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I haven't posted a picture of myself for a good long while... not that I look a whole lot different from my main picture, but here is an amazing picture that the lovely Ms. Magdalene Veen of Abney Park took of me at their show a little over a week ago:

I think I really like this picture because I'm really pleased with the way that my outfit turned out. The goggles came from eBay, as did my boots (which you can't see, but they're just black Doc Martens). The lower belt that I'm wearing was something that Jerome had around the apartment (which I have more or less claimed as mine), and everything else in the outfit was found at Goodwill! The skirt is silk, the "vest" is actually a dress that had no buttons when I bought it, and the shirt beneath the vest is just a tank top with a neat pattern to it, part of which matches the color of the skirt.

I've actually been collecting a whole bunch more steampunk clothes, which means many more fun outfits to come, if I can come up with excuses to wear them. :)

In other news, we get to go see The Creepshow tonight, which is a psychobilly band with a female lead singer. This is slightly amusing to me because my Vampire character right now is a Toreador psychobilly singer. She didn't start out that way, but it's her chosen genre now. :) Also amusing is the fact that I'm going to wear the shirt that I made to wear to game on Saturday to the show tonight. I'll see if I can get Jerome to get a picture of it, because it is pretty cute, and it fits me pretty much perfectly. Ah, the joys of making your own clothes! :)

And, holy crap, I actually made a shirt! Granted, it's little more than a tube top with a neck strap, made out of an old T-shirt, but it's still a shirt. I believe that's my first successful shirt... :)

Labels: clothes, crafts, psychobilly, steampunk, the creepshow

:: Dawn 9:50 AM [+] :: (0) comments
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So I realized yesterday that I neglected to mention my new blog: Shop Etsy. It's a site for me to cross-post a series of articles that I'm writing for AC about Etsy shops. So far, I've been mainly doing this for people who are in the EtsyRain street team, but I am going to expand out to cover pretty much anyone who is interested in having me feature them. Might be a while before I can get to everyone, but I'll do it eventually. :)

Oddly, I've probably been spending more time working on this than actual crafts lately. Between writing these articles and starting on writing my character backgrounds for all of the new games that I've found, I don't have much time to work on crafty stuff. Things get better on the weekends, though, when I have a bit more free time. Last night, I seriously just wrote and worked on character stuff--though I did get to have a bit of creative time when I made the "deluxe" CD cover for my Scion character's band, Gleipnir.

Other than that, I've got a new pair of armwarmers in the works that I am keeping for myself, and then I will start working on more armwarmers and hats to add to my Etsy shop. It's about time to start thinking of such things, in the crafting world. I suspect folks who read this and are having 100+ degree temperatures would disagree with me, but trust me... it's time to start working on fall stuff. :)
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Labels: crafts, etsy, gaming, scion, writing

:: Dawn 9:52 AM [+] :: (0) comments
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It's the week that never ends... it just goes on and on... okay, I'll stop now. :)

Last Wednesday was the first meetup for the Seattle Etsy folks, which was a blast. Of course, this also meant that I didn't get a whole lot done. So Thursday night was spent getting ready for all of the events over the weekend, as was Friday night.

Saturday was the supply swap at Marlo's house, which was a lot of fun, despite the increasingly warm weather. I took a bunch of fabric, patterns, and other things I couldn't use, and came home with yarn, lots of nifty bits and bobs for steampunk costumes, and a lovely purple bound sketchbook (full size!) for me. I still can't draw, but that doesn't stop me from having a sketchbook. :)

After running home from that, it was time to go to our first Scion game. I still haven't entirely read the mechanics, but I am getting the hang of it pretty quickly. Unfortunately, we got into combat fairly late in the evening, and I botched my "join combat" roll, which meant that I didn't get to do my super kewl manuever that I had thought up. Ah well. Maybe next time. :)

So we got home from that close to midnight, and then I had to be up at 6 a.m. to get ready for the Fremont Market, where some of the Seattle Etsy people were vending. We ended up with 10 of us sharing two booths, which really worked out fairly nicely. Despite the heat and the relative lack of sales, I had a pretty good time chatting with the other sellers and a few customers. I'm still waiting to see if any more sales come out of the event, but I'm hopeful. I know I got my name out there, and we also got Etsy's name out there. So that was good.

Of course, I couldn't veg out when I got home from that, but rather had to work on photographing new items and such, and I didn't get to bed till my usual time. I'm really paying for it today at work, because I'm dragging big time. It doesn't help matters any that our office manager is on vacation, so I'm covering for her as well as doing my own work. It's been a bit hectic today, due to that. But it's calmed down now, so I'm unwinding a bit before heading home... to do more stuff...

