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You see, I've been getting the itch to start making hoodies again. Now that my summer con season is over and a huge unexpected bill is coming in (we need to have our main sewer line replaced) I've decided now is a great time to get back into it.

For those who have been chomping at the bit, here's whats happening. Originally I was going to choose a character a week (as often as time allows it) and make one of each size (S-XL) then list them on etsy. Since I've decided to start a week early and am unable to make a fabric run until later this week I'm going to be working off of whatever fabric I have hoarded over time for various projects. 

How they will be available is through my etsy store HERE. I will also be announcing on here, my twitter and tumblr accounts that they are available. Once the ones available run out, that is it until I am able to make more. 

Due to a pretty small window before the fall and spring convention seasons I cannot guarentee any specific design will be making a come back nor how many will be available in what sizes, though I am shooting to make as many available as possible. Commissions are closed for the foreseeable future for the same reasons. Thanks for everyone's understand and I look forward to posting again later this week.


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Etsy!

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Its still a smidge bare but I now have photos and for the most part have figured out how to use it so I think its time to share the Etsy store I've been talking about for so long.

www.etsy.com/shop/StudioKitsu


At the moment I'm still working on editing photos and getting everything published. Please check back later this week for a look at the entire range of items I currently have available for online sale!

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Update

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So as usual, sorry for the large gap in updating. It seems like now every season is a busy season for me. Also my fiance's father is going to have open heart surgery tomorrow so I've been pretty distracted the last couple weeks and am totally warning may be for the next month or 2 until he's recovered.


This also is happening atm..


Look at all that fluff!



I'm currently working on inventorying everything remaining after my last 3 conventions. After emptying all of the space bags used to store all of my plushes from the fall this is what my livingroom looks like. Before anyone asks, in the process of sorting through all of the plushes and reaching for things behind them I have managed to walk into the middle of, crawled into, dug through, fallen into, and swam across the pile. Its always an interesting experience that takes a pretty good amount of time.

Now that they are all sorted its time to take pictures which leads me into an announcement thats been coming for awhile now.

I WILL BE OPENING AN ETSY IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS!


Thats right, I'm finally listening to all the requests and taking some time to have an actual online presence, instead of just using it to browse tumblr and listen to music while sitting behind my sewing machine. At the moment there will just be items from the photo you see above but I'm hoping to make Pokemon hoodies available on a ready made basis. That said I will not be taking commissions due to the tight time constraints I am almost constantly under.

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Anybody want a free mochi?


All you need to do is pay shipping.



I have a couple Germany mochi (I believe 3) that have flaws that are either not selling at a discounted rate or not worth selling. Once I'm done doing inventory from Katsucon and MangaNEXT I'll post more details but as of the moment I'll say 2 are a smaller size and one has a sometimes noticeable stain leftover from my attempt to remove the markings I use when cutting material. I didn't notice it was there until at the convention and it showed up under flourescent lights.



To be clear, the offer is ONLY for the defunct Germany mochi I am unable to sell.




*UPDATE* Its actually only 2 mochi and here are pics.






Please excuse their odd shape, they just came out of a space bag and are still puffing back into their square shape. The one on the left is the normal size 7" cube for Germany with a stain on the top left seam on his face, as shown in the second photo. The other is from my first batch of Germany cubes and is a 6" cube making it noticeably smaller than the size I currently sell.



If interested please note me here or email me at StudioKitsu@gmail.com if interested. Please remember you will need to pay shipping and is first come first serve. I will update this post when both mochi have been claimed and paid for.



Other Leftovers


If I were to do a leftover listing of items would anyone be interested in buying directly on here? I'm trying to decide if I'm able to take the time to update items and more importantly remember to post when the store is unavailable due to next convention or sales event.






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Update

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Dissapearance

Before I get into this I would like to apologize to everyone for disappearing from here and for the most part in general online. For months I have been trying to do everything and failed at the majority of it when it comes to time management.

This fall has been very difficult between the press of conventions I'm selling at and just a run of bad luck via illness and black outs. Considering this, and working nearly nonstop on commissions when not building inventory I've managed to burn myself out twice this year. I have also been trying to work out a system to be able to juggle everything going on but now realize I am unable to without removing one of the things currently making my life a little insane. Since I am using the money made from AA's as my main source of income it has to stay.



Hiatus From Hoodie Commissions

Which leads me to a very hard decision and announcement. I wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving for this but after seeing some recent comments I have to face that I am giving off the impression of dodging people and its something I need to stop immediately. So, active now, I will not be taking on any new hoodie commissions for the immediate future.



Once I am completed with my back log of commissions I will be looking at my schedule for the next year and planning out the best time and way to reopen commissions. That said, I will still be taking commissions on some of the smaller props and plushes since the demand isn't quite as high and they take a fraction of the time (1-2 hours as opposed to a minimum of 6 hours for a hoodie). At a guess it might be 6 months before I am able to open it up again.



I cannot stress enough that, I will not be even considering taking ANY new hoodie commissions until I have sent out all outstanding commissions and make sure they have arrived to their owners.</b> For any friends reading this, this also applies to you.



Tumblr

For anyone wondering, I do have a tumblr and it is something I check occasionally but aside from the occasional reblog the majority of my posts have been made using scheduled posts and cache. Also for the foreseeable future I'll probably only be posting pictures for over a year ago or ones taken by other people at cons. The Traveling Octopus one is actually being handled by the significant other, so I apologize if it appears I'm more active online than I actually am.



AUSA

Managed to get myself a dealers room space last second though for multiple reasons in hind sight I am regretting even going. Just barely broke even and lost far too much sleep to make it and the frustration worth it.






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