I know it's obnoxious that shops start blasting you with christmas stuff earlier and earlier in the year, each year, but in regard to custom made art that takes time to make...

Just a friendly reminder, if you celebrate the holidays and want to give custom made artwork as a gift, you may want to start commissioning artists (not necessarily me) for your holiday prezzies in the next week or two. Giving the artists more time and a softer deadline will result in better work without rush fees.

Also, you'll be giving artists some opportunity to save up for their own gift giving. Or just so they can get bills squared away and they can have a les stressful holiday period even if they don't celebrate it much.

On a semi-related note, I still have the ink commission sale going and yes, I can refrain from posting the work until the end of December.