Custom Bobblehead Blog

There are bobbleheads and then there are Bobbleheads from CustomBobble.com.

If you happen to think of bobbleheads as those cute little plastic figurines with heads that bob up and down that you get from your favorite cereal box, then those are not what we’re talking about. They are cute, true, but nowhere near the artistry of the bobbleheads in CustomBobble.com.

CustomBobble.com is not just a factory of bobbleheads. It is a company made up of a team of artisans who take great care in assuring at least a 70% accuracy for the bobbleheads they create. Instead of those, well, cheap figures in cereal boxes, CustomBobble.com is a company that makes sure that every detail in the photos that their customers send would be captured in the bobbleheads that they create.

If you think that $79 USD is too much for a figurine, then you haven’t seen the amazing accuracy and artistry of a single bobblehead from CustomBobble.com. These figurines are great for mementoes, collections, giveaways, and for quirky gift exchanges between lovers and friends.

You could also create a business opportunity for yourself through CustomBobble.com’s services. Since you can order in bulk, and have discounts for those, you can create designs for yourself or send in pictures of your friends and family, modify them digitally, send them in to CustomBobble.com and resell them for a dollar or two higher than what you paid for. If your mini-business of bobbleheads catches on, it’s a pretty penny for you, and for CustomBobble.com.

Bobbleheads have a high appeal for collectors and for pet owners. Collectors always want to have one more figurine of what they are collecting, while some pet owners are just so rabid to have the likeness of their pets captured everywhere. From plates to keychains, to bobbleheads, these guys would surely snap up another likeness of their idols or pets. What would stop you from selling to them what they would want, even if it’s in the form of a bobblehead?

Bobbleheads are not just for kids. With the artistry and the care put into the bobbleheads of CustomBobble.com, you would be sure to get only the best and the most detailed and artistic bobbleheads from these sculptors. Each bobblehead you order would have a picture of its sample sent to you before it’s finally cast and solidified by oven. You can have some modifications made, some changes here and there, before you finally approve of it and they send you the finished product by FedEx.

All this is done within two to three weeks, so there is no worry for you not to get your bobblehead by Christmas, if you ordered one as a gift. You can pre-order a month or two before Christmas, and you can have these beautiful bobbleheads under your tree by Christmas Eve.

Bobbleheads are filled with such possibilities. In fact, it’s so full of promise, that if you don’t want to pay through credit card, you can pay through Paypal.com!

So what are you waiting for? Have a bobblehead made for only you now!

CustomBobble.com positions its bobbleheads as keepsakes, mementoes and ways to remember loved ones and beloved pets by. But if you’re a geek, would you think that you have some use for a bobblehead, after all?

For Star Wars freaks, you may want a replica of Luke Skywalker. Or Darth Vader. Or Chewbacca. Or Yoda. Or maybe you’re not a Star Wars freak, you’re a Lord of the Rings freak, and you would love a replica of Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Frodo, or even… Sam Gamgee.

If you are not a geek, you may go “What?! What would you need a bobblehead of Yoda for?!” Well, the principle is simple. If you are one of those who are just squirrels for collecting the likenesses of your favorite characters, it’s not so inconceivable to actually have a shelf filled of Yoda’s in all shapes and forms.

If you are one of those who had been waiting for a certain figurine of your favorite character, but was unfortunate to have found out that the stores ran out of stock of those and those were of the limited edition, should you panic? No! All you need to do is hop on over to CustomBobble.com and submit a picture of that figurine, and have their expert artisans craft a remarkable replica of that hard-to-find item that you had been dying to get.

CustomBobble.com’s bobbleheads are more than the usual dolls and replicas. These bobbleheads are hand-crafted by expert artisans who want nothing less than a 70% accurate likeness of the photos you send them. So if it’s Yoda you’re asking to be crafted, it’ll be Yoda you’ll get. Not Darth Maul.

