Hey all! I hope everyone’s week is going good.
I really wanted to start a new journal to get rid of the last one. It was way to intense with serious matters so yeah. Since I’m on that subject my great grandmother’s funeral is tomorrow. I wanted to get my hair done but my hair stylist is in on Friday’s and Saturday’s. So that’s out, also everyone is suppose to wear white at the funeral which me and my mom have no white clothes. So we are going to wear something that’s not white but formal at the funeral. It’s going to be one heck of a day tomorrow. I’ll give an update about once it’s done and over.
In much better news I’ve been really busy lately! I’ve been commenting on all the art sites that I’m on, posting my latest works, updating all of my social sites, and finally commenting on all the blogs I subscribed to. Its pretty fun and I enjoy it a lot. I also like commenting on the random works of people I don’t know too. It’s that interaction and positive energy that I like! It’s always nice to meet new artists, people and possibly new friends! Especially here, I love how happy people are to see my sweets. It also gives me more confidence in my work and how successful I can be in it. I’m going to make sure that I keep up all the positively and commenting habits since I’m seeing a lot of good feedback!
One thing I’m noticing more is the random new people here. I know there are always new people signing up but I’m seeing more that are posting art. It seems so random to see so many in the last few months especially if they are from deviant art or someplace else. It’s sorta like a wtf because this is more of a beginners place to start in you know? Maybe because it’s an easier venue to get popular since there are a lot of beginner artists here? WHO KNOWS. 8T
Oh yeah I keep forgetting about my contest! I’m not sure about who should win. I went over it for a while now and I can’t make up my mind since there are a lot of good entries there. I know there were a lot of people that used the pencil/tablet idea but there are some that did the concept well. Then there are the entries that did well without using the tablet idea. Its like “Holy s*** what to do!”, I got to make a decision fast so I can start on the prizes. I still want to do a big picture with everyone that entered too since I don’t want anyone to feel like a loser haha. So much to think about… @X@
I guess this will be the last topic of the day, I was thinking of redoing/starting my sweets inspired incubus set and starting other sets. I don’t know what it is about drawing “sets and themes” but I absolutely love doing them, even if I never finish them. Just the ideas and expanding on them really interest me even when I was a kid. Then of course I draw this thing and now I want to do an angel/devil set of those. I have no clue what it is but I just have an urge like I have to do them haha. That feeling tells me that I should be doing them then, my instincts are never wrong! Also I want to start doing adoptables, ever since I got unknown’s ninja account I’ve been seeing so many great artists do them. I might not sell them at first but I want to try my hand at it. It looks like so much fun! *U*
So I have this out of my system here are some of the sets I want to start/redo
• My sweets themed incubuses
• My bottle fairies
• This one is old old OLD but my new generation mews
• My angel/devil robo inspired animal things
• Some adoptables
And out of curiosity what theme/set/adoptable would you want to see from me? *U*
Thanks for reading/commenting/supporting me in all my ventures. It’s always appreciated, love you guys. ;A; take care!
*Okay come to find out that the neighbor isn't dead at all thank goodness. We all she her go into her house happily a few minutes ago. I guess it was only a close call or something*
A lot has happened in the last 24 hours for real.
Last night the same neighbor that was causing my mother/family dread went to the hospital. I think she’s dead. Due to that the ambulance people had her in a white bag with a sheet over her body. I saw her feet and I think and her head. My mom she her face and was really upset. Even when she was in the ambulance truck it was about 10 minutes later till they drove off, no lights, alarms or anything. So yeah, I think she died or actually committed suicide. My mom heard her talking on the phone that morning about how bad things were in her life and such. So we all just assumed.
Its sad because our neighbor and my mom were good friends before she started accusing my mom of things that never happened. Once the neighbor convinced herself that my mom had an affair with her husband things got so ugly. One of the reasons why I was in such a rut about 2 weeks ago because that drama really went to a head. Then the really ironic part was that the son was threatening us saying that “if anyone is going to die it won’t be any of us” (the neighbor’s family). So yeah watch what you say/do because you’ll never know what’s around the corner. Even though I think the son is a complete jerk off wannabe gangster, I hope he will be okay since did just lose his mom after all. I also hope that nothing come out of it in terms of drama towards us either since we never did anything wrong.
I feel kinda indifferent but generally sad at the same time since she was a good friend to my mom and my family for a short while. Then when all the drama happened my feelings towards her went south. The last time I saw her she looked really bad/sick. Probably not as much as looks but you can tell the stress she was under due to the drama as well. Its just sad…
Also a few hours later my great grandmother died in the nursing home. I little more emotions there, but a mix bag of feelings. I was never really attached to her and in the last few years that my family lived in our old neighborhood with my other family members there was drama then. Mostly after my grandma died and how jerky my family got. So there is a negative rep towards my GGM, I also experienced it myself so yeah. Though that very last time I saw her (few years ago) she was really loving (she had bad alzheimer's) so I guess my GGM forgot the beef between her and my mother. That was nice. :) She also was burning the food she was cooking when we went there. So everything ISN’T bad I definitely had my good times with her before and after my family went crazy. : She was 96 too, Christ that’s old. She went through events that I read in history books. I couldn’t imagine having 96 years worth of memories, especially since I’m 21. She lived about 5 of my life times. Just wow.
