Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Sale

I've put discounts on 59 items in my store! Here's a sample.

Featured items, update and sale information.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade krummenacker.etsy.com

Well, our cat didn't make it. She had a brain lesion, which is untreatable, and it was causing her to be unable to swallow, and to shake violently. We ended up with a vet bill of over $800, and although my Etsy sales didn't cover it, a few generous buyers did make a significant difference for us.
I'm now hoping to earn a little money for the holidays-- my temp work has actually slowed up lately-- through a storewide 25% off sale. Just hit the contact button in the store and tell me what you want to buy, and I will be happy to adjust the price for you and reserve it for you to purchase.

Veterniarian bill sale-- help me help my cat

40% off anything in my shop. Convo me before purchase for the discount.

My cat has lost about a third of her body weight. They're giving her IV fluids and running a bunch of tests. The bill so far is $300 and that's not even knowing what's wrong with her yet. My husband and I are both low paid temp workers. Anything will help.

Thanks.
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http://krummenacker.etsy.com

Arrrgh! Avast ye sea dogs!

I celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day by adding a pirate themed trinket box to my Etsy site. I always enjoy a touch of whimsy.

The lid slides open: there's more pictures of it here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15404881

Closed, it hold coins like a bank
Or open, make dolls walk the plank.

Welcome in Fall!

Etsy Buy Handmade krummenacker

To celebrate, I'm offering 25% off everything in the Clothing and Costumery and Hairsticks sections of my Etsy store. http://krummenacker.etsy.com -- I'd like to help people who are designing their own Halloween costumes to dress them up. Just hit the "contact" button on the store site and it will let you send me a message. Tell me what you want and I will edit it for the discount and reserve it for you to purchase.

Apple of Discord, and other ACEOs

These are ACEOs-- Art Card Editions and Originals, and in my case, all originals. They are art pieces done in the same dimensions as a trading card (like baseball cards), 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This makes them a great way for people without big houses and big budgets to have their own art collection, and I'm all about making art available for everyone.
This is the most recent group I've painted, but ACEOs have their own section in my shop and I just painted 5 more pieces tonight that I haven't had time to photograph.

Today's poem is extemporaneous, referencing the same legend in the red painting above.

Eris's apple: To the fairest.
Sweet temptation of the ego,
Shining brightly, like an insect
Full of toxics, sharp and bitter.
Brightly golden, worse than pyrite,
Costing more labor and bloodshed
Than Gold Rushes coming later.
Paris judges, but no winner
In the end, except Fair Discord.

New exhibition by FAE

Visions of Atlantis-- a watery theme for the hottest month.





Beneath the water, coral towers
Entwined with kelp around their bowers
Sparkle under sea-snow showers
Brightly decked wi' anenome flowers.

Magically successful.

With the difficulties I've had with the Art Nouveau Medusa, my artistic confidence was getting a bit shaken. So I was pleased to have this be a roaring success with this Wiccan business card holder.

For those of you not familiar with these symbols, the pentacle represents 5 elements: spirit, air, fire, water, and earth, with spirit being the top point. Although some Christians in modern times are suspicious of the pentacle, in medieval times it was also thought to represent Five Virtues and was referred to as being embroidered on the equipage of great Christian knights in epic poems. In the Tarot, the Pentacles are the suit of Air, Intellect, and Wealth: not bad symbols for a business card holder.
The Triple Moon symbol represents the Goddess as maiden, mother and crone. The waning and waxing of the moon has always been seen as a metaphor for the cycle of life, and the Fates found in many myths are likely a version of the triple goddess. I consider the Triple Moon an excellent reminder in today's youth culture that there are other times of life which are just as important. Those with life experience become more confident and more powerful.

Still trying...

to make a Medusa my customer actually likes. I can't wish for her to be less choosy, because a tattoo is basically forever. I do wish, however, she had a slightly better art vocabulary, to make communications with her easier.

I've got a few other little custom pieces to work on now, a necklace and bracelet set for a friend, and a Wiccan business card holder I got an order for through Etsy's Alchemy. Plus, I'm working on and off as a Kelly temp.

Money
makes the world go round,
Yet it seems
we're slowing down.

I wish prosperity to all my readers. Times are hard for many people, but I believe we can all get through this.

Custom design in progress

The idea is an Art Nouveau style medusa (with non-snake hair), who must be beautiful in a way more ethereal than sexual. I think this works but I want approval from the customer before I start to ink her.