new prints!

I just put up some new prints in my etsy shop! So take a look! I'm thinking of making some birthday themed cards - animals with party hats, presents, etc. I can't really decide what animals to pick. Any ideas? I'm thinking maybe some sort of bear, a hippo, a big cat...some kind of monkey? I'm trying to narrow it down to two animals. I thought my otter and squirrel illustrations would make good cards too. Cupcakes and balloons = party. 

Also, i just discovered this site. Burdastyle.com. Everyone probably already knows about it. They have all kinds of patterns and ideas to sew cool stuff. I was excited to find it because i always want to sew actual useful things, but sometimes i just don't know how to do it. 

I've got a lot of tshirts that i don't wear very often, but i don't want to throw them out. I'm going to try to make a tote bag or two - maybe quilt the designs together. I haven't started yet because i'm afraid i'll just end up ruining my shirts. I must be brave! Also, i should really figure out how to use that darn sewing machine i have. The thought of handsewing a tote bag together is daunting. 

update

No, i haven't dropped off the face of the planet. I thought i'd write about what i've been up to, since (contrary to popular belief), i don't just sit around all day watching tv. SO. First and most importantly: my sticker book is on amazon! Yeah, it was up there before, but now the cover picture is up and the release date has been moved to april! So exciting. You can check it out here. So please buy a few copies to let Dover know that they should hire me to do other books for them. 

I've been trying to work on my sasquatch book. It's amazing how excited about a project you can be, but once you start working on it you lose all interest. The watercolor pictures didn't really work out, so now i'm trying marker. But i'm not sure if that's working out either. I've lost confidence in this idea. I thought i'd be done with this book by now. Oops. I haven't completely given up yet. Still trying. I'm starting to think that i don't really want to do a book, but since my paper dolls are too cartoony (grr), i have to do something else. 

I did some paper dolls for the paper doll guild i'm a member of. They send out a quarterly magazine with different themes and people send in their work. This next theme was classic literature. I wanted to do different style dresses, so i chose different books - Sense and Sensibility, Little Women, and Robin Hood. (i haven't read any of those books, but i've seen the movies! *hangs head in shame*)

A few more things: I entered my Chubbikins in this year's Plush You! show. I'm guessing i won't get in, but i might as well try.  My chubbikins website has been updated - they dance again! I'm thinking about making bigger, more cuddly Chubbikins. No one seems to want to buy the ones i have now, so i don't know whether it would be worth it. Perhaps i'll make one and see what happens. I've been trying to get my taxes together - but since i don't even know what forms to fill out it's been going pretty slowly. I think i want to start volunteering at an animal shelter - it would get me out of the house and i'd get to help animals (with my luck i'd probably have to answer phones - i'd rather clean up animal poo!). I'll probably wait to apply for that because i'll probably be moving in a month. Yikes! That's a scary thought. I can't wait to have a permanent address. 

And there you have it. 

bigfoot is bored

I've started working on a new children's book called Bigfoot in New York. When i started i was really excited. As time goes on i am less and less excited. I guess i was confident about it until i started the color pieces. I'm not sure if i should be doing them in a different medium (but i don't know what that other medium would be, so i'm sticking with watercolor for now). I'm almost done with the second picture, which might be coming out okay but maybe not. We'll see. I just had to post this so you would know i've been doing something. 

wowza

After a flurry of sales on wednesday, i found out i'd been featured on a few blogs! My new cards were featured here, and here. And my little foxes were featured here. All very cool sites, so check them out!

new cards!

I just put up some new cards on my etsy shop, so you bettah check 'em out! I also finally put up my griffin chubbikin. 

new prints

New prints in time for Valentine's day! Check them out in my shop please.

Also, i was excited to find that my sticker book is available for preorder on amazon! There's no product picture up, but still it's exciting. Take a look! 

more chubbikins

I really thought i would be better at updating my blog. Oh well. Here are yet some more new chubbikins that i've added to my etsy shop. Check it out!