beastcub

27 September 2011 @ 07:51 pm

http://www.allhallowsfaire.com/ October

http://cainscrossing.org/ May

summer only http://www.sacanime.com/ August

winter only http://www.sacramentocomics.com/ December

http://www.fanime.com/ May

http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2012/ January

All events are located within a 3 hour's drive of Sacramento California (my home)

Some times I can be found at

http://www.folsomfaire.com/ October

http://www.renaissance-rose.org/fayre.html June

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17 July 2011 @ 06:51 pm

My site will be back up in 24 hours

Curently 7/17/2011 6:50 PM Pacific

I had to purchase a starter premium package plus an add on since I somehow used 5.1Gb of like 1000 Mb (how does that work? How did I use way more than allowed?) of my monthly bandwidth and my site was froze because of this....
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd....It takes 24 hours for the site to come back up >:T

The bandwidth renews monthly BUT I am open for quotes this month and thus had more views than normal so my bandwidth got used up quickly and I cannot sit here and wait for it to renew on its own since I am only open for like 2 more weeks >_O
This was $16 I was not plannting on spending, I chose monthly renewal/billing and will cancel when July is over, I really only need more bandwidth this month...

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07 July 2010 @ 07:45 pm

Spray paint is safe to use on fursuits and other wearable items

I have heard people saying that spray paint use on a fursuit is a health risk, so I contacted the 3 largest spray paint companies that I know of with this letter to be sure that using spray paint is okay before I go forward with using it instead of my noisey clunky air brush.

ALSO please see the comments to this same post over here http://community.livejournal.com/fursuit/4102701.html even other makers like Beetlecat, Growly and Koisnake see no problems with using spray paint.
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my email to the spray paint companies

"Hi, I make costumes for a living and have had success using spray paint instead of an airbrush on my work. However I have had some opposition from others in the costume making community who claim that spray paint on wearable items is dangerous and claim that I would be putting my customers health at risk if I used it on commissions.

Here are examples of costumes I colored with spray paint, as you can see these items include those worn on the face
http://www.beastcub.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=70656111
http://www.beastcub.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=74551706

I fail to see how dry spray paint on a costume is of any risk to my customers (correct me if I am wrong) especially when it no longer smells like paint (are the residual fumes that linger for up to a month dangerous?) I can see how spraying the inside of the mouth of a mask or the full inside of a mask could be harmful because it would concentrate any residual fumes inside an area that already has limited ventilation (and that is why I would not use it in said areas) but I do not see how a layer of paint on the outside of the costume can cause any harm.

I am hoping to get some sort of official response on the matter of if spray paint is or is not a health risk when used on a wearable item, a response that I can then share with the costume communities I am part of. If spray paint is in fact a risk then I will cease using it.

(PS. I do understand it is risky to apply and I have a proper respirator)"

( The responses to my email )

Tags: air, airbrushing, beastcub, brush, fursuit, paint, spray, spraypaint

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29 March 2010 @ 11:23 pm

One of My costumes got on TV

my website http://www.beastcub.com/

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05 September 2009 @ 12:04 am

new contact email

i am now at thebeastcub@gmail.com

trying to email my msn account got me this

"This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

beastcub@msn.com

Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable (state 14)"

that along with the fact msn as ignored my plee for help since sept 2nd has made me move over to gmail where i will stay even if they fix my msn account

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21 June 2009 @ 06:58 pm

my cat creampuff is missing AGAIN D:

creampuff got out some time last night and she has not come home
we have a large outdoor enclosure we put the cats in at night to cut down on the hair and smell in the house and we rotate who gets to stay in, i thought my sister had put her out since sweety was in the house (but some times we let both stay in since they are the ones who like being inside the most) and my sister says she didn't put creampuff out

she is in an indoor only cat hellbent on escaping, she escaped a year ago and got hit by a car and put me through hell to save her and now she is missing AGAIN
i feel so horrible right now i do not know what to do with myself, i have no idea how or when she got out.

i love this cat dearly and i have owned and fostered a totall of at least 100 cats over the years and never had another like her.

i pray she will make it home safely or at least alive and repairable if she got hurt.

please some one help

UPDATE: our house is like a duplex and my bro sleeps in the addition and said she was out there this morning (there is a breezeway that seperates the 2 so after it was locked up that night she would not have been able to get back in my part of the house) but she is still no where to be found right now :{
and i checked EVERYWHERE even in the closets and cabinets and in the attic! and all over the yard too and every shed

