Merbellas Thread

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Yikes! That is scary, Raina. I hope things mellow a bit for her.

[Ariel-Starfish]

Wow, after reading this; I really scared my fins off O_o I'll try and wait afther sending her an email asking if she has any updates of my tail (I email her once every 2-3 weeks, if i have questions about the process of my tail- nothing that isen't answered yet). But now I feel extremely guilty :'(

[Winged Mermaid]

So everyone happened to order seashell bras, and at the same time? That's pretty cool! Seeing them all together I'm all Wish I could afford one right now. I'll just have to save up so I can give her all my money again :P

[Mermaid Isabela]

I ordered mine back when I ordered my tail. c: I can't WAIT for it though!!!

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Tail Update!!!

Not going to share any pictures (was asked not to and I want to keep it a surprise), but I got my fluke sculpture pictures! Looks amazing. Talking to her about details. :-)

SO EXCITING!!!!

[XMermaidMarinaX]

Agreed her facebookis awful.
"DO YOU SELL THE TAILS?!" No honey, that's why you see tails they've made and sold all over her fb, and the faq. ._."
"Hi i am a 15 year old girl and i have been looking for a mermaid tail of excellent quality if you can make my dream come true i will be the happiest girl ever!!! Call _ to get answers on why"
I facepalmed at the second one truly. For one, she put her number out, two it doesn't matter the age. Three, if people would read the faq they'd know there was a way to order it, and how much it would cost... Gotta love people

[Ariel-Starfish]

yess! <3 <3 <3

[deepblue]

Is the Merbellas Etsy site down for everyone, or is my system glitching? I thought perhaps they're catching up on orders, so they took it down? I just wanted to peruse.

[Ariel-Starfish]

same here, maybe they are closing it?

[MerEmma]

I noticed that earlier and just assumed they were doing maintenance on the shop. Perhaps not.

[AniaR]

They are prepping to move to a bigger home (which means bigger and better studio space ) soon. Raven hasn't confirmed with me why the Etsy is down, I'll try and follow up with her next time I catch her online, but it's likely!

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Yay! Bigger space! :-) That's kind of awesome that she's able to move forward like that.

[AniaR]

Checked with Raven, Etsy will be down for a little bit

[deepblue]

Okay, thanks. I'll just keep checking back.

[Ariel-Starfish]

146 days and all I have to do is WAIT (I'm sorry guys... I can't take it much longer :'( I want to go swimming in my tail now!! :'(

[AniaR]

I checked the emails. Ariel, you asked to have stuff about your tail changed after you got your pics on day 120 (and haven't explained that here). That takes time and bumps you back in the line. People who approve their colours etc are going to have their tail finished before yours. Changing colours takes time (especially since Florida has been dealing with loads of rain and wind) and you wanted your seams changed, which means taking the tail apart and putting it together again. I understand you really want your tail, and it sucks waiting.... but if you didn't approve the tail and she has to repaint it and re-seam it... well, that takes time, and weather sets it back too.

[Ariel-Starfish]

I checked the emails. Ariel, you asked to have stuff about your tail changed after you got your pics on day 120 (and haven't explained that here). That takes time and bumps you back in the line. People who approve their colours etc are going to have their tail finished before yours. Changing colours takes time (especially since Florida has been dealing with loads of rain and wind) and you wanted your seams changed, which means taking the tail apart and putting it together again. I understand you really want your tail, and it sucks waiting.... but if you didn't approve the tail and she has to repaint it and re-seam it... well, that takes time, and weather sets it back too.

I know, I know... But after the 120 days I asked for pictures myself and she said she stil had to paint the other side of the tail. I understand all of this but I'm getting a bit 'meh' about it. (I have Asperger, and love to have everything planned, or at least looking foreward to certain dates etc) So this is a bit hard for me I don't know WHEN the tail wil be finished, so I'm just paddle around to nowhere.

Mini updates would be fantastic! (Tail fully painted, seams touched uo, etc.) But I know this is impossible, cuz she has loads of work to do.

[AniaR]

Yeah, she only paints one side of the tail until you approve the colours. Like literally, if she did the whole tail and you didn't like it then it's a waste of time and paint. Right now, it's super storming there. Loads of rain and humidity. Hence getting caught up on accessory orders since silicone won't cure and she can't go outside to paint. (Also why they'll be moving to a bigger, more ventilated, space)

[Mermaid Isabela]

Jeez the way Florida looks, it seems like she's gonna be washed away! I hope Tyler and Raven keep themselves safe! It looks like a horrible flood AND Tornado warnings all over the place.

[MermaidHyli]

I know how raven is feelin with all the rain. Being here in belize its been a constant touch and go storm and all of it hits florida head on hope they are doing ok.