I freed my first Lily from the mold, but they were both mangled in the process. 😵💫I'm gonna sit her next to my can of Ease Release as a reminder to really get all the way in those nooks and crannies!
✨It's a giveaway! 🧁🦤🎉
Ends May 5th @ 9 AM PST
Must follow both
@colorful_cook
&
@dodosdongles
Like, RT, & Tag 2 friends in the comments to enter!
Winner will receive a set of 3 Dodos poured by Cook & a S/NC-31 "Labradorite" Chai poured by Andy!
Open Worldwide, 18+ Only
I am excited to show off my Nearclear babies! Tempted to keep a set of these too, but I won't.😂Sales will go toward buying a full gallon of Nearclear so I can make more! 🦤 Both Crocododos are flopped (one for a mold flaw bump on his tail that I removed & one is a Frankenpour)
My first drop is officially scheduled for 11/19 at 10 AM PST! I am still pouring and taking listing photos. In my FAQ, I said I don't do order combinations, but I will definitely try if anyone places more than one order. I just haven't figured it out yet and I learn by doing. 🦤
Surprise! I have not 1 but 3 dodo squish designs! My OG Dodo, a Rose/Flower Dodo inspired by Lily, and a Croc Dodo inspired by Crocstar. 🦤 As if splicing a dodo's genes with a chicken wasn't gutsy enough, we've gone mad scientist on the dodo DNA!
Our next drop will be Saturday, May 11th @ 9 AM PST!
There will for sure be 3 Lilies going up, 1 handpainted Crocstar, and a handful of super special Dodos guest poured by
@Colorful_Cook
! I'm going to see what else I can whip up before then too 🦤
I have discarded a number of pigments that were utilized in my last drop and if there is anything I missed during QC, I want to make things right. I've already contacted individuals with affected toys by email, but if anyone has any issues with their purchases, please contact me.
🦝I may drop a very limited no. of moths before retiring the mold. I made a handful of these for long-time mutuals as gifts when I first started practicing, but I do have a few left over & when I overestimate how much silicone I need, I use the mold so it isn't all cup scrap!🦋
I also poured a lovely little flower dodo, but she is flopped for a squished beak because the cup I used to hold the glove mold wasn't wide enough (oops!)
I also noticed her forehead thorn is prone to a bubble on the tip. Hopefully that won't happen every time!
Speaking of cup scrap, I have an absolutely shameful amount of cup scrap 😂 Should I list the scrap for $1/pc? Would anyone want it? (I think I could easily combine these orders.) 🦤 Look, they make nice beds/yoga mats/pedestals for your favorite squish 😜
I want to make my first drop sometime this month, tentatively 11/19.
I haven't figured out all the backend stuff on Shopify yet, but hopefully I won't have too many hiccups. I think I'll start getting listing photos ready this week and get a couple more soft Crocs poured.
Good news and bad news!
Lily's mold is a success! 🥳She should no longer have bubbles under the leaves or a bump on the pistil head. There will still be 2 Lilies from the old mold in the next drop.
(Bad news: I still managed to flop my first pull for a different reason.) 🦤
I've re-enabled checkout on Shopify for the next week to do some spring cleaning! I don't have a set date for the next drop, but from now until next Saturday, you can get 18% off your entire order! 🦤
Last but not least, the flower dodos! These are all flops, mostly for hard to see bubbles in different places (under the tail, or the forehead thorn tip). Pink is flopped for a slightly smooshed beak.
My new Lily mold & dodo molds are resting so I can get back to pouring in a couple of days. I'm excited, I think these molds came out much better than the last. I fixed the areas on the Rose Dodo that were flopping with bubbles & gave the bottom of Lily's leaves extra attention!
I am using up the last of my silicone tonight so I am moving my Next Drop up to Saturday, February 24th at 10 AM PST.
Also, there will be a Discount automatically applied to eligible carts: BOGO 10% off Crocstar when you buy a Lily! Discount will be available until 3/2.
Technical difficulties with the molds... but Crocstar was a success! I know making a triple shaft model would be difficult 😅 I will try molding Lily again next weekend! 🦤
I didn't take individual pics of dodos, but I have sets of Neon, Dark, Pastel, & NC sparklers. You can choose your color scheme on the model listing page! Base price is $15. NC has a +$3 upcharge & flops have a -$3 discount. Shipping overages/combos will be made automatically 🦤
✨It's a giveaway! 🧁🦤🎉
Ends May 5th @ 9 AM PST
Must follow both
@colorful_cook
&
@dodosdongles
Like, RT, & Tag 2 friends in the comments to enter!
Winner will receive a set of 3 Dodos poured by Cook & a S/NC-31 "Labradorite" Chai poured by Andy!
Open Worldwide, 18+ Only
Feeling a little deflated😔My rose dodo mold tore as I was removing a dodo, so I need to make a new one. My Lily came out flopped with a bubble on the head and bubbles on the leaves again, but on the bright side, I used the right amount of ease release. I'll try again tomorrow 🤞
Weeelll.... I think I didn't use enough mold release on my Lily mold. Her main head is stuck. 🫣 In good news, though, Flower Dodo mold is working. Lily shall be delayed another 4 days, I think, while I create a new mold... again. 😰
There should be 8 Crocstars (4 med/4 soft), 2 flopped Lilies, and a few moths and Flower Dodos up for grabs. I hope to have a second drop in December with a few Lilies, but I may not have a second drop until January. Hopefully my OG Dodo and Croc-Dodo are ready to go by then too!
