Bits and bobs...

Today I have allot to do. All my orders need to be finished off and shipped! Yesterday I worked on the new product I was talking about. It didn't turn out the way I wanted it too and so I have decided not to do it at all. It is very expensive and I quite simply don't think that people would pay enough for it to make it profitable so I have scrapped it. However I have tuns of other ideas lined up and will have something new for you soon.

I have also researched and tried new ways for the phone cases closure and I have found it. I have found the elastics a bit tricky as it sometimes get stuck in the fur. I think I have solved this problem now and am going to change the cases over to the new closure slowly. I need to sell out of the ones I got first but after that there will be an updated version.

Also, I never told you about the little cat up there. It is a little plushie that I have been planning on putting up. I am still developing it and I need one more prototype before it becomes available in the shop. It would be nice to know what you think about it though? Any pointers and/or ideas?

Oh! And don't forget to get your Love Bug Yetis in time for Valentines day! A few of them are leaving me today!

The Fox...

Finished the little fox this morning. It is a completely new take on my art. Very simplified, but I love to work this way. It is funny how important little details such as texturing and little highlight become when you work with minimalistic drawings/paintings. You want to leave it simple but still interesting. I think the texture of this one made it pop, and a will definitely work with texture more in the future. Hope you like it!

A Good Day...

 Good Morning world! Today is a good day! I have been feeling a bit down lately, mainly because I am an expert in stressing myself out over things that I shouldn't stress about. As you know I have been extremely busy during November and December. I worked really hard to keep my customers happy. Now many orders have been delayed by the postal system and there is nothing I can do about it. But I have had a few angry emails and I have let them get to me in a way that I shouldn't. I take set backs really hard though and I blame myself and let it take over. I need to learn to handle these things as it will happen again. Anyway, yesterday I had a good cry and a chat with my boyfriend who always pick me up when I am down. I have decided to stop taking things personally and work harder on being as happy and cheerful as I can be. So after a good night sleep I feel a million dollars again!

I had a couple of sleepless nights before last night and got some art done anyway. I am trying to explore different art styles to update my commercial portfolio. I've wanted to be part of an Art Agency for a while now, but since I have mainly focused on digital painting I think it might be a bit to complicated and not what companies look for when they look for a Graphic Designer. By joining my tattoo design knowledge with my digital art and creating something that I have never done before, I think I've come up with a pretty cool style. We'll see what happens, but I will definitely keep working on it. I think they would be nice art prints as well.

Also, I was given my first KidRobot DIY Vinyl Toy for Christmas! A 7" FOOMI! Best Christmas present EVA! Lol! I have started to sculpt his face as you can see, but there is still a few things I need, to be able to complete him. I was just so eager to start on him that it was the first thing I did when we came home after Christmas. Can't wait to finish him!

Today if time allows I will start Tomo's newest product as well. I can't say what it is just yet, since I don't know exactly what it will look like. However I will keep you up to date on the progress!

Oh and also I have updated my work area with a new bookcase and a whiteboard to help me being more organized! Do you like it? I love it!

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!

Tattoo Inspired Necklaces...

Here are the Jewellery from Sugar Skull Candy. This is all we got at the moment but there is some exciting things on their way and something new for me to explore other than acrylic necklaces. I thought it was time to try something new within the jewellery making genre and I hope that you guys will like the new items too. You can fin these items either in the bar to your left or you can head on over to the Sugar Skull Candy Etsy shop!

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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Sugar Skull Candy...

For the ones of you that havent been introduced to Sugar Skull Candy yet. This is my third creative business where I embrace my old profession but has customized it to suit me and my lifestyle. I always thought I was good at designing tattoos. But as some of you read in my little life story that I wrote a while back, I used to be a tattooist and that was what my life was all about back then. I thought I'd give it a go again but create jewellery out of my designs instead. There is so many people out there that just love tattoos but doesn't necessarily want them for life. So I have created jewellery that are fairly large and that will decorate your chest just like any tattoo chest piece. I think they came out great and I can't stop wearing them myself. They actually look so nice that I sometimes wish that I didn't have my chest piece cause it ruins them LOL! But what can you do, it is there for life and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Anyway go and check out SSC's other Jewellery and see if there is anything you might like. It would be great to hear what you have to say about the jewellery as well.

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