Firstly I want to say I'm so thrilled with the amount of pin sets that have been funded so far! I've been able to cover such a range of characters I seriously never imagined would be possible and I'm really thankful for all the support. With that said I have a triple-whammy update here!
Update #1 - Starry Sky Pin
I’ve received a prophecy! All backers who pledge over $50 shall have bestowed upon them a super shiny gift from the stars…✨⭐️ This pin really stands out from the rest! It is about 1.5” and features a silvery shiny metal and glitter enamel. The stars even glow in the dark!
Update #2 - New Pin Sets
In case you haven’t seen on the story page I’ve continued steadily adding new stretch goal pin sets! Since my last update post, I’ve added 18 new sets - 16 of which have already been funded!! Here are the next two to unlock:
Snow & Rose unlock at $11,700!
Dapple & Tree unlock at $11,950!
Update #3 - What’s Next
Now, I have an important update: Dapple & Tree is the last planned pin set stretch goal for this campaign. I hope everyone can understand my reasons for this:
While of course I am so grateful for the unexpectedly overwhelming support this project has received, churning out this many new designs this quickly has really done a number on my energy. While running this campaign, I'm also a full time student at the same time. As you can imagine I've been really busy 😭 I'll need time to recharge.
I feel satisfied that I've adequately covered the most popular and, maybe more importantly, visually recognizable characters. We all know I could go on forever getting more and more niche but at the end of the day I just don't want to end up with a whole lot of overstock for less popular characters. I think I have a good balance here.
There are some very recent characters who were requested and I prefer to revisit these later when we know more about them! So they haven't been completely vetoed, just put on hold.
However! All this does not mean that I'm done working on the campaign! We still have a long way to go before the end. I'm currently working on organizing all of the new cats onto additional sticker sheets. In fact, I may slip a few "honorable mention" characters that didn't make the cut as pins into these sheets! If I missed your favorite character, you may still see them represented! Keep an eye out for an update on those. I’m also working on a second, even more limited special freebie pin to go with Starry Skies. I’ll be sharing this design as soon as it’s ready!
I actually also have an additional stretch goal planned if we unlock Dapple & Tree, but it isn't a pin set! It's something I'm still planning and looking into the logistics of so I won't reveal it just yet- Just know there's still lots of work going on behind the scenes here!
I also want to give super special thanks to my best friend and business partner Squiidg who has helped me so much on this whole project, from the earliest ideation stages to helping keep this page up to date while I've been working on new designs. Genuinely this project would not be where it is now without her. If you like Tiny Warriors you will certainly like what she has in store so please check out her art and her shop!!
That’s all for now! Thanks again for all the support so far, I truly can’t even comprehend it. I’m so glad you all like my silly little kitty cats 🐱❤️
Thank you for the patience! I wanted to delay this post a bit since I knew there would be a lot of similar emails going out post-Pintopia. Bear with me for this big update!
The campaign was an incredible success, and I want to thank all of you so very much for bringing Pond's Teahouse & Gardens to life! In the first hour, we reached our initial funding goal, and by the end of the campaign we were 572% funded! That's absolutely awe-inspiring. Every single design was unlocked! Thank you so, so much for making this happen. I'm beyond thrilled!
What's next?
BackerKit has, at this point, already started to charge cards for pledges, and on my side I can see that a majority of charges have gone through already. There are currently 16 failed payments, so be sure to double-check that yours was collected successfully! If your initial payment fails, you have until the 27th to fix it (some folks have had to call their banks, some folks have had to edit/pretend to edit payment info to get cards to retry, solutions vary a lot person-to-person)! You should get an email when your pledge is collected or if it failed, so be sure to check there as well.
If payments are not fixed by the 27th, those pledges will be dropped from the campaign! After that point, the failed pledges will be processed as cancelled, and these folks will lose out on their pins, add-ons, early bird goodies & early bird/campaign discounts, freebies, so on so forth. We don't want this to happen, so please make sure you double-check your pledges! You all supported this campaign so fiercely and I really want to make sure these rewards can make it to all who pledged!
⚠️ ABOUT SURVEYS - PLEASE READ ⚠️
SURVEYS WILL BE SENT IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH! This is how you will pick your desired design(s), add any additional items you might've missed during the campaign, and this is how you will be able to pay for shipping! A reminder that, if you do NOT complete your survey, I CANNOT ship your items to you. If you complete the survey late (after production has begun), you risk missing out on your preferred rewards. Late survey rewards will be subject to availability, and without guarantees. You must fill out your survey to completion & submit it in order for it to count.
That's it for now! The next update I post will be once surveys begin to go out. Thank you all so, so much again for making this happen!
BackerKit is still in the process of collecting pledge payments. Please double check your pledges even if there shouldn’t have been a payment issue so you don’t miss out on your rewards.
We do have a large portion of our funding marked as “failed” at the moment.
The surveys are ready to go, so I will be sending the “smoke test” surveys today. Please keep an eye on your email to see if you’re one of them. If you have any issues please comment on this post so I can look into it.
