Pocket Monsters!

Are you concerned about your monsters being lonely? Do you dream of having your very own monster but worry that you spend too much time away from home? Can't afford a monster sitter? Well, we here at ionlylikemonsters are well aware of the amount of mischief a lonely monster is capable of, and we have found your answer!

Pocket Monsters from Closet Monsters by obesolete! A monster friend for your monster friend! Get one of each, and discover the peace of mind and deep satisfaction of knowing your monster is content, your house is safe, and there's a chance there will be some vodka left when you get home!

Fingermonster Print!

I just had to feature this print from Vicky Day now, before I buy them all and use 'em to wall paper my house! Take this last opportunity to admire it before it's gone forever! It has/is everything that I live for, fingermonsters, and that woodcut look. I love lino. cut prints! Oh, she also has a really cool tiki print for your tiki room. You don't have a tiki room? Who doesn't have a tiki room? In this day and age? Looks like it's time to start yours with a print from Vicky Day!

Monster Art!

It looks like Black Sharpie has captured my essence! The first picture is me, doing what I do every day (thinking about monsters), and the second picture is, well the second picture is self explanatory. The third picture, if you don't already know, is Sunday morning. But you already knew that, didn't you. I suggest going to Black Sharpie right away. There may be a triptych of your life as well...

One Eye Monsters!

Three eyes from the One Eyes Shop for you to eyeball. Each one is spectacularly handsome in it's own right, and together, they are practically an art installation on your couch! Go to the One Eyes Shop to become their curator, but be careful, I think those fangs are sharp...

Wumpy Encore!

BRAND NEW Wumpy girl from Vicki Sheehan. She's hot off the presses, so to speak. In fact, this is practically her world premiere! We here at ionlylikemonsters did some deep undercover work to bring her to you first. Now it's your turn, go to Vickisheehan and see what you can find out!

Snuggle Monsters!

Snuggle monsters from Chasing my star are my latest obsession. I want them all, but I really, really, really, want the little orange octopus-like guy in the first picture. I'm starting to think I might have a soft spot for melancholy octopus types (see Octopie, Tuesday, July 6th post), or maybe we all have a little melancholy octopus inside of us just trying to blorp out... No? just me? huh.

Banana Monster!

Ionlylikemonsters is proud to present this wonderful 4x6 print from whale and bee, the first item in our ongoing series "Monsters Who Wear Pants" (MWWP). Be sure to stay tuned for the next installment, and don't forget to go check out the rest of the fantastic art at whale and bee.

Beatrice Monster!

Zooguu Has loads of great monsters, but there is just something about this one. She just tickles me! Apparently her name is Beatrice, and she clearly needs to come live at my house. I can tell she would fit in perfectly. Look at that face! You can see her obvious intelligence and character. Plus, according to Zooguu she loves to eat sandwiches, and that's all I know how to cook! We are a perfect match! What about you? Have any room for a monster of clear intelligence and fine character? Extra sandwiches laying about?

Cute Monster Prints!

I love these two prints by Lindsey Cormier. I think I would buy them both and hang them together. To me it looks like the smiling guy is trying to cheer the sad monster up. Oh, I'm sorry, there I go, projecting my own feelings on to my monsters again. What is that called? Oh yeah, anthropomonsterphizing. I must stop doing that! Monsters are not people, monsters are not people...

Oopahtot Creature!

Smiling Oopahtot creature from Oopah wants to come home with you... He has his sights set on your pillow. I hope you like the Food Network, I've heard someone is quite the remote control hog...

Green Gibbler Creature!

A Green Gibbler monster From Tiny Oyster is just what the doctor ordered for my Tuesday slump. Just looking at his little feet is making me feel better, and that smile, who could resist? It's like he's telling me "the weekend will come, the weekend will come", and you can tell he knows how to enjoy the weekend. That's a party monster if I've ever seen one! I bet Tiny Oyster
headquarters is out of control!

Moxley Micro Creature!

