The IRS hates me/Loonakit sale

[bladespark]

I just got a very bad letter in the mail. :( Apparently something got screwed up at tax time and I owe the IRS some money.

My large plushes and fursuits are booked pretty solid, but I have space on my project list for quite a few small projects right now, so I thought I'd have a Loonakit sale. ALL Loonakits, pokemon, other fan characters, original characters, animal species, random weird colors, all of them are $20% off.

I wish I could offer them even cheaper than that, but if I'm not making an actual profit on them, then holing a sale doesn't do me any real good. :( Anyhow, hopefully some folks will be interested.

What 20% off means in actual numbers:

Random Loonakits (made however I feel like from whatever colors I have in the scrap bin, you can request a favorite color/color scheme) - formerly $15, now $12
Example: http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/loonakits2.jpg

Animal and original character Loonakits (any species any character, more complicated designs will cost more) - formerly starting at $25, now starting at $20
Example: http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/DSCN1481.JPG

Pokemon and other fan Loonakits (No Disney characters, some Pokemon may not work well as a Loonakit, but most can be done) - formerly starting at $30, now starting at $24
Example: http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/pokekits.png

Deluxe Loonakits (with legs! And noses!) - formerly starting at $40, now starting at $32
Example: http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Dscn1149.jpg

Paypal preferred, check, money order, or cash at your own risk all accepted. Loonakits take around 3 weeks to make, but if I a get a ton of orders some of these may take a little longer. Loonakits are made from minky or faux fur, always soft and cuddly. :) Loonakits are about six inches across. Shipping is not included in these prices, but they're small enough to ship in a padded envelope anywhere in the USA for just $4, and anywhere overseas for just $6.

Edit: I have seven orders place right now, which is enough that any more will definitely take more than 3 weeks to make. The sale is still going on, but I just thought I should mention. :) Thanks to everybody who's ordered so far!

Comments

[thrivis.livejournal.com]

How about a Dragonair Lunakit? :o Always liked your lunakits, and thought dragonair would be cute as one.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Dragonair would be really cute. :) It'd be $28 for one. If that sounds accpetable, you can send paypal payment to spark.costumes@gmail.com or let me know if you need my address to mail a snail mail payment to.

[thrivis.livejournal.com]

Sent payment!

I'm moving next week, so I'll let you know the new address when you finish.

Sorry about the lateness. I was like "I'll send payment laaater" and then... I forgot LOL. So sorry!

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Got your payment. :) Thank you. It'll be around a month to get it done.

[beetlecat.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. I'll get one.

The animal loonakit but with a nose like the deluxe. No legs. Short stub tail like a bunny.

I also like the big black teddy bear eyes (as opposed to pupiled eyes in the random pile). Short fur/minky body but the tail longer pile fur.

Colour scheme of my cat: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/5969612/ but simplified obv. White belly and some sort of naturalish shade of brown/cream/orange for the back and tail is fine. A few simplified back stripes in a darker colour would be pretty cool as well.

Plus USA shipping. I'll pay paypal. My husband has been wanting a 'cubical cat' for at work :p

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Could do that for $24, so $28 w. shipping. My paypal is spark.costumes@gmail.com

[beetlecat.livejournal.com]

Sent :)

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Awesomesauce. Thank you!

Would you rather a solid orange or brown, or would you rather orange tabby fabric? http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_P1030225.jpg <--example of it. It's not really cat pattern authentic, and it doesn't come in longer, but I could use that, and a solid orange for the tail.

[beetlecat.livejournal.com]

Aha I had forgotten about that fur. yes I think your plan would be perfect!

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Will do then. Thanks again!

[beetlecat.livejournal.com]

I'm still very happy with the lynx loonakit I got from you ages ago :3 And given how round and .. loaf-shaped Beetle is.. a loonakit is disturbingly appropriate XD

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

.... Can you do Loonakits out of fleece instead of fur? I have an Ideaz. (Fan chracter. Just a sec, will sketch and link to what I want.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

(PS: my Lizzie loonakit is still very much beloved and is currently sharing shelfspace with my custom dragon from Dragoncave back in the mid 80s and a griffin from MKD. :D

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

:) Yep, I can do fleece.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. I've been contemplating a couple of really simplified transformers plushes (there's a gal on Devart who does cute ones but getting on her commission list is more or less impossible.) Now I just have to decide which characters...

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Sounds very interesting. :) I am not a Transformers expert, but if you can supply some sketches so I can get an idea what you're after, I'd love to tackle such a project.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

One sec and I'll upload my first idea- I'm not sure which characters I want, to be honest- I have enough money to commission two and I need to figure out WHICH two I'd want. :D

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

http://shinystuff.us/pics/loonakit_seekers.png - wings would be flat, stripe would be ribbon or paint, not a separate piece of fabric to simplify things. I'm still tweaking the idea. I'm not sure if I want two of the seekers or some different characters who are a pair rather than a trio....

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Oh fun. Well, you can always get two now and the third one later. I'd save the pattern so they match, if you wanted to do that.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

That would be AWESOME. (Can you do button eyes? That would rock. I've never seen the shiny beady teddybear eyes in red, but they sort of need their red eyes.)

.... Here's the other possibility. http://shinystuff.us/pics/loonakit_jazz_prowl_Ratchet.png

I need to tweak these more- I'm trying NOT to deliberately copy the person on DA's designs but I love the way she simplifies them and the way she does it would work great in the loonakit style since her critters are basically the same shape.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

I can do button eyes, I think they'd look good. :) I do have red eyes, but they're with black pupils.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Yeah, these guys would be cuter with buttons.... *ponders*

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Which would you rather do? ^_^ The Seekers would probably be easier since they're the same pattern, right?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Yeah, probably a little bit. :) I wouldn't mind either though.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. *ponders*

Seekers, or Ratchet. *ponders* Seeker AND Ratchet, maybe....

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

He he he. Well, I'll make as many of them as you pay me to make.

Speaking of paying, I don't think I quoted a specific price. Obviously these fall under the fan critter category, I think they'd be $28 each.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

NP. I'm just trying to figure out who I want, which will probably take me till morning. :D (I have too many favorite TF characters. BUt I already have Wheeljack and Seeker toys- the Ratchet toy is really expensive right now, and so is Prowl..... *ponders*

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Could I get a deluxe Vaporeon? :o

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Yes you can. :) Although Vaporeon is complicated enough to be a smidge expensive. With the sale it would be $40

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

I can do that. Paypal address?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

spark.costumes@gmail.com And thank you. :)

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Sent from prolixity@gmail. :> Added the stated shipping cost as well.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Recieved, thank you very much. :)

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Looking forward to it. :)

Actually, hm. How much would it be for a regular-type shiny Umbreon? Friend of mine has a birthday coming.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Umbreon's an easy enough one. $24 should cover it.

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Okay, then I'll go add another payment. Will it be extra shipping?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Nah, I think I can fit them in together.

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Sent, and thank you! :)