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Announcements / ConFuzzled Volunteer Signup Drive!

« on: March 14, 2013, 09:36:43 »

Skip straight to volunteer signup forum HERE!
 
Want to help out? Think you’ve got what it takes to help us setup the convention? Prepare for events? Maybe you’d like to help out the convention operations team, or volunteer for security?

ConFuzzled can’t happen without our hugely valued volunteer & security team, and if you’d like to apply, read on!

First, remember that as a volunteer, you’re putting your name forward to devote a bit of your time working at the convention. How much time is up to you, and you can choose which days you’d like to make yourself available, and which timeslots. You can even choose any particular events you don’t want to miss (our draft event timetable can be found here)

You don’t necessarily need any special skills to volunteer – in many cases we just need people to lift and carry and maybe put a few things together. If you do have particular areas of experience though, there’s a space on the form to tell us about that, and we’ll find a way to make the best use of you! Finally, if volunteering for security, understand that you’re taking on a position of responsibility, and there is some extra information you might want to read from our head of security here on our forums.

If you’d like to fill out the form to put your name forward, click here!

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Announcements / Party Suite Registration is now LIVE!!!

« on: March 01, 2013, 20:07:47 »

Want a party suite?  You can register for one here: http://2013.confuzzled.org.uk/2013/03/party-suite-registration-is-now-available/ GO GO GO!!!

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Announcements / Shuttle Bus Services

« on: February 21, 2013, 21:48:46 »

ConFuzzled is pleased to announce our courtesy Shuttle Bus services for Air and Rail transfer and for overflow hotel travel!

We've been working hard behind the scenes to make transport easier, and we can now announce our two shuttle services.
Firstly, we've got a shuttle service running for Air and Rail transfer, operating a transfer service from Birmingham International Airport, and heading to the hotel via Nuneaton train station.  A service will operate on both the early arrival day, and the first day of the convention, and  there will be a return transfer for the last day of the convention and the late departure day!  For all the details including terms and conditions see the full details here!

We also have arranged travel between the overflow hotel and the main venue.  You'll be able to use the shuttle service to get to the main venue in the morning, and then back again late in the evening, meaning you can be at the convention for a full day, dances included!  For all the details and terms and conditions, see the information online here!

We hope this information helps you better plan your travel to the convention this year, and that it makes life a little easier for you!  If you have any questions, please hop over to our forums, or drop us a line via Twitter!

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Announcements / Party Suites; Booking Opens Soon!

« on: February 16, 2013, 14:37:30 »

As you know, in our wonderful venue of the Hinckley Island Hotel, we have a number of party suitesthat you can rent for one night so you can throw your own big room party for you & your friends! It’s a great way to add something unique to your convention experience, and with the convention an extra day long this year, that means there are extra opportunities for booking a night!

Party suite registration will open on 1st March at 8PM (UK Time). All the details of our party suites are available online here, but here are a few things to remember;

• The boking is £80 for a party suite.
• You may book a party suite for one night, limited to one booking per attendee.
• Registration will be via a dedicated form which will go live on 1st March at 8PM UK Time.
• There will be four party suites for each night of the convention, including early arrival and late departure days (so, 24 slots available!)
• It’s open to hotel residents only, and you must have a fully paid up and confirmed registration.
  
• Read carefully the terms and conditionsfor the party suites, which apply in addition to the normal conditions of sale!
  

When you fill out the form, you’ll have an opportunity to express your first and second preference for your booking night, and we’ll offer alternatives if neither of your choices are available. (remember, it’s first come, first served!).

If you have any questions, please contact us via the forums, or on twitter!

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Announcements / CF Hotel: SOLD OUT, Other Options & Overflow Hotel!!

« on: February 05, 2013, 21:39:25 »

Since our last announcement that room availability was getting low, and we moved into manual clearing, our registration team have been working super hard, and we are now officially sold out of all our standard room spaces.  See below our options for the waiting list, camp-beds and most importantly; OVERFLOW HOTEL!

