While the world sometimes feels like a scary place, it's nice to know that individual people can still make a difference. I originally spoke about ...

Update: At this time I would not recommend attending Youmacon. As of 2019 a new head of AA is in place and the way they've chosen to treat artists ...

On February 1, 2016 I took my first step into the world of crowd funding by launching my Kickstarter campaign to mass produce galaxy bat plushies. ...

A new convention to my line up this year was Matsuricon! I’ve never been to this convention either as an attendee or an artist. In addition, this w...

Jafax has always been a convention of "firsts" for me. In 2007, Jafax was the very first con I ever attended. In 2012, it was the first con I cospl...

Colossal Con is a convention with a very special vibe to it. With the water park, this convention tends to be more heavily themed (think, lots of s...

This tutorial has existed for some time now, but I wanted to put it on my blog so it is easier to find. I hope it helps!    

I’m always looking for ways to improve my little plushy business. When I first started it was all about reducing costs, but the larger it grows, th...

The final step I take when putting together a pattern is to write up the instructions. I personally prefer instructions in 2 parts. First, written...

Cleaning up your pattern and writing instructions is a step is often overlooked by those who don't share or sell their patterns. I personally alway...

All good patterns require testing to perfect. This isn't a process that can be skipped, but there is also no need to use high quality fabric. I per...