chillin on the nets…

…the internets that is.

Just been listing some new stuffs. Getting myself together.

I’m going to be moving in the next few weeks to go back to school (after a 2 year break) so I’m trying to get as much cash as possible. The Day Job is going to have to be cut back due to studies and such, so I’ll be pretty dependent on Etsy for a while.

Change is frightening, but I’m trying not to be a spaz ^_^

It’ll all be ok tho, cuz I’m majoring in art (i’m totally taking a print making class this semester!) and I’ll be taking some graphic design classes so I’ll be able to do this even better:

Yeah, that’s me on a deserted island with Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. What are you gonna do about it?

First Otakon ^_^

Omigosh what an experience! I enjoy myself some anime, but these kids are intense. I took off work last weekend so I could try out my first convention with The Pink Samurai. My family and I took the train up Friday morning with all my swag stuffed in a bright pink rolling suitcase. (we rode backwards and that always messes with my head >_<) Registration was a nightmare. Note to Self: next time pick up passes the day before. It was only 11:30 or so when we got there (the artist alley didn’t open till 2:00 pm the first day) and there were already hundreds of kids roaming the streets of Baltimore and the endless maze that is the Convention Center. After going to about 5 or 6 people, we found someone who knew what the hell was going on and got me on my way. The Alley was huge. About the size of 2 or 3 basketball courts next to each other. My little money maker was all the way in the back corner too. Teh suck. But I set up shop and I thought I made a cute little table. Check it:

I had this idea of sticking some chopsticks in the bowls of buttons. People were practicing their skills with the sticks all weekend ^_^ Close-ups of my amazing set up:

Hooray! So like I said, I was about at far away from the action as you could possibly get. It was ok though, cuz the people that came by were awesome. My first sale was so great and it just got better from there. I made up my expenses (cost of the table and registration) halfway through the first day, so Saturday and Sunday were just icing on the cake. Acutally, I had to wake up super early Saturday morn (which sucked cuz we got home after midnight and we’re both such homebodies that’s super late for us) to make more comic book and anger mark buttons. They were selling like Pocky lol!

The second day is when the people got awesome. One girl came by a few times checking out my “Dirty Laundry” bag. I feel so bad I never got her name! You know who you are though! And Here’s a pic of my favorite Naruto fan:

Roxas wasn’t feeling very well…eat those Saltines! They cure all ills. But these cool chicks looked great and got the coolest stuff. Thanks ladies ^_^

And I had one girl wander over just looking at my wares, then she picked up a card and said, “Hey! I bought stuff from you online!” And was like, “No way! Forreals?!” And then she showed me her purse:

Donna you rock my button-filled world. I was so excited and felt so cool! Being recognized and seeing people who like what you do really is the best feeling of them all. Oh to have your efforts appreciated ^_^

So yeah…it was really fun and I made pretty good money. Very cool experience. Definitely going to go again next year. Hopefully I won’t get stuck in the corner again lol!

So many things!

OK! So there’s a few things to get to. First of all, I have a new hero. Her name is YummyDino and not only does her jacket love her very much, she also takes awesome photos. I made this button a while ago that said, “I love my jacket and my jacket loves me.” Totally cool, I know ~_^ She bought it and took a pic (in the almost-summer heat mind you) of her jacket! Most definately cute and forever on my list of heroes.Also, be sure to check out her flickr: flickr.com/photos/dinorawr/ Awesome to the max photos forreal.

***So something else pretty cool…I just spent the last half hour making my first Treasury in Etsy! The theme is the Chinese Zodiac. I’ve been kind of obsessing over Fruits Basket (one of my favorite animes!) and this treasury worked perfect! Check it out here:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=446***

Plus I made it into a couple ^_^
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=397
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=59

I went to the Asian market with a couple of my girlfriends today and they had this kickass kawaii wrapping paper on sale. It was promptly paid for and buttons were made tonight! They’ll be listed on Etsy in the morrow. I think they are super cute. I have tons more just waiting to be made, plus a 2.25 machine on the way that will make pocket mirrors and coasters. Good times will be had by all!

Meanwhile, in the land of Bum, I haven’t been too creative and let one of my favorite and best selling items go unmade. Good thing I got back on the horse again! She’s going to be “w00t”

So yeah, super procrastinator is on the ball again…let’s see how long it lasts this time!