We know some of you have had to wait a long time, and there are many of you who will have registered, waited, and we're now not able to offer you a space.  We're really sorry for any inconvenience caused, but we do have some solutions for you below.

If you have registered in the last few days, you will typically find yourself on the waiting list, and may only get a space subject to cancellations or other changes that result in a room re-allocation.

So, what are the options now?  Well, you can either wait on the waiting list, choose our camp bed options, or book yourself a room in the overflow hotel.

WAITING LIST

If you have registered recently, and have not been put into a room, you should receive an email to tell you that you are on our waiting list (if you have not received anything, please contact registration 'at' confuzzled.org.uk to ask for an update).

You could choose to stay on our waiting list, and depending on what happens, you might be able to get into a room space, however at this stage we should advise that it is extremely unlikely that all the people on our waiting list will get a room.

If you're on the waiting list, you might want to instead plump for one of the following two alternatives (whatever you decide to do - make sure you tell us by contacting registration 'at' confuzzled.org.uk)

CAMP BED OPTION

There is one final way that you can get a space in the hotel - a camp bed.  Similar to how our 'five person' room is a twin-double plus a camp bed, we are now able to release the remaining camp beds for all our other room types.  So, how does this work?  Follow these simple steps!:  

•Find -and club together with- people already in a confirmed room-share, and agree with them to add the camp bed.
•Go ahead and register as 'attending only' (if you have already registered under a different room type and are on the waiting list; you don't need to change your room selection).
•Contact registration (registration 'at' confuzzled.org.uk) with the details of at least one person already in the room share (please include registration number), asking to be added as a camp bed occupant.  Registration will then tell you the cost of adding the camp-bed to the room.  If reductions are involved in increasing the occupancy of the room, then these will be passed entirely to the new occupant.
•Registration will do the rest, and will contact the other room-share occupants for confirmation. However, if you can get the other occupants to email ahead of time with YOUR registration helpdesk ticket number in the subject line, it will considerably speed up the process.
•When registration have confirmed everything, you will be asked to pay.
•Once payment has been received, your registration will be confirmed, and the new room-share will be complete.  

Note, only one camp bed can be allocated per room (so, five person rooms already have a camp bed and so don't qualify), and it MUST be an official hotel camp bed (you cannot bring your own).

OVERFLOW HOTEL

We are delighted to announce our overflow hotel!

The Hilton Leicester Hotel is located just 10 minutes away by road, and is offering rooms at a discounted rate for ConFuzzled attendees!  The Hotel is located at 21 Junction Approach. Leicester, LE19 1WQ

To book a room, please follow this link to their special booking portal for ConFuzzled (please follow this link to book, as it is the ONLY way you can secure a room at the discounted rate!).

IMPORTANT:  Booking a room at the overflow hotel does NOT constitute a ConFuzzled registration you MUST ALSO register for the convention as 'attending only'

The very attractive room rates are as follows:

• £55 for a guest double per night, based on one person occupancy
• £60 for a guest double per night, based on two people sharing

The booking system automatically defaults to the main dates of the convention, but you can also extend those dates to a day either side if you'd like the equivalent of 'early arrival' or 'late departure' or both! (if you select dates even further outside of this, the discount automatically drops off).

Take note, unlike with our main venue, you are making an accommodation arrangement directly with the Hilton Leicester Hotel, not with ConFuzzled.  The Hilton's standard terms and conditions apply.  Understand that when you make your booking, you are booking the ENTIRE room - others you wish to share with therefore do NOT need to make their own bookings.

The Hilton have been kind enough to reserve a block of rooms just for us - but that reservation has a limited time window, so if you're looking to book, our advice is to book sooner rather than later!  The block of rooms for early arrival / late departure is very limited.

There will be a free transport service operating between the main venue and the overflow hotel - we will be announcing details of this soon!

