I ship usually within 2-5 business days after recieving payment. If I have to make the item and/or if I have alot of orders it make take longer. It is only me here, and I'm working as fast as I can. I work full time (on Etsy) and have 7 children at home. PLEASE let me know at checkout if you need your item by a certain date. International orders may take up to 10 days or more before shipping. If you pay with credit card it will ship much quicker.. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR ADDRESS HAS PROPER UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS WHERE NECESSARY, THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ON ALL INTERNATIONAL ORDERS, I CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS NOT RECEIVED I highly recommend paying for insurance on orders over $30. If I have shipped an item and emailed you a tracking number and it is lost is the mail, IT IS NOT my responsibility to replace it. This has only happened once out of over 2500 orders, and I did replace the item, but I can not be held accountable for packages once they leave my mailbox.