anvikit

Life Grumbles..

2009-07-15T16:19:50Z

Man this is a cold and heartless society we are living in.. and money rules it all!

People trying to get rich.. it's the American dream.. make as much cash and the heck with the people you are leaching it out of..

Blah.. we just had our internet, phone shut off.. It costs more to have our interet turned off for good than it costs to have it turned back on.. And we were cutting it close with our gas.. we only need that to cook (at least we gotta microwave) and for hot water (cold showers burrr!)... luckily it's not winter.. or else they'd let us freeze to death I'm sure!

We are months behind on most of our bills.. we keep rent current because it's important to have a place to live.. I don't have a cell phone.. I don't drink or smoke.. I only buy what we need (no going to the movies or getting new clothes or toys) it's just ridiculous! Our rent just keeps going up..

My husband got a new job recently.. a nicer.. better paying job where he gets to come home and we can all eat dinner like a family at night job.. But his hours changed.. and in comes child care.. I really don't see how people afford this.. I mean it's very important who you have watching your kids! you can't just entrust them to anyone!.. but still.. 200... 250$ a month to just one 2 year old for just one week at a day care place! and not even 5 days! .. and I don't just have one 2 year old.. I have a 7 and a 9 year old too! .. blah such a headache.. Luckily my old neighbor babysits right now.. and she's helping me out a lot more than the daycare places.. but still.. my whole check goes mostly to her.. with some left over for gas to get the kids there.. and then a little left over for food.. Have you ever bought groceries for a family of five for a week on 35$ ? But don't worry.. no one is going hungry.. I make sure of that! it just really sucks! (bread eggs milk pasta cheeze peanutbutter beans cereal rice jelly.. canned everything).. I quit buying paper towels .. they are wasteful anyhow..

I spent 5 hours at the.. family resource place.. trying to make sure the kids at least have insurance.. and to try to see if we can get a little help with our food bill.. so many people complaining.. "I've sat here for hours! I don't have time for this!" .. man people are so ungrateful... for 5 hours out of one day.. they can get hundreds of dollars worth of help! and they just complain more about how they wish they were getting even more, or how their friends can defraud the system and get more money than them.. (one girl behind me was complaining how one of her friends children died.. and how she's still getting cash and food assistance for them).. then she goes up and complains about how long she's been waiting only to learn her name was called 3 hours ago when she went out for a smoke break.. .. OH MY GOD, what is wrong with people!!!.. Sure I didn't want to be there either.. and I wouldn't have been unless my family needed it..

anyways.. so we qualify but they need proof that the kids are in school before we can get any help usually meaning their last report card from school.. ... it's the middle of summer.. and me being the horrible earth conscience parent I am threw their last report cards in with the recycling... I e-mailed the administration offices of the school.. and they say that all records are kept at the school.. and it's not back in session for another month.. I just can't win here at all.. :(

Then last night.. my son starts tugging on his ear then howling and cringing in pain.. he's had a cold the last week so it's obvious it's settled into his ears.. :( .. I was up half the night with him.. luckily my husband had some left over ear drops that finally worked and calmed him down.. and he got some sleep... and of course I (after calling off work that I really can't afford to miss) called his doctor (the name on his care card) first thing.. And after explaining how he was up all night and again in the morning consistantly crying about his ear.. they say.. well how is next Monday for you? (today is a Wednesday) .. they would have him wait 5 more days.. cringing in pain.. and I know the receptionist could hear him in the background moaning.. and when I calmly stated that he really needs to be seen today.. and was about to ask if there was any possible way to get him in sooner.. she hangs up on me.. about this time my daughter comes in she's got a fever sore throat and a stomach ache.. She needs to stay in bed! So then after calling all around to other doctor offices (most that won't take our ins).. the only way to get my son seen now is to either take him to the ER.. or wait until the Urgent Care opens up at 3.. with my daughter sick .. I don't want to be dragging her all over town.. and waiting for hours.. so I'm now waiting for urgent care to open.. I figure I'll have better luck there.. and less wait time.. It's just so frustrating.. Doctors are supposed to help! not turn you away.. :/ .. and I'm not a dr.. but I know whats wrong with my son and what he needs to make it better!

