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1) Job UpdateAs I posted on Friday, I got the job offer from Cryptic. That is full of awesome. I just put in my 2(ish) week notice today. I'll be leaving this job on June 11th, a couple days before the wedding, and starting my new one on June 23rd, when we return from the honeymoon. Unfortunately, my boss is on vacation until June 2nd. I e-mailed ( Read more... )

I used to love custom orders. They were typically fun to do, and money in the bank. No question about whether I could sell the project when I finished it, cause it was already sold. However, I also used to have a very different life. Just a year ago, I spent a chunk of every day sitting in my car with nothing to do but weave chainmail, while little_ribbit was ( Read more... )

I'm excited. I'm going to be attending the Folsom Street Fair as a vender ( Read more... )

So, the Labyrinth of Jareth ball was last night. I had mixed feelings about it ( Read more... )

I finally went looking for the leather shop I had heard about in Buellton. Took me a while to find it, since it wasn't where I expected, and it turns out it wasn't quite what I expected either ( Read more... )

I finally finished my chainmail gauntlets for the Labyrinth of Jareth costume. I got Jodi to take some pictures for me. Of course, being a professional fashion photographer, she had to make me pose all dramatic-like. She couldn't just shoot the gauntlets themselves ( Read more... )

Usually, chainmailling stoned isn't a big deal. Most chainmail is just a matter of continuing a simple, repetitive pattern. No problem. However, every once in a while, there is something more complicated ( Read more... )

A friend of mine linked me to this the other day. It looks like a lot of fun, and I'm now planning to go. Working on my outfit already. I figure a big masquerade ball in Hollywood is the ideal place to show off my costume design skills, so I'm hoping to outfit both myself and shiatretiel for it ( Read more... )

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