I'm a little behind on shipping things out, but if all goes according to plan, I should be at the post office tomorrow. (kotono, your box is HUGE. Unwrap the paper on top for a funny message. XD)

Why am I slow all of a sudden? Aside from the physical aspect of things (still healing from my knee surgery. GAH!!), my daugher is sick and I was planning on going yesterday and THEN today. Not happening. She's got a fever and she doesn't need to go outside when the Wisconsin winter is starting up. Also, work is keeping me (indirectly) exhausted, since I come home jazzed and can't get to sleep before 1am. O_o;

The other thing I need up make an update on is that I've been having a lot of inventory screw ups with my SM page, so I'll be doing inventory soon to make sure that thing is accurate. No more refunds or substitutions!! *head/desk*

Sooo...that's it. Bye!

I've finally finished my very last pairs of feathered hair pearls. The odds of you seeing these items again is very slim! Get 'em now or they're gone!







Other notes worthy of an update:
~ Resin gem pictures have been updated
~ PGSM sword tutorial update coming soon! Project kotono: 95% done! :D

WOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! Influx of customers!! Advertising works, dude. XD

I've been slaving away on these orders since I advertised (wait...wasn't that like 6 hours ago? O____o) and now I'm calling it quits for tonight. I've got 4 packages to deliver tomorrow before I go to work. I'll check back again in the morning to see if anymore payments have gone through but for now, I've gotta chill because math totally kills my brain. I've been doing too much of it today. Not even cool.

I have returned! :D Everything went well, though I will need physical therapy again due to lack of muscle. I was in so much pain I couldn't move. Atrophy is a beast.

UPDATE TIME!!

1. My car is...kinda in the shop right now. Piece of junk. If it weren't 6 miles away, I'd kick it. >=O So going to the post office is kinda on hold at the moment. Shipment may be delayed.

2. New pictures have been added to my Past Work page. I've also condensed it a bit to make more sense. >__> It doesn't really matter anymore at this point...but I felt like doing it anyway. ^_^;

3. I did inventory on my resin gems and that page has been completely reconstructed. The pictures are now completely up to date and include every single gem I have. I will do better with this method from here on out. First off, each picture has a ruler included to better judge sizing. Also...I'll be photoshopping gems out of the picture once they've sold so I won't have to say "sorry, I'm out" anymore. :(

4. kotono: I did a little bit of work on your sword while I was out but still not enough for an official update. I'm still not done painting it yet. *sigh*

5. chumousie: I sent you an email before I vanished but haven't gotten a response. In case the email was accidentally sent to South Africa or something, the hair pearls are done and I will hold them for 10 days. Please send me a PM or email me at sales.tsukinohime3[at]hotmail.com with your email address for paypal and I'll just send you an invoice or something...

6. One of my personal projects is an Eternal Sailor Moon costume. Therefore, I had to cast some resin recently for an extra pair of feathered hair pearls. So...I'll be putting up two new pairs soon. Stay tuned for that. I will NOT be taking reservations for them.



I have a lot of emails and comments to answer which I will work on answering later this afternoon.

HIATUS



Be back in 2 weeks.

Exactly one week from now (September 9th), I will have my knee surgery. On the night before, I will post my official hiatus. Basic recovery time is two weeks so I don't plan on being around until after that time unless I'm feeling particularly spiffy. My goal will be to relax and recuperate so I want prop stuff to be the LAST thing on my mind.

Thus until that day arrives, here's what I'll be working on (in order of priority):

1) A pair of Sera Myu hair pearls, promised to chumousie. I have not forgotten!! I have been working on them a LOT and am having massive painting issues. I think I finally have it figured out now. I was actually outside a moment ago attacking them with paint thinner (something I've never even TOUCHED before) so I could start over. Once they're painted, I will let you know. Unless something HORRIBLY WRONG happens (and I really hope it won't because at this point, I'm sick of looking at them) I will DEFINITELY have them finished before I have my surgery so please have $12 ready so I can ship them out before the 8th.

2) kotono's PGSM sword. (86% complete) The odds of this thing being complete in one week's time is slim but I'll do all that I can.

3) Personal sewing projects which have become MUCH more of a stress reliever than props. I'm stressed. I'm scared out of my mind. But this is going on the back-burner because that's just the kind of person I am...

Painting has begun! 8D I did the base coat of gold last night and I'm hoping to start on the pink tonight, which is going to take a while...



