Ordering a hand-painted Orthodox icon from another country should be clear and predictable. Mstyora Icons ships icons worldwide and discusses payment, packing, delivery method, and timing with each customer before the icon is sent.

Free worldwide shipping for Orthodox icons

We provide free worldwide shipping for hand-painted Orthodox icons from the Mstyora Icons workshop. After you place an order or send a request, we contact you to confirm the icon, size, destination country, delivery details, and expected timing.

International delivery usually takes 2-4 weeks, depending on the destination country, postal service, customs processing, and local delivery conditions. When the icon is shipped, we provide a tracking number so you can follow the parcel in transit.

Safe packing for hand-painted icons

Each icon is packed carefully before shipment. Hand-painted icons are made on prepared wooden boards and may include gilding, filigree, or other delicate decorative details, so the packing must protect the painted surface, edges, corners, and frame during international delivery.

Before dispatch, we check the finished icon, photograph it, and prepare it for transport. Our goal is simple: the icon should arrive ready for prayer, gifting, or church use.

Payment by Visa or Mastercard

International customers can pay for an icon by Visa or Mastercard. The exact payment terms depend on the type of order and are confirmed with you before the work begins or before the icon is shipped.

For simple and common icon subjects, payment is made after you receive the icon and inspect the finished work. This allows you to make sure the icon has arrived safely and meets your expectations.

For complex custom icons, rare iconographic subjects, large sizes, church commissions, gilded or richly decorated icons, a prepayment may be required. The amount of the prepayment is discussed individually before painting begins.

How shipping and payment work step by step

  1. Choose an icon from the catalog of hand-painted Orthodox icons or send a request for a custom Orthodox icon.
  2. We clarify the image, size, materials, price, delivery country, estimated production time, and payment terms.
  3. For simple icons, the order can usually be paid after delivery and inspection.
  4. For complex or individual commissions, we agree on the prepayment amount before the icon is painted.
  5. The icon is carefully packed and shipped with a tracking number.

Ordering questions before payment

If you are choosing an icon for a home prayer corner, a wedding, baptism, name day, parish church, chapel, or monastery, you can contact the workshop before ordering. We can clarify the iconographic subject, materials, size, timing, payment, and delivery options before the work begins.

For the full ordering process, see how to order a hand-painted Orthodox icon. If you need an icon quickly, see the section with Orthodox icons in stock.