ScrawlrBox February

I got my first subscription box! yay! and its an art one with art things in. I have always wanted a subscription box but couldn't really justify Lootcrates price and after seeing a few crate openings there would be a few things that I have no interest in. So when I found out that there are art supply boxes there was very little hesitation lol. Scrawlrbox is a Uk box so no pricey postage and it fits through the letter box so no waiting for the post man.

This is February's box, so hopefully by now there wont be any spoilers for anyone waiting for theirs. I was super happy when I opened the box and saw acrylics. I like painting with acrylics but I don't do it often enough.

Wasn't sure at first what I could paint with the given colours, I initially thought about a tiger but tigers have a lot white on their faces and would probably be too much of a challenge. 

So I went with a lion, bit more yellow then my reference photo but I was trying to stick to the colours I was give as part of the Scrawlrbox challenge. 

Some more acrylic brushes to add my collection as you can never have too many. 

Loved the mechanical pencil, need to buy myself some more refills as I can see me using it a lot more. I didn't actually use the Acrylic marker for this painting, its a chisel tip so too big for my painting. 

Definitely going to keep the subscription going for another month, can't wait till March's Box arrives.

Another Update

Kinda neglected this again haven't I? lol

The begging of November I was in Hong kong for nearly 2 weeks which was super fun and I loved every minute of it, I might make a seperate blog post for photos when I have finally sorted through them lol.

Anyway I have been making some more dragons for my shop the last two weeks, this week hasnt been too productive as I have had a cold :(

First up non-dragons:

Dishonored 2 came out when we landed back in the UK so I made a Rune as I love the game so much! 

Steampunk octopus, Love this little guy, he came out better then I was expecting. He was suppose to have a top hat as well but after I had antiqued the metal it didn't look right.

Dragon D20 couple, the d20s are removable and can be switched with each others.

They are also not stuck together so the can be posed differently. They are available here

And I finally made Novembers Birthstone: Topaz! I really love the colour combination of this one, available here

I have also made Decembers Birthstone as well but that's waiting to be varnished, which I shall do shortly.

An update

Whats been going on since I last posted in here: I got a new type of varnish for my polymer clay models, its a UV resin and it cures in a UV box:

So now that I don't have to wait a week for the varnish on my dragons to dry I can have them made and in the shop much quicker! as the box cures the resin in 10 to 15 mins! 

So this little chap was the first dragon to have the new varnish:

The resin gives a very high gloss shine

I also varnished some new pumpkins with it as well and you can see the comparison here:

old varnish on the left and new on the right.

The new pumpkins are also in the shop with the Poison dragon here

I did also make another octopus but apparently I haven't photograph it yet hmmm...

I am slowly working on Inktober as well, but I'll make another post for that a bit later. 

Fimo Friday

Hehe, these guys are so fun to make and look really cute. So yeah that's what I have been up to this week. Also the Christmas pudding earring studs are back in stock here

More fallout dragons

Made another two Vault-tec dragons, this time one is a female! they are not a couple but the way the tails are it was silly not to photograph them together, unintentional heart lol both in the shop here

Sewing Sunday

I dun some sewing, w00t! 

Yesterday I went to a wedding and I finally made myself an item of clothing to wear, and a wedding is a perfect opportunity to wear a pretty dress:

I have had a pattern from Love Sewing magazine for a year? 2 years? Its called the Ruby dress by Simple Sew. This one here http://www.simplesewpatterns.com/index.php/patterns/the-ruby-dress.html 

I made it longer in the skirt because I don't skirts higher then my knees, I also made the petticoat underneath it as well. The belt was bought from a car boot sale for less then a pound. 

So yeah there is plenty wrong with it, like pokey boob darts and wonky side darts lol I did managed to get all the seams matched/aligned so I'm pleased with that as I usually fail at them.

Yay a dress! that I made! Happy Michelle :) 

Fimo Friday

Moar Dragons:

Little purple gaming dragon.

I made a custom dragon family as a wedding present for some friends. I really love the little dragon babies!

And the heart 

My favourite dragon so far this year and has already sold, Vault-Tec Dragon! with a tiny Pip-boy on its arm. I am currently working on another two one male and one female, they should be in the shop by the weekend.