Monday, February 11, 2008

An idea I've been toying with for awhile...



I've found that people are generally more interested in custom orders - they have something specific in mind that they can't always find with in-stock items - and they're also so much fun to make... so I've been thinking about creating a listing for this purpose. I finally worked out all of the details and got it up over the weekend. Right now, it is set up specifically for long sleeved onesies or tees, sizes 3-24 months for onesies or 12 months to 5T for shirts. I will happily do any size, long or short sleeve, but I wasn't sure how to manage the price differences in the listing, so I just made mention that if someone were interested in something different, they could contact me and I would create them a new listing reflecting their choice and corresponding price. If it becomes successful enough, I can always create separate listing for the youth and adult size options.

The pricing for this baby/toddler listing is $16. Youth sizes will be $18 and adult will be $22.

The listing right now includes choice of size, onesie or tee, up to three colors, and design.

For dying style choices, I have narrowed it down to three choices:
* An all-over mottled look, where some of the original white shows through in spots.
* A low-water immersion look, where the entirety of the fabric is covered in dye.
* A spiral.

Here are the examples I included to show each option...
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I also offer a regular unisex long sleeve or a more girly shirt with slightly scalloped edges, and here is the example of that style...
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Finally, here are the current color options...
Lemon yellow
Deep purple
Black
Kelly green
Chocolate brown
Claret
Red wine
Baby blue
Rust orange
Olive drab
Teal blue
Dark green
Sunrise red

Although, of course, if someone is looking for a different color, I hope they will contact me and I can certainly get it for them.

I'm hoping to get some orders soon! This could be a lot of fun!