Ohhhh boy am I tired! Finally home from AC.

And really. Wow. Just WOW it was so super fun and fantastic and I honestly can't wait to go again! I met so many cool artists, and saw so many amazing fursuiters. And I met a few of you lovely followers too! Thank you for visiting my table, and thank you even more if you bought a thing or two. All of you Fuzzies were so friendly, and amazing, and supportive that I have absolutely no words other than kind and thankful ones.

As far as tabling, this was my most successful con to date, and I couldn't have done it without all of you! Thank you!

I can't wait to go next year (I really hope I can! But life happens sometimes. Hopefully it doesn't XD)

As far as my leftover stock, I'll be sorting all of that out tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully I'll even have the leftover Chubby Totems and Dangle Tails in my Etsy store by tomorrow afternoon as well. So be on the lookout for those~

Don't worry I'm not moving accounts per say. However, I wanted a more up to date page for all of my shop and commission work, so you can find all of that over at  mariposaminiatures now!

This account will still be active and serve as my main, personal account. I'll still post claythings that I make for myself and as gifts, so don't worry! I'll hopefully also be adding characters and artwork too.

I just wanted an account to really stick with my shop brand, so please give that page a follow!

Thanks so much!

I saw Nix post it and got super excited cause this'll be my first year at AC hurray!

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Where are you staying?
Le Omni~

What day are you getting there?
Sometime Thursday :P

Who will you be with?
Well I'll be coming down and hanging with my good friend  alishka/ nix and  dandomrassed will also be in our room :3

Do you do free art?
Preeeety much no. Sorry :P

Do you do trades?
Sometimes? But please don't come up and ask? I've only done a couple trades, and that's been with other artists who we both expressed interest in each others' art.

Do you do commissions?
Yup! I can't MAKE any commissions at the con, cause I don't have a portable oven thing, or a table helper, or tons of free time on my hands, but I hope to get something sorted out so I can TAKE commissions and send them later ^^

What are your limits to drawing?
Well I don't draw... I'm a sculptor :3 But for both, I don't do anything mature, and I tend to stick to cutesy things. Not too good with anything super realistic.

What is your gender?
Imma lady

How old are you?
21 :P

Can I talk to you?
Sure! I'll be busy at my table, so as long as you understand that I can't talk for HOURS about stuff, it's fine.

Can I touch you?
I'm really not a fan of contact with strangers, or online people, heck even friends sometimes. I like my personal space, so no thank you D:

Can I hang out with you?
I doubt I'll have much time for it, but if you're invited to then well that's that.

How can I find you?
I'll be at Table B12 in the Dealers Den! Probably will be there all hours of the con xD

Can I buy you drinks?
Nonono. Sorry but I don't drink o3o

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Definitely not, or you will have an angry non-furry on your hands. I don't snuggle with anyone other than my boy :P

How tall are you?
5'3" I think? I'm little o3o

Are you nice?
I try to be xD Honestly, nice and cute seem to be my default personality traits so I guess I would say I'm nice.

Can I stalk you?
Ha...hahaha.... you're joking right? >.>

How long are you going?
I should be there all days of the con.

Do you have an artist table?
Yup yup! B12~ (psst! And  alishka/ nix will be right behind me at C12 so you should check her out too!)

Do you like parties?
Not really. I have a thing against lots of people in crowded rooms, and people drinking, and loud noises. So no thank you ><

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Just come up to my table and say "Hi" I guess :P

Where will you be most of the time during the days?
Aaaaat my table. Or sleeping. Hopefully not sleeping at my table though xD

What/where will you be eating?
Well I plan on bringing lots of food with me to feed Nix and me, and I would love to have the chance to go to Dobra (mmm~ Dobra Tea <3) at some point. But otherwise I'll probably be scrounging xD

Do you have prints/CDs ?
Can I add "/sculptures" to that list? Cause those I have. I'll be bringing lots of charms, necklaces, earrings, and rings. Plus this will be the first con I sell my Dangle Tails at. I'll be bringing lots of miniatures too, including Critters, Faeries, and Chubby Totem Animals.

