We all converged at a Graphic House / Print Shop in a tiny little town in Oregon. Between the great coffee, great music and even greater amounts of beer we congealed like the skin on top of gravy! After printing and designing for local, regional and national clients the crazy voices began telling us our own ideas were good ... no BETTER than what we were creating for others. We began to wonder "Why CAN'T we celebrate Bloody Clowns and Thank You Cards on the same day .... NAY ... in the same sentence?"Could be the beer talking, could be too much coffee or maybe it was time to start our own super group but what would we call ourselves? To be honest BigDaddyMeatStraw and TwoTonLoveHorse were both taken, so we went with our third favorite, Mixed Species. We wanted an icon we could use as a brand but also represented who we are and where we are from. At one time or another in our lives we had all seen the post card at the roadside gas station with a picture of a jackalope or the bait and tackle shop with an actual stuffed jackalope. The image seemed to fit our background, or wacky fashion sense and the duality of some of our repurposed products.And that, our new friends is how we became Mixed Species. We will be adding individual bios soon.We are now on Etsy! When you get a chance, stop on by and let us know what you think.mixedspecies.etsy.com

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COLON PAL - A true story.

    OK - Here's the Proof! The 5' Colon Plushy has worked it's way into urban mythology before we could say POOP. But now, we release .. the krakken. But first - the background story. A l...
Posted by Mixed Species on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

MIXED is doing it for the KIDS!

For a while, most of our focus has been on making babies as we often benefit from the pheremones released when crafting with beef jerky. So now that we have a couple of little Mixedlings running arou...
Posted by Mixed Species on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:27:00 PST

February’s Winner ..... ThisOldHenHouse!

Our random prize drawing winner for February is ThisOldHenHouse! She signed up at www.mixedspecies.com and won our $20 free shopping spree! It looks like she'll be sharing the love around her town wi...
Posted by Mixed Species on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

This one is for all the LADIES...

who keep telling us not to be such meatheads and print our designs on shirts cut for women. We hear you loud and clear!We've used American Apparel and Alternative Apparel tees and have rolled out thre...
Posted by Mixed Species on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:23:00 PST

Dungeon Master tee = +3 Geekery

We have ventured beyone the realm of ironic and kitschy into pure geekdom with this tee. Whether you are a noble paladin, an elven ranger or a chaotic halfling thief you'll like this one! Our hand s...
Posted by Mixed Species on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:32:00 PST

FREE Mixed Species gear. Fo REALS!

Hey boy and girls!We've been busy and want to share some of the fun. We've just rolled out new girl's tees, Mixedlings (a kid's line) and a new tote. Now we want to give some of our best crap away for...
Posted by Mixed Species on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:34:00 PST

Valentine’s Insurance (Plan B)

If you are still trying to formulate a plan for Valentine's Day it's probably too late! Serious. Allow us to present Plan B. Laughter and a self-effacing sense of humor can open a lot of doors. (and ...
Posted by Mixed Species on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:37:00 PST

Our FIRST WINNER!

Yes, it's ON like dijon for 2008! Every month Mixed Species will be giving away free prizes for those of you courageous and or curious enough to leave your e-mail addresses for us at www.mixedspecies....
Posted by Mixed Species on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST

Mixed Species SHOOTS CUPID!

Come see us on the first stop of our world tour this Saturday in Portland at SHOOT CUPID! For more information check their myspace page:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.vi ewprofile...
Posted by Mixed Species on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:07:00 PST

Valentine’s Day SAVED by Mixed Species

We've decided to help everyone out the Valentine's Day. After spending countless hours in front of a card rack we decided to create our own special event card that really captures the Valentine's spi...
Posted by Mixed Species on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:43:00 PST