I think I will definitely be trying to make time for a nice bath tonight though. *crossing fingers*
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Labels: crafts, etsy, gaming, scion, Seattle, work

:: Dawn 6:21 PM [+] :: (0) comments
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And now, some thoughts on Scion. :)

As to a little background information, Jerome is actually the one who discovered this game, I believe on our one and only trip to Barnes & Noble since we have arrived. That store is a dangerous place for people who like books, so we avoid it. :) At any rate, he found the game, thought it looked neat, and I was half inclined to agree with him. Only half inclined, mind you, because I generally haven't liked what White Wolf has done with their newer games.

I think Scion has changed my mind. Granted, I haven't really looked at the mechanical aspects of the game yet, and I may find that they are simply maddening, but as for the background behind the game, and the general feel of the game, I think White Wolf has a winner. In my book, at least, which ought to count for something, if you ever think about how much money I have spent on that company's products. (I try not to. It just makes me depressed. :) )

The basic premise of the game is that all of the old "pagan" gods are still around, and occasionally come to Earth to... ummmm... propogate... yeah, that's a good way to put it. And the offspring of a god and a mortal is a Scion. So depending upon who your character's divine parent is, he or she will have all sorts of nifty powers and inclinations. My character, for example, is a daughter of Tyr. She's going to be a politically active rock singer, championing such causes as gender and racial equality--in other words, justice for all. :)

My only complaint about the game so far is this: Scion: Hero is the first in a series of three books. It only covers character advancement up to one-third of your character's ultimate potential. In other words, if you wanna take your character all the way, you'll have to wait on the other two books, which will cover the rest of their potential. Clever marketing strategy. Annoying, however. Scion: Hero set us back $35+tax. This is gonna end up being a $100+ game! (Oh, wait, we're thinking about how much money I have spent / will spend on game books again. Stop that.)

So I'm sure I'll have more to say when I read through the rules mechanics. Of course, that would involve wrestling the book away from Jerome for more than a few minutes at a time, and having a bit of free time to do so. Okay, so it will probably wait till Saturday morning, when he's still asleep. :)

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In other news, I get to meet some of the other folks from the Seattle Etsy street team tomorrow night. Saturday, we've got a Crafty Supply Swap (sponsored by i.heart.rummage), and Sunday, some of us EtsyRain folks are going to be at the Fremont Market. If you're in the Seattle area, stop by and see us! We'll be at the FAR end of the Market, which I can't describe in terms of street intersections, but if you've ever been to the Fremont Market, I think you will understand. :)
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Labels: crafts, etsy, fremont, gaming, scion, Seattle, white wolf

:: Dawn 9:57 AM [+] :: (0) comments
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Apparently Associated Content had a bit of a backlog, so Cindy has been published like crazy over the last two days. Instead of an individual link to each article, you can go to her published content page instead, and check out all of the new articles! Lots of stuff on southern Illinois, product reviews, and a really good piece on what to call someone who writes that is unpublished.

I, on the other hand, have not been writing much in the way of articles, though I am working on compiling a list of my articles sorted out by topic, and spanning AC and Helium, which will make it much easier to find the topics you want to read about. :) When I get the chance, I will be making one of these for Cindy as well. :)

I am working on a writing project, though, which has been a lot of work, but pretty fun as well. It's not articles, but product descriptions for a website... a goth schtuff website... WHEEEEEE! :) The only downside is that I'm seeing so much stuff that I love, and want. :)

For my Etsy plug of the day, if there are any crafty types reading this who are in need of cheap supplies (specifically fabric, patterns, and/or yarn), check out the Supplies and Patterns section of my Etsy shop. I'm destashing a BUNCH of fabric in preparation for our move, and also selling patterns and a little bit of yarn. More fabric to come, and it's some really luscious stuff, like velvets... :)

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In other news, my car is in the shop, which makes me a sad monkey. :( The good news is that I am still like 30 miles under 30,000, which is when my manufacturer's warranty ends. I will still have an extended warranty, but not having to pay anything to get stuff on my car fixed has been nice!
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Labels: car, cindy articles, crafts, etsy

:: Dawn 2:55 PM [+] :: (0) comments
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We now take a break from our regularly scheduled commentary for a quick advertisement:

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Labels: crafts, crocheted roses, etsy, mother's day

:: Dawn 2:38 PM [+] :: (0) comments
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