Due to the loss of the bolt fabrics at my local Walmart, I will now have to order all my fabric online. And due to the added cost of this I am having to raise my base price from $20 to $25 starting June 1st, 2009.

I regret having to do this but if I don't then just the shipping on my fabrics would eat up any profit I make on my plushies and I don't have a lot of that as it is.

Now the change will not take effect until June 1st so if you know that you definately want a plushie before then, please commission it now. Even if I start it after June 1st, as long as you commission it now it will have a "saved spot" and you will receive the $20 base price. Anything commissioned after June 1st will have the $25 base price attached. And you do have to definately want a plushie to receive the old price, once you email me saying "yes I want this one" and we start to iron out the details then I consider the plushie as commissioned and save a spot for it.

Also I am *very* flexible on time and when payment is due. So if you have one that needs to get somewhere by a certain date, let me know right off and I'll do everything I can to get it done on time. And if you have to wait a few days for your pay to come in, I do not mind waiting for the payment since it is not due until I complete the plushie(s)and have no problem waiting until your pay comes in.


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Custom Made Plushies
(examples can be seen in my gallery and on my website)

Plushies stand just under 12 inches tall and will have synthetic hair and felt clothing. I can be emailed at plushiecraft@gmail.com to agree on the complete terms of the commission. This size is named "Tiny".

I have now added a new size - Mini. Mini stand at 6 inches tall compared to the Tiny which is 12 inches so if you want a Mini please specify size when commissioning them. Minis are also the same price as Tinys - they are half the size but twice the work.

• Plushies are starting at $25 each, unless I have to special order something and then I will let you know before I take the commission. Meaning if you want the clothes made from something other than felt it will be extra. If the character has a lot of clothes that will be extra (i.e. Rin with three kimonos, Kagome with undies, pjs and a robe, etc). If the hair is an odd color or style, it will be extra - i.e Krusnik Abel's hair stands straight up and would be extra or the character has very curly blue hair, etc. Jewelry or any accessory that I have to make is also extra i.e Inuyasha's necklace or Rosette's (Chrono Crusade) pocket watch. If the character's clothes have a design on them that I have to paint on that is extra i.e the winged cross on Hyde's shirt.

Each of these extra charges are only $1 each so most plushies should not be over $30, if the commission is going to cost more than that I will let you know before taking the commission.

Shipping is not included in the $25. Payment is through Paypal, if you do not have Paypal other arrangements will need to be made before I accept the commission.

• Shipping for one plushie is $4.80 and $5.37 for two, if you commission more than two I will let you know the cost before taking the commission. And this is for U.S. shipping only, international shipping is available upon request.

• It takes me from one to three weeks per plushie as I make each by hand. I have also been getting faster on these so it might also take even less time

• If the character needs specially made clothes and I need to make patterns that will add to the time taken. Also accessories such as the pocket watch Rosette from Chrno Crusade wears adds to the time it takes me to make it.

• I do not consider weapons to be accessories and will not be making them, I do reserve the right to change my mind about that if they are an important part of the clothing so ask first and I may include it.

• I also do characters from fanfics and these are treated just like OCs - with $10 due upfront and I only make them for the author of the fiction. Now there are two exceptions to that: 1)if you want to give the author a plushie of their character as a gift then I will craft the plushie. 2)if you contact the author and have received permission to have a plushie of a character from their fiction then I will craft it but you must have the author contact me to give me the permission directly. These plushies also have the option of a free speciality butt stamp with the fic's name and author's name on it.

• If you wish to give a plushie as a gift let me know. Gift plushies get a free message card to carry any special message you wish to give the new owner. It's only the size of a business card so the message needs to be a little short.

I will make any character with just a couple exceptions:

• characters that already have an official plushie - exceptions to that is if the plushie is from an AU fanfiction i.e. – Inuyasha, Kagome, etc, from “Temple of the Dog” written by Urd-chan. Or if you want to add or leave something off i.e. Hanyou Inu and Human Inu normally have fundoshi but no shirt or under shirt -to add the shirt is extra.

• any character that I don’t like, there aren’t many of these so most likely this won’t come up but ask about a character first.

I will even do OC characters, real people, and characters from anime series or games that I am not familiar with but I will need a full description and pictures for reference. I also don't have a problem with doing more "adult minded" plushies but I will ask for proof that you are over 18 before I accept the commission. I do ask for a deposit of $10 on OC characters to cover the fact that this is an OC. This charge is only for an OC and as such I will not be able to sell it otherwise and is due when I take the commission. I will also ask how you want the OC copyright stamp to read, this is only for OCs though I do offer special "Property Of" stamps for real people.

I do reserve the right to turn down a commission due to time constraints. I will not take on more plushies than I can handle in a reasonable time frame, I don’t feel right in making someone wait an unreasonable amount of time for a plushie so if I can’t take one I will say so in the beginning. If I do, I will at the very least let you know when I will be able to take the commission and ask that you contact me again around that time or we can set up a scheduled date for me to start them.

Crafting/plushie clubs or sites I'm on: Etsy *Crafty-Goodness ~madeby-me ~mushy-plushie UFO Catcher.com *EverybodyPlush ~PlushiesRock

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I will be at Animazement 2009 [link] in Raleigh N.C. this coming May 22-24th. I'll be carrying around a couple of my plushies (look for the girl who has the plushies with wig hair)so stop me and tell me what you think of them in person If you can't find me, look for the Pink Door Inc. table (it'll have a pink tablecloth) that Urd-chan will be at (unless she's not able to get a table). If I'm not there, they can call me and I'll be right over. I know that I'll definately be carrying Shurei Ko (Story of Saiunkoku) and Winry (Full Metal Alchemist) but I haven't decided on who else I'll have with me. If you see me and want a certain one, please ask me - I have a few in stock and might end up bringing them with me. I plan on being there off and on all weekend so even if I leave it at home, I can always bring it the next day if you want one of the in stock ones.

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Lately I've been doing a lot of specials on my plushies and am now in need of some suggestions for the specials. Next holidays are St. Patricks, Easter, Mother's Day, and Father's Day. So I need ideas of what I can do for those days and what kind of special discount (Halloween's was $3 off shipping) I can run for them. Pick any one or ones you want and toss out suggestions, even an off the wall one can help me. If I can use the suggestion I'll give you some kind of deal on any plushie for you, I'll mark it in my records somewhere so you can use it whenever you want. So any one have some ideas?