Do you do badges?
Sorry, but no. I have plenty of other fun things though.

Can you track me down?
I'm gonna be standing in one place all day, so you're gonna have to come to me o3o

Can I look in your sketchbook?
I don't really have one? I only have my journal, which is both doodles, to-do lists, and other... well kinda personal business stuff. So no sorry.

Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Again, I don't really have a sketchbook :P

Can I take your picture?
I guess so? Just please ask first. And don't do anything creepy with those pictures. Also please don't just take pictures of my merchandise without asking. That's just as rude o3o

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Uhhh....have fun mostly. It'll be my first year going. I like just sitting in one spot and watching everyone go by, and talking to those who stop to see my stuff. I mean of course I hope I sell lots of things, but mostly I just hope to have a great time :3


Who else is going to AC? I'd love to see you there!

Thank you to those who came to my first stream! I think for a test, it went pretty well (besides the mic issue but i'll figure that out o3o). It's a little hard to paint like that but I'll get used to it ^^;

Hopefully this means there will be more streams in the future! I hope you'll watch those too :3

**I couldn't decide so I chose two. This is what happens when you show me all of the cute things! Thank you all so much for your inspiring characters!**

YUP I AM REALLY DOING THIS, I JUST GOT MY NEW CRAFT STATION SET UP AND I AM RARING TO GO!
Plus I just really want to thank all my lovely watchers and everyone who has supported me and my work so far~

Ahem, but in all seriousness, I'm looking to add to my custom portfolio, and I want something fun to get me back into doing Dangle Tails for AC. I stopped for so long so I just need a little spark to get me back ;3

Rules:

1. Comment below with a reference to the character you want Dangle Tail-ified! Only one comment and only one character! We can discuss more specifics if you are chosen ;3
2. Please let me know if shipping would be to US or International. This won't change your chances, I just want to know ahead of time.

I'm honestly just going to pick the one that really strikes my fancy. Please don't be discouraged. I'm sure you all have fantastic characters and I would sculpt them all if I could afford to! I might go simple, or I might go super complex. I dunno, we'll just have to see :P

Have fun, and good luck! I can't wait to see all of your lovelies~

It's finally almost the end of the school year for me and I'm graduating so no more finals, no more school stress, no more lack of an oven or crafting time hurray!

Unfortunately, my laptop is getting to the point that I can't do basic work without spending a half hour or more just waiting around for it to decide to respond. It's gonna be really hard to do basic arting work with it like this >.>

I'm hoping to save up for a decent tablet (not the drawing kind), buuuuut those are spensive, and Anthrocon isn't until July. I'll probably be needing it before then (especially so I can take credit cards at AC!). The other downside is that for the next two weeks, I won't even have limited oven access, I'll have just about none. It'll be Senior Week, and all of the underclassmen who let me into the dorm next door with the oven will be gone. So no oven for me, that means no sculpting! Ahh! Disaster disaster! There goes my plan of working on more Dangle Tails next week, custom or not >.>

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Well, until I can have an oven again, I've started offering Mystery Boxes! Cute little boxes filled with all sorts of my cute charms, jewelry, and miniatures! And no, I promise they aren't the "I just want to clear out old inventory" kind. I'm throwing in mostly stuff I've made recently, so yay!

Each box is hand folded with pretty paper, and stuffed full of cute things. I have Small Boxes for $15 and Large Boxes for $20. If you want a little more detail, please check the submission here (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16431338/). It's quite a bargain compared to all the stuff that will be inside. Of course, the catch is that it's a mystery! But who doesn't like surprises?

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I will be getting back to Dangle Tails soon though. Things had been pretty hectic as of late, and I had to close down customs completely for a while. But, after graduation, I'll return home and start setting up my permanent crafting area. This will give me tons of space and time to prep for AC and work on some more premades and customs! I'm really excited!

