Double Sided Cat Coin Purse Tutorial (with image)

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I have put the tutorial on Cut Out and Keep

View it HERE

Manx

These stickers were very hard on my printer because of the different colors I used for them. A digital tea-stain over a pink hue practically eliminated the outline during the printing process. I just drew the outline on myself.

I have a thing for awkward body types in animals. Have you heard of Munchkin or Manx cats? 

Manx

Munchkin

Pinback Buttons

Pinback buttons. www.shaylafish.etsy.com

Gosh guys...I really haven't been blogging as much as I'd like to....and I miss everyone.

I have been super Super SUPERRRRRRRRR busy...no time to do the things I want to do. 

I recently started on a new belt. I love studded belts but I'd rather make my own with different designs. This one I am using a kitsch fabric with purple pyramid studs. It is a hard, long, annoying, and painful process;but when the belt is finished and I wear it out in public, everyone asks me where I bought it. I have the joy of telling them that I made it myself! :)

Etsy Favorites

Some lovely crafty inspiration for my fellow bloggers.

Baby Monster Plush (twistyfishies)

Resin Moss Ring (sisicata)

Hand Drawn Moleskine Sketchbook (dannybrito)

Glass Anemone Pendant (glasspeace)

Original Acrylic Painting (FairRosamund)

1940s Toy Teacups (OldTymeNotions)


The Amazing Tattooed Girl Paper Doll (mabgraves)

You Can Never Have Too Many Brooches

Handmade Brooch

I love collecting brooches...but making my own is a whole other story. This brooch is made from wood with one of my drawings transferred to it surrounded by lace. I have grown very fond of this and decided to put one up on Etsy for someone else to adore.

Hope everyone is having a lovely summer! The heat here is exhausting me!

Dinosaur Planter Tutorial

Image from Plaid Pigeon's Facebook Page

Have you seen these quirky planters on Etsy yet? The ones above were created by Plaid Pigeon (shop inactive now).

Well it just so happens that they are very easy,FUN, and inexpensive to make!

What you will need:

-Exacto Knife

-Plastic Dinosaur (You can find these at Walmart and Toys R Us)

-Sewing Needle

Step One

The plastic dinosaur. I bought this one from Walmart for one dollar.

  Not necessary but: I didn't like the color it originally came in, which was a sort of distressed bluish/purple. I painted this dino red (for some complimentary color action) with acrylics and sprayed a clear finish over it. 

Step Two

Take your Exacto Knife and cut a hole in the back of the dinosaur...just like carving a pumpkin...except this is plastic....and a tad bit harder.

Step Three

 Thankfully the dinosaurs are hollow inside so really all the hard work is over with. I made the hole in my little guy approximately 4-5 inches wide (don't worry about the edges around the hole because your plant should cover it up). You can now put soil and your plant inside.

Step Four

After I placed the soil and plant inside I took a sewing needle (with much applied force) to make holes in the bottom which will expel some water. Make sure the hole is deep enough.

FIN!

This is what yours should look similar to in the end. EPIC!!!!

Summer Lovin

Sticker Packing

Imaginary

SUNDAY SKETCHES!!!!

Rabbits

There is nothing I love more than rabbits. I created these stickers from a drawing I made using a baby rabbit stock image to look off of. I then altered the color in photoshop for a more "vintage" feel and then added blush...because...it just adds to the cuteness!!!

You can visit these little guys here.

Illustrated Plush Stickers

I think I may have blogged about this drawing before. Hmmm...anyways....

These are my new stickers!!! (I am going sort of sticker crazy lately)

These little stuffed animals are adorable! I am selling them as a set of five for $3.00. 

You can view them here.

XOXO

Queen of Rabbits

Yeah, I really like to think of myself as the queen of rabbits. :)

Of course, she is also a sticker HERE.

"The Lovelies" sticker pack

Introducing "The Lovelies"

The Lovelies are a group of four girls who are a bit conniving but by all means fashionable. These illustrated stickers are approximately 2.5 inches in width, the length differs with each sticker due to their hairstyles. Complete with a "matte" finish these stickers would be perfect for anyone interested in illustration, fashion, scrap booking, and more!

View them here


Bad news, my son has destroyed my laptop. Along with the missing keys it now has lines going through the screen and I need to get a new computer for school before next Fall. Saving all of my Etsy sales in hopes that I can achieve my goal.

Etsy Favorites

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So lovely...wish I could own all of these items. :)

1. Vintage lunch box tin by Miyako

2. Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly art display

3. "These Dreams Are Blossoming" print

4. "The White Rabbit" original cameo necklace

5. Deep tea stained lace dress

6. Cat portrait on thrifted wood frame

7. Sakura and chrysanthemum fabric purse

8. Victorian altered bottle

9. Japanese kachi kachi yama fabric

10. Asian ceramic bunnies

11. 1968 Japanese elephant bank

12. Fish vintage cameo

13. 1940s Fantasia mushrooms salt and pepper shakers

14. Vintage style rabbit frame ring

15. "Red Apples" print

16. Peter pan collar wool coat

17. Ceramic piggy bank from Japan

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

I am still in an art rut and it is driving me insane;I have been taking my mind off of it by doing spontaneous activities/saying YES to (almost) everything...just like in the movie Yes Man! I am stoked that EatSleepDraw actually published another one of my pieces. It feels great to run into your own artwork at random on different websites...it is happening a lot lately and I cannot explain how much I enjoy it.

I uploaded some prints to my insanely inactive (but active now) Etsy shop today, just to try it out...

Basically, that is all I have for this week...being bombarded with homework actually kind of sucks but I have to deal with it to keep my GPA owning! (I would much rather be creating things though... )