[NEWSLETTER] - January

We have officially arrived in 2024! YAHOO! Welcome to the first newsletter of the year – a new addition to Patreon where I spoon feed you a mountain of relevant information each month! Each month will have a catch-all variety of information including but not limited to: con schedule updates, storefront drops, new merchandise and general life updates!

What you can find in January’s Newsletter:

• General Updates
• Convention Schedule for 2024
• Patreon Updates
• New Merchandise + Restocks

GENERAL UPDATES

The majority of my life updates revolve around cleaning up a CHUNK of work-related items. What can I say, the new year enables my all time favorite thing – organizing and fresh starts to new goals! Outside of working on a better relationship with my work schedule, I have been organizing my closet and storage spaces, getting back into my daily work-out schedule, repotting all my plants, playing with Lil Kitty even more than I already do and setting realistic goals for cooking more meals for 2024!

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CONVENTION SCHEDULE FOR 2024

• ANE 2024 (JAN 18-21): DEALERS (TABLE D40)
• TFF 2024 (MAR 14-17): WAITLISTED, ALLEY PLANNED!
• LVFC 2024 (MAR 29-31): WAITLISTED
• FWA 2024 (MAY 9-12): DEALERS
• Furlandia 2024 (MAY 24-26): APPLIED
• AC 2024 (JUL 4-7): APPLIED

Let’s start the year off with my con schedule! I will be dealing at Anthro New England in a few weeks and I’m so excited to get back to Boston for one of my all-time favorite cons! I was waitlisted for both TFF and LVFC, but I am making plans to do a small set-up with the alley at TFF – updates to come! Additionally, I have applied to Furlandia (my local con!) and AnthroCon and should hear back from both early this year.

I was accepted to vend at Furry Weekend Atlanta and if y’all don’t already know, I am VERY EXCITED! I am currently working on two large-scale projects: one to start opening up for certain entries in the next month or so, and the other a very specific collaboration project! I am teaming up with PeriPendrake to bring y’all a next-level event – updates to come in the next set of newsletters hopefully!

PATREON UPDATES STARTING IN JANUARY:

• Discord Upgrade
• Birthday Stickers
• Sticker Club
• Bonus item for patrons attending cons

The Patreon Discord received a heavy reorganizing and has additional channels for a variety of items including food, fursuits, pets, music, photography, self promotion for streams/commissions and more! The Discord also has new channels for Patreon specific updates, reward WIPs and important announcements. Convention Channels have also been added for folks to chat during con weekends, post photos and plan meet ups!

BIRTHDAY STICKERS HAVE REPLACED BIRTHDAY DOODLES FOR 2024! Most birthdays have rolled over from the 2023 calendar, but I have contacted a short list of people who are either new or previously haven’t provided a birthday. If you have a message from me regarding yours, please respond when able and you will be added to the calendar!

The Sticker Club is officially live for 2024! Folks in Tiers Radishes, Eggplants and Squash will receive a new sticker at the start of each month. I currently have the first four stickers for the year planned out, but I will try to take on suggestions for later months in the year.

Starting at Anthro New England 2024, exclusive items for Patreon Members ONLY will be available during open den hours. All you need to do is stop by my table and ask for one! Goals for this new reward is to have different items for each attending con, so keep your eyes peeped for updates!

NEW MERCHANDISE + RESTOCKS

The 2024 Con Season has a mountain of new stock and returning stock:

• STICKERS: ANE 2024, Lil Kitty Holding Plants, Touch Tank Zray, Soup Season, Hydrate or Die Straight, Lil Kitty Planchette and more!
• KEYCHAINS: Chemtrails Made Me Gay, Lil Kitty Planter and Pumpkin Spice Cat!
• PATCHES: Cowboy Cat, Lil Kitty Planchette and Monstera Leaf!
• PILLOWS: Cowboy Cat, Dragon Gold Pile and Lil Kitty Monstera!

Returning for the con season is the usual stock: Lil Kitty beanies, Lil Kitty socks, desert socks, whiteboards, notepads, Lil Kitty plush (low stock!), mini prints, large prints, mystery bags, wooden magnets, 30+ wooden pins, 30+ vinyl stickers and so much more!

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…AND THAT ABOUT COVERS THE BASICS FOR HOW THIS YEAR SHOULD START OUT!

I am ecstatic to tackle a mountain of new goals in 2024, this recurring Newsletter being one of the first things! I hope it will help me collect my thoughts and goals each month, as well as give you something to glance over and stay updated. If you’re attending ANE in a few weeks I’ll see you there, otherwise I’ll catch y‘all on Discord!

Stay Cozy! 💖 Zray