So, if you have been interested in Dangle Tails, fear not! I'll notify you all when customs are back open. I may also put the premades up on my shop in "Made to Order" status, just so I can sell some, but not lose my AC stock. Sounds like a good plan *nodnod*

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Thanks for listening to my life updates and things. Lots of info I know >.<
I'm too wordy for my own good xD

Got Majora for Valentines Day from the boy, and I picked up Monster Hunter 4...

Goodbye productivity~

I have a few new standard dangle tails sculpted buuuuut....you're gonna have to wait till I satisfy my need for slaying giant monsters and reliving my childhood nightmares :P

Anyone else get the games? I've already started playing both xD

Yay! My first furry con, my first AC, and my first time with a table in a con's Dealer's Room.

Like, woah! So many firsts! This will also be my first big con.

Eeeeee~ So excited I got in. I've got a nice full table which will be covered in cute goodies, including a TON of dangle tails by that point so everyone who is going should stop by.

If you can't that's alright. I know it's a bit far and pricey. At the very least, I'll probably be listing any Dangle Tails that don't sell after the con, as well as all of my usual things in my Etsy shop.

Anywhoo, I've got a lot of prepping to do since I now have 3 conventions lined up for this year! (Setsucon, Tanoshiicon, and now Anthrocon :3 )

Wish me luck! Also hopefully this means lots of fun artings soon too~

Heyo. Just figured I'd give you all a heads up on the sales my shop's got going on for the weekend :3

All weekend Black Friday Sale: 20% off all purchases with the coupon code APPLEPIE14
Small Business Saturday: free charm with an order of $15 or more!
Cyber Monday: free domestic shipping with coupon code PUMPKINPIE14

Visit my shop here for all the cute things: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MariposaMiniatures

Since I'm at a down time for commissions, I'm working on building up my stock of generic Dangle Tail items for Anthrocon and other conventions.

I have a slew of animals on my list, but I can't think of everything. I'd love any and all suggestions! So far I've finished a Gray Wolf, and a Brown Raccoon. I have a black wolf, black cat, brown wolf, orange tiger and an orange fox sculpted up and waiting to be baked. As far as wolves, foxes, and house cats go, I'm pretty much covered. I want some good basics, and some really out there ones that people might be interested in :3

Also, should I stick to natural colorations, or should I have some weird, colorful ones in there? I'd probably only make a couple with really basic animals if so, just so I can devote my time to variety of species rather than color options.

Thanks for all of your help~ The more suggestions, the more you'll be seeing in the near future (especially since I'm going on break next week!)

You can see my Price Range Guide, Reference Links, and ToS here for my Dangle Tail Necklace/Keychain Commissions. Please read that over so you have an idea in mind of the prices and what I will and will not make.

To Apply for a Commission:

1. Note me the form below
2. Wait for me to reply with a quote
3. Respond that you understand and accept the price/are 100% committed to the commission
4. I'll send a paypal invoice and you pay IMMEDIATELY.
5. I get started, or add you to the queue and then get started when I get to your commission slot.
6. Wait.
7. Get Sweet Loots
8. Everyone is happy!

Commission Form

Name/Username:
Paypal Address: (or etsy username if you want me to instead list it on my etsy shop)
Character References:
Specifications: (essentially, description of what you specifically want. "hair like this" or "add the wings too" or "keychain not necklace" etc.)
Mailing Address: (so I know where to mail your commission to~)

That wasn't too hard was it?

Finally setting up an official page for this so you'll know a basic quote range before you note me about what you want~

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Prices

No Tail Necklace/Keychain - $10-$15
Just an animal/character's face. For avians, simple wings will be included. No dangling tail. This is my basic necklace design. Price depends on sculpting and painting complexity.
one | two | three | four

Dangle Tail Necklace/Keychain - $15-$20
Animal/character's face with a tail charm that dangles from the face charm. This is the basic price range for this type, with no extra add ons. Price depends on sculpting and painting complexity.
one | two | three

Additional Sculpted Extras - +$2-$5 each
Extra sculpted bits like multiple tails, character's hair (rather than the basic bald animal head), wings for non-avians, or complex wings for avians, and any other additional sculpted pieces that I deem necessary to make the piece in your character's likeness as much as possible.
one | two

Findings (Necklace Chain/Keychain) - Free!
Whatever you want the charms attached to, whether it be necklace or keychain, as those are the only findings I currently have. Asking for a commission without any finding will not lower the price of the commission.


