All foxes have arrived to me except blue jay! He was sent a week later so I expect him to show up soon and will make an update just for him.
Here are some photos of the others for now! Overall, the quality is excellent, I am so SO pleased. Of course with mass produced plush each one will be slightly different from the other. But I truly think Tina's company did a phenomenal job with consistency. I could have chosen a cheaper manufacturer, but I think the high price is worth it for the quality!
When you receive your plush give it a good ole shake to redistribute the stuffing evenly! And give the eyes a squish back into the head and the muzzle a good squeeze. These guys have been in transit awhile and packed tight together. I am touching them all up before I repackage them, but they'll need to be fluffed up again when you receive them to look their best ❤️
And here are some close ups of each design. I will be posting videos to my instagram throughout the week.
Juniper the Red Feathered Fox! The orange on her muzzle is more saturated than my prototype. Not my favorite color, but it matches the orange on her wings nicely. I think her face is so adorable and sweet!
Nightshade the Magpie Fox. Overall this one seems to be a bit smaller than all the other ones. Just a teeny tiny bit, but I'm also hyper critical and it's probably not very noticable to anyone, but me because I've seen so many, lol.
Rowan the Oriole Fox. Her front arms stick out more than the others, but she's still soft and floppy!
Cedar the Barn Owl Fox. His face is wider and more flat than the others. I really think that makes him more like a barn owl! He's also less stuffed than all the others and is ultra squishable. Or at least the few boxes I went through of him
Whimsy the Violet Budgie Fox! She was the least popular of the bunch, but she is so absolutely adorable! I love her color
If you want your fox plush now is the time to fill out your survey or correct failed payments! I will begin locking addresses and start shipping next week. If you need to wait to see the wolves before answering your survey you are welcome to do so.
WOLVES. -Seven's bulk coyote pigeon should be finished any day now. Shipping will take another 35-45 days to reach me -Tina's coyote and magpie are both in production and I estimate another 20+ days til they're all finished. Her shipping method took only 20 days for the foxes to reach me so I estimate the same for her wolves. -Seven's Magpie wolf I finally approved a sample! It took I think 7 tries before I accepted this one. The sample should arrive to me this week and then mass production will start when I approve him. Ignore the toe seams, those should have been removed and will not be on the mass produced one. I think his muzzle shape is finally what I wanted. He might need a bigger nose, but I'm happy overall. He will probably be the last bulk order I receive. I don't expect him to arrive until July at the earliest.
Since the wolves will take longer for me to receive I will start shipping EVERYONE'S foxes. If you got a wolf and fox expect your fox to ship in May while you wait for your wolf. You will have to ask me for you tracking number if you want it as I will not mark your order fulfilled until your wolf has shipped too!
All Pin and sticker only people will have their packages shipped this Thursday/Friday.
I so hope you all love these plush as much as I do. They have turned out great so far and I'm extra excited now for my next series!
Here's a peak of the Luna Moth Fox that will be in my 2nd series! Click here to follow my next campaign! As always reach out if you have ANY questions or concerns at all! I'm here to help and do not mind inquiries of any kind.
Tina's Magpie wolf and coyote pigeon have had their pre-production samples completed.
First, I wanted to try switching their fabric on the legs, muzzle, and ears because the original fabric has random seams in it. See below
And it's the actual fabric, not my manufacturer doing it, she checked
BUT, I don't think I like the new fabric. It's not fuzzy enough? Here is what coyote pigeon looks like now
For reference, here she is before The fabric seams/creases are annoying, but let me know if you guys want to overlook them, or go with the new fabric! No polls, I just want to hear opinions. Also, I will ask Tina to make Aria's ears a little closer together on the new sample and on the manufactured ones.
Secondly! Leg length has been changed. Please scroll back up to view Aria's new leg length. And here is Nightfall's new look.
Here's nightfall before for reference. Look at those baby legs, haha!
So for me personally, I want to change Aria's short fabric back to the original, but keep Nightfall's new short fabric? What do you guys think?
As for the legs, I'm super happy and see no changes that need to be made! They look so much more proportionate now.
And I shared on Instagram, but here's an update on the foxes! These are pictures of the bulk product before they were finalized and shipped. They are set to arrive to me around the 1st or 2nd week of May
Thank you all for your support and help! I appreciate everyone so much. As always feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] or on Instagram @FeatheredFoxDen if you need any help or have questions.
EDIT TO ADD
Thanks to the tip Rebecca Vice has given it seems semi-possible to get the marks on the fur out on your own! I used gentle low heat and a fine-tooth comb to work at all the spots I didn't like. It was hard to hold the comb and the dryer so while I used the dryer I used my finger nails to kind of dig gently and work at the fabric to get the fur standing up again. I also used the fine-tooth comb on its own and that works okay too! Gentle heat seams to help make it more pliable and will probably help the fur stay up after working it. I also did wet the fabric just a little bit in the problem areas. Just a teeny tiny bit to give me something to work with and to not overheat the hairs.
