Dickie Dog's Secret Admirer...

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, Dickie Dog has traded in his Santa dickie for yet another festive beauty and, in doing so, seems to have attracted a new friend...

Stay tuned for the unveiling of Dickie Dog's admirer along with a new Carrier Budge card to celebrate the occasion ♥

Belated Birthday Wishes...

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January 18: Happy Birthday Tanya!

Last year Tanya and friends were giving out free hugs on the busiest street corner in Toronto, and so in celebration of her birthday some Budge characters have decided to do the same...

If you'd like to see more free hugs or find out more about this fantastic spoken word artist, check out

http://www.myspace.com/courageoustruthtelling

And one more Fabulous belated January birthday...

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January 5: The Carrier Budge stilt performers Birthday Debut

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Going to new heights to wish Julie a happy birthday!

next apparatus: aerial hoop ( ...for the real thing check out http://www.a2d2.ca/)

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** If you're looking for a great cirque and event planning resource, check out Julie's blog at

http://www.circusblog.ca/

Illustration Friday: Confined

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

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My cousin showed me this video when I was back for the holidays and I just had to share it. It makes me smile each time I watch it. Definitely a feel good video.

If you'd like to know how this all got started, see more videos, or find more about Matt, please visit

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/

or you can also visit the "Matt's Place" link at

http://www.stridegum.com/

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year Everyone!

It feels great to be back! After a fantastic Christmas break I am feeling energized and excited for all the new card designs and Budge comics to come in 2010. Expect more Budge characters in addition to new designs with some of the Carrier Budge favourites.

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The Budge Shop - For 2010, the Budge Shop will be expanding the items available to buy online. We will be offering new designs not yet available in the Carrier Budge card line and also we will soon be introducing the option of customizable cards, made to order through the Budge Shop. With new items being posted regularly, be sure to check out...

http://www.carrierbudge.etsy.com/

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Carrier Budge Website - http://www.carrierbudge.ca/ - expect to see changes coming early this year. The temporary web page will soon be replaced, I promise.

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2010:

The Year of the Tiger

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According to Chinese astrology, 2010 is the year of the Tiger. And so I thought a tiger related comic was in order to start off the post...

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and ofcourse this guy wanted to celebrate too ---------->

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... can't argue with that.

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Cheers to a very happy and healthy 2010!

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Hope to see you again soon ~

I hope everyone is enjoying a very happy holiday! And for those who still have Christmas shopping to do, I feel your pain.

5 Days to go!

Warm Wishes,
The Budge

Thank you to everyone who came out!

Thank you to everyone who took on the cold winter weather to make it out to the 2nd Annual Holiday Show and Sale at Shop 103! It was a great night filled with art, jewelry, crafts, and food. It was a pleasure to be a part of it.

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Special thanks to Victoia Cowan for all the organization and planning that went into the event and all the members of Studio 103 who helped execute an all-round great night.

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Special mention also goes to Diem and Dexter who brought August, a real life dickie dog, to the party. August even changed mid-way through the night into a very festive "August" dickie. Absolutely perfect. August truly made my night.

(Now if only he still had those long-johns...)

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Thanks again everyone!