This Week So Far...

 This week so far I've mainly been working hard to get all orders done for the week as we're going away today. It'll be nice with a mini holiday in West Wales for sure. I really really need it now that my belly seems to have reached a massive proportion. It is heaaaaavyyyy!

 As usual it is a mix of things in on the order list, but it keeps me entertained and it's nice not to do the same thing over and over again (which I guess I do anyway...).

 Been trying out some different packaging ideas for MobiLOVE as well. And I think this one is the winner so far. It will obviously be in colour, but my printer toner has run out so I need to sort that out. I want to make a backing sheet as well, but I haven't figured that part out yet. Maybe next week :)

 There is a few new patterns in the making. I was drawing like mad the other day and came up with quite a few ideas. We'll see how they come out when they're finished.

 The Lotus flower study is coming along well too. I enjoyed drawing the lotus leaves and think they will look very pretty once coloured in and put into a pattern. This will probably be the most elaborate pattern I've made so far. It will be a challenge but I am looking forward to it. Just hope I won't mess it up along the way with my zero experience in making patterns hehe.

 This has been a long time coming. I have finally started building a website for myself as an artist and designer. I've wanted it for many years but it is so expensive to hire web-designers these days and personally I know nothing about web. But I found this page called Squarespace.com which is absolutely brilliant for someone like me. It costs about $8.00 /month which is a great price. And they let you build your website and customize it for FREE!

So you can try it all out before you pay and design your whole website to see what it would look like. If you like it, you pay and VOILA! You got your own website. And it is absolutely user friendly, anyone can use it. It gets five gold starts from me!!! I am not finished with it yet and it's not live but I hope to be within the next few weeks and would love your opinion on it once it is finished. It is so hard to write about yourself and try to promote what you do. But I think I'm getting there!

Anyway! I will see you on Monday when I get back from Wales. Hope all of you have a great week and weekend! xxx

Datchis here, Datchis there, Datchis EVERYWHERE!

Good Morning peoples! I've spent the past two days making these little sweeties. I spend a whole day designing them and probably a whole day photographing them. I wanted something a little bit different from Tomodachi Islands normal Yeties so I decided to make a Yeti/Owling hybrid. So these are the Datchis!

 I started out with some rough drawings as I always do when it comes to designing new phone sleeves. They more or less always come out very differently from the drawings but it is good to know what you're doing before you set out cutting and sewing.

Once that is done I draw up the patterns I'm going to need. I keep a little box in my crafting cupboard with loads of paper cuttings of old and new patterns. You never know when you might need to use them again.

 Needles and thread....

And some fabric paint and we're all good to put these little cuties together... And here's how they came out:

 The Pink DATCHIS!

 Pink Fluffy Datchi with a present (present does not come with the sleeve ;))

 I love her so much! Those Colours go so well together!

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 Hard Case Pink DATCHI! Yes yes oh yes, Tomodachi Island has now got it's first hard case! Woop woop for that! And she is just as cute as the fluffy Datchi!

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 And then we've got the Grey DATCHIS!!!

 Here's the fluffy grey Datchi in all her glory. I looooove the fur. So soft and fluffy!

And she's got a pressie toooo! (not included in the purchase)

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 Hard Case Grey DATCHI! And yes, Tomodachi Island has got its SECOND hard case! Omg!

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 And here's a little snap shot of them all together.

And a little photo from yesterdays photo shoot. I an hurting today. It is not easy to crawl around on the floor trying to take nice pictures when you got a massive preggie belly in the way lol. But I think they came out alright in the end and also, the lounge has to the best natural light in the house. So it was worth it :D

Moln Tuss...

Been wanting to share this little thing with you for a while now. The reason to why I haven't been able to is because it was for my mothers birthday on the 1st of November. I came up with it as I was sketching whilst Skyping with my mum. And knew straight away that it was the right thing for her birthday. I call it Moln Tuss which is Swedish for something like cloud fluff or something similar. I dono, but they live in our skies anyway and they are what clouds are made from, packs of Moln Tussar. Huge packs!

The Albino Blip Bunny...

"This is the Albino Blip Bunny. It lives deep under the snow in the arctics and is very rarely seen. The only way to know that it is there is by listening for its blip sounding warning calls. It is said that the Albino Blip Bunny posses magical powers, but nobody knows what these magical powers might be. It might be up to you to find out?!"

You can find this cutie in my Etsy shop as always! <3

Easter Buggle tiiiiime...

FINALLY! Yes that just took forever and a day. I have had them sitting here half done for about a week now. One thing has gotten in the way after the other. But they are finally done! The Easter Buggle can be found in the Etsy shop as usual. There is only four of these little sweeties though, so grab one qucik!

Also, yesterday was a crazy day. Tomo was featured on Etsy's FaceBook page! It brought sooo much traffic to my shop that I still feel a bit overwhelmed to be honest. I still can't believe that Tomo got featured by Etsy. I sure makes everything worth while and makes you feel I little bit special. I am so happy! Thank you Etsy!

Easter Buggles....

Anyone up for some Easter Buggles? Well on Tuesday I will have some of these ready to go up in the shop in time for Easter! Who wouldn't want an Easter Buggle in their Easter egg? I know I would love to get one anyway! More to come tomorrow!

BUGGLES FOR EVERYONE!

I have finally found the time to finish these Buggles off! There is still more to come but I have to make them a little bit at a time. I am truly sorry about the lack of updates lately and I hope that you don't give up on me. There has been allot going on around here and I am trying to settle in to working two jobs and to do Tomo at the same time. I have been sitting on my bum for the past three years, working in front of the computer or by my craft table so it is killing me to be on my feet all day now. I feel great though and it has given me soooo much for energy and I feel happy in general. I forgot to tell you, but I got the job at the Pet shop as well! Who would have thought?! So now I don't have to worry about my rent and bills any more cause my new jobs will pay for that. And what does this mean for Tomo?! Well let's just say that there will be a BUNCH of new phone sleeves coming in not to long. I have found an AMAZING fabric shop in America that sells gorgeous fabrics in tuns of different colours. I am just saving up at the moment so that I can order a big batch with different material. Oh I can't wait!

Enough about that. Here are the BUGGLES anyway. There is only a limited amount so go get yours before they run out! There is only ONE Pink Buggle and FOUR Brown Buggles. And when they're gone they are gone!

It feels great to be back!

Custom Bumble...

Every now and then I get custom orders. Most of the time it is sleeves that customers want to have customized but this time someone wanted a Bumble Yeti looking like Flyn! I am always happy to take on custom orders. It always break things up a little and it is fun and refreshing to do things that look different from the norm. Over all I am really happy with the Flyn Bumble and I think his new owner will be super happy too!

The Love Bug Yeti...

Here is the LOVE BUG YETI! I think it is theeeee single cutest thing I have ever made. I think I will keep one for myself actually lol!

You just have to get one for Valentines day or give one or whatever, it is just to cute not to be given as a Valentines days gift.

I think I might make one in pink as well. What do you think?

You can find the Love Bug Yeti in my Etsy shop as always!

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