Another quick, but exciting update: The pins arrived last week and I've been spending most of my time inspecting and counting them all. There are over 4,600 pins, and I'm not quite halfway through them all. So I've still got a ways to go. 🫠
A peek at just 1 of 6 boxes...
I hope to make my way through everything within a few weeks. I'll keep you updated on how the pins are looking and get an updated ETA on shipping when I've counted/graded/carded them all.
There's still time to update your addresses if need be! I will not be charging cards/locking addresses until I've inspected all the pins. There will be an update before that happens, but I'm aiming for the end of the month.
Hey hey :) I'm happy to report that just now, all US pledges have left the house! Your tracking numbers may be sent out with some delay but you can also view them on your account. All non-US orders will hopefully finish this week! In the meantime, here's an update with all the important info for the last phase of this project (backers only).
Glow in the Dark Effect
If your pins aren't glowing when fresh out of the mail - don't panic! The way the glow works is that they have to absorb light before they emit it again. Also some glow colors are just weaker than others and may need longer before they glow. (Especially the blue set which has darker base enamel colors than the others).
From my experience, holding the green set under a strong lamp just for a few minutes will make their effect appear again, while the pink set takes a bit longer and the blue set takes the longest. (The cherry blossom mini pins have pink glow, which take even longer before they glow)
I can't for the life of myself take proper nighttime photos, but if the room is reasonably dim you can already see the effect!
Glow effect in a dim room
Here's a video on light vs dark comparison: https://youtube.com/shorts/i7PKwF9Soto (Unedited video with creepy ambient sounds sorry lol)
Pin Quality & Damages
If anything is wrong with your pins - whether it's transport damage or just poorer quality than you find acceptable - please reach out to me by email (in the backer only section of this update to prevent spam). I won't see BK comments as frequently as I see emails. Please reach out within 14 days of arrival. Please do include images of everything, especially the parcel itself if it's damaged!
Lost Parcels
Please do track your parcels periodically! At least every week preferably. If several months have passed then I won't be able to do much, so please email me as soon as you think the parcel may be lost (eg no scans for over a week). I will resend your parcels in all cases that can be reasonably considered lost and if it's been reported within a month of the last scan.
Missing Items/Wrong Items
If anything is missing I'll be happy to work out a solution with you. As usual, it's important to include a picture of everything you've gotten, incl. the packaging. As usual, please reach out within 14 days of arrival.
My next projects
And lastly here's an early announcement on my upcoming pin projects. These are still heavy WIPs but if any of you are interested already - maybe just sign up for emails so you won't miss them!
My next project will be part of Pintober in about 3 months and it will be a great opportunity to grab a lot of pins for a good price again! It's fall/halloween themed and I personally think it's both spooky and cute so maybe it's up your alley too! :D
There's two freebie pins, one Cross Collaboration with MadChildSoul again and one for the group if you back 3+ projects from Pintober.
Everything is watching, always
There will also returning backer (3€ credit) & early bird (stickers) rewards again. I understand that many of you will probably not want to back an EU-based project currently, but if you liked this project, just spreading the word would mean the world to me! All eyes on fall Teaser Page
Pintopia 2026 Meowshrooms Teaser Page And a bit further into the future - we'll stick to mushrooms and cats, except... well they're fused together! The catshroom has been a popular design in my sticker/charm setup for ages and it's about time that it gets pinned. It will be my first time trying out gradient printing so I'm excited and I will actually get samples made as soon as Pintober goes into production so by the time the project launches, we can see it more clearly. I'll draw some other mushroom cats in the remainder of the year to create a little (big) family of them :D As of now I'm still taking suggestions on what mushrooms you'd like to see!
It purrs, then it poisons you
Meowshrooms Teaser Page
That's it for now! Enjoy your pins everyone, and thank you all so much for being a part of this project! (BY THE WAY I ran out of thank you cards in the middle of packing LOL I hope you all know that I'm extremely thankful for every single backer!)
