I have to put on the facade of being fine, and happy and wishing everyone a happy mothers day. While my womb is still empty, and my arms still ache to encircle a child that isn't there...
This is another mother's Day, after 9 years of trying to concieve and three miscarriages, that I won't get to see my childs smile, or a grubby hand holding a flower, I won't get to hear pitter patter of little feet or giggles and peals of laughter...

But, to everyone around me, it's wrong to feel down that I don't have a child this year, or last, or the one before that... that 3 years ago (in October) that I lost my last child and since then I havn't been pregnant since...

I think I'm going to hide away today and say "feck em"

So, monday my husband came home and notified me we have no income besides my very few sales on my Etsy... He was fired from CCA. Where he worked the last 18 months as a Corrections Officer.
We've been applying at places for jobs since monday, but we have a lot of bills and I'm terrified now...
If you could do me the favor and pass the word around about my chainmaille https://www.likscreations.com i'd greatly appreciate it!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5939697/
I have 4 items at 50% off for sale, linked in the journal above. That is on my work FA.
___________________________

https://www.likscreations.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/likscreation
https://www.facebook.com/likscreations

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5503571
:)

[quote  Wildlion ]
Yay 1500 Watchers!
I also passed 20K pageviews and over 10k cumulative favorites on my work posted here

You know what that means...
RAFFLE TIME

One experimental piece (speedpaint) will be made! Possibly two if enough entries!

Rules of the raffle:
-Watch me!
-Signal boosts are AWESOME AND TOTALLY WELCOME but not necessary
-Comment on this journal with a reference for ONE CHARACTER to enter

Raffle is chosen at random by my local friends


Raffle ends 2/14 at 12 AM EST


GO GO GO GO GO
[end quote]

I can't post this on my business page, and well, can't post it anywhere else... It's been over a year since my miscarriage, and usually, I'm ok. I've talked with my Gyno and in 3 months we will retry. I know that, but knowing it and controling my depression is another thing.

I'm 26, I have been tryig to concive since I was 19.. After my First Miscarriage at 18.

My Brother in law and his woman have a 1 year old, and I see theri images all the time, and it hurts. They didn't want a baby, but they got one. They love her dearly, I know that. But My husband and I have wanted nothing more than to be parents and here we are without a child.

They even offered to be a sarrugate. But the thing is, it's not the same. And I wouldn't want anyone else to get attached to my child.

I'm sitting here, working on a new bracelet for Valentine's day, and I'm crying my eyes out because I feel so empty when I think about the fact of children.

This time though, hopefully things will go right, but I'm still sad.

Yup, I really hate the one I have for my shop... but I can't draw worth shit... and I can't think of any ideas either... :/

anyone have any suggestions? on artists or ideas?

all i know is It's gotta have chainmaille in it... :/

So, I uploaded on my business account the a sneek peek of something i'll be selling at the mangum, ok rattlesnake derby this year.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10311225/

This is a SNEEK PEEK at what I will be bringing to the Mangum, Ok RattleSnake Derby!
Plus about 30 other items ranging from wallet chains, Bracelets, chockers, necklaces!
April 26, 27, & 28!

As some of my friend may have noticed, I've not been on FA much, or any site for that matter, Hubby got a new job, my entire family (mom dad sis and us) have all been moving, and I've started to do chainmaille jewelry and plan to sell them at a local event at the end of the month, so most of my items are on my business account (see profile) but other than that, 8-12 horus a day I'm either moving stuff or working on chainmaille trying to get a stock up of inventory, the event is generally 30K - 40K in a weekend, and the group I'm selling with is in the main center square, so the liklyhood i'll get good exposure is VERY high... so, I've been working on making the jewelry as well as the logos and business cards, and this week i'll be picking up a locked box and some other things for it as i'm spreading the expenses out over small checks. (training pay is less than full work pay : /) Once we're fully moved we'll probably have a week or two where it'll be calm, but all month I have been volunteered for the local legion riders events ( a community garage sale and other things) so weekends are "cant work" days so i have to get 1-3 peices done a day (though i'm averaging 1 a day due to my hands being in bad shape right now). but once hubby starts up on actual work, we plan on moving into our own place, which means that for about a month we wont have net. It's 750 Sec. deposit plus 325 a month up front... on top of our other bills and the only net company around here charges 200 for new accoutns (highway robbery i swear!)

