Thank God that's done with. I finished most of my Christmas crafting with time to spare. I have enough time that I may take on a pair of little projects before Christmas. I don't know though. I don't have too much time in the next week to do more crafting. Which leads me too...

My dreams of corset making may be shoved off onto the back burner again. I have agreed to make costumes for my father, uncle, boyfriend and myself for Comic Con. If I have the time and my way, I'll make two costumes for each of us, just so we don't have to wear the same thing both days. I'll be starting on the real work in a few weeks, likely when I'm done doing the concept sketching for said costumes. I really wish I wasn't the only seamstress in the family...

So, as my gallery shows, I've started crafting again. Haven't updated the journal in a while though. Life doesn't seem to want to calm down, so I've forced myself to adapt to the insanity that it will be. I've managed to crank out a series of ties, a new costume, and get myself started on some new projects that occupy what little free time I have.

-Christmas: I'm in the middle of a massive Christmas present for my boyfriend. What possessed me to do that, I don't know. All I know is once I'm done with it, I'm not going to work in fleece again for a while.
-Cross Stitch: I've also started on a massive cross stitch project. It'll be 12" by 16" when I'm done.
-Sewing: I'm done with ties for now. I don't have any more fabric for them for now. If I find something epic or get the paintable dyes I want I'll pick them up again. Maybe even start selling them. Who knows. To fill the sewing portion of my life, I'm going to start on my dream of corset making. That's right, I'm going to try to make myself a corset. I have one I've purchased and another on the way, but I want the satisfaction of wearing one I made with my own hands. Updates on the project to come.

So, I realize that I have been MIA for quite some time. Needless to say, my life kind of exploded. It's funny how it tends to do that. It's been a little rough at times, but I think my life has finally rebalanced itself. Time is still short so I don't know how much I'll be crafting, but I'll be doing as much as I can just to keep myself sane.

Unfortunately, my camera is having some issues (mainly that I can't find it's charger), so it may be a while before I can post new crafts. I do have some good ones though. I got bored while being a geek, so I made a complete set of Pokemon Gym Badges, and I've been working on some cross stitched Hogwarts house crests. I'll get them up as soon as I can solve my camera issues.

So, I've started to cross stitch. It's kind of a return to a lost craft more than a new craft for me, but it's fun. My first project, You Got My Heart, is up in my gallery and it was in my Etsy shop, however it was purchased. More pieces are on the way.

Speaking of my Etsy shop, I had my very first sale! Someone bought my Zelda Valentine's Day cross stitch as a gift for his girlfriend. Needless to say, I'm thrilled. More geeky cross stitch pieces will be added to my Etsy shop as they are made, and I'm open to doing commissions of You Got My Heart for those of you who have a geeky love in your life.

So I have finally returned to the land of the living. As my gallery reflects, I have gone on a plushing spree, some as gifts, some to sell. If you want to check out what I've got for sale, you can either browse through my gallers, or you can check out my Etsy shop.

Yes, it is almost that wonderful time of year again. This meants that I am insanely busy again. Between family and two jobs that are very busy around this time of year, I won't have a whole lot of time to craft. Come the new year, my time should increase.