I Call This Design A Storm Dragon, An Angular Contrast To The Sea Dragon Mask That's Been One Of My Most

I call this design a storm dragon, an angular contrast to the sea dragon mask that's been one of my most successful over the years. Not as many people seem to have been enamored of it, but I'm still fond of the geometric patterns in the fins. This one is dyed silver.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/291664939/storm-dragon-mask

Just some quick photos of this mesh/screen mask from before I shipped it out last week. This concept was originally just a quick prototype idea, but since people seem to like it I'm thinking I should probably do some variants like different patterns or a full-face version.

A pair of leather-wrapped bottles I made with a friend for a wizard costume she put together a little bit ago. These were definitely fun to do, and I've considered making more, though I'm not sure I'd want to deal with stocking bottles and stuff. But if you’d be interested, let me know!

Conceal your sinful nakedness with a tasteful fig leaf, a centuries-old symbol of token modesty and purity. Perfect for re-creating the classic Adam and Eve story out on the town with your parish, or for covering up that human statue that's just a little bit too life-like for your bishop's taste.

If you too enjoy silly semi-lewd joke items, you can get this on my Etsy store!

Money and the Future

Since I tallied my finances for taxes, I've been thinking about my prices. The transaction and payment processing fees through Etsy and Paypal seem to have increased to more than I'd accounted for. I couldn't figure out when that change happened or if it was announced. But my margins have dropped.

Which is to say, if you've had your eyes on my Etsy store, now would be a good time to put in an order, before I figure out how much I'm gonna raise the prices.

(And I do think the quality of my workmanship has been steadily improving. It's been a while since I last re-balanced my prices, I think the bang-for-your-buck has gone up in that time.)

So yeah. Call this a sale announcement I guess. Length indeterminate, probably until next day I’ve got free to angst about crafting stuff.

A couple bracelets that I shipped out yesterday.

The rainbow one is a fun pattern I don’t get to do much, it’s a Japanese 6-in-1 weave, with doubled rubber rings as the node rings. It’s stretchy and fun! I’ve got more Pride designs over in the Rainbows section of my Etsy shop!

The scale one is anodized aluminum in the yellow/gold color.

It’s nice to have small things to make in between the big commission projects.