First Class Shipping - +$3.00 in the US / +$7.00 International
The basic shipping option. Takes about a week to arrive within the US and between 2 weeks to a month in my experience Internationally.

Priority Shipping - +$6 in the US / +$25 International
Faster shipping option that comes with Tracking inside the United States, and Insurance. Takes 2-5 days within the US and 6-10 days Internationally.

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Terms of Service

Content

- I DO NOT under any circumstances create Mature or Adult artwork. The exception is blood, and sometimes a little gore, but nothing excessive, and certainly nothing fetishy. Sorry, no dangling dick charms. It's just something I won't do for my own personal reasons. If you have any questions on whether I would or would not sculpt something, please feel free to ask me.
- I will sculpt any animal, please just ask. I haven't done many humans yet, so please be patient with me if I take longer or run into some snags along the way.

Timeliness

- As all of my pieces are sculpted, painted, and glazed by hand, they can take some time to finish, especially since I am also a full time student. Please understand that any commission can take up to a month to complete, especially when I am at school, unless stated otherwise. If it takes longer than expected, I will be sure to let you know.
- This means, please do not ask me for constant updates. I will provide you with updates on the completion of your piece as they arise. If I am constantly badgered about completing the piece faster, I have every right to cancel the commission.

Payment

- Payment for a piece can either be through Paypal, or my Etsy shop.
- If you wish to pay through my Etsy shop, and thus with a Credit Card, I will be willing to create a reserved listing for you in the shop. Etsy requires that you have an Etsy account to order anything, so it is up to you which method you would prefer.
- I require full payment upon accepting a commission, unless we discuss otherwise. Under normal circumstances, I will not begin a commission until I have received payment.
- As my pieces are physical objects shipping costs are required. Thus, you must be comfortable with giving me your address to ship the finished product to you.

Refunds + Shipping Issues

- If I have not started working on your commission, I would be willing to offer a full refund.
- If I have started on your commission I would be willing to offer a half refund.
- If I have completed your commission, I cannot give you a refund. If the commission was of a regular animal species and not a specific character design, I have every right to then sell that item. I will not sell canceled commissions of fursonas and personal characters.
- If a commission is lost in the mail, please understand that this is the Postal Service's mistake, and not mine. Feel free to bring up the issue with them. Depending on what was lost, I would be willing to make a new one, but I do not offer monetary refunds for items lost in the mail. If you are concerned about the Postal Service losing packages, feel free to ask for additional shipping charges for tracking or insurance. Unfortunately, there is no tracking for International orders.
- If a commission arrives broken or damaged, you must send me photographic proof of this, and then mail me the broken piece within 10 days of receiving the package. I will be willing to make a new one or give a refund upon receiving the original piece. I will refund the shipping involved when you mail the broken piece back to me.


All of these Terms of Service are subject to change at my discretion. If you have any questions, feel free to ask through a note.

My jewelry shop Mariposa Miniatures (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MariposaMiniatures) has officially been open for TWO WHOLE YEARS woah!

So I wanted to just let you all know about my celebration plans...and how they all benefit you ;D

First, I'm having a sale in my etsy shop for 20% off your order! Just use the code:
BIRTHDAY14
And you've got your nice discount~

On my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MariposaMiniatures) I'm also holding a giveaway for a FREE CUSTOM CHARM, bracelet/cell phone strap included! So if you want the chance to win, head over there and follow the instructions~

Thank you everyone for all of your support the past two years! Without you I doubt I would have even made it this far without you <3

Sorry about taking so long with them. Last week was finals week, and now I'm home and still busy unpacking and the like.

