CONNOOGA 2018

Heading to Tennessee this weekend for ConNooga. A fun multi-fandom convention that I have been attending for 3 years now. I have a booth in the vendor hall where I will have my little creations available.We will also have lots of books, my husband's Winston and Baum books, 1-4, my coloring book and children's book will there for you. Also my husband will be speaking at several panels this year so make sure you don't miss that. :)

Hope to see you all there in Chattanooga TN.

Thanks for reading,
~Caralyn
 

Here Comes Dragon Con!

Three months of sculpting my little fingers to the bones is coming to an end, but my work is not over yet. Now comes four crazy days of long nights, early mornings and Sci-fi and Fantasy Geekdom as far as the eye can see. Ladies and gentleman...This...is...DRAGON CON!!!
I never seem completely ready for this weekend, it comes up so fast, leaving me with a to-do list only a quarter way finished. BUT alas there is no stopping it, so me and my little creations step into the Artshow ready for the on coming Fandom Storm. It's not all work and no play though, looking forward to seeing all the awesome costumes, re-connecting with Con-buddies, the fun parties and convention swag, Oh yes the swag. :D But enough about the craziness of the show, you wanna know what Mystic Reflections is gonna have for you this year, right?!

I got another small army of cuteness for ya. These little darlings will be available for you at my vending table.

Steampunk Animal Pals

Sweet little Dragon Pals 

Cthulhus or Cutethulhus as I call them. :)

Pocket Watches. 

I will also have several books available at my table, my Henna Dreamers Coloring Book, The Adventures of Mend children's book and my hubby's novels, including everyone's favorite Steampunk Adventure series, Winston and Baum books 1-4.

Adult Coloring book, Henna Dreamers

Winston and Baum novels and my cute hubby. :)

Childern's book I illustrated in 2014. 

I will also have pieces for auction as always. Here is just a few of the newer pieces that will be available at the show.

Check out my previous blogs for step by step on making these sculptures. 

Alrighty, unless I am forgetting something that'll do it for the exciting pieces I will have with me at the convention. Wanna know how to find me at the show, my little pals and I will be at the Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta GA September 1st - 4th.

Hyatt hotel map of the Dragon Con Artshow

Still packing and tagging all of my little creations so I'll get back to it and I hope to see you all at Dragon Con this weekend! And The Adventure Begins Again!!! :D
Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn 

Steampunk Expo is this Weekend!

  Tagging and packing all my new pieces and getting everything ready for Steampunk Expo this Friday through Sunday at the Chattanooga ChooChoo in TN. I've never been to this show before so I'm excited to see what it's all about. I'm hoping for lots of intricate steampunk costumes. :) 

I have several new pocket watches that I have been working on this week, I am hoping the cosplayers will like my newest pieces.






Cthulhu can't be contained in just any pocket watch.



and of course my little Steampunk Pals are excited to be there,



my cutethulhus will be there ready to charm the attendees,

and we can't forget about the Dragon Pals...who could? :)



So if you are there this weekend don't forget to stop on by and say hi to my little guys. :)

Thanks for reading.

~Caralyn

Why Hello there 2015 :)

Super Excited for 2015! 
Looking forward to the projects I have planned for this year. I have a whole bunch of new animal pals planned along with plenty more Dragons, not forgetting Steampunk Dragons and Pocket Watches. I have a few more Framed Sculptures that I will be working on and hopefully, I will be able to color the mountains of Sketches I have waiting on me. AND we might be seeing a few of those sketches make their way onto T-Shirts EEP! :D
Also, I have had a lot of you ask about sculpting tutorials so I am planning to do some step-by-step art videos for you, walking you through creating my Dragons and Animal Pals.

Last year I put off some of my commissions, but this year, I should have some of my schedule open up so I can start taking requests again, just message me on FaceBook or email me at mysticreflections@gmail.com 
I am currently working on the art for a fun children’s book, I won’t give you too many details yet but I’m super excited about it and now that the holidays are over, I will be able to put more time into it. I’ll try and post plenty of progress photos along the way :) 

If things go as planned, you will be seeing a lot more from Mystic Reflections. Can’t wait to see what this year brings! :D

Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn 

My trip to FAIRYLAND!

