Hello hello all!

Thank you all SO MUCH again for all the love and support since we launched! I'm having a great time working on this project thanks to all of you!

With that said, it's finally time to reveal the FINAL pin design -- the Backer Voted pin! Drumroll please... your winner is the Progress Pride Flag!

By an INCREDIBLY close margin once again, yeesh! Y'all almost had a SECOND tie!

As a cherry on top, though, I have the design ready for you all NOW! Here it is!

I do have one more exciting announcement -- I will be vending at a VIRTUAL con this weekend that all of you are welcome to attend for FREE! It takes place on Discord via the Spots application -- for more information, you can check out THIS TikTok. It's so cool and I'm excited to be part of a really cool emerging option for artists to get their stuff in front of folks!

Here's a sneak peak at my booth:

I hope to see you all there! I'll also be streaming on Twitch from 1-5pm CST!

That's all for now! Have a great week, folks!

Katze

Hey everyone! Some quick little announcements:
1) I've designed the newest additional small pin!

I need to decide on colors for it still, so if there are any that you guys would like to see let me know. I'll be giving it 5 colors just like the other smaller designs. For all of them I have tried to keep their colors to what is actually possible with the flower I depicted so if possible I'll be doing that here as well. If there is a flag I don't have to colors to easily represent please feel free to suggest it. I might not be able to make it but if possible I'm very open.

2) Relatedly, I've also decided to add red to the poppy design!

It's iconic and I don't know why i didnt just do this to begin with. Plus it helps open up a few more flags I think were more limited before, since i didnt have any pure red designs, more red purple. It brings it up to 5 of each of the smaller pins. 

3) Lastly, the surveys will come out as soon as I finalize the colors for the chrysanthemums! I've got them mostly done now so that will be the last thing. Thank you guys all as always and let me know what you think!

Hey everyone! 
Just popping in to say that i'll be locking orders and charging cards this week - going into next week. 48 hours for locking- then 48 hours for cards charging. 
Pins are in production already and I verified the quantity needed with my manufacturer. 

I also have a small project as part of an event tomorrow of clown girls. 

Thank yall! 
(all designs are unlocked so be sure to add on anything you want before the surveys lock it takes me awhile to add the pins to my websites) 

Hey there!

Just a quick update as a reminder that cards will be charging on Monday!

I've been unfortunately sick for the past week, so I was only now able to lock orders. (Nothing too serious! Just a cold, but the sinus pressure and everything else made me soooo sleepy...) There are only 3 surveys left unsubmitted -- if that's you, please do it soon!

I also wanted to share some fun stats while I've got y'all here! The most popular choices for pins in the survey are as follows:

#1 - Rainbow Pride (80 total)
#2 - Asexual (61)
#3 - Bisexual (43)
#4 - TIE between Progress and Nonbinary (40)
#5 - Pansexual (38)

And, the most popular sponsored design is... Disability! (32 total!) Once again, a HUGE thank you to everyone who sponsored a design! I'm so grateful to have been able to add more representation to this campaign!

From the most popular to the least, I'm so proud (ha) of what I was able to accomplish along with all of you. I hope to be able to see you all wearing your pins at events for years to come!

That's all from me!

Have a lovely weekend,

Katze

PS: Here are my upcoming campaigns!

This June, I'm launching Tails of Tokyo | Modern Day Kitsune Enamel Pins! This campaign is an original art campaign featuring Kitsune themed designs focused on various Japanese subcultures, including gyaru, decora, and lolita! This is a part of the Pin Quest Group Collab! Check it out HERE or by clicking the banner below!

Then, in August, I'm launching Hero's Hoard: Timeless Mini Pins -- a Zelda/OOT themed set of mini pins featuring items from the game in my style! This is a part of the Pocket Change Group Collab! Check it out HERE or by clicking the banner below!

For this year's Pintober, I'm launching Elemental Evolutions -- a series of enamel pins focusing on the Eeevelutions with their type symbols! These are 1.75in pins featuring gold plating and glitter, and an expansion on my very popular Sylveon design from a previous campaign, PokePostage. I'm so excited to get to draw all the Eevees! Check it out HERE or click the banner below!

And finally, for next year's Pintopia, I'm doing a sequel to this year's Pintopia campaign, 64 Bit Memories. That campaign was centered around N64 games, and I polled my backers there to see what they would like to see as a sequel. Gameboy + DS won, so Handheld Memories will officially launch in January 2027! Follow HERE to stay updated, or click the banner!

Curious to see what projects I cook up, updates and WIPs as I design, and have a voice in my design process? Join my Discord HERE for a full Crowdfunding schedule, updates, convention announcements and more!

Hey y'all,

If you missed the campaign, the Pre-Order store is now open. Share it with your queer, critter loving friends!

We've already unlocked most of the post-campaign stretch goals!! The only two that haven't met their order minimums yet are the Queer flag colored garden spider and the Transgender colored firefly. I can't believe we were able to fund so many extra colorways, and almost double the total funds raises, after the campaign ended. You can still edit your add-ons until I lock orders, so if you wanted one of the now-unlocked stretch goals it's a good time to add one.

Thank you for helping me expand the critter collection!
Max

Hello my friends,

Thank you for your patience. I am a bit behind on surveys due to an unfortunate life event. But I have gotten them sent out and ready to go!

All the pin art is all ready for the manufacturer, as soon as a get about 70% of responses I officially start the manufacturing process.

If you have an questions or concerns about your survey, incentives, rewards, etc please feel free to reach out!

Hey y'all, popping in for an update on this project!

I've submitted the survey for Backerkit's review, so I should be able to start sending smoke tests by early next week. Please keep an eye on your email for the survey link. Filling out your survey quickly helps to keep this project moving forward on the planning timeline.

There will be several post-campaign stretch goals during the survey to unlock additional pin colorways! These will include the rainbow critters we didn't unlocking during the campaign and a handful of highly requested combinations from the stretch goal survey (thank you to everyone who filled that out). These designs will only unlock if a minimum of three are ordered during the add-ons section of the survey. If you add-on a stretch goal pin and it does not unlock you will not be charged for it.

I'm looking forward to seeing all your selections from the surveys!

Max

Hey backers!

Just providing an update to let y'all know that I will be locking surveys Monday morning (approximately 7am PST). So if you have changes to make or haven't filled out your survey yet, this is your warning to do so. This will not lock your address, so no worries if you need to update that in the next couple weeks.

There are still seven (7) backers who have not filled out their surveys. If you're one of these seven, I've sent you an email asking you fill out your survey, and I'll be sending follow up emails on Monday.

I am sending the order to my manu Wednesday, April 15th. (Giving myself two days to document all the customization requests and put the order together.)

If you do not fill out your survey before I send the order to my manu, I'm sorry, but you will forfeit any customization options.

If you fill out your survey late, I will substitute any customized sets with sets of my choosing. I am not over ordering pins for sale due to the mass amount of pins I'd need for different pride sets. I am ordering extra gold plated black glitter, and extra rainbow sets. So if you backed for a monochrome moon, and you don't want black on gold, fill out your survey. If you backed for pride moons (especially dual pride moons), please fill out your survey. Pride moon orders will be substituted with rainbow moons of my choosing on late submissions.

I know I sound like I'm beating a dead point here, but I am committed to getting these pins delivered by June. Placing the order this week means I can anticipate having pins in-hand mid May. Giving me two weeks to grade, assemble, and ship. This is a TIGHT turn around, and I cannot grant extensions on reward surveys.

Thank you for your understanding.