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I've been debating for months about this, but I've finally decided that it was time for a price increase. Over the 6 years that I've been taking commissions, I've only increased my prices once, and that was several years ago, and it was only by $5. ^^; While the price of materials have increased, so has my skill level, and yet my prices have remained stagnant. And I realized, I was ripping myself off, because I am a better plushie maker than I was several years ago, and that's not just because I have more experience, but I also spend more time on details, and, therefore, am working longer on plushies than I used to. More time and effort, as well as an increase in quality, for the same amount of money, just isn't very fair to me. So, I'm raising my base prices by $10. I know a lot of people might think that the price I was already charging was a lot of money, but from my side of things, it's really, really not. I sincerely hope people understand. ^__^

As well as a price increase, I've also added a new commissionable plushie size to my FAQ, so for all those who may think the price IS too steep, I included another option. If people are interested, they can now commission 6" plushies as well, although these will be simpler in design than my normal plushies. I've already made a few of this size in the past, and also offer them on my Etsy store, but I decided to now make it an official size. ^-^

You can see my updated FAQ here: [link]

I think that's about it business-wise. ^^ I hope everyone has had a good month. Can't wait to see the end of winter. We don't really have much of a spring in New York anymore. It seems to go straight from freezing to boiling around here most of the time. I am, however, sick of this rain. Also, I've managed to watch a few new (to me) animes this past year. I'm LITERALLY obsessed with Fairy Tail. I also watched all of Clannad. If you've never seen it, do NOT do what I did. I spent a whole day watching eps 9-25 of Clannad After Story straight through.... I have NEVER cried so much in my entire life. I think I actually emptied my tear ducts of fluid, because my left eye took several days to recover lol! And I finally got around to watching Gurren Lagann. It was excellent, but so weird for me, because I actually have made a couple of Gurren Lagann plushies. So, when Viral showed up, I was like, I know him! And then came Nia, and I was geekily happy that I actually have plushified these characters before lol! An FYI: commissioners have good taste in anime. ^-^

Anyway, thanks for reading!

~Maria    

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1. 6" Gary - OC
Status: PAID

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:iconlolzgirl3000:
~lolzgirl3000 May 30, 2013  New member Student Filmographer
Hi. My friend :iconmk45x: watched you and I thought I'd say hi :)
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:iconsquisherific:
Hi there! :wave: And thanks very much for the watch as well! :hug:
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~lolzgirl3000 Jun 1, 2013  New member Student Filmographer
;)
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~lolzgirl3000 May 30, 2013  New member Student Filmographer
Any of your materials on sale in the UK?
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:iconsquisherific:
I ship pretty much anywhere if people commission me, and I have a Etsy store where I have ready-made items for sale. ^__^

Etsy:
[link]
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~lolzgirl3000 Jun 1, 2013  New member Student Filmographer
:3
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:iconsakairi-chan:
What do you use for your plush skin material??
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:iconsquisherific:
I use craft velour. ^-^
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:iconsakairi-chan:
Can you find that in stores like hobby lobby of Joannes?? Or order it all online??
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:iconsquisherific:
I order mine online because the only craft store I have near me is Michaels, and they are evil and don't carry any fabric other than felt. *Grrrr* I get mine here:
[link]
Be careful with it, though, because it does stretch a bit in one direction (it didn't use to have so much stretch to it IMO), and therefore, it can really mess with the body shape if you don't cut your pattern pieces out in the same direction (ie: one foot stretching lengthwise, while the other stretches widthwise, etc...).
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