Blah.. things really just suck..

On the good side though.. Me and my husband do both have jobs.. and nothing is turned off right now.. we have lots of chili to eat (we are having chili cheese burritos tonight for dinner and chili dogs the next :D) My son is now taking a nap.. my daughters fever is down thanks to some Ibuprofen.. My friend Dawns been letting me help out at her work :) We've been going to the park every Sunday after church.. and painting every Friday night.. I've finally (with the help from my husband) gotten all caught up with the laundry!.. My husband gets paid in 2 days and I think we should be able to get caught up on at least one more bill if not 2.. My mom is in town.. and my friend who moved away is coming in for a visit this month! woo hoo! .. My birthday is soon.. and my oldest sons is too! .. I'mma bake him a cake and invite some family over.. then we are taking him and a friend or two of his to go play and spend a day at a lake beach :).. I might make me a cake too :D

anvikit @ 2009-04-30T17:33:00

2009-04-30T21:35:08Z

My latest Completed mini munny. I've had him partially complete for awhile, just finally got him done

His name is Nestor.. Such the protective parent, he'd rather take a hole in the head than loose his nest and it's precious cargo.

He has a normal mini munny head.. just took a different view on it :)

(The head is not attached to the body, rather it's resting on the neck, giving him the ability to make all kindsa awwww educing cute poses )

Hai!!

Feeling Sheepish?

2009-04-02T01:16:55Z

Sheep cake!! .. or lamb cake which ever you prefer!

My mom gave me this really old cake pan mold thing that her grandmother gave her so I can make a lamb cake for everyone this Easter.. only thing was.. Neither of us knew exactly how to use it.. (whether to make two halves and try to piece them together or fill one side and let the cake rise up in the other..) So I had a go at it tonight the way I thought (bake it with the 2 sides together and let it rise to form) and whatdayaknow! It worked! .. I used a box of angel food cake mix.. (I've never tried to make it myself before.. weird stuff) Delicious and pretty!

I even busted out with some food coloring and gently painted on some sheepish details.

Spring has Sprung

2009-03-22T20:55:33Z

Some spring time sidewalk graffiti!

Woo hoo... The weather is so nice out now! ... Got some bubbles and chalk and been spending the whole day outside!

:/

2009-03-17T19:06:23Z

Having a someway yuck day..

I got in trouble at work.. Totally my fault.. Too many tardies.. I need to wake up earlier but the snooze button is sooo tempting.. :( .. One more call off, or tardy and I might be axed.. *beheaded*

I also just wrecked my scooter.. Messing around with my husband, he stopped in front of me my reaction time sucks.. and wheee!!! Only a short stumble and roll to the ground.. we weren't going too fast. Just enough to shake me up and scuff my wheel :P but still..

I was gonna make more dunny pops last night, but I forgot about them, and the sticks shriveled up.. was kinda funny.. lol.. but I think I'mma redo them tonight.

Weather is getting sooo nice out! I think I might take the kids to the park! A bike ride would rock, but I don't think I feel like dragging everything out today.. I'm such a slacker..

Anyways, no cool pics today.. I think I asploded my Flickr account.. no more uploading until next month :P

... I think I hurt my shoulder a little bit.. I hope it doesn't ache too bad once the adrenaline rush wears off haha!

Hailie COW!!!

2009-03-13T01:56:59Z

My daughters school play was tonight, and I just finished her costume in time :D.. She was "the Cow who doesn't moo" I didn't get many pics during the play, as I was filming it but I did get some shots before and after. She was too adorable, and the play was too cute!

I made the costume from a cheapy sweatshirt (3$) and a buncha stuff I already had around my house.. everything is hand made, and hand sewn XP ..helps to be crafty :D

And this is what happens when Mommy stays up all night working on a cow suit and falls asleep during the day.. it's my eyeshadow, at least he knew it went on your eyes.. even if he did use my blush brush to put it there...