So now the next thing is the funeral, meeting and seeing my family and new ones. And come of find out a lot of my family lives in the south (I live up north in Philadelphia, PA). I love how your parents tell you important information like that once someone dies. I mean WHAT BETTER time can there be to know MORE about the family tree/history? >:| even with that said I’m not looking forward to seeing my old family or meeting new ones, not to mention AT A FUNERAL. It’s just such an awkward thing these days because of old grudges and such. Then the whole meeting new people thing, just everything UGH. Just leave me be under my pink rock and computer. *disgruntle*
In much more light hearted news I went out today and got some different brands of glues. I want to make sure that the head pins stay in the charms as well stick better on the ring bases. So I’m testing out the best glue to use for that. When I went to borders they had an idiots guide to selling crafts so I snatched that up. Then when I went to the bargain section and found a how to bling random items book for 2 bucks. Both books are awesome and I’m so glad I decided to go to the book store first. *3*
ALSO MY FREAKING GIFT BAGS CAME IN YESTERDAY. God I’m so happy that they didn’t get lost in the mail T__T… I gave it another week for the bags to come since the seller said on her esty site it take 20 days for the packages to reach their destination. So yeah, things are coming together in my “business” venture haha.
Sorry this post was so long, it wasn’t a normal one as you can see. I hope both my GGM and the neighbor at least passed away peacefully. I’m trying to post this one picture but TheO is acting really stupid. We’ll see what happens today, chow for now!
Long time no type! I wanted to make a post earlier but I got lazy. But first off…
WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PAGE? I won’t go out and say anything because I’m sure you’ll know what I’m talking about.
When I first saw it I was kinda floored because I figured it would be the last picture I would see copied, but the younger folks tend to copy popular artist on this site too. When I read the artist comment though I had to laugh a bit to myself. The character is “new” but the picture was “referenced” when it clearly looks as if you changed around some parts of Cherry’s picture/my design to make it look like your character. Come on now… She isn’t extremely young so she should know better if she’s ripping a person’s picture/design. I did say something in a clear cut non-watered down way. More a less a simple tip for all newbies posting art on the internet. I can’t say I’m “angry” about the situation just really annoyed.
Since my epic rant I’ve been working hard on “The Candy Sanctuary”. I’ve decided to crack down on everything I need to know about selling on Esty and “selling online” in general. From my target market, product, services, to best ways to promote, market, and gain exposure on the internet. It’s pretty fun even though it’s a lot to soak in. I’m now in the phrase where I’m making test charms and accessories so I know if they hold up and are durable. Also getting information on how long it takes me and how much material it takes to make an item. I am a bit nervous because I am going make charms that are my first time making. Then I have a ring bases and hair clip bases that I will stick them on and test out myself. *A*
All in all I’m glad that I’m taking full control of this and really learning the ropes so when I do finally open a shop on esty I will know how it all works. I just got to be more organized like a LOT, which means a total overhaul of my room. The way it is now is one of the reasons I’m nervous of making my charms, I don’t have much room to work with then everything is very crowded and it’s hard to think.
That reminds me that I never got my gift bags (fumes). They should have been here by now and probably got lost in the mail getting here *kicks mail system*. I was REALLY looking forward to those damn bags because they were so cute and was perfect for my store. I have to contact the seller but when I went to her esty there was nothing in her shop at all (fumes more) I can still contact her but I hope she gets the message I don’t want my 7 dollars wasted damn it.
Other then that I’ve been playing pokemon soul silver a lot lately. I had to go online to find out what to do. I was stuck running around trying to make/find things to no avail. I found out that I missed a gym and had to get the fog badge *fail*. After that things start picking up and I was enjoying myself again. I have to make little crack comics for it though. The things I go through in that game sometimes I swear. My team it pretty awesome too now since I had to kick out some pokemon on my team and bring in others. I can’t name the pokemon since I can’t spell their names worth poop but believe me… IT’S AWESOME. I should do some fan art of my team one day. >:D
Okay this is long enough, thanks for visiting!
JUST SKIP THE RANT PART IF YOU LIKE PLEASE. ^_^0
I’m seriously ready to kill my computer. I’m trying to do the simplest thing in Photoshop and it takes AGES for the computer to keep up. Then I was...
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The Candy Sanctuary Fan Page is now open!
After a few exhausting days working and messing with my fan page, it is now complete and I can start updating my craft and art status in one place. Take a look, promote, become a fan if you can.
A lot of my pictures I wanted to work on have been put on hold as well. I’m pretty worn out too, I was rushing a bit at the end then being on the computer all day for days really sucked the energy out of me. So I’ll take a break from the nets and get creative again with more atcs’s, clay cakes, sai, and photoshop! XD
Oh yeah in more exciting news I just ordered envelopes and gift bags for my business. They should be able store my charms and things safely with a touch of cute to it. And even MORE exciting news my shower is fixed! The shower was broken for months so we had to take baths. NO ONLY THAT but we had to fill the tub (which the coating of it is chipping off btw) with water from the bathroom sink and then pour it into the tub. The pipes of the shower/bath would leak every time someone would turn it on. Even the ceiling started leaking. *A* But its fixed now and my family can have showers again. All thanks to my dad that paying for it all since my mom LOVES to NOT do anything or slow poke on things that needs to be done in the house.
I guess that’s all I have to say for now. I’m going to get off here eat, have me an ice cream cone, and take me a much needed rest from the working on the net.
