We've been rather quiet for the past month and I'm sure you've missed us.
Today, I mailed out the last 40 dolls of our largest doll order to date. Late May, as we were preparing for Comicpalooza, I was contacted by the Souvenir Manager for the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps. He wanted to commission 80 dolls for them to sell at their competitions, as their 2013 season's theme is "I Put a Spell on You". I was very excited to get this opportunity, as this would allow TIMandBEN to try out some new products with the commission we'd get.
The order ballooned into 150+ dolls in the 1 1/2 months I was working on it, with additional dolls being needed through out the tour through multiple states. With only me (with a little stuffing and cutting help from Aaron and his sister) making the dolls, it was a long and tedious process. There were a lot of mess ups, some frustration with new materials, and a lot of boring repetition as I did a one man "factory" assemble of all of these dolls. It was all wonderful. But, for now, I'm very glad it's done. I can give my sewing machine a well deserved break.
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| I learned that a Large Flat Rate Priority shipping box from the USPS holds exactly 40 voodoo dolls. |
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| This red (maroon), white, and blue part of the order was fittingly finished on July 4th. |
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| Last order going out surprisingly to another city in Texas, so they'll never be far from home. |
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| This photo of the dolls for sale at one of the competition was taken from the Blue Stars Facebook page. |
Our next big project is a short horror book, either illustrated or with accompanying art prints, so you can look forward to posts and discussions on that.
Stay Fanatic,
Megh
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