I'm boxing up holiday orders, if you want spice in time for Xmas, today is the last day!

Ok, square store is having issues & is giving an error message for all shipping locations. Until I fix the issues, I'm sending out individual invoices for DragonFyre Spice & other store items. A bunch have been sold. *We have 5 jars left, comment below if you want any!*

Family was all sitting down tonight working on ornaments. The plan this year is to make the tree all ornaments made by us & leaning towards fandom/geeky stuff we like. So of course..... The sweet duckie boy is, of course, next.

Oh hey, neat! My monster plushie panel for #ane.boston got approved! Looks like I'd better start cutting pattern pieces. If you are attending AnthroNewEngland this coming January & want to try making this cute little dude, come hang out with us Friday afternoon!

Entire batch of bottles for this new batch of spice have been sterilized and are set to dry. I have to be honest, its SO exciting to see how spiffy our spice is going to look in the new jars!♡ They're also bigger than the previous ones, so MORE tasty goodness per jar. #DragonFyreSpice

Hoooo boy. Spent a bit of time today grinding most of the dried chilis & peppers for a fresh batch of DragonFyre Spice. My nose is tingling despite wearing a mask! Almost done, & we got spiffy new jars that are laser engraved on the lids. Goal is jars will be available in the store on the 13th.

Sewing eleventybillion cut & dyed felt flower petal 'scales' down the back of this giant puppet. Then on to the snaps for the wing attachment.

See green lights in the den? That’s me!!! M14 where I focus on making art that is wearable. Con badges get laminated or repaired. Patches and cosplay ready feathers and wings. Commissions still available! @furfest.org

Finished my wee table setup! (It’s a little crowded but hopefully that’s a temporary problem as sculpts sell.) Come to see us at Table G46 in the Artist Marketplace (Hall B) at MFF! I’m near the end of the far wall.

Last day of the 20% off sale, it ends at midnight tonight!

No stream today friends, need to bring kiddo to the Dr. for possible ear infection. I'll see about streaming for a bit on Saturday.

This sculptor is insane, in the very best of ways. ♡ If y'all are going to MFF this year, & like adorable tiny critters, this table is an absolute must stop by!

Sale is going until Friday!

Hey friends! I am currently running a sale in my square shop, it will be running until Dec 6th. Most of the shop is 20% off with a purchase of $25 or more! I know things are tight financially for folks this year, so any shares to spread the word are super appreciated!♡

share.google/QlANGiEH6XqK... Running a Small Business Saturday Sale in my shop. Everything but the mystery bags are 20% off w/ minimum 25$ purchase!

10:30am Stream today working on winter mystery box goodies! Http://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

Alright, giving the janky finger joint time to rest seems to have helped. Having a cuppa tea then heading to the streaming room to work on wyrm heads for the Winter Mystery Boxes. Start time is 11:30am, will see how long my joints cooperate. Http://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

Hey friends. Moving Friday morning stream to Sunday this week. I did something to my hand & need a day or two to let it calm down/ice it. Will stream sunday morning/afternoon for a bit as long as this joint calms the heck down.

Spoiler warning...Finale song for Hazbin season 2 This one hit hard, especially these days. youtu.be/y0aLqu548A4?...

Going to stream for a little bit if anyone is so inclined to come visit. Https://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

If you see this, post your bird art!

Giving a certain derpy blue tiger Oni a try in my style. I am digging the shape & its comfy on the face. Will have to see how it looks once fully dry & painted. Maybe with some red/orange makeup around my own eyes. (Since the fun contacts crap out at just over 1/2 my perscription, boo :p )

Snuck out to a local Renn Faire today with the family. Had a lot of fun, saw some really amazing costumes, including a couple of fursuits! This one was absolutely adorable & let me snap a pic. Don't know who the suiter is but the design is so stinking cute!♡

Working on the layout of the cherry blossoms on the butterfly wings for Big Puppet Critter. Also doing some quilt batting between the hand joints for the false arm so that when skinned in spandex it reads as more of a smooth, real arm. SO many new techniques in this build!♡

Streaming at 11:30am today, Friday Oct 3rd. My goal is to work on finishing the Pi-rat sculpts during streams in the month of October. With luck, I'll get the whole crew done & up in the square store. Http://www.twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

Alright. Antlers painted & dry. Nose, same. Time to get this puppet head *done*.