Extreme Sweetness Warning!

2009-03-11T19:02:08Z

Made with a crap ton of sugar, and a shit ton of artificial (mmm chemically altered) flavor, this Dunny is sure to satisfy your sweettooth. (actually just vinyl and paint.. but it does smell of cherries :D but no eatties.. )

Custom Dunny made by me.. This little guy started life as a Shok-1 dunny from the UK series, but it just wasn't meant to be, as soon as I saw him I knew I had bigger plans for him :)

Sculpted tongue base for display.

Made for a dunny trade on the KR forums, I have some more Suckas to come, so be on the look out for more Dunduns.

It's a - - - - in a box!

2009-02-19T05:30:24Z

This is what my husband got me for Valentines day

I come home late from work to find my husband holding a rather .. peculiar package..

Warning, Excessive amounts of pleasure!

I wonder what's inside..

So of course I tear into the box.. to find..

I was really.. um expecting something else.. lol .. I was utterly dumbfounded.. if not slightly disapointed.. hehe..

My honey went and fixed my wedding R-I-N-G for me :) it's been broken for .. geesh.. since like last august or september.. Sorry but I thought this was just too funny not to share!

... he also got me a new tablet :D

For those of you not familiar, you might want to reference this SNL skit... hehe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZRsumhvn4U&feature=related with a bonus remake side by side! .. Couldn't find an uncensored version by itself XP

anvikit @ 2009-02-03T19:24:00

2009-02-04T00:28:18Z

Here is a peek inside a recent munny party I had with some friends.. yes ladies and gentlemen this is really what i do for friday night fun.. ;)

It all starts with good friends and some tobasco sauce.

Onto the fun, My friends Brandy and Jack and my Husband Dug gettin' down to business

I gotta knife and a derby.. be afraid!!

Oh no he's fightin back!

Table full of fun.. almost outta chips!!! AHHH!! and yes I use my arm as my pallet..

Lip service

Bun in the oven

Hard workin boys.. mmm bottles from booze to tobasco

Secret ingredient

Our finished Munnies. Brandy's Wiki Witch.. Anvikit's Nestor.. Dug's TypeOnegative kinda guy.. and Jack's Scum Boy and what remains of a poor helpless Amanda Vissel dunny.

Money Shot

Thanks for taking a peek into my world.. :D

Stupid one word meme to get my mind offa wrecking my car.

2009-01-27T15:52:02Z

So I slipped on the ice and hit a parked car.. God I feel like an idiot.. my car is in the shop today so I'm bored and doing an idiotic meme.. if you wanna steal it go ahead.. all answers are one word..

1. Where is your mobile phone?:None
2. Your significant other?:Basta'd
3. Your hair?: short
4. Your mother?: moody
5. Your father?: smile
6. Your favorite thing?: artsynesss
7. Your dream last night?: brakes
8. Your favourite drink?: pepsi
9. Your dream/goal?: Own
10. The room you're in?: living
11. Your ex?: who
12. Your fear?: aliens
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?: school
14. Where were you last night?: home
15. What you're not?: mean
16. Muffins?: throw
17. One of your wish list items?: munny
18. Where you grew up?: ohio
19. The last thing you did?: eat
20. What are you wearing?: clothes
21. Your TV?: Colbert
22. Your pets?: lots
23. Your computer?: laptop
24. Your life?: salright
25. Your mood?: shaken
26. Missing someone?: nah
27. Your car?: BROKEN!!
28. Something you're not wearing?: bra
29. Favourite Store?: Blicks
30. Your summer?: Lazy
31. Like someone?: friends
32. Your favourite colour?: purple
33. When is the last time you laughed?: hour
34. Last time you cried?: yesterday

Jack and Sally

2009-01-18T23:54:44Z

I just realized I never posted any pics of my finished Jack and Sally Cake toppers!! So without further ado :

*Points* Jack and Coke!.. hehe

Beef Jerky's Revenge with Bonus Zombull

2009-01-18T09:08:10Z

I've been working hard and my first munny is finally done and photographed! May I introduce to you all to my mini munny, Beef Jerkys Revenge! complete with redemption dealing ax! And his reverse side cause 2 sides equal twice the fun! ohhhh yeeeeaahya! Bonus Zombull!! Mmmmm... Braaaaaains!.. yumm!!!
Enjoy.

