I can't believe it, but all of the pins arrived a few days ago. I was expecting to have to wait much longer.
Everything looks gorgeous on first glance. From what I can tell so far, the manufacturers knocked these out of the park, and they are even nicer in person. If I notice widespread issues that will affect fulfillment, I will let you know.
However, on that note, the Ms. Foxglove dangling pin will be remade. Unfortunately, her colors are not what I wanted😭 Her hair is a bit too pink and you can't even see the green of the monster slime and her lapel pin. I've already been in touch with the factory, and I've got the ball rolling on remakes. Other than the wonky color, the quality of the pin is very nice.
Ms. Foxglove misprint colors
Ms. Foxglove misprint colors, direct light on the metal lines
If you like this version of her, I'm happy to send her to you. I don't expect that will be many folks, but if that's you, let me know!
Please note, it's very possible folks receiving the Ms. Foxglove pin will have their orders delayed. But I'm still waiting on the bulk order stickers, the backing cards, AND I still need to grade and card every pin—and then fulfillment will begin, which could also be a lengthy process. So your order may not be all that delayed after all lol.
Lots and Lots of Pin Photos
Dangling Pins The delicate details look amazing, especially on the little bottles. I do wish I made the bottles a tiny bit bigger, but they are so, so cute. Something I'll keep in mind in the future.
Bottled Familiars
Skelemander pin
Skelemander pin with light on the metal lines
Ghost-cat pin
Ghost cat pin with light on the metal lines
Skelemander bottle charm
Ghost-cat bottle charm
Death of a Salesman
Salesman pin
Salesman with light on the metal lines
Grasping Dead Grimoire
This may be my new favorite pin! The glow is SO COOL.
Grasping Dead Grimoire Pin
Spooky glow on the Grimoire pin!
Grimoire pin, light on the metal lines
Dark Mirror Visitor
Dark Mirror Pin
Dark Mirror Pin, direct light on the metal lines
Standard Pins
Night owl pin
Light owl pin
Crystal Ball Pin
Planchette pin
Teapot pin
Sugar bowl pin
Cross-Collab and Early bird Freebies
Celestial Mirror — Cross Collab Pin
Early Bat — Early Bird Pin
Small Pins Lovely details! The cameos make me think of little buttons. :>
Copper Candle 1" pin
Black candles 1" pin
Copper Absinthe Bottle 1" pin
Black Potion Bottle 1" Pin
Gentleman Cameo 1" Pin
Werewolf Cameo 1" pin
Infernal Teacup .75" pin
Copper Teacup .75" Pin
"Six-Legged Stag" 3" Pin Add-on A pin from last year's campaign as an add-on. There was a lot of interest in this pin, so a reprint was ordered and thought I'd share. :)
six-legged stag pin reprint
Six-legged stag reprint, light on the lines
Mini Eye Pins
Green eye
Cream eye
Whew. 🫠
What's Next
Prints are already here, and bulk order stickers are on the way. My sticker manu said they are currently short-staffed, so it's taking a bit longer than usual. I confirmed the proofs for the backing cards last week, and they're at the printer now.
I'm going to card all pins before charging credit cards for shipping/add-ons. If you have any questions about your order or need changes made, let me know at [email protected]. If you want to change your pin or add-on selections, I should be able to accommodate you, but some pins have less extras than others, due to less demand.
You still have the ability to update your address in your survey.
Even with the Foxglove reprint, we're still on track for a July/August fulfillment. I'm actually hopeful these will begin shipping a bit earlier than scheduled, but I have SO many pins to organize, I don't want to make promises.
Note to self: don't make so many designs in the future... 🤣😳
This is only my second pin campaign, so thank you so much for the support and patience, especially with the bumps in the road. I can't wait to ship these out to you folks. 🖤🦇
hey everyone ! I finally have photos of all the bags and I've taken photos of all the different color bows and inserts with them ! See below ! Also, surveys will close on May 30th. That will be the last change to make any changes to your order before they're locked. The preorder shop will also close at this time
all four bags
the white bag will have the chain strap as well they just didn't send it to me
that pink and green has me feeling kind of wicked
All white casual ita bows + insert colors
here are some photos of the inside of the bag ! It's easier to see when it's not black I've also added wallet for scale. The casual bag is actually larger on the inside than the coffin due to the shape so it can hold more !
