Decisions & Bribery
January 5th, 2010
Last July I decided to make a new logo/avatar for myself. While I love my little aqua washer… to me it says, “hey, I heart laundry”. Which of course is not true (though I’m not gonna kick my aqua washer to the curb just because I hate laundry). So I started fiddling around and came up with what I thought said me. And then I got stumped with some of the design elements. One color or two. Or three. Flower petals or no petals. Bow or no bow. Last summer I subjected some family and friends for input and have been able to whittle it down to two. I still need help, and I have no problem with restoring to bribery to get it.
So.
With a bow? I think it says “girlie” - like I’ll be gentle whilst eating your brains - and then I’ll stitch your head up in a nice blanket stitch when I’m done.
My sweet sistah-friend Sarah and her amazing stitchin’ kick asteroid ways… made me a coffee cozy using my logo as her design.
I died when she gave me this. Not quite zombie died, but a “OMG I P.F. Chang’d my pants” died. And it was just the kick in the shorts I needed to get going with the new logo.
Please tell me what you like best! Bow or no bow. As a bribe a thank you, I’ll give two prizes from my personal stash - I’ll give one Moda Chez Moi “Swanky” Turnover to one winner, and one Moda 3 Sisters “Aviary” charm pack to another winner. Some ideas on what to do with them here.
Please tell me your answer by midnight (PST) Sunday, January 2010 and I’ll announce the winner on Monday, Jan. 11th after random.org picks the winners.
PS,
If you just wanna do me a solid and tell me your fave - but don’t want to enter the contest… please type an “x” somewhere on your comment.
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
love the bow!!
January 5th, 2010i vote bow.
January 5th, 2010x
I love the one without the bow best. Both are good though and you should do whatever you like best.
January 5th, 2010I vote bow, and that coffee sleeve is Adorable…that’s right, with a capital A!
January 5th, 2010I say the bow style…
January 5th, 2010and how am I suppose to put an X here?? am I html challenged because I can’t do that? LOL
Bow
January 5th, 2010With the bow without a doubt! It’s ironic. I love it and love the colors especially! Pretty cool! Stop by and enter my giveaway for FREE fabric.
Cheery wave from
January 5th, 2010Bev
Bow, bow, OMG bow-in-love with it!
January 5th, 2010With a bow!
January 5th, 2010Absolutely NO bow! Do it just like the coffee cup holder - it is adorable like that. I think the bow is all you see on the one with a bow. Way too cutesy and little girly. The flower is feminine enough without it!
January 5th, 2010Bow!
January 5th, 2010BOW WOW WOW!!!
January 5th, 2010Please use the bow! It makes the flower more cheerful and not so I’m-a-dead-smiley-flower look with the x instead of the eye.
Besides, Hello Kitty shouldn’t be the only one with a bow!!
January 5th, 2010I think the one WITHOUT the bow is WAY wicked. I wish my coffee cozy was as cool.
January 5th, 2010i vote for bow!
January 5th, 2010Go with the bow. HOWEVER, you could use the bow for some things and no bow for others. Although that might get confusing. Go with the bow. :)
*smooch* ;)
January 5th, 2010Everything’s better with a bow!
January 5th, 2010But PLEASE for the love of GOD, I don’t want to win any fabric.
Just throwin’ out the bow-love.
No bow. I love the coffee cozy!
January 5th, 2010I will follow you know matter what you decide…you know UNCONDITIONAL follower. However, my favorite would be the no bow. Absolutely put me in for the prize……..I need, I mean want (I must be honest) them both!! Kristy in Ohio
January 5th, 2010Love the bow and the fabrics:)
January 5th, 2010I vote no bow… I like androgynous…
January 5th, 2010I prefer the logo with the bow! Would be so happy to win either giveaway!!!!!
January 5th, 2010I love love love the bow! (although it’s adorable on the coffee sleeve without it too.) Win, win, either way.
January 5th, 2010No bow please. And I’m afraid I’ll miss the aqua washer. :(
January 5th, 2010Bow! Definitely. (x) Also, I love it. Oh SO Monica!
January 5th, 2010Heart, C
I love the bow in the graphic version, but I love no-bow (I think bow would be over the top) in the stitched up version. I know, I’m really no help at all am I?
January 5th, 2010I think without the bow. Looks too much like “Hello Kitty” with the bow.
January 5th, 2010Love the coffee sleeve.
They’re both perfect, but the one without the bow is perfecter. I agree with the fabulous Joanna who allegedly said that the flower is feminine enough without the bow. Also, I think the button gets a little lost with the bow. And it seems more balanced without it. And… just kidding, I think I’m out of reasons to go bow-less.
January 5th, 2010no bow it’s just perfect as it is.
January 5th, 2010I vote no bow.
January 5th, 2010I vote no-bow!
January 5th, 2010bow!
January 5th, 2010No bow. It just doesnt do it for me. I don’t think the logo needs it!
January 5th, 2010Bow! Definitely the bow! Such a cute coffee cozy!
January 5th, 2010Oh, bow for sure. Gives it that extra sassy touch!
