Going to start a Jewelry Stream in a few minutes :D
It will be on Ustream
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/late-.....jewelry-making
please don't mind my messy hair.

Including raffle prizes this week x_x midterms put a damper on everything
sorry for the slowness

School started so I am going to be working on commissions and prizes over the weekend ^_^
From now on most work will be done on the weekends until we have a school break or holiday.
Thank you for your patience.

If you are curious, I am going to college for Network Engineering ^___^

Also
I have a new, weird little goal. I would very much like to sell enough jewelry to get a custom CCCAT to memorialize the late and great Pie Cat that passed away on July 4th 2014. She was a weird and awesome kitty and she deserves a weird and awesome character to memorialize her. CCCAT lore is awesome and they kind of bring kitties/pets back from the dead, so I thought it would be a neat way to remember her and would definitely give me a way to write her into some amazing adventures that she never got to have. I am currently taking commissions for custom jewelry and will be working on them over the weekends. I have some premade jewelry that is also for sale.feel free to ask me anything you are curious about regarding my jewelry / commissions. Thank you for any and all support.

*** Extension Notice: This Raffle and Contest are being extended until March
31st to give more people a chance to participate ***

To Join please check out this journal http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6460080/

Cicada and Crow Workshop Art Contest and Raffle


*** Extension Notice: This Raffle and Contest are being extended until March
31st to give more people a chance to participate ***
Hi all, this is something I have wanted to do for a while and have finally decided to give it a go. There are 2 parts to this, an art contest and a raffle. Each part has it's own prizes and more prizes that will unlock as people join in. I hope you all have a great time participating in the very first contest/raffle held by Cicada and Crow! Please read all the rules for each section you want to enter. You may enter both contests and may win once from each of them.

Art Contest

Art Contest Rules
1. To enter you must submit a piece of art containing 1 or more characters listed in this journal. You must comment here with a link to the piece of art you wish to submit.
2. Please watch  Cicada_and_Crow_Workshop
3. You may only enter if you live in the continental US ***OR*** if you live outside the US and are willing to help with shipping costs. If you live in the US I will cover shipping costs.
4. You may add your characters in along with the ones listed
5. You may enter more than one piece.
6. You may only win once.
7. Please No NSFW art.
8. No art containing scat, watersports, gore, or messy diapers will be accepted. If your character is a baby fur and you want to add them in, in a clean diaper, that is totally ok.
9. Art Submissions close on March 31st at 12am EST and voting will begin the following day to determine the winners. I am going to allow an unbiased group of friends who do not participate in the raffle to help me with choosing winners. Art will be judged on quality and creativity.
10. If you have read all the rules and agree to them please include the word berries in your comment on this journal.

Character List

Sheba the Cicada – Sfw ref - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14815117/ nsfw ref ( clearer depiction of markings) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13843736/

Glaukos the Flurachnid - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14865717/

Blick the eyeball monster- side view http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10273906/ and front view http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15138328/

Jenson - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15135073/

My CCCAT Named Anoushka Izel Tlanextli Tlazohtzin - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15546646/

Cave Croc - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11823964/

Shark dog - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9756063/

Penguin Zebra - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9756001/

Karnuba - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9327312/

Sheba's dragoness form - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4750094/ and http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5811930/ she is quite a bit more chubby now days but these were early in her creation hehe

Flying Pickles and Catshrimp are also welcome to be doodled :)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15472748/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14904540/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10139979/


I wanted to link a lot of my characters so that people would have plenty to choose from! It's no fun to draw a character if you don't like the design. ^_^ I want everyone to have fun.


Art Contest Prizes

Bonus! 1 lucky contestant will get a digital badge from  wildlion

1st Place – 1 full custom jewelry set ( The winner will have to tell me 1-3 colors they like and pick a pendant from my stock to be turned into a necklace for the set. The set will include a necklace, bracelet, and matching set or earring. If the winner does not wear earrings they can substitute them for a stretch ring)
2nd Place – Unlocks at 10 art participants
3rd Place – Unlocks at 20 art participants
4th Place – Unlocks at 50 art participants
5th Place – Unlocks at 100 art participants
(may add more)


Raffle
To enter the raffle you must do at least 1 of the following things and comment on the journal informing me of which you have done. For each of these you do, you get a raffle ticket. Also in your comment please include the word “cream” so that I know you read this. You are allowed to participate in both contests and win once from each. Raffle entries will close on March 31st at 12am EST and winners will be chosen with a random number generator.

