And like where did they just happen to find a deer foot? And then why make in to something – why not keep this little treasure to yourself? And they why price it at $48.00??
Cause I most intrigued by the crazy thinking process this involved.
I’m guessing she didn’t make this, since most of her other things are vintage / antique. I’ve actually seen these before in antiques markets where i live (yeah, maine!) so it’s actually not all that odd. Would be totally awesome in some crazy wes-anderson themed parlour.
What on earth is that thing in the background? I keep trying to look at the hoof but I’m too distracted by that blurry foil star leaning up against the wall.
It’s a vintage inkwell. Because nothing says refinement and literacy like penning your memoirs or letters to loved ones with ink dipped out of the foot of a big, stupid, cud-chewing ungulate.
The object next to it looks like a spool of green sparkly eyelash yarn. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to add to the staging of the product, other than maybe a wholly unnecessary boost to the surreality quotient of the whole affair.
does this hoof come with the whimsicles sticking out of it? also, how will I close it with those whimsicles in there? ….I can’t take them out because where would I put them? you can’t just throw whimsicles any old where….so the hoof hatch stays open..no big deal.
Rudolph is gonna be pissed when he sees his missing hoof being sold with whimsicles in it on Etsy! I know someone who’s not getting any presents this year.
I love deer oh so very very much that people around the neighborhood call me ‘deer lady’ and every time I watch Bambi’s mom die my soul weeps tears of blood and I beat the ground with my fist screaming ‘WHY JESUS, WHY?!!?!’
So yeah, here’s a deer foot with a hole in it. You can put your weed in there.
Kamikaze-go-in Straight To Hell
November 13, 2009 at 2:44 am
A slightly serious question; Stingray Charles recent run-in with Esty admin shows they take care to protect seller’s feelings, what about buyer’s pockets? I get that genuinely hand made items have a free market value; but if someone’s reselling junk store finds at ridiculous mark ups should I register and comment? Would there be any point? Or is it strictly “buyer beware”? Thanks in advance.
Good riddance to this ridiculous rubbish. She loves deer the way some “vegetarians” “love animals” but “eat fish.” Yeah, whatever deer hater. Way to honor the fallen.
this one isnt so bad but i wish the seller wasnt so squishy about it sheesh, grow a spine. it would make a fine gift for a deer hunter.. especially the guy who has deer leg gun racks and some mounted heads
no really i know a guy who’d think this was cool and he’d hide his pipe tobacco in it
Uh…why’d they bust your chops, Stingray? Seriously, you weren’t calling out a singular person, you were decrying certain misspellings and such. Additionally, plenty of Etsy people were getting in on it too. Didn’t look like anyone in there was upset over it. Methinks someone got their panties in a bunch for little to no reason.
Memo to Etsy: Regretsy has sent tons of business your way. Get a sense of humor
#55: I don’t know, it was a lively, interesting discussion, Etsies and Regretsies dissing language manglers. Maybe we offended the wHiMsIcLe WaH-lAh FaErIe?
#57 Lexiii, I didn’t see anyone in that thread that seemed upset and most were offering their own 2 cents. I thought it was cool, the harmonious mix of Etsy and Regretsy.
When I said memo to Etsy, I meant *memo to the idiots in charge at Etsy including heavy-handed message board “Admins”*, not the sellers.
I never thought I’d write this stupid word but… meh. People have always made objects out of animal parts. I don’t even eat animals but I am hypocritically fascinated with taxidermy for some reason.
Hey if you guys still want a snuff box there’s one made from a horse’s hoof on ebay that makes this one seem like a steal!
It would have been more beautiful attached to the deer. And if the real bones are still in it, it’s going to rot and smell and no matter how many baubl-y things you stick in it all you will have is a maggot ridden deerfoot masquerading as a decor item,.
Oh, and funny thing #58 Helen Killer – When I read your “Yeah whatever deer hater” comment in the creepy doll thread I thought, “Oh that’s funny, but I don’t get it.” lolz
Ok….I actually feel a little guilty cuz I not only have seen one of these before….but I know what it is….the glass pot inside is for ink……it’s an inkwell. Now in saying that it doesn’t make it any less disturbing…..lol
November 12, 2009 at 8:25 pm
What!?!?! What the hell is this? Do you put your medicine in it?