I know you all think my life is soo easy, it's just "pick out a cute monster friend, write a comment, post". Right? Well, maybe so, BUT what happens when EVERYTHING on a site or shop is so ridiculously cute you don't know who to post? HMMMMM..... what then? I ask you! That's when the suffering begins! This time it happened at MrSogs Where this fine creature is from. Every"buddy" there is so charming I literally had to throw a dart at my computer screen to pick out who to post (well, not literally, literally). So, here is the winner, A wonderful Micro Creature named Moxley, I hope you enjoy him! I believe he was worth my pain........

Awesome Mp3 Case Monster!

Well, I have to admit I was little sad that I didn't have a newer cool phone so that I could get that monster case (two posts back) for it, but now all is right with my world because this cute little guy from noodoll is a case for an mp3 player, and I have one of those! Woohoo! cute monster mp3 case here I come! THEN....... just when I thought life could not get any better, I find that he also comes in a hug-able version, AND he has cute friends! Go to noodoll to see them, you won't be sorry!

SoftBots!

Check out these amazingly good looking Softbots from Art By Bethany. You know you need one! In case you are wondering why there are robots on ionlylikemonsters,

I guess now is probably a good time to explain. The thing is, Roland thinks that robots are creatures just like him but with hard shells. He can't tell the difference between monsters/creatures and robots. He told me that this is what the inside of every robot looks like, and he thinks these Softbots just prove his point. Actually, I don't really know that that is not true... hmmmmmm. Maybe Roland was right all along! I wonder if they grow or build the hard shell later? Could these be baby robots? Now I'm confused!

Monster Phone Case!

A friend for your phone! Never be without a monster again. CasePhile makes these for all the new models. The camera is in his eye!

Monster Dance Party!

I know this is what my house looks like when I leave! It looks like Roland had Pituda come over to do this amazing print of the party. That's it, I have to stop going to work, look at all the fun I am missing! Go to Pituda and check it out, maybe there is a picture of your house too!

Sad Cassette Creature!

Sad Cassette Tape Creature says "no one needs me anymore". Buy this 11x14 print from monkeychow and tell your children how they used to roam the plains in herds when you were young....

Blue Slither Lump Monster!

Look deeply into his eyes.......Deeper... you are getting happy, very happy, you will feel happy all day long....you will go to Chuka and buy him. You will see him and all his friends, you will be happy.....happy everyday. Life will be good.

Captain Cute!

OMG! Captain Cute from littlezooofmisfits has stolen my heart! I like how he looks so sweet without his mask and then... Shazam! Mask and cape on, he's ready for business, nobody would dare mess with Captain Cute!

Wibbly Woo!

A special Wibbly Woo for you from abbydid. I had heard of these fantastic creatures, but I did not know they were available for home use! Go to abbydid and get yours now before they become illegal without a prescription!

Nurb Monster!

Wow! What a cutie! Look at that lovely face. You would never expect any trouble out of this one.... Although, I have heard (I can't say where) that Nurb Monsters will hide all the carrots in your house. No one knows why. Get yours at SoftiesbyRachel and find out for yourself!

Ultrabammo!

Never fear Ultrabammo is here! He looks like just the kind of help I need. Like the kind of hero who is really good at finding car keys when you are late for work. What I really need him for is helping find that important thing that I put away in a super smart place that I would never forget...... Oh passport, where are you? You can get Ultrabammo at dshott, and tell them to make more, I might need two!

Serene Monsters!

I love these sleepy monsters from dennise27. They have clearly had a long day of mischief and are now all ready to get tucked into bed with their favorite binky. Extra bonus: orange! My favorite under utilized color.

Rainbow monsters!

Get an eyeful of these colorful monsters from cronopia6! I want them all. The first thing I would do is line them up on my couch like the picture, just to see them lined up and orderly one last time before Roland has them stealing beer and hiding in my shower!

Octopie!

Octopie, why do you look so sad? Is it because you need a home? Quick, people! Contact lemonlemonpie and have her sent to your home now! I want to see a smile on her face ASAP!

Orange Joe!

