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Update on that sketch I was doing. Refining some details and blocking in the background.

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So I finally got the UPS charges sorted out for the contest (link) I won back in December. I wanted to wait until I had that over and done with before posting any pictures of my winnings. The prize again included: 1 Mega Munny, two 7" Munnys, 2 Mini Munnys + 1 Mini Trikky, 4 Micro Munnys, and 5 MW zipper pulls.

Before I knew that I had won the contest, my girlfriend bought me 2 mini munnys and 1 micro munny as Christmas gifts. Needless to say when she found out I won the contest she was not very impressed. But I assured her that I would love whatever she gave me...and I did...and still do. With her gifts I ended up with the full range of available colours for the micro munnys.

Although I plan to paint over all of them so it doesn't really matter what colour they are (But I might keep the blue one as it is). I've already painted the red one to look like it was made out of wood.

I will eventually get around to creating something with all the Munnys, but the Mega Munny will be the last one I work on. I'm not sure what I'll do with it yet, but I want it to be a design worthy of it's massive size and original price tag. So it'll be a few years for sure. One of the family cats (Shadow) really enjoys the box it was shipped in.

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So I wanted to practice drawing without reference, and it was mostly successful. I'll fix the mistakes and finish this one later....along with all the other half started projects.

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Some sketches/ideas I've been doodling. Also I wanted to test out a scanning app on my phone which I'm fairly happy with.....just need better lighting to take scans in.

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My mom's birthday was yesterday and I made these two pictures for her. One was actually supposed to be a mothers day card, but that's another story...

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These are succulent arrangements I put together as christmas gifts this past year. 

I made this one using 2 glass containers and connecting them with self drying clay (I tried to make it look like stone but it doesn't show very well in the photograph.). Then I added some fabric to the bottom so the planter wouldn't scratch whatever surface it was placed on. 

These 3 are ones I ended up keeping for myself because I had quite a few extra succulents. 

The only other planter I worked on was the cup in this pic. It was an antique cup I found while looking for old pottery/ceramic shards a few years ago. The handle was missing so I remade it using sculpey and then painted it + the inside of the cup. 

I don't have much of a green thumb so I'm happy that none of them died in the process of transplanting them (though a few came close). I had to get my mom to help me with the first of 2 transplants and to help me pick out the proper soil, extra. Needless to say I don't think I'll ever be a gardener, but I will be putting more of these together in the future.

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Something I've been poking at in between other projects. Still a work in progress.

UPS Brokerage Fees

So I received the first of 2 packages for the contest I won for the Kidrobot contest: Link, and had to pay a $112.25 UPS Brokerage fee. I've already contacted Kidrobot about why I had to pay a fee on a prize and hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. But I hope they get back to me before the next package arrives because I'm not sure what to do about it. I might have to refuse the fees and have it sent back to them.

I'm sure this is all one big misunderstanding and someone just forgot to put a checkmark in some box on some form. But it sure ruins the feeling of winning a contest when you have to pay fees you can't afford. 

I should be excited about winning and getting my stuff.....but right now it's sitting on my bed and I'm feeling ripped off.

I really hate UPS.