Gypmina

That's too bad. It really does suck when you lose your job. Well whenever I am allowed to take commissions on here. I will gladly make you one. I generally try to keep my prices low since the reason I started making them was because I could not afford a nice looking one for my daughter.

Yeah...I would love to post the links to my DA or Ebay. But I figure just saying it is on ebay lets people know that you can buy it if you go search for it. I do have a link to my DA in my signature but you know.... I guess I should have given an explanation on what applique was...whoops. I did just finish a Rainbow Dash That will be on ebay shortly.

Thank you for taking the time to help me out everypony. I do plan on getting an embroidery machine at some point but $300 is alot to save up for. Until I am able to get one I will be doing fleece/felt applique eyes and hand embroidery.

I am in the process of figuring things out for selling on here but I am also seeing what people would want more of in their plushies. When I make them I want them to sell not sit on my shelf. I already have quite a few "rough" ones that my daughter plays with.

Well no matter how you sell you would share addresses. I have sold on Ebay and DA so far but not on Esty or here. You need permission so sell things on here and I don't really know how that works. You can get in trouble promoting a sale on another site here too. I have had posts edited because I included a link to my DA and Ebay. Which kinda sucks if you want to sell here but are not allowed yet.

I am a plushie maker and I had some questions about your preferences on custom handmade plushies. Feel free to comment on anything I didn't address. Thank you! I am keeping the votes anonymous. Just trying to figure out what would sell the best. I will hopefully be taking plushie commissions on here soon.

Thank you! I do think some people take advantage of the fact they can sew to charge too much for them but hey people buy them still and once you list it on ebay it can be out of your hands. I do wonder though if some comments made on DA can be detrimental. You always have the critics that like to pick it all apart. I did get the one comment that "ALL" the other plushie makers donate all the money from plushies which I know for a fact to be false. It makes you look bad that you don't to anyone who doesn't know better. I do know that some plushie makers have charity drives to raise money for a charity and if you donate you are entered into a drawing for 1 or more plushies. I will be eventually holding a drawing for a plushie but it will probably be after christmas and will be for my watchers on DA

Well I charge by the number of colors, the kind of pony (Earth,Unicorn,Pegasus), difficulty and accessories. I am trying to get the number of required posts but it is hard to find much time to type on here because I have a toddler....2 mins at the computer and my living room is destroyed! I have 5 more. I am almost a "known" member.

Well it would depend on what she was made of. A fleece one would be approx. $40-45 and a minky one would be around $55-60. But I cannot be commissioned on here until I get approval from Feld0 and I haven't gotten it yet. I honestly prefer making foals and fillies/colts because the cutie marks can be a real pain in the butt. I have to hand embroider it and that takes me 2 days usually. Thanks! What exactly is Reddit? My plushies are usually over 9" for the foals and 11-12" for the fillies/colts and 14-15" for the mares/stallions. I wanted them to be comparable in size to people like Whitedove's. Of course hers are super awesome and I am sure having years and years of sewing experience really help hers look perfect. I am still pretty much starting out. I have only been making ponies for 4 months so I have priced mine a little lower than alot of other people. I had hoped that would interest some people. The only thing about pricing them under $50 is, Rainbow Dash for instance uses 8 different colors and you are looking at at least $80 in minky, Not many places sell less than a yard at once so you have to buy a yard. Not to mention that it takes forever to sew her mane and tail. I am almost finished a Baby Dash and her mane and tail took me 2 days to sew since I had to go back twice and redo it. Yikes!

I have a toddler that I made one for which is the reason I started making them in the first place...I couldn't afford a $100+ plushie for a toddler. Hers has lasted for 3-4 months so far with no visible wear on it but to sell any items marketed for children require lead testing by law which is pretty expensive. I think that is one of the reason the custom plushies are not for children. Well all of that depends the prices of materials are not always the same and having it shipped is not cheap. Fleece goes for $5-10 and minky goes for $10-20. It typically takes me 3-7 days depending on what is wanted.

I was wondering what everypony thinks is too expensive for a custom plushie? I make plushies and I think the look pretty good but sometimes they just don't sell. Now I don't think I price mine too expensive (foals start at $30)especially considering some go for $100's or more. And if you were going to buy a plushie what would you want it made from fleece or minky?