(White Mini Munny from Kidrobot appox 4in tall. Sculpey horns, faux fur hair and painted to the extreme with good ol' acrylic paints! )

.. And at last a shot of me hard at work.. cause.. whynot? :P

More Munny Goodness

2008-12-12T20:21:23Z

I really need a new camera.. :(
Face painting on the Beef jerky's revenge side.. Since this pic was taken I've also finished painting his tummy, and arms w/ tattoo's next to move onto the backside!!!

I have Munny!!!

2008-12-09T22:35:23Z

no not Money.. even better Munny!! The greatest DIY toy ever!

So begins the fun with my new 4in munny.. He came with an Ax as his blind accessory (how cool is that!).. He's been very fussy.. deciding who he is to become.. (possibilities are endless after all) But after much thought.. I think he's figured it out.. He is to become:

Beef Jerky's Revenge! (With bonus Zombull) (I sculpted the horns and ear tags with super sculpy)

Cross Blogging XP

2008-10-14T23:32:23Z

Okay so if you haven't noticed by the major dump of posts, I've been neglecting My poor Livejournal :( I've got a new Art blog over on Blogspot, and I've just been plugging away my projects over there.. I thought It would only be fair to catch up my Livejournal too..

So sorry for the Post Load, I'll make sure to cross post from now on, so I won't have to catch up :D or if you'd like to keep track (If anyone even does keep track of my doings) check me out over there at http://anvikit.blogspot.com/

Thankies!

Experiments Muhahahha!

2008-10-14T23:28:18Z

Well here we take you into my secret Laboratory, with bottles of mysterious substances and objects of unknown origins. This is where I conduct my eeevil experiments! Muhahaha

Haha, not really well.. it's just my living room, and a bottle of matte varnish and a wadded up primed tape ball.. It just sounds more intriguing when it's all secretive and evilish.. hehe ..

So! I've tested out my deco podge & tissue paper on my faux model and it works great and looks good. I also tested out, pre striping some black tissue paper to deco podge on jacks suit and it turned out great too!! Woot! no sitting cross eyed trying to delicately paint pin stripes! Also Experimented with dyeing the white paper with markers, to make the right colors for Sally's dress! I think it's all gonna work out splendid! No road bumps thus far!

(Sorry for the mess.. But thus is a glimpse into my workshop.. er living room.. just as long as it's all cleaned up by the time my husband gets home right?)

Also a glimpse into my next project, that I hope to finish and ship off next week. Primed and ready to go!

Halloween Wedding!

2008-10-14T23:27:13Z

This is what I'm working on this week, A Jack and Sally wedding cake topper for a Halloween wedding for some friends of ours. As you can see I've got a bit done, but still quite a bit to go. I'm still up in the air on how I'm going to finish..

So far, I have made all the armatures, using, newspaper & a light wooden base (in the curly hill), wood, foil and tape in all.

I plan on using super sculpy to finish off the 2 figures of Jack and Sally, but I'm going to try to do it in great moderation. Jack is so thin that I think he's already thin enough in the arms and legs.. But his head and suit tails/details are a must. . Same with sally, I'm going to try to flesh her out mostly with the armature..

Then.. we'll see.. I've not used tape before in armatures, so I don't know how well it is to work with. I know I will have to spray it down with a primer regardless, and I have some heavy duty stuff already to work with.. Then I'm going to do a few tests pieces and see if it wouldn't be easier to do a modge podge with Tissue paper and varnish, instead of painting.. Not that I'm against painting it.. I just think it might add an interesting texture.. and also.. If I can pre-paint jacks pin-stripes before applying them then that would save me a ton of time and energy.

