A metal bookmark tier ($10), add-on for one metal bookmark ($10) and a pair of both Sakura and Hops bookmarks ($18) add-on have been added to the campaign already due to an unexpectedly large amount of backers saying they would want one! (57% out of a pool of over 100 already) For those pledging to just the bookmark tier with no pins, you can add an additional metal bookmark as an add-on for $9 of your choice (exclusive to this tier) since I'll be able to save some on shipping by using a flat mailer instead of a box.
Printed Bookmarks will likely still be added, but I will only be adding them if I have time to complete the art before the campaign ends. I will update if/when that happens. If you want to vote on which designs will be added if I can first do Iris, Cornflower, Chrysanthemum, and Foxglove... you can do so at this Discord link HEREwhere I already have a poll running.
Slight update to Sakura dragon, where I forgot to fill in the deep red on the back.
Here is a summary of what is going on now for Bouquet of Dragons:
Survey are still open, 21 backers still need to fill it out
Survey will stay open though until samples are complete
Samples should be getting an update any day now. Tariff situation backlogged my manufacturer a bit so it is taking some time to catch up.
Until Survey lock, you can manually update your address, add more pins / stickers, or select different stuff if you have changed your mind. You can even message me if you want to swap around your stickers for pins to some degree.
The Pre-Order store will be open until samples finalize as well. So if you missed out, you still have a chance to get them steeply discounted.
If you are a backer that can't find your survey, feel free to email me so I can try to help you out. Otherwise you can try this first: Survey Recovery Page
Other Updates:
If you are in the USA, I will be at Anthrocon next weekend. You can see all my merch in person if you wanna touch stuff.
Phew, I tell y'all what. Some of the survey building has kicked my butt. "Why does this pledge level translate as expected to an add-on but this one doesn't? Why is this pledge level acting exactly the opposite?" "How on earth did I make 400 variants for this one item?" Reasons. (Backerkit CS helped me out!)
But all that has been largely resolved, and I expect to send out smoke tests next week. This is so I can wrap up fulfilling "The Return" Kickstarter rewards, and expect to offer a limited number of the Mead (special edition/SE) pin in the survey (This variant, like the accidental blue glitter Mead, won't be produced again.) Here are some photos of The Return pins!
Here's what else I've gotten done in the time between:
Samples purchased and in production. As I'm doing variants for Amber Ale and Stout I'm trying a couple different enamel combinations in the samples. It didn't occur to me until I was picking out Pantones that the green ale/beer variants should also be gold metal (instead of rose gold/silver) to meet the theme of this campaign. Y'all might end up with some super limited variants here!
Picked out the final color combos for the GBD based on the samples. It's ready to be ordered once I get the counts. Mango, Hawaiian Hibiscus, and the Rampant Marzen Shield(s) have been ready to go and will be produced slightly larger than initially promised. (After making some at-scale printouts, they just look better at 1.6 and 2.1 inches.) There is no price difference on your end, and ordering is just a matter of getting counts.
Outside of minor adjustments, sticker and pin banner arts are also set.
I guess, other than saying I'm almost ready to launch the survey is to ask, should I add t-shirts? I produced a design with the Rampant Marzen and can offer them at XS-3X and will likely need to order more after Tekko anyway.
shirt!
So! That's where things are, thanks for being patient while I handle a lot of things. Happy Juneteenth, have a lovely weekend, and I'll keep an eye out for comments/questions.
A smoke test was sent out to a randomized few backers to see if the surveys work without issue. If everything works out right, we can send out all the other surveys!
also a better render of our collab pin
Still working behind the scenes to keep the project moving along =)
Finally got through the back-end set up! After Backerkit goes through my survey set-up, a smoke test will be sent out to a few random backers to see if everything is working properly. After that, tweaks will be made as needed, then the full surveys will be sent out.
Survey have been sent out to all backers, after some finagling. Go fill out what you want! Survey will close June 14th, and the order will be sent off if samples are done by then. (I'll post updates when they are) I may leave survey open until samples are finalized, to give everyone a chance to add anything if they want.
Smoke tests have been sent out to 5% of backers, please go take a look and see if that was you! Let me know if you see anything wrong as soon as possible (there should be a link to my email it the survey).
If all looks good, main survey should be going out in a few days. I will post an update when I do for everyone not randomly selected in the Smoke Test. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a REMINDER, you will NOT be charged shipping until we are ready to ship.
You will only be charged for additional items you may select in add-ons, not from the main campaign.