November 12, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Oh my but more why.
November 12, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Well this is completely fucking horrifying.
November 12, 2009 at 8:28 pm
And like where did they just happen to find a deer foot? And then why make in to something – why not keep this little treasure to yourself? And they why price it at $48.00??
Cause I most intrigued by the crazy thinking process this involved.
November 12, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I’m so fucked up by seeing this one I can’t even spell.
May 24, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Oh, deer God…!
November 12, 2009 at 8:30 pm
“what would you put in it? snuff?”
What a great place to hide my drugs….nobody will think to look in a hoof!
November 12, 2009 at 8:32 pm
The perfect jewelry box for my grass earrings.
November 12, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Are those whimsicles she has displayed in it?
November 12, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Those are indeed whimsicles.
November 12, 2009 at 8:33 pm
The real tragedy is that this is one of a kind. How the hell am i going to decide who in my family gets this POS?
November 12, 2009 at 8:35 pm
i like it. sorry.
November 12, 2009 at 8:38 pm
You should be sorry. Go buy it.
November 12, 2009 at 8:37 pm
I’m guessing she didn’t make this, since most of her other things are vintage / antique. I’ve actually seen these before in antiques markets where i live (yeah, maine!) so it’s actually not all that odd. Would be totally awesome in some crazy wes-anderson themed parlour.
November 12, 2009 at 8:37 pm
WTF… just… WTF…
yes, my first comment on regretsy and im speechless.
November 12, 2009 at 8:38 pm
“what would you put in it? snuff?”
“What a great place to hide my drugs….nobody will think to look in a hoof!”
It did hold the soul of the deer, but she took that out to put in Christmas balls… to make it festive.
November 12, 2009 at 8:40 pm
“For Rudolph so loved the world, he gave his only foot.”
And 3 of his noses!
November 12, 2009 at 8:43 pm
What on earth is that thing in the background? I keep trying to look at the hoof but I’m too distracted by that blurry foil star leaning up against the wall.
November 12, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I am a vegan, but I love laughing at dead animal crap on Regretsy
November 12, 2009 at 8:48 pm
It’s a vintage inkwell. Because nothing says refinement and literacy like penning your memoirs or letters to loved ones with ink dipped out of the foot of a big, stupid, cud-chewing ungulate.
The object next to it looks like a spool of green sparkly eyelash yarn. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to add to the staging of the product, other than maybe a wholly unnecessary boost to the surreality quotient of the whole affair.
November 12, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Why does this look like it belongs in Macy’s? Is it the red whimsicle stuff?
OMG I know! I saw a shoe that looked just like this on sale! Except it wasn’t dead… at least I don’t think it was…
November 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Now you all are just being mean. Can’t you see that Cin-doe-ella lost her slipper? Where is Pancer Charming when you need him?
November 12, 2009 at 9:05 pm
The thing in the background is a Christmas tree star. I would hate to spend the holidays in that house of horrors.
November 12, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Fork you
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=34343431
November 12, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Deer wear high heels? Who knew…
Also could be used as a prosthetic for a deer with a missing foot.
November 12, 2009 at 10:00 pm
#23, That looks like, “I found some cheap-ass forks at a yard sale…I’ll tie them up in a bow and sell them for $15″
November 12, 2009 at 10:10 pm
does this hoof come with the whimsicles sticking out of it? also, how will I close it with those whimsicles in there? ….I can’t take them out because where would I put them? you can’t just throw whimsicles any old where….so the hoof hatch stays open..no big deal.
November 12, 2009 at 10:14 pm
This is so hideous that I almost want it.
If that sells for $48, I am going to start viewing my local deer population a little differently…
She does not say, but do the whimsicles come with the hoof?
November 12, 2009 at 10:21 pm
well, i wouldn’t pay $48 for it, but who am i to put a monetary value on bambi’s mother’s life?
November 12, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Rudolph is gonna be pissed when he sees his missing hoof being sold with whimsicles in it on Etsy! I know someone who’s not getting any presents this year.
