So evidently I am the worst blogger ever. I always say things like "I am going to post more often/every day and give you stuff to read/look at!"

But then I don't.

Last time I posted, it was January. I haven't gone back to read that post, so I have no idea what kind of promises I may have made, but I suspect I made some, and made myself a liar.

Pretty typical of me.

So, down to business: there hasn't BEEN any...not really. I had one sale a while back from the Etsy store, but since then, pretty much nothing. Lots of likes, which is good, I need those favorites to keep on coming, and the Facebook Page for the shop has over a hundred likes, which is AWESOME, but I truly need to find a way to get HipScraps out in the open, and in the eyes of some of the dancers out there who would want to wear my stuff, if they knew it was available.

Right now, I spend a lot of time  - a LOT of time - making string belts, and have recently made a couple of costume pieces for myself, and have contributed to some more of Specter's costuming, including her wedding dress. She will be married in less than two weeks! I am really looking forward to the wedding, and REALLY looking forward to some bits and bobs to come in the mail so I can get her veil finished! I'm terrified that I will be sewing until literally the last minute, and rushing to the wedding to fix it in her hair moments before she walks down the aisle...which, I'm sure, is currently one of her worst nightmares and something I desperately hope WON'T happen.

Here in Tulsa, we have this gothic/industrial club night called Assimiliation once a month, and this coming Friday is this month's Assimilation. In honor of the guest DJ, Rogue of the Cruxshadows, I've made winged headpieces for Specter and another dancer, Blu to wear. The latest album from the Cruxshadows is called Valkyrie, and the wings are cyber styled layers of foam in a glittery silver, black and white. Specter's are slightly larger, silver and black ones, while Blu's are smaller, silver and white ones. They are quite fun, so I've added them to the shop, to see if I get any sales that way. They are pretty durn sturdy, too, if I do say so myself. :)

I will be vending at the local anime convention, Tokyo in Tulsa (also called TNT,) this year, which will also be my first year attending at all. I hope to have a lot of jewelry, winged headpieces, and some fun dance tops made for it. It isn't until July, but that isn't really much time to get a lot of stock made when you're broke. :/ I will do my best to get as much made as I can.

The big thing going on for me right now is that I had an idea to have a dance show, mentioned it to my ex-husband, Michael, and he in turn called up a friend who was all for it, and then Michael called a club owner, and he gave the go ahead. So I'm having a dance show! I have a venue that seats 300 people, I have a stage, lights, a huge bar, and even space to have vendor tables! I'm  still working on the details, and haven't got a date yet, but it will be sometime in the next two or three months.

The show will be themed, so every time we have one, there will be a topic for all of the dancers to sort of work with. This first one is going to be Science Fiction. I was going to assign each dancer or troupe a specific song, but have instead decided to let them choose their own music with me able to veto if I find it doesn't fit the theme. I think this could be a great platform to showcase local talent, as well as possibly serve as a launchpad for them to get to other stages.

This first dance show's proceeds will go to bringing a very special dancer to Tulsa, to give workshops and a performance. It's going to take at LEAST $3,000.00 to get her here, so I'm really hoping this goes off well! I have never promoted or organized something like this before, so I'm pretty nervous!

Wish me luck!