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Announcements / Room Availability Alert

« on: January 11, 2013, 20:32:42 »

Over the last few days, we’ve had a tremendous influx of registrations, including 100 registrations over the last five days alone!

As a result of this overwhelming response, we’ve run out of our primary allocation of rooms. However, if you still want space in the hotel, there is hope! Please read the information below to see the best way of securing a space for you (and your sharing partners)

When you try to fill out the registration form, you’ll note that when you choose a room type, you’ll see a message saying ‘none available’.  However, due to the way our registration system works, we do have a number of rooms that were kept in reserve for those willing to share with an extra person by use of a campbed (this option was available for any room type).

So, how can you give yourself a chance of getting a space?  Step one: REGISTER!  To be in with any chance of getting a space, you must get yourself into registration as soon as possible!  During registration, select your preferred room type, and just ignore the message telling you there are no rooms available.

What happens next is usually your registration will be approved – however during this busy time, it may take longer than usual to process your registration.  Don’t worry – we’ll get to you as soon as we can!  We are responding to all requests for rooms on an as-received basis and need to process any requests for room changes made before your registration was received.

If we are able to accommodate you, then the registration team will contact you with a room offer, explaining your options.  The offer may include having your selected room-type but with a campbed.  If you do not want to do this, just let the registration team know and they will try to accommodate your room-type without the campbed.  Note – there is a slightly reduced rate on offer if you have the campbed, this will be explained to you in the room offer.

This room offer is time-limited and you MUST respond promptly.
If you accept the room offer, you will then receive registration approval and payment-due emails.  You MUST respond and pay PROMPTLY in order to fully secure your space.  Once you have paid -regardless of the method you have used to pay- reply to the registration team to tell them that you have done so.

Some of you who have registered very recently may have already received approval notices, and information to tell you that you are on the waiting list.  You do not need to do anything, we will contact you as soon as possible with a room offer.

Of course we’re pretty close to the limit on the number of people we can accommodate in the hotel, and regardless of the above, we will at some stage run out of spaces.   If you are still on our waiting list when we have completely sold out, we will contact you to let you know.  We are in negotiations with several potential overflow hotels, but we are not ready to make any announcements about this currently.  Watch the website, twitter and forums for more information as soon as we have it.

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Announcements / Announcing our Charity for 2013!

« on: December 19, 2012, 14:48:04 »

We're pleased to announce our Charity for 2013: STA Ferret Rescue!

STA Ferret Rescue (a branch of the British Federation of Ferret Welfare) is the ferret arm of STARescue, a registered charity working in the Basingstoke, Sonning and surrounding areas.

Claire Shuttleworth has been running the ferret branch, with her husband Roy, from their home in Sonning since July 2004. Since then, at least 1000 ferrets (and 9 whole polecats) have come into their care - with between 150-200 ferrets arriving each year.

As a small charity, their funding is restricted, so our contributions will make a real difference to their work, and help them look after the many ferrets that need their help.

Last year, we introduced a 'Meet the Charity' event, and you'll be pleased to know we're planning to continue this for 2013, this means you'll be able to hear from STA Rescue, and of course, meet the Ferrets!
New for 2013 - Ferret Racing!  The charity are planning to come along and run their Ferret Racing event for us, where you can place bets on the Ferrets, and help raise a bit of extra money for the charity!

With your help, we know we'll be able to make a big difference to this charity, so make sure you come along to the Charity events, and attend the art auction!

For more details on the charity, visit our Charity pages here

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Dealers Den & Art Auction / Art Show Pre-Registration

« on: December 18, 2012, 14:11:43 »

Important – if you plan to submit an item to our art show and auction this year, please read on!

With our year-on-year growth of the convention, many of our events have grown too. One area where we’ve found a big challenge is the Art-Show. Our team have to catalogue each item being submitted, record the donation level, and of course, who bought it (if it was submitted for auction sale).