January 5th, 2010Either - Or. I’ve been looking at it for 10 minutes and I like BOTH.
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The one without the bow please. The concept is a happy zombie and that bow seems cutsie as opposed to happy. The big jagged smile is happy enough.
January 5th, 2010I like the one with the bow, but when I see the coffee thingy without the bow I like it too. I am no help whatsoever.
January 5th, 2010The one with the bow is fabulous. I think she takes on your personality…perky and fun.
January 5th, 2010definitely the bow :)
January 5th, 2010I have to agree the bow definitely wins! Adds a little bit of class and sass if you know what I mean…LOL!
January 5th, 2010I vote no bow. It’s fantastic..
January 5th, 2010Loce the coffee cozy.
Yep. The Bow.
X
January 5th, 2010Bow–absolutely! It’s you!
January 5th, 2010No bow!
January 5th, 2010I think it is very cute the way it is…Love it!
January 5th, 2010Deff with a bow!! LOVE IT!! :) The coffee cozy is wicked cute! I Love the colors my fave color combo! what if you did it like the coffee cozy with it all pink in the face, red in the flower and button eye with an aqua bow!? :) but in the end it’s whatever you like/love!
January 5th, 2010Both are cute, but I like it best without the bow.
January 5th, 2010MUch better without the bow!
January 5th, 2010I like the no bow better, though they are both cute! The coffee cozy is precious!
January 5th, 2010No bow!
January 5th, 2010Oh, defiantly the bow! Too cute!
January 5th, 2010I vote for the bow! Too funny!
January 5th, 2010I think the bow is the PERFECT counterpoint to the “zombie-ness”
Very adorable!!
SheilaC
January 5th, 2010Bow not included!
January 5th, 2010I say you have to go with the bow.
(Have you seen the movie Coraline? This reminds me of it)
January 5th, 2010I vote No bow! Soooooo cute!1
January 5th, 2010No bow. I love the coffee holder and would keep it just like that one.
January 5th, 2010After much consideration, my vote is NO bow. Seeing it made up on the coffee cozy (you lucky girl!) helped me decide the bow would be too much.
January 5th, 2010Cute logo! I vote for no bow. For me, the bow just pushes it over the edge into “too much going on” territory.
January 5th, 2010I vote for the bow…..although I love it simple on the coffee holder.
January 5th, 2010while i do love the coffee cozy without the bow, i really love the logo with a bow. go figure! good luck:)
January 5th, 2010I like the bow… kinda repeats the smile…
January 5th, 2010Oh geez!!! i love them both!!!! but i think i love the bow just a smidgen bit more….and that coffee cup cozy is to die for! love it!!!
January 5th, 2010I vote the bow, but they’re both darn cute!
January 5th, 2010I’ll admit the bow adds to the absurdity index, but I like it better without. Truth be told, I like the washer better, but then I have a hard time adjusting to change!
January 5th, 2010I love the coffee cozy. The face is sweet. I’m on the fence about the others. Is it wrong I still love the aqua washer better?
Please don’t eat my brain.
January 5th, 2010Or send me fabric.
I love the bow. Very girly, more contradictions, which of course is the definition of girly.
January 5th, 2010Go with the bow! I think it makes it a little more girly! :)
January 5th, 2010Hmm… I think I like the no bow version. It just looks so cute on the coffee cozy that way. :)
January 5th, 2010Definitely the bow. It is cute and hilarious. Love the cup cozy.
January 5th, 2010oh my gawd! so totally cute! Congratulations =)
January 5th, 2010I vote with bow - with or without the contest lol. BOW FTW! :D
OK Zombie, For the logo I like the bow, but for the cozy I like it without. What about changing up the logo colors to match the cozy?
January 5th, 2010PS- I heart fabric…that’s a hint.
Definitely WITH bow!
January 5th, 2010I was going to vote BOW until I saw the cozy. That is ADORABLE even without the bow. Then again, if it had a bow it would be too. :)
January 5th, 2010You gotta have the Bow! It’s totally you!
January 5th, 2010Definitely the bow. I love the bow…it’s the perfect special touch.
January 5th, 2010bow
January 5th, 2010It has to be bow. Love it!
January 5th, 2010The cup cosy is great too, what a lovely friend.
Ab
I vote no bow. The coffee cozy is too cute. We all should have them. Where can I sign up?
January 5th, 2010I don’t think it needs the bow. It’s already girlie zombified. The coffee sleeve is to-die-for - soooo very cute!
January 5th, 2010It’s gotta be the bow!! Love it!
Oh, and who wouldn’t want to win the giveaway! You’d have to be, well, Put me in the pot!
Hugs,
January 5th, 2010Gina
The one with the bow. It is the more curious of the two choices.
January 5th, 2010I’m usually not too girly but the bow really works for me. Happy New Year!
January 5th, 2010I vote bow.
January 5th, 2010Because this year I will make
quilts with vow pattern.
Anyway so~ cute
though I liked the both,
bow~
from Japan
Just doin’ ya a solid:
January 5th, 2010No bow. I think its too busy with a bow. But I just LOVE it!! You are RAD!
