I will be ordering the MINIMUM I can for the large frankencorgi since my project isn't going super well but I should be okay enough to make it despite the custom color costs. That being said I need to make sure you are included if you were interested in swapping, so I would like to make sure I have counts ASAP.
If you would like to swap what you're waiting for, I will allow the following swaps:
- Toby Sitting (this is a large plush) for a large plush you ordered - Frankencorgi Sitting (this is a large plush) for a large plush you ordered - Frankencorgi keychain plush + toby keychain plush or two of either design to replace a large sitting plush
I will ask about more updates soon from my manufacturer but with CNY right around the corner, I'm not getting many responses and won't likely have much to update until sometime in March. Frankencorgi keychain plush will be here mid-late March, April at latest as long as things go as expected.
Either way, if these are swaps you would like to make, please comment on this post or email me and I will note/adjust your order to reflect this.
If not, please disregard and thank you for being patient. I hope to have other plush updates once factories are back open.
Toby Keychain
Prototypes of the corgis (finals will still be more polished and the correct colors)
Gryphon Status Apparently they didn't even work on it since I submitted the changes? I don't know why? They obviously worked on my corgis so I don't understand how this fell to the side.
Frankencorgi Swap Requests I am also going to throw this option out for people who may be interested since this is taking longer than I ever wanted it to - if you are waiting on a plush and my upcoming Pintopia project does fund (I have it set to fund the larger expensive plush only atm) - I will let you swap your plush from this campaign out (Kitsune/Fox/Gryphon/Owlbear) since those have not been sent at all yet due to all my sampling issues.
To be clear, I am still working on these designs and even if I hit my deadline to refund you guys in the summer, I will STILL be trying to get them fixed and produced. That really won't change anything, I just hate that you guys are waiting an eternity. I clearly auto-assumed my manufacturer wouldn't have any issues with these and I was wrong.
I think the Kitsune is the closest to being where I want atm, Gryphon keeps getting further away for some reason (which was my personal want so I'm pretty disappointed and upset). I kinda just haven't done much with the Owlbear bc Kitsune was the most ordered design so I've been fighting a lot more back and forth with that one and they even switched designers for me. I am working on this and the Nebula project this month since the Frankencorgi is already ready + hair claws and keychain are in production already for that.
Anyways, since it has been asked on socials, my shopify inbox and at conventions if I can swap this for people who are waiting on this project, I will allow this as an option assuming the Frankencorgi funds at all. It's an $11,000 plush to produce because it is a complex design and needs a $1500 custom chest color (that won't get made until I pay for production).
I think my retail price on the larger corgis will stay at $60 because I will be ordering MORE to keep the prices the same as if I ordered 200 quantity. Which is wild I have to order that many just to keep the costs down lol...
The nose being upside down for the rushed keychain sample was already noted for the manufacturer lol.. but I wanted these to start production ASAP.
So technically none of these prototypes in this pic below are accurate. The bolts and green nose were missing from the keychain, but those have been updated. I have to send over tags this morning for it.
Large corgi will have fur the length of the normal corgis for the chest and it will be the correct color instead of this mint green that is there. The nose will be the same dark green as the top part of the ear. The right large corgi is the most current sample.
Anyways I just wanted to give any updates I could. Factories are going on break soon for CNY so I am not expecting much from them until they are back afterwards. I'll be really annoying about everything starting in February because I really just want this project 100% fulfilled.
I woke up at like 2am to start production on the keychains so I'm a bit tired and hope this post makes any sense at all. :D
Thank you guys for being patient and I am sorry. >_<
Sent that in today, so we'll see if I can get it a little closer to what I am after. I think I changed some of the colors to be more like the sticker as well.
I'll give these plush a few more shots before I let people swap for a Frankencorgi (or a Toby) or do a refund for whatever wasn't already sent to people. My personal deadline is this summer. I'm trying not to get discouraged atm. It's pretty frustrating. I'll do a Kitsune and Owlbear update soon as well. I'm also in crunch time for Christmas so I've been preparing for people to be here and kinda slacked on working a bit.
I have to order the small owlbear stickers next week with the other piles of plush sticker order (I didn't get to it this week bc my husband & daughter's birthday + thanksgiving were all 3 days in a row).
There is a large stack of orders going out today, but look at these cool D&D stamps! :D
Some will go out Monday or a little later depending if you're waiting on a small owlbear sticker. Either way, keep your eyes open! I'll be looking through more orders later this weekend.
Just wanted to give an update.
I have a sticker sale going on all month so if you missed some stickers or want some of the new ones that just arrived, they will be on site at some point. The sale ends December 31, 2025 either way.
If you feel I should have reached out to you but haven't, please feel free to reach out to me. I have a lot of things printed and just kinda set aside.
My backend so you can kinda see the very lackluster progress I have made. Most of what everyone is waiting for are the plush that have prototype issues.
Everything but the small owlbear has been placed in this order.
I may drop that because I hate the design. >_< I used a bear cub as a reference to sketch it. I have more stickers to order next week as well (see the corgis below), so if I can fix it and get it ordered then, I will do that. I overthink things too much sometimes then I go into avoidance mode.
I think because of the holidays the earliest anything will arrive is December. Mailing stuff in December gives me insane anxiety for some reason. Either way, expect things to get mailed around then.
I love the fox so much. These will make fantastic pins in a future project for sure!