Christmas Custom Orders

I know it's crazy to be talking about Christmas already, but over the last 2 weeks I've been getting a lot of custom order requests for Christmas gifts. Usually customs take me about a week to a week and a half to finish. I want to make sure everyone gets the customs they want to give as gifts and make sure I am also able to complete all of my regular orders during the Christmas season. Therefore there will be a cutoff date of November 6th for ALL custom orders. If you are interested in a custom item you MUST have it submitted to me by Nov. 6, 2010. My goal is to have all customs completed and shipped before I leave for Designer Con in CA on November 18th. Custom order requests can be sent by sending me a convo on Etsy or emailing me directly at lisastarchild@yahoo.com

While we're on the subject of Christmas I also want to mention that the cutoff date for Christmas orders this year will be Dec. 13th for domestic orders and December 3rd for international orders. You can still place Christmas orders after these dates, but I cannot guarantee that they will reach you in time for X-mas. If you place a late Christmas order you do have the option of contacting me for a faster shipping method. To all international customers, for reasons unknown to me there has been a delay involving customs/transit stations that are causing extended delays to customers in Canada and Australia(these are the only ones I'm aware of so far). Please take this into account when placing orders for Christmas gifts.

856 Etsy Sales!

Today I reached 856 sales on Etsy and along with countless other sales offline it feels amazing! Next month on the 9th I will celebrate my one year anniversary of opening my Etsy shop. I am still amaze in less than a year how fair I've come. I definitely couldn't have done it without the advice of other amazing crafters, all of you who wrote about me on their blogs and having the guts to try things that others wouldn't think of, without knowing if they would be a success or I would fall flat on my face! Sleepy Robot 13 definitely put a hole in my wallet for a while, but before there can be feast there must be famine...or maybe I should just say it takes money to make money. I started Sleepy Robot 13 with 3 figurines (2 of which weren't even robots) and the hope that I could make a little money to pay my bills while I was out of work and today it's more than I could have ever hoped. My goal is to reach 1000 sales by my shops one year anniversary. 144 sales in 3 1/2 weeks, think I can do it?

Blue & Gold Golden Ticket Wedding Cake Toppers

I recently made custom wedding cake toppers for Mrs. Mollie Ruth using the color theme of their wedding as well as the golden ticket design of their invitations. She was kind enough to send me a few photos of their cake and I wanted to share them with you!

DIY Robots

So I've gotten several emails recently that a lot of you want me to make the blank DIY robots available again. Well you got your wish! I have made available again in my Etsy shop a few of my blank robots and I lowered the price! You can now get them for only $5.50. I have also dedicated a section of Sleepyrobot13.com to photos sent in of finished bots (it can be found here.) Below you will find a few pictures of photos that have already been sent in.

2 chance 2 check out Sleepy Robot 13 this weekend

On Saturday 8/14/10 Sleepy Robot 13 will have booths set up in 2 locations. You can catch Creator Lisastarchild at Grace Park in Akron, OH 10am-6pm and a smaller Sleepy Robot 13 booth at the Lakewood Car Kulture show on Madison Ave. in Lakewood, OH 10am-6pm. So if your looking for something to do this weekend, come out for some food, fun, drinks and a lot of art! Oh and don't forget to say hi to Vanessa and I.

Not Dogs & Robots! What could be better???

Hey guys if you are in the northeast Ohio area ( I know theres a couple of ya) make sure you stop by Bella Dubbi in Lakewood. Oh on Madison ave noon-4 tomorrow 8/7/10. The Cleveland craft coalation will be having a free vegan/vegetarian cook out. Not dogs for all! i will be selling my robots and all of the other little creations Sleepy Robot 13 is known for. If you can't make it tomorrow you can also catch me on 8/14/10 @ Grace parin Akronk and 8/22/10 back in Cleveland @ the Cleveland Scooter rally. I look forward to seeing everyone!

Custom Order Update

A few months ago I posted that I would not be taking any custom orders due to being backed up with wedding orders and other misc. customs. Even though I had listed I wasn't taking customs I still received several custom order request and inquiries. I have finally made it through most of my wedding orders, but now I'm kinda backed up with all the requested I received when I was "not" taking custom orders lol. So instead of continuing to "not" take custom orders I've decided to take on new orders again but make everyone aware that there will be at least a 2-3 week wait on all custom requests.. I will try to get them done sooner but on top of my regular orders I'm trying to keep time frames as realistic as possible. Customs will continue to start at $15 depending upon details.