X
make that an XOXO!
I say the bow stays!
January 5th, 2010I vote for no bow. But I think I am out numbered :) Either way it’s so great!
January 5th, 2010There’s no way you’d find some dude-daisy with a cute little button eye, so no bow. It’s super girlie without. Is “girlie” a word? I thought “girly”, but there is a red line under that, whereas there is not beneath the former, but I am still suspicious.
January 5th, 2010With the bow all the way!!!!
January 5th, 2010Definitely with the bow!
I think the logo looks “undressed” (unfinished?) without the bow.:)
January 5th, 2010i so heart the bow!!
January 5th, 2010I would have said ‘bow’, but I love the felty one without. So, I think either is good, but without is fav!
January 5th, 2010Bow!! But living in a house of boys, I need all the feminity I can get. LOL, that’s why I choose bow.
January 5th, 2010Oh my, it HAS to have the bow to be
January 5th, 2010The Happy Zombie logo!!!
Love them both - so cute! But I think the bow adds a great touch, so I vot for the bow!
January 5th, 2010Thanks for the chance to win!
Bow! It balances the heavier-looking button side of the logo.
And it’s CUTE.
January 5th, 2010Bow baby! And I love how “Guaranteed to Satisfy” shows perfectly underneath your coffee cozy. Methinks you should swipe the tagline for yourself.
January 5th, 2010Holy canoli, you have a lot of comments! :) So here is my 2 cents. On the graphic, I liked it better with the bow, on the coffee cozy, I like it without the bow. Not entirely sure why. I *think* it’s because the details are daintier and more fine on the cozy, so it’s easier to see what it is.
I was trying to figure out what P.F. stood for and why you were changing your pants…got it now LOL
January 5th, 2010With the bow. Love the Coffee Cozy.
January 5th, 2010No bow. The flower petals say girly, even without it. I don’t think it adds much.
January 5th, 2010Bow - all the way! Love it with the bow!
January 5th, 2010Go w/ the bow. Its super cute!!
January 5th, 2010THANK YOU! I was all kinds of crabby when I sat down here to cruise a few blogs before I got back to work and then I read this and, as usual, you have me giggling and smiling! You are funny and charming and I love to read your blog and see what sort of thing you are making hilarious today. I am going to vote for bow, though I had to think long and hard. I like the vibe of the zombie flower being softened with a little accessory. It’s all about good accessories.
January 5th, 2010Mmmm, I think I prefer it without the bow - still girly with the pink and scallops so no chance of being confused for a boy!
January 5th, 2010I’m thinking no bow..not sure why, just a gut feeling!
January 5th, 2010No bow. I like it eggsactly like your sister made it!! Notice I have not used the letter between w and z anywhere in my comment!!
January 5th, 2010Go for the bow!!!!! I love it either way but I like the cockeyed bow!! Too cute.
January 5th, 2010I vote for NO bow. The one on the coffee cup is so cute.
January 5th, 2010Definitely the bow. It throws people off. They think “How sweet” and then we can give them a surprise! I will follow you no matter what. Love your blog!
January 5th, 2010Both sweet, but the bow one has a more complex character - like a pirate!
January 5th, 2010; )
Oh Monica!!
January 5th, 2010Although sweet Sarah has done a wonderful job, I would vote FOR bow.
Schleifen sehen immer schön aus!!
Ganz liebe Grüße aus dem immer noch verschneiten Bochum!!
Sabine xx
Love, love, love the bow!
January 5th, 2010Oh I love the bow Monica.. its cute, just like myself…
Lissa
January 5th, 2010Australia
(who’d better not go outside in the wind, with all these tickets on myself *W*)
Yep, keep the bow. It reminds me of Coraline. Love the cup cosy. Cheers.
January 5th, 2010No bow for me. It’s distracting. I love the coffee holder version. SO cute in a I’m dead and coming to get you kinda way :D ;)
January 5th, 2010No bow.
January 5th, 2010For me its got to be no bow. The coffee cup holder is so cute - i love it. I shall miss the washer just a little.
January 5th, 2010Oh please, let’s be “girls” just a bit longer….I want bows!
January 5th, 2010Oh, I say go with the bow. I mean if you’re gonna be eatin’ brains, you might as well look cute while doing it. Besides while the prospective victim is checking out the sassy bow, you get a chance to move a bit closer before you pounce. BTW, I heart Aviary.
January 6th, 2010Oh! Mah! Gah! Now, not only can I never let you visit me, but I can never give you a gift, either.
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I say WITH a bow, because it suits how you are so smart and beautiful.
January 6th, 2010I’d say: go with the bow!!
January 6th, 2010definitely no bow!
January 6th, 2010but i’ll still come and visit no matter what you choose
gill
I like the bow.
January 6th, 2010I vote WITHOUT the bow.
It makes everything so outballanced and the pink petals are girly enough. The eye is drawn too much to the bow.
However if you’d get rid of the pink petals, the bow would look absolutely awesome :-)
January 6th, 2010I like the bow version.
