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11:54 PM on 04.04.2009

Gamer Arts & Crafts: Dtoid Coasters and a certain Bear Hat!
riomccarthy	9 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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1:54 PM on 12.29.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: End of the year sale drawing to a close
riomccarthy	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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3:26 PM on 11.23.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: We're having a SALE! :D
riomccarthy	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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5:13 PM on 10.23.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: Charms Vol. 2
riomccarthy	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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11:49 PM on 10.21.2008

SingSterling 08: The Videos Are Finally Here!
riomccarthy	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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1:21 AM on 10.19.2008

SingSterling was the best 12 hours ever!
riomccarthy	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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3:07 PM on 10.15.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: Charms
riomccarthy	20 comments

I have returned to bring you the joy of more crafty-ness! :P This time I've been working on making some charms. Each of these are hand sculpted, hand painted and sealed. They come with a phone strap, but you can use them for whatever type of charm fits your fancy.

This round has:

- Pikachu from Pokemon
- Zora Mask from Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Deku Mask from Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Goron Mask from Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Rabite from the Mana series
- Kirby
- Slime from the Dragon Quest series
- Bullet Bill from Mario
- Red Shell from Mario
- Bomb-omb from Mario

Hopefully you all dig these as much as you have the rest of my crafts. I <3 you all!

These are all available on my Etsy Store.

Thanks guys!
-Rio

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10:36 PM on 10.13.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: After the Craft Show and More
riomccarthy	12 comments

Woo.. so I was working on craft overtime for a good while after PAX and unfortunately haven't been around as much. Also, my computer decided to take a dump and makes horrifyingly loud noises and likes to shut itself off now. I have fans on the way though, so hopefully I'll be back to internet land full-time soon. Though, without the computer to distract me I've finally 100% completed LEGO Batman today. :D YAY!

So, since I haven't had as much time on the computer I've still been crafting up a storm. I have added a few things that I had left from the craft show including hats and some keychains. I am also working on some charms as well as new ornaments so there's a lot to come here in the near future.

This time I've added things not only relating to video games, but some TV shows and movies as well for the keychains. There's a lot of them so go ahead and check them out on my Etsy Store.

The hats I've added are:
- Domo-Kun Hats
- Black Kitty Hats
- Pumpkin Hats
- Batman Hats
- Ninja Hats

Some of those are just in time for Halloween, too! Thanks as always for being so supportive and I hope to have a bunch of surprises next update!

You can check out both the hats and keychains on my Etsy Store.

Thanks guys! <3
-Rio
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9:40 PM on 09.05.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: Preparing for the Holidays Part 2
riomccarthy	19 comments

Wow so you guys are abso-freaking-lutely amazing. I became inspired rather quickly and
have already finished the second set of ornaments! :)

This time around we have:

1. Birdo from Mario Bros. 2
2. Iceman from Mega Man
3. Kirby
4. Magicite from Final Fantasy VI
5. Super Mario Bros. 3 Tanuki Suit Mario
6. Mega Man
7. Napalm Man from Mega Man
8. Pac-Man
9. Rush from Mega Man
10. Skull Man from Mega Man

All of these are available from my Etsy Store and are sold individually.

Thanks again everyone! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! <3

-Rio
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12:13 AM on 09.04.2008

Gamer Arts & Crafts: Preparing for the Holidays
riomccarthy	22 comments

Even though the holidays are still a bit off I figured I'd get a jump start and get things a rollin'. This is the first set of hand painted ornaments that are up for sale on my Etsy store.

The list of characters in this set are:

1. Blue Dragon from Blue Dragon
2. Bob the Cat from Animal Crossing
3. Santa Hat Chocobo from Final Fantasy
4. Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
5. Cutman from Mega Man
6. Iori Yagami from King of Fighters
7. Jack Frost from Nocturne
8. Loco Roco
9. PaRappa the Rapper
10. Q*Bert
11. Slime from Dragon Quest

If you don't see your favorite character on this round be prepared there are many more to come!

Later Taters <3 I miss you all!
-Rio
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