HAPPY SPS!!!

Hello everyone! And welcome to this Holiday edition of Self-Promotion Sunday! I hope everyone has been having a safe and healthy holiday season! I apologize for my absence, but I have been quite sick myself, falling down, once again, to both a viral and bacterial infection that had put me out of commission for quite some time. This is the second time this has happened, I am hoping it will be the last.

I am hoping to get back into doing Fluttershy Fridays, and I want to start something new on this blog: Movie Mondays. I have been seeing a lot of movies lately and I want to give my opinions of them. So come back tomorrow, I got a few reviews I am going to share with you!

In the meantime, my shop on Etsy is unofficially closed for a few weeks. Why unofficially? Well, because I need to keep it open for conventions to take a look at my work, because otherwise, I won't get into said conventions. Meanwhile, I will be away to see my family, and I do plan to do some cleaning around my office/art studio. It is desperately needed! I haven't done anything in there since I moved into my apartment 2 years ago! I definitely need to go through it, organize it, and make more room for stuff.

However, that doesn't mean I stop work all together. I have been doing some digital work, as well as finalizing some pieces that I will do before it's too cold to sand. There are a few pieces that won't get touched again until warmer weather starts to come, but I can show you those on Wednesday. But today is for COMPLETED work, so let me show you what I have completed!

First up, in terms of figurines, check out the latest pieces, the Gift Givers of the Grove, who are available on my Etsy shop:

I am also putting up my Bowsette's on the shop, after I came up with a cool idea for some custom stands, which you can see right here:

I am also slowly adding more stuff onto my Redbubble shop, such as my Christmas Bear and my ode to the Queen movie, with one of my favorite quotes!

Check out some of the cute designs I have been working on:

Also, make sure you check out my Deviant Art page, which I have FINALLY been adding to! I need to do that more often.

Once again, come back tomorrow for my Movie Monday reviews! I'm going to have at least 3 reviews for tomorrow.

Happy SPS!

Whew! It's been a bit of a hectic time! For those of you who work in schools, you know that especially for the young ones, now is the time when the winter concert starts getting put together, which causes all kinds of chaos. That's basically what I have been dealing with since the beginning of December, although it feels like longer. However, I am still finding time to get my current projects completed hopefully before the new year (or almost done). I want to take a little time for a break before I get into con season, and let myself rest, as well as clean up the space that is where I keep my supplies.

Don't forget about my sales guys! Check out the Etsy store and make sure you use the coupon code before it expires!

But, I do not wish to disappoint those of you who enjoy seeing my latest creations, so let's check them out!!! First up, I am adding a few new styles for my Last Unicorn designs, including some MINI designs, so check them out:

Next up, a new Luna, who is epic!:

Then we have THIS sparkly Rarity! I have been DYING to do a Butterfly Wings Rarity for some time, and while she is quite different, she is no less fabulous!

Then, I have been working on the reindeer from the newest holiday episode, and I finished Alice first, so check her out:

Keep an eye out for more, and also check out Wednesday, I am going to try and start going back to a Work In Progress Wednesday report!

Happy SPS!!!

Hello everyone! Sorry this is a later post. I am finally getting a chance to post some work. I am going to try and go back to doing a WIPW post, cause it's a lot to try and get everything up in one post.

So! Let's first remember to SHOP SMALL this holiday season! You guys are the reason I stray in business! Make sure you go check out my Etsy Shop Here and use the coupon code CYBERSALE to get 15% off your total order! This is going until December 16th people, and my store will be on a short break from December 20th until January 1st. 

Now, let's take a look at the new pieces!!! They should be up on my Etsy store before Wednesday!

First up, I have FINALLY finished my Mistmane pony, with her head still mobile!

Also, I have been working on a fun little project, to add to my Last Unicorn sizes. I have made mini ones! Check them out:

I have finally finished the last two Holiday Bears that I have on me at the time, and I also updated the current ones!:

Lastly, here's Sombra finally!

I am trying to finish up a few more projects before I shut down sculpting for a little while, so I can thoroughly clean out my studio! It needs it, as I don't think I have done a thorough cleaning in there since I moved into my apartment!!!

Lions and Ponies and Bears, OH MY! (HAPPY SPS!!!)

Welcome to the Sunday before Black Friday!!!! Which means HAPPY SELF-PROMOTION SUNDAY! As always, make sure you shop small on Small Business Saturday this upcoming weekend. We small business artists do appreciate all of the business you give us, even when we can't always get a chance to express is. To that end, I am going to have a Cyber Sale on my Etsy Store from Black Friday until the week before Christmas. From November 23rd until December December 16th, use the coupon code CYBERSALE to get 15% off your total order when you shop at my store! And make sure you check out the Mystery Print deal doing on!

