Hey Gang

Sorry i have not been on here in recent weeks but life has been kicking me hard. The next show the team will be at will be the Hoggtowne fair in Gainesville FL then after that will be Bay fair in Tampa FL. we are planning on staying local a bit next year and will also be going to as many conventions as we can such as Megacon and maybe Metrocon.

As on my Charms side i have some wicked stuff on the table im working out. I do have some necklaces that will be showing up at hoggtowne as well as some hats that some of you saw me working on during Bay fair of this year. Come Bay fair i will have a new product that will make the babies look awesome and i cant wait to bring it out. i might post a teaser photo soon. i just dont want anyone taking the idea i have away from me so soon since i feel my job has been tested a little bit.

I have gone out there to get amazing pieces for my artwork to where im charging less then what i spent on one pendant so the woodbabies can show off the bling. with the items i will be putting out will range from $5-$10 depending what the item is and what had to go into it. all my necklaces are $5 but for a few that are a little more high class. the other stuff i have coming is still being worked out. Also keep an eye one the web site. Master Bob should be putting some of my stuff up so you can get it through him. keep in mind i rarely make the same thing twice so its all pretty much one of a kind.

thats it for now
Charms Mistress

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I ran across this older Jhari with foam wings on ebay. It has maroon and tan fur with a black body and red eyes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FAIRY-WINGED-CAT-SHOULDER-PUPPET-UNIQUE-LARP-FAIRE-SCA_W0QQitemZ300376796997QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45efda2f45

On another note my frightmare and sabertooth came home today. :) Yay! I'll try and get pictures of them tomorrow but it may be awhile till I can to post them as the weekends are going to be very busy for me now until Christmas.

c: So we're all settled in now, and my baby's pretty much taken control of my room. It was quite funny as soon as I opened the box I got an exact sound of what his name should be. We started at Turin, and after much fishing around have finally come to a conclusion.

( Pictures behind the cut~ )

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I was reading through Mercutia (Read it here: http://alscye.deviantart.com/art/Mercutia-part-1-82453273) for the first time in a long time and I doodled up some concept art of what the Babies might look like in that world.

I thought you all might like to see them :3

Unicorn:
http://gozen-eika.deviantart.com/art/Class-Doodles-6-145697932

Dragon:
http://gozen-eika.deviantart.com/art/Class-Doodles-7-146084134

Gryphon:
http://gozen-eika.deviantart.com/art/Class-Doodles-8-146084493

Revontulet Bust and Cat Head:
http://gozen-eika.deviantart.com/art/Class-Doodles-9-146084893

I'll do some 'official' art in a bit with all the limbs actually attached XD and fancy things like ink and color. But these will do for now. I hope you enjoyed them! :3

Since my baby wasn't really a custom job, it didn't take them long to put him together.

He came in the mail today. <3 I have to go to work, like, right now though, so I'll take some pictures later! He's happily found a home on top of the TV until I get back~

Yay :DDDD

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Fellow woodparents, I bring great news! My baby dragon, Sederion, has arrived after months of waiting. And he's more brilliant than I imagined. I squealed and stomped my feet for a straight minute as I clutched the box he arrived in. I've since taken some pictures of him on the beautiful snowscape that came about last night. It seems interesting that he arrived just as the first snow of the season.
They included everything I asked, right down to his broken left horn ^^ The only thing MSKD neglected to include was the magnetic saddle I purchased to go with him. I contacted them a few days ago and left a message yet have received no response yet. Hopefully I'll touch base and get the saddle soon so Sedrie'll stop falling off my shoulder . . .
Until then, though, I'm quite satisfied with my little darling! Even my cat, Ardimus, seems intrigued.

Well since the winter is moving in finally, and the holidays are closing fast it's time. Godryk will be going in for a new set of wings. He's 4yrs old and has served me loyally as a friend. He's no longer a baby anymore, but an adolescent. The only thing he asked for was to sit on my shoulder and have fun with me. Now he's asked for something more, a new set of wings. He wants to show off more now that Hayate joined the group (Hayate likes to pose and show off and has been giving Godryk a hard time, calling him the old man and all). Poor Havoc is beside himself not knowing what to do without the oldest sibling of the trio. I've promised Havoc I wouldn't let Hayate take over and rule the roost while Godryk was on vacation.
He's given Havoc his medallion and bracelet to hold while he's away.

Godryk will be traveling this weekend (because I now have enough money for it). I've also got a big enough box and have reassured my best bud that the trip will be worth it in the end. I want him to travel in style and in comfort (to spend more to make sure his head isn't jammed in an angle and his cable isn't kinked is worth it).
I called ahead and got a price. He's going to get a new set of black elaborate wings. I was thinking of getting red tips, but he's telling me he wants all black and won't accept any other colors on his wings (I'm a dragon mom not a rainbow).

I just hope Godryk doesn't get jealous of all the new babies and decide instead to stay. I think I've shown him he's got a good home here.

My new woodbaby arrived today. First things first, it's a she not a he, when I saw her on ebay that's the feeling I got and now that she is here I know for sure. Second, she told me her name is Samantha and that she is happy to be somewhere where she will finally get the attention she wants. On a sadder note, I may have to send her in to Bob for some maintenance. Her head seems a little loose and if I am not careful the spool will pull down too far and it doesn't always turn well so I'll talk to Bob on Monday and see what to do.

I ran across a few interesting things on Ebay but unfortunately they are not woodbabies. The first one is for those who want to see what an original drabbit looks like. It's kind of interesting but it's not for me.
It is called Wise Aces and it what they made before making dragons. http://cgi.ebay.com/WISE-ACES-HEAD-JUMPING-DRABBIT-ALBERT-ALFARO-1990_W0QQitemZ290377383841QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439bd73fa1

I also ran across these two cute plush shoulder puppets of a monkey and a kitten. They don't have the quality or that sparkle in their eyes like a woodbaby, but they look like they should stand a lot of ruff play by young children.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shoulder-pet-MONKEY-toy-NEW-kids-adult-puppet_W0QQitemZ310186402438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48388ce286

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shoulder-pet-KITTEN-cat-toy-NEW-kids-adult-puppet_W0QQitemZ310186403043QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48388ce4e3