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[Jul. 2nd, 2008|08:22 pm] |
I can really just sum up AC by saying that it was different, but a lot of fun. I made a lot of new costumes this past month. Here are some of them. I still have to get pictures of 3 more.
 
 
 
click the icon previews for the corresponding galleries if you like
( AC, pictures, fursuit updates, work, moving. )
Work and moving for the next two weeks. Maybe I can get out and suit a bit (or at least chill) for the 4th of July, though. What's more American than celebrating Independence with illegal fireworks? Somebody come hang out with us.
And now, cleaning up and then bed for me. |
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[Jun. 19th, 2008|11:45 pm] |
aajskdfhy ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) fauxpawroo |
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[Jun. 18th, 2008|12:28 pm] |
The long and short of it is that I have to move much much sooner than I initially planned. Not getting stuck temporarily moving everything into an apartment or something involved jumping through a lot of hoops, a lot of phone time, paying a fair bit more out of pocket and sacrificing blood to the blood god but whatever, I don't even care at this point, it will work out and I will not have to move everything into storage and live with my parents for three weeks or something. Just immediately before and immediately after AC is going to be really, really really tight.
So now I am packing and finishing a little more for AC. I'll probably just post all of these suits up when I get home since I don't have time to resize and edit and watermark everything right now.
ahhhhhh I'm sure I'll post again before AC; back to work for now though |
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[Jun. 14th, 2008|06:39 pm] |
THE SHAVING
THE HORRIBLE SHAVING
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[Jun. 12th, 2008|12:43 pm] |
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Today I did something different:
Normally I just go section by section, taping / sewing / tacking down, and don't put the eyes in until almost the end. But I had made a quick eye mockup (which is lopsided, oops) for this one to see how something would look and then just started taping around it. Tape trance. I don't know. I woke up fifteen minutes later and it was covered in tape.
Also, ott. |
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[Jun. 10th, 2008|10:33 pm] |
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Today I had an epiphany, and realised that at least one third of all emails I receive sound exactly like this when read aloud:
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[Jun. 5th, 2008|04:29 pm] |
I finished a bunch of head sculpts this week and should be getting folks some updates via email pretty soon. Everyone's feetpaws are foamed and the last of the handpaws will be done this weekend, too. Not a lot of individual updates since we're doing everything in batches, but at least three new characters will be done next week. After AC there are only a handful of outstanding commissions (not counting the new ones from August onward). After that I'm going to be working on the fur and cosplay store.
Speaking of: thanks for everyone's input on that! I got some really kickin' comments and opinions that I'm definitely going to be keeping in mind when that opens.
Ahhh I have so much to do but I can't wait for AC. :<
Also: neat.
 
( Dynamic, huh? ) |
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[May. 30th, 2008|10:14 pm] |
So after AnthroCon I'm going to be starting a new side project. Joecifurs (har, har). I know a few of my friends have had their share of complaints about crscraft.com, so I'm going to start this out as an alternative. Similar prices, handling time under 48hrs, and similar stock. Initially, Monterey Mills fur in basic colours, and I'll build from there.
Eventually and if it goes well I could expand this to other specialty fabrics and supplies for cosplayers and fursuiters, run by people who have a background in both, and aren't going to sell you second quality and end of bolt crap for first quality price, because they wouldn't want to use it, either.
As a note I don't really intend to stock the "spiky" furs like DF/Plushfurs/Sy/Etc because there are plenty of sources for those already so it's not really a good use of the limited space I'll have.
SO: would you guys be interested in something like this?
-What colours/lengths of fur do you buy most / want to see to start?
-What's more important to you, fast shipping or inexpensive shipping?
-Are there any other cosplay / fursuit products you'd like to have readily available?
-And finally, what is your ideal "minimum order" quantity? Half a yard? A fourth (9"x60", remember, that's very small).
Thanks for any feedback guys! |
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[May. 29th, 2008|05:43 pm] |
Black dragon's almost done.
( look what i made sparklebiscuit do! )
Fact: What I really need is an employee. |
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[May. 27th, 2008|01:22 pm] |
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Sale is over now, thanks everyone who placed an order! If I replied to your email you were given a spot, so no worries.
-All of the auctions that ended this weekend, completed small orders, fur boxes & etc. are going out first thing in the morning;
-Photos for Synchra and Kashi shortly. I have to go out tomorrow re: family emergency, but I will get these to you asap;
-Glglhfhfhfhgg. |
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[May. 24th, 2008|04:37 pm] |
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Those of you who have fursuits or commissioned costumes from others (including me) that you either bought or traded for:
This is something I've always wanted to know: how important is professional-looking construction and finishing to you?
What I mean by this is: pretend the fursuit is absolutely perfect and awesome and flawless on the outside, everywhere that other people can see. Pretend also that however the construction looks on the inside, the suit is durable and comfortable.
So we're talking about the inside -- or "backstage" part of the costume. How much do you care about raw hems or edges? Does it put you off to look inside your costume and see hand-stitching, or does it just bother you if the hand-stitching is messy? What if the thread is a different colour than the fabric (assuming, again, none of this is visible on the outside). Stuff like that.
Nothing in particular brought this up, but I've seen it create issues before particularly with cosplayers I know, so -- I want to know! I want to know what's important to you guys when you're spending this much money, basically.
Does it bother you a little, a lot, or not at all? Does a nice-looking interior make you feel better about the whole costume? Be honest, I'm really curious about this! |
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[May. 19th, 2008|07:40 pm] |
NOTHING IN THIS POST APPLIES TO THE MOST RECENT COMMISSIONS I TOOK ON FOR AUGUST-DECEMBER 08 NO WORRIES DUDES SERIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK IT IS OK
Hey this is a big, big commission update so please read.
First, suits for AC completion in no particular order.
FURSUITS FOR AC:
Kalahari
Kojac
Oceanrider
Moonmochi
Most of these should go pretty quickly.
The first list below the cut (**in addition to** the list above) is of folks who have requested suit pieces BY ANTHROCON, ONLY. If you see your name on these lists and you *aren't* going to AC, please please be honest with me and let me know.
( Here is the list. )
Thanks for reading guys that's it for now.
NOTHING IN THIS POST APPLIES TO THE MOST RECENT COMMISSIONS I TOOK ON FOR AUGUST-DECEMBER 08 NO WORRIES DUDES SERIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK IT IS OK |
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[May. 19th, 2008|05:20 pm] |
Promised fursuit updates. Three more new suits: the dragon and squirrel are coming soon.
  
