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Bitxitu - FGH Toys

May 29, 2016 / Emelie Jensen

Little Bitxitu is finished and ready to meet the world with his golden uni-horn and all...

Just look at that face! Isn't he just the cutest?! I am in love with this little guy and the Bitxitu platform. The guys at FGH Toys did such an awesome job on him and I feel very happy to be one of their chosen artists to work on it. Thank you guys!

I've started working allot with gradients lately and I'm really trying to improve my airbrushing skills. I think it's getting better and I'm learning more and more for each toy I finish. The Iwata airbrush I invested in a while back have been absolutely outstanding so far, but I managed to break a part in it and then found out how freakishly expensive the little parts are.... I shall be more careful from now on!

He came out so well and it will be hard to let this little guy go once it is time. I'd like to keep him forever but there we are, that is not going to happen lol. He is the first Resin custom I've worked on as well so that was a great experience. I've been a bit stand offish of Resins as I didn't know if they were safe for the oven or not, turns out that they are for short periods of time. So here's to more custom resins in the future!!!

I don't know the exact release date yet but it will be sometime in the first week of June, so not long. I will keep you posted on IG! He will be available from the FGH Toys Bigcartel however and I don't know the price just yet either so yet again I will keep you posted on IG.

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categories / Custom Toys, Designer Toys
tags / bitxitu, fgh toys, fgh, godhay, HX Studios, Flukegraf, resin, resin toy, custom, custom toy, custom resin, cute, creature, kawaii, uniconr, horn, gold

Little Batlings - 3" Custom Dunnys

July 27, 2015 / Emelie Jensen

My Little Batlings are finally finished! I've been working on them for about two weeks now. I never thought I would have as little time as I do now after going back to work and all. But I do my best to squeeze in as much toy work as possible when I can.
These Batlings are probably the best customs I've made so far. I have spent so much time on every little detail and I kept sanding and adjusting them for about two days. My airbrushing skills are becoming better and better as well and I think this really shows in the final paint job. Actually I think I am ready for finer detail but I need a new airbrush before I can start practicing that. So I need to save up for a bit. Anyway, I hope you like these little Batlings and don't forget to check the store on Monday night if you want to grab one for yourself. Enjoy reading their stories below.

"The little Batlings live in the deep caverns of Tomodachi Island. Funny enough these little creatures are very scared of the dark. This has resulted in the Caverns being one of the brightest places on Tomodachi Island. They have decorated the caverns with bright fairy-lights in all the colors of the rainbow. Their furs are naturally dark and quite dull but they have sorted this out themselves as well by painting each other in various colors and patterns. "Dark" is just something they don't want to know about, so they pretend that it does not exist at all."

Loki

This is Loki. He is sleepy most of the time and he absolutely loves stars, however he is terrified of the dark. It's a bit tricky as you can only see the stars when it's dark so some of the creatures of Tomodachi Island has come to Lokis rescue and collected fallen stars for him so that he can enjoy the things he love the most without having to venture out in the scary darkness outside of the caverns.

Pellie

And this is Pellie. She might be one of the sweetest little creatures that you can find in the caverns. Always spreading love around her wherever she goes. Of course she is obsessed with anything heart shaped and sparkly. Her most favorite thing to do is to hug and snuggle.

Fioline

Little Fioline. Constantly running in and out of the caverns to collect all the beautiful flowers she can carry. In fact it is probablt time for a little clean out soon, as the flowers have almost taken over the caverns. The other Batlings love treasure and bling, but not Fioline. She prefers to fall asleep on a bed of flowers every night.

Guster

And Guster of course. Who can forget about Guster. Let's just say he's pretty loud. Always high on sugar and his laughter can be heard echoing through the caverns. He likes to play pranks on the Owlings that live and guard the treasures in the caverns. He sure is a prankster, the little devil.

All the Batlings will be available from my Big Cartel store from 09.00 PM BST (GMT+1) on Monday the 27th of July. Be there or be square!

