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A friend of a friend is in dire straits with her health, and is in an abusive environment. She is trying to move out on her own while she still has her health, but cannot do so without assistance. Please read:

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Please consider donating. I have been in situations like this, and without the grace of strangers, would not be in a better place today. Please help Domina move forward with her life.










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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Needs Our Help

UPDATE: Genesis still needs our help. Gen almost died in the ICU last month, and is back to around 0 in funds because the medical expenses are so exorbitant. Please donate at the new campaign: www.gofundme.com/w6ste-genesis…


Industrial music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

Gen is broke and behind on rent and struggling to afford the treatments they need to survive.

If you know your music history, you know what a travesty this is.  

If you don't, I will only tell you that this is an incredible person who has changed my life, and who I was lucky enough to meet a couple of times.  Gen showed me the utmost grace and kindness, and has lived a life of unparalleled courage and integrity.  

If you can donate, please do: www.gofundme.com/genesis-breye…

If you cannot, please re-share this campaign.  I appreciate anything you can do.



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RIP Tanith Lee

Most of you probably aren't familiar with Tanith Lee, which is truly a crime. She is positively one of the most wonderful authors in the entire world, an unrecognized genius, whose words are gems and whose sentences are goldmines. She is a shining star in my sky, and a few days ago, she died.

I made a pendant for her about a year ago, inspired by her novel The Birthgrave. I wanted to mail it to her, but never heard back. She fought several hard battles with cancer, which I assume is the monster that slayed her in the end. I never got to say "thank you" to her for her amazing work.

But she's still a shining star in my sky, and will be forever.

If you haven't read any of her books, I urge you to do so. I don't know what inspires me more, her exquisite prose poetry or her persistent refrain of rebellion and the search for authenticity and individuality. I hope that someday she gains the recognition she deserved in her lifetime, and that her spirit lives on somewhere as magickal as the worlds she put on the page.



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I wrote a book!

This isn't your typical go-on-a-magic-quest-and-fight-dragons fantasy. It's a gritty drama with a fantasy backdrop where everything is just a shade off of familiar. It's a story about violent, compromised people struggling to live and love in a world entrenched in moral ambiguity and spiritual emptiness. Here is the short summary:

Talystasia stands divided.  An ancient wall runs down the city’s center, and for centuries, the Lorens and Telyras have vied for dominance.  But their endless feud is not the only schism that runs through these pages.  Here, loyalties are fractured and hearts and minds are also divided.  Will Andreas Telyra and Roselia Loren triumph on the war grounds within, or will they succumb to the cycle of violence and spiral even deeper into the dark?

Download it!

On Smashwords.
Or Amazon.com.



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FIND me on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/balthasarcra…

If you want something that's posted here and isn't posted there and know you'll buy it within 24 hours, I will post it there for you if that's how you prefer to check out. Just let me know.


K.




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My friend ChaosFay is a brilliant macrame artist who makes fabulous necklaces at very low prices.  If you commission her for a necklace, I will give you 10% off on any pendant you wish to purchase from me.  We can combine your orders if you'd like as well and send you the finished result.  Here are some of the awesome necklaces she has made with my pendants:

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Interested in trading or purchasing from me? Aryiea has written up a review of me here: aryiea.deviantart.com/journal/…

FIND me on Etsy:  www.etsy.com/shop/balthasarcra…

If you want something that's posted here and isn't posted there and know you'll buy it within 24 hours, I will post it there for you if that's how you prefer to check out.  Just let me know.


K.


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I am now taking POINTS as a payment method for jewelry purchases (but only some of the time, and only if you talk to me first).

It seems that DA now allows me to convert points into actual cash which I can withdraw through PayPal.  So, PayPal and money orders are no longer my sole payment methods.  You can now buy jewelry from me using points.  This includes commissions as well as pieces which are posted for sale.  Please note me if you would like to purchase something I've posted so I can calculate the shipping for you (as well as the value of the piece in points!).  

So it'd be like this:

$15 item: 1200 points
$20 item: 1600 points
$30 item: 2400 points

and so on.