With so many items being submitted each year, it’s become a huge task to do this on the fly at the convention, and makes it hard to close the art show and move rapidly to the live voice auction without incurring delays.

To help solve this problem, we are asking anyone who wants to submit items to the auction to pre-register their items in advance. You can do this by filling out the following form: http://goo.gl/OgrXb

We know that some of you may not fully know exactly what items you’ll be submitting until closer to the convention, and last minute, unregistered items will be accepted at the very end of the Art Submission event on Thursday before the Art show opens, and any extra space will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis

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Announcements / Announcing our second guest of honour

« on: November 09, 2012, 16:03:43 »

Hear ye, Hear ye - ConFuzzled is proud to announce our second Guest of Honour - Kyell Gold.

Kyell Gold will be winging his way to ConFuzzled from the sunny lands of California. A writer of furry fiction, specialising on young coming-out relationship themes, Kyell's stories ring a familiar tone in the ears of many of the fandom. His novels and short stories have won twelve Ursa Major awards, two Rainbow Awards and, in 2010, a nomination for a Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award for Short Fiction.

For more information on our second GoH please visit http://2013.confuzzled.org.uk/guest-of-honour/#kyell-gold

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Announcements / ConFuzzled 2013 Unveiled!

« on: August 24, 2012, 20:09:02 »

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

We are delighted to announce that the 6th annual festivities of ConFuzzled will be returning in the year AD 2013 on Thursday 30th May until Monday 3rd June, returning to the Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire!

ConFuzzled will this year be celebrating the Mediaeval period of time: The Middle Ages. Where jousting, jesters, revelry, rivalry, wars and widows all abound. Great histories were unfolded, plays and stories woven and the foundations were set for the Age of Enlightenment.

The Middle Ages continue to be a great source of inspiration to fantasy authors, filmmakers, playwrights and performers today. We’ll be mixing up all of these elements to create a grand feast from which to serve you fine entertainment and themed events. We encourage you once again to dress up and join in with the magic at the centre of what makes ConFuzzled so special!

In response to popular demand, we have incorporated the Thursday night into the convention fully, extending the convention schedule by a whole extra day. Your feedback told us that our timetable was too crowded, and this will allow us to spread out the timetable and reduce the number of clashes between events.

We've listened to you about rooming arrangements, and it's now less expensive when you share your room with more people. We've had to have a rethink about the way we present this pricing, but it's clearly put this way: you share, you save. We have also negotiated a deal with the hotel which will allow you to pre-purchase an inclusive meal package for the weekend, ensuring you are well nourished and have the energy to take in all the exitement of the convention at a great price.

We are once again aiming to have two special guests, and we are proud to annouce that the first of these will be the talented artist Gab. Gab is no stranger to ConFuzzled, as last year she provided one of the large hanging banners in our glorious rotunda. For more details please head over to the Guest of Honour section of our website. We'll be announcing a second Guest of Honour later in the year, so keep an eye out for future announcements.

We'll be opening registration sooner than you think, so keep an eye on the usual forums, twitter accounts and our website for further details as we release them, and of course forthcoming announcements will reveal our chosen charity and more!

We're also launching our email newsletter! If you'd like us to send you regular updates via email about our plans as they develop, you can sign up for our regular newsletter by clicking thusly: http://eepurl.com/mEtQf
We hope you're as excited about ConFuzzled 2013 as we are, and we look forward to seeing you all there!

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Announcements / ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 3!

« on: May 09, 2012, 21:59:18 »

ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 3

It’s time for the final Dealer Showcase!  With the convention only a little over a couple of weeks away, we thought we’d give you one last reminder of a few more dealers that will be in the den!

This time around, Quickwind Studios, Neweinstein and Raes Suits!  There’s also some final dealers den information, and a reminder about our art show!

