New Munny – “I Stitched a Rainbow”

This little dude is called “I stitched a Rainbow,”  (though we call him just “Stitch”) and is inspired by June being Pride Month as well as Munny Month.

I knew I wanted to do a Pride-inspired Munny this month, and the rainbow is such an iconic symbol that they seemed to go hand-in-hand.

Why the boxes? Honestly, I have no idea except that I wanted to experiment with different media.

It’s the first time I’ve used the original 7-inch Munny figure, and it’s also the first time I’ve worked with other materials. The blocks are all wood blocks from a craft store in Evanston, attached with hot glue.

All in all, he’s significantly taller than my other figures.

The project took up a good chunk of Saturday, but I think it was worth it.

Oh and – Word Up to my Clever Husband:  Eric joined me in the creating process and came up with his own first Munny – the amazing Sir Horatio SteamMunky.

(Isn’t he the coolest thing?)

Next up: My first customized Bub.

(Yes, I’m a nerd. A big one.)

Meet My Munny Creations…

One of my most recent hobbies is painting Munnys.  A few of you who have read this blog with some regularity probably already know that, but for most people it’s a new thing I’m doing as of late. Though I’ve always loved painting, there’s something about painting these vinyl toys that is really fun, and feels like a nice creative release.

Munny are a do-it-yourself vinyl toy made by San Francisco’s KidRobot company. I’ve made a few of the little guys, and they’re all chilling on a shelf in our hallway, on display, but I thought I’d share them here – since June is officially Munny month.

[In addition to Munny - who is a little dude - there are Trikky (a cat), Roos (Kangaroo), Raffy (Giraffe), and Bub (a Hippo)]

Really, it all began with Space Hooper.

It’s all Eric’s fault, really. Upon me saying I thought making a Munny might be fun, he bought me a Trikky and commissioned me to paint him.  That’s how this all started.

This is Space Hooper.  As Eric is a huge Transformers fan, I used red and blue a la Optimus Prime.

After that, I got an actual Munny, and FlowerChild was born.

FlowerChild is a 4 inch Munny (Mini-Munny, if you will) and like all my pieces, he was made with acrylic paint.

Next up was another Munny, who was inspired by a day with dreary weather – Meet “Rainy Days and Mun-Days.”

(He and Flower Child are “The Twins.” April Showers bring May Flowers, right?)

Then, there was my first Raffy figure.  Originally, I thought Raffy was a cow – but no, he’s a giraffe.

This is “Raffy’s Had another Disco Dream.”  I wanted to play with the colors of brown and purple together, and had gotten my hands on some glitter paint as well.

Next up was a piece inspired by my favorite designer, Betsey Johnson. I’m crazy about her designs, and especially about her iconic shade of pink.

The figure is called Roos (Kangaroo, get it?) and so in my version, he’s “Bets-a-Roos.”

The most recent piece I’ve done is another Trikky, and was loosely inspired by Lindsey and Kris’ wedding invitations.  However, as I started painting it, it took on a bad-ass quality.

And so, “Ninja Blossom, ” my first female, joined the gang.

I have another creation to unveil soon (My first 7-inch Munny with Customization!) in addition to my first Bub in a box on the shelf just waiting to be painted.

I hope you like these guys, and I’m on the hunt for fun ideas as to what to paint next. Thoughts?

(Yes, I know I’m a nerd.)

sometimes i paint

Ms. Pac-Man feat. Mushroom in “Telephone.”

Commissioned by my lovely husband. Painted by me.

flower child (a second project)

Following how much fun I had a few posts back creating my first ever self-made vinyl (Space Hooper) I decided to create another one. This time, instead of being a Trikky, it’s a Munny. And this time, his name is Flower Child.

Wow. My nerd-dom astonishes me.

Anyone got requests for my 3rd project?

space hooper (or, you know you’re a geek when..)

.. the most fun you’ve had in days is a few hours listening to your husband whistle the music of The New Pornographers while you contentedly bust out your paints and paint your own Trikky.

Not familiar with Trikky?

Trikky is one of the many characters created by kidrobot (Click here to see others.) which is a company that makes Vinyl toys. And, because they’re smart folks, they made a line of “Paint your own!” versions of some of their most popular characters, among which is Trikky.

I was commissioned to paint Trikky by a benefactor known only as Eric (hee) who asked me to create a piece for him.

So, as you can see from the pic above, I did.

His name is Space Hooper.

It was too much fun.

I have another “Paint your own” in a box, just waiting to be created.

WOW, I’m really embracing my nerdy side lately. We won’t even talk about the Anime convention I’m likely attending this weekend.