"How do I price my work?" is a question literally every plush maker asks, including me. It's an extremely difficult question to answer and depends on a lot of variables. There is also no right or wrong way to do it, and it's very subjective.
So here are my thoughts on the subject as well as how I price for my work. Get some coffee, this is a long one!
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I've admired aubryjoi's character, Taro, from afar for quite a while! So I was thrilled when they asked if I was interested in a trade!
I have run auctions through Google Forms now for a couple reasons: Ebay takes 15%+ of sales and Dealer's Den requires people to pay a fee to authenticate their account to bid.
The first time I ran an auction I manually updated the bid amount in the form which required me to constantly keep an eye on emails. The second time, I figured out a way to link the form to a spreadsheet that logs the bids and auto-update upon submission! My method:
This tutorial might be difficult to follow if you don't have much Excel or Google forms experience but I hope that you can follow it regardless (and I'm sorry if this technique is rough and ready for any expert coders out there). I was inspired by scragster/Aspen's adopt collaborations to reach out to one of my favorite artists, Kappanuki, to see if she was interested in doing a collab with me sometime! She had been putting out so many adorable adopts that I was dying to make one of them into a plush. So I was thrilled when she agreed! I actually lost sleep a couple nights over it due to how excited I was by the prospect 😅
I've added a new page on plush making resources including sources for fabric, tutorials, guides, and helpful communities!
I'll update this as I find new helpful things!
I first saw this character last year and I've always wanted to make him. I just love his adorable design! I'm glad that the official request for the commission didn't come until I started offering floppy plushies because I just love how he came out!
He was a ton of work and my first major plush to feature sublimation (basically dyeing minky); I hope you enjoy the process of making him! Leo has super cute floppy ears. Because hand sewing is the bane of my existence I wanted to pattern the ear to flop on its own. It's super easy to do!
The character I was making, Leo, had a big faux fur mane that contained several swirls in it. Here's how I made them!
For this method you'll need:
Turntables are awesome for showing off all the details on a plush that can't be shown in a single image!
I bought this turntable off of Amazon and I place this cutting board on top which I spray painted white. I like this setup since I can place the board on top for larger plushies but not use it for smaller ones! If your plush cannot stand on its own, you can use a doll stand. I usually tape it to the board for stability. |
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