Plastic

Today I finally finished my Osaka Popstar Devil Dog custom. It is for a show they are putting together for some time in October. I will post more details once I know them. Working on plastic + vinyl is certainly out of my element. With the other custom (the Sharky) I started out painting it (after primer) only to have the paint peeling, blotchy, bad. I turned to fabric instead. For this custom it has so many details that doing anything with fabric would distort the toy too much. I did a little research (and you folks that make customs all the time are truly amazing!) It is such a funny thing to work on a custom toy, the funny shape, the way if you hold it you almost always slip into fresh paint, just the whole challenge of it.

It was fun though and I hope some one ends up liking it enough to buy it. They are going to be donating their portion of the sales to a animal charity (still being worked out, but very cool)

This fella came with a pitchfork in one hand and a devil’s tail. I replaced the pitchfork for what I hope looks like a handmade protest sign, and the tail with a fuzzy pink pompom. He is all sealed, and drying now before I package him up for shipping.

Snips + Snails

I finally finished all my plush for Super Plush. The show was themed animals + creatures, so it was fun to work with something a little different.

Yesterday the kids and I spent a good bit of time at the local used book shop. I am in love with this book titled The Summer Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown. The amazing colorful illustrations are by Leonard Weisgard. Not only is the book so good to look at, the main character is Muffin a boy dog. Our dog (also a boy) is named Muffin and everyone always thinks he is a girl when they hear his name. Kind of cute to find a book about a dog like him!

from the garden

Finally we have a watermelon! They still never got huge, but I am just glad it is red inside. I also pulled the first potatoes. I need to plant them earlier next year, I kind of stalled on those. So much to learn.

I also gathered about 25 more tomatoes this morning. I started a sauce for dinner tonight using the tomatoes since I already have so many frozen. I only grew 2 tomato plants this year Roma and I think Brandywine, but they sure have produced a lot of tomatoes.

sewing sewing sewing!

Lots of sewing going on over here. Top 3 plush are for Plush You, the middle guy actually has cookies on his head now but my batteries died so you’ll have to use your imagination for now. Below that are those deer again (are you getting sick of seeing so many photos of them? sorry!) These are for Super Plush (info under news). I have more plush for that show as well and will photograph it tomorrow. Lastly is a little guy (fits in the palm of my hand) for the Plush It Yourself show..phew. Lots of use of the word “plush”.

That’s not all…I have two vinyl figures to custom for two other shows, and 2 more plush shows to work on. Not complaining because it is a lot of fun. This week coming up is the last week of summer vacation for my kiddos. Tom and I are making some fun plans to be sure!

Upcoming Show

Super Plush
Sept 25th-Oct 2nd
opening reception Sept 25th 7pm-midnight
Ghetto Gloss
2380 Glendale Blvd.
Silverlake CA 90039
323-912-0008