January 6th, 2010Bow..definitely with the bow!
January 6th, 2010I vote no bow, it looks too childish with it.
January 6th, 2010DEFinitely B-O-W :)
January 6th, 2010Love love love the bow!!!
January 6th, 2010Go bow! I think it shows true zombie charm!
January 6th, 2010I like the bow but I prefer the logo without (but don’t ask me why). It will also be easier for you to make! ;)
January 6th, 2010I love the coffee cozy, but I also like bows.
January 6th, 2010I vote bow. That’s the cutest zombie I have ever seen!
January 6th, 2010I’d have to say yes on the bow-too cute!
January 6th, 2010Love your new logo! I vote bow. It adds more charm to an already adorable logo.
January 6th, 2010I love the bow. It’s just so feminine.
January 6th, 2010I like the bow, but I vote no — it;s so cute as is!!!
January 6th, 2010LOVE the bow - very cute!
January 6th, 2010Oh my goodness look at all the entrants! I don’t stand a chance. Oh well I like the bow. She could be Hello Kitty’s creepy cousin. :)
January 6th, 2010Love the bow. With the placement, you could even change her up a bit for the holidays or special events by swapping out the bow for other things. A birthday hat, a party hat, a pony tail… fun.
January 6th, 2010The one with the bow kind of freaks me out a little like Jack Nicholson did in The Shining… “Heeeerrreee’s Johnny”. Nope can’t do the bow.
January 6th, 2010I vote bow, it’s just so you!
January 6th, 2010Bow definitely because it shows you are all woman!
I don’t think I can enter as I’m in the UK :-(
January 6th, 2010I prefer the logo WITHOUT the bow. The bow is a little overpowering to my eye, and I think the flower petals “femme” it up enough. LOVE the design! Yay you!
January 6th, 2010Well then, I guess people are crazy for free fabric?
I vote bow. Much better than the washing machine.
January 6th, 2010P.S. Maybe you should have used one of those fancy voting widgets? Who wants to be the one to tally all these votes? LOL
January 6th, 2010I vote for a box.
January 6th, 2010Did I read “free fabric” - wow - I vote for the bow.
January 6th, 2010I prefer the cleaner look of the no bow. The bow causes a distraction from the design for me.
January 6th, 2010Definitely the bow…. and what a great gift. Love the coffee cozy
January 6th, 2010I’d go bow, especially in graphic form - but in felt you can get away with either one…you could have a little family of felt coffee cuff avatars
January 6th, 2010love the bow for sure!
January 6th, 2010I love the bow but vote NO BOW. You’ve got a winner either way. Cute!
January 6th, 2010That’s too cute woman! (Personally, I think you should give it a little gleam in it’s eye that when you zoom in shows a reflection of our hubby!) Anyhoo…I’m going against the huge majority here — no bow. ;-)
January 6th, 2010With the bow - looks a little fierce without it.
January 6th, 2010Hmmmm I think no bow. Its cute enough without and edges to overdown in my mind with the bow…just saying….X (but thanks anyway)
January 6th, 2010I like it best without the bow, although to be honest in digital form they both kind of creep me out. In felt though it’s really cute. Go figure…
January 6th, 2010really like it with the bow, but love Sarah’s rendition on the coffee cozy. Makes me want a logo so I can put it on a coffee cozy.
January 6th, 2010I vote for the bow! Very cute.
January 6th, 2010I like the bow. The drink wrap is really cool.
January 6th, 2010WITHOUT THE BOW 100%
January 6th, 2010Bow! And, yep, I almost peed when I saw that cup holder. It was like, sympathetic pee. :) hahahaha
January 6th, 2010I gotta mull this over. I didn’t know I would need my brain this early in the morning. I just read “bribery” and dove right in. No shame.
January 6th, 2010I’d go for the bow–it’s just the right amount of girlie. This is coming from a very non-girlie girl.
January 6th, 2010i vote for the bow. you’re completely correct in the description - girly with a kick-your-ass sort of feel.
i do love your aqua washer though. do they make appliance paint in aqua? it would bright up my dreary garage…
January 6th, 2010BOW!
January 6th, 2010It’s so hard to decide once she made that cute coffee cozy. Now if she’d made one with the bow and then the one without, it would be easier. Cause that coffee cozy is just too stinkin’ cute for words! That’s one sweet friend you’ve got.
January 6th, 2010Brenda
I’m gonna have to go bow–cute and cuddly until…
C :)
January 6th, 2010I love no bow on the cozy but you definitely are the bow….not on you, but your logo….sure says Happy to me!!
January 6th, 2010I was torn at first, but now I think I really like the bow version better!
January 6th, 2010I vote no bow although you can’t go wrong either way as both are awesome.
January 6th, 2010I vote no bow. It’s too much.
January 6th, 2010Adorable logo. I like it without the bow.
January 6th, 2010I was leaning towards the bow until I saw the coffee cozy. I Love it, so I vote no bow. its so simple yet zombie cool!
January 6th, 2010Bow - I think it really adds to the “I’m cute, but I’ll kick your butt” look.