International shipping seems to run me about $10 these days, so add on another 800 points if you're not in the US.
US shipping: 400 points.


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My friend ChaosFay is a brilliant macrame artist who makes fabulous necklaces at very low prices.  If you commission her for a necklace, I will give you 10% off on any pendant you wish to purchase from me.  We can combine your orders if you'd like as well and send you the finished result.  Here are some of the awesome necklaces she has made with my pendants:

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Hello everyone;

Anyone have 145 points?  If someone gifts me 145 points between now and the 12th, I'll gift that person (and myself) with a month of premium membership.  It's not a lot, but trying to make the most out of the points I have.  If you do this, please leave a reply on this journal so that no one else tries to jump on my offer at the same time.

Update: Offer taken by   Thanks!
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Everything is on sale through the winter holidays (2011), but please NO PAYPAL (even though you see PP buttons on my site, seriously, please no PP right now).  Cash, check or money order only please.  Send me a note if you'd like to purchase something and we can discuss.

30% off means

$40.00 items are only $27.00.
$30.00 items are only $20.00.
$20.00 items are only $14.00.

If something is out of your price range and your offer is reasonably close, just ask.  I'll probably say yes.  You only pay for shipping once on orders for multiple items.  So hit me up if you're interested in something I've posted, and I'll be posting some new stuff soon too.  This does not affect commission prices.

Finally, my friend 's novel Melody and the Pier to Forever is currently free right now.  You can download it on Barnes and Noble here:  www.barnesandnoble.com/w/melod… or at Smashwords at www.smashwords.com/books/view/… .  

It's ridiculously fantastic, and I say this not because he's my friend (well, not only), but because it is genuinely one of the best fantasy sagas I've ever read, period.  

Thanks!

Kyla

I've been rather inactive (and will probably be in that state indefinitely) but have enjoyed catching up with some of you and looking at your wonderful work in the past couple weeks.

Anyway, if you've given me a favourite any time in the past couple months, a huge thank you for supporting me!  Alas I cannot make it around to thank everyone personally at this point, but it is a very nice thing to check back in here and find my work not entirely forgotten.

Kyla

If anyone has anything nice to say about moderator MyntKat (whose term is ending next month), please send me a note, as I'm putting something together.

Kyla

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SALE

Everything in my stock (not counting Iridesce's items) is 30% Off right now.  I've decided to extend my sale through the end of January.

This makes a 50$ item cost 35$, and a 30$ item cost 21$, etc. This is a great deal for the level of detailed craftsmanship I do. Additionally, if you order two or more items, I will take off an additional 5$ at checkout (plus you save on shipping).

Most of the items I've posted here on DA are for sale (if they aren't, they say otherwise in the comments). I do have Paypal set up on my site, balthasarcraft.blogspot.com , but I have no means of running an automated sale there. ***So if you'd like to purchase anything between now and Christmas, please send me an email or a note -first-, telling me which item/s you want and where you live, and I'll send a paypal link to the email address you provide me that will give you the appropriate discount and shipping price***. If anything is unclear, just let me know and I'll answer your questions.

Thanks!

Kyla

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If you like macramé, check out ChaosFay 's unique work. You can tell just from viewing her gallery that she has an eye for colour and abundance and a real dedication to her craft. From simple to elaborate pieces, she puts care and love into her work, and is currently offering most of what you see at rock bottom prices. Not only that, but she is a singularly helpful person, as gifted in kindness as in art.

My friend PhantomNayru is doing a Christmas Sale too! She is doing free shipping on orders over $50 and with EVERY order, big or small, a coupon for $5 off the next order of $20 or more. Check out her fabulous assortment of fantasy-inspired wire wrapping and steam keys: [link] and take advantage of this great offer!

If you're looking for something really epic, consider dropping by The-Hoarde 's gallery. The-Hoarde specializes in historically researched and inspired Viking jewelry and blades made with beauty, strength and spirit by an artist with the same. He also does some fantastic paintings - and all of his diverse arts and artisan crafts are for sale at his ebay page: [link] at extremely good prices.