This is still a work in progress, but I thought it was about time for an update here in blog-land.
She has lots of outfits, and when she's done she'll be in my etsy store. She's also going with me to Unique LA this year, so if you're in the area you can swing by in December and grab one! I'm also hoping to have another paper doll, maybe a tattooed lady, or a flapper, or a 17th century lady. I was planning on having her done in time for APE but I underestimated how time consuming/technical/hard it is to make a good paper doll, so that was a no go. APE, by the way, was not particularly successful for me this year (but I get the impression that it wasn't too great for anybody exhibiting). I'm putting my hopes in Unique LA, hoping that people get into the X-mas shopping spirit by then!
In other news, it's almost HALLOWEEN, the best holiday ever! I don't know about you all, but I can't ever seem to really get IN to a holiday unless I watch an appropriately themed cartoon first.
Print versions of the Shangri-la paintings have been added to the shop! Later this week I'm planning on adding the remaining ornaments that I made for Unique, and the new buttons, too. Here's your button sneak peak:
Half are the same, but the other half are new. The tattooed lady and the coyote with his cup of tea seem to be the most popular...I know because they were at Unique with me last weekend too.
Okay! It's almost Christmas! I really want you to watch some seasonal entertainment! I'm an American, and I live in Southern California where there is almost no weather, and so I cannot really tell what time of year it is unless the TV is telling me. And that's nothing to be ashamed of, cause as a result I get all warm and fuzzy over YouTube, and that's a pleasant feeling. So here's my top picks, hand selected for your nostalgic viewing pleasure!
It actually doesn't really feel like Christmas if I don't watch this one. Something about watching all the toys march around, and the way the cozy house actually feels cozier than any house I have every been in... I really like this maniacally giggling version of Santa. So jolly!
You know how I feel about Donald. He's my favorite, and there's sooooo many good cartoony moments in this one. I especially like how the snow makes a raspberry sound when it lands on him at 3:32-ish. Yay!
I think they got EVERY Muppet and Sesame Street character into this special. Seriously.
I watch this every single year. My mom taped it off of TV when I was a kid, and until the VHS just plain wouldn't play anymore we watched it. Some of the clay puppets are pretty creepy, like the pigs, for instance. They're weird man/pig things. But the majority of it is pretty magical and Christmassy! I think my favorite bit is the California Raisins singing Rudolph. Yeah.
Of course, you should also watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special, and all the Rankin/Bass stuff you can get your hands on, but I just figured that goes without saying. Happy Holidays guys!
Here is Miss Librarian. I think I've still got some finishing touches to do, but you get the idear.
ALSO, please watch this cartoon. It's almost Halloween, and nothing gets me in the spirit more than watching a nice seasonal cartoon. I particularly like the part when Donald's feet get hexed and go crazy. Oh YouTube, how you enrich our lives...
Last year I didn't get a chance to dress up on Halloween. BOO to that! This year I think I'll just play it safe with a nice low-key kinda costume, like a bearded lady. That way I can wear a preposterous false beard but also have an excuse to get extra prettied up. This was always the conundrum of Halloween costumes for a little girl: be something pretty, which is fun but not very effective, or be something gross/shocking/gooey, which is VERY effective but not at all pretty. I think my all time favorite costume is still the big yellow bird I made a couple years ago. It was fun to be something so friendly looking and pointless. Plus I got a few compliments on my legs. I also thought about being a librarian, but that seems a little obvious, doesn't it?