January 6th, 2010like it with the bow. Love the coffee cozy!
January 6th, 2010Bow equals Zombie-cuteness but, of course, you can’t go wrong with either!
January 6th, 2010Oh DEFINITELY the bow! It does shout ‘I’m cute but I’ll kick your butt’ as the previous commenter said. LOVE IT!
January 6th, 2010Difinitely WITH a bow. And, of course, I want to win!
January 6th, 2010I say no bow. I just love flowers and I think the bow takes away from the cute flower.
January 6th, 2010I vote for “no bow”. The coffee sleeve really brought it to life, and I think a bow on it would have seemed like too much. Anyhoo, love your blog; I just discovered it yesterday.
January 6th, 2010NO Bow…. Too busy if you add the bow
January 6th, 2010Ummm, without! The cozy definitely is death-inducing cuteness, love it just as it is.
January 6th, 2010I didn’t know which one I preferred more until I saw the coffee cozy your friend made. Definitely no bow. It’s way cute for crafting, etc. The one with the bow seems a little off balance to me because the flower petals are missing behind it. But, yeah, that’s just my personal preference. :)
January 6th, 2010I vote for the bow!
January 6th, 2010I vote no bow!
January 6th, 2010hi monika,
January 6th, 2010OMG! The logo is just tooo cute! Wanna have one, too ;o) - no, really, this is so happy zombie, so you!
my first thought was, that i liked “with bow” best BUT now, after a second, third and fourth thought i definitely vote for “WITHOUT BOW”! {maybe the bow is just a tadd too much}.
hugs and a HAPPY NEW zombie YEAR,
Julia
Love the bow!
January 6th, 2010Oooh, no bow. I think the bow is too much with all the stitching and scallops. It looks great sans bow!
January 6th, 2010OMG! Totally needs a bow! No question about it :) Ever. Whenever someone asks me, I answer with a resounding “Duh! Of course it need a bow!!!” Why wouldn’t you want a bow????? How about two bows :)
January 6th, 2010Love the stitched lips — isn’t that part of the “Zombie” lore. Stitch their mouth shut? (Please don’t stitch your fingers shut — we’d all be doomed!!!)
January 6th, 2010Bow — with accompanying stitches — so regally you!!!
(((Bonnie)))
I had the same initial thought that joyce did.
January 6th, 2010I think the bow looks a bit too much like Hello Kitty.
I vote no bow.
Totally love the bow….too too funny! Your sisters stitchin’ is fab–lucky you!
January 6th, 2010With the bow - definitely! Love your blog. Thanks for sharing!
January 6th, 2010Definitely the bow! sooo cute, love it!
January 6th, 2010why a bow of course! cuz in real life..it can be a real ribbon or better yet a length of selvage tied in a bow. a bit more ohhhh la la especially with a really cute button……btw i looove the zombie teeth
January 6th, 2010bow all the way!
January 6th, 2010I think no bow. Very cute!
January 6th, 2010definitely go with the bow!
January 6th, 2010Yep, gotta go with the bow - !
January 6th, 2010Holy cow…200 comments already! Bow…definitely bow!!!
January 6th, 2010x
I always wondered about the washing machine. Anyway, when given the choice between bow or no bow I will most always go with bow. Or what about a tierra then you could be zombie queen.
January 6th, 2010I like the bow! Too cute!!!
January 6th, 2010Oh please add a bow, too scary without!!
January 6th, 2010i bow to the bow sp!!! btw its sooooooooo cute!
January 6th, 2010Go with the bow! I love the bow. I will miss the aqua washer, but I love the new design.
XXX - I don’t need any fabric!
January 6th, 2010Bow!
January 6th, 2010What up B? Oh both of the logos are so awesome. It’s going to be tough to decide. I say go with some sunglasses-glasses… Mmmmhmmmmm. So I’m basically no help, but so happy you love your cozy! There’s love for my sista in every stitch. x
KmA!
January 6th, 2010I love it with the bow. Love your blog too! Thanks.
January 6th, 2010Love the bow!
January 6th, 2010Without the bow — the face gets lost. Super cute, by the way!
January 6th, 2010skip the bow-you can always accessorize for holidays and special occasions!
January 6th, 2010You are always wearing a bow when I see you!!
January 6th, 2010Hmmm…I see your dilemma. Both are cute…plus I love the aqua washing machine…gonna miss it. But since you have to pick one, I vote: with the bow.
January 6th, 2010I think I like the one with the bow and would totally pay for a pattern for that coffee sleeve, adorable!
January 6th, 2010First off, I think they both look cute in a Happy Zombie sorta way. I like the one with the bow BUT not as much as the WITHOUT the bow. I love the coffee cozie, it’s cute and maybe that’s why I like the one with out the bow.
Good luck in deciding!
January 6th, 2010I would typically say no bow, but I love the idea of the dainty nightmarish-monster who looks so sweetly sinister. Keep the bow!
January 6th, 2010Bow! It kinda reminds me of the lost toys in Toy Story. Evil looking but so sweet. Love it!
