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Introduction to Plush Manufacturing
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
I've always wanted to make plush since it's something I also love to buy. Honestly, the internet has made so much super accessible, especially to someone like myself who doesn't know how to sew. I could learn but I also know my time is valuable and that's where many of us turn to manufacturing. Since I've been getting a lot of questions lately about plush and my manufacturers, it was recommended I just write a guide.Rules & Regulations of PlushBefore you start diving directly into anything, you need to understand the rules and regulations surrounding plush for where you reside....
Grand Rapids Comic Con 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
I applied to this event in January 2024 and approved fairly quickly. I asked later in January if I could split my booth with another vendor and I could, so Lizbie became my booth partner which was really exciting!I reserved the hotel the same month and basically forgot about everything until October when we started getting emails about load-in for the event. I would like to note that the vendor booths are 10x10, they come with 8 foot tables, 2 chairs and 2 badges. Extra badges at this time were $60 each and we both had to get an extra...
Twin Cities Con 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
Twin Cities Con is a first come first serve event from what I was told. I managed to snag a table January 1st. In October we got information for load in. Since I had already attended MadEx by the same parent company, I had a pretty good idea of what it would be like. What is interesting is that the map made me think a lot more about how Galaxycon organizes things in the end. They were using different halls than what I had experienced at this convention center previously. I had been in Hall A for GeekCraft, they were using...
Anime Fusion 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
I applied for Anime Fusion in March and I was accepted in June. Dealers room has a contract and I don't remember much about it at this point. I did also sponsor this event for $250. They advertised my business on their socials before the event.I received my load in information from them on October 11th. My kid still has swim stuff so the load-in hours only being from 2pm to 9pm are fairly restrictive. I'll bring it up at later, but I definitely like it when load in hours have more flexibility on the day before the event.Thankfully Friday hours...
Tekko 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
Normally I was picking events based on locations where I had friends I could visit. I didn't think I knew anyone in PA at the time I signed up for this (apparently one of my WoW friends lived here though and I was like oh yeah much later lol). Actually, I only even registered because people said it was a good event. I had never been to Pennsylvania any time previously either. It's just one of those states I had no reason to visit.Applications had a super short window. I applied on Nov 11, 2023 within the tiny window of...