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Hello everyone ♥ I hope you've all been doing well > U <


The wonderful :iconjadecillustrations: is fundraising for volunteer work abroad in a Kenyan orphanage during Christmas break.
She's offering discounted commissions and taking donations to help raise money for the trip, travel/vaccination/flight fees, etc. Travelling abroad is extremely expensive, but for the children who don't have family to spend time with during Christmas, it would mean so much to them if they didn't have to spend it alone.

She has a lot more info in her journal here (please check it out!):

Fundraiser goal met, comms towards fees. This money earned goes towards the money that paypal/fundly.com has taken out of the $3,700 goal I had put up! :)
SDJFOSKDF I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THE GOAL WAS HIT YOU GUYS ROCK MY SOCKS OFF.

CHECK YOUR COMMISSION STATUS:

Please read carefully:
Current amount raised for the Kenyan orphanage volunteer fundraiser will be updated in the title!

:star::star:Those who have commissioned me, get priority! So their commissions will be worked on first before this fundraiser one.:star::star:
Summary:
Fundraising through plain donations or discounted commissions for a great purpose! Offering discounted commissions to raise money for volunteer work at a Kenyan (in Africa) orphanage during the Christmas holiday. Volunteers are needed in Africa during the holidays to spend time with children who don't have families


And a few commission examples (there's more choices in her journal!):


It would be wonderful if you could help out through commissions or donations, or just spread the word!
Every little bit helps ♥ jadecillustrations is an incredibly sweet girl, it would mean so much to her (and the children she will be working with) if you could help out - even if it's just telling your friends/family.


Thank you so much ;u;
Please take care, everyone <3
♥ ♥ ♥


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Hiatus

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Hello everyone > U <

I'm going to be on indefinite hiatus for a while. Sorry if this seems really sudden! School's coming up soon, though it's not for another month I'd like to take time off to finish up some things, spend some time away, and work on some personal things as well. I hope all of you have been doing well ♥

I still have a few things to finish and submit too, so I won't completely disappear yet (ahh must finish them in time before school!! HAHA) and maybe once in a while I'll post works up, but I can't say I'll really fully be here (including my side(s), Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc)? Though, I've already been rather inactive haha apologies! To be honest I haven't been very happy with my art for months, so I'd like to spend some time on improving and drawing personal works too, and there's still a lot I want to do with non-art goals as well. Would anyone have any resources or ideas to share? I find that for art, my style is really stunted sometimes, and I don't know very much about fundamentals but I'd like to try improving. When I came back to art two years ago, I really enjoyed it, but now I feel like... I guess I just have a really really long way to go ;u; And hmm, I think that there's just a lot more to life than spending it on the computer, even if (and especially if) my work is done on the computer too.

Anyway, thank you for reading! ;u;
I'm really sorry! I hope you all have been doing well. Also I hope I don't sound too sad in this journal LOL I'm actually not! Life is just a little bit busy right now and I've been spending some time thinking. Hehe it's so easy to get caught up in thinking and before you know it so much time has passed.

Good luck with everything, everyone ♥
Thank you so much. I've met so many inspirational people online, especially here. It has been an incredible experience, though saying it like that is a bit of an understatement. I'm sure I'll be back one day, too. For now, best wishes to all of you > U < ♥


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Thank you!!

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EEEEEEEE THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE for the birthday wishes!!!! <33333 It's well quite about the end of the 13th here though I suppose for slower time zones it might be different... haha;;; (ok nevermind I take so long to write it's the 14th now LOL)

WAHHH OKAY I feel a bit silly writing a journal, but well... sometimes I feel a little bit like I never use this HAHA //dusts off... > U < Plus oh gosh I just- I mean I woke up to like a bajillion messages AHAHA hnnnn wahh I was super touched q u q <33 I really wanted to do a thank you journal last year too, though I was silly and too slow haha but I'm not missing it this year!!! > U < ♥ And I wanted to thank everyone in like... a big group hug LOL?? <33333333 Ahh I'll try my best these next few days to answer the sweet messages and wishes and gifts!! Slowly doing that now but... I'm... so slow apologies if I drop off to sleep before I finish (very likely OTL) HAHAHA

