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February Update - Dentist, Octo hats & Shop Closed again
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It's time for another update! ā„
WARNING DO NOT READ WHEN YOU ARE AFRAID FOR THE DENTIST!!!!!
Okay remember last year, like literally a year ago this month? I had to get a root canal treatment and it was one hellish time, because they let me walk with the heavy pain for such a long time to the point it got swollen so badly that it got infected. I had to cry everyday and I couldn't sleep, I literally went crazyyyyyy. Anyways I had a root canal treatment after all that crap and they had to destroy my crown I had placed the year before. So it was a tooth that was already causing my pain for a while now. A month of my life just gone :O Well here's the joke ;) I had to go back to the dentist again (I went back a couple of times) due to still having pain on that place for the rest of the year. Last week it was so bad again I constantly had to take pain killers. Sooo I went back again and he told me I had to get a root canal treatment AGAIN, like okay if the pain will go away sure I will throw all my money to this stupid tooth again. Went to him yesterday and when he was putting a hole in it again, cleaning all the roots again he discovered there was a root fracture. It was impossible to do the root canal treatment completely. That was the sensitive spot, he said I can (or rather said can't) complete the treatment, but the pain wouldn't go away like neverr. Then he said, I have to pull the tooth out. You are here now anyway, so lets do it! I was like whaaaaa after all this crap I still have to loose my tooth. Sooo yeah he pulled the tooth out and ohboy it was not fun. It came out in multiple pieces, it was completely fractured from the inside and especially the last piece was soooooo freaking sensitive I was truly on my limit. I survived...I have a hole now...by pain...by money :P lol Anyways in recovery now, picking up work again once I feel better. And hey I feel good enough to write this update, so I am doing okay I guess....O_O
In my spare time (read in the evenings, outside my work hours) I have been working on a project for my 4 yr old son. He would have a costume party at school and of course I could not resist making something for him. He has been asking me to make something for him for a while, since he's seen me working on all these projects for others. The theme was fairy tale, so he asked for a knight costume. I spend about a week making this costume for him and he totally LOVED it. And of course since I've spend all the time on this he can wear it at home or when we go outside or to a fair or something. He will probably outgrow it in a year, so I hope he will enjoy it allot while he can! I will post this project later on my KO-Fi I haven't yet, but it will be coming soon inclusive work in progress pictures ā„ It was really fun to do something for myself (well for my kid) ^__^
Since my last update I have been working non stop on the Octoling prototype. Like I said I way underestimated the project, but like always I am always up for the challenge. It's hard to estimate a project when it needs to be made from scratch. You could say it would be just like the inkling hats I've already made, but it's not like that at all. If you play or know Splatoon, you see there is a big difference between the inklings and octolings. The octos especially have the big poofy tentacles with suction cups on the outside. This makes it especially extra challenging to make this work for a hat. I had to think of a way to make a stuffed hat that would feel comfortable, practical and looking good at the same time. I think after like 24 hours prototyping and another 10 hours for the actual hat I nailed the design. I really love the result I've made but oh boyyy it took soooo long! And don't take me wrong, I love a challenge, but it really puts a pressure on you when it's for a client (you admittedly charged wayy too low for) that is trusting you with this new design and it's causing all these delays and mentally it was just very hard. BUT again I am kinda proud on the result and I cannot wait to showcase it to you all! It looks really cool and I didn't think it would look good as a hat, because tbh it looked soo goofy at first but with allot of tweaking I did it ā„
Curious about the progress and want a sneak peak into this project???
Check it out on my KO-FI www.ko-fi.com/sweetsushi ā„ I will eventually upload the final result here on FA as well, but I don't post everything here on FA.