So, the point is, i havnt been here, and likly won't be here often for the next 2-3 months. I check my messages every other day, and sometimes on a daily basis, but there maybe days that i can't so please bear with me. if there are things you MUST contact me on, i have a business account on my profile that has an email you may use.

see you all soon!

Was going to put this in the other journal but decided against it!
Happy easter to you all!
I wish to express my hopes that your easter is a relaxing day for you and yours! Whether you believe in the religious Easter, or in the spring equinox, may your day be blessed with cool breezes, calm vibes, and a togetherness with your loved ones. Stop and look at the new growth of the year, smell the fresh air, and view the wander of the beauty of the world around us all!

 KontonAkuma
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4439821/

KontonAkuma wrote:It's time for another raffle~

READ THE JOURNAL BEFORE ENTERING

This time, I'm going to do something Easter Themed.

Prizes are-
1st Place: Simple shade with transparent background
2nd Place: Flat Color with transparent background
3rd Place: Lineart with background of my choice
4th Place: Chibi with background of my choice.

-Just comment below to enter
-You MUST be a watcher. You will not be entered if you are not.
-Pimpage and buying from me previous to entering will give you an extra number each. (Buying includes commission, adoptable, auctions, etc) Be sure to link me to your pimpage for the extra number to count.
-Be a good sport about it. Some win and some lose.
-Copy and paste this symbol ☽with your comment so I know you have read the journal.


Edit: Raffle will end the 20th.

Ready? Set. GO!

 nightspiritwing
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4439666/
NightSpiritWing wrote:I'm going to do this again, I really want to get more commissions for our May trip to the aquarium with our four month old son :) and this is a great idea i've learned to spread the word!!!

The prize is a mystery :) I haven't decided what to offer yet but it could be anything from my digital fully shaded work to my traditional! We will find out!

There will be TWO winners :)

Rules:
A watch isn't mandatory,but I'd appreciate one if you want to do so.
1.Make a new journal linking this one AND mention I am currently accepting commissions if you don't mind :X. And post it in the comment you make here.
2. Post a reference(s) of the character you're entering. Either visual,or a decent typed one, any NSFW images must be labeled as so, that way I dont' accidentally open them up at work :X.

I will give each person a number and use a random number generator to pick the two winners :)

IF it is traditional media:
if you want it mailed to you, you MUST pay for shipping if you are Out of Country, aka canada or any other country that is lol not the U.S

I will laminate it for you :)

ready set go!

Will end...oh I dont know sometime soon

hopefully this helps bring in some commissions and stuff :x

 nightspiritwing
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4439666/
NightSpiritWing wrote:I'm going to do this again, I really want to get more commissions for our May trip to the aquarium with our four month old son :) and this is a great idea i've learned to spread the word!!!

The prize is a mystery :) I haven't decided what to offer yet but it could be anything from my digital fully shaded work to my traditional! We will find out!

There will be TWO winners :)

Rules:
A watch isn't mandatory,but I'd appreciate one if you want to do so.
1.Make a new journal linking this one AND mention I am currently accepting commissions if you don't mind :X. And post it in the comment you make here.
2. Post a reference(s) of the character you're entering. Either visual,or a decent typed one, any NSFW images must be labeled as so, that way I dont' accidentally open them up at work :X.

I will give each person a number and use a random number generator to pick the two winners :)

IF it is traditional media:
if you want it mailed to you, you MUST pay for shipping if you are Out of Country, aka canada or any other country that is lol not the U.S

I will laminate it for you :)

ready set go!

