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9 years ago
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TL;DR
Health- Diagnosed with chronic migraines and I have medicine with weird side effects. Still waiting on specialist appointment.
Workshop - The roof is buggered + needs fixed. Need to waterproof and insulate too. I'm a DIY master!(lol). Working from bedroom now!
Confuzzled2016 - I'm going on my own and selling shiz. Hopefully make fiends too! Also surprise roommate!!
Adopts - Mom had hours cut so I need to pick up earnings slack! Wonderful friend helped me out last month!
For those who want to read:
HEALTH
Still waiting on my appointment with the specialist!
When I'm back at the doctors I'm going to ask him how that's progressing. All throughout December I was having chronic migraines, so much so that I couldn't stand even the smallest bit of light. Every painkiller I tried wasn't working but I assumed they would just go away.
Then come new year I ended up having an acute attack that I honestly thought was a stroke but after an emergency appointment it turned out to be another freakish form of migraines :/ Thankfully I now have migraine medication from the doctor! They have really weird and kind of annoying side effects (racing heart, temperature goes up, tingly hands, pass out asleep followed by 2-3 days drousyness/feeling hungover) so I am going to see if my doctor can give me something else.
Aside from the side effects they seem to work? Its like the migraine is replaced with the side effects but I'm glad at least there is no freakish numbness or blades being rammed through my skull! I still have the usual constant headache but it feels lower than it did before so I think the pills are at least doing something positive. I still get the migraines too but its gone from daily to every week or so. Maybe I'll be able to get a new medicine without the side effects!
WORKSHOP
Effectively my workshop is not in a workable condition. The heavy rains these past few months have shown that the roof (I work in my Moms attic) is leaking virtually everywhere! There are about 5/6 major leak area's that I know of and one wall that is exposed outside that seeps down the whole side of the house. The wood of the roof is now constantly wet which means it is slowly rotting. There are things I can do to fix it however I don't have the money to do so.
Before any work is started on it I need the wood to dry out before I even start to insulate/waterproof it! I know what insulation method I am going to use (Yes I am doing it myself, I can barely afford the materials if I save but I definately can't afford a contractor). I need to wait for outside temperatures to rise before I can even start so this gives me at least time to acquire the materials. Thankfully I am a significantly better DIYer than I am baker! (Once made a desk I could dance on supported by one plank of wood and a single screw!)
Thankfully I have all my materials in suitable sealed containers! Everything that needs to be is protected (I'm glad I was cautious about that!).
What this means for building/making is I am now stuck making things out of my bedroom until things are fixed so its one project at a time now. I will still be able to dremel the plastics in the attic but everything else is being done in my main bedroom.
I'm actually considering opening a patreon to help get the workshop up to working condition again but I can't help but think it will be faster to go my own way with it.
I guess one positive that comes out of working from my bedroom is that I wont be cold!
CONFUZZLED2016
Yes I will be attending and yes I will have a stall in the dealers den. I'm attending on my own too so I hope I can meet a few new friends and have a successful stall! Its been a good few years since I had a stall at a convention so I am a little nervous getting back into it. I've decided to go under my FA name 'Kurauno' rather than my usual badge name 'Missrars' so its no secret or surprise that I'm attending (I'm sure I've said it in previous journals too).
I'll be selling the usual fursuit maker paraphernalia!
Plans to Sell:
2 Artdolls
Original Prints
Some Original Art (OOAK pieces)
Kemono 3 Tailed Fox Partial (Peach, Tan and Maroon, head/3 tails/paws)
Possibly the Golden Wolf Fullsuit (Not set in stone)
Various Tails in various colours
DIY Fursuit Kits
I do have the Tide Partial 'Ula' debuting at CFz too! It does have an owner now (I've previously said this before too). So there is that to look forward to!
I'm not sure if I am going to sell the Kemono Partial at my normal price (Would be £700) or offer it at a lower price discounted for a quick sale. Any opinions on this?
The full price would let me get the expanding foam system for inside the roof and let me waterproof inside but I'm not sure folks would be willing to pay that at a convention! Since I've never been to CFz before (only ever went to EF once years ago) I don't know what is a normal price for selling but I don't want to go so low that I'm just selling at material cost >.>
ANYWAY! Thought on this are appreciated!
For the Month of May I will be soley working on CFz stock! I might make a banner for the table, I've never made one at previous stalls (didn't think they were needed) as the subject came up recently!