I WANT MY CAT DX

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28 February 2009 @ 11:21 am

i cannot work due to serious hand infection

cellulitis is what i have, look it up to learn more
bacteria got into my hand
dunno if it was a coral sting from my coral reef aquarium that let it in or what because somtimes there is no obvious entry wound, you can get this from marine water, pond water and animal bites.

my hand is in a splint till monday cause movement makes it worse.
the doc says the swelling should be good in a week but the meds for 3 months are to be sure it does not come back.
i had to go to the ER at midnight last night for an antibiotic IV and the splint because the swelling got so bad, i am now on some super strong antibiotic pills
the doc there said had i waited to come in i could have gotten sepsis and the infection could have gone to lymph nodes, there is still a slim chance my hand may need surgery but he says i got in befor my fingers turned into susages so i should be fine

bad news is my med coverage ends sunday

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21 February 2009 @ 07:21 pm

Have you commissioned from me and had a problem?

a few of my very first customers have brought concerns to my attention.

such as Aspen Wolf who was my very first fullsuit, i had not learned how to do zippers yet and used velcro for his suit and it always popped open, i had yet to learn how to properly install body padding and his came loose, and the head was overall too big and had no neck to it.
for Aspen i gave him a $50 refund and he will be sending the body back to be repaired for free, i also made him a whole new head for a mere $100 (VS $390 for a head with those kind of eyes). he is now fully happy with his costume.
another suit had the prototype hinged jaw which came undone and he had another maker fix it, so when he told me this I refunded him $200 to both cover the cost of the repairs and extra because i was sorry that the head had such a big flaw and the refund made both him and me feel much better and helped me ease my shame ( i was so embarrased).

i want to be sure all my customers are happy. so if you have commissioned an item from me and any issues or are just unhappy about some thing then please, PLEASE let me know (via email or PM) so i can be sure we can come to a compromize to be sure are happy (or at least content) with your costume wheter that be a partial refund, a replacement made at a huge discount, or a free fixing.

my skills have improved drastically since i began taking commissions in May 2008 and i have learned a lot of dos-and-don't since then (i used to think cardboard was an okay head frame! i used to glue my bodysuits together! thankfully neither of these methods were used on commissions) and thus i worry about the quailty of my older work, i cannot deny any past inexperince with my quality but i can make up for it with excellent customer service.

people grow over time and my abilities keep changing and improving and this business has been a big learning experience and i fear there is still so much more i have to learn.

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26 January 2009 @ 07:56 pm

hurtfull comments recieved because i went up on stage at FC

i had a good time at FC and won the judges award with wolf link in the masqurade.... but that got a bit soured which is why i am posting.

some one i know told me some one was calling me a bitch for going on stage with my sister to recieve the award while she was in wolf link and i was in beastcub and some one else called me a pompus show off for the same reason.

i would like to make it clear the staff back stage encouraged me to go up with my sister in the wolf-link quad because SHE CANNOT USE HER HANDS in the costume and wanted me to hold onto the award and at the curtain call i was going to stay back stage but when my sister passed me and i was still standing there one of the "den mothers" told me to stay with her so i did. but it makes me feel really bad to think people believe i am a glory-hound show off because i went up on stage with my sister to receive the award for a costume i had made while in another costume i had made.... i ran into and talked to one of the judges about it and she reassured me that me going up there was perfectly okay and that the people saying stuff like that were out of line but i still feel kind of hurt because i came into the contest very humbled because it was my first time entering and did not expect to even win a prize because i was in the professional category and pitted against other makers who have way more experience than me...

but aside from that tidbit kicking me in the back of the head i had an awsome time.

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05 January 2009 @ 10:50 pm

attention all Zelda fans going to sac-anime

are you going?
are you a fan of wolves?
a fan of cosplay (costumes)?
a fan of the legend of zelda -twilight princess?

if you answered yes to any of those then i hope to see you there saturday from 2-6 or you will miss out on 2 of the best costumes i have ever made which will be making the debute at the convention, the 4 legged wolf costume (uses arm extendors so you can walk on all 4s) will be leaving to the UK in june so this will also likely be the only chance to see it in person.

http://www.sacanime.com/

just wanted to post this as i am VERY excited and i would hate for a zelda fan to miss out :}

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