First batch of pin orders are ready to head to the post office tomorrow 😊 I'm just waiting on the stickers to arrive before the second batch can be labelled up and sent off as well. I'm still waiting on 6 people to complete their survey and 4 people need to fix their payment issues before the rest can follow. If you are one of the 10 mentioned above, please complete your survey/payment before the Deadline at end of July.
so! biggest part of the update- I've received the second and final part of the pin order and will be slowly fulfilling orders through the next couple months. I tend to fulfill backerkit stuff at a glacial pace as it doesnt' import properly into the carriers I use so make sure your address is up to date now! There was news of more canadian tariffs by trump so I'm going to fulfill USA orders first to get ahead of anything that'll potentially affect them. some pin pictures-
lastly, some unfortunate news yet AGAIN with the shrike colourway, the colour I chose was not at all what i was expecting. The sample sheet (and even video that a friend showed me) made the replacement metal colour look like a very very dark gunmetal grey unfortunately what it ended up being was very very silver and mirror like it's pretty cool, but not for this design. I asked the manufacturer and apparently the initial colour i asked for is just not an option ever again moving forwards, so I'm going to have them done again, this time with the solid black chrome finish. I know how this one looks for sure as a friend of mine has used it herself
credits to potentialforart
(thank you Izu/potentialforart!) as usual if any of this sits poorly to you please reach out for refund, and check those addresses!! i'll be slowly going through charging cards and sending address locks so keep an eye open
This is the LAST CHANCE call to update payment, addresses, survey choices, responding to emails and anything else that is preventing me from packaging and sending out your order 📦
🚨Your last day to update things is FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025 🚨
Anything updated after this point (and before the closure of this campaign) will be sent directly from Canada to the USA which could be subjected to tariff charges that the customer will be responsible for.
We are slightly ahead schedule (thanks to the extra pressure of the USA tariff... situation haha) so all orders should be finding their way to new homes sooooooon! ✉️
January 23, 2025: Pintopia 2025 launches! February 13, 2025: Pintopia 2025 ends February 14-28, 2025: Surveys building & Smoke Test sent out March 1 - 15: Surveys are collected and manufacture artwork is being completed March 16 - April 1: Manu proofs are approved and production begins April - June: In production June: Pins are completed, sorted and carded August: Pins are sent out to their new homes! 🌿
Thank you all for your patience while fulfilling this campaign! If you have any questions or issues please reach out to me at [email protected]
The pin badges have arrived!! 🥳🥳🥳 I had a book to finish last week, so I'm a little late on the announcement, but I have been through all the pins and they look fantastic 😍 I will begin putting the orders together over the next few days ready to ship them out to you next week.
Please make sure I have your correct name and address listed because I will be locking addresses this week. Please also check that your final payment has gone through, as I will not be able to send your rewards otherwise.
I've finally completed the Alpha & Omega design as well. I hope you like it 😊
This one took a little longer to finish because I wasn't happy with some of the ideas floating around in my head, especially when I sketched them out on paper, but I'm happy with how it's turned out. I've also completed the returning backer sticker, which means I can now place the sticker order. The returning backer sticker will NOT be included in the sticker pack, but it might be available for returning backers (or some variant of it) in future pin campaigns.
Each sticker pack will contain one of each design. So for the designs with multiple colour variants, you will only receive one colour.
I'll be placing the sticker order this afternoon and will hopefully receive them early next week. As soon as they arrive, I will put the packs together and then send out the last of the orders. So if you've ordered the sticker packs or you are a returning backer, your orders will be sent out a little later than the rest, but hopefully not by much (a couple of days at most).
None of this would have been possible without your support, so thank you again for supporting my first enamel pin campaign 🥰 I really hope you love the pins and stickers as much as I do ❤
Much love Georgina x
P.s. If you opted to join my newsletter, I will be adding your email address to my list over the next couple of days (if you're not already on there), so expect to receive a welcome email from me soon 😊
Most of the orders have been packed today, but I'm still waiting on 6 people to fill in their survey and pay their final bill, plus another 4 people to pay their final bill (mostly for shipping, but for add-ons as well). I will be sorting out the shipping labels first thing on Monday for all complete orders (addresses should all be locked by then) and then the pins will be on their way to you. Anyone who ordered the sticker packs or qualified for the returning backer sticker, I will post your orders out as soon as the stickers arrive, which should be early next week, but I will print out your labels so they're ready to go.