January 6th, 2010NO BOW !
January 6th, 2010I vote for the bow. And I love the cup cozy Sarah made. So cute!!
January 6th, 2010I vote : without the bow! That cup cozy is just too cute!
January 6th, 2010The bow is a little scary. The Zombie ate Strawberry Shortcake. No Bow.
January 6th, 2010I like the one without a bow better.
January 6th, 2010I vote “no bow” - a much more menacing zombie to be sure! Plus I just love the way it looks on your beautiful coffee cozy. After all, you do have to think about all the kick-backs from merchandising and such - being a blogging celeb and all. :)
January 6th, 2010I vote for the bow…..it completes the design which is very creative and cute. Love the coffee cozy.
January 6th, 2010NO BOW! The petals/rick rack around the edge give it just enough cute. :)
January 6th, 2010My vote is WITH the bow. I think it adds a cute little touch to the sweet yet vicious looking zombie flower. :)
January 6th, 2010Oh for the love of pete! Those are so darned cute. First I was gonna say “bow,” but then I saw Sarah’s cute little non-bow cozy, and I like that too. Actually I think I like it without best. But I love it with the bow as well. So just count me out of the contest. x LOL x
January 6th, 2010Own your grrrrl power - BOW!!
January 6th, 2010You have to go with the bow. It says I’m a badass, but I’m still cute, love it.
January 6th, 2010Bow - absotively posilutely use the bow!
January 6th, 2010I love the one without the bow! It is adorable either way, but love the coffee cozy your sis made you. so cute!!!
January 6th, 2010Before seeing the coffee cozy I would’ve said yes to the bow. I think the bow is overkill. Much better without.
January 6th, 2010No bow….while both are darling (especially the coffee cozy!) I prefer the one sans bow. ;)
January 6th, 2010I say bow! I’m a girlie girl though.
January 6th, 2010I vote bow! Bow rocks!
January 6th, 2010NO BOW!!! just like the cozy - which is friggin awesome!
January 6th, 2010No bow - I LOVE the coffe sleeve - so fun!!
January 6th, 2010no bow-it looks like a set of horns. very cute!
January 6th, 2010Definitely add the bow. It adds a bit of girly-ness and we all need a little of that in our lives.
January 6th, 2010Oh, and…
… x x x x x x x
Insanely gorgeous as that coffee cup mockup is (your sister rocks!), I vote bow!
January 6th, 2010It is special without the bow!!! It is a happy face - brings happiness…
On so-so days you could always have a so-so mouth… and on Supet Great Days - you can have a smile a mile long…
I love you blog pages…do you ever get to Algonquin, Illinois???
January 6th, 2010Love it! Most def with a bow! And Happy New Year!
January 6th, 2010I love how your friend made you the coffee cup cozie- the petals are larger, giving that girly touch without it being overly so. I think it’s awesome like that, especially since you gave you that “OMG I P.F. Chang’d my pants” died sort of feeling. Go with your gut ;)
January 6th, 2010Oh my gosh the cup cozy is so cute.. but I think it would be even cuter with a bow.
January 7th, 2010I vote for the one without the bow. I think it looks feminine enough without it.
January 7th, 2010Cute!
Oh…totally the bow! And that coffee cup cozie is absolutely awesome. I so need to make one of those. Thanks for the giveaway!
January 7th, 2010I’m not a fan of the bow. It’s a bit to cutesy for someone that I imagine is too cool and a fan of the “edgy”. I’ve loved reading your blog and get a real kick out of it…not too old lady quilterish if you get my drift. Thanks for all the inspiration and Happy New Year!
January 7th, 2010At first I thought “I love the the bow”, but then upon looking at the coffee band without a bow, I said, “I love it more!”
January 7th, 2010without the bow is better, just like your coffee cozy!
January 7th, 2010the bow really makes it a Happy Zombie! It’s YOU!
January 7th, 2010I vote bow! Happy New Year!
January 7th, 2010I love the bow and I want some Dutch Broth coffee!!!
January 7th, 2010Definitely with the bow!
January 7th, 2010Oh, my gosh- you crack me up! I just love your new logo. Count me amongst the bow lovers.
January 7th, 2010The coffee cup cozy is way cute!
I vote for no bow. I couldn’t decide, but the coffee cozy cinched it.
January 7th, 2010BOW
January 7th, 2010hrmph…..gadzooks! i just cannot decide. **scratching my chin….**furrowing my brow….
,……..ok….no bow. BBBBBUT! You could always make a game up with who can find the bow? anywho….love the fabrics! i’d be a happy gal to win some of your stash!
have a sweet day!
January 7th, 2010becky in california
while I didn’t think the washer said you heart laundry I do like the new logo. The bow definately says you.
January 7th, 2010X
Robin
I personally prefer the no bow look & I am a girly-girl!! The bow just seems to take something away from the cute design.
January 7th, 2010I like the one with the bow!
Arabella
January 7th, 2010I like the bow. Girlie yes but I want you to be gentle while you eat my brains, blanket stitch me etc… I love the new logo, your friend is awesome BUT I will miss the washer. I loved that washer!