As with the previous showcase postings, the material has been provided by the dealers themselves

Quickwind Studios“
Here’s what I’m bringing to the dealers den this year;

I’ll be taking at-con commissions in badges, sketches and full colour works of an anthro/fantasy variety. I’ll have prints available from my portfolio, along with some postcards and buttons. I will also be selling some CDs from my brass band, which I designed the artwork cover for. I will also offer conbadge repairs and lamination.

Here’s some of my galleries: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jet3270/ (one or two NFSW pieces) or clean stuff: http://jet3270.deviantart.com/

I will be sharing my table with Stonehill Stitchcraft!

Many thanks!”

Neweinstein
“At my place in the Dealers Den you will find high-quality FineArt prints of my photographic portraits of different animals like lions, tigers, wolves and of course snow leopards. I will have different print sizes available, some also including a high quality passepartout. From each sold print a certain percentage will go to the "Snow Leopard Trust" (http://www.snowleopard.org) as a donation to support the rescue of those wonderful cats.

you can go to my FA page and get a first impression what to expect (http://www.furaffinity.net/user/neweinstein) or learn a bit about who I am at WikiFur (http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Neweinstein)”

Raes Suits
“I will be selling resin bases for heads in different animal forms and in many different sizes, along with various different other fursuit parts. I will also have notebooks available on which you can get your fursona drawn on (a reference sheet will be needed for this which can also be e-mailed in advance). I will also have badge commissions available and will be open for fursuit commission.

More information can be found at my two FurAffinity accounts
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/raessuits (fursuit related) and
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/raereira (art related)[adult content]“

Den Information!
As with previous years, we’re open on the Saturday & Sunday of the convention. and we know that many of you will be wanting to get in as early as possible to grab the best stuff, and get your commissions in with your favourite artists.  We’re open from 11AM on Saturday (or 10AM if you’re a sponsor!), and 10AM on Sunday.

Just browsing?  Want to pop in again later in the day?  The den is open until 6PM on Saturday, and 5PM on Sunday - keep coming back to see what else is going on!

As usual, the convention has its own table where we’ll be selling ConFuzzled themed merchandise, including items from previous years at a discount price, and we do plan to accept Credit & Debit cards once again!

If you are bringing art to the auction - please remember it’s preferable to bring it on the Friday.  We will accept items on the Saturday at the discretion of the auction administration staff, usually subject to available room.

That’s it!  Excited?  We sure are!  Bring plenty of money, and buy yourself some furry items to take home and treasure forever!

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Announcements / ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 2!

« on: April 15, 2012, 21:35:49 »

ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 2

It’s time for another Dealer Showcase!  The Convention is starting to get really close now, and so we’ve selected another batch of dealers that have written a few words of their own describing what you’ll find on their tables this year!

This time around, TaniDaReal, Playfur & Swandog Studio!  Also you can read about our art show & auction, and also there’s a reminder about our sponsor perk & registration deadline!

TaniDaReal
"I will have the following items/artwork for sale at my table: Original pencil sketches, Mood Badges + Add-Ons, Prints, Jumbo prints, T-Shirts (HOT / COOL), Calendars, Portfolios, etc. I will also take a certain number of commissions (sketches / badges). Please also visit my artwork in the Art Show.

Website: www.tanidareal.com
FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tanidareal

Best regards
TaniDaReal”

PlayFur“
A selection of adult prints from Playfur on sale, and on preview will be playfur's first ever comic! Don't forget to come and have a look over it!. Aside from that there will also be a limited sale of high quality digital commissions and also a limited(yes limited!) order of fancy badges (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7471575). These badges have been requested by lots of people and CF attendees will get first orders before being advertised to other cons! -See more of Bhav's work at http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bhavfox/ [adult content] or visit www.playfur.com [adult content]

Also Ultrafox will be on the table selling his prints, badges and commissions http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ultrafox [adult content]“


