Toasty Elf

34 | Single | Designer | Nature Lover | Cat Lover | Gamer | Artist | Photographer • | In case it wasn't obvious, do not download or repost my artwork or images anywhere! reblog and direct-url sharing only! Thank you! | • | No soliciting! Do not post links on my posts, thank you very much! Unless it's an honest addition via a reblog! | • My images, photos, art, posts, etc, are mine. and no person or entity including the site they are displayed on may use them for financial gain without my explicit, written consent, and must pay me 90% of the financial earnings if they do get my permission to use my images. This is non-negotiable. Anyone found using my images or posts without permission will be subject to legal action. I have not and will not agree to their use in any way, shape, or form.

[toastyartistelf]

Please Help Toasty Find A Home!

I am making this post because I need help reaching my goal. I need to find a home of my own before time runs out and I wind up back on the street again, and that could be as soon as tomorrow for all I know, though I do hope that isn’t the case. I need to make around $4000 USD a month for the next three months to make the rest of my goal of $14000.

If 30 people donated $130 a day this month,

If 60 people donated $60 a day this month, 

If 90 people donated $40 a day this month,

Or if I got commissions each day that equal those amounts, I would be just shy of my monthly goal.

Last month, I only managed $83 out of my $3500 goal, which makes my goal for this month higher, unfortunately. I extremely appreciate the commissions that I got, and I enjoyed drawing them, but to meet my goal, I need more, either commissions or donations, I won’t reject either. 

I also have multiple characters up for adoption!

I am on a living time limit, which once expired, means I am entirely on the street again. The more time that passes, the more anxiety I feel about this situation. 

I have posted my proof of expenses for everyone to see, and am trying to be as transparent about my goals and what I am doing as I possibly can. I even made a FAQts sheet, which if it does not answer your question, please ask and I will add it with my answer!

Please help me reach my goal so that I don’t wind up living in my vehicle on the streets again! It would take me far too long to make it on my own without assistance, and my timer might expire before I can.

Any donations or commissions will help me reach my goal! And please consider sharing/reblogging this post! Please don’t let me pass another month without reaching my monthly goal!

(All links go to Pillowfort posts, some require being logged in to see, click the word Pillowfort to join for free if you haven't already! Please send me an email if you are able to help me!)

[toastyartistelf]

Turned off anon asks because of the sheer number of scammers sending messages trying to get me to wire them money. No means no, assholes. Why don't you guys send ME money instead?

[toastyartistelf]

90% of the interaction on here seems to be bots or scammers. I just blocked three more that sent private messages trying to convince me to send them money. I know someone irl that fell for that kind of thing multiple times and lost over 10k to it. XD no matter what sob story you come up with I'm not falling for it.

No, how you ask for money is by opening commissions and selling something you make. Because that is legit trade...

On that note, I do have commissions open, finally! If anyone wants to purchase art, send me a private message (not a comment or an ask asking me to send one or you will be blocked) asking to see my commission sheet (which is in a Google doc) so you can see my examples and pricing and everything!

After reading through my commission sheet... You can then order via email! I do not accept private message orders on Tumblr!

If you can't be bothered to send a normal private message yourself and comment on a post or send an ask expecting me to send you one when you could just send it yourself to begin with instead, you will be blocked. That is obviously a scammer trying to steal from me.

If your blog is empty and untouched, I will block you as well. No one that has zero posts and zero likes but demands art is real.

If a blog that's full of life and is obviously a real person sends a message, you will be welcome to place an order!

My commission sheet is designed for another site so things specific to there don't apply to orders from here or anywhere else. You can just ignore those parts unless you're a member on that site as well, in which case you're free to tell me or not so I can add you to the list from there instead.

[toastyartistelf]

More trip photos! I'm not even sure how to explain these ones xD just city infrastructure really. From the highway.

[toastyartistelf]

I'm getting bored with keeping active on here. I don't exactly have a whole ton of things to post, and it's hard to find things to reblog that were posted by their original creator. I just don't want to reblog stolen or uncredited stuff if I can help it. I do still have some stuff left to post... But I need to stretch it so I'm writing this instead.

[toastyartistelf]

From a trip I took a few years ago! I have a few more, I've been saving them but I'll be sharing them now! I adore this photo! I can't believe I snagged it from a moving vehicle! (As a passenger of course!) And from the highway at that!

And no you can't use these photos or have them or buy them they're mine. *Growls*

[tinroofchickens]

I forgot good bird of the week?!

Good bird of the week is Mr. Hobbit, who not only remembered which breeds I was looking for, but also bought them without asking. Oh, and he got me both colors. Thanks Mr. Hobbit!

Bad bird of the week is Maple, who has decided she needs babies right now. She doesn't want store bought either. She wants home made artisan babies. Which sucks for her because she's chronically single. She's decided to take out her frustration on her barn mates by picking a fight with the first hen she makes eye contact with. She has not won yet.

Here, we can see Maple about to pick a fight with Dottie. To be fair, Dottie is giving her a stink eye. Disclaimers below

I'll break her brood soon. I just wanted to give her a chance to try to accept store bought chicks first. No, she is not a good mom. She is a walking disaster with 1 brain cell. I still love her though.

[toastyartistelf]

Okay I vaguely remember taking this photo, I was down in the city outskirts, but honestly I don't remember exactly where I was xD I THINK I was in line at the cheapest gas station around tbh

[toastyartistelf]

A beautiful sunset at my last place, behind the trees I loved so much. I miss it.

[toastyartistelf]

Got my free roro from the event. Hard to do when my main party is barely pushing level 40 on my phone xD the only character on level was the one they gave me as a trial! Had to do hard and not super hard but I got it done! Got the primos and roro at least.

[toastyartistelf]

I'm glad we helped this little guy. The play acting was a bit over the top xD

[guiltyidealist]

Could you maybe reblog this post if you think respecting trans peoples' names and identities is a basic right and not a political opinion?

No pressure. Just seeking some validation of my sentiment. Due to some. people

[guiltyidealist]

everybody go home the best tag on this post just dropped

[toastyartistelf]

More genshin screenshots!

[toastyartistelf]

Just fyi my art is 100% my own. I don't use "ai" and i never will. I HATE that kind of crap. I will never use it, except where the internet unfortunately forces it down everyone's throats, until there's a way to disable or opt out of that! (Seriously let me toggle it off I don't want you constantly suggesting stupid shit to me or twisting my searches, search engine!) I have made a point to not interact with "ai" to the best of my ability. And I am proud to say I draw my art myself, every step of the way.

[toastyartistelf]

I wasn't joking when I said I was going to start blocking anyone that solicits me. I've blocked three, who's next?

[toastyartistelf]

More random toasty doodles xD

[toastyartistelf]

So I'm drawing samples to make a commission sheet, preparing for when I open commissions! Photo of my tablet screen because I'm not finished xD but damn I really like how these are coming out!