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

[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*