May 10, 2007 7:14 AM

Morning Thing: Kitty Destroy Cthulhu!

Even though I know it’s just polymer clay, I like to think that both the Kitty and the Cthulhu are made of nutty marzipan and delicious chocolate. From 0olong‘s excellent Flickr photostream, via the illiustrious Bibi. Happy Cthulhu Cthursday everyone!

Even though I know it's just polymer clay, I like to think that both the Kitty and the Cthulhu are made of nutty marzipan and delicious chocolate. From 0olong's excellent Flickr photostream, via the illiustrious Bibi. Happy Cthulhu Cthursday everyone!

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