Dumplin love

Dumplins are going in my Etsy shop like hot cakes and I couldn't be happier! I try to express my excitement for my Lil Dumplins finding new homes to Lou, but he just can't grasp the awesomeness of it all. Typical boy. I just finished two custom dumplins for a customer and I also sold another to a repeat customer today which is so wonderful!
I'm just really happy that other people can appreciate these little ones as much as I do. They're so much fun to personalize and the color combinations are endless.
I also made a final decision on packaging for the Dumplins. I was originally packing them in little white boxes and tying them with bows, but when I went to the store to buy more I saw these really cute mini chinese food boxes. And when I fill it with crinkle paper it looks adorable! The box looks a lot bigger in this picture than it actually seems in person.
I'll be listing most of the Dumplins in the first picture for sale tonight. The smiling aqua cupcake and red mushroom are already reserved!

Painty painty..

I finally managed to gather enough energy to start a painting! What's crazy is the sketch started on an 8x5in sized paper and I used the ol' grid technique to enlarge it to 11x9in. Fun times. But it's 12:30 at night and my eyes are shriveling up and trying to pop out of my head. That's what I get for wearing my contacts for days at a time. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to finish it and load a nice picture of the finished result.
One thing I failed to take into consideration is just how old my acrylics really are. I haven't really used them since my art classes at rowan two or so years ago. That's really bad, I know. Most of them are squeezing out of the tubes lumpy and separated. I'll have to buy some more tomorrow and see what I can salvage out of what I have now. One day I'll try oils, but I'm really a fan of acrylics. I hear that people love oils because they don't dry fast, so you can play around with the paint getting it just the way you like it. While that sounds all good and great, I actually like that acrylics dry so fast. I'm a fan of layering. Also, what's the deal with turpentine? Sounds messy and flammable. I like that my paint can come off with a bit of soap and water. Nice and simple. I don't have time for crazy.