November 12, 2009 at 10:25 pm
not to further devalue this, but for $2 more i could buy an entire vintage deer hoof lamp at my favorite antique store down the street.
November 12, 2009 at 10:26 pm
She was so fascinated with it that she had to buy it, then was so repulsed at what it was that now she is trying to unload it on some poor schmuck.
November 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm
You could put a little plastic soldier in it and pretend its a submarine.
November 12, 2009 at 11:31 pm
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=34343431
I don’t think I’d want to eat with a fork full of personality. It might talk back.
And those look a lot like my mom’s forks… Oh de(e)ar.
November 13, 2009 at 12:05 am
That is so disgusting
can’t even say its whimsicle its that bad
November 13, 2009 at 12:16 am
Hoofmade? It looks like you made it with your hoof.
November 13, 2009 at 1:19 am
I love deer oh so very very much that people around the neighborhood call me ‘deer lady’ and every time I watch Bambi’s mom die my soul weeps tears of blood and I beat the ground with my fist screaming ‘WHY JESUS, WHY?!!?!’
So yeah, here’s a deer foot with a hole in it. You can put your weed in there.
November 13, 2009 at 1:20 am
The thing about the ‘whimsicles’ made me laugh so hard I almost snorted.
November 13, 2009 at 2:33 am
#23 NinjaGato: Oh deer, you are two funny!
The item itself, fair market value about $15 bucks (google deer hoof inkwell).
November 13, 2009 at 2:44 am
A slightly serious question; Stingray Charles recent run-in with Esty admin shows they take care to protect seller’s feelings, what about buyer’s pockets? I get that genuinely hand made items have a free market value; but if someone’s reselling junk store finds at ridiculous mark ups should I register and comment? Would there be any point? Or is it strictly “buyer beware”? Thanks in advance.
November 13, 2009 at 2:54 am
Never mind post #39, I just checked my mail and received a life.
November 13, 2009 at 4:41 am
It’s gone.
Now what am I going to buy my mother in law?
November 13, 2009 at 5:04 am
Oh taxidermy… I can’t really muster a “WTF”…
But all of you made me laugh.
November 13, 2009 at 6:18 am
Deer Urn.
Order your pet death certificate now.
November 13, 2009 at 6:19 am
MAN IT’S BEEN TAKEN OFF:(
November 13, 2009 at 6:19 am
okay, not off the deer itself…the post. It’s gone.
November 13, 2009 at 7:01 am
Guess that hoof was made for walking, ’cause the listing is gone.
November 13, 2009 at 7:14 am
I’m going whitetail hunting w/ hubby this weekend….anyone want one??/ Convo me, I’ll hoof you up
November 13, 2009 at 7:14 am
Good riddance to this ridiculous rubbish. She loves deer the way some “vegetarians” “love animals” but “eat fish.” Yeah, whatever deer hater. Way to honor the fallen.
November 13, 2009 at 7:21 am
For Regretsy so ridiculed the “art”, that the seller recoiled in shame.
#16 Die Ana “And 3 of his noses” made me laugh.
November 13, 2009 at 7:59 am
this one isnt so bad but i wish the seller wasnt so squishy about it sheesh, grow a spine. it would make a fine gift for a deer hunter.. especially the guy who has deer leg gun racks and some mounted heads
no really i know a guy who’d think this was cool and he’d hide his pipe tobacco in it
November 13, 2009 at 8:02 am
#39, what happened to Stingray Charles? (Or could you aim me to the area where it’s discusse)
November 13, 2009 at 8:26 am
#36: LOL, remember the SNL head shop skits with Rob Schneider? “You can put your weed in there.”
#43: Hilarious!
#51: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6346435&page=6
November 13, 2009 at 8:28 am
Yes, when I clicked on it I too was advised it does not exist.
I think we had a mass hallucination. Thank God.
November 13, 2009 at 8:38 am
File under Hoof Hearted.
November 13, 2009 at 8:58 am
Uh…why’d they bust your chops, Stingray? Seriously, you weren’t calling out a singular person, you were decrying certain misspellings and such. Additionally, plenty of Etsy people were getting in on it too. Didn’t look like anyone in there was upset over it. Methinks someone got their panties in a bunch for little to no reason.