I'll hopefully be finishing them sometime this week. Got them mostly done anyway.

Very sorry~

For those of you who celebrate it in whichever manner you choose to. My family's religious, but I do love the abundance of chocolate xD

Anywhoo, my Easter's probably gonna be pretty busy. As usual I'm going to visit my boyfriend's family, since it wouldn't make much sense for me to spend $200 just to get home for a weekend and then come back to school. So screw that, spending Easter with the boy. Hopefully I'll still have a lot of time to do things.

For one, I've got a custom charm order for some suuuuper cute little lovebirds. Can't wait to finish those and show you. I also have a few gaia chibis to finish, then I think I'm done with those for a little while.

Alsooo, I've been practicing some painting styles and stuff, and I ended up making these pretty eggs here while doing so: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13237407/

Egg adoptables take two! I think I've improved a lot on design and color (well I owe the palettes I found in pinterest for that ehehe...) and just that paint-y style in general looks really smooth and nice. Yay I'm improving and finally learning new techniques! Always makes you happy.

I've also got some personal projects to work on too, but who knows when those'll be finished, as usual :P

I am in loooove with the Chubby Totems I've been making (y'know, the chubby little sculptures that are basically just balls of adorable? Yeah. Those ones.)

I wanna make some mooooore~ So, I think I'm gonna do a trial run of commissions for them. Throw your feral/anthro characters at meeee! (I guess I could do humanoids too xD )

$15 per totem sculpture
I won't even charge extra for super details yet, this'll be a fixed price to start
Also free shipping! (Unless you're outside of the US in which case I have to because international shipping is astronomical

If you need some cute examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12942343/ [Kirin Totem]
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12942553/ [Kappa Totem]
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12942723/ [Eyepatch Bunny Totem]


I'll sketch out some ideas and okay them with you before actually getting to the sculpting and painting. Since they are pretty small, I don't want to nix important details on a whim. I'll be in touch every step of the way~

So just comment or note me if you want one. I'll take as many as I feel like :P
All I need is a ref for now. We can discuss details through notes after that ^^

Okay so... character auction had no success... I don't want to give up, so I've already started planning ways to make it better and more eye catching...

I also just wanted to ask everyone: what are some good ways to make a character auction more eye catching? What did I do wrong?

I have a basic idea in mind, but it would be nice to hear some second opinions.

Ahaha just realized I made a mistake with my Character Auction. The Autobuy was meant to be $50 not $75 (that's supposed to be for a later auction I was setting up, oops >< )

Sorry for the confusion! I don't think I would ask anyone for $50 for a sketch like that even if my art was that good o.o

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12755551/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12755551/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12755551/

I stayed up all night coloring these someone love them please xD


But in all seriousness, I adore these cuties. I play too much DnD so they all have a corresponding race and character class :P

In the beginning I thought i was being lazy by not lining them and just using my pencil sketch, but they actually look pretty smooth without the thick lineart i usually use... I gotta practice thin lineart for sure *nodnod*

Anyway, I hope you like them! I would love if people wanted to spread the word! I don't usually get a lot of views, but I would really like to see these girls go to a good home, and then eventually make more :3

Sorry if everyone was heavily confused or annoyed by my Jaycon freak out. Its just the first con I've ever gone to, and I really wanted to get an artist table last year but they filled up by the time I remembered tables were open (we were playing D&D which is pretty distracting :P )

So this year when it wasn't just first come first served, they actually PICKED THE TABLES, I was really really happy, but also pretty scared at the same time. The Jaycon Alley is really tiny. And what if they didn't pick me? Those doubts are always in your head no matter what I'm sure. But I trusted in my craft, and the Jaycon staff thought I was fitting for the Alley so yay! I'm in! No need to worry any longer, only need to art!


Also!