Will end...oh I dont know sometime soon

hopefully this helps bring in some commissions and stuff :x

I've been trying to sell my chibis, only 2 dollars for flat with simple background, but no one seems to want them... I really could use the money, I need to fix my computer so that my hubby can have his back...

SO, I've decided, price stays the same, $2 for a single chibi, $4 for a couple (like my icon & my hubbies Icon) but, for everyone that is bought, for a limited time, I will allow you to designate a friend you'd like a chibi for as well (will only be a single one per order)

What to do if you want to participate:
Note me with:
1) what you want (Single or couple)
2) refs
3) name of the friend you'd like to gift the freebie to.
4) your paypal email (as I send invoices)

I'd also appreciate you guys spreading the word if you could, but that's really just up to you ^_^

After 15 Orders, i will do a raffle with 2-5 winners. Another Random Art Raffle like my last one.

Okies TaTa for now.

I'm gona for a few days come back to a thousand submissions adn 800 journals WTF.... Is this one of those, i just don't want to ask moments?

I'll be honest, most of the journals I scanned but if it didn't catch my eye, I passed it up. Sorry if there was something important, not tryin to be a bitch or anything... But 800 journals to go through is a LOT of journals... and I don't have the time, patience, or will to sit through and read every single one... Normally i try to read everyone, to be fair... but yeah, this time I think i read 20 and responded to none.

The submissions may be the same... I havn't decided, and at 5:00 am, I don't have the time to decide right now.

ii watch people I like their music, art, or writting..,, but if after 4 days this is what I get... *shrugs*

 MysticSabreonic
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4347535/

MysticSabeonic wrote:ules:

-You must be watching me
-You need to make a journal promoting this give away and post the link in your response
-Characters can be yours and a mates or both yours, I don't care! As long as I get refs of BOTH characters as well as the names you want on the badges in your response.
-Winner will be drawn at random using random.org and contacted via note or e-mail.
-Raffle will end tomorrow afternoon-ish. You have about a day!

Plan is to have these completed tomorrow or Monday and shipped when I visit the Post Office next which will be soon!

Couples Badge set: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/9935380/

EDIT: Badges will be shipped to the winner. Winner will be responsible for getting them into the other persons hands, provided there is another person :3

 meganechu
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4350106/

Meganechu wrote:The raffle will end on Feb. 27th!!

I need an example for the new template refs I will be doing~
So, raffle time! Try not to have too complicated of an oc so that I can show the base off and not have to make too many changes. There will be extras on the ref sheets too, but those will be discussed in notes with the winner.

You will have to trust me with how these will look! But, come on, this is a FREE ref sheet basically!

This raffle will be for the girl one! So, female only! There will be a raffle for a male one next.
If you enter this raffle, you are still allowed to enter the other raffle. Now, if you win this raffle, you may not enter the other raffle as to be fair to others!
Thank you so much for participating!
Any species accepted! Except ferals.

Comment bellow with the ref of your FEMALE character and a journal linking back to this one. That will earn you one raffle number! I am hoping to get more potential customers by having people advertise before opening the slots for these template refs! : )

 JustHeretoLive

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4344337/

Just Here To Live wrote:After a great turn out on my January Raffle, I am holding another one. This one will have 3 front prizes that will be up for grab. Then for each group there will be smaller prizes that will be listed down below. The winners will be full color and shading, as well extra detail.


(added 16th of February)
Note: Each of the themes is a raffle of its own. So the February Raffle is 3 in 1. So in total there is at least a total of about 12 prizes being given away.


The three themes
1) Tentacle Rape to your character
2) You and your mate
3) Get to pick one of my Characters to be with

Rules
1) Be a watch
2) Pick a Theme (can only be in one, tell ferther notice)
3) Reff of your character/mate of character
4) The maturity level you will allow
5) Pimp this Journal

I'm needing to start trying to save up to fix my pc, so, I'm going to do $2 feral/anthro chibis.

PLUS as an incentive, after 15 people, I'll do another raffle. (with 5 winners, of course)

The chibis will be flat color.

