Roll with it. Hello October!

Whew... it has been awhile! But here I am. In appreciation of Inktober (or Artober because I don't enjoy working in ink besides sketching...) I am going to try to do art every day this month. It is also my birthday month, Halloween and everything wonderful about Fall, oh how I love thee October!

I will be sketching in ink but not posting those sketches because they are trash. The final work is what comes of those sketches SO DEAL WITH IT INKTOBER! hahahahah

Check out my new Digital Freebies site!

Owl Freebies Website - www.owlfreebies.com

I've been working on a new website for my digital freebies! Check it out! OwlFreebies.com is where you can find everything Owl Pattern (my seamless repeat pattern site) has to offer for free. You will be able to find colorful repeat patterns and more. Coming soon I will have tutorials and clipart available for your digital projects.

The goal of this site is to create a FREE, high quality resource center for designers and novices of all backgrounds to find beautiful essential surface patterns, clipart, and tutorials to help and encourage the needs of everyday design.

Why do we do it? Because “Oh, We Love Freebies!” and of course “Oh, We Love Pattern!”

All freebies on this site are for personal use only (desktop backgrounds, social media backgrounds, personal blogs, etc) and are not to be used for commercial (unless otherwise permitted) or resale.

If you are looking for exclusive or custom resources that can be used for commercial projects, retail and resale please visit OwlPattern Exclusives or OwlPattern Custom Exclusives. Only EXCLUSIVE patterns (custom and non-custom exclusive) are available for resale and retail.

If you decide to use our patterns please spread the word about our site! It’s not required, of course, but would be nice for us so we can keep doing what we love doing – creating awesome patterns and FREEBIES for you to enjoy!

Please visit owlpattern.com for more patterns and options!

Awesome Gifts from Japan ^^

I received an awesome gift in the mail yesterday! My friend Laura sent me a bunch of cool things from Japan before she left to come back to the USA. Christmas came early for me!!

Here is a rundown of the items:
1) Korilakkuma Plush - Rilakkuma Cat Series Caravan
2) Rilakkuma Christmas Gift Plate
3) Rilakkuma note pads x2
4) Awesome clay Guardian Dog set
5) Guardian Dog Magnet
6) Sushi Magnet
7) Cutie Guardian Dog Keychain
8) Pink Potholder that matches the other one she made for me
9) Guardian Dog Dish Cloth from Okinawa
10) My favorite carmel candies!!! x6
11) Cute Kokeshi glass nail file

She totally surprised me with this! I'm glad she is back in the US but I am going to miss all of the fun Japanese goodies!!! ^^

I was so excited I felt the need to document all the items finding there place inside my home... lol



The packaging for the keychain was so cute I didn't want to open it!



Korilakkuma party! That is all of my Korilakkuma's together.



Ahhhh, they are so cute!!

Isn't she just the bestest friend EVER?!!! ^^ Thank you!!! =D

Happy Halloween!

Pictured above is Skelita Calaveras of Monster High.

I had no idea before taking this picture that she was a full skeleton underneath her clothes! Orignally I had tried to pose her in a similar position with clothes and had trouble because of a plastic piece that ended up being a body shell to hide her skeleton. Needless to say upon this discovery she had to be photographed nakey. ^^

The only thing left to do today is watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show and carve a pumpkin! Happy Halloween!

"In the velvet darkness
Of the blackest night
Burning bright
There's a guiding star
No matter what or who you are

There's a light
Over at the Frankenstein place
There's a light
Burning in the fireplace
There's a light, light
In the darkness of everybody's life"

Happy Birthday Laura!

So it is my best friend's birthday today and she is 30! I decided to make a pattern of her and her two cats Chewie and Ophelia... I hope she likes it!

 

The top closeup is the actual pattern repeat and can be used for internet applications if so desired.

If you enjoy this pattern and are looking for more I have decided to start a website that sells my patterns, many of which you have seen on my blog. Please check out the site and make sure to follow  OwlPattern.com on Facebook and Twitter for freebies and new patterns for sale every week! OwlPattern stands for Oh, we love pattern! ^^