I'm of course back at school, which means plenty of classes to doodle in. This week I finished three cute character designs that I don't plan on keeping. So I'lll be coloring them up and throwing them up as adoptables. Probably in a ladder auction, just to see if they'll get any attention. I never know how to price my own art, so auctions let people price it for me :P

So look forward to those! They're all cute and Valentines Day themed with adorable outfits and a geeky twist. And I may even be offering a custom~ Unfortunately there will only be ladies, but I'll work on getting some guys eventually if this goes over well!

I GOT ACCEPTED INTO JAYCON ARTIST ALLEY YESSSSS~

You may all carry on with your lives. Just wanted to roll around all over here about how happy I was to hear :3

This isn't a journal about jumping ship or anything, just informing folks that I do have a Weasyl if they want to watch me there too. I personally like its interface a lot more than FA (pretty bells and whistles I know I'm so disloyal when I find a fancier website >.> ). I'll still be posting things here, but I'm also trying to keep up over there too.

So, if anyone's interested:

https://www.weasyl.com/~mariposaminiatures

*panicking in a good way*

Ever since last year when I just narrowly missed registering for artist alley for Jaycon, I have been leaving notes EVERYWHERE to remind myself. Registration opened tonight and Alley Registration opens Saturday night and they're actually PICKING artists this year rather than first come first serve (cause their alley is TINY. Like 6 people tiny). So the second it hit midnight I pre-registered :P

SO IM JUST REALLY EXCITED AND I HOPE I GET IN BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY CON I'VE EVER BEEN TO AND I REALLY WANNA HAVE A TABLE AND BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME.


So uhh... carry on. Just sharing my excitement. And oh boy! If anyone's going let me know. You might see me :D

I know I haven't been drawing in a while. At school I really only have free time to doodle in notebooks, or work on clay things for my shop. Not only is it now Finals Week, but its the Christmas season, so my orders have been BLOWING UP. Which is FABULOUS... but then I have even LESS time for legit arts. I have like two-three personal art cards sketched but I haven't had time to paint them. Mrrrrr o3o

So, I go home on the 12th FINALLY after missing my bus home for Thanksgiving break. I have sooooo many fun sketches to finish up: Personal art, ACEOs, Characters Designs to sell, Adoptables, and YCH poses. So much arts. So much. I'm so excited.

But until then, please enjoy the lack of drawings, and more clay cuties. Hope at least half of my watchers like those things too xD

Sorry if this is your second time basically reading this journal, but I needed to add some stuff in, and rant a bit.

[rant]

I'm done selling myself short. I know I'm not the best artist out there, but I do know that my artwork, especially these art cards are worth more than I wanted to ask them for. So, I'm just gonna stop punching myself in the gut hoping someone will buy it because it's cheap. Nope. Not doing this to myself anymore. I take a lot of time to make the art I sell, and I don't want to undersell myself any more.

[/rant]

Sorry about that~

So to the point. ACEO Commissions!

I'm gonna start with 4, just to see how things go.
Look here for which card you want: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/11774174/
They are 2.5 x 3.5 inches pieces of watercolor paper, but #2 is multimedia paper. A little rough because I don't have a paper cutter, but mostly straight.

$20 each. Paypal only for payment.
You'll get a physical copy mailed to you as well. No extra for shipping unless you live outside of the US (in which case, we'll talk about it)

Note to Claim With this Information:

Character Reference: (visual refs only please!)
Pose/Ideas: (things you want in the picture, things your character might act like/do, etc)
Card #: (number of the card you want it painted on)

PS: I don't draw Mature or Adult art. Sorry


Card #1: -open-
Card #2: -open-
Card #3: -open-
Card #4: -open-
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I've got only 4 open. Because I only have 4 cut and stained... but I'll work on staining some more if people are interested! I like seeing the different effects different types of tea have on the paper. And I really like learning the painting techniques.

My favorite part is brewing up a pot of tea and painting while I drink tea. So fun. And so relaxing. Digital art tends to make me irritated sometimes, so I think this is a good meditative technique~ And I really really like finding new traditional techniques for painting these. But the tea background is my favorite. I love that I can re-use my tea leaves and make something so beautiful~