Ahh anyway, thank you so much again <3 I hope no one minds I put their gifts here AAHAHA ; O ; (And I hope I didn't miss anyone!! I'll edit this again eheh)



.:Too Beautiful:. by Kk-Chi

Happy Birthday!! by erisa-neko
Gift for Shusical.: Speed Paint:. by Viclesu

SHUUUU~~~ by MangaGirl987
Julie by Mitski-tan



I- wah thank you so much again everyone!! ; u ; (I've left out sta.sh/personal ones since i'm not sure if people would like me to show those ahah) <33 And all the sweet words, wow. I'm really... really just akjhsdg- overwhelmed with emotions haha ;uu;; <3 It's really just... amazing how powerful words can be. I mean just reading the messages?? HAHHAA YOU GUYS ARE TOO SWEET ; U ; <333 Ahh it's very interesting, though I suppose everyone says this - it never feels like it's quite right for you to turn the "next" age!! I mean, you mature in different ways than just existing I suppose. Or omg it's getting late here HAHAHA I don't know if that made sense? AHHAA ;;w;;;

<3333 I hope you all have a wonderful day!! *slices up cake for everyone* ♥♥♥♥ Actually oh gosh I believe a lot of people are going to school again this month? Take care, everyone! ; U ; What kind of plans do you have for the school year? ♥ I hope school (and all) goes well for all of you! ; O ; <3 Mine starts in September, haha - later, but I also get out of school later.... ||||OTL HAHAHA

Thank you so much for reading! ♥♥


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AHHHH FIRST OFF thank you so much Cheeria for the premium membership!! Q O Q That was super super surprising goodness ;;;; Anyway I've always wanted to do shout-out journals and things for people who gift prems but I just.. never.. get around to it my journal is so dusty and old LOL //HIT

♥♥♥ :iconcheeria:
:iconcheeria::iconcheeria: ♥♥♥

I'll try to be more organised with it in the future LOL ;-;; Hnng-- thank you everyone else who previous gifted me premium from the past <3 I hope I didn't leave anyone out wahhh ; O ; I'm really thankful!!

♥♥♥ :iconhyiia::iconxineli::iconsaygo-pohm::iconsukibelle::iconviclesu: ♥♥♥
♥♥♥ :iconcherrishu::iconchiiteru::iconthesaltymonster::iconzaraalfonso: ♥♥♥

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ANYWAY ; O ; <33 Actually I would love if you could help out Cheeria with her commissions or help take a look/share the word:

:thumb379375895::thumb379375895::thumb379375895:
:thumb379735348::thumb360201415::thumb363921158:

Eee it would be lovely to help her save up for her and Sereruu's contest ♥ Thank you so much if you do! <333

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Aahh and then I had a few questions about my own commissions, which I'm hoping to open after I finish the current to-do list I have now. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in this style of chibi commission? Single-character painted, but with a transparent or simple/pattern background for probably $12-$15 or requivalently, 960-1200 points (?).


Too expensive?? q_q;; I can also livestream the colouring provided I don't become terrified of streaming LOLOLL Eek thank you for your input!!

One last thing. LOL, I don't know if I should make polls for my questions but :'| HAHAHA

If a commissioner deliberately scammed you, would it be unreasonable
to publically blacklist their username + partial Paypal email?