ADOPTS
I'm going to be releasing several adopts a month from now on.My mother had her hours cut at work so I need to pick up the slack on the other end.
UPDATE- My mom was able to get a second job today T^T Its fantastic news! I will still be doing the below because this month will still be very tight!
Narrowly escaped the end of January thanks to a wonderful and supportive friend! So this month I'll be putting out adopts to help cover the difference and help keep the house stable!
My Mother has been very gracious in housing me and allowing me to have my own workspace so its only natural that I want to give back some support to her!
I've got one design made so far that I've uploaded onto my twitter but I'll be uploading it here too later today!
These designs all have resale and fursuit rights for them! Meaning if you are a fursuit maker then you have permission to make a suit of the design and sell it! Wooo!
I will only consider taking on one of these designs as any sort of suit commission but only at a last resort. Things are phenomenally tight (contrary to the belief that I am rolling in it..) and I already have work to complete so outside of limited slots I do have I don't want to pile extra on. This is predominantly why I chose to make premades/claimed premade slots so its more controlled.
For the moment I won't consider making anything extra until after Confuzzled2016 as I have several deadlines for then and before. I am only one person after all and the only money I earn is from my suit work.
I'm debating on offering the designs with a Buy-It-Now and Auction or just having them for sale. I would normally sell an adopt for $75 which covers extra rights to the design. The one design I currently have up on my twitter is for $45! It does not have any fursuit rights for it yet. Does this seem too steep? or do you guys think that's an acceptable price?
The refs I mostly make are in mind for fursuit creation so 'human space' is already calculated into things. I will have a sheet of single view ferals for a cheaper price (Hellions, demon/hell cat thing) but I've also got Angel Dragon's (I followed DAD rules making them) ref style with two views so naturally they will cost more.
OKAY! I've been typing too long now! Any questions then please ask bellow or send me a note! If you folks have an opinion on the questions I have above then don't hesitate to answer :)
If you made it to the bottom of this then here is some cake *gives cake* because that was a lot of writing!
Kurauno xx
TL;DR
Health- Diagnosed with chronic migraines and I have medicine with weird side effects. Still waiting on specialist appointment.
Workshop - The roof is buggered + needs fixed. Need to waterproof and insulate too. I'm a DIY master!(lol). Working from bedroom now!
Confuzzled2016 - I'm going on my own and selling shiz. Hopefully make fiends too! Also surprise roommate!!
Adopts - Mom had hours cut so I need to pick up earnings slack! Wonderful friend helped me out last month!
For those who want to read:
HEALTH
Still waiting on my appointment with the specialist!
When I'm back at the doctors I'm going to ask him how that's progressing. All throughout December I was having chronic migraines, so much so that I couldn't stand even the smallest bit of light. Every painkiller I tried wasn't working but I assumed they would just go away.
Then come new year I ended up having an acute attack that I honestly thought was a stroke but after an emergency appointment it turned out to be another freakish form of migraines :/ Thankfully I now have migraine medication from the doctor! They have really weird and kind of annoying side effects (racing heart, temperature goes up, tingly hands, pass out asleep followed by 2-3 days drousyness/feeling hungover) so I am going to see if my doctor can give me something else.
Aside from the side effects they seem to work? Its like the migraine is replaced with the side effects but I'm glad at least there is no freakish numbness or blades being rammed through my skull! I still have the usual constant headache but it feels lower than it did before so I think the pills are at least doing something positive. I still get the migraines too but its gone from daily to every week or so. Maybe I'll be able to get a new medicine without the side effects!
WORKSHOP
Effectively my workshop is not in a workable condition. The heavy rains these past few months have shown that the roof (I work in my Moms attic) is leaking virtually everywhere! There are about 5/6 major leak area's that I know of and one wall that is exposed outside that seeps down the whole side of the house. The wood of the roof is now constantly wet which means it is slowly rotting. There are things I can do to fix it however I don't have the money to do so.
Before any work is started on it I need the wood to dry out before I even start to insulate/waterproof it! I know what insulation method I am going to use (Yes I am doing it myself, I can barely afford the materials if I save but I definately can't afford a contractor). I need to wait for outside temperatures to rise before I can even start so this gives me at least time to acquire the materials. Thankfully I am a significantly better DIYer than I am baker! (Once made a desk I could dance on supported by one plank of wood and a single screw!)
