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Gamer Arts & Crafts: Dtoid Coasters and a certain Bear Hat!
riomccarthy | 11:54 PM on 04.04.2009 10 comments




Man it's been a heck of a long time since I've posted a good ol' Dtoid C-Blog! I've missed you guys! The creative wonder is back in action and not only do I bring news of a new hat, but there are also Destructoid coasters in the midst!



The new hat, which will be joined by others in due time, is the "Bear with unmentionable tendencies" hat (also known better as Pedo Bear. :P ) Perfect if you're going to a con, or.. possibly a grade school I suppose.



And last but not least is the brand new Destructoid coaster! :D Handsewn on plastic canvas, this coaster is totally ready to hold your favorite beverages.

Both are available now in my Etsy store. :3 Hope to see you there!

Best wishes,
-Rio

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Gamer Arts & Crafts: End of the year sale drawing to a close
riomccarthy | 1:54 PM on 12.29.2008 5 comments




Hey guys,
Just a quick update to let you know that the End of the Year 25% off sale on my Etsy store will be ending here in a couple of days. If there was anything left in stock that you were wanting to pick up, you can do it now and save yourself some money.

After the first of the year those items will be going back to their normal prices. There's also a chance that these items won't be renewed once their time runs out and will just be replaced by new items, so if you've had your eye on something specific, now's the time. :)

I hope to be back soon with many more new items to show you guys!

Best wishes,
-Rio

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Gamer Arts & Crafts: We're having a SALE! :D
riomccarthy | 3:26 PM on 11.23.2008 8 comments




Hello everybody! :D
I highly apologize for not blogging nearly enough here lately. I got caught up in a ton of art projects that I'm currently working on, and am hoping to have a ton of new pieces by the turn of the new year. BUT since you all have been so lovely to me during my short time of selling my arts and crafts, you're now being rewarded! :)

I am starting my end of year sale on everything in my Etsy store today! Everything has been marked down and is now 25% off! So if you were thinking of getting a gamer friend or family member a gift for this holiday season, now's the time to do it!

Thanks again everyone for being so supportive of me! I can't wait to show you what I've got up my sleeve next!
-Rio

Head on over to the Etsy Store and get your 25% off now!

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Gamer Arts & Crafts: Charms Vol. 2
riomccarthy | 5:13 PM on 10.23.2008 11 comments




It's that time again! :D I've added the second set of charms to my Etsy store, so here they are to make their debut. This time around we've got:

-Mario Hat
-Luigi Hat
-Burgertime Hot Dog (which I have dubbed Happy Wiener)
-Power-Up Mushroom
-Yoshi Egg
-Mudkip
-Pokeball

They're each available individually, and you can pick them up here on my Etsy store.

Also, don't forget. If you haven't seen all of the SingSterling videos, they are available here on my previous blog.

Thanks again all! <3
-Rio

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SingSterling 08: The Videos Are Finally Here!
riomccarthy | 11:49 PM on 10.21.2008 24 comments




Ah... a sweet sigh of relief. After sitting here for three full days working on editing, reformatting and uploading all of my SingSterling videos I'm finally finished. There are nearly 60 videos, even though I didn't think to record the first bit of the event. It starts with the ending of 'Rio' and ends at the very end of the event with 'The Final Countdown'. Hopefully any of you who weren't there to see it get a kick out of these videos since they took so long to get up.

Enjoy! :D

Rio by Duran Duran
Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
Golden Touch by Razorlight
It's Tricky by Run DMC
Material Girl by Madonna
Bring Me To Life by Evanescence
I Don't Feel Like Dancing by Scissor Sisters
Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
S.O.S. by Rhianna
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
Jenny From The Block by Jennifer Lopez
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew
Dance Dance by Fall Out Boy
More Than A Feeling by Boston
I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meatloaf
Ordinary World by Duran Duran
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
Walking In Memphis by Marc Cohn
Ace Of Spades by Motorhead
Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet
Crashed The Wedding by Busted
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
Get This Party Started by Pink
Heart Of Glass by Blondie
Eternal Flame by The Bangles
Waiting For A Star To Fall by Boy Meets Girl
Wherever You Will Go by The Calling
World Of Our Own by Westlife
One Love by Blue
Don't Stop Movin' by S Club
Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
Take On Me by A-Ha
I Believe In A Thing Called Love by The Darkness
YMCA by The Village People
Suspicious Minds by Elvis
Just A Little by Liberty X
Thank You by Dido
Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis Bextor
If You're Not The One by Daniel Bedingfield
Club Foot by Kasabian
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
Somebody Told Me by The Killers
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall
Come As You Are by Nirvana
Self Esteem by The Offspring
Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
Winds Of Change by The Scorpions
The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
Teenage Kicks by The Undertones
Banquet by Bloc Party
Song 2 by Blur
An Honest Mistake by The Bravery
What You Waiting For? by Gwen Stefani
Everybody Hurts by REM
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
Love Shack by The B-52s
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
Final Countdown by Europe

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SingSterling was the best 12 hours ever!
riomccarthy | 1:21 AM on 10.19.2008 28 comments




I bring you video of my favorite song that was karaoke'd during the SingSterling marathon! I was there the whole 12 hours in support and I want to personally thank Jim Sterling for going through it. I've done long marathons of singing, but nowhere near that. Thank you for not dying on camera, because I fear I would have had I tried that.

You guys did a wonderful service even if we didn't get to $5,000! I can't wait to see what the next charity event might be. ^-^

GREAT JOB GUYS!

<3
-Rio

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