I am actually quite productive ;) And of course I will sell the hat in my shop later too ^_____^
Now on to the girl version O___O ā„
As planned I opened my shop on Friday February 24 and I got like allot of orders right away! O_O I did not expected that at all. I was thinking maybe 2 -3 orders in a month, at least that was what I scheduled for lolll. But I already got 8 orders in the first week so I decided to close my shop before I got too much on my plate. If I would keep getting an order a day I wouldn't be able to finish orders on time, especially since these would be added in the queue after I finished some older projects first. Sooyeahh I am suppper happy and grateful my hats are wanted ā„ Thank youuu! Hoping to open shop again later this month, I was thinking the 24th again but I am probably postponing until early April when I fully feel comfortable taking on more work ā„
Etsy Shop www.ateliersweetsushi.etsy.com
Ko-Fi Shop www.ko-fi.com/sweetsushi/shop
Not much longer and I will finally be able to work on an Onesie! I've been stuck at the last few etsy orders due to the unexpected time I needed for the new octo hats. But like said in the previous journal, it's just a few more hats and then I will have complete focus on at least 1 onesie before I continue working on more splatoon hats again. As always, looking forward to this one ā„ It's going to look super cute! And again I am very sorry for all the delays, it's been a real challenge for me lately :O
Same goes for the concept designs :)
Every time I write these updates I am reflecting, what have I done, have I done enough, could I do things differently? But looking at everything I have done I actually did allot. I always would feel bad if I did not make or start on projects I scheduled for. There has been allot of delays lately and I feel really crappy about it. It's something I feel wasn't such a issue in the past, at least not as much and It's been a real challenge for me to deal with it. Okay to be honest making deadlines or have a fast turnaround was never my strong side. I am hoping it will be different in the future, because I feel not making deadlines or being delayed gives me allot of stress.
my last update
LINKTREE
site ā„ www.sweetsushi.nl
ko-fi ā„ https://ko-fi.com/sweetsushi
my webshop š www.ateliersweetsushi.etsy.com
follow me on ā twitter.com/SweetsushiDraws for art content
follow me on š§µ twitter.com/SweetsushiSews for sewing projects
Personal Update
WARNING DO NOT READ WHEN YOU ARE AFRAID FOR THE DENTIST!!!!!
Okay remember last year, like literally a year ago this month? I had to get a root canal treatment and it was one hellish time, because they let me walk with the heavy pain for such a long time to the point it got swollen so badly that it got infected. I had to cry everyday and I couldn't sleep, I literally went crazyyyyyy. Anyways I had a root canal treatment after all that crap and they had to destroy my crown I had placed the year before. So it was a tooth that was already causing my pain for a while now. A month of my life just gone :O Well here's the joke ;) I had to go back to the dentist again (I went back a couple of times) due to still having pain on that place for the rest of the year. Last week it was so bad again I constantly had to take pain killers. Sooo I went back again and he told me I had to get a root canal treatment AGAIN, like okay if the pain will go away sure I will throw all my money to this stupid tooth again. Went to him yesterday and when he was putting a hole in it again, cleaning all the roots again he discovered there was a root fracture. It was impossible to do the root canal treatment completely. That was the sensitive spot, he said I can (or rather said can't) complete the treatment, but the pain wouldn't go away like neverr. Then he said, I have to pull the tooth out. You are here now anyway, so lets do it! I was like whaaaaa after all this crap I still have to loose my tooth. Sooo yeah he pulled the tooth out and ohboy it was not fun. It came out in multiple pieces, it was completely fractured from the inside and especially the last piece was soooooo freaking sensitive I was truly on my limit. I survived...I have a hole now...by pain...by money :P lol Anyways in recovery now, picking up work again once I feel better. And hey I feel good enough to write this update, so I am doing okay I guess....O_O
Personal Project
