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🎆It's Steve's birthday~🎆 For the occasion, I made a discount code just for the 4-5th of July :D Please use STEVEBIRTHMAS if you'd like $5 off a purchase of these plush!

Tony & Steve plush are ✨NOW LIVE!✨

Sometimes when you want a thing you just gotta make it yourself :D

I've always had a soft spot for ol' Winghead & Shellhead; they're my longest-running comics OTP. I designed to combine my favorites of Steve's looks - a mashup of Commander Rogers & his Winter Soldier stealth suit - and a similar mashup of a few Tony designs mixing classic comics & MCU.

These are part of a small and limited batch of sitting plush convertible keychains - they can either chill where you set ‘em, or you can attach the included keychain and bring them with you wherever you’d like!

Available only in my Etsy shop 💙

If you get them, I hope you adore them (and please share if you take any action shots!!)

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Ohhh my gosh thank you for sharing, I’m so glad you like them 💙 What a fantastic collection to join!!

When I saw the email that these little guys from @hautecoldture came in the mail I literally floored it to get home from work XD I couldn't wait!!! THEY'RE SO FUCKING CUUUTEEEE (⁠つ⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)⁠つ

They fit in just perfectly with the rest of my collection :3

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Doing final QC and packing the first wave of orders for the plush OTP ColdFlash & Stony keychains so they can all ship (heh) out tomorrow!

Thank you so much to everyone who was part of this 🥺

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❄️ ColdFlash plush are NOW LIVE!⚡

I'm so excited these lads are done and officially launched for sale :D These are part of a small and limited batch of sitting plush convertible keychains - they can either chill where you set 'em, or you can attach the included keychain and bring them with you wherever you'd like! Available only in my Etsy shop 💙 If you get some, I hope you enjoy them and I would LOVE to see action shots of them out in the world!

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Tony & Steve plush are ✨NOW LIVE!✨

Sometimes when you want a thing you just gotta make it yourself :D

I've always had a soft spot for ol' Winghead & Shellhead; they're my longest-running comics OTP. I designed to combine my favorites of Steve's looks - a mashup of Commander Rogers & his Winter Soldier stealth suit - and a similar mashup of a few Tony designs mixing classic comics & MCU.

These are part of a small and limited batch of sitting plush convertible keychains - they can either chill where you set ‘em, or you can attach the included keychain and bring them with you wherever you’d like!

Available only in my Etsy shop 💙

If you get them, I hope you adore them (and please share if you take any action shots!!)

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Tony & Steve plush are ✨NOW LIVE!✨

Sometimes when you want a thing you just gotta make it yourself :D

I've always had a soft spot for ol' Winghead & Shellhead; they're my longest-running comics OTP. I designed to combine my favorites of Steve's looks - a mashup of Commander Rogers & his Winter Soldier stealth suit - and a similar mashup of a few Tony designs mixing classic comics & MCU.

These are part of a small and limited batch of sitting plush convertible keychains - they can either chill where you set ‘em, or you can attach the included keychain and bring them with you wherever you’d like!

Available only in my Etsy shop 💙

If you get them, I hope you adore them (and please share if you take any action shots!!)

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❄️ ColdFlash plush are NOW LIVE!⚡

I'm so excited these lads are done and officially launched for sale :D These are part of a small and limited batch of sitting plush convertible keychains - they can either chill where you set 'em, or you can attach the included keychain and bring them with you wherever you'd like! Available only in my Etsy shop 💙 If you get some, I hope you enjoy them and I would LOVE to see action shots of them out in the world!

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HALLO, for anyone who likes the ColdFlash art I post here (thank you!!) - In the coming weeks I’m going to be doing a pass of art formatting so I can get more pieces up in the print-on-demand storefronts (and get some other merch made!). Are there any items/art pieces that aren’t available but folks are interested in? Please let me know!

Existing print-on-demand locations: (Redbubble link | Teepublic link)

Related: this also ties in with the responses to the fanmerch interest check from last year :D there’s fun progress I’m so excited to share more about soon (spoilers: the plush keychains are almost finished >:3 )

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a lil speedy smooch

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slow breaths between kisses between the seconds

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soft n slow almost-kisses WIP

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just a lil somethin fast n loose studying some refs & playing with textures

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ColdFlash fanmerch response summary!

I'm happy to share an update based on the collective responses to the interest check survey and share my plan for next steps. TL;DR several designs are underway and I'm excited :D

First up, a response summary of the major takeaways.

