I made a few things for friends of mine, for obvious reasons they will not be posted until January. I hope everyone who reads this has a good holiday time

I never really was on any kind of official hiatus, but I have been taking care of a lot of other things. The most interesting of which is that I made my first fursuit (Just the body actually, the head I commissioned.) And I was very happy and surprised with how easily it came together.

I also changed jobs, which I think more than anything caused this period of inactivity to go on as long as it has. It's been quite an adjustment. I'm now working as an electrical engineer and am technically part of management, my commute is also 3 times longer than it used to be, which means I might end up moving some day, if I can find a place big enough to support my growing supply of arts and crafts tools.

Speaking of which, I can also do leatherwork now. It's all been pretty basic so far but I'm learning. I'll post some pictures.

I had a week of really inspired creativity, which has prompted a fit of new, half thought out projects.

Resin casting: I sat through a panel on casting silicone at Furpocalypse this year, and I was surprised at how easy it seems to be. The mold-making process for casting silicone is the same as it would be for casting resin, and it happens to be a lot cheaper to resin-cast a bunch of pieces rather than 3D print them. I have a couple ideas for which this is going to come in handy.

I also found out that there are certain high-temperature silicones designed specifically for casting metals. That gave me the idea of metal casting some customizable furry medallions. I don't have a place to melt metal but I figure that's a detail that I can address later.

Revisiting the LED wings: I was unsuccessful in a couple of attempts to integrate LEDs into wings and tails before. I have been thinking about it for a while and I believe that I have a pretty solid solution, which is fast and reliable, and doesn't depend on conductive thread.

I hope to upload more pictures between now and Christmas, and I'm hoping that by then I'll have a few interesting new things to upload, as well. This whole year has been very up and down, and I'm feeling some cautious optimism that maybe things are starting to settle back into place.

So last year, I tried to make some new wing designs. Without knowing how they would turn out, I didn't want to charge money for them, so I tried raffling a few off. I figured it would give me a finished product that would do something other than clutter my apartment after it was done, and that I could be a little more flexible on the timeline and the quality, since they were prototypes and they were free. "You get what you pay for" kind of philosophy.

Well, I was hoping to get everything finished before FurFright last year, but I had to make other stuff. Then Christmas, but I had to make other stuff. So these projects just lingered. And lingered. For a really long time. I didn't like leaving people on the hook, even though they weren't paying me.

Long story short, I thought that raffling free designs would help me be more productive and less stressed, and it didn't do that.

I have other designs that I want to work on, including:

Bigger dragon wings
Queen Chrysalis cosplay wings
Any wings with lights in them
Fursuits/heads

The free raffle thing didn't help me the way I wanted it to, so I'm trying to find a way to make these things, get them out of my apartment, but hopefully be able to recoup a little bit of the money spent on materials (especially in the case of electronics or a fursuit head)

I was thinking about just picking a nice design and making something, and then trying to auction it off. Does anybody think this would work, or have any other suggestions? I'd like to know.

Even though I didn't announce being open, I am closing commissions again, I am going to be working on a fursuit for myself in the next month and I am trying to clear out my queue so I can dedicate my time to that.

I will try and open a few more slots in April.

One of my favorite artists,  dreamkeepers, started a kickstarter to publish his webcomic. Everybody should take a look, he's an incredibly talented artists and a great storyteller.

Comic here: http://www.dreamkeeperscomic.com/home.html
Kickstarter here! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects.....ude-collection

So like the subject line says, I'm closing my commissions for the time being. I have a lot of projects that I'm trying to finish, including:

1. Paws
2. Wings with programmable LEDs
3. Tails with programmable LEDs
4. Custom fleece blankets
5. New designs for wings, including really big wings and butterfly wings

I'm going to be very busy for the next month or so!

The one exception to this is the nice people who attended the Needham Furbowl last night. Obviously I don't want to close up shop the day after talking with all of you!

