Kreating Insecurities

Chagrin Cindy

2010-05-01T21:34:00.001-07:00

The ball didn’t go very well for poor little Cindy. Her dress is in tatters, her glass slippers shattered and her coach is a soggy mess. On top of that, her Prince left with the kitchen maid. Where is her fairy godmother when she needs her?

"And they lived happily ever after..." Pfffffffff, I doubt it. Oh, delusional fairy tales....where would I be without you?!

Blanca Giveaway!

2010-04-24T19:13:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you all know about the Blanca Werewolf giveaway! If you want to try for her, go here http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-blanca.html. The Contest runs from now until May 16th. Good luck! *^_^*

Are you afraid of the big bad wolf?

2010-04-21T13:52:00.000-07:00

Red isn’t. In fact, she is one! She doesn’t mind though, she rather enjoys it. Her favorite foods are grandmothers, construction pigs and anyone who strays off of the beaten path.

I guess she was inspired by the movie Trick-r-Treat. She is one of two werewolves I designed here recently. The other one is for http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/ 's Werewolf Weekend contest. She will be up on her blog on the 23rd...and she is completely different. So, check out the contest in a few days and you will see what she looks like! :D

Welp, that's all for now!

White Rabbit Winner!

2010-04-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

Congrats to momtoem for winning the White Rabbit! Thank you all for participating! I'm going to have one more Alice in Wonderland contest and I will post it in a couple of days. It will be for a Mad Hatter doll like the Take Me Alice. Also, you guys can still enter for a chance to win Alice. She is here http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/03/take-me.html.

That giveaway ends on the 11th, I think. She comes with her little drink me bottle, btw :)

Walnut and Acorn Owls!

2010-03-28T11:43:00.001-07:00

Ok, so, I don't live near....well, anything. It sucks. There's no craft supply stores anywhere near me. I have to drive an hour and a half for any hope of finding descent supplies! Of course, there's always Walmart...but it's craft supplies are pretty laughable... >_>

Any who, I have decided to adapt rather than just sit around sulking! I've taken to foraging! Yes, that's right, foraging! And here are some of the results of said foraging :)

The little acorns with painted faces I'm going to do something with them next. My entire weekend has been taken up in owl making/nut gathering.

Welp, that's it for now *^_^*

"Follow Me" Contest

2010-03-14T17:03:00.000-07:00

From now till March 31st I am having a giveaway for this lil guy! He is about 4 inches tall, more if you count his ears...and he is holding his little magnetic watch. I wanted to make him a waist coat, but I had to just settle for a lil bow tie.
All you have to do to enter is follow my blog! Just start following me and leave a comment on this post telling me that you have. For those of you who are already following, just leave me a message saying you want to enter :). Also, if you spread the word you get and extra entry! Send me a link and let me know. Good luck! ^_^

I listened to this song religiously while I sewed him! It's so catchy...and the chorus really fits :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKyG1dRoDlA

Bubble Puppy for Jumponics and new dolls!

2010-03-13T20:31:00.000-08:00

The lovely Nicola (Jumponics) got me a 3 month premium membership on Deviantart so I made her a bubble puppy! I hope she likes him! :D
Also, here's some critters I have made in the past couple of days!

First up is Link!! I love Link! And this one comes with an awesome little fairy in a bottle, just in case he runs low on hearts ;)

Next is Meeko the Mime bat!

And last but not least is Lime Bunz and Mr. Stix. I wanted to make something for Easter...and St. Patrick's day... so I combined the two! ^_^

Welp, that's all for now! *^_^*

Almost Alice (Alice Soundtrack) Review

2010-03-13T17:38:00.000-08:00

I was soooooo pumped when I found out that they were releasing a cd inspired by the movie! After hearing it, it's not completely awesome, but it's still a good cd.

Ok, I was disappointed in some of the songs because, although they are catchy, the only thing they say that relates to the story is they will throw in a "follow me" or they will mention the Drink Me bottle or something. I was hoping for something a bit more Alice fueled and original. But none of the songs are terrible.

My favorite song on the CD is "The Lobster Quadrille" by Franz Ferdinand. It's way more original than the others and it sounds like it's part of the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycbOAwO1KpA

Other more Alice-ish songs on the soundtrack are: Alice, Her Name is Alice (which is darker but still really good), Painting Flowers, and Welcome to Mystery

Other songs like Poison, Strange and Always Running Out of Time, are all good songs, they just don't have the Alice feel to them... Still, Strange is one of my favorite songs...just not very Alice-ish to me.

And, of course, White Rabbit is on this CD. Its a pretty good version of the song. My favorite White Rabbit, besides the original by Jefferson Airplane, is Collide's version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Rd1gCxHKs

Overall, its a pretty good cd... It's fun to listen to when you are sewing. It's better than anything else, music wise, that Disney has compiled as of late.

Welp, That's all for now! *^_^*

Alice in Wonderland Review!

