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.
No sample updates yet for the remaining designs, though they have been in contact with us. Was hoping we'd get something ready in March for the monthly update, but nothing was ready for a photo before Spring Break. Though with my other Pin Club stuff starting to be approved for production, there is little holding these designs from being done sampling for lock-down. Hoping for an update any day now.
Design Statuses:
Hibiscus Dragon - awaiting sample update
Tiger Lily Dragon - Sample approved
Sunflower Dragon- Sample approved
Chrysanthemum Dragon - Sample approved
Cornflower Dragon - Sample approved
Iris Dragon- Sample approved
Foxglove Dragon - awaiting sample update
Plumeria Dragon - production ready
Dahlia Dragon - awaiting sample update
Hops Dragon - Sample approved
Sakura Dragon - Sample approved
Hops Bookmark - sample in progress
Sakura Dragon bookmark - sample in progress
Stickers are production ready, awaiting pins to lock-down before sending to production.
Reminders:
Discord since that makes it easier to contact me quickly if I've managed to forget to update here. Link HERE to the Discord server.Which is dramatically faster than here, and faster than email.
Survey will stay open though until samples are complete
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 email: [email protected]
Look what arrived late last week:
heavy boxes
I decided just to roll into the usual gruntwork so I could also get some decent photos and show off the exclusive thank you gift.
GBD, Amber Ale, Stout, Shields, and mini pins were in these boxes and since then I have been grading, sorting, and backing. Have some photos:
Green Beer Dragon 3inch pin
Different angle of GBD to highlight transparent window.
Rampant Marzen shield in green
The GBD came out (well really, all the pins are of fantastic quality, I'm pretty impressed with the production) as a real stunner. The beer mug window is a super strong, vibrant green that glows well with light.
The magnetic version of the shields have two rare earth magnets flush to the back; they work great. Y'all get green or orange rubber backs as well, to match the transparent enamel color.
Amber Ale (limited green variant)
Stout (limited green variant)
Since I don't have a good way to mark the back of pins with limited edition numbers I instead annotated the back of each card with Amber Ale x/25 or Stout x/25 - there are also a few B-grade versions of each pin. (The B grade flaws are quite tiny and include flaws on both sides. Overall B-grade numbers are incredibly low.)
And just if you forgot, the collab pins (super cute! I still want to do a "flavours of Hawaii / Tiki thing with them at some point):
Hawaiian Hibiscus
Mango
Collab pins before being carded.
I'm over halfway through grading the latest batch pins and have carded about half of that. Enough right now to get me through fulfillment on Stout, Amber Ale, and shields. Carding continues on the collab pins. I haven't gotten to the mini mugs yet. Due to there being three variants and how varied folks orders are, I'm going to wait until I'm packing orders so I can back as-I-go. I will take some photos and get those posted with the first wave or two, plus include photos of the normal variant Stout, Amber Ale, and the Rampant Marzen shield.
These pieces I made by hand after... so much trial and error, y'all. But I've hopefully learned enough to make future foil prints less of a headache. They're a pale gold foil with a "frosted" texture on clover green cardstock cut to 8x8inches, and will be signed and numbered for this limited run. While I am likely to use the GBD graphic again on foil or something (another shirt?), the text will be different, I won't be using the frosted foil effect, and I'm unlikely to use this combination of the paper and foil, because they should be a truly distinct edition from just a glance.
So all I'm waiting to receive is stickers, which I expect to see in about a week. After that I will be splitting time through the end of the month between beginning fulfilment and another project deadline and once we're in May it'll be focus on completing fulfillment and putting the rest up in the shop.
As always, happy to answer questions and otherwise, send beer!
Yes, we're still in production, Stout and Amber Ale are the hold ups and should be finishing up this week, according to my representative on the 11th. I expect clarification or a more solid timeline soon.
Stout provided a few more hiccups (screenprint intensity) but we eventually got that sorted out. Except for some stickers that need replenished, everything has been paid for, is completed, or is in production. (I've just been waiting to have the last pins shipped before ordering stickers as they're produced locally.) Honestly if not for the delays from the pin manufacturer I expected to have begun fulfillment already (other global issues notwithstanding...). I get frustrated with "yeah, things are just slow, still waiting for X to be finished, otherwise I'm keeping on keeping on" type updates because they offer nothing new and quickly sound hollow.
While pins have crept along, I went thru a whole learning process here in the studio to produce the hand made mystery gift reward for the Lucky Round of Green pledge level. Here's a preview!
GnG preview
I'll leave the details and more photos for the next update, but I'm happy to made something much more personal as a thank you.
Hope y'all are having a solid Green Beer (Dragon) day, and know I'm still around just, in a holding pattern. Next update will be with celebratory "pins have shipped" typed news.
Slow progress, but at least moving along. Several samples look to have completed recently, and I'm really pleased with them so far in these revisions. Here are the ones I've seen updated!
Design Statuses:
Hibiscus Dragon - awaiting sample update
Tiger Lily Dragon - sample now approved for production
Sunflower Dragon- sample now approved for production (will get minor tweaks to look more 'golden'
Chrysanthemum Dragon - production ready
Cornflower Dragon - sample now approved for production (will get faint blue adjustment)
Iris Dragon- sample now approved for production
Foxglove Dragon - awaiting sample update
Plumeria Dragon - production ready
Dahlia Dragon - awaiting sample update
Hops Dragon - Sample approved
Sakura Dragon - Sample approved
Hops Bookmark - sample in progress still (got missed until now it seems)
Sakura Dragon bookmark - sample in progress
Stickers are production ready.
Discord since that makes it easier to contact me quickly if I've managed to forget to update here. Link HERE to the Discord server.Which is dramatically faster than here, and faster than email.
Survey will stay open though until samples are complete
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 email: [email protected]
