Tuesday, September 13, 2011

some work & some fun

...actually, it's all fun. Who am I kidding?

While finishing up another batch of Ice Cream Sundae Kittehs, it occurred to me that trying to randomly paint sprinkles on something is practically impossible when you're a perfectionist. It's maddening trying to make the sprinkles look perfectly spaced out in such a perfectly random way in the perfect assortment of totally random colors. Oh well....I'll get over it!
All of these sundae kitties (minus 1) are going to ShanaLogic. I have a few other figurines available there too, if you haven't heard by now! I'm also working on some pink raccoons (there's a few blue ones available in the shop for now!), and a whole bunch of foxes in two different sizes.

In the tiny smidge of spare time I find, I've been working on painting a pair of shoes. I plan on wearing them to the boy's sister's wedding in October. I don't have a lot of time to finish, but this one side only took me a day and a half. I still have one whole shoe and the other side to go. And if you're wondering, as much as I'm loving how these are coming out, I don't have any plans to sell painted shoes in the future. Too much testing and annoyance involved, I think. Since I'm only making this pair for myself, I don't have to stress how well the art will hold up from wear & tear. I wouldn't want to sell a less than perfect product, and I'm way too lazy to do the research. EDIT: Ok, I changed my mind...I'm currently testing out some materials!  Contact me through my Etsy shop for more deets.

10 comments:

KCPavon said...

Those shoes are EPIC.

magicbeanbuyer said...

Thanks!!

Sunbasilgarden said...

Super cool shoes! And adorable MB goodies. Have fun in those babies.

magicbeanbuyer said...

thanks! sadly..they're not as comfy as they are cute. I'll tough it out though!

Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Country said...

Jamie, you MUST sell those shoes! They are amazing!

Love the kittehs with the cherry and the sprinkles. How cute. But those shoes....

magicbeanbuyer said...

haha...I have to do some field research first... i.e. strutting around the neighborhood

Kelly said...

Make me some shoes. ;) Converse! That would be epic!

magicbeanbuyer said...

Acrylicana makes awesome painted converse shoes. You should check her out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/acrylicana

Vikki | Cuteek.com said...

Oh wow those shoes! They make me want to kick off the Adidas Originals and reach for heels! So fun and cute.

magicbeanbuyer said...

hehe...I wish I had more places to wear fun heels. I'm usually a flip-flops only girl.