Ruining my life!

Hello! Laziness strikes me again, but this time, I'm mad >_<

So here's the story, I ordered human teeth gauges through true-lies.net, because I wanted a nice and unique jewelry item, plus, as a reward to myself for finishing college&high school with a 4.0 GPA. Okay, I just really wanted these gauges. They were awesome, and shiny. I ordered them in October.

I didn't want to stretch my ears anymore, so I contacted the owner and asked if getting my size was possible. She said she could do it, but it would take her time to find a small tooth. Of course, I didn't mind waiting, and told her I needed it by Christmas (to which she said it would be fine). When new years came around, I was antsy, and asked her if she sent them, and blah blah.

Basically, I got them today, and they are NOTHING like I had ordered:

 So, as you can see, very disappointing. I understand some changes needed to be made to accommodate my gauge size, but I was not informed that the swarovski pearl would not be included, and that a tooth would be cut in half. All aesthetic value has been lost. I sent a message with this comparison photo, and an explanation as to why I feel entitled to at least a partial refund.

What do you guys think? 

:/

Lazy Prints

 HelloHello! Update out of boredom and lack of things to do, mainly due to the dreary weather and being super lazy. 

I guess the only things I got done were getting some more prints of  things I made (above&below). I really wish I had enough prints to have a booth at A-cen this year. I've been trying to make more cute character vectors, but I've got classes that really distract me, lack of ideas, and sometimes, I just forget~

But at least I'm trying! 

Last night was the last night of my photoshop trial, so I made this! Now I have to figure out how to get photoshop again, I cant even afford it even with my student discount ;_; 

Now I'm in a mini-block because everything I'm making today looks weird x.x

Last night, I also made a little example of my Princess Mimi lens set. Since I came home really late, my eyeliner was falling off & somewhat shot, but I had been meaning to show how these lenses look on my eyes, compared to my normal eyes. I definitely like them better than my Barbie eyes, in terms of size. I'll make an example for my Barbie Eyes another time. :)

In short, very boring lazy day! Maybe I will dye my hair again or something ahhh *_*

Thug Thursday

Happy Thursday!

 Kind of average, boring day. I wanted to get more things done, but I was really lazy. 

My goal today was to finish a background for my second shadow box project. I spent a really long time in photoshop trying to make something, but to no avail. If anyone has some inspiration for me, please let me know! I really want to finish this and start something new. I've got another shadow box to fill afterwards and 5 canvases that could really use some love. 

My friend Angie picked me up today to look at an apartment. Gram and I haven't been getting along for the past week, and earlier in the week, I really wanted to move out, but now I'm getting cold feet on the idea. Partially because I'm scared because this is a big step to take, I would definitely feel more lonely, and I have it pretty well living with gram. Then, the other half of me could really use a break from all these crazy household expectations. First world problems. This apartment was gorgeous! Its part of a huge house that Angie and I would share with some of her friends. Its a few blocks away from my campus and new job, plus its in a great part of Chicago and the rent would be amazing. 

Well, I guess I should take the offer, I've been wanting to be independent for a long time. We bought ourselves bubble tea in celebration!

Things and Stuff

Hello! Just another Wednesday afternoon, but at least I'm trying to finish a few things. Yesterday, I finally figured out how to use my UV Kryolan palette, I've had that palette for a long time and had never used it, so here are the results!

Last night, I also finished my first "shadow box". This was a layered project, and my first one using my Copic markers set. Honestly, I thought it would turn out better, but it looks pretty okay~ I'm in the process of working on a better one and will do a background in photoshop. The second one is looking really neat so far so I can't wait to post when I am done! c:

This morning, I got started on cutting up my Sailor Moon themed stickers. There is a "girly" and "steampunk"  inspired brooches. The person at the prints store was really nice to me, so they printed out a bunch for free, including a free poster-sized version of an older one I did (pic below)!

I really wanted to mail out some stickers to my followers on Tumblr (or here but I don't have any yet), as a little gift. I'm at home working on crafts a lot so it would give me some sort of "socializing" break, haha.

This is the one I got a big poster of! It looks much better on a wall so I will perhaps make a post of my room in the future when I get everything organized.

As for now, my classes finished early, so I got to get coffee and weep a little because there is nothing to eat at my house for the moment. My grandma has a ton of food with meat in it, but I don't eat meat, so wahh ;_;  As for better news, I got the job I wanted! I'm going to start working at a small, but adorable game-lounge that serves coffee, teas, and video games! Here's a pic that I could find online of what the place looks like inside:

Its really artsy too, they've got local artists paintings on the wall, and they'll let me have any hair color I want! LOVELOVELOVE.

I think that will do for today :D

First Post!

For my first post, I figured I'd introduce myself! My name is Eliana (Elie), 18 years old from Chicago. I live with my cat, princess, and my grandmother. 

Educational-wise, I have my Associates Degree in Graphic Design, and this year I will have my BA in Multimedia Design, I'm a full time student. I have worked a number of odd jobs, and am trying to find a new job in the meantime. 

My hobbies include working with the Adobe Suite, drawing, observing fashion, reading manga,and occasionally sewing. I do enjoy wearing cute frilly clothes on occasion, but my typical style is a mash-up of colorful or gray-scale comfort.  I'm planning on starting my own little shop, "Catscratch", within the next year, featuring acrylic charms of my designs (and more).

That about sums it up! Ending intro-post!