Pin production takes quite a bit for such an large order, I'm so thankful for everyone's patience and understanding I did get the PinQuest mini pictures and If I can get more production pictures you will be the first to see them!
Production photo
In other news
The Dragon Pin banners have arrived!
Gryphon Sticker has arrived (all solo orders came with the spirit pin) so I couldn't ship any out.
Sorry this isn't a huge update, I hope to have more updates in the coming weeks.
Conventions I'll be at !
Indy FurCon (AA Fri & Sat)
Everfree Northwest
Megaplex
3 conventions in a row haha, I'll have main stock at EFNW and Megaplex but very limited selection at Indy, Thank you again for the support and have an wonderful day!
It's time for our first Guest Artist Spotlight: Catmint Studios šš āØ
Catmint Studios is run by an amazing duo team, Aubry (they/them) & Michelle (she/her)! Their combined expertise expands across multiple industries in art including graphic design, illustration, hand-lettering, and merchandise design!
"We are a queer power couple who loves making cute & relatable illustrations and merch! We especially enjoy drawing cats, making queer art, and incorporating silly puns into our work."
š Thanks to everyone supporting the project, Catmint's sticker design for Rainbow Boos is already unlocked and you can see their final artwork for the sticker design below!
Aubry & Michelle did an amazing job collaborating on this piece, with Michelle ideating the sketch and hand-lettering the typography, and Aubry giving their unique illustrative flare to the ghost characters and final vectoring.
How do I add this sticker to my pledge?
You can alter your pledge as much as you like before the project ends,
and for all guest artist stickers, you can add them on any time from the
"Add-Ons" menu and selecting "Vinyl Sticker".
Note: You will get to select which unlocked sticker designs you want once
the surveys are sent out after the project ends!
Catmint Studios runs their own successful online shop and social media, so please be sure to check out more of their work below! You can also follow them on Backerkit if you want to keep an eye out for any upcoming projects they might cook up š
It's time for our first Guest Artist Spotlight: Jushmu āļøšāØ
Jushmu is run by Julie, a Canadian illustrator who loves using bright colours and creating a bunch of silly little guys. From cryptids to critters, Jushmu has all sorts of trinkets and treasures for those with a silly heart.
š Thanks to everyone supporting the project, Jushmu's sticker design for Rainbow Boos is already unlocked and you can see her final artwork for the sticker design below!
This vinyl sticker design will feature some colorful kitties, skull pumpkins, and a black glitter background!
How do I add this sticker to my pledge?
You can alter your pledge as much as you like before the project ends,
and for all guest artist stickers, you can add them on any time from the
"Add-Ons" menu and selecting "Vinyl Sticker".
Note: You will get to select which unlocked sticker designs you want once
the surveys are sent out after the project ends!
Julie runs her own successful online shop and social media, so please be sure to check out more of their work below! You can also follow them on Backerkit if you want to keep an eye out for any upcoming projects she might cook up š
I hope everyone's been enjoying the updates so far!
I'll have one more guest artist spotlight to share as well as the results of the color poll that's closing tomorrow, so if you haven't voted for your favorite colors, be sure to do so soon!
So I spent the night trying to figure out the best solution moving forward. The only way I can think to bring yall into the process is to make a new channel in my discord where I can poll yall and get ideas/suggestions when Iām designing plushies. This way yall can help be apart of the process before the campaign launches and so I can have the prototype in hand during the main campaign.
This way anyone who wants to participate can and everyone can see the prototype before pledging. Just make sure you add the Plushie Design Polls Announcement rolls.
I know not everyone uses discord or likes having 10000 servers. Iāll also try to post polls to my instagram stories but I know those are easier to miss and only limit me to 4 options. So I canāt use them for larger polls and Iāll be combining the results with the discord polls
Current pin popularity!
5 more days until surveys are locked and the remainder of cards are charged! Thereās still 22 people who havenāt finished their surveys yet! Make sure you get your survey in so your pins will be included in the final count š
For everyone else, Iāll be out of the state for all of August, please feel free to swing by and say hi! Warning, I may be spacey especially towards the end lol.
Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well. For those in the summer heat, please stay hydrated. For those in winter, please stay warm!!
Also, if no one has noticed, but the cards have now been charged. If there are any issues, please let me know at your earliest convenience. Addresses won't be locked until I am about finish grading the ita bags and pins.
Progress updates! Timeline: (based on prior update)
May - Production Start for ita bags and enamel pins
July: Currently in production
Aug - Enamel Pins production completed and shipped to me
Sept - Ita Bags production completed and shipped to me
October/November - Receive all items and start grading
November - Start fulfilling pledges. Completion estimated to be December if there are no issues.
We're nearing the end of July, this is the current progress on everything:
Ita Bags: 6 out of 7 of the ita bag designs are completed and are in progress to be shipped to me!! The dragon ita bag is anticipated to be ready to be shipped to me in the middle of August.
Shipping will take on average 30 days, but that doesn't mean I can start shipping right away. I'll need to grade all the ita bags to ensure there are no issues with the bags. This might take a while because there are a little over 400 bags being shipped to me, and I'll be working on it alone... Wish me luck.... Then there will be another 100 for the dragon ita bags...
Octopus Ita Bag
Witchy Cat Ita Bag
Astrology Ita Bag
Crow Ita Bag
There is a video, but Backerkit isn't letting me upload it... Also, three of the designs don't have the insert in them, but there are a lot of bags...
Enamel Pins: Another good update! So, almost all of the enamel pins are completed!! The only exceptions are
Large frog pin with the floating glitter. That one honestly might be delayed because my manufacturer wants to make sure that there are no issues with the liquid leaking out
Large crow pin because I didn't like the original translucent colour...
Large Cerberus Pin
Large Dragon Pin
Large Shark Pin
Large Capybara Pin
Old Enamel for Large Crow Pin
Updated Enamel for Large Crow Pin
However, there is one thing I'm concerned about... The large constellation pin has variations due to the plating... Personally, I like it and think it is fun because space is constantly changing its colours, but please let me know what you think!
Large Constellation Pin
Variations in the Large Constellation Pin
Just a quick update to let you know that most packages have now been shipped and should start to arrive at their new homes soon š
I'm still waiting on 5 people to complete their surveys and payments, plus another 4 people to complete their payments. I've sent out a final reminder through Backerkit today, and I will also send a reminder in my newsletter, but after that, there will be no more reminders. So if you're one of the 9 people who haven't completed the survey/final payment, please make sure you do so as soon as possible. I'm excited to get started on the next Smut Lovers Club pin campaign, but I can't turn my attention to that one until this one has finished. So please, please complete the surveys and finalize those payments so we can move on to the next installment of Smut Lovers Club pins. As well as the unlocked pins from this first campaign, I have some new designs I'm excited to share with you š
Thank you again for supporting my first enamel pin campaign. I hope you love the pins and stickers as much as I do š
