i totally disappeared there, didn't i?
i'm sorry about that!

i got a new job, and then i went on a vacation to florida (we went to disney! :D ), and i did a re-set on my jewelry line.

with the new job, i haven't managed to find the time to list more plushies, so the twitter is going un-updated. that's so sad.
i also need to move a one of a kind crane to a different page, because it's been purchased, and i don't want someone trying to buy it (despite the lack of paypal button available).

that being said, would you like a crane?
i'm trying to update the pattern i used, and make it more origami-like. i need some practice!
so. do you have 2.oo?
if you do, click this button, and get a test crane!
free shippings, and the 2.OO is only paying for the felt i use.
plus, the fact that you've given me dollars will motivate me to actually DO something. (me = feeling lazy)
and if there's one thing that we don't need, it's yobo feeling MORE LAZY. srsly, ppl, lazy.

you don't even have to leave a comment. ^.^-b

as i'm making the new crane(s) i'll make sure to put up tweets and a blog post or 2 about it, and how i'm tweaking the pattern from the original. deal?

ciao!
~yobo

we have a twitter page now.
http://www.twitter.com/plushiefoundry
it's mostly just auto-tweets from twitterfeed, but occasionally there will be actual tweetings from actual yobos (omg, no wai?!).

also, we'll be formally opening the shop in the next few weeks, and as such, we're having a special.

buy 1 mascot (or mascot set), and you'll get a second mascot (singular) free.

just put which one you'd like free in the notes when you check out, and when we email to let you know the shipping time, we'll confirm which 2 mascots you'll be getting.

we'll be having a big 'ol announcement when we set it up, so no worries about forgetting (we'll be sending around a little flier to newsletter readers, so sign up here :: [link] ).

if you've any questions or concerns, you can comment here, or email us! ^.^-b

ciao~!
~yobo
p.s., if you've seen yobo's schooling motivations, please tell them that she misses them and would love them to come home please. :P

no, seriously.
it's about 6O° right now, and i'd like it to stay this way for the forseeable future.
i know it won't, but i'd still like it if it did.

that's not the real reason i'm writing this though.
i'm actually writing this because::

the new plushie shop is up and running! yaaayyy!
to see it, just click right here :: http://shop.theplushiefoundry.com/

i'm so excited! i love the way it looks, and i love the way the thumbnails work. i really love adding something as easily as making this blog post! omijesus it's so nice.

i've been loading the plushies and the kaleidoscopes and telescopes and everything in, and oh my goodness, it's SO MUCH FASTER than listing something on either etsy OR artfire! the really fun parts are where i can have different characters in the titles, use exclamation points, and even little hearts (♥). plus, i can have as many tags as i like.

the REALLY nice part about this is that i no longer need to charge so much for the plushies, so the prices are reverting! they're no longer 8.OOUSD, they're now 5.OOUSD, though the shipping's about the same.

i'll be putting it on the 'shipping information' page there, but everything has a 1.OO handling charge, and the shipping price varies. i need to find a graphical way of showing the shipping charges, don't you think? maybe like the price tags, but it'll say S&H on it somewhere. that could be cute.

anyway, things like that are why the grand opening isn't until march. ^.^-b

see ya soon!
yobo

well, actually, this isn't about any of those things.
i just liked the rhythmn.

i just wanted to repost a bit from the newsletter that went out (late) this morning.

with this new year, a nearly literal ton of new things have been happening on the internets, or at least those parts of it that you can find our plushies in. some of them good, some of them bad. none of them worthy of rehashing here.

yes, the drama-llama has been happening a lot this past month, and there's no need to go into it here. the practical upshot of the llama being that the plushie foundry will very soon have it's own independent shop, which we're hoping to have up and running by the end of the month!
we think this'll be a great thing, because it'll mean that the adoption fees can once again drop, so they'll be even easier to adopt!

in the mean time, this means that things in the etsy store will be disappearing, and sadly, they won't be reappearing until the new store front is open.
if there's a plushie that you just can't do without, and you don't see it in the shop, please contact us, and we'll work with you to get your new plushie to you in a safe and orderly manner.

the final quarter of schooling for yobo has started, and she's very nearly swamped with papers and homeworks! (eeeeewwww, papers!) that doesn't mean that she doesn't take time out to answer emails, though, so feel free to send a missive!

and really, that's all for now!