For those who had been wanting, needing, salivating over that certain replica of their favorite characters, this is somewhat of a “new lease on life,” so to speak. If you didn’t win that Ebay auction of Darth Vader’s 10-inch figurine by a matter of 50 cents, then it’s your chance to get back at that bad person who snatched up the object of your obsessions. You weren’t able to have that one on Ebay? Then get one made specifically for you through CustomBobble.com! Besides, that one on Ebay may have been a used item! This one will be lovingly created just for you.

If you want to take geekiness to a different level, you could also have replicas of your favorite tech industry icon created just for you. Maybe you want a bobblehead of you being hugged or kissed by Steve Jobs. If you’re a girl and you like Steve Jobs that much, ain’t that a great thought? If you’re a guy… That’s just gross. Or maybe you would want a replica of Steve Jobs’ main man and über-designer Jonathan Ive. If you can’t steal him from his wife, at least you have a bobblehead of him on your nightstand.

As a geek, you won’t run out of ideas for new bobbleheads to be ordered. If you are on a quest to have that one collectible you missed getting, or you so desperately want a figurine of Steve Jobs or Jonathan Ive, Linus Torvalds of Linux, Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu Linux, or even of Bill Gates or, heaven forbid, Steve Ballmer, then hop on over to CustomBobble.com and feed your inner geek’s hunger. You won’t lack for ideas on what else to order.

If you order in bulk, there are special discounts! So complete the entire Star Wars or Lord of the Rings cast and crew, or you could go for the complete lineup of today’s tech greats! Hop on over to CustomBobble.com now!

Bobbleheads are those adorable dolls with movable heads that bob up and down. For people who like collecting toys, these are a delight, and these are one of the most-collected kinds of dolls.

There are bobbleheads that are made to look like famous personalities, bobbleheads of animals, but there are also bobbleheads that could be made to… Look like you.

If you have a narcissistic streak and you like the thought that a doll would look like you, then you might want to consider having a fleet of bobbleheads of you and your beloved, made for you to give away on your wedding day! Or you can order just one of yourself and have it displayed on your nightstand.

Bobbleheads are not just good for exercising your narcissistic side, they’re basically fun, collectible items that are such a delight, in general. Kids just love watching their heads bob up and down, and baseball stars and other bobblehead replicas of famous people used to be sought-after as collectors’ items.

Bobbleheads are fun to place on a car’s dashboard. Just seeing a bobblehead’s head bob up and down is sure to evoke giggles from the car’s riders.

The first bobblehead made its appearance in the 1950’s. They were the rage in the 1960’s to the 1970’s, but they lost their appeal in the latter years.

If the thought of collecting, or even just owning a bobbing-head doll that looks eerily like you isn’t a very happy thought, then what about the thought of owning a bobbing-head doll that looks like your loved one? It would still be no less creepy to see a bobblehead version of your boyfriend or girlfriend, but wouldn’t it be nice if you had a doll that reminds you of him or her?

Or what about you and your boyfriend each get a customized bobblehead, and you get the bobblehead that looks like him, and he gets the bobblehead replica of you? Wouldn’t that be a sweet thought? Albeit a creepy-eerie-sweet thought.

You can also have bobbleheads of your entire family created for you. They would be great to display on a coffee table, on the mantel, for you and your family to communicate to your visitors how proud you are of each other. Makes you feel like the Brady Bunch, but it actually could boost the loyalty and solidarity of your family.

On the other hand, if you are a cat lover, you could get a bobblehead replica of your favorite feline. If you have to keep her in a cage because she seems like she’s brainwashed that she’s a wild lynx and you’re choice prey… Or dead meat, then a bobblehead replica of your beloved, but currently insane, feline friend could keep you company while you put your cat in isolation till she calms down.

There is no limit to how you could integrate a customized bobblehead in your life. All it takes is creativity… And CustomBobble.com.

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A custom gift is a gift that you have either assembled yourself or ordered especially from a manufacturer so that the recipient will feel highly valued because you took the time and effort to customize the gift. A custom made gift is different from an off-the-shelf type of gift in that the latter is often mass-produced from the public. To illustrate, my custom made gift could be a bath towel monogrammed with your own nickname in your favorite colors while an off-the-shelf type of gift is simply a white bath towel I picked up at the nearby department store. A custom made gift has more value than an off-the-shelf gift because a custom made gift is one that was assembled or picked out due to its special value to the sender and recipient. We might say you communicate your caring thoughts  about the recipient when you send a custom gift to him or her that you know he or she will appreciate.

