Busy busy busy

Sorry I've been out of commission lately. I didn't sell as much as I would have liked to at the Albuquerque Comic Expo, but my friends at In Case Of Attack did pretty well.
I did get a commission from it, though -
Zombie Batman is awesome.
I attended a bachelorette party for my cousin-in-law, made 120 cupcakes for the happy couple, and attended their lovely wedding. I even made my husband a mustache so he would fit in with the groom -I also sold a zombie thanks to my exhibit at the Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys.
Anyway, I have lots of ideas floating around in my brain and am trying desperately to finish up some commissions so that I don't lose that inspiration.
But I have an exciting (well, I think it's exciting) announcement to make. I have decided that I am going to start selling patterns (assuming I can make them easy for others to understand) and also do some freebies. While the zombie pattern is probably too hard for anyone else but me to understand since I've made up a lot of the stitches for the pattern, I plan on doing a lot of other things.
So, stay tuned and hopefully I can get my first free pattern out soon and get a lot more accomplished to share.
Thanks for reading!

Small update

I got a moment and thought I would send a small update.
I'm finally done with my receptionist job and can focus on my store full time. Yay!!
I ended up getting two commissions from the Horror Convention. The first request was a zombie armadillo:

The second was a zombie family:
The animals turned out really cute and I'm going to have to make more for the shop :)
The hardest part, I think, will be keeping myself on a schedule and not getting burned out on making zombies. But I have ideas for non-zombie related items ;)
But last Friday I sold two zombies. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Time to get back to work,
Cori

2011 World Horror Convention and the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys exhibit

My lovely friends from In Case of Attack and I recently went to Austin, TX for the 2011 World Horror Convention.
Unfortunately, I didn't take as many pictures as I had meant to but I still got a few good ones.
Here is our table at the convention:

We had some awesome neighbors, such as the guys from Austin Books & Comics and body artists from On the Spot who painted this lovely flesh wound for me:

She even added bruises (even though I bruise quite nicely on my own).

Sunday we go to sit in on a writer's panel:

Unfortunately I can't remember the authors' names except for Joe McKinney on the right and Joe Lansdale hiding on the left behind the guy in the black hoody.

I didn't get a picture, but Dustin and I met Steve Niles, author of 30 Days of Night and many other awesome things, and he signed posters for us.

Deyanna does her own crocheted creations called Frankenweenies (I think that's how she spells it); being a dachshund fan, of course she had to made little crocheted weenie dogs.
This little guy was sold before he was even finished:

Friday night, we went on a bat tour with the lovely people from Dark Continents Publishing and it was so fun! Even if there weren't bats to look at, I just enjoyed being on the boat.

Here's Dustin and Deyanna, the papa and mama-to-be:

They had free beer! (Sorry Deyanna! You'll be able to drink beer again soon!)

And free cake!! Woo hoo!!!

I am attempting to upload a video of the bats flying, but not sure how well it will come out.

Anyway, we enjoyed ourselves, met some awesome people and Texas wasn't too hot, as if it knew I was coming. Thanks Texas, you're swell.

Deyanna and I are planning a trip to Albuquerque next month for the Albuquerque Comic Expo and Stan Lee will be there! Woo hoo!!

Also, the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys's exhibit Colorado Made is now open and it features the work of local crafters such as myself. It will run through mid-September. Go and check it out :)

Oh, and I made a zombie armidillo as requested by a lovely customer who bought my red-head zombie at the Horror Convention. Pictures to come.

That's about it for now. Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you awesome Moms out there!

Love you Mom!

XOXO Cori