A new set of instructions for the assembly, sleeving, and wearing of boingy tails. The previous one was getting a bit long in the tooth. I think I assembled this thing on camera about 20 times before I had a take I was satisfied with. Talking on camera be hard, yo!

Just a heads-up for those waiting on orders to ship:

Canada Post is currently having a strike action. This is likely to last another week or two, and will delay tail shipments for that time. I'm still producing and boxing, I just cant ship at the moment. I am supportive of Canada Post and would prefer not to divert to an alternate if it can be helped, but I will of course have to consider alternatives if things drag out too long. One possibility is shipping via USPS when I'm on my way to Anthro Northwest on Jan 2, so that will be the maximum extent of any delay.

And we are back in action. Much appreciation to these clients for the patience while the post office was unavailable.

As a heads-up of where things stand for the immediate future:

I have received a new batch of furs, so I'll be able to handle all of the orders which had been delayed by out-of-stock colours in January. For the next 7 days, my focus is on vending at Anthro Northwest in Seattle, and then after that, my priority is on wrapping up ALL of the outstanding orders placed prior to April 30, 2024. (If you placed an order before that and haven't received an email from me, be sure to check that spam folder)

Anyone who placed their order in May or June of 24 should expect to be contacted in mid to late January.

New convention innovation: ButtCam!

Test-wags are srs bsns.

A long overdue chore: The sorting of all scrap fur produced by making about 800 tail sleeves over the last 3 years. This was about 5 large garbage bags full to bursting. Stoats love sorting fur for 6 hours, it's their favourite.

After srs bsns is time for srs party

And tonight's contender in the Couples Mixed Wags category... :)

https://globalnews.ca/news/10991323/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-march-1/

As far as I'm aware, this new tariff WILL impact the tails shipped to the USA for as long as it is in effect. It may even impact boingies that have already shipped and are currently en route to American clients. If this is still in place by the time my next US convention appearance rolls around, it will affect those as well, there's no legal means by which I can bypass this.

In more positive news:

A routine feature of the Boingy Tails Public Chat, found at t.me/boingy2 has been the Unlimited Self-Promo Day on the 1st of every month. This is the day of the month in which everyone is invited to show off something they've made, be it professional or hobby, for sale or just private, new or a long time ago, furry or unrelated.

If you'd like to jump in and participate, you're welcome to do so. Post an ad for your creative services, or show off a cool thing you made for funsies, and of course be sure to check out and comment on what some others are doing too.

Think of it as a one-day pop-up flea-market or talent-show. February's Unlimited Self-Promo Day begins in about 6 hours.

The invitation email has gone out to all orders that were placed in May and June of last year. If you have placed your order June 30 or earlier, you should have received a message from JayEnfield@gmail.com . Sometimes this goes to spam, so if you have an order coming up it may be beneficial to white-list my email address. My goal is to get 80 tails shipped by the end of the month.