Horseshoes and Handgrenades

Anonymous asked: Do you have any plans to sell your patterns? I adore your take on the owl and turtle, so I really hope the answer is yes!

Thank you for the interest! I’m in the process of writing up the patterns, but it’s taking a while to translate my shorthand into an actual readable pattern. The plan is to get the first one up in a month or so, and I’ll make an announcement when that happens!

Working on another owl.

Also, I got into grad school.

Craziness.

A custom owl I made a little while back.  I really love how it turned out.

Man, now I want to make more owls again.

Done! Isn’t it perfect?

Guess what time it is!

Last but not least, the mighty Chameleon!

That finishes up May’s Month of Reptiles at Bluephone Studios! I’m always telling my friends that sure, that last design was kind of tricky, but the new one I’m working on is legitimately hard. But this time it’s really true! (although I’m sure they’re tired of hearing it, haha).

So yes, much time and effort was put into getting this design right. I hope you guys like it! June’s going to be a busy month for me, so while I’ll still be updating the shop with new inventory, it’s going to be more owls, penguins, and the like. New releases will start back up in July! It’s going to be a splashy month. See you guys then!

lisavilisa asked: pink

pink: What is the meaning behind your url?

Short answer: No meaning, I just like the way “bluephone” sounds, and I think the word itself looks neat.

Long answer: Nah, that’s pretty much it. Aileen-kailum was the screen name I used when I first started to haunt the internet, and once the shine wore off that I decided I wanted a name with nice regular-use words that was easy to remember and spell. And I just really liked the shape and sound of “bluephone.”

(Someone needs to help me come up with a crazy backstory for this so I can give a better answer next time I’m asked)

malepartus asked: maGENTA

maGENTA: What is something you barely tell anyone?

Oh goodness, let me think of something I want to share with the internet at large. Like all people I am a great ocean of feels inside, and I prefer to keep the majority of those private. Ah, here, got something.

I compulsively fake yawn when I’m feeling uncomfortable. My mom is the only one who’s ever picked up on it, and she likes to tease me whenever it happens.

thecubedsquare asked: gold

gold: Share a story that makes you smile

My puppy dog likes to sleep on my bed with her head hanging off the side. She was doing that the other day when she rolled over and right off the bed. It was hilarious. She looked quite perturbed.

musemint asked: bbbbbeige

bbbbbeige: What is your favorite dream?

Too bad it’s not least favorite/most distressing dream. I’d have a lot of material for that.

As far as dreams go, most of mine are long and convoluted and distressing. But I did have one once where I had to wrestle a polar bear so me and my group of friends could steal its necklace. That was pretty awesome. (It had hidden the necklace in the bathroom medicine cabinet)

A more recent favorite dream might be the one where the world flooded except for a row of buildings. I holed up with a group in one and had to defend our building by throwing couches at the people who attacked.

Have some doodles!

Includes painting thumbnails, stuff for a thing, and possibly some tiny video game characters.

Sometimes I get the designs in one go, and sometimes it takes a try or two to get things right.

It’s taken a try or two or three to sort out this pattern, but I’m finally done with the prototype! Got some proportion and general shape stuff to tweak, but at least now I have a clear idea of how it all fits together. Yay!

A shot of what a typical “pattern” of mine looks like. I tend to just jot down numbers and a few notes while I’m coming up with a design, and there’s a lot of trial and error and counting involved in the process. (Mostly error, haha)

Last few orders that I shipped out. I love making these stuffies, but my favorite part might be dolling them up and taking that last picture of them before they’re shipped to their new homes.