Look at this wonderful monster painting from littlebeasties! He is so handsome and orange. I personally feel that orange is a sadly under utilized color. I think you should buy him and add a little happy orange to your life in the form of a monster friend!

Rosie!

Today we have a lovely little knitted monster named Rosie from MaisyMakesMonsters.

She looks so sweet and innocent, I'd almost worry that the monsters at my house would be a bad influence on her! Maybe I could keep her on my desk at work?

Monster Print!

Fabulous Print from myzoetrope! Roland picked it out, but we all love it. It's 5x7''so I think it would look perfect in my, I mean a, kitchen or hallway. That must be a pretty scary movie! Or maybe not, I have noticed that monsters aren't always quite as brave as they'd like you to believe, but don't tell them I said that!

Wumpy Monster!

I think I am in love, look at this handsome specimen! A blue striped Wumpy Monster from Vicki Sheehan. I know I have a spot for him on my couch or my gigantic fuf chair... Oh, who am I kidding, we all know he's going to go on my bed. In fact, It appears I can get one for each arm:

Hooray!

Roland's Story

It all began in 1997 with a fingermonster named Roland. Roland was innocently purchased along with his fingermonster brothers, as a fun accoutrement for J's home. At first everything seemed fine but eventually J and her roommates began to notice something strange was going on. Things seemed out of place, alcohol went missing, cell phones moved, keys disappeared, alarm clocks were inexplicably shut off... No one could figure it out. It seemed almost as though someone wanted J to play more and go to work less (although that didn't explain the missing alcohol!).

Finally one day, J came home early and stumbled upon the answer. What she found amazed her, and answered a lot of questions. She walked in to find Roland leading all the fingermonsters in an act of sabotage! He was directing all the creatures to disconnect the computer so that J would not be able to work on her dissertation! J understood their intentions were good and tried to communicate with Roland, as he was clearly the ring leader.

Eventually they began to understand each other. Roland waves his arms and yells mostly, but he gets his point across (Although it was later discovered through a series of notes, ostensibly from J's roommates requesting more beer, that he can write but is incapable of spelling). A few ground rules were laid down and everyone was getting along swimmingly, until Roland discovered the internet. Well, let me rephrase that. Everything was fine until Roland discovered that using J's credit card he could order more friends FROM the internet. At first J thought she had a secret admirer who had excellent taste in creatures, but that only lasted until that first credit card bill. J tried to handle this firmly but fairly (which FYI, we here at ionlylikemonsters have found to be the most productive approach to managing a houseful of creatures).

Roland was given an allowance and was able to purchase more friends with J's input. Even with this limitation, he still spent hours each day looking for creatures online. The whole household agreed this was a positive way to use up his boundless energy, and it did appear to keep him from some of his usual practical jokes and other mischief (He is rather small and hopping from key to key and dancing on the mouse-pad does take up a bit of energy). Roland was told to save his finds and J would go through them with him when she had time. Then one day J realized that Roland had 330 monsters in his Etsy cart alone!

At this point J pulled in her roommate Scatterbrian to help her brainstorm, or in this case Brianstorm, about what to do. Scatterbrian, being a computer guy, immediately thought of a blog where all of Roland's wonderful finds could be showcased to other monster loving people. J thought this was a great idea and promptly went about trying to explain this to Roland by showing him her favorite blogs Cute Overload and Must Have Cute. Roland did not understand and screamed and yelled and jumped up and down. J tried again to explain but to no avail. Finally Roland dragged a pencil over to a piece of paper and scrawled out in his terrible writing "ionlylikemonsters" and although he didn't know it at the time, with this sentence, his blog title was born!

J and Scatterbrian did finally get Roland to understand that his blog WOULD be about monsters/creatures, that he would be in charge of ALL the content, and that J would write the posts. This settled him down and he began what was clearly meant to be his life's work, (well, when he is not drinking and hiding things) This blog! We hope you enjoy it, and we would love to see and post pictures of what the monsters that live in your home are getting up to! Please send them to: us@ionlylikemonsters.com.