La Alaskeña

My mom and I have been hitting the holiday bazaars, and I have to say, mostly it’s a load of crap. Sometimes literally. Alaskan crafters have an unfortunate penchant for making stuff out of moose poop. Not even kidding. Or wreaths made out of shotgun shells. Still not kidding.

But now to spread the love. If I had a child that wasn’t a dog or cat or hamster or full-grown man, I’d definitely buy them one of these dolls:

Cute, right? And if dollies aren’t your speed, how about a monster?

From dirtyhippie1981.

This belt buckle just makes me laugh.

As does this:

Lots more cool, clever stuff can be found at Alaska Gadgetry.

I’m going to be spotlighting other Alaskan crafters this month, culminating with the launch of (drumroll please) my own Etsy shop. Oh yes. It’s finally happening. Soon you too, like Kurt, will have the opportunity to support me financially! And I have been writing in my Idea Notebook whilst high on Ambien CR (really), so you know it’s gonna be awesome.