Went to an awesomely magical place this weekend. In Calhoun, North GA, there is a little place called Folk Art Gardens and I'm pretty sure it is where all the fairies from Ferngully go to vacation. This place made me want to eat mushrooms so I could be small and live in each sweet little building.
Okay so here is some back story on it because for some reason you can't really find much about this wonderful mini Rivendell online. I just happened to stumble across it while reading a magazine that is exclusive to Hiram GA, go figure, it was fate I should find it.  Anyway, I digress, so this guy just decided to build his kids this adorable little village out of concrete and pebbles, and wouldn't you know it, he couldn't stop. So he just kept right on building for YEARS, and now it has become the Magical pint-sized Kingdom it has. Not a far drive from Rome, GA, it was well worth the hour-thirty it took to get there from my house. I did NOT want to leave, but I was scaring the kiddies every time I told them to get off my lawn and my husband had to remind me, I didn't live there, sigh.
But to make this trip even more delightful, a few of my Steampunk Dragon Pals came along, and those sweet little darlings were just the right size to fit in the tiny structures. Now they want to move in LOL :)

Posing with my little guys.

Inside mini Notre Dame. 

The Steampunk Dragons of Notre Dame.

Little Hobbit Cottage was perfect for the Dragon Pals.

I completely recommend everyone go check out this little place. Please be courteous though, alot of work has been put into this wonderful little scene, be mindful not to break or climb on these structures. Also be sure to leave a donation so this place can keep bringing me...errr ...I mean people, much joy :)
Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

Cuteness Overload!

So I completely sold out on my sculpture inventory at the Dragon Con Art Show but never fear, I have been steadily working on some new little Steampunk Dragon Pals...and my goodness the cuteness factor is overwhelming LOL

You may have already seen them if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook but I'm going to post their sweet faces here too, just in case you missed 'em :)

Hoping to make a few more little guys but then I'm going to start on some new Steampunk animal pals, so keep watching my pages for photos. 

Thanks everyone for reading!

Have a Super Day! :D

~Caralyn 

DRAGON CON IS ALMOST HERE!!!

Wow! This month went by so fast, I feel like I just started working on my pieces for the Dragon Con Art Show and BAM Dragon Con is this FRIDAY!!!! Super excited to see all my artist friends again and all the fun, wacky, crazy, nerdy people that attend D-Con, present company not excluded :D
I have some pieces that are debuting this year that I am so very excited about, my Framed Sculptures.
White as Snow , Beast's beauty , Lady D'Muertos They will be hanging in my Auction Gallery at the Art show and I can't wait to see what people think of them.
Also I will have my Steampunk Pocket Watch Myxies available at my booth. Carry a Myxie in your pocket and have good luck wherever you go.
As always I will have all my Steampunk Dragons and animals, patiently waiting for someone to take them home :)

I have been frantically working to get enough of these guys done for the show, I don't have as many as last year so make sure to get to my booth early before they are all gone.
I wasn't able to get all the Steampunk animals that I wanted done but I hope to be able to make a few more after the show, before the Holidays.

Looking forward to meeting all you lovely people, so make sure to stop by and say Hello to my Myxies and Pals!
Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

BLACK FRIDAY COUPON!!!!!!!

Hope everyone is getting ready to stuff themselves full of Turkey and then work it off by running around stores, shoving people...I know I am LOL :P
To Start you all off with the Black Friday SAVINGS!!! My Sister and I are sharing a Great Coupon with you, from now through Dec. 2nd Get 15% OFF at my Mystic Reflections Etsy store
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticReflections
and Jul's Treasures Etsy Store https://www.etsy.com/shop/JulsTreasures
Get Sculptures AND Purses, what more could you want?! :D
Just use coupon code: SISTERSHOP13 and SAVE!!!

Thanks for reading! And have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!
~Caralyn

EEEK GEMS, GLITTER, SHINY!!!

Hey Everyone! I was able to make a few new Myxie Dragon Pals recently. These are a little different than my normal Myxie Dragons, I have added some fun gems and glitter and shiny stuff to them. I think it gives them more of a whimsical feel, don’t you think? :)

Anyway they were super fun to do, that I plan on sculpting a few more soon. Anyway, here are the little guys I’ve finished so far.

These new Myxie Dragon Pals are available on my Etsy Store. :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticReflections?section_id=5449045  

Thanks for reading, keep checking back for updates on what I’m working on.

~Caralyn