With bag photos out of the way they also sent me this pink version of the bat i didn't ask for but it's cute ! I have a poll attached to this update for you to pick if you want me to order any of them or not :) the skull btw is still being fixed but it's being worked on !
pink bat is same color as pink bag
I’m so excited to show you the brand new design after the Loch Ness Monster won last week’s poll - check it out below! This new design will unlock at £5,000, which we’re not far off! And then at £5,000 the rainbow variant will also be available~ I hope you all like them, and I've updated both the campaign page and available tiers to reflect this. This means that the original "All In" Tiers still cover the first 8 pins, rather than the full set of 10, just as a heads up!
What to do if you want to add the extra pins to your pledge:
If you're an Early Bird backer, and you want to add extra pins, EDIT YOUR PLEDGE, RATHER THAN CANCELLING IT, as this still works out cheapest!
If you're on any other Tier, just use the Add-Ons feature as normal to add as many extra pins you want that way. Just message me if you have any questions about this, or add a comment.
I’ve also added the holographic sticker design of Nessie as an Add-On too! I’ll update the image of it tomorrow, but it is available for £3, like the others!
I hope we can smash through the rest of the unlock goals asap as I love this design. With just over a week to go, we’ve got a great chance of absolutely crushing it - help spread the word if you can!
Hey everyone ! We've unlocked all previous goals woo ! I'm here with another new pin design and another new stretch goal, as well as some bag updates and photos ! Firstly lets start with the pin: Changeling who unlocks at $29,000. She will be a standard pin and available to add on for $18.
The next new item is bag charms ! These are jet tag like charms and my original hope was to make them replaceable in the bow slow however with how the final construction of the bag ended up working that didn't work out. So i'm repurposing them as bag charms and they're honestly so cute ! The bat is made of the same PU leather as the bag and the skull will be a thick fabric with embroidered details on it ! These will be add-on items for the campaign for now. They unlock at $27,800. They will be $8 add ons.
here is a photo of the bat sample that i already have in hand, the skull is still being made.
Next I've added a few new pledge levels. I've added a four standard pins pledge level to accommodate the newest designs and I've added two new bag + pins levels that are ita + four standard pins and ita + four standard and 1 supreme pin. These two new bag tiers allow for pay over time to make it easier on some people while adding more pins ! As a reminder for pay over time backers you will not be filling out your survey right away through backerkit but I will be sending you an email to get an idea of what items you'd like to pick ! You will then later fill out your backerkit survey once you've paid in full.
Lastly I have some bag sample updates ! I've got the chain strap ! You can now see how it looks with the chain strap which is my personal favorite but i love having the option ! The leather part of the chain strap is adjustable in length.
they've also removed the extra link at the bottom and I have a sample of the darker red bow color thats an option on the survey, it's super beautiful on the bag especially in person. I also have a sample of the cushion ita insert ! You can see how it looks in the bag with no pins and theres also a photo of it on its own. Its sooo cute and makes it even more coffin-like i'm very excited to put some pins on it !
Cushion ita insert and red bow. Showing how the insert looks when in the bag and outside.
As a note on this current sample the back pocket zipper was moved to the very back to test out the structure and feel of it but I still like both zippers in the middle so expect that on the final bag.
Going forward I'm working on at least one more pin design as well as some printed design ita inserts. Would you guys like to see any more bow colors? I was thinking a dark purple and a deep blue would look nice but leave your opinions down below !
As mentioned a few days ago, I’d love to design another pin as a new stretch goal and I thought asking my audience would be the coolest way to decide on which cryptid to go for!