Memo to Etsy: Regretsy has sent tons of business your way. Get a sense of humor
November 13, 2009 at 9:12 am
#55: I don’t know, it was a lively, interesting discussion, Etsies and Regretsies dissing language manglers. Maybe we offended the wHiMsIcLe WaH-lAh FaErIe?
November 13, 2009 at 9:25 am
Not all Etsians are uptight twats. Many of us are pretty cool.
nOt tHe DaMn FaEriAns tHouGh, tHeY sUcK AsS.
November 13, 2009 at 9:30 am
@ #48 “Yeah, whatever deer hater.”
Might be my favorite new expression.
November 13, 2009 at 9:35 am
#57 Lexiii: Yeah, I was enjoying the discussion on Etsy and was surprised the Etsy Admin closed it.
November 13, 2009 at 11:08 am
I wonder if this is the Michelle that shut down Stingray Charles’ “whimsicle” thread: http://www.businessinsider.com/etsy-brooklyn-headquarters-2009-11#l-to-r-vanessa-bertozzi-michelle-traub-and-alison-feldman-power-etsys-blog-which-gets-about-2-million-pageviews-per-month-7
November 13, 2009 at 11:18 am
By the way, check out the “owl”, image 5 under “Tour Etsy”. Mr. Grit fits right in with the WTF items that Helen is so good at/fond of finding.
http://www.businessinsider.com/etsy-brooklyn-headquarters-2009-11
November 13, 2009 at 11:34 am
#57 Lexiii, I didn’t see anyone in that thread that seemed upset and most were offering their own 2 cents. I thought it was cool, the harmonious mix of Etsy and Regretsy.
When I said memo to Etsy, I meant *memo to the idiots in charge at Etsy including heavy-handed message board “Admins”*, not the sellers.
November 13, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Dude, seriously!!! WTF!!
November 13, 2009 at 12:15 pm
It’s gone! Too bad, I really wanted to see the listing.
November 13, 2009 at 12:32 pm
@Stingray
You just had to stir the pot, didn’t you??
kudos
November 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm
so delicate…so dead…so sad…so crap!
November 13, 2009 at 2:40 pm
@stingray, it looks like it was closed because someone pointed out the user name Whimsicle?
November 13, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Helen, you sleigh me.
November 13, 2009 at 4:40 pm
No more coal for bad kids at christmas you can now wrap this up say this is what happens when you are bad Santa cuts off a reindeer hoof
November 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I never thought I’d write this stupid word but… meh. People have always made objects out of animal parts. I don’t even eat animals but I am hypocritically fascinated with taxidermy for some reason.
Hey if you guys still want a snuff box there’s one made from a horse’s hoof on ebay that makes this one seem like a steal!
http://cgi.ebay...
November 13, 2009 at 8:01 pm
oops that didn’t work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-horses-Hoof-solid-silver-gilt-Table-snuff-box_W0QQitemZ370170883995QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Tobacciana_Smoking_LE?hash=item562fe76f9b
November 13, 2009 at 8:13 pm
I think the deer hoof is beautiful. Sad to see the seller take it down.
November 13, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It would have been more beautiful attached to the deer. And if the real bones are still in it, it’s going to rot and smell and no matter how many baubl-y things you stick in it all you will have is a maggot ridden deerfoot masquerading as a decor item,.
November 13, 2009 at 10:31 pm
@ #58 Helen Killer – Hey Hel, you made my night. Feel like I got a gold star from the teacher.
November 13, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Oh, and funny thing #58 Helen Killer – When I read your “Yeah whatever deer hater” comment in the creepy doll thread I thought, “Oh that’s funny, but I don’t get it.” lolz
November 13, 2009 at 10:34 pm
…uh, Deepak thread. Sorrys. This site makes my head spin.
November 14, 2009 at 6:03 am
Ok….I actually feel a little guilty cuz I not only have seen one of these before….but I know what it is….the glass pot inside is for ink……it’s an inkwell. Now in saying that it doesn’t make it any less disturbing…..lol
November 14, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I always wondered what happened to Bambi’s mom.
November 19, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Damn, I wanted to see if she wanted to trade some of my vtg warez for it.
I love dead things.