So lots of fun new things going on with this project, I love thinking outside of the box, and here's hoping it turns out great and my friends love it too!

Kewpie Madness :P

2008-10-14T23:25:10Z

Recently The Impatient Blogger, Margot Potter issued a super awesome kewpie challenge !! It sounded like fun to me and a chance at something a little different, so I jumped at the chance!

I started off trying to plan out something a little different, looking for a real challenge even for myself, and came up with the idea of doing a 2 headed kewpie. So of course, I had to start with disembodying the little cuties before I could reasemble them into what would beccome Pip and Pauline, so with a very sharp exacto and a steady hand I set to work.

After that I diligently worked to piece them together using a tad of super sculpey, and then off they went on a voyage to the oven! (Don't worry they made it out okay! ) Then they got their personalities, with a hip new paint job , .. and some under clothes, cause I got tired of looking at them nakie hehe.. Next came the real fun!!

The whole task was to dress up your kewpie, so of course I couldn't just leave them in their undies!! It was kinda hard to design a dress to fit around 2 heads and 4 arms but somehow I managed it!

Along with all the little extras, such as a pretty bead bracelet, the mandatory pretty pink pigtails for Pip, and their very own custom made parasol!!

They took a bit longer to make than I thought they would, but I think they turned out great! It makes me want to make more cutesy little custom things! But maybe in a few months.. Right now I have knitting to do and Cans to paint :D Keep watch for more on these projects to come!

The End.

Bluebird Bluebird sitting on my window

2008-10-14T23:19:22Z

Well I've been playing around with a new concept lately.. Plush and paint on canvas.. True you can't cuddle the stuffy wuff like you'd usually be able to, but it's still a pleasure to look at.

I've always thought of my plush things more as art than a play thing, and with this I can add even more to them than just buttons and embroidery, go beyond embellishments into uncharted territories!! lol I know it seems silly, but it's fun nevertheless, and I intend on having all sorts of fun playing around with my new found medium love!

So onto the actual art, this is a 6x12in canvas, with acrylic paint and some shiny gold acrylics too! The plush part is made of fleece, printed cottons, buttons (cause we all know I love buttons!) and embroidery. I need to take some better pictures I know, if anyone has any pointers feel free to share! I promise I don't bite!

Hopefully I should be able to create more art soon, There was a sale on canvas at my local store, so I got some larger pieces to work with! I have quite a few ideas lined up so hopefully they will come easily into fruition. :)

Well seems as if I've run out of time, must get back to the real world, no more pretty colors and pin pricks for me until maybe tonight :) And with this I must leave you all with a little music :)

BlueMoonYum

2008-08-09T03:59:02Z

Pen plush and paint is there a better blend I ask you?

Ammonia Mushrooms

2008-06-09T01:01:57Z

If something smells odd.. Don't eat it anyway..

More on this later..

Spotlight on Bear the Fuzz

2008-05-07T00:05:08Z

This gruff and stubby little guy was my first of the series.. If you need a back scratch I'm sure he can comply!!

Spotlight on Dread Deer!

2008-05-06T23:50:37Z

The dreaded dread deer.. You had better watch your back around this guy or you might just get an antler up your.. well just watch your back ;)

for sale during the crammed organisms show via their etsy account more info at www.crammedorganisms.com

Spotlight on Bunny of Doom

2008-05-06T23:41:01Z

The last of the bunch to be completed he almost got bumped in place of a Skunk.. but the will of the bunny was too strong!!

He is to be sold via etsy.com through Crammed organisms during his stay at the show. for more info visit www.crammedorganisms.com

Spotlight on Foxtopus!

2008-05-06T23:30:09Z

This guy took the most of my time and effort to complete, but he was so totally worth it. Completely hand sewn, with some really cool button eyes I found awhile back.

Big thanks to Sparks for the Scrap fur which makes up his big booshie tail.

He is to be sold via Etsy during his stay at the show in June. for more info check out www.crammedorganisms.com