Merbellas Thread

[saborigakusei]

So just curious... what constitutes as 'long haul'?

Trying not to get my hopes up for no reason...

[frozenbutterflywings]

Well I'm going on 2 years as well as a few others who are even longer than I am.


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[AniaR]

yeah I think there's about 4 or 5 who are going on 2 years- that at her priority tails right now. I know we've got one for mermaid mimi that is at 13 months and will likely be at least a year and a half by the time it gets done if not longer.

Some of the longer haul ones (such as Tia's) are elaborate designs and she's adjusted her process a number of times so though it's been a long wait I suspect those tails will be much better thanks to the skills learned.

Take my tail for example, it just turned 2. I had the first commercial blended waist. And she just re did it for me at the 2 year mark. drastically improved and much more durable since the first version!

The nice thing about Raven is she goes above and beyond with extras to make up for the wait. it's just so hard to wait!

[saborigakusei]

I'm going on two years as well, I ordered in June of 2015. Still, it's probably best to just not think about it until I hear something, just in case she hasn't gotten to mine yet. ^~^

[Mer-Crazy]

2 years 7 months for me. Apart from Tia's I'm under the impression I'm the next longest.

[Merman Andrew]

2 years 7 months for me. Apart from Tia's I'm under the impression I'm the next longest.

I can't believe you are still waiting for your tail Mer-Crazy! Not cool!

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[Mer-Crazy]

It's okay a lot of it really was just a matter of finding the right design. Raven drew a bunch of sketches for me, if I had known my design from the get go I probably would have had it around the same time Ariel Starfiah got her tail. And she was testing out and developing the colour changing paint for me as well so that added to the time. Technically speaking it was only put together around Christmas (that's when they asked for measurements) so if I go off that time I haven't been waiting too long

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[MermaidNerenia]

My girlfriend and I put orders in on back to back weeks so we're at approximately 293/284 days respectively. We're still babies in the waiting game but we're on the list of orders out. It's been a great motivator for me, I have lost close to 30 lbs and gained a ton of muscle preparing myself for a tail.

[AniaR]

way to go. I feel so bad you all have waited so long. All I know is she always makes sure the people willing to be patient like that get awesome treatment and amazing tails I'll be happy when you're all caught up tho lol

[AniaR]

Hey folks if you didn't see yet, Raven added someone new to her company to take over online stuff so she can focus more on the tail making!

Hey guys!
We are so very excited to announce that we have officially brought on a new member to our tiny team! I’d like everyone to meet our new assistant, Tori ❤️
Tori has been my very best friend for many years and has agreed to join the business to help us better communicate with clients and manage our social media accounts! She will be taking over all client communications for us so we can spend more time making your beautiful tails and less time on the computer. We are working now to get her up to speed on all orders but please be patient with us during this transition period.
We know our minimal communication can be very stressful for our clients so we are really excited and grateful to have her help. We really hope this will help cut down on our extremely lengthy production times a bit. You are all so incredible, and we cannot thank you enough for your continued support!
Raven

[Khaleesi Daenerys]

Hey folks if you didn't see yet, Raven added someone new to her company to take over online stuff so she can focus more on the tail making!


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She's already doing her job, she replied to one of the emails I sent them a few weeks ago and I said aloud "who's Tori?" Lol Glad to hear there's a new member.

[Mermaid Alea]

Raven went with The House of Flynn to Mexico. Check out the gorgeous Mandarinfish Inspired tail Raven was wearing!!! See here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSAI7pJAu1y/

[Ashe]

Ugh the one on the right is my favorite tail from Raven. They both look so amazing!

[Mermaid Alea]

The tail on the right is definitely one of my top faves. It is hard for me to pick my favorite Merbella tail!
What makes me happy is The House of Flynn regularly posts photos and video of that tail so you can kinda follow the life of the tail. That tail gets to go on more adventures than I do lol.

[AniaR]

Believe it or not raven's tail was one of her clownfish tails she remade. She was in mexico for all of 2 days btw, she felt too guilty staying any longer while people were waiting for their tails!

[MermaidNerenia]

Looks like Tori is taking no prisoners, she posted on The Merbellas fan page today already that there might be a mini spring pre-made Headdresses and Tops. VERY cool! Look like Merbellas is full steam ahead into Spring 2017.

I am thrilled Raven got to go to Mexico with HOF. I follow HOF and I am in their facebook group for photography and networking reasons, I also bought one of their HOF Tail Bags and it's amazing. The owner Maureen is a tail collector and a freediver and an all around amazing swimmer I love seeing her videos.

Doing a photoshoot in the Cenotes in Mexico where they were swimming in my tail is like a huge bucket list item for me.

[AniaR]

I know right? I'd love to go there!

[saborigakusei]

I'm dying of jealousyyyyy, that picture is everything<3

I've actually been to Mexico twice and got to bring my fabric tail to a cenote. It was one of the best experiences ever, and I'm considering becoming a cave-dwelling mermaid instead of ocean-dwelling because of it. ^^

If I actually get my tail this year I'll try to go again.... fingers crossed.....

[frozenbutterflywings]

Today I hit my 2 year mark!


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[Mermaid Vee]

I'll be at two years and a month tomorrow .

Now i don't know if any of you remember back when the rainbow tail set came out i said that that was my top design, that's because my whole tail is inspired by the H2O shapes. I ordered a custom fluke from raven which i know she said was hard to sculpt but the result was amazing... but today i saw Kariel made a very similar custom fluke and the design is similar too (from what i can tell from the sketch). Obviously it isn't anyones fault as the inspiration is public but I'm just a little bummed that they will be getting the tail sooner and might look like i copied them