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Listed another original painting! (Two actually...)

"Sugar and Spice" and "Not Very Nice" are now for sale at my Etsy Shop.

Batcat is a moody beast. He can be both sweet and sour. I think I just wanted to have an excuse to paint night animals! This can serve as my Owl contribution to Etsy, as it seems that every hipster person on earth likes owls for some reason. *snark* Ok, I can't point fingers. I like bats just like every other gothy-girl out there. I think I just burned myself.

I feel a bit of that "OHNO...CAN'TSELLMYARTWORK!!" creeping back in. These two paintings are really cute in real life, and mid way through taking photos so I could list them I changed my mind. Then I changed it back last night. Haha.

So there. They are out there. I can't really take it back now. *cries*

I have a blog?

Five times this week I went "I am gonna post some crap today." But then I realized that this week my life is dull and it would make the world a duller place to pollute it with more dullness.

But I got over it.

I made a Stuffy Skeleton this week!

He is a cute one. His squashy face makes me like him.

With all the craziness about the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) in the States taking effect soon, and what it will mean for anyone who makes kids toys or products it seemed like a good time to get him out there before he is horribly illegal. Even though I don't specifically make kids items, things like this stuffed skeleton could be making his last appearance in my shop because he is perceived as a kids toy. Unless something changes, most people who make kids stuff won't be able to pay for the new testing they will be required to have.

The rest of the word can still snorgle him, but I sell most of my toys to Americans. So it won't really be worth my while to make them. aww. :-( There is a possibililty he could be considered an "art doll" but that will need more researching before I can be sure. The issue is a hot topic on Etsy and all over the place. The US crafty community is seriously kicking butt fighting this. Props to you.

*EDIT * Pretty much right after I posted this the deadline that you would have to start testing some kids products was suspended for one year! Way to make waves! :-)

So, I also listed two original artworks this week!

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So proud of me. Ok, it wasn't actually difficult. Ha.

Oh and I just have to post this last little pic from last weekend. It makes me laugh whenever I look at it...

Hahaha. We are such idiots.

Before going out to the clubs we were playing on our webcams for way longer than we should have been. (Three computers, one studio? Dork party!) It deteriorated into gang signs and photobooth special effects. So fun. Look how cool we think we are.

Now off to make pad thai and try not to make a fool of myself on the internet. ;-)

Power problems...

Thursday, I had a power outage and it was cold and totally sucky.

But it could have been worse, I was only without power overnight. And even though it was super cold outside, it never got to the the "see your breath indoors" stage many other unfortunate Torontonians had to live though. Thank god for cell phones! I have never been so happy to have one.

Once the power came back on, we went to a friends house for a home cooked dinner. We arrived to see that THEIR power had jut went out in a totally unrelated power outage!! Like, what are the odds? The dinner was awesome anyway. Maybe we appreciated it more because of their hardship.

Then had a family dinner, didn't get any work done and let the house descend into utter squalor. Its was a pretty shameful waste of a weekend. A lot of eating and sitting on my rear.

But at least I have this....

A tiny little vampire girl painting! Its in the shop...

Phew. I can totally pretend I accomplished finishing this painting on the weekend. In reality I just varnished it, then let it sit there...

The blog makeover I previously mentioned is in progress, I am working on new graphics and its coming! I am going to try and choose another original painting from my collection to list this week too. You know, my regular Monday power positive outlook... haha

*UPDATE* I know the blog is a mismatched mess right now. I keep changing my mind after I make the new graphics! Grumble...

Another Original for sale.

Look! I am following though with my resolution to sell more original artwork!

Remember this?

Now its for sale in my shop. *EDIT* Its now sold! :-)

I think its splattered edge is nice, but it might be a challenge to mat it. But that is what framers do right? (Not like I ever take anything to the framers.) I should just break down and buy a mat cutter. Yes.

So the Batcat project I sneak peeked yesterday is complete, BUT I am missing a crucial component to the photo shoot. ARG! Must wait another day, since I am hermiting due to crazy Canadian cold temperatures. *types with mitten on* I am a baby when it comes to cold. My friends make fun of me mercilessly.

Finally, the next thing I am working on is redoing this blog. I get so bored of it so fast. So new banner and colour scheme coming soon. Yay! Even my blog makes me cold, so I have to change it. heh heh....

Original Painting for sale!

Ok, so here we go.

My first original artwork for sale in 2009.

Halloween Ball is for sale in my Etsy shop!

Ok, I cheated a bit. It was pretty easy to sell this painting because it scanned so well that I feel its a really accurate representation of the original artwork. I hardly did any digital work to make it salable as a print. So I know it will look good in someones collection.

Plus its on watercolour paper with no varnish or anything, so its more fragile than many of my other artworks, so it has to fine a home before it gets wrecked (in my mess of a studio!)

Phew. That wasn't so hard. I got a ton of feedback from sweet people urging me to list originals, and that really helped me get going. Thanks everyone!!

More to come soon...