3 attempts to get Vengeance to cooperate with this antler file & the tpu before admitting defeat. It took loading the filament into the new machine, The Cube, to get it done. The antlers still need to be hit w a heat gun to smooth out, painted branch brown, & have the sakura flowers attached.

Man, FUCK this administration.

Arrrr. Good day, mateys! I'll be taking meself down to the studio & streamin' a bit of sculpting this crew of Pi-rats! Feel free te come sit a spell & watch the wee scallywags take shape. I expect to be mashing the clay from 10:30am EST until the crew is finished or until me hands cry parlay!

Layering on different shades of pink for the markings on this fox puppet. The lighter pink is dry & brushed out, moving on to the darker pink. Really exciting to see it start coming together!

Alright, tray of slip cast bird bud vases is drying & getting ready to fire, along with some odds & ends. Fingers crossed, praying to the new kiln gods, etc etc. Also re-sculpted Alasdeer in his shadow tentacles base. This time I'm using underglazes, so we'll see how he turns out.

Going to try streaming for a wee bit, messing about with polymer clay. Http://www.twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

It Worked!!!! Wahoooo! First cast came out of the mold surprisingly clean, very mild smoothing of the seam line. Now to cast more, customize, fire & glaze these babies.

The hardest part of slip casting a new mold for the first time? Being patient & waiting until it's dry enough to unmold to see how the cast comes out!

Alright, while I'm waiting for the glue to dry on Fox puppet eyes, I thought I would try slip casting the little teacup mold I made. This is intended to make base cups that I can sculpt/carve/customize to go with my second attempt at the Tea-Rex teapot. Fingers crossed this version works!

A few weeks ago, we decided to do a craft project as a family. I bought 3 unfinished wooden chests & we started customizing them into mimics. It's been a lot of family craft sessions over the past few weekends. But all 3 mimics are finally done! May I present to you Cleetus, Jack....& Bob.

Finished & sealed leather mask commission for Xaeren of his hare character.

More stuff added to the square store, including these two smaller, baby gryphon plush. Their names are Eurydice & Nessus & they are looking for good homes! hopefulmonsterstudios.square.site

Finally got decent pics of the two adult gryphon plush that came home from AC with me. They are about 12" long from paw to tail tip & have embroidered details. They are also super soft, made from the sew lush fabric Joanns used to stock. Home | Hopeful Monster Studios share.google/4PuwUt8MDRSW...

New goodies posted in the square store, including new Orca enamel pins! (Inspired by the ever talented @thornwolf.bsky.social) Go take a peek. I will be afk for the weekend, as we celebrate the kiddo's birthday♡ Have an amazing weekend y'all! Hopeful Monster Studios share.google/oVlQ8l4aJZ6m...

Streaming for a bit this morning. Start time is 11am EST. Http://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

When your kiddo's friend is a huge bug lover & shares a pic of their latest 'pet'. Parent brain takes over & response becomes "Very cool looking bug! It's a Spotted Lantern Fly. They are really pretty but super invasive, so def keep your pet safe in it's enclosure & don't let it escape, ok?"

Worked with some of the teens in our local Pride group to sew little derpy dragon plush. It was a quiet night w/ most of the teens away on vacation, but a handful of them seemed to enjoy the craft & thats the important part. Managed to snag photos of a couple before the kiddos skittered off.

Streaming for a bit working in finishing painting the hare mask. Feel free to come say Hi! Http://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

Hey Americans, if this passes you'll be uploading your ID to every social media and website to access it.

I always mean to participate in #ArtFight, & always end up with not enough time because June/July is AC & I'm exhausted. However...August is much less crazy. So! For the month of August/Smaugest, feel free to drop character refs below. I will draw your dragon OCs, or dragon-ify non dragons.

Stream from Friday got bumped to this evening, so I'll be streaming for a bit starting at 6pm! Working on painting a leather mask for a leggy hare commissioner who has been ever so patient. Http://Twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios

Hey friends, Fri morning's stream is bumping to Sat evening at 6pm. Today was FIL's birthday, partner is asking if we can do a family day in rememberance of him. So, gonna go do fun things together in honor of 'Wild Bill'. ♡ Hug your loved ones & remember that time is precious. Don't waste it.

Streaming in a bit, I am doing some work on the huge Fox puppet. I'll be starting at 10:30 am EST on Twitch. Http://twitch.tv/hopefulmonsterstudios