Just to let everyone know who is not already on my friend's list to comment if you want to be added. I don't check up on who has friended me or not so I have no idea who or who has not has friended this journal. And I'm not going to automatically assume you even want to be added.

So, the stuff I normally make public is my finished fursuit work and other business related things or public announcements (conventions I'm going to, if I'm going to be away, website updates, etc)

I friends-lock my WIPs, doodles, rants, general conversation, and pretty much anything I'd consider more personal (without moving into really personal stuff or TMI). It is pretty random and I tend to use my LJ friends as a sounding board when I'm considering something new or just need advice on a project (or on life in general).

So just comment here if you're interested.

As long as your journal is active and you seem to be a real person (not a suspiciously empty journal with no contact information or apparent life) and you are not someone I personally object to (though I really can't think of any offhand) then I'll add you.

My AIM is Beetlefursuits@aol.com (though don't use that an an email address, because I won't check it. Email via my website instead)

Feel free to AIM me, but keep in mind that I probably won't be receptive to 'small talk'. Do not contact me if all you want to say is "Hi. How are you?". I DESPISE that. If you're reading my LJ then you already KNOW how I am! Though if you want to discuss fursuits and fursuit business - then I'll be all over that.

I often do stuff on my computer that I don't wish to immediately alt-tab out of. As well, I often jump back and forth between my computer and my work room all day. So if you IM me and don't get a response, then don't take it personally. Keep the program open and I'll reply as soon as I get back (probably within the hour).

EDIT: I occasionally go through and remove friends who have not friend me back/unfriended me. So if I friend you upon request and then later unfriend you with no explanation, that's a likely reason why.

Just a note/discussion/explanation to keep everyone in the loop :D

On my website I have a 'queue' and a 'waiting list'. The queue is short and consists of everyone that has given me a deposit (or I should say that I have accepted a deposit from). These are the projects that I'm honouring prior quotes for as that is what they deserve after letting me hold onto a portion of their money for so long. In at least one case this is about a $1000 savings as my prices have jumped a fair bit from 2 years ago ;p

However, for everything on my 'waiting list' (not the queue but the longer list below it) I will be handing out new quotes as I go along. If you are on *that* list then whatever I told you was wrong and we will have new numbers to figure out along with handing me concept sheets and measurements and such. Some commissions I may charge significantly more for as I have a significantly better understanding now of how long really complicated things can take. So if you're on that list hoping for cheap, well ... sorry XD

I have not updated my queue for a long while - as I've been busy with items *off* the queue - but here is a quick explanation of where I am:
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My plan is to get all of the 'on queue' items - plus a few tails and paws still to be made - sorted out (if not totally finished!) by the end of this month.

And then next month I will begin contacting people on the waiting list! Three to five at a time (depending on commission complexity - I can't handle more than 1 bodysuit at a time and only a couple heads. Mentally as much as space-wise) will be moved into the queue (only after a deposit is paid. Those who need more time will be skipped for a month or 2 but kept on the list in the same order) and then another batch when those are finished and so on :>

Commissioned by a very patient customer :> This is the 2nd version as the first was started something like a year ago and wasn't up to my current standards in basically every aspect. 'twill be a fullsuit - I like to make the head first so I have a feel for the rest of the suit.

I fugging love it ^_^



http://www.furaffinity.net/full/2443593/

Hard to believe they're totally fake eh ;D

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2415220

Well why the heck aren't ya! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CAQfnvSn2g



Lol please ignore the gap at my neck XD By this time in the event, my head was having some technical difficulties with staying attached to the helmet underneath.

video taken/uploaded by Fallout

Paws! Really fun pair to make. It's extremely rare I get called on to make non-puffy finger style paws lol.

This was my first try at doing a less cat/canine style of pawpad and so I came up with what seemed a reasonably accurate and eye-catching design. Stuffed fleece pads - They are so nice and cushy :p

Here is where things stand at this time roughly in order of priority:

- I am about a month late on some 'supplies' orders. Sorry and I'll be making and getting those out ASAP.