2010-03-13T16:59:00.000-08:00

Ok, last Sunday I went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. I don’t know if it’s because I probably have a bias since I do love Tim Burton films, but I thought he did an amazing job with the Wonderland world.

*Warning: if you haven’t seen the movie, be careful… I tend to leak spoilers ^^’*

The trailers made the movie look like it was going to be super creepy, but it wasn’t. I was reserved to recommend it to my friends who have small kids, but after seeing it I know that it was surprisingly non creepy! Which is odd because I was always afraid of the old 1950’s Alice in Wonderland when I was a kid. Everyone seemed so mean and they would lose their tempers all the time…and the part when she thinks she has finally found the path home and that dog sweeper comes through and sweeps up the entire path but the patch she is standing on, man, it always bothered me. But in this version, all of the, um, allies, were actually friendly. I mean, they are all pretty nutty and mad…but they actually wanted Alice around this time haha.

Besides this being Alice in Wonderland AND a Tim Burton film, I was also t totally excited that Johnny Depp was the Mad Hatter! He did not disappoint…of course, Depp is always a great actor. Helena Bonham Carter was a GREAT Red Queen. She was both funny and frightening and she has some of the most memorable lines in the movie. The March Hare was hilarious too.. And the actress who played Alice did a wonderful job…and she had such pretty hair!

The movie in 3D was amazing! It was a visual feast, especially when she falls down the rabbit hole. I was completely in awe! The visuals are already mesmerizing and 3D makes them even more memorable.

Sometimes the movie was a bit odd…but that’s kinda a given. It was a bit long…and my sister, who is 18, and all the children in the audience, started getting antsy. The Hatter’s dance was more than a little weird, but I guess they threw that in to get the kids attention again.

Overall, I really enjoyed it! I’m glad to have gotten another chance to journey to Wonderland! *^_^*

Alice 'Take Me' Giveaway

2010-03-13T11:22:00.000-08:00

The Alice giveaway is posted! It will be running from now until April 11th so mosey on over there and get the details on how to get her!! Hmmm, i just used 'mosey'.... http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/03/take-me.html

You should also check out her other giveaways. Right now she has one for a Camilla Rose Garcia art book that is Alice themed. It ends on the 15th. http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/03/alice-in-whatsitland-challenge-giveaway.html

Also, I'm going to start giving an extra gift to anyone who orders from my etsy who is from deviantart or who gets to the shop from blogger. Soooo, if you ever feel like ordering, Just send me a convo after your purchase that says something like "Hey you!! I'm from Blogger!" and I will be like "Awesome!" and I will add a little gift....WOOT!!

Oh, and the sale is still going on my etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/KreatingInsecurities

Welp, that's it for now! *^_^*

Plushies and Adventures!

2010-03-10T22:34:00.000-08:00

I've been working on some plushies off and on over the past few days. I have been really lazy and haven't really made much.... But here are some of the things I have actually COMPLETED over the past couple of days!
This is Tiffani. She likes to wear a Truffle costume! I made her for a competition on Deviantart http://squeakysun.deviantart.com/. Her costume comes off....but it takes way too much work >_>
Next, here is an Alice I made for a contest that the nice lady who won my first Alice is having! She is doing a series of posts called "Alice in Whatsitland" that are very interesting. You should check her out at http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/. I will post when the contest is up and running :)
Lastly, this is a keychain I made of Alice. I found these cute little keychains in a store that have little plastic bottles filled with glitter attached to them...so, I wanted to make an Alice doll with her drink me bottle! She is really the only thing I have made to sell in like 2 weeks :s. I am currently working on a Link keychain that should be finished tomorrow! :D

Ok, now on to the adventure! So, it's warm here now. It's been in the upper 60's all week, thank god! So, me, my sister and her boyfriend all walked to the creek down the road from my house. It was really fun! The only problem is the walk OUT of that hole...god, I am still feeling it in my poor legs! :(
The woods are BEAUTIFUL down there! There are caves and rocks....and rocks that are probably cave like contraptions all over down there! Its soooooo great!

This chimney is whats left of my grandpa's old house. It was the house he lived in when he was a little boy. It's really cool to look at. It's held together with mud stuff.
You can't tell it in this picture, but it was raining when I took it. It was really surreal.
I just really like this ole tree...and the water there is really pretty. It will be until it gets warmer and humans start camping out and throwing trash in it T_T
My sister's boyfriend, Jerad. We had only been in the woods like 10 minutes and he was already a muddy mess. He ran in front of us and we caught up with him in a bend in the road...he looked like he was up to something....especially since he is holding a stick.
And, finally, this is our climb back up!! This was the half way point...god, it's rough. Just seeing this picture makes my legs burn!! I need to be more active :(

Welp, that's it for now! *^_^*

loveandasandwich is having a giveaway!

2010-03-03T22:26:00.000-08:00

Hello!
loveandasandwich is doing a giveaway on her blog! I just wanted to let everyone know! You should all try cause her monsters are the greatest! And this monster is super adorable!!! ^_^

Just go here and enter! http://loveandasandwich.blogspot.com/

And the winner is..

