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Ikkicon 2015!!

Ikkicon 2015!!

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So this was our first year at Ikkicon!  The weather was cold and rainy at first, but fortunately the Austin Hilton Hotel was warm and toasty inside.  There were a lot more con goers than we expected and the over all feeling was busy and comfortably crowded.  The traffic was at just the right amount and we had fun talking to everyone.  We, of course, got to see a few familiar faces but it was nice meeting new people in that area.

We had a good number of fun commissions to do in addition to the usual selling of prints and buttons.  We also tried selling our acrylic keychains and found that people liked them.

We were able to enjoy our first bowls of ramen at Daruma Ramen on 6th street.  The food was nice and the restaurant itself was small with a very warm and friendly atmosphere.

There’s a bit of interest in returning to Ikkicon for 2016, however, it’s going to be on New Year’s Day, so that’s a bit tricky for us to get off of work.  Hopefully we can return again some time!

 

Kaede-Con 2014

Kaede-Con 2014

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Kaedecon!  Jam and I had the pleasure of being at Kaede-con this past Saturday.  It was an indoor con hosted at St.Mary’s University.  And although it was indoors the weather outside fluctuated from mildly drizzling or raining to sunny and then to potential hurricane level storming.  So we knew from the get go that this event was small, but I feel like the rain probably prompted some people to stay at home.

This was our first year at this event.  The staff was warm and welcoming.  They’re honestly nice people.  The artist/vendor area was in a gym and there was plenty of space for tables.  And at this time there probably was too much space and too many artists/vendors for the amount of con-goers that ultimately showed up for this one day event.

We saw a lot of familiar faces and met some new ones too!  Can I just take a moment to just appreciate the local Hetalia fandom?  Because you guys are great.  It makes me happy to know there’s so many fans in this area of Texas.

We really hope Kaede-con will grow in the upcoming years.  It’s kind of hard to make it when the weather won’t give you a break and there seemed to be a bit of a struggle getting organized for them.  Hopefully things will smooth out in time!  It may have been a small con, but the people there were great.  The other artists were all cool and friendly and that always makes for a relaxing atmosphere!

Many thanks to Sephi Hakubi for the use of the photo!

A Small Update!

A Small Update!

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We just wanted to make a small announcement of upcoming conventions.  Of course, we’re going to Kaede-con which is this upcoming Saturday (November 22, 2014).  It will be our first time there and it’s a small con that has just entered it’s second year.  It’s held at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX.    If you’d like to find out a bit more information, they also have a Facebook page.

In other news, the temp has dropped!  We’re freezing!  Haha.  That’s not really news!  Jam and I have been busy working with the Hetascanlations team and keeping up with Himaruya’s updates.  He seems to be really busy now!  It’s very exciting.  Though we like other anime, at our core we’re still Hetalia fans.  With Portugal being introduced everyone is excited!

Pardon Our Dust

Pardon Our Dust

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We’re settling back into using WordPress for it’s flexibility.  Our goal is to make this website a bit more informative and to be a bit more illustrative of the work that we do.

So far we’ve been able to include most of the posts we’ve had from the previous sites that span back to 2007.

It’s amusing to look back on the history of a website and realize a bit just how long exactly you’ve been doing the things that you’ve done.  We’ve seen our con layout grow from just example work and commissions to prints, buttons and various other goods.  It’s been a slow process but a rewarding one and definitely fun!