I may end up redoing this and re-posting it, after I have a chance to try it on some more monitors and printers this week, and if it's too dark/too light, but here is a link to a hi-res PDF (400 dpi) of the Rusalka cover, in a more-or-less finalized state as far as the artwork goes. This one is scaled to fit the US paperback trim size, which is ( Read more... )

--professional or amOne problem with USB drives is that they're easy to lose. I've run two of mine through the washing machine by accident - fortunately with no loss of data, but who knows next time? - and I've had to chase after people who have forgotten theirs in public/pay computers to return them. I can't stand the long around-the-neck lanyards ( Read more... )

via the Google text ad at the top of my gmail inbox this afternoon -- handmade fair-trade cooperative yarns from Nepal made from reclaimed silk from old clothes, imported by a small family business along with other fiber yarns (including nettles, for that Otherworldy flair) in beautiful colors and textures that make me wish I still knitted, at very ( Read more... )

Seasonal ornaments (appropriate for Christmas, Yule, Hogswatch, or other Solstice festival, or as personal adornment, or whatever else you might find appropriate, although I'm not sure how well it would hold up to being a keychain or luggage tag, not having stress-tested any beyond forgetting and carrying one in a pocket with change for 3 days...)

Who Need To Keep Track of Things Counted,

from somebody else in fandom in my neck of the woods who has been dealt an even wretcheder hand by the Norns than I, a worthy destination for your gifting moneys. I'm getting one, even though I don't knit much any more, because I do need to keep count of things and abacus-type deallies work way better for ( Read more... )

Just for the heck of it, I worked up a 3-D version of the "Radical Feminist" icon in polymer clay, and then figured that you know, this is actually kind of cute and maybe someone else would want one. So I made a mold, and if anyone else wants one, I figure $7, which would include US shipping, is fair.*


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