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(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:10 am

Howdy! I've been fairly prolific in making plushies, starting about a year ago! You've probably seen some of my stuff before (but I don't want to act all high and mighty. I still don't think people know who I am at all! xD)

This thread will be for posting new merch that I finish, new projects, sometimes works in progress, and answering any questions that y'all might have!

Deviantart - for finished works, a Gallery
Tumblr - for works in progress, ramblings, some drawings and finished stuff.

Some of my recent stuff. I'll update with new stuff, and keep a spot open here for any merchandise thats currently for sale.

Auction
Pinkie Pie Auction

Commission Status: Commissions are Closed and will be Open when I get back from Everfree!

Recent Gallery

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Anyways, feel free to ask me anything you want to know about sewing, or plushies! If I get a question a lot, I'll add it to the post.

Also! I am not giving out my pattern(s), sorry! They can take a while to make, and its not effort I want to toss out lightly.

(?) · by **numsOic** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:45 am

I've seen some of these little guys and they're really cute, especially the sleeping ones. :awesomedash:

I didn't actually identify your name before you came here so I guess that's good?

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:00 am

Commission Information

Remember, send all of your inquiries to mlpponyplush@gmail.com!
15” Plushies
Pricing + Shipping

15” Plushie: $125
15” Plushie Complicated: $150 (3+ colours of hair, or 2+ colours with multiple stripes)
Accessories (hats, capes, goggles, etc): $25.
Shipping to USA: $25/$35 for faster shipping
Shipping to Canada: $16.50
Shipping to Europe: $35
Elsewhere: Inquire within

All plushies are made with cuddle minky, and all cutiemarks and eyes are machine embroidered.

If you don't see a character on this list, feel free to ask!

Characters

Rainbow Dash: $150
Twilight Sparkle: $150
Fluttershy: $125
Rarity: $125
Applejack: $150 ($125 without her hat)
Pinkie Pie/Pinkamena Diane Pie: $125
Bon-Bon: $125
Lyra: $125
Derpy: $125
Applebloom: $125
Sweetie Belle: $125
Scootaloo: $125
Vinyl Scratch: $175 ($150 without goggles)
Trixie: $200 ($150 without her cape and hat)
Nurse Redheart: $125
Fleur: $150
Shining Armour: $200 ($150 without armour)
Colgate: $125
Original Character’s are available! Their pricing depends on complexity
Griffons: $165

Pricing and Donations!
The prices there are the “base” price, and I gladly and happily accept extra donations on top of the pricing. Its greatly appreciated, and any bonuses will put you towards the commission queue!
Other than that, it’ll be on a first-come first serve basis. If I finish my commissions earlier than expected, then I will take on more, but for the most part I’ll repost the commission info Monday afternoons and collect work from that!

Payment
All of the transactions are through PayPal, and I’ll require payment before I start on the commission.

(?) · by **Captain Funkadelic** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:47 am

All I can say is wow they look awesome! :awesomedash:

(?) · by **Herr General** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:58 am

Go ahead and give advice in our other plushie thread as well.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=965

(?) · by **Paperback Writer** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:37 am

I remember seeing the sleeping Applejack. She was so adorable. :memories:

(?) · by **Aramek** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:26 pm

They're all pretty damned cute, but cheezuz, that Gilda is good.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:51 pm

Herr General wrote:Go ahead and give advice in our other plushie thread as well.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=965

I've seen that thread before. I generally try to avoid unsolicited advice nowadays though. People seem to take it as trolling (PonyChan, again). If I see anything particular I can answer, I'll try and do so.

Anyways, some more stuff that will be available this week/the next.

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I'm just waiting on voltage controllers from some Engineers I know; so that I can install their audioboards and make them talk. They'll have... well. About 2gigs of space to dozens of clips and really, anything else you want on them. They use microSD cards, so they can be modified for more clips, etc. Its quite nice. An improvement over the "10 seconds" or one clip that I've seen on everything else that talks.

