When real things happen to imaginary people

THIS WEEKEND, a new gothy shop opens on Capitol Hill. A new grown-up gothy shop! Carrying wares from local artisans, and from Heavy Red, Retroscope Fashions, Lastware, and Kambriel. I am ridiculously excited about this store, even if it spells doom for my pocketbook.


BedlamBedlam
613 East Pike Street, Near The Corner of Boylston in Capitol Hill
Seattle, Washington

I'll be doing an in-store signing event there on Friday, September 2, at 6:30 pm. Please stop by, say hi, and browse the wares!

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Guess what? It's time for another Time Traveler's Rummage Sale! Yep, the last one was so much fun, they organized another one. (Plus, it will be a month away from Steamcon III, and people will be looking for last-minute additions to their outfits.) Yes indeedy, I will be vending there! I've got Cranky!Bloomers! I'm culling my closets again! And oh my yes, the ever-popular Bags! Of! Mystery! will be back, filled with all-new mysterious goodies. (Let me put it this way: the Infamous BlueJay is clearing out her fabric and trim stash and handing things to me. Really, really nifty things.)


All Pilgrims Christian Church
500 Broadway E.
Seattle, WA

Noon to 6 pm

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Some of you may remember there has been a Mysterious Project I have offhandedly mentioned. (And went on a trip to PDX for.)



Soon, SOON, I will be able to Tell All! Until that day (which might be, oh, next week), you might want to take a look at this blog for a sneak peek.

The Time Travelers' Rummage Sale went very well. Thank you to everyone who came out, and extra thanks to everyone who purchased something from me! The Bags of Mystery! sold out in under 2 hours, and there were people who were very sad that they had missed them.

I still have pairs of Cranky!Bloomers left. I will take pictures and note sizes, and probably post that information tomorrow.

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Extra-special, "Oh my GOODNESS!" astonished thanks go to the Kelsay family, who surprised me with a present! They decided I needed the Beetlejuice jewelry box by ravenofskys on Etsy. I am delighted and touched by the gift, and am going to probably store my skull cameos in it. It's so cute!

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Ooof. The thing about having a collection of long-term health issues that I apparently still haven't gotten used to is how much easier it is for me to be worn out. (If you listen closely, you can hear maiaarts and staxxy muttering "WE TOLD YOU!" at me.) I bailed on the StuntHusband and our plans to go dancing last night, and instead flopped on the couch watching Moulin Rouge and doing some hand sewing that wasn't working on Cranky!Bloomers.

Today, I am still feeling wiped out. Not fair! I have stuff I need to do! But apparently the more strenuous of that stuff is going to have to wait a day or so, until my energy comes back and my body stops aching. But I do have enough energy to call Victor and schedule an appointment to get a new set of fangs made^*, so that's good.






^*Yes, I'm getting new fang caps. That is one of the things I promised myself with any profits from the sale. New fangs, and then to decide if I put money toward a tattoo, or toward the Fluevog Mini Zazas (clicky-link!). Decisions, decisions.

The Steampunk Swap Meet is happening again in July!

Saturday, July 9 · 12:00pm - 6:00pm

All Pilgrims Christian Church
500 Broadway E
Seattle, WA

I will have a table there, selling clothes, shoes, boots, and hats. And! The return of the Bags Of Mystery! So come on down, and help me pay off the insanely expensive Tim Burton + Danny Elfman box set I bought. (Which was worth it.) :D

Firstly, a HUGE thank you goes to icprncs and morthael , who organized and hosted the whole thing.

Next, thank you to everyone who came by, chatted, and purchased stuff! It was nice to see people and catch up.

I took three bins full of stuff, left with two, and made more money that I spent with the other sellers. I call that a win. :)

Sometime within the next few weeks, I may have another online sale. I am also really-I-mean-it going to start up an Etsy store to sell off various fabrics, trims, and altered one-of-a-kind clothing items. (Because ... I have free time? Ha. No I don't, but I need to get the Etsy store running.)

Again, thank you everyone! It was a wonderful time!

In going through one of my boxes, I discovered that I have half a bottle of Harvest Moon 2004. Would it be worth it to put it up on eBay? I'm assuming it the answer is yes, because the collector-types would go into a tizzy at the notion of one of the Lunacies from three years ago. But still, I figured I should ask in case any of you have a better notion about the sale-worthiness of it.