1. watch  Cicada_and_Crow_Workshop ( please tell me if you have or not in your comment)
2. Spread the word on a social media site other than FA. (put a link in your comment to it)
3. Spread the word on FA ( this is not mandatory)(put a link in your comment to it)


Raffle Prizes

Bonus! 1 lucky raffle winner will get a digital badge from  wildlion
1st Place – 1 custom bracelet (1-3 colors of your choosing)
2nd Place – Unlocks at 20 Raffle participants
3rd Place – Unlocks at 50 Raffle participants
4th Place – Unlocks at 100 Raffle participants
5th Place – Unlocks at 150 Raffle participants
(may add more)


***There are words in the journal that you must include in your entry comment so that I know you have read the rules.***

***Please do not note me to enter, any noted entries will not be counted. I need you to enter in this journal so that I can keep track of everything. I may add more to this if I see that I have missed something. I hope you all have fun ^___^ ***


****EDIT/NOTES****  wildlion has graciously offered to donate some art to this!

Ok so today our car's alternator died and we had to get a new one, this has thrown us very short on money for rent, food, and bills. My other half is currently in the process of installing the new alternator as I type this.
Please take a look in my jewelry shop and see if their is anything that you might like or let me know if you would be interested in a jewelry commission.
Feel free to spread the word, every little bit helps <3

On tinychat
http://tinychat.com/shebametaluna

I am sorry for my absence but Thanksgiving was quite hectic for me, so I have been away for longer that I would have liked. The reason I have not posted any new pictures yet is because I have a cold that is behaving like a sinus infection and I don't want to touch any of my jewelry or beads until I know that I am over is and can't pass it on to others in some way. I want to be careful and also rest a bit until this is all out of my system. I hope everyone had a good Turkey day :3.

Expect more pictures in no more than a week. If it ends up being more than a week I will let you all know what is going on asap ^_^.

I have all the pictures taken and I just need to edit them and upload them. I would also like to point out that i do not use filters when I edit my photos, so the color you see is straight from the camera, I just like to add little frames and price tags to them XD. Anyway, editing will commence, right after I nom some lunch :D This time I have 3 bracelets, 2 necklaces, and 1 set of earrings.

I have decided to upload in batches, because if I tried to photograph all the jewelry at once it would take ages to get anything uploaded. I have also decided to take great care in organizing everything, that was my biggest mistake in the past x3x.

I will be uploading in batches of 6 (2 earrings, 2 necklaces, 2 bracelets). I will try to do at least 1 batch (hopefully more) Friday-Sunday. I have school Monday-Thursday so I might be a little slower then.

I can't believe I have been making jewelry since 08!!!!

Anyway, I am going to eat dinner and relax for a little bit and the get back to work ^_^.

Hello all, I slept in a bit today because it is the start of my weekend and I tend to do better work in the evenings. It is almost lunch time as I write this. I am going to start organizing and photographing jewelry now :D

Also if anyone feels so inclined as to help spread the word about this account, I would love to have even more watchers!

Once I reach a certain amount of pageviews or watchers I will be holding a raffle. That's right guys, free stuff! ( If possible I will pay the shipping for it, but if not then the winner might have to pay the shipping for the item, but I will work that out when it gets here hehe)

I am going to try and get this account up and running fully over this weekend!
That means, getting all the information typed up and transferred to this account and taking new photos of all my jewelry stock, so please bare with me as this might take a day or so for things to start looking proper.

If you spot any spelling errors, have any questions, or have suggestions please let me know via comment or note.

Thank you
~ Sheba the Cicada

Trades

Must be of equal value to the item being traded for.
I will be picky.

Will trade for – Pieces of art ( will be really picky about this), Fursuit parts, beading supplies, plushies and other various things.
I may require help covering shipping costs.
Comment here or note for more information.

Terms of Service (This may be updated again shortly if I think of more things to add)

Ordering-
When ordering a piece of jewelry, if it is a custom piece please specify the type ( bracelet, necklace, earrings) and a color combination and/or theme for the piece. If ordering a custom piece half the price of the order is due before the order will be completed. Once completed the order will not be shipped until the full amount of the piece has been payed for. When ordering a preexisting piece the full amount of the order is due before it will be shipped. Payment plans can be discussed.

Shipping-
$5 per small pack - $10 per large pack
pack = brown padded envelops
Shipping with flat rate boxes is also available upon request Shipping insurance and tracking is an extra fee. If a piece of jewelry breaks due to the postal service handling it incorrectly I will repair it for free if you pay the shipping costs both ways. This is a limited offer and only extends 30 days from the time your order is shipped.

Refunds-
Refunds are only available before the product has been shipped and I retain the rights to resell the piece .

Payment-
Paypal only unless otherwise discussed.
I only ship within the USA at this time
Paypal is preferred however if you live in the Greensboro or Stanfield areas in NC it is possible to arrange an in person pick up. In person pick ups make shipping free and cash can be accepted as payment.

Jewelry can also be picked up or purchased at Jane's Hair Salon in Stanfield NC.

I reserve the right to refuse service if I deem it necessary.

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Feel free to ask any questions in the comments and I will answer them to the best of my abilities and may add them to the FAQ section.

FAQ ~ (under construction)