(?) · by **Aramek** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:12 pm

Brainbread wrote:I generally try to avoid unsolicited advice nowadays though. People seem to take it as trolling (PonyChan, again). If I see anything particular I can answer, I'll try and do so.

Wait, so, people post in plushie threads and actually get mad when people give constructive criticism? What a pile of wankers. :-/

(?) · by **Paperback Writer** (?) » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:28 pm

I don't think that would happen here. People have already been swapping tips and such in that thread; your input would be welcome. :allears:

Somehow, I'm not surprised that people would take constructive criticism as trolling, although it is pretty sad. :-/

(?) · by **Confounded Ponies** (?) » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:47 am

I love your work and I wouldn't mind seeing you post in the other thread too :fluttersmith:

(?) · by **drunkill** (?) » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:57 am

Sleeping ponies are so adorable. :wantitneedit:

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:20 am

Streaming some work I am doing http://www.livestream.com/brainbread

(?) · by **Glaed** (?) » Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:33 am

I remember seeing the Derpy Nautiloid you did last fall and going "dang I want one of those".
And the freaking awesome lifesized Rainbow Dash.
They look awesome.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:36 am

Alrighty. So if you missed my stream, I punched out this

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In 4 and a 1/2 hours. Its a gift for my brother for his birthday. Its a Pony in his gaming clan's colours, with their logo as a cutie mark.

Good times. I had fun doing this (even as a bit of a speed project).

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:31 am

Commission! Applebloom plushie, for a birthday.

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(?) · by **Confounded Ponies** (?) » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:38 am

Pancreas, shutting.... down....

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:49 am

Confounded Ponies wrote:Pancreas, shutting.... down....

D:

I'm so sorry ;_;

(?) · by **Artificer** (?) » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:12 pm

Brainbread wrote: D:

I'm so sorry ;_;

For a minute I seriously thought Aramek made that post.

But wow. That AB plushie is adorable!

(?) · by **Wylie** (?) » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:14 pm

Brainbread, how are you attaching the eyes/cutie marks? Is it just printed fabric of some kind?

Have you considered embroidering those parts?

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:59 pm

Wylie wrote:Brainbread, how are you attaching the eyes/cutie marks? Is it just printed fabric of some kind?

Have you considered embroidering those parts?

It is printed fabric (iron-on printable cotton). I've also considered embroidery, but its beyond the scope of my talents. I don't have an embroidery machine, and it adds about at least a week to the turnaround if I wanted to get it done by a shop. That, and ~$50 per set of eyes, per set of cutie marks the first time.

I could get them done by bronies online, like E, but that'd be about two weeks to ship my material, a few weeks for them to get through their log, and then more to ship back. I've attempted to try getting them as patches, but the glue that is used doesn't adhere well to microchenille.

The next choice is to get an embroidery machine myself, but they're starting (from what I've been told) around ~$500, so its not a cheap option.

The final choice is to couch yarn, like I did for the eyes on this (another doll I made)

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But its very time consuming. I probably spend around 30-45 minutes on each eye, so I'd have to increase my prices in order to compensate, though I might offer that as an option.

I'm on the low-ish end for commission prices as it is, I think (it pains me to say that, because I know that still puts me out of people's budgets). I get around ~$15-20 an hour on a regular pony commission ($100 is my base price, more if its complicated or has accessories eg Rainbow Dash, Trixie, Applejack). Low-ish comparing myself to someone like Whitedove Creations, who is charging $375 a commission (incidently, bumped their prices up as soon as they finished their charity drive, which is odd).

Now to tie that back. Embroidery is expensive and time consuming. If I wanted to do embroidery, I'd have to charge significantly more to compensate. It does look much better, but its not really feasible for me, though I might offer options like couched yarn eyes and marks for extra.

(?) · by **Paperback Writer** (?) » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:58 am

I just wanted to say that Apple Bloom is adorable. :allears:

(?) · by **Heinous** (?) » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:00 am

Even if it's just done for simplicity and speed, those printed eyes look fantastic.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:23 pm

Heinous wrote:Even if it's just done for simplicity and speed, those printed eyes look fantastic.

