Soooooes…. for those of you that want to know how A-Kon went.

Well, I went into it knowing it was going to be a learning experience, it was my first Anime Con.  Both to go to and to sell at (whee)! So didn’t really know what would sell best and what I should bring. So I prepped.  By prepping I made magnets, got a new display for the magnets, which I tested at home, made prints of a lot of my originals, and added more originals to my book, made a new binders specifically for my skulklan work, as there got to be too much of it and I wanted to seperate it from my originals for sale binder, and ran off a lot of ACEO prints that I needed to have extras of.  Oh, yeah, and I made stickers.

Verdict from all of this was that the display didn’t work when I got to A-kon (I don’t know, guess there is too much aluminum in the metal so the magnets didn’t stick AND it wasn’t readily apparent that they were magnets, so I really need a better way to do that).  The stickers sold really well! I should print more!  Some prints still never made it in the binder, which was unfortunate and I don’t know what happened to them.  My ACEO’s were a hit, and the Editions were really popular (CHEAP) so I had to reprint quite a few.  I NEED to get a button maker… need need need.  They will sell.  Read more... (686 words, estimated 2:45 mins reading time)

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AKA – 2 weeks of radio silence.

I never knew I would get to this point this year. I have to thank all of you who fave my work here. If I missed thanking a new watcher or a new commenter, then here, thanks to you as well! I will still try and respond to all comments, and will normally be able to thank watchers. But these next two weeks… if you find me I won’t say anything because I am going to be IN ITALY!!!!

I am so excited about this trip. I’ve never been and am all fizzy with nerves and happiness.

So thanks again EVERYONE for your support. Without you, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.

When I get back, look forward to some cheap commissions to pay off the $$ I will be spending there/to fund my future con trips. I am hoping to make FA United, Apollocon, OklaCon, and maaaaybe Anthrocon… other than that it is up in the air.

Hope everyone is well!

Buona sera!

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