Hi all! Happy to share that the Mini Carousel Hats have arrived to me safely in the US! As mentioned in the campaign, the final versions would be following the shape of the Black x White sample regarding the top shape and lace placement. Additionally, the bows around the center would be updated to be more refined. They were also made with the same final fabrics as the clothing for color matching. Here are some photos of the final versions!
I'm really happy with how they turned out! I don't think anyone pledged for just the hat so I'll be holding onto them for now instead of shipping them early but please know more mini hats are available if you'd like to add one to your pledge! That's it for now, thanks! :)
Hello! Just wanted to post a quick update. Some of you have already received and answered your Backerkit surveys, thanks so much! As noted before, if you're on the Pay Over Time payment plan, you will not receive the survey until the payment plan is completed. For another campaign, I tried doing Google surveys but it was a bit much to organize so I'll only be sending/receiving the Backerkit surveys this time. Which means I won't have the final recorded information until around August to begin the bulk order for the clothing. The mini hats were completed and are on their way to be delivered to me. And I still should be able to start the order for the bags around June.
For some people, your payment plan did not got through so please make sure to check your pledge. Because of the rapidly changing situation regarding tariffs in the United States, I can't guarantee at this time if I will have extra inventory afterwards anymore so if you pledged, please make sure your payment information is updated if you'd still like to receive the pieces of this collection. I'll continue making updates as the situation changes.
Hey all, just wanted to pop in and let you know that the bags have now been received by my shipping company and will be on their way to me! As mentioned, it should take around 30-40 days to arrive to me in the United States so when the bags arrive, I'll do final weight calculations of the shipping boxes. It'll then be time to start charging shipping with Backerkit so please be aware that'll happen in around a month or so.
My manu sent me some final pics of the bags before they got packed away so I wanted to share them here as well.
(Black x Gold not pictured)
Crossing my fingers everything arrives safely and undamaged, I'll make sure to give another update when it's time. That's it for now, thanks! :)
Hello! Thanks for all your comments on the last post! There were a lot of positive replies so I confirmed the new Pink colorway of Cherry Gingham with the more saturated pink background.
My manufacturer proceeded with making another sample version of Pink Fresh Tasty Popcorn with the lighter yellow stars and I personally love it, I feel like it has a much "cuter" vibe so I finalized this version as well.
If you pledged for Pink Fresh Tasty Popcorn but don't like the final pastel yellow stars, please make sure to change or cancel this design in your pledge before the order is locked tomorrow!
With that, all unlocked colorways have been finalized! Thanks for your patience and feedback as we narrowed down the thread colors! Everything is now going into full production and should take around a month. I'll make sure to post another update then, thank you! :)
Hello, here with another sock sample update! This time, just tackling the last pink colorways. Pink is such a difficult color to make in socks because the color thread options are limited and not always the most ideal match or the most opaque so it usually takes the longest time to sample through trial and error. Thanks for your comments last time, I went ahead and approved Dark Pink & Black Cherry Gingham while ordered the additional round of samples of Pink.
With this sample, I tested out changing the background from the super pale pink it was previously to a more saturated pastel pink. It looks pretty dramatically different when unworn but it's pretty subtle when worn. Personally, I like this new pink and would like to proceed with it as the final but I'd love to hear what you guys think as many of you said you like the pinks as is on the last post.
Previous pink background on the left, New pink background on the right New pink background on the right leg, Previous pink background on the left leg
Fresh Tasty Popcorn also got its sample. I opted for using the same base pink thread as Cherry Gingham. I'm debating maybe changing the stars on this colorway from the dark yellow to the pastel yellow, what do you guys think?
Worn photo Fresh Tasty Popcorn - Pink Color comparison to Pink Cherry Gingham Dress comparisons to Angelic Pretty's Magical Etolie and Milky Planet
We're nearing the end of sampling so again, any feedback is greatly appreciated! Quick reminder to fill out the Backerkit survey. On March 19, I'll start charging for the shipping, add-ons, and pre-orders starting on that date.
Hey guys, just wanted to pop in and give a quick update! My manufacturer sent me some photos of the wristlets and bags so I thought I'd share! I really love how all the colors turned out!
They're almost done then will be shipped out to me, I'll post another update soon, thanks!
Hello everyone! Happy to announce that the bulk order has officially been placed so the shoes are now in production! Thanks so much to everyone for answering the surveys!
For Pay Over Time backers, your last payment should be charged sometime this week. After the final charge successfully goes through, you'll get access to the Backerkit survey. Your shoe & color selection will already be selected based on how you answered the Google survey.
For people who added any additional straps or pairs of shoes, your orders will also be charged this week so please be aware!
Some fun facts about the final inventory: Most popular colors were: Black, White, Wine, Red, and then Pink in that order. Most sizes (included Wide) were ordered between sizes 37 and 44. Orange & Yellow were not ordered at all so those were dropped.
Regarding bulk production, the shoe manufacturer needs to order the wood and then will begin working on the shoes. This should take around 40 days. Then the shoes will be shipped to me which may take another 30 days. So we'll be a bit ahead of schedule if everything goes that quickly. I'll make sure to post any developments that happen. That's all for now, thank you!
Hey everyone! I got a few more updates regarding how the sampling of the socks is going!
We updated Fresh Tasty Popcorn to have the missing star from the original artwork so Red has been updated and Black has been finalized! We're still working on Pink. The initial pink I chose was just a bit too neon so I'm going to do another round of samples on that.
I previewed Dark Pink Cherry Gingham but I received it in person to double check it's okay so I can safely say that's finalized as well! I also received Black Cherry Gingham. I think it came out really well but I'm curious how you guys feel about the black/dark gray combination? Is it too dark or just right?
I also received two versions of Pink Cherry Gingham and this was the best one so far. I want to try one more round of samples with the background pink being a little darker but I'm curious how you guys feel about it as is.
Worn pics of Dark Pink Cherry Gingham Size 1: Worn pics of Pink & Black Cherry Gingham in Size 2: Coordinate with Dark Pink Cherry Gingham compared to Angelic Pretty's Dark Pink: There's still a few people who haven't filled out the survey so please make sure to do so when you can! The deadline is March 19, I'll be charging for the shipping, add-ons, and pre-orders starting on that date.
That's it for this update! And please let me know your opinions on Black & Pink if you have them! Thanks!
Hey all, my manufacturer reached out to me to share that the first pass at some of the colorways are done! I wanted to share the colors below. All of the Harlequin Diamond colorways and Dark Pink for Cherry Gingham!
Please note, all of my crowdfund samples were made in Size 2 so for the Size 1 pattern of Harlequin Diamond, we scaled down the pattern a bit rather than keeping the same diamond size and reducing the number of diamonds so that's why it looks just slightly different. Better comparison pic down below.
That's it for now, I'll post again when more colors are done, thanks! :D
