vending at anime north ✸ traveling for conventions, let's talk $$$ ✸ artist alley vlog

[@gloomylittleposy]

“And none for the boob pillow guy” lmao

[@ccsartcafe]

LISTEN i was suffering for 3 days straight ok

[@omgsans2509]

LOL, as a Canadian it’s so funny hearing you say “I don’t want a purse full of coins” when it comes to loonies!! So funny !!

[@ccsartcafe]

But how do you handle having a pocket full of loonies 😭 they're so heavyyyy

[@omgsans2509]

@@ccsartcafe lol, most of my friends, and I have a coin purse, and a wallet. Because we use coins to get on the subway and, buy cheap stuff.

[@shinyb4ts]

I hope you felt me yelling "YOU ARE GOOD AT ART WHAT DO YOU MEAN" at my monitor while watching this vlog, lmao. Love and appreciate the transparency of the emotional rollercoaster that is a convention though, and I'm glad that feeling didn't last the whole time. Happy Birthday! I will definitely be buying something this month 👀

[@ccsartcafe]

Ahh thank you for watching!! i definitely heard you yelling hehe

[@R0cketcatt]

OMG! I was walking by when you were vlogging behind the table~I wish I could of bought something but I was also busy at my table T.T Im glad you had a great time tho

[@ccsartcafe]

AH thank you for commenting!! i'm sorry we couldn't say hi!

[@xpiinaypiie9293]

I was shocked at how long the AN vlog turned out lol! But no complaints here ♥ Your decent into madness and delululand was really funny. Glad to have met you and Mary Ann at your booth on day 1~ Please don't look down at your art and style, there were so many artists at AN this year! It was so hard to not buy something from each booth :') y'all, when I tell you how embarrassed I was at how indecisive I was at picking out items from Cissy's sticker catalogue 😅 (This year my husband and I agreed on no prints) But now I regret not snagging a couple from Cissy >.< anyways, I'm glad you had a great time in Toronto overall! :D & Happy Birthdaaay!!! 🥳

[@ccsartcafe]

OMG thank you for watching and thank you for saying hi at AN!! I think my feelings about my art definitely fluctuates a lot with my mood but overall I'm still pretty proud of most of the stuff I've made

[@minibunnz]

omg i just found you and i LOVE your art 😭 it’s literally stunning

[@ccsartcafe]

Ahhh thank you so much!!

[@alabamaslammer3921]

I totally agree w the beavertail thing any flavor besides killarose and classic r way too sweet for ne. Also glad yall had fun! I wished i could've seen your booth but i got sick this year and couldn't go to anime north. Love your art though ita adorable!!

[@hanejunsei]

In terms of Canadians mostly paying in cash, there was a warning going around about paying with card instead of cash. Apparently, last year, some vendors' machines were charging in USD instead of CAD. So you can imagine the shock to some attendees' bank accounts after AN

[@ccsartcafe]

Ohhhhhhh yeah that makes sense!!!

[@ChantelleArts]

This is so much fun, Thank you for taking us with you ☺☺

[@ccsartcafe]

thank you so much for watching!!

[@jimoran5265]

Oh my goodness I need to know where you got your clear display boxes for your inventory for traveling. That looks so handy!

[@ccsartcafe]

they're from amazon!

[@lightbulbnirvana]

Happy Belated Birthday! Great job on the convention.

[@ccsartcafe]

thank you so much!!

[@hirool_dad]

so many friends!! and the food!! so glad you did well

[@ccsartcafe]

yes!! it was so fun!! thank you for watching hirool!!

[@funsizepanda]

Happy Birthday! It looks like you had fun at this convention! Also, it's fun to see other artists that I follow on Instagram have booths and whatnot IRL (from the footage of the other art that you saw)

[@ccsartcafe]

thank you!! the convention was super fun!

[@beefxcake2523]

i remember logn time ago when i used to travel with my button supplies i'd load them into the carry on since they don't weight that along with my heaviest stuff into the carry on like prints lol. so then i'd be tryign to hoist this 50lb carry on into the bin lmao. was it safe, no. did i have to pay for an extra bag tho, also no. now i just make the stock of buttons i wanna have with me lol, much easier.

[@næntsi]

happy birthday! it was fun watching you two descend into madness lol 😂

[@ccsartcafe]

thank you!! thank you for watching hehe

[@DeathTaffy]

I'm so glad this video was in my recommended. You two are so cute and funny!

[@ccsartcafe]

AH thank you!!!

[@vidotter]

53:03 great tips for cons in Canada! Great recap 😊

[@Lorena_1994]

OMG I love you both so much!!! 😂😂😂

[@ccsartcafe]

[@staygabby]

Are you going to anime nyc again this year?? love your art!

[@ccsartcafe]

YES!! I will be there!

[@staygabby]

@@ccsartcafe YAY ill definitely come visit your booth! I bought some things last year

[@MsMvsc]

was it difficult to take payments? I always hear if you're american and try to do AA at cons, there are issues with taking payment.

[@ccsartcafe]

I don't recommend taking card payments if you don't have a Canadian bank account!! On the plus side, the majority of my payments were actually in cash so I think you could get away with only accepting cash payments :)

[@jenniferlewis9864]

💜💙 happy Birthday!!

[@ccsartcafe]

thank you!!

[@kuillus]

Hope you had a great time. Looked like a lot of fun. I liked that you left in the two of you being zany. Yeah, cash is big at conventions and markets here. Partially it is budgeting but also people are worried about security and trust with transactions. While debt, credit and tap are big at restaurants, retail, and big box stores, cash is seen as safer when in doubt.

[@ccsartcafe]

it was a ton of fun, mary ann definitely kept my spirits up when I was feeling tired / down! that's fascinating that cash is huge in canada - new yorkers could never 😅

[@Xhilyn]

you gals are crazy and i love it

[@evaempress]

The two of you are adorable and I'm laughing along with you at the no brain cell friend activities!

[@ccsartcafe]

hehe thank you! i'm a lil embarrassed but also i rewatched the vlog about a week later and it was still funny HAHA

[@gingerkingfisher]

Yaaay big long video I will watch twice while I draw >:)

[@ccsartcafe]

AHH thanks ginger!!