| Luna's Vet Visit Fundraiser |
[Sep. 16th, 2009|11:40 am] |
Hey everyone! Rare public post here. ;)
As those of you on my friends list know, my ferret Luna has been acting out of sorts over the past couple of days. And, as is true to our pets, she got sick right when the money was tightest. While the money in our bank account should be sufficient to cover a vet visit, it is unfortunately backing an outstanding check that was sent for a bill that has yet to be cashed.
Luna's condition should be fairly simple to diagnose and treat. Her symptoms are very similar to those of Slinky, my ferret that passed last November, who had insulinoma. Insulinoma is, basically, the overproduction of insulin and causes a ferret to become listless and wobbly on their feet. If left untreated the condition can cause seizures and bodily harm. Luna has been acting listless, in the same manner that Slinky did when she was first diagnosed, but so far has not yet had any seizures. Insulinoma is not hard or incredibly expensive to treat; however, it requires medication for the rest of the animal's life. Right now we are looking at the cost of an office visit to the vet, blood work, and first rounds of medication.
In an effort to raise some money to put into Luna's vet fund, I'm putting this post out for anyone that might be interested.
( More pics of more choker styles, and some other offerings! )
We also have some other items available for sale on Etsy:
http://frozenforge.etsy.com
And I have some original artwork for sale also available on Etsy:
http://adorablefoxie.etsy.com
If you know anyone that might be interested let them know- any extra cash we get from Internet sales right now goes into the "Luna's Vet Fund" to get her visit and blood work taken care of. Every little bit helps, and the sooner we get Luna's vet visit taken care of the better. :) |
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| Still Alive.. (Public Post) |
[Jul. 31st, 2009|03:38 pm] |
I'm hanging in here, guys.
A lot's been going on the past couple of months. Of course a lot of you guys know we moved back in the end of May/early June. After that was settled, I quit my full-time job. Not a week after my last day at work, we got the news that Joe's grandfather had passed away, so we tripped up to Cincinnati, for the funeral and time with family over the holiday. Got to see my mom & family in Michigan, too, and our newest nephew born earlier this year.
Since getting back, we've had two conventions in a row- one in Jax, the other in Orlando- and we are finally getting a weekend "off." How far off still remains to be seen. :P
This week has been dedicated to attempting to finish unpacking. Just yesterday, I was finally able to hang some things on the walls. A lot of other things had been taking priority before settling the house.
Now, much of what needed to be settled, has been or shortly will be. After that, I will be able to resume full-time work on projects I have going. Some costume stuff, some jewelry stuff, some art stuff. A little bit of everything, really. But I do feel like I can finally breathe.
A couple of fun things coming up:
This fall we are hitting a couple of anime conventions with our jewelry. We'll have to see how that goes! We did well at Ancient City Con in Jax, so we've invested a little bit in spaces at EXP Con in St. Augustine, as well as Chibi Pa in West Palm Beach. Let me know if you're planning to go to either of those, and stop by to say hi!
Speaking of the jewelry business, we have a stronger online presence. You can watch us on Facebook under the name "Frozen Forge: Hand-Made Chain Maille Jewelry" and on DeviantArt as the user name "frozenforge". We have also expanded our selection on our Etsy shop, so check that out and favorite us there too: http://frozenforge.etsy.com
I'm also beginning more fursuit work. I have a few things I'm cooking up that you all will get to see. Right now I'm helping friends with adjustments, and finishing up some projects, so hopefully soon you guys will get some pics of new stuff.
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from an editor for Cookie Magazine, they wanted to photograph a wolf tail to use in an article for costume suggestions for parents, based on the movie coming out, "Where The Wild Things Are." She'd found my site and wanted to know if I could send one along to her. So I whipped out a child-size wolf tail and off it went! My tail will be shown in Cookie Magazine's issue that will be on news stands September 22nd. (Yes, my tail will be famous! Hehehe)
Alright, back to working on stuff... I have dinner to make and more pictures to get out of the way. And floors to vacuum. Ick! :P |
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| I promised art... |
[May. 21st, 2009|09:57 pm] |
A couple months ago I was approached by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) jim_lane to do some illustrations for his book, "Lifetimes." That is what has been keeping me so very busy over the past weeks. I go to work, kill my eyes a little, come home & kill them some more! Hah! But it gave me a great challenge, it encouraged me to work hard on artwork and turn out a good product. Jim was great to work with, had exactly what he wanted in mind and was able to articulate it very well! I am only able to share three out of five, as two would be "spoilers" so if you want to see them, you'll have to read the book!
So without further adeu...
( Illustrations! )
Jim is offering a panel at RCFM where these illustrations are going to be featured along with the illustrations from his other book, "Redeeming Factors," about the use of images and writing. For more information on his panel, visit this page.
In other news Joe & I are going to be selling jewelry at Ancient City Con this year in Jacksonville! We will be in the Artist's Alley with our stuff. I'd like to encourage local(ish) folks to check it out. It's supposed to be sci-fi/fantasy/gaming/etc. stuff so should be something for everyone. We haven't been yet (even though it *started* here in St. A we didn't hear about it until after the fact- as is common with events in St. Augustine) but are looking forward to it. It's the weekend before Megaplex, so if anyone is coming down for that & wants to hit ACC, let us know as we will have extra crash space at our house. :) (We are about 1/2 hour driving distance away.)
Also! We are looking into vending at this event:
http://www.flstatehogrally.com/
The Florida H.O.G. rally! That's Harley Owners Group - yes, the motorcycles! With such a big "bikers market" here in the area (especially being an hour north of Daytona) we want to try and get in on that stuff. I do think the maille jewelry will go over wonderfully for this event!! It is a bit steep for the vendor spaces, but we won't be traveling out of town or anything. Plus we will also have to carry liability insurance, have to look into that. Hope it's not TOO bad... but I think this would be a great step forward for the jewelry business. And bikers are pretty fun people-- they're much nicer than many other tourists I encountered when working downtown! ;P (Foreigners and bikers were the ones I always enjoyed meeting!) Anyway I am excited for that. :) |
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