Thankfully I have all my materials in suitable sealed containers! Everything that needs to be is protected (I'm glad I was cautious about that!).
What this means for building/making is I am now stuck making things out of my bedroom until things are fixed so its one project at a time now. I will still be able to dremel the plastics in the attic but everything else is being done in my main bedroom.
I'm actually considering opening a patreon to help get the workshop up to working condition again but I can't help but think it will be faster to go my own way with it.
I guess one positive that comes out of working from my bedroom is that I wont be cold!
CONFUZZLED2016
Yes I will be attending and yes I will have a stall in the dealers den. I'm attending on my own too so I hope I can meet a few new friends and have a successful stall! Its been a good few years since I had a stall at a convention so I am a little nervous getting back into it. I've decided to go under my FA name 'Kurauno' rather than my usual badge name 'Missrars' so its no secret or surprise that I'm attending (I'm sure I've said it in previous journals too).
I'll be selling the usual fursuit maker paraphernalia!
Plans to Sell:
2 Artdolls
Original Prints
Some Original Art (OOAK pieces)
Kemono 3 Tailed Fox Partial (Peach, Tan and Maroon, head/3 tails/paws)
Possibly the Golden Wolf Fullsuit (Not set in stone)
Various Tails in various colours
DIY Fursuit Kits
I do have the Tide Partial 'Ula' debuting at CFz too! It does have an owner now (I've previously said this before too). So there is that to look forward to!
I'm not sure if I am going to sell the Kemono Partial at my normal price (Would be £700) or offer it at a lower price discounted for a quick sale. Any opinions on this?
The full price would let me get the expanding foam system for inside the roof and let me waterproof inside but I'm not sure folks would be willing to pay that at a convention! Since I've never been to CFz before (only ever went to EF once years ago) I don't know what is a normal price for selling but I don't want to go so low that I'm just selling at material cost >.>
ANYWAY! Thought on this are appreciated!
For the Month of May I will be soley working on CFz stock! I might make a banner for the table, I've never made one at previous stalls (didn't think they were needed) as the subject came up recently!
ADOPTS
I'm going to be releasing several adopts a month from now on.
UPDATE- My mom was able to get a second job today T^T Its fantastic news! I will still be doing the below because this month will still be very tight!
Narrowly escaped the end of January thanks to a wonderful and supportive friend! So this month I'll be putting out adopts to help cover the difference and help keep the house stable!
My Mother has been very gracious in housing me and allowing me to have my own workspace so its only natural that I want to give back some support to her!
I've got one design made so far that I've uploaded onto my twitter but I'll be uploading it here too later today!
These designs all have resale and fursuit rights for them! Meaning if you are a fursuit maker then you have permission to make a suit of the design and sell it! Wooo!
I will only consider taking on one of these designs as any sort of suit commission but only at a last resort. Things are phenomenally tight (contrary to the belief that I am rolling in it..) and I already have work to complete so outside of limited slots I do have I don't want to pile extra on. This is predominantly why I chose to make premades/claimed premade slots so its more controlled.
For the moment I won't consider making anything extra until after Confuzzled2016 as I have several deadlines for then and before. I am only one person after all and the only money I earn is from my suit work.
I'm debating on offering the designs with a Buy-It-Now and Auction or just having them for sale. I would normally sell an adopt for $75 which covers extra rights to the design. The one design I currently have up on my twitter is for $45! It does not have any fursuit rights for it yet. Does this seem too steep? or do you guys think that's an acceptable price?
The refs I mostly make are in mind for fursuit creation so 'human space' is already calculated into things. I will have a sheet of single view ferals for a cheaper price (Hellions, demon/hell cat thing) but I've also got Angel Dragon's (I followed DAD rules making them) ref style with two views so naturally they will cost more.
OKAY! I've been typing too long now! Any questions then please ask bellow or send me a note! If you folks have an opinion on the questions I have above then don't hesitate to answer :)
If you made it to the bottom of this then here is some cake *gives cake* because that was a lot of writing!
Kurauno xx
hope things improve far as house and your health goes :)
i like the auction ideas for premades
Literally just under an hour ago mom came in and informed she managed to secure a second job T^T just posted a quick update but I'll revise this journal!
I'm still going to do the adopts because this month will be iffy but this is an amazing thing T^T
Hope your health improves!