These corporate plush toys were a New Year gift for 2025, the Year of the Snake. A company ordered a whole batch of them, and we sewed every snake by hand. Nothing here came off a shelf: the design, the outfits and the run were made to order for one client.
Ladies and gentlemen
The snakes come in pairs. The gentleman wears an orange cape with a high collar, a lace jabot, a waistcoat trimmed with gold braid and pearl buttons, and a small top hat. The lady has an orange velvet dress with a lace hem, a cream cape over her shoulders and a hat made from a satin flower with pearls. Both have amber eyes with long lashes and a tiny red forked tongue.
Look under the cape and you'll find the tail curled neatly underneath, so each snake stands up on its own.
From two samples to a full table
We started in summer with one lady and one gentleman. Those two samples set every detail: the shape of the head, the cut of the cape, which lace, which buttons. Once the client was happy with them, we sewed the batch to match. By mid-November the snakes covered a whole table in the studio, and each one went into its own clear bag. It took dozens of hours of careful handwork.
Why a plush symbol of the year
A calendar or a branded pen gets used and forgotten. A dressed-up plush snake sits on a desk all year, and people remember who gave it. The Chinese zodiac also gives you a fresh character every year. The Year of the Snake began on January 29, 2025, and the Year of the Goat starts on February 6, 2027, which is plenty of time to plan a goat for your team or partners.
Your gift, your character
Send us a sketch, a photo of your mascot or just an idea. We'll make a sample first, then the run. A logo can go on a tag, a sleeve or the packaging if you want one. For a character that stands for your brand, see our custom mascot plush. More ways companies use plush are in our article on branded and promotional plush toys.
The snakes are sewn from a soft beige plush that feels good in the hand and keeps its shape on a desk. The outfits are where most of the work went.
- Orange velvet for the capes and dresses
- Cream fabric for the lady's cape and underskirt
- Lace for the jabots and the dress hems
- Gold braid on the waistcoats
- Pearl and rhinestone buttons, embroidery on the bodice
- Satin flowers on the ladies' hats
- Hypoallergenic fiberfill stuffing
For a corporate run we pick materials that look the same from the first toy to the last. If your brand has set colours, send the exact shades and we'll match fabric and thread as closely as we can.
A batch is planned in two steps. First we make samples, and you approve them. Then we sew the run to match.
How long the run takes depends on how many toys you need and how detailed the outfits are. We sew small runs of up to about 200 pieces, and you get a date with your quote. For these snakes, the samples were ready in summer and the full batch was packed by mid-November.
Planning gifts for the New Year? Talk to us in summer or early autumn, so the samples, the run and delivery all fit.
We ship worldwide. Delivery usually takes 7–20 business days, depending on the country, the carrier and customs. Around the holidays couriers slow down, so leave some extra time.
Corporate gifts have a fixed date: a New Year party, a client meeting, the last working day of the year. Count back from that day, adding the making time and the delivery. For year-end gifts, order by November 1 at the latest.
Each toy can be packed in its own clear bag, like these snakes, so they're ready to hand out the moment the box is opened.
We've been making toys to order since 2009, and runs of gifts and mascots for companies are a regular part of that work.
You see and approve the samples before we sew the batch, so there are no surprises in the box. Before shipping, you get photos of the finished toys.
Need a much bigger run made at a factory? We also make patterns and prototypes for production. The details are on our Patterns & Prototypes page.
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