Back from the Dead (But not really)

Hey fam, it’s time for a long-overdue welcome back to my site! I know the pandemic & quarantine have hit a lot of us hard, and I’m thankful that my family and I have stayed safe and healthy through it, and the few folks in our circle that did get it didn’t have any major complications. That said, my motivation to do much of anything cosplay related was definitely at an all-time low, which is part of why it’s been so long since I’ve done much in the way of updating my site here.

But things are looking up! I’ve gotten my first dose of vaccine and while conventions still won’t be happening for a while the spring weather has definitely lifted my spirits! I don’t exactly have any solid cosplay plans for the near future, but I have been working on a number of other projects, and I’ve even had a couple of commissions that I’m looking forward to sharing with all of you in the coming weeks.

For today, however, I mostly wanted to point out a few new things happening around the site and as per usual, direct you all to my instagram where you can see all the stuff I’ve been making during quarantine.

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First off, for those of you who like cool, weird, whimsical creatures, you should check out my Cryptobiology page!

The page is an ever-expanding field guide to magical creatures from a variety of fandoms, mythology, folklore, and even some from my own imagination. There you’re find photos of these lovely beasties as well as a collection of information about each species. Generally speaking, I will be posting one new creature every 1-2 weeks on Monday, doing a creature feature on my instagram under the hashtag #magicalmenageriemonday.

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Second, while I don’t have any new cosplays to show you, I did finally update my Prop Gallery to include a bunch of cool items I’ve made over the last couple of years and failed to add to the gallery since, so if you’re just hoping to see a bunch of cool cosplay props like these without me talking at you, go check out the Prop Gallery.

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Last up is my plan for a series of blog posts on here about my only recent costume, an OC mage of mine whose outfits I’ve been mulling over for a while. Next week will be the first one to show off his new(ish) outfit, and I’d like to do a few supplemental posts about some of the magical objects he has, as well as some other info about the character. I hope you all enjoy learning about him!
And here’s a sneak preview to hold you all over until then ~_^

That’s all you get to see now, you’ll have to wait until next week to see the rest! Until then, stay safe and enjoy the newly-arrived springtime!

An Oddmall for Oddballs

Hey everyone, I've been taking a short hiatus from cosplay work to get ready for one of my biggest vending events of the year, Oddmall!

While sales were a little slower than usual this year, I still had a blast and sold plenty of stuff. 

I had all of my usual wares, including ties, bow ties, jewelry, life counters, buttons, borbs, and bowtruckles! Also, my last remaining mimic, which I need to find some more fun containers to make a few more.

Besides hanging out and peddling my wares, this event was my first opportunity to show off my brand new creature carrier! For those of you who don't follow my Instagram, my sister got me this awesome backpack for my birthday.

Of course I'm not going to take this thing camping, but I did turn it into a mobile creature carrier!

As of right now, there are a total of 19 species on here, and naturally I plan to add more as I make/acquire more. Here's what you can find on there, see if you can spot them on the pack (some of them are harder to see than others):

1. Phoenix
2. Runespoor
3. Drive Imp
4. Fwooper
5. Puffskein
6. Bowtruckle
7. Jewel Spider (made by Amanda's Arachnids)
8. Golden Snidget
9. Lagget
10. Demiguise
11. Jabberknoll
12. Kraken Spawn (is mostly hidden behind the jabberknoll cage)
13. Raiju
14. Journeyer
15. Niffler
16. Doxie
17. Wood Nymph (made by C.M. Manfredi)
18. Amustelid
19. Lethifold (is completely hidden behind the wood nymph in all the photos)

I picked up a few new critters this weekend too, from some of my favorite fellow cryptozoologists!

First off I got a new kraken spawn from Tindle Bears, after my last one managed to escape. They are quite crafty creatures and skilled escape artists, so I'll have to be more careful with their aquarium in the future.

We also have an as-yet-unnamed species (left) created by She-Jackal Arts, who instantly charmed me and I wore him around for the rest of the day sticking out of my vest. And we also have a succuludo, a species in the succuloid family. These desert creatures differ from the common succuloid morphology but have similar survival strategies in the harsh, dry environment in which they are found. This lovely creature was created by Turkey-Eyes Art, who I made friends with a couple of years ago at Oddmall when we nerded out over magical creatures together. They created the original fwooper I have as well, and I liked their face so much I made a similar one when I created my own fwooper.

It will be some time before I can get these new creatures situated into their home here, and I look forward to studying each of them and finding out just how they live and what they can do!

Until next time, stay werid ;-)