Free Custom Plushies! [Closed]

Yes, you read that right, and no, the title is not too good to be true.

The Toy Cove's first custom plushie

After receiving several requests to make custom stuffed animals for friends (see "an angry, green dinosaur" above), I've decided to try my hand at the popular kid's-drawings-to-plushie. So if you have a kid, and that kid has a cute imaginary creature committed to paper (or .bmp paint file), and you'd like to get a FREE plushified rendering of it, today is your lucky day.

Just pay $3 shipping. Yes, $3 shipping gets you a one-of-a-kind stuffed animal from your child's drawing.

How do I get in on this?

Just be one of the first three people to comment on this blog post. Then send me your image within 48 hours.

Okay. Give me the fine print.

• If you're selected and you send me your image file, you'll be given a custom listing on Etsy.com. You'll pay the $3 fee through this listing, and in 2-4 weeks, you'll be receiving your plushie.

• By doing this, you agree that I can use your original image and the finished plushie on this blog (thetoycove.blogspot.com), thetoycove.com, thetoycove.etsy.com, and anywhere else The Toy Cove is present on the web. I may also print your original image next to the finished product for use at toy and craft shows, or any other promotional materials.

• Let me restate this for total clarity. If you are selected, you are granting The Toy Cove unlimited license to use your child's drawing for its commercial purposes, royalty and link-back free.

• I can also refuse to render your/your child's drawing for any reason (mainly if it's inappropriate, too large, or excessively complicated. A 50-armed, 4-foot high, naked monster is probably not going to happen).

• What if I/someone else doesn't send the image?  If any of the three winners does not send the image within 48 hours, the next person in line will be selected as the auxiliary winner. So, if you see three posts already, you might as well go ahead and post your entry too.

 Any other information?

Your custom plushie will be made from Eco-Fi felt, and will proudly bear The Toy Cove's 'U.S-made' tag. If your drawing is not in color, and you do not provide color information, I'll select the colors that look best to me. Any specified colors may differ slightly from your image/instructions. Your plushie will be between 7 and 14'' big.

Do you have examples of your work?

Certainly! Check out The Toy Cove on Etsy.


Now get posting!

Giveaway! Win a plush poison dart frog!

It's time for another giveaway from The Toy Cove! This time you can enter to win your choice of one of four plush poison dart frogs.

Yellow Poison Dart Frog

Orange Poison Dart Frog

Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

Neon Green Poison Dart Frog

I've added plenty of ways to enter. You can do them all (a maximum of 50 possible entries per contestant throughout the run of the contest), or whichever ones you like. You've only got until January 17th (and believe me, it's closer than you think), so go ahead and grab a virtual ticket through the rafflecopter widget below!




a Rafflecopter giveaway
(Of course, if you'd rather not wait, you can always pick up a plush frog from The Toy Cove on Etsy or several other sites.)

Black Friday & Small Business Saturday Savings!

First of all, congratulations to our giveaway winner! There's one very happy piggy bank over here waiting to go to his new home.

I've been adopted!

But for all of you who did not win, you can still get some sweet savings today and tomorrow. There's free shipping on every item at The Toy Cove on Etsy, plus a coupon for 25% off of anything. Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout anytime on Friday or Saturday (EST). The best part is you can use that coupon code as many times as you like over the next 48 hours.

Happy holiday shopping, everyone!

New Items and New Promotions

This week, I'm pleased to introduce another Poison Dart Frog:

Neon Green Poison Frog

Mr. Neon Green Poison Dart Frog.

(a bit bleached out in this photo)

 

Due to a shortage in my supplies of neon green felt, there's only one of these guys available at the moment, so snatch him up if you like him! ;) He's available via The Toy Cove's Etsy shop.

I've also added some new varieties to the Baby Owl collection.

Also available through Etsy.

Each little owl has a bean bag inside.

Lastly, I've been working on a few promotional items.

Hooray for spray paint and poster board!

A finished bag, owlet-sized.

A thank-you coupon for buyers.

Don't forget; there's still time to enter The Toy Cove's giveaway. You could win your very own Plush Piggy Bank. :)

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Giveaway Coming Soon...

I'm excited to announce that I'm getting ready to launch The Toy Cove's first ever giveaway!

The prize is a Plush Piggy Bank.

The contest will be held on Facebook, and all you'll need to do is like and comment on The Toy Cove's Facebook page.
It starts as soon as I get the new product pages finished on TheToyCove.com (about another two days). So, if you haven't already, like the page and subscribe to this blog so you'll be kept informed!

(if you don't want to wait and take the chance, Plush Piggy Bank is also available on The Toy Cove's Etsy page.)