Examples of custom gifts could be gift baskets that you yourself assembled, filled with goodies like chocolates, fine wine, and gourmet canned food; pretty plants or fresh flower arrangements that you have ordered from a florist; or corporate giveaways like clocks, watches, writing pen sets, or leather schedule planners embossed with your corporation’s logo. Since custom gifts are basically items that were picked out for a particular occasion (such as because of an illness in the family of the recipient; important family events like the wedding anniversary of the recipient; or corporate anniversaries like the founding day of your company or organization), you should choose custom gifts that seem appropriate for the event.

Take, for instance, leather schedule planners – it is not generally common policy for an organization to send these when a business associate falls sick and is in hospital. Rather, the more common type of custom gifts for convalescence would be a gift basket with flowers, special food that is not offered in hospitals, and maybe balloons (though that would depend on the age of the recipient and his personality.) Some people like to infuse a bit of humor into their custom gifts, like when a marketing tactics speaker used giveaways of mock straightjackets to show his point that marketing can sometimes drive you crazy – and the audience found it funny to have mock straightjackets handed out to them. How many of them still have such wacky custom gifts remains to be seen though.

Practicality comes into play when selecting good custom gifts as well. Corporations do this all the time because they want to be known as organizations you would trust your business to. It is part of the overall corporate image – meaning, a corporation that gives out practical gifts is a responsible organization. You may have received nice watches with the corporation’s logo in the past, or maybe leather-covered data organizers (which are hot stuff with young corporate types on the way up the corporate ladder actually) which all aim to show that the corporation sending these is thinking of the recipient (you) in practical terms.

So what do you do when you receive custom gifts like these? Well, in business it is usually a good idea to send a courteous note thanking the sender. If, however, you feel the custom gifts put you in an unfavorable position, you may always send back the gifts with a polite note saying why you cannot receive the gift. This helps bridge the etiquette gap that may come with the flow of custom gifts between individuals and organizations.

One way you can get a custom bobblehead toy or collection made for you is by contacting a bobblehead manufacturer and use a picture as a model. This means whether you want the bobblehead to resemble someone you know (like even you yourself, maybe) or a well-known personality (like the President of the United States or a famous actor) that is now very possible. The quality of the custom bobblehead may depend on which custom bobblehead manufacturer you contact though, the types of material used for manufacturing, and how skilled the artisan was at copying the image you supplied.

One drawback of manufacturing a custom bobblehead using a two-dimensional picture is, the artisan may have a hard time interpreting the same image in three-dimensional terms. This is why public personas like actors are often easier to customize than just ordinary people from pictures – public personas are often shown on video and TV shows so the artist can get a better idea of what the proportions of their face are and how they express themselves through non-verbal cues like facial expressions and body language. Though familiarity may breed contempt, familiarity is crucial to creating an uncanny resemblance to the person being honored by becoming a model for a custom bobblehead.

Where are custom bobblehead toys usually placed once they have been made and sold to someone? Some people like to put them on vehicles like automobiles and motorcycles so that they can be amused as they drive or draw the attention of passengers and drivers in other cars. Some keep them in the office, also to draw small talk from people dropping by the office cubicle. Still others like to keep them at home where the bobblehead may be displayed conspicuously for visitors to spot and then ask questions about.

This leads us to one appeal of custom bobblehead toys – they bring attention to the manufacturer  that made the, the individual or organization using the custom bobblehead toys for promotional purposes, and of course, the person or entity who has been immortalized by having his or her likeness become a bobblehead. A custom bobblehead may amuse, irritate, or remind us of the person being spoofed but certainly they are always attention-grabbing objects. That is their main purpose for being anway.

