Elizardc

I apologise for the terrible title. I couldn't help myself.

So after much debate, I've decided to leave my puppet making kit (yes! It's evolved to a kit now!) in my flat in England while I go back home to the Philippines for the holidays.

I thought that was a good idea. But then I started having these urges to make puppets. I haven't even left England yet - just heading to the airport tomorrow and I feel like making a whole bunch.

So, what do I do?

Vectors. That's what. They double as puppet templates too. And help me with my illustrator skills. Which as I found out, pretty bad considering I did this 'intensive' course a couple of weeks back.

Expect a whole lotta vector puppets - as I'm calling them now - starting with Scooby Doo and the Gang this holiday season.

Then when I get back, I'll make these into proper puppets!

So after all that hullabaloo of me not wanting to make anymore puppet's I've made six more and I've got several more in the works. I really should be packing. Or you know, getting ready for this party I'm meant to be in like 30 minutes ago. But instead I'm trying to figure out which shade of blue to use for Sherlock's scarf (that's right folks, I've been commissioned to make Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock. I don't even watch the show and I'm excited).

The thing is with these puppets right? I like them. A lot. And maybe a little too much for me to sell them. My heartbreaks a little bit every-time someone buys one. Also, now I've got this compulsion to make more! Like seriously, I look at something - a character or whatever, and I go 'Oh that'll be fun to make!' What have I gotten myself into?

However, with all of this puppet making business - I've managed to settle an internal battle that I've been having with myself for awhile. There's this wonderful white Aria electric guitar for like £95 that they're selling at the place where I get my bass lessons. I don't play electric guitar (anymore anyway) because I've switched to bass but there are still moments when I get these like guitar urges. I could buy it, but I really shouldn't because well I don't actually need it. I've got Tony (my bass) who I love very much and buying the Aria would just distract me from him. But every time I go to my bass lesson, I see Aria, just staring at me, whispering buy me, buy me, buy me over and over again. So now that I've actually got somewhat of an income, I've decided, if I can raise enough money to buy her and if she's still there, I will.

So far I've got like £43 from the puppets so I'm almost half way there!

Note: There is a possibility I might be allergic to the felt I'm using. I'm serious. I thought it was from that fried chicken I ate a few days ago, but I'm starting to suspect it's the felt.

I made puppets to sell on this Student Market Thing today.

Bad News: I didn't sell very much. (Not really that bad cuz I secretly wanted to keep them all for myself and decorate my Christmas Tree with it)
Good News: The man who bought Thor and Batman offered to sell them in his shop.

Very stoked about that. The only problem is I don't really want to make another puppet in like... ever. 72 hours of puppet making would do that to a girl. Okay probably not ever but not for a long time. Certainly not for proper commercial use. But one or two once in awhile wouldn't be too bad.  

P.S. Just wanted to note that a Cranberries song seems to come up whenever write one of these.

I am back!

With a vengeance.

I'm finally gotten on the bandwagon and trying my hand at photography. Had my first photo-shoot two days ago and I had loads of fun. I really don't know why I don't do it more often. THAT WILL SOON CHANGE!



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Going back to Manila soon.

YAY! About to eat REAL food!