Swandog Studio
“I  will be selling art prints and a few original art pieces, as well as offering face-painting and body-painting (on arms, hands and shoulders, "tattoo"-style) of your fursona or of any other
fandom chars/symbols. Please bring references/char sheets of anything specific you'd like to have painted. I may also be doing simple sketch commissions and conbadges at the con.

http://swandog.deviantart.com/ :: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/swandog/
http://swandogstudio.com/

Face/Bodypainting examples: http://swandog.deviantart.com/gallery/5846180
Sketch examples (the simple, non-shaded, lineart ones): http://swandog.deviantart.com/gallery/8288613
“

ConFuzzled Art Show & Auction
As in previous years we’ll have our art show and auction as another chance to purchase furry artwork.

Don’t forget to stop by the art show to check out what’s available, and if you’re bidding, stop back regularly to check if you’re still winning!  Many items make it all the way to the voice auction on Sunday night, and you’ll want to make sure you don’t miss out so turn up and bid!

Many items also carry a donation to the charity as a percentage of the final sale price, so by participating in the auction you’ll also be helping our charity too!

Reminder: Sponsor Extra & Registration Deadline
Those of you who’ve been to ConFuzzled will no doubt be aware that on the first day of the Dealers Den, Sponsors get entry an hour early! That means Sponsors get first pick of the hottest merchandise, special items from our guest of honour, ConFuzzled merchandise AND get your commissions in first!

If you’d like to upgrade your membership at the convention, please head over to the registration system and edit your membership - don’t forget to pay the upgrade in good time! Alternatively, email registration@confuzzled.org.uk for help!

Not yet registered? You’re running out of time!  Residential registration closes on 20th April.  If you would like to register, please visit https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk - and if you have friends you’d like to see at the convention who haven’t registered yet either, then don’t forget to bug them!

Thats all from us, but keep your eyes peeled for the next edition of CF2012 Dealer Showcase!

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Announcements / ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 1!

« on: March 19, 2012, 20:52:04 »

ConFuzzled 2012 Dealer Showcase 1

With the convention now looming on the horizon, it’s time for us busy workers of the Commerce department to start highlighting some of the fantastic creative types you’ll be able to buy from in our lovely Dealers Den!

The Dealers den is an important part of the convention, and allows you a fantastic opportunity to buy gifts for yourself and others.  Whether it’s purchasing furry art, getting a commission or two of your character / persona, or snapping up some ConFuzzled memorabilia, the Den is the place to go for all your shopping needs!

The best news is that with our new venue offering us more space, we’ve got even MORE dealers in the den this year, and that means that even if you’ve been coming to ConFuzzled since the beginning, there are bound to be some new dealers that you’ve not seen in the den before!

This year we’ve asked our Dealers to write their own promotional material for us to include, so in most cases what you see below are their own words on what you can find on their tables this year.

This time around we’re highlighting our Guest of Honour, FunLaser, FarukuCostumes, and SpiritRaptor!  Also, don’t forget to read about our Sponsors-only early opening AND the ConFuzzled SALE!!

Colson Grainger
Our guest of honour is of course the talented Colson - singer, pianist, musical performer, we’re sure he’ll keep you entertained.  From our website:

Don’t be alarmed if you find yourself tapping your feet and swaying when the rock and pop themes begin to play from Colson’s guitar, keyboard or voice as this talented performer has two albums to his name, he’s performed live at Feral! 2010 and Midwest FurFest 2011, and his videos have had over a million views on YouTube.

Expect to see and hear him at the many musical events we’ll be running this year including the Music Jam and our other musical workshops.

You’ll also see more of him in the Den, where he’ll be joined by Fox Amoore who works closely with Colson producing backing music for his songs and other musical work.
If you’d like to take Colson’s sound home with you (and why wouldn’t you?), then head over to their table armed with cash!