à bientôt!
~yobo

well, not on purpose.

yobo's last quarter in college started on the 3rd, so she's been busily studying and trying to actually pass her classes.

sadly, this means that there's not much to post.
which is mostly why it seems like the blog's ded.

but!
there's hope ::
there will be a new telescope in the shop soon!
it's all done up in browns and golds, and i think it has a distinctly african/tribal vibe.
and it's an actual scope too. it's got lenses! doesn't magnify much, but i think it's ok.
it's more for looking cool and using your imagination than it is for being functional, ya know?

imagination. it's what the cool kids are using.

there's a little hint at what the telescope looks like.
keep an eye on the twitters for when it appears!

that the Foundry's ever made.

i've got a 29" wide piece ofgreen upholstry fabric that i think is long enough to make 2 'gators, and a 3" long pattern.

meaning i have to increase said pattern by a factor of 9.66 (meaning 9 2/3, for those who are better at fractions).
so if anyone has tips on increasing pattern size (or if my increase factor is totally off), please let me know! :D

yeah, this is gonna be fun. :P

wish me luck!

i guess the consensus among our customers is that $5.00 is a good price for plushies, since the sale is going so well.

sadly, i can't leave the price there and still pay for things like shipping supplies and felt stores, so we'll have to end the sale as planned, on Epiphany (January 6th).

on the other hand, there's still time to get a plushie delivered in time for christmas (in the u.s., at least), so feel free to order a few things!

and now, i must go study. at 1antimeridian. for maths.


actually, i may just go to bed.
~yobo

and as such, it's time for all those atrociously glossy adverts both in print and on tv telling you to get there as early (ewwww) as physically possible so that you can try to be one of like, 4 people who get that special widget (whatever it is).

here at the foundry, we don't believe in such silly things as 'Limited Quantities Available' or such stuffs. 'One of a Kind' things, SURE. But there's a difference between 'OOAK' and 'LQA', ya dig?

so here's what's up for the foundry this holiday season ::
remember back when we raised the price for mascots?
well, the prices are reverting to the original 5.00 until Epiphany (January 6th).

there's no code to enter, there's nothing special to be done.
starting at midnight, the prices will revert to 5.00, with 2.00 shipping.

also, i'm planning on getting a couple listings up for a 'spell your child's name in plush!' thing, which will be similar to this ::

photo is courtesy of a lovely customer who came up with the idea, and then said "i'll send pix so you can offer it to other people!" (we totally love customers like that.)

we'll be offering 2 styles ::
1 with just the plushies, so you can decorate with them as you wish, and 1 that's full-on, like Jameson's up yonder, on little canvases with letters and painted as per your instructions (in acrylics).

with both of them, you'll have to tell me the name or word you want, and if you don't specify what plushies should be for what letter, i'll just use my own animal naming knowledge and make it up as i go. the plushies will still come with BirthCertificates, because the plushies will be attached to the canvases with either velcro or snaps (haven't decided yet), so that they can be played with. ^.^-b

i know you're probably totally inundated with SALESALESALE shit right now, but hey, a nice plushie or two might calm those nerves back down. after all, they ARE squishy (like stress balls!).

~yobo

and a little about new kaleidoscopes, but mostly newsletters.
see, we signed up for a mailchimp account, finally, so we can get ye olde newsletter actually under way. (omg, wha~? no wai!) and if you'd like to see the first one, it's right here :: [link]

the next one is going out tomorrow, actually, since it's always on the 1st of the month. if you're interested in getting PlushieUpdate(s) in your inbox, you should click on this link right here and sign up. because right now it's only sending to our own email for archiving purposes (and getting sent to the twitters, but not many seem to be clicking on it. silly twitters.), and that's just lonely.

as for birthdays, today is yobo's! (she just likes telling people, because she loves her birthday.)

and the kaleidoscopes ::
we give out glowsticks instead of candy for trick-or-treat (always a huge hit).
so now i have 5 tubes waiting for kaleidoscop-ing (or telescop-ing).

got a favourite color or design?
tell me so i can put it on a kaleidoscope!

that's really all, i just wanted to update the blog because it got all boring for a while. :P

~yobo

because you can't go wrong with either one, i think. ^.-
got the mermaids listed finally!

they don't really have names, but hey, that's what the birthcertificates are for. as you can see, the pink one has a  mowhawk and an ice cream cone. that's because she's punk rawk and she has a sweet tooth. the blue and the green girls are a little sunburned, and the yellow and brown shaded girls are just super happy to see you. also the brown-tailed girl has piggie tails, because it was just too cute to pass up that opportunity.

they're sold as a set currently, but if you want a singular mermaid, of course one can be found for you. ^.^-b

also, now both my gently-used toy sewing machines are listed, as destashings.

the 1st, a very cute little red singer chainstitch, is more toy than actual machine, but still works quite well if you take it slow, and don't go through really thick/tough stuff. it runs on batteries, and takes C cells, which you can get rechargables of (plus no one will trip over the cord! isn't that just so safe?)

the 2nd, an also very cute little machine, is a HearthSong, and i think it's a vintage one. at any rate, it's more machine than toy, and works pretty well! it's got bobbins, needles, instructions, and a cute box so you can schlep it about! plus, it says "Make it Sew" and "As You Wish" on it, which is too cute for words, really. It's a nice light tan with pretty periwinkle buttons and knobs and whatnot.

and as this is more of an 'omg, you mean things actually got listed?' post than anything, i'll stop talking now. ♥ ♥ ♥

~yobo