#xelalogs

[xelafina]

it's my bday today 🎉🎉

(twitter/x broke and wont show the profile balloons so i just drew my own hsjjskl)

[xelafina]

🌷 Art Summary 2025 🌷

Tried to take it more easy this yr as I recover from chronic burnout. Surprisingly managed to do a bunch of personal art & collabs that I'm very thankful to be a part of!

A year of reflecting, learning, unlearning, stumbling, growth, & seeing what works best for me.

🌟 TEMPLATE: Canva (To edit; File > Make a copy) | Gdrive (Transparent PNG + No Text) | Credit not required but much appreciated<3

[xelafina]

omg Tumblr is back !!

It got BANNED for a hot minute in my country because the govt and ISPs mistook it for a gambling website 😭 (meanwhile we still keep getting bombarded by local gambling and casino ads in other sites/apps like the plague)

Couldn't load or log in here at all but WE'RE BACK NOW!!

[xelafina]

🎨 Some general tips and observations I've made after boothing at artist alleys for over 8 yrs 🌈

- having an "inviting" set up may sometimes be better than a fancy one (some ppl get intimidated by standees, tarps, etc) - best sellers/important things must be on the forefront + EYE LEVEL. Have something that catches ppl's attention at first glance or they skip everything else - ppl like touching things (likelihood of buying what they can touch is higher) - interacting w/ passersby even just a bit is better than ignoring them and/or hiding behind the booth - even if a price is stated, they WILL ask how much something is. - even so, have prices listed for introverts (so they wont have to ask how much. also same.) - handing out merch + change must be atleast snappy so the next customer doesnt end up waiting for too long and get mad / decide to leave instead - organize your merch.. please - less is more. Sometimes it's better to have a few options than to overwhelm ppl with choices. - be nice to ur neighbors - ask customers for different set of bills/coins to easily give out change - Ppl can't decide what to buy? They will likely want stickers. HAVE THEM. - try not to run out of envelopes. You WILL feel bad handing out envelope-less prints. - if someone's making rude comments/remarks, best to just ignore and move on with your day. You'll likely never even see them again (Also, it makes as a funny twitter/tumblr story.)

**END**

Again, these are just some general tips and my take on things based on my own personal experience w/ boothing, not a "be all end all"!

Feel free to add any of your own if I forget any! :^)

[xelafina]

Hi! It's been a while!! Aaaa I'm still mustering up the courage to post here on Tumblr again!! ><;;

I like it here and I miss seeing all the cute tags and stuff. As a heads up, I'll slowly turn this into an art/personal blog. I've taken a bit of a hiatus with vtuber activities (mostly just in terms of streaming) but I still do music stuff here and there!! I hope everyone's doing well!

[xelafina]

Fav clip from one of our music-making streams!! We made some chiptunes using this very adorable and cool app called Lovely Composer! It's one of my fav programs to work and play around with! Definitely not biased because of the cute UI and pixel art characters.. (☉∀☉);;

Catch my streams over at: Twitch | Youtube

[xelafina]

【⛅️𝒳ℯ𝓁𝒶 𝒱𝓁ℴℊ𝓈 - 𝒟𝒶𝓎 10.05📷】

Shoppesville - Unbox Promenade - Greenhills Philippines

My favorite place to go (window??) shopping! Also some of my merch are at UNBOX GREENHILLS (Box 115)!! Drop by when you can! P.S. I recently bought a second-hand digital camera (to take pics & vids outside of my phone) SO I'm trying out vlogging again perhaps! Will see how it goes!!

Credits: Xela dance gif: Erickiwi_art Music: nogika chaba 📸Shot with Canon IXUS 500 HS

[xelafina]

6 year old me wanted to be her so bad... AND SO I DID.