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"I don't always draw dinosaurs, but when I do I...um...draw a lot of them."
While that doesn’t seem like much, it is to me!
Now I have 30 people trapped in the raptor enclosure with me, YIPPEE!!!!^_^
But in all seriousness I’m happy and grateful that 30 people liked my stuff enough to follow so thank you!
I have more dino stuff planned, but 4 rn I’m focusing on other things to give myself a little break from dinosaurs
You can expect me to be yapping on my journals in the meantime :]
Talking about ita bags yesterday made me want to share my current collection I have on Etsy (which is essentially a faves lists) of JP and dinosaurs stuff (some non-dinos too, but they’re there 4 organizational reasons cuz I don’t wanna make a another list lol) and a few other stores that I like to browse or have purchased from!
I tend to gravitate towards small businesses and other artists when it comes to stuff like pins, stickers, charms, etc. cuz I will always love buying from fellow artists more
Starting off with my Etsy collection which you can view here
It currently has over 500 items which goes to show just how long I go scrolling on there to find stuff lol
Here’s Dalton Doodles store specifically the dino section, amazing artist btw
Vena Carr , lots of cute stickers, charms, and prints even coloring books!
Clever Bunny Company, especially love the totes and necklaces also offers non-dino things
Afternoon fika, also has non-dino things and this is where I got my first raptor plush
apt22art, has beautiful dino art prints!
And lastly Varmint Feathers, makes such wonderful plushies and things like charms and stickers, also offers commissions and suggestions 4 new products
This is far from all of the ones I have bookmarked, but I don’t want this journal to go on 4 too long (I have a lot of bookmarks lol) plus there are some more shops you can check out if you look at my Etsy list as well
If you guys have any more shop suggestions feel free to share them!! :]
I rambled about this briefly on my instagram story, but I REALLY want to get a ita bag and it’s something I’ve been looking into since I started collecting pins and seeing other people decorate their’s is tempting me even more
One of my main ideas is to make a Jurassic Park/Dinosaur themed bag! (obviously)
I’ve been carrying around a JP bag with dinosaur charms I’ve gotten hanging on it, but I also have pins that I want to show and I really don’t want to put pins in this bag cuz I just know the holes will show and they will probably fall off so I think an ita bag would be a better option lol
The only thing is I’ve been having trouble finding a bag I like, a lot of them are kinda bland and the cooler ones are not only more expensive, but don’t fit the theme that I’m going 4 like I’ve only been able to find ONE dinosaur shaped bag that’s like actually nice looking
That’s honestly just me wanting my bag to be all cute and flashy, I’ll probably settle 4 a more basic one especially if the bag I found sells out and never restocks
I don’t have much rn, but I think I have a good amount of things to start with, I have few dino pins and a good amount charms!
Though what’s made me hesitant to actually start is because I already have so many regular bags as is (family members keep gifting me them lol) and I already struggle to use them all since I rarely do swap my bags out…
I still want to get one tho, it just seems like such a fun and neat way to show off your interests, I also want to make a OC themed bag, but I think I’ll wait to see how much I like my dinosaur one before I do that
I’m happy that I’ve been making more art recently and have been trying out some new things or returning to stuff I haven’t done in a while such as clay, but if there’s one thing I struggled with last year was finding a good balance with satisfying both sides of myself
The side that wants to make dino art and the side that wants to make other stuff cuz last year I almost exclusively posted here which I honestly didn’t mean to do, but I think this year I’m starting to find that balance so I can hopefully have more stuff up on my main account (since one of the things I said I wanted to do this year is focus on my other characters) while still having stuff to post here!
I’m also thinking about taking up a job offer and I’m really worried that I won’t be able to find a good work-life balance so I can have time to still make art in between work, my first job wore me out so bad I couldn’t create anything 4 a long while and I really don’t want that to happen again…
Even when I feel like shit about it, I still love creating things and it really wrecks my mood if I can’t make something so I like spending this free time I have now just making stuff cuz I might not get it once I start working
Who knows though if I’ll keep this job or even accept the offer idk what future me will do, but that’s just something that has been on my mind
It is currently midnight where I am which means it is officially April fools here!
Also one of my fave albums ever turns 10 today, YIPPEE I LOVE APRIL FOOLS, I LOVE THE SCARY JOKES!!!!!
I don't have any "ha ha funny" pranks planned (and they're not really my thing) or even any art since I'll actually be busy today, so I'll just feature last year's april fools art on my page and one of my fave songs from the album :]
You guys might be seeing some more doodles here soon tho...