Despite a harrowing journey home through 50mph winds and snow so thick they couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of them, Mike and Ryan had a fantastic time at this year’s Ohayocon! In a rare turn of events, the duo was actually split between two booths that were on opposite ends of the dealer’s room. Mike manned the rave gear and accessories booth while Ryan had the lion’s share of the hoodies and paws.
This split lead to some hilarious double takes from people who would stop in front of one booth and wonder if they’d just gone around in a circle. Overall though, folks were happy to see us spread out and the two had no trouble directing customers to and from each other’s booths to make sure they found exactly what they were looking for.
Ohayocon 2014 marked the very first con that we brought merchandise featuring both the Fruit Bats and the Little Woods. Both lines were a huge hit with pencil cases, satchel bags and button sets selling out from both booths! On more than one occasion, Ryan noted people stopping by the booth and asking if he was the one selling the adorable fox buttons. Meanwhile Mike had to steal all of the Fruit Bat button sets from the other booth in order to keep himself stocked.
The con itself was a ton of fun. Ryan was able to get himself the latest volume of the Ohio-born webcomic, Spinnerette while Mike chatted up cosplayers and fellow vendors all weekend long. Besides having a great line up of guests and panels, Columbus itself is home to some amazing restaurants, cafes and attractions. Mike and Ryan got the chance to grab dinner with the folks at Aardvark Tees at Barleys wherein many burgers were consumed and good times had. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream was also on the menu and Lemonbrat would like to (completely unofficially) profess their love for their Dark Chocolate flavor. It was heavenly!
Ohayocon was a great show for us and we were happy to see so many Lemonfans there. Thank you all so much for making the show a real hit and we look forward to doing it again next year!
With all the pomp and hype we’ve been pumping into the new Fruit Bats and Little Woods products, we almost overlooked a smaller item that turned out to be very popular at Ohayocon – notepads! At just $5, these lovely pieces of stationery contain 50 lined sheets of 4.5″ by 5.5″ paper for you to write down notes, lists and friendly reminders for yourself or for friends!
Currently, we have notepads with Deer, Fox, Fruit Bats and Good Sheep/Bad Sheep. More designs and other stationery pieces are also in the works so keep your eyes peeled! In fact, you might want to write yourself a note!
We teased our tote bags featuring the Fruit Bats and some of our characters from the Little Woods on our Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr a few weeks ago. We worked around the clock to get the bags up and running for Ohayocon this past weekend and they were a huge success!
Each bag is made of a soft, yet sturdy canvas material with thick nylon straps. The art and colors are bright and eye-catching and the bags are perfect for books, clothes or even groceries! Check out all the different varieties on Lemonbrat.com!
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What a wonderful weekend Corey and Lucie had at Anime Apocalypse this year!
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The convention was held at the wonderful Clock Tower Resort in Rockford, IL . Corey and Lucie enjoyed the growth of the convention which rounded out the year on an excellent convention! Corey managed to talk to every vendors possible during the weekend (chatter box he is!) while Lucie enjoyed the Friday and Saturday evening programming, none other than the raves! We can’t thank all of you enough for stopping by that weekend, making it a huge success for Lemonbrat!
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The theme of the weekend was discount central! We had all of our new long dog scarves, and tassel hats at this show, on top of a huge touchable discount wall of merchandise for everyone to feast their eyes on! (And hands too since you could touch it all!). Anime Apocalypse attendees really enjoyed the touch wall, and seemed to spend every last penny of their Holiday money with us at the Lemonbrat Booth =D
The convention would not have been as smooth if it wasn’t for the help of the con staff helping us move in our massive booth and get everything set-up to enjoy the show! Props to Anime Apocalypse for their increase in attendance and excellent programming that made this convention enjoyable from every aspect.
The Lemonbrat Team is excited to come back for Anime Apocalypse 2014 and we hope to see you all there!
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We’re closing out the week with another adorable glimpse into the Little Woods! Our new pencil cases are as bright and colorful as our tote and satchel bags and feature full color, double-sided artwork of your favorite woodland critters.
The pencil cases measure in at 7.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches high. After extensive field testing we can say that you can fit a LOT of pens and pencils in these cases – Ryan emptied out his desk drawers and still had room to spare!
And just in case you’re wondering, we will also be offering pencil cases featuring a certain group of nocturnal, half-fruit/half-flying-mammals…
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We have a new selection of bags up on Lemonbrat.com! Earlier in the week, we teased our roomy, colorful tote bags. Today, we wanted to show off the even more colorful satchel bags! They feature full artwork on both sides of the bag with a hefty zipper to keep all your items safe and sound.
Measuring in at 7.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches high, they’re the perfect accessory for carrying around phones, wallets and any other pocket items! The strap measures in at a minimum of 31 inches long with a 14 inch hang and a maximum of 58 inches long with a 27 inch hang. This means you can easily wear it over your shoulder or even across your chest.
We’re really proud of our new bags and hope you think they’re as cute and useful as we do!
We’re going to be busy in February. You can find us all over the place (but especially Michigan)! If you’re going to be at any of the shows above, you can use that con’s PickUp Code to place an order before the show that we’ll make sure to pack and bring to the show just for you! This saves you the cost of shipping and allows you to custom order anything you want!
So lovely! Check back often for real updates! Much better than this update.
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We’ve been working hard on new products featuring both the Fruit Bats and all the critters of the Little Woods. These shiny new tote bags are a personal favorite. They’re different from anything we’ve made before, but still colorful, well-made and unique! The bags are made of a sturdy, yet soft canvas with nylon straps. Measuring in at 14 inches wide, 14 inches long and 3.5 inches deep, they’re perfect for con swag, books or even groceries! As you can see, they come in a great variety of colors and characters, too!
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That’s right, we’re looking for models! Lemonbrat will be doing a photoshoot on February 1st and we’d love to have you come and look adorable in our hoodies and accessories!
Follow this link
to find out all the details and fill out an application. Models will be compensated with a $50 gift card and copies of photos to add to their portfolio!
