When will you add new items to your site?

There is no set schedule. I announce website updates to my email subscribers, you can join the list at the bottom of this page!

Where do you ship?

I am proud to now offer worldwide shipping. Customers placing large international orders may be asked to purchase shipping insurance for their parcel.

Do you accept commissions?

I accept select commissions for jewelry and custom stained glass depending on my workload capacity at the time of inquiry. Please use the contact form to give me an idea of what you'd like. Provide as much information about your idea as possible to avoid needless back-and-forth, and please know that if I'm not able to take your commission for stained glass it's nothing personal. If you are looking for a locket visit this page. If you are looking for custom eye jewelry visit this page. If you are looking for impression jewelry visit this page.

Where is my order?

When you place an order through my website, you will get an emailed receipt. This indicates that your order has been received and has entered my work queue. Nose print kits take 1-5 business days to ship. Specimens and preservation kits take 1-2 business days to ship. Kits sold as part of an online specimen class will all ship at the same time -- don't worry, your kit will be there in time for the workshop! Jewelry orders, unless your item was specifically labeled with the words “ready to ship,” are custom made just for you. Please give me eight weeks to complete your order to your specifications, though it could ship sooner.

When your order is packed and placed in the mailroom, you will receive another email notification that it has shipped. Use the tracking number in the email to keep track of your delivery. Please allow 7 business days to update before filing a complaint with me or with USPS — chances are, your package just wasn’t scanned when it got picked up!

USPS damaged my package. What do I do?

If your package arrives damaged, please take photos and videos of the package and contents and email them to hello@mickeyalicekwapis.com immediately so I can file a report and get your issue taken care of for you. Do not discard any packaging as the post office will need it to verify what happened during their insurance investigation. I usually keep an eye out to make sure all of my sent packages get delivered, but if your package is missing for 14 days please contact me so I can work with the post office to recover your item.

Do you offer cancellations, refunds or exchanges?

All sales are final. This includes physical items, digital items, and tickets to events. In the rare event that you receive an item that broke in transit or is missing a part due to my error rather than an error on part of USPS (like a broken chain or a missing set of pins, if your package was damaged by USPS please see the question above), please send photos within 24 hours of delivery and I can help. I am not able to offer refunds or exchanges due to item misuse on part of the customer. This includes dropping, pulling, ripping, tearing, throwing, wetting an item that should not be wet, improper storage, failure to follow provided instructions, allergies to gold, bronze, or silver, wearing jewelry during high impact activities such as workouts, improperly installing the hardware used to hang stained glass, etc.

If you feel unsure about a product please ask questions before purchasing, I'm more than happy to help!

I entered the wrong address at checkout, what do I do?

You can enter your correct information using this link. You will be charged for shipping only, this creates a new label with your correct information. My shipping software can only utilize addresses as input by the customer at checkout and this step ensures everything goes to the correct address. Thank you for your understanding!

Do you offer custom taxidermy or pet preservation?

Nope! I'm so sorry but I do not have the capacity.

Do you offer taxidermy classes?

Yes! Please visit my events page.

How do I insert technique here?

I offer an e-book on taxidermy and several digital guides and toolkits for mounting arthropods -- just check out the main page of my website to see those products. My blog is also full of FREE tutorials and peeks into the taxidermy industry. It's a labor of love and something I do in my spare time so the resources I share are limited to what I've made available, please enjoy and I'll notify my email list when new tutorials are up!

How do I start a career in taxidermy?

Try Googling that exact thing and you might be surprised see that my blog post about how to get started in the taxidermy industry is actually the first result! :) Read it, and go from there! I do not have the bandwidth to provide personal career consultations, thank you!

Do you offer taxidermy for rent?

Nope, but I do sell select pieces and will notify my email list when that happens. You can join the list below. Thank you!