Want to hear more?  Head over to Colson’s YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/tratledge

FunLaser
“Heya from Funlaser. Once again we'll be dealing and have brought along some very special  shiny objects for you to peruse.
Along with our usual items of DogTags, Pet/Collar Tags, BadgeTags and LED goodies. We'll  also be bringing along a few special items that will only be available in the run up to, and at the con. These special items include: Clapperboards (both prop size and badges) and Filmstrip LED badges to fit the movie theme and Wooden DogTags and pegs to fit the 5th
anniversary material theme.

Once again we'll be supplying every attendee with a DogTag and you can get your name on the reverse for £1. We'll also be able to engrave your drinking vessel. We are also working with a few other artists/dealers to bring some other unique and shiny objects to you ^_^
Such as LED collars and lasered leather keyrings with Spiritraptor, Hand drawn Filmstrip badges with Panthras and a few secret items with Shirik. We'll also be providing a few things for auction so keep your eyes peeled.

This year we'll be running a slot based system. As such we'll be opening for pre-orders the month or so before the Con so you can buy the item you want and collect at the Con ^_^ Keep your eyes on http://furry.funlaser.co.uk for more information. We'll also announce on UKfur, CF forums and our FA page http://www.furaffinity.net/user/funlaser/ when we open for pre-orders.

Will catch you all at the movies.”

FarukuCostumes
“Welcome to FarukuCostumes! This is a home for unique and customised fursuits and accessories. A small company based in the United Kingdom aiming to make beautiful high quality products to your specifications, currently a solo company run by myself, I specialise in creating eye catching semi-realistic critters.

At Confuzzled 2012 FarukuCostumes will be selling a variety of tails, handpaws, tail keychains, Ears and a ready-to-wear partial fursuit. Being an illustrator as well as a fursuit maker I will also be taking on-the-spot art commissions while at the table. Don’t be afraid to come along and say hello and see all the fuzzy wares we have to offer!

To see examples of work please visit:
Fursuit Work: http://faruku.webs.com/
Artwork: http://laura-croft.artworkfolio.com/“

SpiritRaptor
“Yes! It's that time of the year again when you get to frolic around the dealers den perusing packages and ogling art, checking out peoples wares and widgets! Spiritraptor AKA Leathersaurus is going to be back in full force with a whole new range of Artwork and Leather Gear, including some awesome collaboration work with the amazing Funlaser staff.

Like last year we will have some usual bits, leather key-rings, some basic collar designs including some fun collars and cuffs on the cheaper end of the scale. However we will also be bringing some more detailed, premium collars for those of you that want to look flash, also including some amazing LED tags Also I'll be debuting my new show collar to go into the art auction, The DragonRune; The story behind it shrouded in mystery and intrigue

On the Art front I will be taking sketch commissions both digital and traditional also including some more CF exclusive prints, only available at this event for this time only! There is also talk about having some art CDs and maybe even some portfolios to bring down as well, so stay tuned!

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/spiritraptor/ [Note: Some adult content in gallery]
http://www.spiritraptor.com/gear.jpg <<Tiny snapshot of some of the gear of going to bring”

ConFuzzled Merchandise, Charity Items & SALE!
As usual we’ll have the obligatory selection of ConFuzzled merchandise, and no - it’s not another mug this year! Come check out this years hot merchandise including new stuff for 2012!

Our Charity is kindly furnishing us with toys and gifts that you can buy from our charity table with ALL proceeds going to the charity!

Finally … we’ve got a SALE on!  Yes, thanks to us having some surplus from previous years, the management have decided it’s time for us to shift it!  So, we’ll be making some BIG discounts on previous years merchandise, and you can snap up a bit of history!  It’s the perfect solution in a downbeat economy!

Sponsor Extra!
Those of you who’ve been to ConFuzzled will no doubt be aware that on the first day of the Dealers Den, Sponsors get entry an hour early!  That means Sponsors get first pick of the hottest merchandise, special items from our guest of honour, ConFuzzled merchandise AND get your commissions in first!

