"We're old souls in a new life baby..."
Phoenix ~ Phantom of the ParadiseHey guys,
I am so tired so I'll make this brief.
Instead of cutting and pasting and editing the pictures as I usually do while working on projects, I've just uploaded them to my photobucket for tonight until I have enough time on my hands to put them together in the usual format.
This is just so you know that I do have things underway ( I know the pictures look half finished and such but I'm still so busy finishing everything that I haven't remembered pictures as well as I usually do and things are a bit more updated by now - just these were all I had in the camera while the batteries were working.) I'll have the final finished pictures up tomorrow and Sunday night.
Just go here ->
[link] They're my newest uploads.
As some of you know, my father is still in the hospital (just a different one now) and I have had to work on a lot of the projects alone recently.
Everything will be ready to ship first thing 8 am Monday morning ^_^
I just never planned to get so far behind or that any of this would happen right now. Just bear with me ^_^
Your understanding is appreciated ^_^ I can't wait for everyone to get their props for Otakon.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me as I'll be on and off the computer as much as possible this weekend.
Now I'm going to go and get some shut eye so I can get up early ^_^
My ususal stuff:
Sword/Prop/Contact/Commission InfoEDIT: Yes, we know all of the tips on our first swords are the wrong way. Working on correcting that now. Will not interefere with buying, just the deviation pictures as I am not going to change them. We have also started to add end cap pieces to make them look more finished.
Also, a special thank you to

for hosting my swords in her journal, located
here Please, pay her art a visit!
And a huge thank you to

as well for putting a write up about me and the swords in his journal ->
here Something I never saw coming haha, but I fully appreciate! Most of my Bleach patterns and such come from his wonderful page. Pay him a visit/watch if you haven't yet.
Future personal/con projects: Original work for September...
Commissions:
Art trade with

on Ulquiorra's tsuba ^_^

D.Gray-Man Cross Marian's Judgment Gun and Mask for

^_^

Planning started on orders for Saber's sword from FSN and Auron's sword for FF

Production on

Cloud Shoulder Pad and Sword

Production on

sword

Planning production on

Noctis Sword

Production on

Dante's Sword

Production on

sword

Production on Link's shield, sword, and sheath from Zelda

Production on Magic Knight Rayearth swords

Planning on

replica of Vash's gun.

Planning on

Cid's spear and KH cards.
Sent/Sold:
Ukitake's sold to

Shinso sold to


Ulquiorra's sold
Finished Commissions:
Leon's Gunblade from Kingdom Hearts for

Check my deviations for WIPs and the finished product. Check favorites for his most excellent cosplay, or you could just click the icon.

Finished The Great Knife from Silent Hill for

Please check deviations for WIPs and the finished project. Also finished two Kingdom Hearts and a Final Fantasy order for his friends.

Finished Farah's Bow for


Finished Oruha's Microphone for


Finished Axel's Chakrams for


Finished Kira's Katana for
Commissions contact:Also, we may be contacted about commissions.
Please, if you have a prop you want a quote from us on, then it helps a lot if you provide a reference picture of what you would like.
Quotes are free

Check my ad
here @ cosplay.com
Prices and such:See my website...
Questions/Contact:Feel free to ask questions. If you would like to contact me through email faster then please feel free to do so hugsxheartsx@hotmail.com.
This is my business email left over from ebay days, not my personal one, though I ask that you still not spam it please and if you want to instant message, this is not the one to do it on. That is left for my personal, which you will have to ask for ^_^.
Also, if you see a sword or prop on here, that ends up sold, but you want one as well, then just let us know and we'll see what we can do.
So feel free to hit me up with questions, comments, etc. ^_^ I love to hear from you guys!
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Ihr lacht über mich weil ich anders bin
Ich lache über euch, weil ihr seit wie alle anderen
DAGallery * Kiara Black Photography
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selling at AWA15 for the first time.
nm@webs
Cosplay List 2009:
Roy Mustang [Fullmetal Alchemist]
Yuuko Ichihara [xxxholic]
Madame Red [Kuroshitsuji]
Nemu K. [Bleach]
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"I've learned that when fate comes knocking at your door... sometimes it has a search warrant..."
Well there are a couple of inexpensive woods that I would recommend using (I use them myself so I know they're fairly trustworthy ^_^).
Aspen comes to mind first (like the 1/4" craft boards from Lowes or Home Depot or sometimes even craft stores) as it is ready to use, light and doesn't splinter as much as others. Really, it feels like holding nothing compared to oaks or plywood. Now, it does tend to be a bit hairy when it is cut at first, but a little sanding takes it right off. It's fairly sturdy for light use, plus it doesn't have much grain so it is pretty hard to snap.
Poplar is another wood I would recommend. The craft boards are pretty inexpensive as the regular, unfinished ones can be pricey. But it is fairly light, easy to work with and sturdy. It can be kind of splintery (easily solved with some sanding), but once again it doesn't have much grain and can take a good amount of wear. I used poplar on the first gunblade I made ^_^
There is Basswood and Balsa wood that can be found in most craft stores, but to buy them in large volumes for whole swords can run up quite a bill. They're easy to work with though, light, and durable. The only thing with them can be the cost and getting long enough boards to work with.
As a last resort there is 1/4" plywood, it is light, pretty durable, just splintery. Though, it sometimes can snap if pieces are cut really thin out of it.
Wood like pine, oak, or maple are heavy, have lots of grain, and can be both expensive and hard to work with.
Hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck ^_^
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selling at AWA15 for the first time.
nm@webs
Cosplay List 2009:
Roy Mustang [Fullmetal Alchemist]
Yuuko Ichihara [xxxholic]
Madame Red [Kuroshitsuji]
Nemu K. [Bleach]
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"I've learned that when fate comes knocking at your door... sometimes it has a search warrant..."
--
selling at AWA15 for the first time.
nm@webs
Cosplay List 2009:
Roy Mustang [Fullmetal Alchemist]
Yuuko Ichihara [xxxholic]
Madame Red [Kuroshitsuji]
Nemu K. [Bleach]
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Loves ya
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"And you'll never found out if this one's love
Caressing some other lover
And you'll never found out if this one's love
So take my heart in the mean time
Will the next love be the real one
Will the next love be the real one" - Imogen Heap
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selling at AWA15 for the first time.
nm@webs
Cosplay List 2009:
Roy Mustang [Fullmetal Alchemist]
Yuuko Ichihara [xxxholic]
Madame Red [Kuroshitsuji]
Nemu K. [Bleach]
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