- I am nearing the end of my tail/paws/etc orders (2 paw set, 1 tail, and a few more things still on the system). If you have concerns I may have forgotten about you do not hesitate to remind me about your order.

- After the smaller orders are all caught up and shipped out (excepting supplies orders that come in the meantime) I will begin on full fursuits in the order you see them on my website though a few will likely overlap so I may not finish them in that order exactly.

I realize it has been a while so if anyone in the queue has changed their mind and wants a refund, simply email me and, due to the special circumstances, I'll be happy to oblige. But any deposits I take from now on will remain non-refundable.

- I WILL NOT be opening for paws/tails/etc. Instead I will be making ear/tail sets in my spare time from fullsuits (I am thinking of devoting 1 day/week to only smaller orders) and selling them as premades on my 'supplies' page.

That will keep things under control for me as well as give the people what they want :D I'll Likely NOT be offering paws (aside from as a partial or fullsuit) as they slow me down much more than anything else.

Feel free to comment here regarding what types of tails/ears you want to see. Red fox is high on the list and perhaps white and grey wolf. I'm also considering making simple stuffed plushies or similar using fur scrap remnants.

- Commissions for heads, partials, and fullsuits remain closed.

Updated my website's fursuit supply page with paypal buttons.

http://www.beetlecatoriginals.com/suppliessale.html

Hopefully this will make things easier for me to keep track and easier for you to get your order through to me :D

Changed a few prices but I'll honour those of people who have already emailed with intent to order.

Removed the 40 mm eyes (as unnecessary) and added an option to buy goat horns as well as antlers.

Long story short, the address I was given and I've been giving everyone is wrong.

I did not notice at first as the mail came through just fine. But lately I became suspicious as I'd receive parcels with parts or all of the address scribbled out with indecipherable notes written underneath. I have still received most of my mail so the post office has managed to puzzle it out but still better to use a real address from now on so it does not travel across the city by mistake anymore XD

Here is the correct mailing address:

Deanna Larsson
Beetlecat Originals
PO Box 89001
8901 118 AVE
Edmonton, AB T5B 4T8
CANADA

The street number was wrong, the rest was fine.

A totally new sort of shape for me - it only took 3 tries to get it right! lol. Feedback for future projects is appreciated as always.

*super* happy with these :) There's a fine line between pointy eared 'fox' and circle-eared 'lion' but I think I did well.



Hoofy photos laters

After seeing Star Trek, my friend decided he wanted a tribble. So I made him one ^_^



After some doodling and figuring out how to make a ball-shape with the least amount of sewing and wasted fur, it was a fun and quick little project. With a materials cost of essentially zero as it was made from a scrap of fur picked up off my workroom floor lol.

I might have to make myself one now XD

I have caved to the popular and have started blogging my semi-daily life via Twitter as it is a very quick, simple way to make very quick, simple comments regarding things I am doing or have done or am excited about during the day.

I have a small feed at my website (top right box. Click the down arrow for previous twitters) or you can follow directly at http://twitter.com/Beetlefursuits even if you do not have a twitter account yourself :D

I'm having to redo the matching foothooves (I just do not like them and I can do better) so I'll have photos of both later. Until then here's a teaser

An updated anthropomorphic character reference for my online persona.

Drawn by me. I used photos of myself to reference the body and this photo for the open mouth head.

I finally took some photos of my newest style of fox ears. I love them soooo much!

From a local outing to an aviation museum last weekend. For such a random thrown together character this partial suit is apparently well made for outdoor summer suiting as I was still relatively fresh while the fullsuiters were exhausted with sweat dripping down their backs :D

Eventually I'll sew up a pair of sleeves to cover up the the upper arm as I seem to flash my elbows a fair amount <.

Today:

finish white fox ear/tail set
finish wolf handpaws
start black horse hooves set

Tomorrow:

Addendum: buy elastic. unfortunately all of my local fabric store have closed but there must be somewhere near for sewing supplies.
Mail outstanding noses/eyes
Horse foothooves. Handhooves only if the latex is dry.
start cougar ear/tail set. Finish this week.

I rarely make similar items at the same time so if you think you are on this list you probably are :)