I mean "deliberately" as in, for instance, they use PP's terms of service again you after receiving the commission, and in communication are uncooperative and/or hostile. I don't mean like, impolite or anything, like... of course, I/other artists would want to work with the commissioner with the best understanding possible, but there are certain things that clearly must be done with a malicious intent, unless they can excuse themselves through communication. I really don't want to do anything like this and I'm sure others wouldn't either but I suppose it is a bit like protecting the community. You can easily change both the PP address and the username, but it would still be a step. Maybe? Would listing also the partial or full IRL name (as listed on Paypal) be too much? But then I think usually scammers hit a bunch of artists and run anyway so I'm not sure how helpful this would be q-q;

Unless, does anyone have an idea how to protect against Paypal's ridiculous terms? It pretty much offers no protection for the seller, and this comes from someone who also somewhat deals with the sale of physical goods with PP (which has very poor protection as well - the amount of lost money to scammers is unbelievably frustrating). I'd rather take points-only if I can't guarantee the transaction's honesty, because I don't spend commission money until after I've finished in case I need to refund (and it's just weird since it's like money you haven't earned yet), but USD is always more convenient. Except for Paypal issues haha;;;

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AHH sorry for the long text! Thank you so much for reading!! ♥♥♥ How are your summers? Or winter, if you're on the upside-down part of the world LOOOL <3333

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AHHHH FIRST OFF thank you so much Cheeria for the premium membership!! Q O Q That was super super surprising goodness ;;;; Anyway I've always wanted to do shout-out journals and things for people who gift prems but I just.. never.. get around to it my journal is so dusty and old LOL //HIT

♥♥♥ :iconcheeria:
:iconcheeria::iconcheeria: ♥♥♥

I'll try to be more organised with it in the future LOL ;-;; Hnng-- thank you everyone else who previous gifted me premium from the past <3 I hope I didn't leave anyone out wahhh ; O ; I'm really thankful!!

♥♥♥ :iconhyiia::iconxineli::iconsaygo-pohm::iconsukibelle::iconviclesu: ♥♥♥
♥♥♥ :iconcherrishu::iconchiiteru::iconthesaltymonster::iconzaraalfonso: ♥♥♥

✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿

ANYWAY ; O ; <33 Actually I would love if you could help out Cheeria with her commissions or help take a look/share the word:

:thumb379375895::thumb379375895::thumb379375895:
:thumb379735348::thumb360201415::thumb363921158:

Eee it would be lovely to help her save up for her and Sereruu's contest ♥ Thank you so much if you do! <333

✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ 

Aahh and then I had a few questions about my own commissions, which I'm hoping to open after I finish the current to-do list I have now. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in this style of chibi commission? Single-character painted, but with a transparent or simple/pattern background for probably $12-$15 or requivalently, 960-1200 points (?).


Too expensive?? q_q;; I can also livestream the colouring provided I don't become terrified of streaming LOLOLL Eek thank you for your input!!

One last thing. LOL, I don't know if I should make polls for my questions but :'| HAHAHA

If a commissioner deliberately scammed you, would it be unreasonable
to publically blacklist their username + partial Paypal email?

I mean "deliberately" as in, for instance, they use PP's terms of service again you after receiving the commission, and in communication are uncooperative and/or hostile. I don't mean like, impolite or anything, like... of course, I/other artists would want to work with the commissioner with the best understanding possible, but there are certain things that clearly must be done with a malicious intent, unless they can excuse themselves through communication. I really don't want to do anything like this and I'm sure others wouldn't either but I suppose it is a bit like protecting the community. You can easily change both the PP address and the username, but it would still be a step. Maybe? Would listing also the partial or full IRL name (as listed on Paypal) be too much? But then I think usually scammers hit a bunch of artists and run anyway so I'm not sure how helpful this would be q-q;

Unless, does anyone have an idea how to protect against Paypal's ridiculous terms? It pretty much offers no protection for the seller, and this comes from someone who also somewhat deals with the sale of physical goods with PP (which has very poor protection as well - the amount of lost money to scammers is unbelievably frustrating). I'd rather take points-only if I can't guarantee the transaction's honesty, because I don't spend commission money until after I've finished in case I need to refund (and it's just weird since it's like money you haven't earned yet), but USD is always more convenient. Except for Paypal issues haha;;;

edit edit: I meant people who commission you, I don't know if that's called a commissioner or a commissionee? q_q;; SORRY LOL ;O ;

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AHH sorry for the long text! Thank you so much for reading!! ♥♥♥ How are your summers? Or winter, if you're on the upside-down part of the world LOOOL <3333

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