I am nervous and excited. I know the timing around the holidays is probably a bad idea, but I really wanted to make my first drop this year!
After this and Lily's debut in 🤞 Dec/Jan, I am considering making my drops only 4x a year on a schedule I know will work for me.
Phew!😮💨 I managed to get everything washed, photographed, and uploaded/scheduled on the website before I head back to work!
From May 11th-13th there will be a 10% discount on Old Inventory too! 🦤 Checkout will be re-enabled on Saturday morning before the drop!
Flower Dodo and Crocododo previews!
I only made four of each this round, but I plan to make many more in February! I am reworking my Flower Dodo master to fix the problem areas & I will try utilizing a mold shell so I can make molds more easily!
I need to clean up my Etsy shop and make it look a little nicer, but my remaining stock is available here until February/March when I re-open my Shopify. 🦤
To work around my full-time job, those scheduled drop times would tentatively be in April (spring break), July (summer vacay), November (thanksgiving break), and January (winter break). 🤔 But we'll see how things go first before I make anything official! 😅
Thank you everyone for retweeting, commenting, liking posts and of course for shopping the drop! I appreciate you 🫂💜🥰🌷🦤 I picked up a gallon of 0050 and NC31!
I'm getting as much done as I can before the 21st, which is when I'm having surgery on my wrist. I planned to do a lot more during my winter break, but I won't be able to use my right hand for 2-3 wks, so I'll be scheduling my next drop for December 16 @ 10 AM PST!
It may be a very small drop next weekend, but I will have at least 4 Lilies up, 2 new Crocs, and at least 4 dodos (I want to make more, but I need to make more molds)! I'm going to try to start taking some preview pictures tomorrow. 🦤
Poured a little bit of everything since I'll be unable to work the next 2-3 weeks while my wrist heals! I'll try to get some pictures tonight though. Hopefully these come out as well as I envisioned 👀
I am reworking how I list dodos now that I am making more of them. I think I will have separate listings for each model (OG/Flower/Croc) and variants to choose from within those listings. I'm thinking Pastel/Bright/Dark/NearClear/Flop.
I have tried 2x to fix the bubble on the base of my Lily mold & the silicone keeps popping out! So, for the time being, I'm going to pour as is and mark it under *special considerations. It will not require any extra cleaning and won't affect use, it's just an aesthetic mold flaw
Come January 1st, I will be deactivating customer checkout on Shopify to save on site fees until my next drop, which I think I will be postponing until March. I will be listing all of my remaining stock on Etsy and I'll see how my sales go from there. 🦤
Unfortunately, my third Lily mold is also flopped. The Lily that came out of it is so pretty though! I'll be repairing and keeping her. Fortunately, the issue this time was not the mold release, but there was a bubble right on the tip of the main shaft. 1/2
I have listed Lily's measurements on her model page! I measured each individual shaft and their combined measurements so you can see how versatile she is meant to be 🦤
I also have two new models in the works, but it may be a few drops before I can afford to produce them. I'm excited to show you some previews in the coming weeks!
Lily has once again proven to be finicky 🥲 She's a lot of fun, but her leaves are still causing me trouble. Only one of the Lilies I poured this round came without leaves under the bubbles but was flopped for pigment freckles on the leaves. 😮💨I hope she will still find a home!
I forgot I scheduled an MRI tomorrow morning so the drop will go live while I'm in a big metal tube 😅 If for some reason the new listings don't go live at 10 AM, I will have to fix them when I get home. 🤞🤞 I will finish taking listing photos & posting preview pics tonight.
I'm hoping after my next drop on May 11th I can start focusing on one of my two new models 🪼 as well as the Small size for Croc/Lily UF, so if you're interested in adding a Medium Crocstar or Lily Unflared to your collection, be sure to grab one next week! 🦤
2/2 There was also a little flaw on the master that is being repaired before I make another mold, so Lily will most likely not be available for the first drop until I work out all the kinks. I will say each attempt has gone smoother than the last. 🦤
I've re-enabled checkout on Shopify for the next week to do some spring cleaning! I don't have a set date for the next drop, but from now until next Saturday, you can get 18% off your entire order! 🦤
I need to become more tech-savvy! Still working on getting my Shopify up and running. Baby steps...
We're putting the finishing touches on our first useable model's digital sculpt and working on our first squish too.
I'm very excited for how things are looking so far! 🦤
Still waiting on some official gov't docs to go through so things run smoothly! In the meantime, one of our designs is currently printing... 😊 I hope to make an official announcement soon. 🦤
Just a reminder that beginning Dec 31st, for the entire month of January & at least part of February, checkout will be disabled on my Shopify :) Hoping to have a decent amount of stock for a mid/late February drop! 🦤