In my spare time (read in the evenings, outside my work hours) I have been working on a project for my 4 yr old son. He would have a costume party at school and of course I could not resist making something for him. He has been asking me to make something for him for a while, since he's seen me working on all these projects for others. The theme was fairy tale, so he asked for a knight costume. I spend about a week making this costume for him and he totally LOVED it. And of course since I've spend all the time on this he can wear it at home or when we go outside or to a fair or something. He will probably outgrow it in a year, so I hope he will enjoy it allot while he can! I will post this project later on my KO-Fi I haven't yet, but it will be coming soon inclusive work in progress pictures ā„ It was really fun to do something for myself (well for my kid) ^__^
Octo Hats
Since my last update I have been working non stop on the Octoling prototype. Like I said I way underestimated the project, but like always I am always up for the challenge. It's hard to estimate a project when it needs to be made from scratch. You could say it would be just like the inkling hats I've already made, but it's not like that at all. If you play or know Splatoon, you see there is a big difference between the inklings and octolings. The octos especially have the big poofy tentacles with suction cups on the outside. This makes it especially extra challenging to make this work for a hat. I had to think of a way to make a stuffed hat that would feel comfortable, practical and looking good at the same time. I think after like 24 hours prototyping and another 10 hours for the actual hat I nailed the design. I really love the result I've made but oh boyyy it took soooo long! And don't take me wrong, I love a challenge, but it really puts a pressure on you when it's for a client (you admittedly charged wayy too low for) that is trusting you with this new design and it's causing all these delays and mentally it was just very hard. BUT again I am kinda proud on the result and I cannot wait to showcase it to you all! It looks really cool and I didn't think it would look good as a hat, because tbh it looked soo goofy at first but with allot of tweaking I did it ā„
Curious about the progress and want a sneak peak into this project???
Check it out on my KO-FI www.ko-fi.com/sweetsushi ā„ I will eventually upload the final result here on FA as well, but I don't post everything here on FA.
I am actually quite productive ;) And of course I will sell the hat in my shop later too ^_____^
Now on to the girl version O___O ā„
Etsy & Ko-Fi Shop Opening
As planned I opened my shop on Friday February 24 and I got like allot of orders right away! O_O I did not expected that at all. I was thinking maybe 2 -3 orders in a month, at least that was what I scheduled for lolll. But I already got 8 orders in the first week so I decided to close my shop before I got too much on my plate. If I would keep getting an order a day I wouldn't be able to finish orders on time, especially since these would be added in the queue after I finished some older projects first. Sooyeahh I am suppper happy and grateful my hats are wanted ā„ Thank youuu! Hoping to open shop again later this month, I was thinking the 24th again but I am probably postponing until early April when I fully feel comfortable taking on more work ā„
Etsy Shop www.ateliersweetsushi.etsy.com
Ko-Fi Shop www.ko-fi.com/sweetsushi/shop
Onesies GO!
Not much longer and I will finally be able to work on an Onesie! I've been stuck at the last few etsy orders due to the unexpected time I needed for the new octo hats. But like said in the previous journal, it's just a few more hats and then I will have complete focus on at least 1 onesie before I continue working on more splatoon hats again. As always, looking forward to this one ā„ It's going to look super cute! And again I am very sorry for all the delays, it's been a real challenge for me lately :O
Same goes for the concept designs :)
Deadlines?
Every time I write these updates I am reflecting, what have I done, have I done enough, could I do things differently? But looking at everything I have done I actually did allot. I always would feel bad if I did not make or start on projects I scheduled for. There has been allot of delays lately and I feel really crappy about it. It's something I feel wasn't such a issue in the past, at least not as much and It's been a real challenge for me to deal with it. Okay to be honest making deadlines or have a fast turnaround was never my strong side. I am hoping it will be different in the future, because I feel not making deadlines or being delayed gives me allot of stress.
my last update
LINKTREE
site ā„ www.sweetsushi.nl
ko-fi ā„ https://ko-fi.com/sweetsushi
my webshop š www.ateliersweetsushi.etsy.com
follow me on ā twitter.com/SweetsushiDraws for art content
follow me on š§µ twitter.com/SweetsushiSews for sewing projects