If you’d like to upgrade your membership at the convention, please head over to the registration system and edit your membership - don’t forget to pay the upgrade in good time!  Alternatively, email registration@confuzzled.org.uk for help!

Not yet registered? What are you waiting for?! Goto https://reg.confuzzled.org.uk - registration for residential memberships closes April 20th!


MORE DEALERS!
Finally, if you’re looking for the full list of dealers in our den this year, please go here to view the current details: http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/premiere/dealers-denconfirmed-dealers/

Thats all from us, but keep your eyes peeled for the next edition of CF2012 Dealer Showcase!

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Rallicat
Commerce Deputy

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Announcements / The Dealers Den is now full!

« on: March 06, 2012, 20:40:54 »

Dear everyone!

This is a quick update to let you all know, that all the spaces in our dealers den are now taken!

If you have not yet registered for a table, you may still do so, but you will be placed onto a waiting list pending any cancellations.  You will receive notification if a space becomes available.

Alternatively, another way to get a space is through a table-sharing arrangement.  If you choose to share a table with someone else, then both you and your sharing partner MUST register this fact with us.  This can be achieved through the dealer registration process.  Your sharing partner can achieve this by editing their registration.

If you have questions, the quickest way to get them answered is to send an email to dealersdenandart'at'confuzzled.org.uk

See you at the convention real soon!
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Rallicat
Commerce Deputy

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Announcements (CF2008-CF2011) / ConFuzzled Dealer Showcase #6

« on: April 23, 2011, 13:18:42 »

FINAL Dealer Showcase!

With the convention nearly upon us it’s time for the final Dealers Den update!

It won’t be long before you find yourself getting ready to head to ConFuzzled, and make sure that when you pack your bag, you leave plenty of room for the swag you’ll be bringing back, especially from the Den and Art Show – there’s so much to browse and buy, including from several dealers visiting us from abroad – it’s a great opportunity!

The Dealers Den will be open from 11AM on the Saturday of the convention, and if you’re a Sponsor, you can get in an hour early at 10AM!!  The Den will open again on Sunday from 10AM (for all).  Initial opening always sees a big rush of interest – if you have specific artists you’d like to see / commission, please arrive early to avoid disappointment!

This week in the dealers showcase, Roarey Raccoon, Korrok, Skaifox, and just a small mention of the Convention Store!

Roarey Raccoon
Roarey Raccoon is one our artists in the den this year.  You’ll find Roarey’s art on FurAffinity (some adult art) – and it should be a great place to pick up art this year!  Very cute, very toony art – you’ll want to cuddle it!

Korrok
Another of our artists this year – producing some fantastic full colour artwork – mainly realistic in nature, and you can have a browse over at FurAffinity (some adult art).  Don’t forget to take a look at Korrok’s table this year to buy plenty of art!

Skaifox
Our final artist again produces full colour art, a great mix of toony / realistic art – you’ll be sure to find something good on Skaifox’s table – and for a preview take a look at Skaifox’s FurAffinity pages (some adult art). Don’t forget to take a look this year!

Convention Store
As usual, the commerce team will be manning our own table in the den – the convention store!  You’ll find a big collection of ConFuzzled themed gifts including mugs, pens, t-shirts and much more!

As you know, our Charity this year will be the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) – and we aim to raise as much money as possible to donate!  At the Convention Store, you’ll find a huge collection of Otter-themed gifts, including Otter Plushies, Badges, fridge magnets and more!  Please buy an Otter-item – all proceeds go to the charity!!

Payment
A quick word on payment – in general most dealers will be expecting payment in cash.  The convention store is planning to offer card payment – however as we are only a small business, we may have to pass on payment processing costs.  Further, we regret that you will be unable to use our card payment facilities to pay for items from other dealers, and we do not have a cash-back facility.

We would generally advise you bring some cash to the convention.

The commerce team looks forward to seeing you in the den this year – we hope it will be a big part of your convention experience, and that you’ll go home with some great art and other furry merchandise!