Soft Launch
If you're reading this, then we did it! After plotting and previewing for the better part of a year, we finally managed to launch!
Admittedly, we had a lot more planned.
Hence the "soft" launch. We were just so eager to open our doors and share a small selection of what we intend to offer.
The two models we launched with were both key stepping stones on our journey to learning how to produce consistent quality products.
Just the Nip is our first model to go through the concept-to-creation process. It taught us so much about making molds and about pouring. At this time, it is also the only clay-sculpted model we intend to produce.
Percival is the second model we ever 3D sculpted, and the first 3D sculpt to be taken through the molding process. He taught us everything about post-processing a printed item, the fundamentals of 3D sculpting, and provided our first tangible example of how 3D sculpts translate to silicone products—and what challenges some design elements may face. (Like Percy's small, pointed teeth being extremely prone to trapping bubbles.)
We hope you enjoy these models as much as we've enjoyed making them!
We made this part small since it includes some sad pet stuff: Our launch date of January 8th was selected in memory and celebration of Eri & Mister E's cat, Smokey. January 8th was the anniversary of the day she officially became theirs, and after ten years together, goodbyes were said at the end of December. It means a lot to us that we were able to make our deadline and solidify this date as the shop's anniversary ♥
Our Grand Opening Plans
At this time, we do not have a planned date for our Grand Opening aside from 2025. However, further down we'll share a list of projects we are determined to accomplish before we consider ourselves ready for something, well, grand.
Follow along on our socials as we show off each completion, and you'll get a pretty good idea of when we plan to debut everything before we even make the announcement!
The List: