My mother was a first generation Vietnamese American, the anchor baby for her family. She had a strained relationship with her mother and father. Growing up she had a lot of shame with her birth name and also wanting to cast aside our heritage for a more American life style due to bullying. I feel like generational trauma is deep and we also had a strained relationship for a long time till I made my own way. Now just like you and your parents my mom had come to a understanding, telling our side of our feelings which is a very hard thing to do in house holds that just work to provide but not actually verbally say I love you and ECT like most American family dynamics are. When I watched your trailer it made me cry because it reminded me a lot of my own family and also my own pursuit in art. I know I can't donate much but I wanted to let you know your story is impactful and meaningful and I'm so happy you kept pushing to create! This is a family legacy now and it is beautiful ❤️
This is it — we’re officially in the final 20-ish hours of the Botanicows campaign! 😱🌿
And wow… what a ride it’s been! From the explosive first day where you completely smashed through every goal in just 16 hours, to all the votes in the polls, the adorable suggestions, and amazing energy you’ve brought to this pasture… we couldn’t be more grateful. 🌷
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🛠 Behind the Scenes: Pledge Manager Already in the Works!
This time, we managed to get extra prepared — so we’ve actually been working on the Pledge Manager/Backer Surveys during the campaign as soon as the possibility to do so opened up! And it’s already almost ready.
Once the campaign ends and BackerKit does their official review confirming our surveys, we’ll just need to add a few finishing touches and wait the mandatory 14 business days wait for funds to arrive to us — and then it’ll be ready for you to complete your pledge: choosing your rewards, and add post-campaign anything you might have missed during the live period! 🌸
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🌱 What’s Next
When the pasture gates close tomorrow night, it’s really just the beginning of the journey.
We’ll allow a bit of time for most backers to complete their surveys, and in the meantime we’ll get to work on the final vector files for each design — ready to hand over to our manufacturers for both pins and stickers.
Once production begins, you’ll keep receiving updates whenever there’s news to share! 💌 We’ll also show you progress on other ideas you’ve inspired as soon as we get to work on them — like brand new pin designs for the next Botanicows wave, and even the possibility of making plushies!!! (With also samples to show you when the time comes) 🧸✨
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It’s been an incredible adventure bringing this particular herd to life with you and we're so proud of this collection! 🥹🌱 Let’s make these final hours just as unforgettable as Day 1 — share the campaign, lock your pledge, and help us finish strong!!!! 🚀🍀
We're entering our final week and I'm delighted to share that we've prepared new cute little hang tags and drawstring gift bags for you when we ship the rewards! Make sure you pick up your own pouty puppies if you haven't already!
We've prepared the materials so that as soon as we complete the campaign and the post-campaign survey is complete, we'll complete production and ship everything as soon as possible, all on schedule as promised.
Again, thank you for supporting our first campaign and we hope you'll love our puppies as much as we do.
The Quintessential Rogue has 28 hours remaining as a Backerkit Crowdfund Project. If you would like to get this book before it goes to retail, please back this project. We expect to have it in the hands of backers by mid-October, if not earlier! If you have backed it and think you would be interested in an addon, you have just a little bit of time to go in and add them.
We appreciate everyone that has taken this journey with us. We hope to start regular releases of the remaining updated books of the Quintessential Series soon.
We can’t believe we’re already in the final stretch — just 5 days to go until the Botanicows campaign closes! 😱 What an incredible journey it’s been so far! 😭💚
Thanks to you, we’ve unlocked: 🌼 All main pin designs 🌱 Sprout mini pin Freebie 🎀 Botanicows Club pin freebie (campaign exclusive) ✨ A5 Sticker Sheet (add-on only!) …which means the full set of Botanicows is now complete for this campaign! 🐮🌿
Remember: these are a limited run — once the campaign ends, only a few leftovers will hit our shop and they won’t be restocked!
So if you’ve been thinking about adding something to your herd (or joining in for the first time)… now’s the time! ⏳
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🌸 About Peony & Venus Fly Trap…
You may remember we shared sneak peeks of two new designs last week: the sweet & fluffy Peony Cow and the fierce & leafy Venus Fly Trap Cow. We love these two — but they're not completed yet and still need some extra time to bloom into their final form. 🌱
Rather than rush them, we’ve decided they’ll be part of a future Botanicows collection (yes… Botanicows 2.0 is already growing 👀✨), where they can shine alongside even more new designs (considering also all your previous suggestions!) — and be included in their own matching sticker sheet and full set.
Consider this your exclusive backer first look 💌 You were the very first to meet them, and we can’t wait to bring them to life for you in the next wave of Botanicows magic!! ---
⏳ Don’t Miss Out!
With only 5 days left, now’s the time to: 🌿 Lock your pledge, grab your add-ons, and share the campaign to help us end with a bang! 🐮🚀 Let’s make these last 5 days legendary! 🌟
💭 And speaking of Botanicows 2.0… We’ve also been thinking about bringing these floral friends to life as plushies 🧸🌿 Would you love to cuddle a Botanicow of your own? 💚 Vote in the poll below 👇— if enough of you are excited about it, we’ll start working on them for the next wave! 🐮✨
Thank you everyone for the support! We have 8 days remaining. If you know anyone that has been on the fence about this project, we can now guarentee it will happen!
So if you are on the fence about this project please consider backing it as we know it will happen and we look forward to bringing you this and the remaining Quintessential Class books in the future!
🎉 Say hello to the official Botanicows Sticker Sheet!! 🐮🌿
Yup — we’re adding something extra cute (and extra sticky 🥹) to the lineup!
A brand new A5 waterproof vinyl sticker sheet will be UNLOCKED at €12,000!! 💥
This sheet includes all the first main Botanicows that we already unlocked as pins!
If the final number of cows (pins)goes way up, we might even make a second Sticker Sheet (in a smaller format if the new moo-moos added are only a few!) so that every cow gets their own moment to shine. We’ll see how things grows 👀🌼✨
📌 Important: The sticker sheet is only available as an add-on — it doesn’t have its own pledge level. So if you want to get it once it’s unlocked, make sure to select a main reward first, then you’ll be able to add it on 💚
And don’t worry — the next wave of floral cows (aka Venus Fly Trap + Peony to start 😆) is on the way! 🌸 We’re still polishing the new pin designs and can’t wait to reveal them!!!
Stay tuned and keep your eyes peeled... new sprouts are coming!!! 🌱🐮
With all our love (and sticker glue), Inari & Mako 🌿