As we get into the colder weather, my sculpting will be going down. I do not have a lot of places to sand, and I do not wish to sit outside on my cold balcony to use my power tool. Plus, my graduate class is coming to a close, and I need to prepare for the upcoming testing. So, I am sort of doing my best to furiously finish any sanding I might still have and putting any larger projects, like my Aurora Soldier on hold until the warmer weather arrives. To that end, let's show off the work in progress pieces first:

First up, I am working on a G4 Last Unicorn. My Last Unicorn dolls seem to be pretty popular, so I will continue to make these:

Next, I am working on a Kirin Queen from MLP. As we all know, the kirins made an appearance in the recent season. I am going to be starting an Autumn Blaze real soon, once the sculpting finishes on the queen. Thankfully, these two will not require much by way of sanding so I am not concerned about making them:

I'm slowly working on the Reindeer from the latest MLP holiday special. Again, these guys don't need much by way of sanding, so I am not concerned about much. And Rarity is coming along too, she just needs some spraying:

Lastly, I have a Mistmane that still needs some sanding. She is going to be more intense sanding, so she will take a bit:

Now, onto the latest pieces that are up for grabs:

First up, my holiday and seasonal Bears! I am going to be making more of these over time, but these are the ones that I have started with. I have a mini Christmas and St. Patrick's Day in the works. They got a good reception at NaugyCon last weekend, so we will see how things go with them:

Next up, a sweet little Deerling made from an old Bambi toy:

Also, I have up my Bowsette dolls on Etsy page and my Pink Lion will go up later this evening:

I am also working on a few custom pieces for a pony swap:

Happy SPS!

Happy SPS y'all! I'm finally back in the swing of things, just in time for the weather to get cold and the amount of work I do to cut down. I'll probably be starting to do more digital work as I finish up the stuff I got going on right now, and not doing too many more figurines for the winter. Because I sand down a lot, I have to go outside on my balcony to use my Dremel tool, but with the cold weather coming, I really don't feel like having my fingers freeze off! If something doesn't require sculpting, I will probably make it, but likely I will cut down for the winter.

Anyway, with that in mind, let's run down the list! First off, last con of the season will be next weekend, NaugyCon. If you happen to be in CT and anywhere near Naugatuck, CT, come check it out. It's a one-day con, so come support us! Here's the link: NaugyCon 2018

Also, I am currently confirmed for Hudson Valley ComiCon already for next season, and I am waiting to hear on CT Gamer Con. 


Now, let's get down to brass tax:

First, I got a mystery print deal going on over on Etsy! Need some stuff for the holidays? Get it done with one click of the keyboard! Check it out!: Print Deal!

I have been getting into some Care Bear stuff based on the kawaii bears I have been doing lately. You can check those out here. But here's the first bear done, my Sugar Skull Bear:

In the works are my three Halloween bears, and the Thanksgiving bear. Plus, I got some mini Bears working on as well:

Next up, my Bowsettes are looking FINE! I will have at least one of these girls at NaugyCon with me. I am loving how they look, I might have to do some of the other girls that came from this whole fan art thing like Chompette and Boosette:

There's a pink lion in the works from Steven Universe. I have sort of been wanting to do this one for a while, so I can kill off some pink minky fabric I got sitting around. So far, it's looking pretty good:

I've also been doing some more Pokemon. Currently got this little Deerling going on. It was originally supposed to be used for one of the deer from the current holiday MLP episode, but this one bait came with the other two and this one couldn't move, so I decided to do something else. And I think the Deerling with a little Butterfree on the tail will precious!:

Speaking of ponies, we got lots going on there! I just finished this very basic Sombra. Now yes, I know the hair is not quite what he normally has, but I had this Shining Armor bait, and I couldn't figure out what to do with it, so I made like angsty teen Sombra. Very broody:

I've got his counterpart, a Radiant Hope from the comics, as a commission, in the works as well:

I'm also working on a younger Mistmane, one of the Pillars of Equestria (I've done Sonambula before):

There's also either a Luna or Celestia going to happen from this bait, but I'm not sure which yet. I personally am more of a Luna girl, but we will see. Plus, going to make some more Last Unicorn ponies as well:

A Rarity with butterfly type wings has been started (using some wings from the seapony toys):

Lastly, still working on this Aurora Knight doll. Yes, I know, she's been just sort of dragging on, but I REALLY want to get her finished and make her look epic. I'm actually quite proud of how she is turning out so far:

Happy Fluttershy Friday! (#106 and 107)

Wow! What a week! I am finally getting back into the swing of doing customs, after basically being down for the count for quite some time. But, all that will come on Sunday, for Self-Promotion Sunday. In the meantime, we are here for some FLUTTERSHY!

Well, since we have hit the 100 mark, the question becomes what the next milestone should be. Maybe 200, but that's just wishful thinking, so to speak. In the meantime, let me show you the new girls!


#106: McDonald's Cutie Mark Crew Fluttershy

So, while I am not COMPLETELY on board with this sort of chibi design, I had to grab this girl. I mean, it's McDonald's, and it's still kinda cute. I may use this for an base for some inspiration.

#107: Equestria Girls

Ok, this is one that I was searching for for a while and I LOVE HER! I had to order her from the UK because she's not available yet in the US. I sort of feel like the US gets the short end of the deal sometimes with some of the merch.

In the box

Out of box!

Bonus: PEZ!

My birthday was not too long ago, and as a belated gift, a good friend of mine got me a Fluttershy Pez Dispenser. I have not had Pez in AGES! This is awesome!

Bonus creepiness:

I was at Five Below today (which I should NEVER go in by myself btw, as an art teacher), and I found this (the stuff of NIGHTMARES!):