MāoBat Creations

05/09/2026

USA SHIPPING IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED! 🇺🇸

Thank you so much to everyone who placed an order! 🥰 Once I’ve shipped at least half of the current USA orders, I’ll open it back up again for another small batch.

In the meantime… here’s a little sneak peek at the WIP of two brand new bats 🔩💋

Any guesses who they might be? 👀🤭

04/09/2026

Another little colony flew away today, all the way to the USA! 🦇

I can’t wait for them to reach their new homes and get lots of love! 🖤

🇺🇸 USA SHIPPING CLOSES TONIGHT!

So if you’ve been thinking about getting a little bat and don’t want to wait for the next reopening, this is your chance! 😉

Thank you so much for all your orders and, as always, for being so patient with me! 🥰

01/09/2026

Today, a few little bats finally made their way to their new homes, and I’m so excited for them to arrive! 🥰🦇

There will be more little bats flying off to their new homes throughout this week!

And yes… US shipping is still open! 🇺🇸 If you’ve been waiting for your chance to bring one home, now’s the time! 😉

Thank you so much for all your orders, patience and support! 🖤

30/08/2026

🇺🇸 USA SHIPPING IS OPEN AGAIN! For another small batch! 🇺🇸

Once the spots are filled, I’ll close it again. I wish I could leave it fully open, but since everything is made to order, I need time to make each one individually. So I need to limit the number of orders I take at a time to make sure I don’t get flooded with orders and end up taking even longer. 😅

⚠️ PLEASE REMEMBER BEFORE ORDERING:

Everything in my shop is made to order. This means I don’t have your bat sitting ready-made on a shelf. Once your order reaches its place in the queue, I start making it from the very beginning, cutting, sewing, stuffing and finishing it by hand. 🧵✂️🦇

So please keep in mind that it takes time. You’re not just ordering a product, you’re waiting for something to be handmade especially for you 🥰🖤

➡️ A little update for those from the first USA batch: Your orders are going to be shipped next week! I just have a few more to pack and fill out the paperwork for each individual package before they’re ready to go. 🥰📦

Thank you so much for your patience, understanding and support!

Happy shopping! 😁🎉

🛒 Link in bio

28/08/2026

🇺🇸 GOOD NEWS FOR THE USA! 😁

Finally, a post office is accepting US shipments just a few minutes away from me! 🎉 This means no more having to take all the packages together on a 2 hour trip + ferry just to ship USA orders!

There are still loads of forms to fill out and sign for each package, but honestly… I’ll take that over a 2 hour journey in this heatwave any day! 🥵

A few of you have already started receiving your tracking numbers, so things are finally moving! 🖤

I’m still deciding whether to reopen USA orders soon or wait until at least half of the current batch has been shipped.

Thank you so much for your patience, understanding and support while I’ve been figuring all of this out. It really means a lot to me! 🥰

I’ll keep you updated! 😉🇺🇸

18/08/2026

I’m so sorry I’ve been a little quiet these last few days. I’m still honestly devastated about the EU shipping news and trying to process everything and figure out what to do next...

But in the meantime, here’s a little USA batch update! 🇺🇸

A little behind-the-scenes peek at the first USA batch! 🖤 Some are still being finished, and I already have a few packed and ready to go 📦

More updates coming soon… and keep an eye out for the next USA reopening! 😉🦇

13/08/2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT EU SHIPPING UPDATE 🇪🇺

I honestly never thought I’d be writing another shipping announcement like this. After everything that happened with USA shipping, I never expected EU shipping to become a problem too. 😔

💔 For now, I’ve made the difficult decision to temporarily pause EU shipping while I figure out what my options are and hope that things change.

New cross-border packaging regulations (EPR) may require small businesses to register in multiple EU countries and pay annual fees to each country, even when selling only a handful of items.

For a tiny one-person business like mine, these costs can become impossible. I might sell only 5-8 items to a particular EU country, yet the requirements can still involve significant yearly fees.

I fully support recycling, reducing waste and using recyclable packaging. Many small businesses already do this, including myself. But there needs to be a fair threshold for micro-businesses so that environmental regulations don’t unintentionally push small artists and makers out of the EU market.

It feels like the system is being designed around much larger businesses while small independent makers are being left behind.

📢 Please take a minute to support the petition below calling for a fair threshold and protection for micro-businesses.

🔗 https://c.org/RkvdNVFFtS

Don’t forget to confirm the signature from the email they send you. If it’s not in your inbox, check Other or Junk/Spam. Unconfirmed signatures don’t count.

Thank you for supporting small handmade businesses and for understanding. 🖤 Every bit of support really does matter.

With spooky love,
Stephanie – MāoBat Creations 🦇

Peter Agius

Stop destroying EU micro-businesses: Immediate moratorium on cross-border EPR fees

05/08/2026

🇺🇸🦇 USA SHIPPING UPDATE 🦇🇺🇸

After many months of waiting, I’m so happy to finally reopen USA shipping on a small trial basis! 🥳🎉

For now, USA shipping will work through limited batches until the postal service fully reopens USA shipments through all post offices again.

Since this is still a soft reopening, USA parcels are currently only being accepted at the main postal office in Malta. This means each USA batch requires me to take the ferry and travel to the main post office, which is around a 2 hour trip. Because of this, I’ll only be able to send a limited number of orders at a time.

🦇 How the USA batches will work:

• USA shipping will reopen for a limited number of orders.

• Once the available spots are filled, USA shipping will close again.

• I’ll prepare and complete all orders from that batch before making the trip to the post office.

• Once that batch has been shipped, I’ll announce the next USA reopening.

🦇 Please keep in mind:

• Processing time may be a little longer than usual, as I’ll be making all orders from the batch and shipping them together.

• Shipping costs include the postal service charges, insurance/registered shipping requirements, and any applicable USA tariff/import charges requested during this process.

Thank you so much to all my US followers for your patience, excitement, and support during this whole shipping situation. 🖤

I truly appreciate everyone who waited for this moment and supported my little spooky workshop. It means more than you know. 🥰

Stay tuned for the next USA batch reopening!

Sending lots of spooky love,
Stephanie 😉

www.maobatcreations.com

02/08/2026

🇺🇸 US shipping is now closed again! 🦇

All the spots in this small batch have officially been filled, and I honestly can’t thank you enough for the amazing support. 🥰 Your orders, messages, and excitement mean so much to me!

Once these orders are finished and have been taken to the post office, I’ll reopen US shipping for another small batch.

Stay tuned for the next US batch reopening, and thank you again from the bottom of my heart! 😊🖤

30/07/2026

🇺🇸 US SHIPPING IS OPEN - FOR A LIMITED TIME!

After many months of waiting, I’ve decided to reopen US shipping on a small trial basis! 🎉

I will be accepting only a limited number of US orders. Once I reach that number, US shipping will close again and I’ll send that batch together.

If there is a bat you’ve been dreaming of adopting, this is the moment to grab it before the batch fills up! 🦇🖤

Please keep in mind that processing time may be a little longer than usual, as orders will be shipped together once the batch is complete.

Thank you so much to all my US followers for your patience, excitement, and support during this whole shipping situation. It truly means the world to my little handmade bat cave. 🖤

👉 Full details about shipping, fees, and how this limited reopening works can be found in my pinned post.

🛒 www.maobatcreations.com