Hey!

Where the heck have I been?! I sorta took a two week vacation. It was only intended to be one week to celebrate my birthday, but lazyiness, depression, drama, a weekend at Disneyland, and tons more "fun" stuff just got in the way. So here's some highlights from the past two weeks.

1) Disneyland - Yes! I went! It was llllooooonnngggg overdue! When I was a kid, my family and I would go every summer. I hadn't been there for at least ten years and an opportunity to go magically appeared so I jumped on it like a ravenous lion on a zebra. Sooo many memories from childhood came rushing back when I was there. The sights, the smells, Captain EO! And I finally rode the Tower of Terror. Umm, those kind of rides aren't my thing so I don't know if I'd ride it again. Speaking of again, I think I just might be going back in September. Yeeeee!

2) Real life stuff: The boyfriend and I are looking to move. We've been at our current residence for almost three years now and it's time for some new scenery. We don't know if we're going to stay in town or move back near home base. So I've been spending a lot of time searching and researching places within our price range. Boy, does it really suck the life out of a person! It's a pain in the neck, but we're both getting restless.

3) The big ta-da!: So here's what I've been keeping secret. You may think it's corny, but for me, it's a big deal. I'm making merch to sell for an Etsy shop and beyond. When will it open, you ask? That's still in the works, but hopefully very soon. My goal is to test my stuff with the shop, and if I do extremely well, I might go on to cons and stuff. This whole project has been weighing heavily on my mind because I'm basically using money that I don't have to fund it. But I know if I don't do anything with the abilities that I have, I'll be one lost soul. So I'm crossing my fingers. Here's to trying!

Here's a pic of the finished charms. I'm still working on notecards, prints, jewelry, and possibly little plushie things.

So in an effort to not be super lazy, I tried to eek out some sketches every now and then. I really like this one. I might try and finish her or at least slap some color on. On a side note, I want to try and veer away from digital illustrations for awhile. I like the nuances of watercolor, but I like the crispness of everything when done digital. AAAArrrGGGhhh! I don't know.

This pic is a couple months old, but here's my last attempt (as of right now) at playing with Sculpey. I just haven't been in the mood. I made this little guy for a co-worker's birthday. He came out pretty decent.

Bloggity blog blog...

Can someone please tell me what's up with the weather? How does the rain always know when to come strolling back in on a Monday to start the week off crappy? I was suppose to go to the beach today, but nnnnooooo... }=( Oh well, such is nature. Anywho, dragons #3 and #4 are donezo. I honestly was stuck on how to do wind (if you haven't noticed by now, they are elemental dragons) so I decided to change up the color on the yellow one's plates (I don't know dragon anatomy, so don't get all huffy if I got that one wrong) to show the wind wisps.  Other than that, not much more to report for now...

Stuff, stuff, and more stuff to do...

Happy wet and rainy Monday, everybody! (Well, if you live in Northern California, at least.) I've got projects on my mind. So many things to do, so little time. Here's dragon #2...

Numbers 3 and 4 are almost done. And here's the third attempt at working with Sculpey III. I made it for my boyfriend for his birthday. He's a DJ, hence the headphones.

And on a last note, I'm learning how to use a sewing machine. Hooray! It's hopefully going to be a part of my secret project. I'll upload some pics of practice runs once I get something going. That's all for now. Gotta go be productive!

*Bleh*

Happy May everyone! Still stressed. I've been doing so much research on my project that it's been stressing me out. Didn't get much done last week due to that. I've finally joined Deviant Art, though. So for those of you who have a DA account, please watch me! Thanks! Here's the link: http://0-smalls-0.deviantart.com/ . I'm really not in the mood to blog, so I'll leave you with this happy little guy. Hopefully he'll make up for my crappy mood.

Here come the clouds...

I'm very stressed out. Honestly, I'm suffering financial hardships right now and I don't know what to do. The deadline for my secret project might have to be pushed up to ASAP or put on the back burner, the latter being the goal-crushing last option. I'm going to try and make it happen now, but I'm very wary of digging into my savings since I'm already drowning as it is. But like entrepreneurs always reiterate *hint*, you gotta make that leap of faith sooner or later. Everybody just cross your fingers for me...=S


Anywho, here's some eye goodies for today. These two little ladies will be a part of my project.

Drawring...

Lady of the day...

Hmm...

Here she is! Miss Masquerade is finally done. 

Yeah, I know. It took me awhile. But I've been getting side-tracked left and right. And I've been doing a lot of thinking and researching. About what, you ask? Can't say just yet. Hopefully by the beginning of next year, it will all come to fruition. So in the meantime, you'll have to wait on pins and needles. Mwah ha ha ha...=D