2010-02-24T22:02:00.000-08:00

vvb32! Congrats! The image is all squiggly... Apparently I have a difficult time with the snipping tool! Thank you all for entering! I really appreciate it! I wish I could give everyone something :(. Don't worry though, I will be giving something like this away every month around the same time. Thanks again :D

Mini 'Drink Me' Alice Giveaway!

2010-02-15T21:55:00.000-08:00

Giveaway! Woot! Ok, here is how it is going down, all you have to do is comment to this post and tell me you want to be entered...and give me a way to get back in touch with you in case you win...that's it! The number you are on the list of people who comment will be your number...if that makes any sense :s. That number will go in to a random number generator, found here http://www.random.org , (I got the idea for the random site from twistyfishies ^_^) and whose ever number pops up will be the winner! The contest will end next Wednesday, February 24th, at midnight. And I will contact the winner and ship her out in no time! Here are some pics of her
Welp, That's it for now! *^_^*

My great plushies from twistyfishies!

2010-02-12T23:28:00.000-08:00

I'm so happy with my plushies I got from twistyfishies in an art trade! They are so soft and adorable! I finally wrangled up a camera so I could take some pictures of them. ^_^

And here they are with some of my recent lil monster plushies....just hanging out.

Here are my monster dolls with Cathy the Cactus and Billy the Balloon in between them. I would be afraid if i were her...she is so thin by comparison.

That's all I've really got for now. I'm currently in a huge battle with my cat. Every time I go near the box where I house my plushies, he follows me. I know the little beast is trying to wait for an opportunity to get his nasty cat germs on my works!

Here is a photo of the fiend:
He apparently has a box fetish T_T....

Oh, that's not the same box....that's my sister's shoe box. Welp, that's all for now! *^_^*

Art trade doll

2010-01-31T18:49:00.000-08:00

Hello Twistyfishies! Here's your doll! I really hope you like her! I love the ones you made for me and i can't wait until they get here *^_^*

Ta-da!! Now the insecurities are smaller than before!

2010-01-25T01:39:00.001-08:00

Ok, I am really sleep deprived, but I am also pumped from making something new...and it being a success! I decided to make smaller Insecurities so I could sell them for a bit cheaper. Also, I just like making tiny things...I don't know, it's a challenge! Anyway, here are some pictures of her!
Here's a picture of her with the other dolls. There is a HUGE difference in the size.
And here's her standing next to Haylee. I wanted a picture of the two of them since Haylee will be leaving soon to go to her new home! I'm happy, but I'll miss having her around :(
And lastly, here is her and a bunny charm thingy that I also made tonight. They look cute together!

Anyway, I'm gonna clean her up and post her on etsy in a day or so. She also has extremely fat legs! I need to seriously stop over stuffing >_<
That's it for now! *^_^*

And so it begins.....

2010-01-23T23:01:00.000-08:00

Well, I really don't know what to write yet. I always freeze when a blank screen is looming in front of me... oh well! I guess I'll warm up to it! I decided to start this blog to talk about the stuffs I make as well as just the randomness I want to rant about in my life. I am so sick of looking at these plushies! I have been carrying them around since mid December and they are starting to haunt me O_o!! But...that doesn't stop me from unleashing them unto the masses!! What fun! Well, here are some of the 7 inch dolls i have made all crammed into a tiny pink box.
And this is Octo Polly (a 13 inch doll) compared to her smaller 7 inch sibling. Actually, I hadn't realized the large size difference until i took this picture. I'm a bright lil devil >_>

Here is another 13 inch doll, Zombie Zoey, inbetween two of the smaller dolls, Eris and Celina. Don't fret, Zoey has excellent will power.
This is Octo Polly, again, and dead frog. Well, he isn't completely dead, but some days he wishes he was...These lil beauties are the bubble critters. They are made from those little 50 cent plastic bubbles you get out of toy machines. I am a junkie! I can't resist the siren call of the quarter machines....
And here is Octo Polly, Bubble Puppy and Match Stick Mary all chillin out in the pink nightmare box.
Since Valentine's Day is growing nearer ever day, yuck, i decided to picture all of my pink....valentine-ish creatures. Pictured are Cupid: consumer of hearts, Bubble Puppy, Love Pig, and Broken Hearted Haylee. Its a box full of luv.

Lord, that was a lot of freakin images! Wow, I'm not gonna post that many again....ever! Anyway, that's most of the plush stuff i have been working on in the past month. Now on to the randomness...

Randomness: Today was my dad's b-day, I ate too much cake. It was super rich and I seriously wish i could cut it out of my stomach to stop the pain!! I would have added a photo of the evil bake good...but I fear this post contains way too many pictures already. That, and the mere sight of said cake makes my unsettled tummy churn....

Welp, that's it for now!! *^_^*