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categories / Custom Toys, Designer Toys
tags / custom, customizing, custom vinyl, custom toy, custom kidrobot, custom dunny, custom vinyl toy, cute, Creature, collectible, toy, toy collector, Tomodachi Island, toylife, vinyl toy, designer toy, bat, kawaii, kidrobot, dunny

Karii and Ekii - Creatures of the Whispering Woods - 3" Custom Kidrobot Dunnys

May 28, 2015 / Emelie Jensen

Karii and Ekii are finished! I know I've said it before but I have to say it again! I LOVE WORKING ON THESE LITTLE THINGS! I am definitely addicted to Dunnys and I can't stop working on the platform. Anyway who cares! Keep reading for a closer introduction of these two little fellas.

"Karii comes from the northern part of the Whispering Woods. It is slightly colder here but his coat is thick and warm. Karii is part of the Deer Folk tribe. This tribe always travel in heards through the woods. Just like deers they are always on their guard and they can be quite hard to spot. They specialize in camouflage and melt in with their surroundings really well. Not much is known about them as they tend to keep to themselves. Maybe they will let us in one day, but until then, lets enjoy their beauty from a distance."

Keep in mind that these are only 3" tall and the detail on the wood was very time consuming.

Karii came out just as cute as I'd planned and I think he looks pretty much exactly like the picture I drew. Whispering Woods is such a large part of Tomodachi Island and I have got loads of creatures lined up from this part. I wish I had more than two hands sometimes...

"Ekii is a shy little creature. Part of the species Snubble Folk. He is very small, about the size of a house mouse and his favourite thing to do is to build little nests inside of old tree trunks. Don't think that his nests would look anything like a mouses though. Oh no, Ekii spends allot of time planning and gathering the perfect materials for his nests. They may be small but oh so grand! He is a craftsman and his handy work is quite impressive. Maybe he will show us one day, but for now only the Snubble folk of the Whispering Woods will truly know what his creations look like, as they are the only ones he work for."

I think it is obvious that Ekii took me the longest to make. His pine-cone/acorn hat nearly drove me insane. Saying that I probably didn't have to spend half as long on it as I did. I have discovered that the scalpel is a much better "sanding" tool than sandpaper, so get things very even. This also mean that I have found another way of getting lost in nit picking and fine-tuning.....

Oh the tiny tiny detail.....

Both Ekii and Karii are available for purchase in my BigCartel shop: HERE!

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categories / Custom Toys, Designer Toys
tags / custom toy, custom, Creature, customizing, creativity, art, acrylics, artist, kidrobot, kawaii, custom vinyl, custom kidrobot, custom vinyl toy, toy collector, collectible, Tomodachi Island, toylife, toy, dunny, custom dunny, whispering woods, wood creature, critter, designer toy, Emelie Jensen

A Week of Absence and WIP

April 13, 2015 / Emelie Jensen

Wow I am so sorry! 11 days and no blog posts. I started last week with getting ill and having loads of orders to do. Not a good combination if you want to get toys and artwork done as well. What normally takes me a day to complete took me three so I have had next to no time to work on my personal projects. I did manage to start my mini dudes however and I thought I'd give a little update on what's actually going on here.

As you know I am working hard to have my first art and toy sale here on the Tomodachi Island website. I am happy to say that I am almost there. I have set a date and the date will be the 1st of May! So do mark this date in your Calendars if you're interested in any of my pieces. I will hold a preview 5 days before the actual sale, with prices and all the items available. I am working on three 2.5" Dudes and this 4" Kidrobot Rooz at the moment.

I also hope to get started on this MADL this week, and that will be it before the big sale.

I also received another 7" Foomi in the post the other day. She's for my next sale that will be on the 1st of June. I hoped to get her done for the first sale but I am realizing that I am running out of time and this one will be quite detailed. Many hours will be put in to this one and I have high expectations of her.

As you know, the big Dudeboxes are finished but I am still waiting for their zipper pulls. They should be with me by next week and I can't wait to show you these guys in all their glory. I am so happy with them even though I nearly gave up half way through. I guess to actually finish them is the reward at the end of a long long struggle. And it does make it all worth while.

This week will be full of WIP pictures and updates to make up for the past week that gave you absolutely nothing. I am looking forward to it and I hope you are too. Yet again sorry for leaving you in the dark last week. I'm back with vigor this week!

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categories / Custom Toys, Designer Toys, W.I.P.
tags / dudebox, dude, kidrobot, custom vinyl toy, Creature, custom kidrobot, custom vinyl, customizing, custom toy, sculpey, kawiii, kawaii, madl, yeti, wip, work in progress, munnyworld