If you do decided to have a custom bobblehead toy or collection made, you may need to specify certain details like type of material to be used for the bobblehead, how soon you need the custom bobblehead toy or collection to be delivered, and who is the manufacturer has to copy as the custom bobblehead character. Upon such details rests the pricing for your custom bobblehead product package.

The custom bobblehead maker may have some past work done for previous public personas that you may want to take a look at. This could prove helpful for you so that you can specify just minor changes so that you can come up with a unique new version of the bobblehead personality you are copying. This can save time for you hunting down good photos of the personality being copied, time for the developer to give their interpretation of the figure, and time to make the actual dolls themselves.

Custombobble.com is a site that allows you to create funny and life like bobblehead versions of you and your Special lady or lad. While the Bobblehead (Celebrities, Athletes, Comic Book heroes) has been around since the 1950’s this site is unique in that regular folks can create thier own mini-me for any Special occasion.

“One of our most popular items is our bobblehead wedding cake topper,” says the companies spokesman Miles Chu.

“We take a photo of the bride and groom-to-be, then create a small bobblehead wedding cake topper in their image. You can imagine the looks on the faces of the bride and groom when they go to cut the cake and see their little heads bouncing around on top of it.” Chu went on to say custombobble.com doesn’t just specialize in wedding themed bobbleheads, they can customize one for any occasion.

During April, Custombobble.com is running a special on all wedding themed bobbleheads.

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The folks behind custombobble.com have announced their wedding themed bobble heads (used as unique wedding gifts) are being discounted through the month of April.

Springfield, MO (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 — A new fad has surfaced when it comes to the art gift giving. Instead of toasters and blenders, newlywed couples everywhere have found themselves staring down at something familiar after unwrapping their gift… themselves. Well custom made bobbleheads of themselves to be exact and it’s all thanks to the people behind custombobble.com.

Custombobble.com (http://www.custombobble.com) specializes in creating bobbleheads, which have been customized to match a person in a photo. In fact, it’s their twist to the common bobblehead that has made custombobble.com so popular with people looking for gift ideas.

“One of our most popular items is our bobblehead wedding cake topper,” said spokesman Miles Chu. “We take a photo of the bride and groom-to-be, then create a small bobblehead wedding cake topper in their image. You can imagine the looks on the faces of the bride and groom when they go to cut the cake and see their little heads bouncing around on top of it.”

Chu went on to say custombobble.com doesn’t just specialize in wedding themed bobbleheads, they can customize one for any occasion.

“We’ve had customers request anything from sports themes to graduation themes,” said Chu. “If they can think it up, we can do it.”

During the month of April, custombobble.com is running a special on all wedding themed bobbleheads. For more information or to place an order, please visit: http://www.custombobble.com

About Custombobble.com:

Custombobble.com specializes in creating one of a kind bobbleheads for any occasion. From the birth of a child to a wedding, a custom bobblehead is the perfect unique gift.

What is a bobblehead anyway? Actually, you are probably very familiar with bobbleheads which is a type of toy that has a head that bobbles or wobbles on a spring connected to the body of the toy. This type of collectible also goes by other names which are wobbler, noddler, and bobbing head doll. You have probably seen a lot of these bobblehead toys on cars – particularly on the dashboard – where the slightest movement of the car will make the bobblehead wobble on its spring. The toys are glued or screwed into the surface they rest on so that they don’t fall off.

One use of bobblehead collectible items are for promotional purposes of different organizations, like by sporting events organizers. The modern type of bobblehead first made its public appearance back in the 1950s. In fact, one very famous type of bobblehead collectible series cropped up in the 1950s which was the Beatles collection. Bobblehead collecting was a craze until the 1970s when the trend seemed to taper off.

Though bobblehead collecting became less urgent for some time, once bobblehead manufacturing became less expensive to pursue with the switch to use of plastic as raw material, more bobbleheads were produced of varying types and bobblehead collecting became fashionable again. A key feature of modern bobbleheads is that the head of the toy is usually much bigger than the torso and other body parts which makes bobblehead toys stand out.

If you are mad about bobblehead collecting, you may want to know more about the background of the bobblehead toy series you are purchasing so that you become a true-blue bobblehead aficionado.