January 7th, 2010WITH the bow! :)
January 7th, 2010I am an advocate of aqua! The logo needs that extra touch… so I vote for the bow!
January 7th, 2010I’d go for the one with the bow. Cute logo!
January 7th, 2010No bow. It’s just too Hello Kitty with it!
January 7th, 2010I think both designs are great, but I like the one with the bow best.
January 7th, 2010I think the bow sets it off just right. Cute cupholder!
January 7th, 2010Love the bow!! Cute without it too, though. I’m such a help. :)
January 7th, 2010XXXXXX I LOVE THE BOW XXXX Maybe it needs to be at a more jaunty angle??
January 7th, 2010I LOVE the bow :D fantastically funky
January 7th, 2010I liked the bow until I saw the cupholder and now I LOVE no bow. I agree with the commenter who says the bow is like Hello Kitty. NO BOW!
January 7th, 2010Both are superwonderful. I’m partial to the bow!
January 7th, 2010I say NO bow, sometimes less is more. Plus her cute smile makes her look sweet even though her right eye has been gauged out by your Gingher scissors.
January 7th, 2010The logo is adorable! I think you’re right about the bow - it adds a little bit of girly-ness. So I vote for the bow to stay.
January 7th, 2010I definitely vote for the BOW! It adds just the right touch. That cup holder from your friend is perfect for you! Very nice of you to bribe us……….so, I’m partial to Turnovers so should I be so lucky as to be a winner you could “turn over” that little pack of them to me. LOL! I can guarantee I would be most thankful to win. :-)
January 7th, 2010I’m likin’ the bow.
January 7th, 2010And who in their right minds wouldn’t want a chance to win fabric?! just sayin’
I favor the bow. It’s the third friendly design element, along with the flower petals and the smile.
January 7th, 2010I like the bow. It makes her look like one spunky gal!
January 7th, 2010I like the bow. Makes it look ‘happier’
January 7th, 2010Geez, I don’t want to want to be the only one and cause a riot, and possibly looting, but I prefer No Bow. It’s a cleaner look (a cleaner zombie??), and I like how it came together without the bow on the coffee cozy…
January 7th, 2010Before I saw the cozy I thought you needed the bow, but I think it is perfect the way it is on the cozy! So I vote no bow. : )
January 7th, 2010Hi Monica…I’m so glad I came to see you!
January 7th, 2010First of all…I heart the bow. I think it’s the perfect touch and also says “girlpower”.
What a fun way to have a little contest.
And I adore the photos in this post:) I think the coffee cozy that your friend made you is adorable….and the stove with a little red handled sauce pan…well, you just know I love that!
Happy everything,
Lori
I say go with the girlie bow. Jackie
January 7th, 2010Oooohhh so cute.
Can I complicate things?
I like the one with the bow but I think it might look nice with the darker pink that you used for the petals in the non bow design . . . or I’m just full of baloney!
January 7th, 2010You don’t need no stinkin’ bow! Now I ask ya, if you’re having your brains sucked out by a happy zombie, do you really think you’re gonna care if she has a bow in her hair? I think not! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new avatar and thanks for the chance to win!
January 7th, 2010I was going to say bow, but when I saw the cozy, I changed my mind.
NO BOW is just darling
January 7th, 2010I say no bow. The bow is just a little too something.
January 7th, 2010no bow! use the bow for “happy zombie baby” The bow is so cute, it verges on cutesie. So, yes, use it for hz junior!
January 7th, 2010They are both fun, I’d choose the one WITH the BOW :)
January 7th, 2010no bow is my choice
January 7th, 2010I love the bow!
January 8th, 2010Oh, yo, go for the bow. X
January 8th, 2010I love the one without the bow! Very cute. I think the very straight lines of the bow are a little distracting from the whole design.
January 8th, 2010I vote for the bow! I am a zombie gal too and I like the “girlie enough to stitch you back up” idea!
January 8th, 2010i vote for the BOW :)
January 8th, 2010No bow, please. Cute without something extra.
January 8th, 2010Like the one without the bow.
January 8th, 2010without!!
January 8th, 2010I like the “girlie, I can stitch you up ..” bit too, but without the bow.
January 8th, 2010You don’t need a bow to be girlie.IMHO.
Bow!
January 8th, 2010I like them both but for some weird-o reason when I first looked at the bowless one I thought it looked a little sinister…I don’t know…like she might just beat you up…SMILING ALL THE WHILE. So, I vote bow.
Diane
January 8th, 2010The Library Lady (Coast Guard Mom)
I vote “yes” on the bow!
January 8th, 2010I vote for the bow. Nothing wrong with being girlie.
January 8th, 2010With the bow!
January 8th, 2010I love the bow!
January 8th, 2010I vote no bow…The cup cozy is adorable.
January 8th, 2010Definitely no bow. It looks perfect without. (but I think I’m in the minority)
January 8th, 2010definitely bow. then it’ll be hello kitty-ish if hello kitty was a zombie :-)
January 8th, 2010Absolutely without the bow! I think the bow takes something away from the pretty simplicity of the whole design.
