{"id":3520,"date":"2012-09-25T10:36:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T02:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2012-09-30T22:03:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T02:03:02","slug":"googly-eye-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/googly-eye-bombing\/","title":{"rendered":"googly eye bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love this growing trend of yarn bombing.\u00a0 There&#8217;s just something delightful about seeing trees, parking meters &amp; telephone poles covered in colorful yarn.\u00a0 So it&#8217;s no surprise that I couldn&#8217;t help but to smile when I spotted these fanciful trees when I was in Birmingham last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"yarn bombing lady bug\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com\/da8925cc04f811e2b71422000a1e9f9b_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I do believe this is some of the fanciest yarn bombing I&#8217;ve seen.\u00a0 I love how the artist used zip ties for the bug antennae.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"yarn bombing snakes in trees\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com\/8559ece404f811e2a94522000a1e8aaf_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"yarn bombing bugs\" src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com\/3260124804f811e2b18c12313d051969_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I must admit I wish I had the knitting skills or the patience to create scenes like these&#8230; but I don&#8217;t.\u00a0 However I do like the element of surprise &amp; that&#8217;s why I couldn&#8217;t resist stocking our stores this season with tins of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\">emergency googly eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"emergency googly eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/product_images\/s\/382\/ACC25reg__19328_zoom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"677\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why you might ask?\u00a0 Well, the same reason I like to see trees covered in yarn&#8230; it&#8217;s unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3523\" title=\"emergency googly eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only sticking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\">googly eyes<\/a> around your office, home or town is a little easier to pull off than knitting around a parking meter on a public street&#8230; and I&#8217;m fairly certain your newly animated objects will gain some grins from friends, co-workers &amp; strangers alike.\u00a0 I mean it&#8217;s hard <em>NOT<\/em> to smile back at these eye bombed creations :-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3521\" title=\"emergency googly eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3522\" title=\"emergency googly eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s truly amusing how two little plastic eyes can add personality to the simplest objects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3524\" title=\"emergency googly eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye4.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/google-eye4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fun part is looking at things differently &amp; seeking out what to animate next.\u00a0 Lucky for you there are 40 eyes in each tin so you can spread a little silliness wherever you go.\u00a0 So what are you waiting for&#8230; go forth &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/products\/emergency-googly-eyes.html\">googly eye bomb<\/a> your neighborhood!\u00a0 We gotta feeling it&#8217;s bound to make someone&#8217;s day brighter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/googly-eye-bombing\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/googly-eye-bombing\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love this growing trend of yarn bombing.\u00a0 There&#8217;s just something delightful about seeing trees, parking meters &amp; telephone poles covered in colorful yarn.\u00a0 So it&#8217;s no surprise that I couldn&#8217;t help but to smile when I spotted these fanciful trees when I was in Birmingham last weekend. I do believe this is some of the fanciest yarn bombing I&#8217;ve seen.\u00a0 I love how the artist used zip ties for the bug antennae. I must admit I wish I had the knitting skills or the patience to create scenes like these&#8230; but I don&#8217;t.\u00a0 However I do like the element of surprise &amp; that&#8217;s why I couldn&#8217;t resist stocking our stores this season with tins of emergency googly eyes. Why you might ask?\u00a0 Well, the same reason I like to see trees covered in yarn&#8230; it&#8217;s unexpected. 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