Anybody who would like some more information is welcome to ask to be added to my waiting list, and ask for price estimates.

I hope that those of you who read this will continue to check in on me every now and then, I should be putting up some pretty cool stuff over the next few weeks :)

Thanks to everybody who commissioned me this month, I really had fun making all of your things!

The process: Send me a note with a short description of what you're looking for and I'll add you to the commission list (or the waiting list, if the commission slots are full). After that, I'll contact you and we can discuss in more detail what you want as far as the colors and design are concerned. A picture might be helpful at this point.

I'm limited to the fabrics that I can find. I have a few good fabric stores locally and know some good websites online, but if I can't find a fabric that mimics the way you want to have your wings fade from purple on the edges to yellow in the center, with sparkles on it everywhere, I'm probably not going to be able to make wings that look like that.

I can use fabric paint to add small features or use multiple fabrics (example) to create some more complex designs, and if there is something I can do that comes close to what you want, I'll suggest it and we can keep refining the design if you want.

Before I make any fabric purchases, I will send you a picture of the fabric I plan on using (or a link to an online fabric) for your approval. If you find the fabric you want to use online and send me the link, I'll take $5 off the commission price as a thank you for saving time. If you have the fabric you want and are willing to mail it to me, I'll lower the price further.

Once we've agreed on what I'll be making, I'll give you the price. Prices are laid out below, but if there is something complicated about your request, I may have to add extra cost. For pieces costing $50 or more, I require half the money up front.

Once your commission is done, I will take a picture and send it to you as proof the work is actually done. When you get the picture of the finished product, I might be able to make a small modification but by and large, there won't be any further changes.

At that point, I will wait for payment. Once I receive your payment, I will ship the finished commission to you. US shipping is included in the price, international shipping will cost extra, depending on the country.

Time Span: When I get a note from you, you'll hear back from me in 0-48 hours, and we can start the commission discussion. Once I receive your deposit (or confirmation of commission, for orders under $50), I will have the project completed in 1-2 weeks if I can get the fabric locally, or 2-4 weeks if I have to order the fabric online. If an unforeseen circumstance will push my schedule back, I will inform you.

Refunds and Cancellations: If, for some reason, you decide to cancel your commission and I have not yet made any purchases, I will refund your deposit. If I have already started working on your commission, I will not refund your deposit. If I am unable to complete your commission for any reason (fire, broken hand, coma, etc.) I will refund your deposit regardless of whether or not I have started working on it.

Waiting List: If my current commission slots are all full, send me a note asking to be added to the waiting list and I will add you. The waiting list is not a guarantee that you will get a commission, but rather an indication that you will be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. person to get a commission slot when they open up again.

Timely Payment: If I have completed your commission, and sent you a picture of the finished work, and I don't hear from you or receive payment within a month, I reserve the right to sell your finished work online or at a con. If you have run into financial difficulties and can't make the payment right away, contact me and we can work something out, and the 1 month rule will not apply.

Right to Refuse: I reserve the right to refuse any commission request for any reason.

Hello everyone out there! I am trying my hand at opening up for commissions on wings, tails, and pillows of the type shown in my gallery. To get my name out there, I am setting the prices low for the first 10 commission slots. If everything goes well, I'll open up more slots. Send me a note to reserve a commission slot!

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Price List

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Wings
A set of costume wings, machine stitched, held to your back with elastic.
Bat/Dragon style wings: $40 - example, other example
Pegasus style wings: $50 - example
Add markings: +$5-20, depending on complexity - example
Additional complication: Contact me
Pick out your own fabric online: $5 off
Mail me the fabric you want: $10 off

Tail
With belt loops
Base Price: $35
Multiple Furs: +$15 - example
Additional complication: Contact me
Pick out your own fabric online: $5 off
Mail me the fabric you want: $15 off


Emoticon Pillow
A soft fleece pillow with your choice of emoticon
14" square pillow: $15 - example, other example
Other shapes/sizes: Contact me