January 9th, 2010x
Bow - yes!!!
January 9th, 2010Well first I thought definitely go with the bow. But then I saw the coffee cozy and thought that is kick ass! So I say NO BOW!
January 9th, 2010BOW!!
January 9th, 2010I love it with and without the bow! However, the adorable “sleeve” would be just too busy with a bow!
Pick me, pick me! LOL
Hugs, Karen
January 9th, 2010BOW! It completes the elements of contrast within the design… i love it! i would love to win the swanky turnover pack as i have one and would love another to complete a quilt top. Thanks for sharing your life and fabulous ideas with us blog followers!
January 9th, 2010I vote bow. And OMG it’s so cute!
January 9th, 2010They’re both adorable!! But after much staring at them both, I’d go with the bow. To me it softens it up just enough without becoming too girlie :)
January 9th, 2010Dump the washer x you gotta’ got with the bow - it’s SCREAMS a happy zombie.
January 9th, 2010I think I like the bow.
January 9th, 2010i LOVE the bow.
January 9th, 2010No bow, definitely no bow. It throws off the balance or something…
January 9th, 2010Monica: A girl needs her bow!
January 9th, 2010I really like the bow!
January 9th, 2010b.b.b.b.b.b.bow baby!
LOVE the new logo, it rocks!
January 9th, 2010With the bow! Very cute!
January 9th, 2010Go with the bow, I like it!
January 9th, 2010the bow has it! very cute!
January 9th, 2010Without the bow, BUT - save that bow for really special occasions.
January 9th, 2010I love the on with the bow. More striking.
January 10th, 2010I think the colors make it girly enough….no bow!
January 10th, 2010With the bow. And that coffee sleeve is fabulous! What a great friend!
January 10th, 2010bow baby, bow
January 10th, 2010Oh! I love your little washer so I was ready to hate the new logo with or without a bow but seeing it made up into the coffee cozy changes everything. I was leaning toward the bow but I think I prefer it without one as long as it has the blanket stitch edging–that is the icing on the zombie. Karen in Breezy Point
January 10th, 2010I like the bow - maybe even some cherries somewhere!
January 10th, 2010Definitely with the bow.
January 10th, 2010Bow! Definitely the bow! X
January 10th, 2010They are both cute, but I do admit I like it without the bow. It would also give you the option to add a “seasonal” graphic element to it, from time to time, such as a Santa hat or an easter bonnet - just down the road! Nothing too busy, mind you! You’d want to keep it simple! Great blog too, by the way!
January 10th, 2010Definitely with the bow! I like gentleness in zombies, it’s adorable.
January 10th, 2010Not so sure I’m that fond of either. To vote to win a prize I say no bow!!
Very cool blog!!
January 10th, 2010When I see it made up on the coffee cozy I definitely like it without the bow. How Cute!! and I love the colors.
January 10th, 2010The bow rocks. LOVE the coffee cozzeee.
January 10th, 2010I like the bow! And the shorter mouth on the coffee cozy.
I think the bow says “I’m a girl but I can still knock your teeth out–if needed.”
January 10th, 2010this may have already been said (i am NOT looking through almost 400 comments to find out), but here’s what i think: use the bow, but center it on your zombie girl’s head WHILE layering it BEHIND the head and scallop things. does that make sense? so you see the bow peeping out from behind without obstructing one’s view of the charming zombie. yep. try it out just to look - i think it would be swell.
January 10th, 2010Now see I liked the bow until I saw how great it looked on the coffee cup cover and well, that one doesn’t have the bow. I guess I will have to say no bow!
January 10th, 2010Okay, looks like I’m part of the minority but I say NO bow.
And heck yeah I wanna be in the contest. ~LOL~
January 10th, 2010i vote for the bow.— looks great
January 10th, 2010definitely, the bow.
January 10th, 2010I just found your blog today. Wonderful find! I am new to quilting and need all the help I can find!
I vote no bow.
Teri
January 11th, 2010Heh! I vote bow BUT… make it a little more cockeyed…it’ll look more snarky that way…and everyone needs some snark!
January 11th, 2010at first I thought definately a bow; but after seeing the coffee cozy I think no bow is better…less is more. Nurse payne
January 11th, 2010Monica, I like the bow. But I like the other one, too, AND I still like the washer, so be sure to keep it for some kind of button. Personally, I like doing laundry, I just hate putting it away. I like the machine to run so that I feel like I’m doing something lol. I also like that little chef stove your friends cup is on! Karen
January 11th, 2010Sell those coffee sleeves and put me at the top of the list-that is the cutest thing I have ever seen! EVER
January 13th, 2010-keep up the great and fun work!
No bow please!!
January 19th, 2010I just recently found your blog and I am loving it and that coffee cozie is just adorable. As far as your design, if you’re still looking for input, I’d say no bow. :)
And I must ask, what does the P.F. stand for in this “OMG I P.F. Chang’d my pants”? :D
January 21st, 2010