I'm continuing to work on this year's special Holiday dresses for the Kaye Wiggs girls. I'm working on the last two sets, one blue lace with blue sequins and the second is black lace with the same blue sequins.....photographed here with the black and silver version I finished last week....
The goal was to finish them this week so that they'd be available nicely in time for the upcoming Holiday season. But then Canada Post had to throw a wrench in my plans. They've been on a rotating strike for a month now, with no end in sight.
DreamHigh Studio was shipping out Phairby, Fairy Godmother this past week, but not to Canada, since it's not accepting any parcels from the USA or any International destination. They are actually sending parcels back to the senders. Iplehouse has also announced it can't ship anything to Canada at the moment due to the strike. I had an order for doll shoes and glasses that was cancelled with a full refund this week, because they can't ship to Canada either.
Outgoing mail is sporadic and not reliable. Some things are getting through, while others are stuck in limbo. There's people on a local doll group who have had impatient customers open Paypal disputes to get their money back, because the stuff they bought has not arrived yet - even though it's been explained to them about the strike, and that they will get their parcel eventually.
The government is talking about legislating an end to the strike, but the Union has already said they are prepared to fight the ruling in court. So, who knows how long this mess will go on.
So, the one year I was actually trying to be proactive, I'm going to be stuck with everything until whenever the strike is over. I almost felt like quitting earlier this week, but decided to finish all the dresses anyways. One can always use a special party dress, and not just at Christmas.
In the meantime I'm pushing onward, hoping to get done with them as soon as possible, so I can take pictures and move on. Christmas photos are calling.....
DreamHigh Studio was shipping out Phairby, Fairy Godmother this past week, but not to Canada, since it's not accepting any parcels from the USA or any International destination. They are actually sending parcels back to the senders. Iplehouse has also announced it can't ship anything to Canada at the moment due to the strike. I had an order for doll shoes and glasses that was cancelled with a full refund this week, because they can't ship to Canada either.
Outgoing mail is sporadic and not reliable. Some things are getting through, while others are stuck in limbo. There's people on a local doll group who have had impatient customers open Paypal disputes to get their money back, because the stuff they bought has not arrived yet - even though it's been explained to them about the strike, and that they will get their parcel eventually.
The government is talking about legislating an end to the strike, but the Union has already said they are prepared to fight the ruling in court. So, who knows how long this mess will go on.
So, the one year I was actually trying to be proactive, I'm going to be stuck with everything until whenever the strike is over. I almost felt like quitting earlier this week, but decided to finish all the dresses anyways. One can always use a special party dress, and not just at Christmas.
In the meantime I'm pushing onward, hoping to get done with them as soon as possible, so I can take pictures and move on. Christmas photos are calling.....
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