Gavyn's Toy Box

12/01/2025

If anyone can help, please do! George has been through hell and back to take care of these birds. ❤️

It is now December 1st, been quite the year.
I am now closed till next year.
This is to avoid people trying to adopt to give the bird as a gift, it has been tried.
Even though I am closed to visitors, the birds still have to eat, cages cleaned, the utilities need to be paid etc. Without any adoptions i usually pay out my pocket any short fall to cover the bills.
This year, with the cost of everything going up money is tighter then I like.
This is where I beg, if you have any extra cash please consider a small donation to help the birds. I have Zelle which used the rescues email [email protected].
Otherwise the old fashion way of a check.
The rescue address is
401 W Wall Street
Mulberry Grove Illinois
62262
Thank you in advance and everyone enjoy a safe and fun December with whatever traditions you celebrate.
George & the flock

10/23/2025

Etsy shop is OPEN.
❤️

10/19/2025

Getting there!!! 🤩 it has been TOO long 😭 literally coming up on a whole year since we packed up to move, I became too pregnant to function, and then just spent some quality time with baby 🙃
But believe me--- I am SOOOOOO ready to get back to "work" 🥰

This new space is also SOOOO nice. I didn't have much of it at our old house. I made it work, of course but this space is at least double the size of my old office, if not triple. And since my wonderful father bought me a new desk (for Christmas last year! 🤦‍♀️), I have 3 workstations to work at 😂 which is great--- because y'all know me, I take up space quickly when I've got parts out, making toys!

10/17/2025

Getting closer! 👀

10/13/2025

We're still here. Slowly but surely getting the office back together. I'm SO excited and eager to get the business back up and running officially 😍
Soon!!!

04/27/2025

Unfortunately the plan is still that I won't be able to vend this show. Babygirl made her appearance on the 22nd. But It's still going to be a great show and I'd still like to make an appearance. I'm not getting my hopes up but we'll see 🤞

(And yes, there's baby pictures in the comments for those wondering!)

As of right now, I'm going to plan on NOT being able to attend this one, unfortunately 😭
But I'm going to try 🤞
We'll see what happens. All up to baby at this point 👀😅

02/16/2025

It's time for one of those "REAL" posts. Something that I've been dreading for a while because it's taken me a long time just to come to terms with. But I think it's finally time to make it public.

((If you don't want to read any of what's about to be typed, that's fine. It's nothing to do with the business itself. To be clear: I am NOT closing shop or anything like that, and baby girl is fine. No worries there, either.))

When I left the house to attend my last show in September, I had 12 birds. I ended up giving Nugget to someone she knew well. And in return received a pair of Kakarikis that I didn't really want to begin with. But me being me, I took them. One of them ended up being sick and over the course of the next few months between moving and everything else that was also going on, I lost nearly all of my birds to this sickness. The 2 kakarikis, Moffi, Beso, Dusk, Malo, Gavyn, Max, Torbi, and Peep. I was left with 3 cockatiels. Briar, Damien, and Taj who are doing very well and are still spoiled rotten even though it still hurts to look at such an empty cage, and they haven't gotten much attention because of it. It's been really hard to come to terms with for a number of reasons. I'm sure you can understand. And you all know that I have strong relationships with each of my birds, so each loss just kept hitting me harder and harder. And I've been off my anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds this whole pregnancy which hasn't helped matters AT ALL. 🤦‍♀️

So that's just yet ANOTHER reason I've been so distant as far as Toybox-related stuff, besides just not being able to do anything due to a multitude of pregnancy-related things over the last 7 months.

Now, here's the GOOD news. My previous 5lb weight limit has actually been raised to 15lb, so I'll be getting my office all set up shortly and ALL the other good stuff. Re-opening the Etsy shop, prepping for shows... all of it. So expect lots of updates within the next few weeks. I'm going to try REALLY hard to make it to the Springfield show on May 4th, as long as baby girl allows it. 🤞

Sorry this was so long....
Happy Sunday ❤️

01/27/2025

As of right now, I'm going to plan on NOT being able to attend this one, unfortunately 😭
But I'm going to try 🤞
We'll see what happens. All up to baby at this point 👀😅

01/10/2025

I know I've been distant lately (yay for rough pregnancies)
But I just had to get this out there for anyone that may have extra beads to send them.
Happy Friday ❤️

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12/04/2024

Hey all 👋 long time, no posts! Sorry about that, first of all. It's been hectic. I wanted to make this post yesterday. But I'm glad I didn't because the Doc gave me totally different news today than I was expecting which means this post will need to be drastically different than I originally intended.
Many know that this pregnancy hit me real hard in the first trimester and it cut production down by a lot more than it should have. And to be honest, this child just hasn't stopped kicking my butt.
And then last month was all about moving into our new house. Which has gone very well. All is getting settled, though what will be my new office is still an absolute mess. Unfortunately it looks like I'll need to finally accept some help getting that in order so I can at least get the Etsy shop back up, because let's be honest. I'm about to be essentially useless until this child is born.
Nothing looks TOO drastic as of yet, but I'm no longer allowed to do much of anything... So, unfortunately shows are going to be non existent for me until I'm not pregnant... but then I'll have a newborn so who knows how long it'll really be 😭 Which stinks because I was really looking forward to getting back to them. 🥺🥲

I appreciate all the patience and well-wishes. I can't wait to return to some sense of normalcy. 🤞
Love and light ❤️

09/26/2024

***This might be a long shot, but figured I'd reach out just in case, even though it's not really the right place lol***

Hubby and I are in the process of doing some massive collection-purging of our Hotwheels. So if anyone may have any interest or know someone that does, please let me know!

I'll comment under here with my main profile. Please PM me there with interest since Hotwheels aren't bird toy related 😆 Thank you!

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09/14/2024

Nuggie will be coming with me to Springfield tomorrow.
See you then! ❤️