Please pass the word around!

examples:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9851833/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9851761/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9851738/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9848093/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9836757/ ($4 for couples!)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9770967/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9560243/

 purplepardus

Below is what her journal says! check it out: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4342372/
PurplePardus wrote:Thought id give back to the community so here we go nice and simple.

Single pose ref with one headshot or genitals closeup.



All ya need to do is
Pimp this
And watch me

If you win and dont need a ref i can do a little flat color pic

Raffle ends feb 26 and ill go ahead and draw it that day hopefully.

 lunasetsuna

Below is an excerpt from her Raffle journal, So you know what she's looking for!
go look at her awesome art, and join the raffle!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4339644/

Luna wrote:So i have desided to do something for my watchers... old and new!!


RAFFLE TIME AGAIN!!!

ill be doing a new raffle every few hundred viewers.

so heres how were going to do it..

1. Create a journal linking this journal.
~ Have it say something about the raffle or me<3
~ Do not add this to another journal with other artist. ;3;
2. Link your journal here.
3. You will receive a number.

Once i get to 600 watchers...

i will use a number gen to pick the winner!! and the 600th watcher will also be a winner!!



the winners will receive a free full colored chibi!!!!! [will have an example later]


so GO!!! tell the world 8D!

<3

I normally wouldn't post things like this, but I think we all should watch this video...

It's a free screening until febuary 10,2013

http://www.responsibletechnology.or.....ree-screening/

https://youtu.be/wnlTYFKBg18

i'm sorry I didn't mean to delete the first one, I was trying to add a Youtube Video (above) and well, I'm an idiot sometimes... But, really, what thsi video talks about is very important, and for the health of our future, please, watch this video. An hour of your time, could save you some illnesses.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4299943/

All info may be found there!

 Diehasen

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4275731/
Go read and see if you're interested!

The Five winners of the Raffle are:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9322509/

http://i46.tinypic.com/2aihjrs.jpg
I havnt decided which ref yet to use...
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/9412726/

I may give extra prizes out, after I finish these 5. Or, if you'd like something, Note me and we'll see.
Once the images are complete I will upload them and note you. Once they are uploaded, you have all rights to use them, BUT you must always link back to me.

Thank you all for entering ^_^

Keep an Eye out for another raffle soon, as I really enjoy doing these.


*Update*
Due to Drag0nn. being banned from FA, I have had to redraw another winner. Sckhar_dracolung was drawn (#3) using random.org.

>>> http://kaitol.com/how-to-hire-an-artist/ <<<<

For any artist that gets hit up by someone following the above "tutorial" on how to "hire an artist" beware they are scamming you! giving you less than what your work is worth!

Make sure you know all the facts, and don't accept under payment, and NEVER EVER hand over the finished work before getting paid!

So, I'm bored, and I need practice with art... so, here's the deal. I'm going to hold a raffle.
End date will be Tomorrow (sunday Feb 3rd) at midnight CST.

What you need to do:
Make a journal
Link back here, the journal you made (in the comments)
Watch me if you're not already
Post a reference.
Tell me NSF or SFW.

What you'll get.
It's a Random thing, you may get a chibi, a butt icon, or even maybe a new pose... That's up to me.

Who will win:
There will be 5 winners, as I want to really get some practice in, and I want to give things away. It makes me happy to give things away. Yes, I'm weird, tough :P

So, Pass the word around, And Post here in the comments your journal and ref And make sure you're watchign me, and we'll find out who wins!

Because I realize now, I might have been too vague, Even if you say you're ok with NSFW, that does not mean you will get NSFW. This is a RANDOM drawing, By telling me NSFW and giving me a NSFW ref, you acknowledge you are fine if I choose to make it a NSFW image, that does not gareuntee a NSFW image.

Also, please try to refrain from Ferals, I'm not very good at drawing (this is a practice drawing raffle, remeber that) And thus, I can not gareuntee any thing of Great Quality.

yes, what ever I do will be flat colored, for this raffle.