[NEWSLETTER] - November

Welcome to November, folks! We are a few days into the month (thank you for your patience as I travel home and rest a little post-FurPoc!) and I am so excited to share some fun schemes going into the winter months!

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

• CON UPDATES

• NOVEMBER STICKER

• FURPOC WRAP UP

• CROIX COOKIE COLLAB

• SECRET SANTA SIGN UP

• SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK

• GENERAL UPDATES

I think this is the first time since writing Newsletters that I have not had a new convention application to report! I anticipate applying for AnthroCon (Pittsburgh, PA: Jul 4-7) this month and should confirm with Furry Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA: May 8-11) regarding mine and Peri’s booths.

While writing this Newsletter I received an email that I was accepted to vend at Portland's Winter Market at the Lloyd Center! If you are looking to do any last minute winter shopping within the Pacific Northwest, swing by December 19-22!

My next upcoming con is Midwest Furfest in Rosemont, IL between December 5-8! I will be working in the Dealer’s Den (Table B16) all three days and am anticipating hosting a Vendor Bingo event! I will be right next to my wonderful pal PeriPendrake and he is COOKIN’ FOLKS, so you absolutely need to swing by!

Were you blessed with the opportunity to pick your own apples this season? Join these two critters and go grab your favorite apples — mine is Ambrosia! What’s yours? 🍏🍎 All Sticker Clubs have gone out the door – expect to start seeing them turn up in your mailbox later this week!

Wow, just wow! Furpocalypse was such a perfect con experience and I am so happy I got to share a chunk of it with all of you! Between Peri rocking his Guest of Honor responsibilities (we are proud!!), a record-breaking den for con size, over a thousand additional attendees and just an all around amazing team of people behind the scenes… I am smitten!

Consider spending Halloween 2025 with us — I will already be cooking up some chaotic schemes for the next time we all find ourselves in Stamford, CT! Also, be sure to ask Skylar about the futuristic toilets in the JFK Airport.

I am very excited to share a little collaboration with Croix’s Rad Cookies! For MFF Cookie Orders, folks will receive a bonus sticker with each order showcasing Zray and Croix as Spy vs. Spy characters! Our tiniest homage to MFF’s Heist theme!

This also means… THE PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RETURN! My all time favorite treat from Croix’s vault… returning to MFF only! 

Want to have some extra snacks for your room? Click HERE to order yours today!

The rumors are true… Secret Santa is happening for the Zratreon Community! Here is the scheduled timeline:

• NOVEMBER 6TH: SURVEY ACTIVATES AND ENTRIES OPEN

• NOVEMBER 12TH: ENTRIES CLOSE

• NOVEMBER 15TH: PARTICIPANTS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED THEIR SECRET SANTA INDIVIDUAL AND REF

• NOVEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 25: SECRET SANTA EVENT ACTIVE AND YOU MAY SHARE YOUR GIFT ANYTIME ON THE CHANNEL STARTING DECEMBER 1ST

Sit tight for just a few more days and prepare for the announcement and opening for this mini community event!

With only a few weeks until MFF and the fast approaching holidays, I think it is time to share a handful of items coming soon! Some can be expected while others… well let’s just take a look!

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE:

• (4) New Embroidered Sock Designs

• (1) Annual Dangling Wooden Ornament

• (2) New Pin Designs

• New Winter Sticker Designs

• (5) Special Wooden Ornaments

• (1) New Shirt Design

• And potentially the wildest…A KNITTED HOLIDAY SWEATER!

Life is good, life is busy! The two go hand and hand for ongoing freelance work. I am honored everyday that this is the job I get to do, and while I work very hard to maintain it I also know a lot of it comes from getting to have amazing connections with so many of you within this community. In a little over a month we will be celebrating 4 Years on Patreon and that alone is crazy!

Most of this month is the usual cram for the holidays, but as always I am excited to share so much of that time, space and energy with y’all! Stick around and I promise I’ll keep cooking for the winter months!

For now… I’m off to schnooze with Lil Kitty after a long weekend away! Take care!

💖💖💖 Zray