Before
After
Before
After
Still there, but very faint! I am not an expert at working with plush fabrics so I'm sure others could do better :)
I forgot to add this to my last update, but I'm hoping to sell Tina's Magpie Wolfprototype to recoup some funds. I haven't 'clicked' with him so I'm offering him up to the public.
He is $500 and I'll cover shipping in the US. That is the price I originally paid for him. Not sure I can ship him to EU as he doesn't have CE certification (all my mass produced foxes and wolves will have certification). But I'm open to Canada.
His legs are a little stunted and short, lol. But he is incredibly soft, super large, and very well made. If you want to purchase him comment below. I will put everyone's name (if there's more than 1) who enters into a randomizer tomorrow night @7PM PST and then announce the winner. I think that's the most fair way if multiple people want him. Please only enter if you have the funds to do so.
If you win and already have Tina's Magpie wolf on your survey I can remove him for you and ship this guy ASAP 🩷
The foxes are almost all complete and will be shipping to me soon! Transit will take 30-40 days to reach me and then I will need to inspect them for quality. I expect shipping to backers will begin in May sometime.
Photos of all are below! These ARE the mass produced ones. Tina randomly selected 1 from each pile. Since these plush are mass produced there may be small defects, but I will do my best to select the best of the best for my backers. I will also be taking better pics of all of these guys when they arrive to me in May 🩷
Here are photos of Juniper, the red feathered fox. Imagine the fur brushed out of her eyes in the first pic, lol. I do have a video of her up on my Instagram too! Click here
Here is Nightshade, the Magpie fox! Her muzzle looks a bit thick, but she follows the same pattern as all the other so I imagine she just needs it squeezed to reshape it better, or the angle is just really unflattering.
Here is Rowan, the oriole fox
Here is Cobalt, the blue Jay fox. A video of him is also on my Instagram. Click here
Here is Cedar, the barn owl fox
And Whimsy, the violet budgie fox
Seven's coyote pigeon, Lyric, is in production. This is the finalized sample! I had them make the ears a little bigger :)
Seven's Magpie wolf, Nightstar, is almost finalized. They've fixed the muzzle and I'm just trying to get the ears right. The photo below is what I want them to look like. Once I'm happy with a sample they'll start production on him
Tina will start her coyote pigeon and magpie wolf once the foxes have shipped. The only changes I made to them were longer legs for coyote and longer and wider legs for Magpie wolf. I'm hoping since there's fewer wolves production will go quicker.
I plan on locking orders somtime within the next 2 weeks and I'll start charging cards too. I need the extra funds to help pay for Tina's wolves. They are so expensive and of course the majority of people wanted them. Here are the counts below if you're interested!
Seven's Coyote - 11 Seven's Wolf - 13 Tina's Coyote - 84 Seven's Wolf - 53
My preorder store will also be closing the end of March.
If you are still not comfortable/unsure on which plush you want you can wait to fill out your survey. As long as you don't fill it out I can't lock or charge your order. If you need me to reset your survey so it's unanswered I believe I can do that too!
Also, the fox hangtags are finished and shipping to me next week!
That's it for now! As always email me with any problems, questions, or concerns at [email protected]
Or message me @FeatheredFoxDen on Instagram
I am SO excited to start shipping these to backers ❤️
Surveys have been sent out. There is an issue with selecting which wolf you want. If you pledged for a wolf level the survey will let you select which version you want. If you purchased it as an add-on during the campaign it will NOT let you select which version you want. It is default selecting Tina's coyote and Seven's Magpie.
PLEASE double check your order and message me at [email protected] or comment below if you need to make any changes. I can switch wolves easily to the version you want with just a couple clicks :)
Campaign orders will not be locking until around the 2nd week of March. Cards will not be charged until around that time too! Preorder people have their orders locked already and those cards will be charged the 1st week of March. If you are still undecided do not worry! Leave your survey unanswered until I have all finalized samples. That's totally fine!
And since I'm making this update I figured I'd throw in a question I've been thinking about for awhile now.
I am thinking of having small PVC toys or resin collectibles made of my feathered foxes. Something smaller, cheaper, and easier to collect than my plushies maybe.
I can't decide between plastic toys. Something similar to these, but foxes with wings obviously.
Or resin figures similar to these guys (photo looks slightly AI to me)
There are pros and cons to both.
PVC toys Pros - cheaper and sturdier, kid friendly! Cons - less detail maybe?
Resin figures Pros - More detail, cleaner looking Cons - Fragile and more expensive
These wouldn't be made anytime soon. Just some thoughts and something fun for me to research and search for quotes and decent manufactures. I'm leaning towards PVC toys because I have a 3 year old, but I also know I need to cater to my market so let me know what you guys think 🩷
