The smoke test is 88% complete with no apparent issues, so surveys have been sent to all backers! Check your email for a link.
As a reminder, the survey is mandatory to receive your rewards. it allows me to collect item counts for manufacturing, but also addresses and shipping fees. If I don't have your address, there's no way for me to send you your pins.
FAQs
When are Surveys Due? I will leave surveys open until the first week of April. I am tentatively placing the survey closing date at APRIL 7. That's 3 weeks to fill out surveys. If you do not fill out your survey by the time orders lock, I may not be able to guarantee you'll receive your first choice of rewards.
If your survey goes unanswered by the time fulfillment is complete, your pledge will be considered a donation and it will not be refunded.
What about Pay Over Time Backers? Pay Over Time backers will receive their surveys when their payment is completed (4 installments total). I will be keeping these folks in mind as I finalize item counts.
Can I switch my Pledge Tier After I get my Survey? Yes, you can! Most pledge tiers are enabled for switching. If you'd like to easily upgrade your pledge, click the "Switch your Pledge Level" link under the big green Get Started button when you first open your survey.
The pledge switch button will allow you to change your pledge tier.
Please note, you are not able to switch your pledge tier back if you change your mind!
How is Shipping Calculated? As outlined before, shipping is not only based on location, but the total weight of your cart. A US backer pledging for the highest tier should expect about $10 in shipping. A US backer pledging for a single pin will see a shipping fee around $6.
Furthermore, if you add multiple add-on pins to your cart, expect your shipping fee to go up incrementally. The heaviest items are the dangling pins and the Six-Legged Stag pin. When will I be Charged? When you complete your survey, you will not immediately be charged for shipping & any extra add-ons. Cards will be charged at a later date, which I will post here via updates. I will wait until closer to fulfillment to charge cards—most likely after I have the pins.
Questions?
As usual, free free to email me at [email protected] or use the "need help?" button at the top right of your survey (next to where your email address is listed).
Location of the help button on your surveys
That's all for now! Expect an update early April when surveys lock. Thank you!
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!
93% of the surveys have been completed with only a few bumps in the graveyard. We have sent out the infamous "Lock Orders" warning - you have 48 hours to make any changes...
We expect to begin shipping next week assuming no zombie uprisings...
Earlybird backers will be receiving a Cryptic Creative pin as a bonus. For some reason the survey was offering a choice of pins. You will get you original pin choice and also the Cryptic Creative pin.
Those who backed both our project and the Norse Foundry project will receive a bonus Goblin pin with their Norse Foundry shipment.
Those who backed 3 or more of the Creepy Creations projects will be receiving sticker from each of us.
Hello Visitors, 64% of you voted to have more time in the previous poll, so I will be charging cards closer to fufillment! This will likely occur when I have some, but not all of the items on-hand to allow for time between recieving funds and shipments so I know charges went through. I'll let you guys know a bit before it will happen in an update. Feel free to share the preorder store around so we have a better chance of funding the additional pins!
I have also completed the visitors standee artwork, thank you for your patience on it! I will have to see how much of the characters we can have full-bleed as there are some small gaps that may not be possible to cut percisely. I plan to fill in those gaps with a solid color so they don't glow. There are two sides to this standee and different glow effects- the night side has the house partially glow, while the day side has the sky partially glow! The strongest, pure glow effect will be the Visitor's eyes. Let me know what you think!
Here is the night version, seen in light and in the dark.
And here is the day version, in the light and the dark! Thanks for reading and staying updated.
Hello Visitors, We have a choice to make! I was planning on charging cards today (for shipping and during-survey add-ons), however I noticed we got a new preorder today that was for more fundable pins. Charging cards means I have to delete these preorders as they did not get funded- if I don't you'll get charged for them. So the main question is... should I push off charging cards until closer to fufillment to give you more time to fund them?
