She doesnt like showing people much WIP. both for trade secrets but also just being shy :p
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She doesnt like showing people much WIP. both for trade secrets but also just being shy :p
Wow she's like a star for lots of us!
What does she thinks about this?
congrats on your payment! i remember how freaking excited i was!!!!!! can't wait to see it ;)
Was a page full of posts removed? Werid.
I assume they were moved to the Finfolk thread, since they were to do with Finfolk ;)
Moved it to it's own thread in the finfolk section (didn't want to dump all that in the Finfolk thread).
Just wanted to ask-- Are the top styles listed on her Facebook page the only ones she openly offers to clients at the moment? I'm thinking about using my next tax return in a month or two to order a top from her to go with my tail from Morticia, and although I'm definitely considering a Siren top I'm still kinda torn between doing that, an Atlantis top, or maybe a custom design with fins on it, but I don't know if she'll take custom top orders or not or how much more things like fins or custom detailing would cost.
I'm fairly certain she offers the Atlantis filigree and fins upon request and I feel like she'd take a custom order if she has time. However I can't say for certain how much each costs to add I just paid for my top (which is a scale bra with the Atlantis design ad the fins) and I paid $340 for it, however I did have to pay extra because I'm a D cup. I may have also paid more for some other things I ordered (not sure if they were added to that invoice or not since it didn't specify pricing.)
Ahh, okay! :D I figure once I'm closer to getting my tax return back I'll shoot her an email inquiry to ask about it. I was just worried that the Yeses and Nos were listed in a really obvious place somewhere and I might have missed it. Thanks for the head's up!
Ahhh...makes sense! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Winged Mermaid
Does anyone have any insight into how well the tops stay up? I like the strapless look, but I feel like I'd be hiking it up all day (I'm only a small b-cup). Are the real shells less comfortable than the silicone?
Also, are her real seashell tops lined with something? or is it literally just seashell? Like is there a bra behind it? Also, Also...Mermaid Raven sent me a collection of images of her past tops she's made. Would it be ok to post that here since they're all already existing? I don't believe any are proprietary or haven't been seen before?
I am also a small B and I have the octo top already which stays up nicely because of the halter netting. I have folded the netting in and worn it strapless above an underbust corset before and had no issues / felt very secure. The bra is super comfy yet snug enough I never feel the need to yank it up higher. I imagine the strapless scaled styles of varying sorts are even more secure as they appear to be built over wider side strapped bras and the silicone is probably a bit thinner and therefore less weight than the octo adds, so possibly even less worry about needing to constantly tug it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurellia Gyldenscale
*I haven't swim-tested the octo top without the netting straps...only a dry land run. It swims securely with the straps on.
Bra inside all tops
Forgive my asking, as I am just super anxious, what is the average wait time for you lovely merfolk for sketches? I don't expect her to have mine done already, I am just curious. <3
Paid in late december, got sketches in early feb.
All right. Thanks. Now I have a window to base my wait time on.
I got mine about a month later <3
Approximately 1-2 months of wait time seems a reasonable window, and I recommend being generous to Raven in terms of time; she's an artist! I paid approximately 374 days ago (early February 2014, but who's counting ;) ) and received sketches in early April. The sketches are sometimes in colour (especially, it seems, if the piece is a tail as opposed to an entire outfit), yet while mine were in black and white I could tell that such was due to mine being a special project not only combining tail and top but also requiring unique fin and scale sculpts. I could also tell that, artistically, Raven was really cooking (no pun based on the theme of my outfit intended). :mermaid kiss:
Does she always make sketches? Or only on request? I never recieved sketches?
Only on request. If your have your own design for your tail then you obviously don't need it.
Oh yes, I am in no rush with my tail. My wedding isn't until next year and we have talked about a possible time that she could have it done by. I was just curious.Quote:
Originally Posted by MermaidMichelle
I know about good tails taking a long time and letting the artist work. I wish more people knew to do that. :D
I waited about 2 weeks for my sketches
I actually didn't even know we got sketches / didn't request one but she sent one very swiftly after I ordered. Within roughly a week. I think it really depends on what all she has going on at any given time. I think I just happened to order at a time she was doing a lot of sketching. :)
There isn't an official timeline
Probably not relevant or important in any fashion, but Attachment 27544
Oooh! Totally relevant! The top looks lovely on you!!!
absolutely in love with your top, so majestic <3 <3Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaila Mermaid
Strong. Proud. Elegant. This top looks nothing but perfect on you!!!
that top looks amazing!! and i love your long mermaidy hair <3
Beautiful top. :)
When seeing that very nice top and your pose, I immediately imagined you about to enter a sort of mermaid belly dance. Thinking more upon it, such would go very well with the natural torso undulations of a mermaid swimming! :mermaid kiss:
Underwater belly dancing! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MermaidMichelle
Please let underwater bellydance become a real thing!
@ Tieri
On the matter of top pricing from before, I had a proper look at my invoice and can give you more pricing details. On my invoice I was quoted:
$150 for a fin set
$45 for Atlantis add on
My top base was quoted as $145 but
I provided my own bra (not sure if this affects pricing or not)
Was large than a D (which I believe costs more)
Had a glitter top coat (if it does cost more it wasn't individually added to the price but listed as part of the whole with the top base)
And had some extra requests added (that I'm not sure if they were added cost or not because they were also listed under the base price of the top)
I love the new blended waist, but am curious how it holds up? I know a lot of mers roll down their tails to get them on, and with that being much thinner (I'm assuming) does it make getting the tail on harder or would it rip easier than the scales?
Raina said it's actually thicker, and is made that way in purpose so it can handle the stress put on the waist. It's still early days for it so it's impossible to say for certain, I believe she also said it makes getting the tail on slightly trickier just because it is thicker. But also that Raven has said if anything happens to it, then it is easy to replace. Again I'm mostly just parroting what I've heard Raina say (write) and it's all from memory so I may be off here or there and I apologise for that.
I ordered a top with my tail as well, but I have noticed something when I made my own tops and when I swam. I am a 38D-ish in bra sizes, but when I made my own tops using bras that large I tended to find that I was a little, shall we say, buoyant in the water. In one bra, I almost float out of them! So, in ordering my Merbella bra, I went one cup smaller and am hoping that it keeps the ladies in place.
I also got the high waist and I am hoping it helps out with some problem areas. Losing over a hundred pounds tends to leave areas of sagging skin, and I'm hoping this will help take care of it like a girdle. (I know Raina says corset, but I wear corsets and they are much different than that. ;) )
Ermagerd http://instagram.com/p/zYzWVjirri/ need more photos!!