Most wanted fanmerch items:

1. Plush 2. Keychains 3. Stationery 4. Enamel Pins (tied) 4. Custom Figurines/Statues 5. Drinkware 6. Wearable/useable accessories (hats, socks, scarves, bags) 7. Soft home goods (blankets, towels, pillows)

Since plush took an early lead, and because it will take the longest in terms of manufacturing time, I got underway with plush designs foremost. While I would love to make all of these things, I’m figuring out what will be most viable to make and how I can supplement options for the rest via my existing print-on-demand storefronts.

Thinking about costs:

Another factor that I want to be considerate of based on responses is the overall cost for any items I make; for example, while I could design super-detailed and intricate poseable plush with removable clothes, they would easily cost $100+ USD each and - while I'm sure they'd be neat - they'd be rather unaffordable. As I'm planning to front the manufacturing costs for everything, they'd also be quite the investment for me too;;;

So, the plush I'm designing will be smaller (around 10 centimeters) with a keychain attachment, and my goal is to try to get the set of both to be around $40 USD (+shipping) or under, which will be a challenge but I'm happy to be working with a great manufacturer to bring these lads to life!

For other items I’d like to tackle, I’m similarly aiming to be mindful of overall cost, especially for this first batch of items; I’d rather err on the side of caution and approachability however I can.

How will the merch be sold?

When merch items eventually go up for sale, it will be via Etsy as the primary storefront. This is for a few reasons:

Platform familiarity & safety for both buyers and sellers.

Etsy has price breaks on shipping and has other things set up that make it internationally viable - Etsy did the hard work with navigating VAT so I don’t have to!

While Etsy does have some fees/cost to me as the seller, I can factor those into the overall cost of any item being sold through there without it being a massive extra cost (both in terms of time & money).

What’s it gonna look like?

In terms of design aesthetic, the predominant preferences were for either stylized realism or cuter stuff, with an excellent additional write-in contingent of folks who like it when things err on the side of subtle. I like to call this latter design aesthetic “secret handshake” where it’s a strong design first, and then - upon closer inspection - you notice the reference; this tends to be more approachable for folks to incorporate into everyday situations like taking/wearing something to work no matter what their dayjob situation is like! Obviously each option has its own challenges and lends to certain things more than others, so it’s going to be fun to balance designs for these approaches with some different items. I’m happily comfortable creating in all of these design styles and excited to do more!

Fanzine interest summary:

100% of responses are interested in a fanzine!

100% of responses indicated support for a fanzine which included a mix of both new and old/previously-shared works.

Format preference is for a main fanzine to be G/T (using AO3 ratings), with an optional secondary collection separate from the zine for any M/E/NSFW content.

I’m excited at the prospect of working together with folks to craft a fanzine! Before doing that, however, I’d process to do some diligence for organization and planning so that it won’t be a doomed undertaking before it begins. I also obviously won’t be tackling that on my own so would want to determine a team and process for production and transparency. Pre-orders also present their own tricky challenges but are often necessary when doing production runs for unknown interest without taking on a great individual financial burden up-front, so I’d want to ensure the zine for any M/E/NSFW content.

HOKAY - thank you for reading through all of that! I'm not sure how much folks are interested in me sharing about the info and process but I'm happy to do so - feel free to ask :D

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Psst if you haven’t responded to the fanmerch survey, please do! It’s directly thanks to input there that I’ve started designing these lads & will do a few more pieces based on what folks suggest there :D

ColdFlash mini plush design sketch

There’s still a few days left to respond to the ColdFlash fan merch interest check (survey closes on Sunday August 6th!)!

Based on preliminary responses, there’s a clear frontrunner and it looks like I’m going to be exploring some plush design options - here’s a first rough sketch idea for some mini-plush, likely keychains, around 3-5 inches tall at most!

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ColdFlash fan merch interest check!

We have a wonderfully dedicated fandom and I’d love to get input on the type of fan-made merchandise you’re interested in. Your answers will help inform potential art and product designs! ❄️⚡ Please complete the survey here ⚡❄️  Reblogs very welcome, and please let me know if you have any questions!

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ColdFlash mini plush design sketch

There’s still a few days left to respond to the ColdFlash fan merch interest check (survey closes on Sunday August 6th!)!

Based on preliminary responses, there’s a clear frontrunner and it looks like I’m going to be exploring some plush design options - here’s a first rough sketch idea for some mini-plush, likely keychains, around 3-5 inches tall at most!

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Update: Closing responses to this survey on Sunday August 6th! Thank you to everyone who has shared & responded so far - further sharing & input is very welcome!

ColdFlash fan merch interest check!

We have a wonderfully dedicated fandom and I’d love to get input on the type of fan-made merchandise you’re interested in. Your answers will help inform potential art and product designs! ❄️⚡ Please complete the survey here ⚡❄️  Reblogs very welcome, and please let me know if you have any questions!