I hope you've found the courage to face your fears, as Nightmare-Chan will be heading your way soon, and you know that he's hungry for fear!
So the most important part is that IF YOU HAVE MOVED RECENTLY, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS ASAP!!!
I'm going to try and pack everything up this weekend to try and get them out to the post office on Monday.
I've been busily cleaning, trimming, cutting, and assembling (and then packaging) your rewards, and here's some photos from the process of how soft vinyl toys get made.
So this is me dumping all the parts in a soapy water bath to get off the factory grime. I use a Home Depot bucket, soap and water, and then it's a quick rub and rinse and then they're all set out to dry on my beach blanket custom toy drying station.
Next up is trimming!
Notice I have to trim the neck area as well as cut out the arm holes. Soft vinyl is pretty soft once it's heated, so using a trusty heat gun I quickly soften the toys and then use an Xacto blade to cut out the arm holes, trim the vinyl around the neck (of the body and the head), and then while the body is still flexible, I stuff the arms and head into their respective positions.
Then you get a finished toy! Then it's off to the packaging part of my apartment, which means trimming down cards, scoring them, doing some hand-embellishing, and then stapling them into a bag. And then I get to pack it, slap on a shipping label, and then it's off to your hot little hands!
Thanks again for all of your patience, and I can't wait to get these out to everyone. When they arrive, please don't hesitate to take photos and tag me (@rickkitagawa) if you share them on social media!
