A birthday present

My friend Ashley's birthday was on the 22nd. Seeing as I'm rather poor, I was trying to think of something fun and creative to make her. Somehow I put together this interesting piece. It's a wooden trinket box, painted with acrylics and decorated with all kinds of random bits I've been collecting and have made in the past, but until now, didn't have a purpose. I'm really excited for how it came out! I almost don't want to give it up. I still have the inside to fix up. I was thinking a fuzzy fur, but we'll see how that goes. Oh, and the glossy top coat to finish.
I was also thinking, depending on the reaction I get from others when I show it off, maybe I'll start selling a few! They were a lot of fun to make and I have tons of tiny doo-dads just lying around. Everyone needs a teeny trinket box!

A day late, but that's ok.

I must admit I give myself more guilt in not finishing something knowing I documented when I planned on finishing said thing. I finished the painting I said I was going to finish.....yesterday. That's pretty damn good for me. Plus I'm almost done with the cupcake painting I mentioned before. I just have to add some background goodness.

So anyways, I was thinking of naming this painting after my friend Ashley because she's all Miss Snowboarder. Not that this character has anything to do with snowboarding, but she is in snow...and that's the first step.

And also, to document another project and give myself grief in not finishing I'm going to be whipping up a big batch of candy necklaces. They seem to be selling well, and with Christmas time approaching at warp speed, it'd probably be best to list some of my favorite items while I can. I don't plan on listing these paintings in my Etsy shop until after the holidays anyways.

Click that to see what the candy necklace looks like -- Candy Necklace