Comments on: Frosty The Starfish

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:38:48 +0000

If I celebrated Xmas, I wouldn’t really fancy faffing about with all that buying and painting etc, besides, the starfish (hopefully plastic!) looked nicer when they were naked as God intended!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:22:31 +0000

Okay, I think the point has been made that using the real deal is not appealing to some. Like Sherry I didn’t even think about it until it was brought up. I never knew fake ones existed either. Give Sherry some credit here and she has already stated fake it will be from here on out. No one is jumping on her for not using “green” chemicals her entire life or even when they started renovating. Just please lay off Sherry, I’m sure she feels bad when she found out and it doesn’t help that people keep leaving comments running it into the ground that it’s horrible and revolting. ::hugs to Sherry::

By: lexi

lexi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:36:10 +0000

eww, this post absolutely makes my skin crawl… it reminds me of people that keep stuffed rabbits and birds in their house as decoration, but creepier since you actually painted them!

mel, its one thing to slaughter animals for nutritional purposes and another to drop them into rubbing alcohol while theyre still alive, dry them out, and paint them up like santa claus for decoration. revolting!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:32:31 +0000

Fake it is! You can easily do this project with a faux-starfish. And they seem to be everywhere, especially in the spring and summer months. So stock up when you see ‘em so you have them around next Christmas for a fun Frosty project- or maybe even hunt some down online!

xo,
Sherry

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:08:15 +0000

They aren’t endangered, but like sand dollars, are often collected live when they should not be since they are part of the eco system. Some places do find that they are overpopulated, but I think it’s just better to be safe and buy fake.

By: bleh

bleh — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:44:15 +0000

I don’t think it’s all that nice to paint dead things up like santa and frosty…It seems really disrespectful and just, well, strange. That being said, I have done tons of crafts with seashells, so oh well. They’re cute.

By: Rachel of One Pretty Thing

Rachel of One Pretty Thing — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:32:33 +0000

These are really cute! I totally agree with using faux starfish though. I’ve seen them at craft stores in the decor section so the fakes should be easy to find. I’ll be linking!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:41:27 +0000

Mel G – its not only the plight of the star fish but our beaches,reefs, etc eco systems are destroyed when commercial groups come in and scoop up star fish and shelled animals to sell :( so buying the real starfish for this project isn’t a very “green” thing to do. I’m glad sherry has alternatives in mind!

By: Mel G.

Mel G. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:58:00 +0000

I’m someone who appreciates nature and all of God’s creatures. But I eat meat and fish and poultry so I think using starfish for this project is a-ok. Just thought I’d weigh in for the other side!

Happy holidays!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:53:40 +0000

Hey Kirsten & Amanda,

I guess I never really thought about the plight of the starfish. How insensitive of me! I think I just group them with shells and forget that they’re not shells at all. Maybe they’re nurtured and loved en masse and only sold once they’re dead? Is that just wishful thinking? I do know that many places make great faux starfish (West Elm had some a while ago) so maybe that’s the perfect alternative.

xoxo,
Sherry