I like anything a bit more obscure or weird, so the poll options include some pretty random options, but please cast your vote if you get a spare minute as I’d love to hear your opinion. 🤘
The poll will close on the 31st so it gives me enough time to get the design done before the campaign ends. Again, thank you so much for the support on this project so far, it’s been awesome!
hey everyone ! Theres never a ton to share in the manufacturing phase as it's a lot of waiting for things to be finished but I have a few progress photos of some of the pins for you from the manu I thought i'd share :)
Another little update on the frustratingly long road to fulfillment today! First up, here are some photos from my manufacturer of the finished Lobster pins:
I'm really happy with how the details have turned out on this one and I'm looking forward to taking better photos to share when they arrive!
Now the frustrating bit: after waiting 3 weeks I finally got a second set of sample photos for the screenprinting on the Mandarinfish and the Oarfish and they're pretty dissappointing; the print is still misaligned. They also did some uv print samples (which I didn't as for) but although the alignment is somewhat better I really don't like the raised look and texture of the ink.
I've spoken with my rep again who has finally told me that since they're company has gotten bigger they now use several different factories to produce their pins and that the production team assigned my order to a factory that is not very experienced with screenprint.
This is obviously extremely frustrating but I have received assurances that production of these two pins will now be moved to a factory with more screenprinting expertise and that I will have more sample photos in 1 week. I'm hoping third time is the charm! 🤞😬
I'll update you on progress again once I have the third set of sample photos next week.
In the meantime all the other pins have been finished so I've asked my manufacturer to ship those to me now, with the aim to start fulfilling the orders without those two pins as soon as possible. I'm waiting on a shipping estimate for those but I'm hoping to have them within a couple of weeks. 🤞
I want to apologise again for the delay in fulfillment for these pins.
I have been very frustrated that my first manufacturer took 6 weeks to tell me they couldn't make the pins, and the slow progress with the screenprinting has been extending the timeline far more than I expected.
This is my first time working with screenprint and I was unaware that manufacturers could take weeks for each sample round. In future I will know to factor in much more time for sampling when including screenprint in my designs.
Thank you all for your patience in this!
I'll be throwing random free stickers into everyone's orders once I can start shipping.
The time has finally come - the pins are all here and I’m planning to ship out everyone’s rewards during the first two weeks of July! I’ll be packing up early bird orders first, then the rest.
I’m so excited to show you some photos of some of the gold designs, please check them out below! I kept the backing cards nice and simple, and I think it makes the pins stand out even more.
Mothman in gold
The Jackalope in gold
The Chupacabra in gold
Please can you all check and make sure your surveys have been filled in, as well as checking your payment has gone through correctly for shipping too - I’ve currently got 8 errored cards showing on my end, so please do double check in case it’s you. If you have any issues, send me a dm!
The gold foil prints, stickers and packing materials are all with me, and the collab pins are just waiting for their backing cards to arrive too!
For those of you who missed out on the campaign - you can still preorder any of the goodies via my preorder shop! This will be closing ON JULY THE 1ST - get ordering asap to secure preorder pricing!!
Most of the pins are finished and received! The rest of them will be on their way to me soon once finished. Here are some photos from me and my manufacturer:
I have received all small/mini pins except Hobby Horse. They're still in production. We spent a lot of time on the colors because the translucent grey didn't look good on a gold sandblast surface. Now the color looks good after many calibrations, but there is another plating problem which needs to be fixed. If my manufacturer cannot fix it, this Hobby Horse design needs to be remade, which might cause more delay. I'm currently waiting for updates from them as they're trying to fix the issue first.
More WIP of the regular and premium pins! They're finishing up with no delays.
I'm starting to pack sticker sets now to save time for packing orders(so many SKUs omg fingers crossed I won't mess up T_T)
Estimated shipping time is July if there are no major delays. If Hobby Horse needs to be remade, then any pledge that includes it will be delayed to August.
I will post another update if a delay happens and when I'm ready to lock your addresses for shipping. Please note that you can still update your address anytime before I lock it!
I believe the next update won't be too far off, and I'm excited to ship these to you all! :)