Thanks! They're all done by The Naro I liked his vectors, so I had asked him if he could make some eyes, and it sorta snowballed. Lots of people go to him for that, now.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:39 am

There.

Talking Rainbow Dash is up for sale now!

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Did I mention that she talks?

(?) · by **Glaed** (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:25 am

I would totally buy that if I had the money
It's awesome and you are awesome keep being awesome.

(?) · by **Aramek** (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:43 pm

You make cute things Mr. Brainbeard. Whatever got you into the plushie hobby?

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:24 pm

Glaed wrote:I would totally buy that if I had the money
It's awesome and you are awesome keep being awesome.

Thanks! I'll try my best!

[quote=Aramek]You make cute things Mr. Brainbeard. Whatever got you into the plushie hobby?[/quote]

I started doing little foamcard things. Just, you know, to make something.

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Then I picked up a bit of felt to try "making something".

So I made these

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And they're still holding together! (Its a cuttlefish and a dinosaur dressed as a shark). I found that sewing things was really enjoyable, but I didn't have a means of... well. dealing with the stuff I had finished. So I cut back and only made them as gifts. And now, being able to do it "commercially" basically means that I have no reason to /not/ sew other than lack of free time. Its great :awesomedash:

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:42 am

So, finished this on the weekend, and she's now for sale! Fashionable Applejack Auction!

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And a Vinyl Scratch, her goggles are coming in.

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(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:15 am

Talking Fluttershy this time! She's got an auction right here too So take a look if you're interested.

You can see her talk here!

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I will also be (planning) on opening up commissions on Friday, with pricing and all that on my tumblr and DA, and I'll update info here.

(?) · by **numsOic** (?) » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:43 pm

You're my favorite deputy!

Finally the squeaking Fluttershy everyone was waiting for.

(?) · by **drunkill** (?) » Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:52 am

Wow, quality stuff.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:51 am

drunkill wrote:Wow, quality stuff.

Thanks drunkill! I've actually finished a few more today.

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Auction!

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Rarity Commission

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OC Commission: "Saving Grace"

I did the OC first, and then made some changes for the next two Rarity's. I sized down the eyes and ears in the second one, and changed the head to be slightly wider, with a more pronounced muzzles. Little details!

That also means I am accepting commissions. I'm currently full this week, but I'll be opening them again for more stuff on Monday evening.

(?) · by **Aramek** (?) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:27 pm

Holy hell. :vogue:

(?) · by **Mordja** (?) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:27 pm

I really like her mane! :ohboy:

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:33 pm

Mordja wrote:I really like her mane!

Yay! It was easier to do than you'd think.

The second time you do it.

It also helps when you don't put her tail on upside down the first time :3

(?) · by **numsOic** (?) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:00 pm

Mordja wrote:I really like her mane!

This is the post I wanted to make. So close, though.

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:08 pm

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This was a commission from a while ago. When I had quoted $100. She's currently set at $150 now to help compensate for the 10 or so hours it took to make her. I hope the next time it'll go more easily.

Now I have to make sure i don't lose her hair pattern >.>

(?) · by **Wulfolme** (?) » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:45 am

Brainbread, I have a question of logistics for you from a time long past. How exactly did the exchange of money and giant doll happen with that massive Rainbow Dash you made last year?

(?) · by **Brainbread** (?) » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:40 am

Wulfolme wrote:Brainbread, I have a question of logistics for you from a time long past. How exactly did the exchange of money and giant doll happen with that massive Rainbow Dash you made last year?

The original buyer backed out prior to their cheque clearing, so it went to the runner up for their last bid. They've also bought a life-sized Pinkie Pie, a life-sized Fluttershy, and they also bought the 3ft tall Applejack plushie I made.

But yeah, the original buyer had some "unforseen" need to buy a new car, so they requested a cancel of payment, so I just contacted the runner up. Two days later it was in the mail.

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