The deadline for outstanding surveys and payment is the 31st July. Any surveys/payments not complete by this date will be classed as support only and no rewards will be sent, so please make sure you have filled in the survey and made the final payment.
I have been sending out reminders regularly since the surveys went out in March and I will continue to send out reminders until the 31st July, but after that date, I will not be sending anymore reminders, so please please please make sure everything is complete by then.
Thank you again for supporting my first pin campaign ❤️ I can't wait for the pins and stickers to reach their new homes 😊
Much love Georgina x
Ps, here's a photo of just some of the boxes I've packed today 😊
Our manufacturer just sent us the first sample photos for Clown Bear!! ✨ Just look at how cute our little bb came to life!! 🧸🎪 We’re absolutely in love with how the base plush turned out — the colors, the softness, the embroidered details… it’s exactly what we dreamed of! 🐻
🎩 The accessories are also shaping up well, just need some adjustments.
🧵 Now we’re working on some improvements to make it even cuter and closer to our design! 🎪🐻
Some of the major adjustments we're requesting:
A puffier and sturdier party hat, with a more structured cone and softer fabric with stripes (we're hoping for not printed!)
A scalloped, fluffy brim and a darker wine red pom-pom
A larger, ruffled red collar with longer-pile plush fabric and firmer structure so it keeps its wave shape
A teal bow instead of light blue (to match the teal stripe on the hat)
And the hat should be removable too
We also made some adjustments on Constellation Bear’s star – we asked to make the star bigger, rounder, and more plush-like, so it doesn’t look flat and sits better on the head. 🌟
And they made it!! Here is the result ⭐ We personally love it now~
And finally, 90’s Bear is currently still in the works – we’ll share photos as soon as the sample is ready! 📼🐻💿
Thanks again for your patience and support – we’re doing our best to make these Delibears truly special! 💖
Hey everyone! Sorry for the crickets over here. I have been wrapping up my plushie campaign that finished before this campaign and I wanted to be 100% done working on it before switching gears.
I have been getting images of finished pins the past few weeks which I have been sharing with my Discord community and I'm happy to share them with you in one update. The only pin we are still fixing is the rat momma pin (she is missing her nose!). Once they are finished fixing the screenprint, they will be shipping all the pins to me.
I will need some time to go through all the pins for quality checking once they arrive and I am knee deep in con season so this may take time. Below I'm listing the timeline I expect for shipments but keep in mind i am only one person and can only work so fast so I appreciate your patience with me while I work through 620 orders. ♡
Tentative timeline:
JULY 6-10: SURVEYS LOCK & CHARGE JULY 10-16: ADDRESS LOCK & first shipments JULY 17-20: Dokidocon in Michigan JULY 21-23: second batch of shipments JULY 24-28: Anime Iowa in Iowa JULY 29-AUG 5: final shipments
If you have any issues or questions: please please email me, I rarely get email notifications about comments on backerkit. [email protected]
Night Market and Pollen Puff Prints (completed and received)
Inari, Midori, Solara, and the Pollen Puffs Pins (completed and received)
Pin Boards (completed and received) Updated!
Jade and Lotus Pins (Production Complete, shipping this week!) Updated!
Stickers (In progress, estimated completion in early July)
We just got the pin boards and they look great!
Now we are only waiting on the Jade and Lotus Pins and stickers.
This means it's time to lock shipping addresses
To get everything ready to ship, we'll need to start locking down shipping addresses. You have one week to make any changes to your shipping address. You can do so by managing your pledge and making the necessary changes. We'll lock down shipping addresses on July 8th. If you are moving soon or need to make any changes to your shipping address after that lockdown date, you need to email us at [email protected] as soon as possible.
We're excited to get all these packed up and on their way to you very soon!