...this is how I cope with my husband being on a week-long business trip. u__u I spend 3 hours working on cosplay stuff and watching Sera Myu. Starting at 9pm. *falls over*

Okie dokie! We're getting close to the end here. Can you feel it? :D


This SHOULD be the last post I make before we start whipping out the paints. Are you excited?? I know I am! ....and for all the wrong reasons, too. >__>


( last chance )

I'm planning on starting the final details tonight. Once I make the progress/tutorial post relevant to this part, the next one should be *drumroll please* PAINTING!!!

I checked the "tiara" part of the sword this morning and it dried very strangely. It came out with some very pronounced bumps. So today I went over it again, which in a way is okay, because then the detail will be more pronounced after painting.

( see )

I'm hoping that the reason it dried funny was because I kept having to move it yesterday for various reasons. Kinda like how you're not supposed to stomp around or slam doors while you're baking a cake? I think it may have just endured too much bouncing and movement...

So today, I've added the paint and I'm not going to allow it to be moved.

Okay, first order of business: I went back to the last post and corrected the puff paint issues. One picture had to be taken out and two needed some extra explanation. So! MOVING ON!!

( more finishing details )

Hi, everyone! I'm going through my cosplay closet and will be selling quite a few of my costumes. The first one I've posted is my Neo Queen Serenity dress.

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/858194/


Measurements:
Top Hem: 35"
Bustline: 36"
Distance from Bustline to Top Hem: 3"
Underbust: 33"
Waist/Hips: free

Asking Price: $90
PAYPAL ONLY!

For full details, see my main journal here. I will only be monitoring comments over there.

Thanks for looking!

1) Due to many buyers ceasing communication for 2+ weeks, I've taken a lot of items off hold so please check out my sailor moon accessory page to see if there's anything you want to take off my hands.

2) kotono, I have made minor progress on your sword. Basically, I ripped off almost all of the puff paint I added because it's not working. I did a row of small beads along the bottom knob which looks TONS better, and I've put craft foam along the blade to replace that giant glob of puff paint, which did nothing beneficial.


3) As for my knees...the doctor has no idea what's up with that bruise. But my other knee definitely needs surgery, which hasn't been scheduled yet. It's a minor procedure (which does not mean minor nervousness! *quibble*) and recovery time is about 2-4 weeks. However, I'll have my mother in law here to mail packages for me if it's needed.

Thank you, everyone for your well-wishes. ♥♥♥ From here on out, this journal will serve as surgery fund-raiser. ^__^;

I'm putting all work of any kind on hold right now. I've been trying to do PGSM sword stuff for kotono but I'm dealing with what could be a very serious knee injury.

My "bad" knee has really bad arthritis and bone spurs from a past injury. I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon in a few weeks and if my general practitioner's hunch is correct, I may be looking at knee surgery.

Last Friday, my "good" knee suddenly produced a spontaneous, swollen bruise that is making mobility - and even sitting, at times - very difficult and very painful. There was no trauma. It just appeared out of the blue. I'm scheduled for an MRI on the 17th.



I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I'm just trying to rest up and get my "good" knee healed up so I can function at least a little bit.

Working on prop stuff while reclined doesn't really work all that well. >___>;;

Yup. Tried it.

All gold and pink areas have varnish on them, so nothing will rub off on your gloves. ;) All that's left is to let the glitter on the wings dry and it'll be all set!

just a quick update and then I'm outta here...

( Read more... )

Okay, if you've been keeping up with this place (woot! if you have) you've seen my progress of a Super Sailor Jupiter henshin wand.

This thing is proving to be much more complicated than I anticipated and I want angel00tears to have that baby in her hands by July 3rd. Um...that's this Friday.

I still have a lot of work to do - I'm at about 45% - and I'm going to be doing the final push over the next few days to get it done and out the door. To ensure that this happens by Wednesday at the very latest, I'm going on hiatus. If all goes well, I should reappear next week (I have to work, Friday and Saturday ^^').

Upon my return, I will be answering emails, comments, and PMs in the order in which they were received.


LATER!

( Some progress... )



Everyone else:
I've been very busy around the house, at work, with family, etc. Hey! That's why I'm closing! O_o And so whenever I see tons of comments in my inbox, it's easy for me to get overwhelmed. I'm not saying stop commenting, just please be patient with me. I try to answer everything as I see it, but my stress levels are really high right now.

( Another reason I've been busy lately... )