Once pledge collection closes I will send out the remaining surveys.
Sorry I'm a bit later than expected, but I'm back to give you an update on what's going to happen next. For those who backed for the larger pins, I'm still holding on to hope that we can unlock the Monster Smut design. I've added the design to my pre-order store on Backerkit, which is now live, and it will be available to add on in the survey, but it's still very much a stretch goal at the moment.
Realistically, we need at least another 25 sales of the larger pin to guarantee its production this time. My pre-order store is open for anyone who missed the campaign and it'll remain open until the end of March. If by then we still haven't unlocked the Monster Smut design, I'll reach out to everyone who backed the larger pins to make other arrangements.
While Backerkit have been busy collecting payments, I've been busy behind the scenes preparing the surveys. I'm aiming to have the first test surveys (around 5%) sent out at the beginning of March with the remaining to follow no later than the 10th. I'd like to get these pins into your hands as quickly as possible, so when the pre-order store closes at the end of March, I'll be locking the surveys as well for final counts.
As soon as I have the final counts, the pins will go into production. I expect that to happen the first week in April and then it will probably take around 6 to 12 weeks for them to arrive with me, but it could be longer. If there are any delays with production or shipping, I'll let you know in an update.
Once the pins have arrived with me, I'll check them for any defects and then begin fulfillment. If everything goes as planned, fulfillment should be completed by late June/early July. I'm working on the shipping fees at the moment and will hopefully have them added to the surveys before they go out.
Errored Payments
Thankfully, most payments have gone through without a hitch, but as of writing this, there are 10 errored payments. I know that may not seem like a lot, but they have dropped us below the initial funding goal by over £300. Please could I ask you to check that your payment has gone through okay and if yours is unpaid, please could you update your payment details. If you're having any problems with updating your payment method, please reach out to Backerkit support as soon as possible.
Thank you so much for supporting my first enamel pin campaign. I know we didn't manage to unlock all of the designs, but you've made me so, so, so happy. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in my designs, but you all showed me so much love and support for them ❤️ I'll definitely be back with more in the future 🥰
Thank you all so much for making this campaign a complete success!
The final week of the campaign I was so sick, I wanted to do more in that home stretch and have the collar pins finished, but was only able to sketch out a concept for you all. But since we'll be waiting for the funds to release before they're ordered there was still time to work on them.
I've finished the design and I'm SO happy with how it has turned out. I am speaking to my manufacturer about metal options. Because I'm intending to have the butterfly wings be stained glass and doing some screen printing, I am unsure if the rainbow metal will work out.
I may go with an antique gold or just silver if the rainbow/blue doesn't work out. I'll keep you all in the loop and as always love to hear feedback from y'all! I'm really vibing with the gold tbh. I received a question on the last day about how to order the set.
I also REALLY bumbled the "In All Timelines" design that last week. I was running a fever of 101 and really wanted something to show you guys. BUT I've redrawn it a couple of times and feel like I've gotten it to a good spot! Like with the collar pins, I'm trying for the rainbow metal, stained glass and screen printing, but it might not work out. That one will definitively be silver if the rainbow/blue doesn't work.
Additionally, because of the detail on this pin, it will probably end up having to be larger than my initial estimate of 1.5 inches, it will be closer to the 2.5" like Pit Fighter Vi. Do not worry friends, all original backers of the campaign will be able to select it from the 1.5" tier since that was my bad. For Pre-Orders and when I sell them in the future, they will be the same price as Pit Fighter Vi. The same may happen with the Collar Pins. Updates to come after I've heard back from my manufacturer.
As I said, we have a few weeks before the funds are released and I can get the pins ordered. During that time I will be building the backer surveys and they will be sent out by the end of February. Everyone will have roughly 2-3 weeks to fill them out. March is a VERY busy month for me, I have 3 conventions! But I built that into our timeline, here is a review of it for you folks.
Thank you all again for your support, I will keep you all updated as I receive proofs, mock ups, samples of our pins and anything in between.
✨ The BackerKit surveys for the Pawpsicle Pins: Good Boy Collection have officially rolled out! Check your inbox, pick your favorite pups, and get ready for a treat sweeter than a banana sunday! Thanks for your support—this collection is shaping up to be the cat’s meow
The last 48hrs were the more stressing with the ups and down of the campaign but we could unlock the 10.500€ achievement for the fairy dust variant yeaaah !
And the necromancer thematic finally won the poll so stay tuned for it to appear soon 👀
We raised 10.610€ with 253 people on board and 67 cancellations 😅
While we are waiting on the 1st part of the funds to start the production of the samples and everything we were already building the surveys and the add-ons / preorder store, we hope you will like it ! 😍
This is just a quick update to thank you all and letting you know we are working hard behind the scenes but we will give more info details very soon ! 🙌
Hello everyone!! It has been a little hectic for me today because I've been converting my ideas from paper to digital whilst before the campaign is over! We're so close to unlocking another potential collection at 23,000!!!
