Little Monsters come over for the weekend



Bailey's monster next to mine.



My step-son Bailey came over today for the weekend and I thought we should do something fun together. Our project was to create our own little monsters in the style of Ugly Dolls. Then I'll sew them together and stuff them. He's pretty excited that he's going to be able to hug his own creation. He even insists that his monster is a baby - complete with belly button.



Something to be proud of!


I wrote his name on it for him and while he's at home this week I'm planning on embroidering it (or at least trying to) as a surprise. We'll see how that goes. He's getting better with his art work and actually trying. He just turned five in late February. At first I thought maybe he just wasn't that into art but I'm starting to think he just hasn't had a lot of practice considering how much fun he just had.

As for the Munny he's still patiently waiting for me to get supplies to finish him, but I did reattach his head.
                


My patient icecream munny and his glow in the dark friend.

           

Day one of icecream munny

I don't have even close to all the supplies I need to finish. I haven't had a chance to make it to hobby lobby yet but I have a feeling it's going to take a lot to not go crazy as soon as I do. I need a spray clear coat so the sprinkles don't fall off along with some touch ups and paint and felt and pom-poms etc... It's becoming really exciting to me!

The bunny was just a little impulsive scupt from playdoh and isn't nearly finished. I'm going to have to get some real polymer clay since the playdoh has started to crack as it dried over night. I'm thinking about some little eyes like stuffed animals that you can just stick in might be cute.

Man it feels good to make stuff again.

I'll post more tomorrow as I do more work. My fiance's kids are coming over for the weekend and I might not get a lot done with them running around.

Trying To Rediscover Myself...

I'm trying to rediscover myself creatively. I always considered myself an artist since I was really small, but I never really found my medium or style. For years I've been blocked. Then I had my baby. My life has completely changed- it's like I've been reborn.

The ideas have just started flowing- bouncing around in my mind begging to be made. So I'm starting a blog to chart my progress and to keep myself going. Maybe somewhere along the line I can help inspire others to keep going while they inspire me as well.

Earlier I looked at all different kinds of art on the internet for hours. After that I felt I was going to burst if I didn't create something. I had purchased a blank Munny doll a few weeks ago during a sale at kidrobot.com and I've been throwing around ideas ever since. I started my first idea tonight.