( Larger photos below. )
I'm going to take a break for a few and then get together the comissions to be done by AC info post. |
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[May. 18th, 2008|05:52 pm] |
I've spent pretty much all of my free time this past week driving up and down every single side street and subdivision on the east side of Athens, looking at homes. I was doing pretty good until I started to second-guess myself, my budget, and my "ideal" neighborhoods. So I gave up and decided to start in Winterville and work my way downtown, one street at a time.
I'm kind of surprised by the amount of stuff that made me go "--has that always been there?" despite my living in the area for seven years now. Also, ( people put strange things in their yards. )
Anyway, back to work. I'll have a red panda partial finished tomorrow, and photos of some recent stuff as well. |
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[May. 12th, 2008|10:44 pm] |
Hey guys staying in my room for AC --
I have (afaik) Quaylak, Jake, Kelsey and Mirabem.
~3pm Thursday to 10 or 11 or something Monday.
$104.88/ea ; paypal or cash works.
Will shoot for a 'fursuit floor' room, but that's not for sure. Let me know if anything changes. |
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[May. 11th, 2008|08:29 pm] |
Hope everybody had a happy Mother's Day, or at least a good weekend. We all (somehow) managed to surprise my mom by showing up at my parents' house for lunch. I was kind of flipping shit about losing another whole day on the drive back and forth, but it wasn't that bad and it was worth it anyway. My sister and her wife brought their kids, too.
My parents live pretty far out, on ~seven acres of land. Tractor lessons begin at age three.
We got my mom one of these. It's like a fruit basket? I guess, but they cut it up and arrange it to look like a bouquet of flowers. It was really, really good -- and even the "small" size was huge.
I'm going to be back and forth looking at houses this week so I won't be around that often, but I have four (4!) suits in the 'almost done yes yes yes' stage set to show up at Rocky Mtn Furcon, so hopefully I can post a flood of updates with photos soon. Watch this space, etc. |
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[May. 7th, 2008|05:31 pm] |
One more suit done:
( See the full-sized photo! )
Also finished foaming Shadow's head today and did some of the last bit of work on the dragon. And some balaclavas and feetpaws and blah blah blah.
Also: ( I'll just post a lot of pictures instead of telling you about the rest of my life. )
Now I cut more foam-- and a lot of emails still to catch up on. :<
Unless I've spoken to you (in which case you're OK, just give me a few days), new commissions are temporarily closed again until I get a few things caught up.
PS If someone knows/talks to Flain Falcon can you have him email me please? I've had his suit waiting to ship out here for over a month, I just need his address. |
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[May. 3rd, 2008|08:03 pm] |
Today we went to a fair, saw A Unicorn, met a very important faery (with cardboard wings that she coloured Herself), and then got chased away by the rain.
Since we got cut off a lot earlier than expected, I have about half of everything left over. Since I'm moving in a month or two (go mortgage pre-approval!) I'd like to move this stuff out sooner than later. What does that mean? STUFF FOR SALE, $10-$30! Why invest your tax refund and economic stim. check when you could buy a tail to pin on your ass instead? Why indeed.
( Tails, horns, ears )
I got like three hours of sleep last night and I've now blown the last little bit of energy I had left, so I'm going to go get a tiny bit of work done and then crash. I'll post a better write-up and more work updates within the next day or two. |
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[May. 1st, 2008|05:49 pm] |
Hey guys gmail is giving me some issues (aka suddenly I am not receiving ANY paypal notifications, and weird delays in emails sent to me), so if you send me a payment for something in the next few weeks please email me too. (I'll double check via paypal anyway.) I think I found everyone who sent me one, though.
Don't worry about this if I've already emailed you a confirmation or if you sent a payment more than a week ago.
Next ten:
Kashi's dragon (just body/wings left)
Evilsquirrel (delayed a tad for matching fur--)
Qeniheru
Shadow Wolf 2.0 (head only, almost done with foaming)
Red13Nanaki
Synchra
Sayuri
Greywolf
Eclipse
Kalahari
Shesta
Shadow, Evilsquirrel and Red13Nanaki I'll be emailing shortly.
For what it's worth, 2008 is completely full. I'm holding a few spots in January 09 for a few people (Redrumwolf/Writing, Foxwolf9tails,) whenever I get time to get back to them. I may take on one or two more if a really cool idea comes my way, otherwise I'll reopen fully after I move (in July or August). Sorry to those I wasn't able to get back to.
Tails/paws/feet are still totally open. I only have 3 of those right now, and starting next week my sister will be back here working to help out.
Saturday Julie and I will be selling some stuff at Faeryfest (hope it doesn't rain) just outside of Athens. Cute renaissance/faerie themed craft fair, probably not very big since this is its first year. But come hang out or visit!
Also:
KINDER BISCUITS
KINDER BISCUITS
OH GOD
I NEED THEM |
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