You may have guessed it... You may have voted on it... You may have even seen it in a dream...
But you guys have gone so quick that we will be unlocking the promised Limited Edition Dragon likely as soon as the prototype is finished up sometime this week!!
BEHOLD!!!!
RAINBOW DRAGON
With silvery sparkle laser fabric horns and claws and a pastel palette, the Rainbow Dragon will be available in both Warmable and Weighted varieties!
Once we hit $550,000 (which, woof, we're already so close to!) they will be unlocked as a color option at pledged ALL tiers for all varieties!
As to HOW limited edition it will be will be decided post-campaign when I have proper order numbers to work with. I wouldn't want to have a number stated and then cut people off from being able to choose it based on a premature estimate!
Additionally, I hope to make it a charity dragon for a LGBT-related non-profit organization, but that, too, will need to be decided at a later point especially once numbers are calculated based on order numbers, etc, but will update everyone when I know! :D
Hey friends, a really really fun update!!! The first batch of plushies hit the US 2 days ago! The second half will be here on the 22nd. Please note it will take at least 2 weeks for them to get through customs and move their way to me. But they're SO SO CLOSE!!!! Now is a good time to double check your addresses! Freebie stickers have also been ordered and are being made! So they will be here just in time along with the plushies. I can't wait for these guys to start heading home!
Before we begin, I want to give a heads-up that there will be NO check-in next week! Next Wednesday is Christmas, so we will be busy celebrating with our friends & family that day. I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season! We will see you again on the 1st of the new year! 🎉🥳🎊
🌱 Cinder's first prototype is ready!
please note : the colors are a bit washed out in these photos!
Here's the first look at Cinder's plush! Cinder is looking so good for the first attempt! I think it's one of the best we have seen so far. The dual-toned grey fur was a secret feature I had in mind for Cinder, so I hope you love it as much as I do! ❤️
We only have a few small changes in mind, such as
make the ears smaller
make the eyes slightly larger
make the tail larger & adjust the markings/shape
please note : the colors are a bit washed out in these photos!
Overall, I don't think Cinder's look will change too much, so this prototype is a good idea of how they will look complete!
I know many of you in the Discord server are hoping for Cinder to have a poseable tail, but I want to avoid adding wire to any of my plush. In my opinion, wire takes away from the plush's snuggly feel, maximum cuddliness is a goal I have for Critterfolk!
🌱 Update on Honey's outfit!
The first sample for Honey's outfit is here! These photos also shows her true plush colors much better.
The colors used are looking so cute! I especially love how the shirt turned out. As some notes on changes, we will try different fabric (first samples are always done on minky for ease!) and I want to see if we can get some gathering / pleating added to her dress.
The shirt also shows the new velcro closure! It's baby velcro, meaning its extra soft, and its quite lowkey looking on the clothing. I think it looks great!
🌱 That's all for now folks! It was a short update today, but I'm sure we will have plenty more for you next time we check in! ❤️
As always, if you have any questions about your pledge or the survey you can comment below or email me at [email protected]!
If you want to connect the Critterfolk community, you can join our discord server! There, you can ask questions, stay up-to-date with mini-updates on plushie development, and chat with many other Critter-lovers! Come hang out with us! 💕 🔗 https://discord.com/invite/UR3CYWFr97 🔗
I've provided both PNG, PDFs, and PSDs, the latter of which have the 'To:, From:' editable for those capable of editing in Photoshop or similarly capable software.
I hope these help to add a lil dragon-y cheer to the holidays for future recepients of them!
--------- As requested by a few and helpfully re-calculated by the very kind Sofqish, the Add-Ons section has had all the original pledge tiers added, with properly calculate Warmable Wonders x5 and Weighted Wonders x4 fixed to be a proper stacking discount as I miscalculated on the original tiers.
Feel free to change/adjust your pledge as needed/wanted. :)
I don't expect the poll to change significantly from what it currently is in the next few hours, so I am making changes based on that now.
Toby is nearly funded and more people are interested in the Kitsune than anything else. I am still waiting on prototype photos for that one and will be working with my manufacturer on edits over Christmas break to get the upcoming prototypes finished.
Kitsune is a lot more expensive because it's heavier and has several tails, but once it's funded we can rejoice since the less aren't as spendy (thankfully). Each design is about $6k-$7k, which isn't great but these are pretty dense plushies. Those of you that have already homed a Buster & Murphy plush already know that (and I appreciate you for making my plush dreams real <3).
My manufacturer will let me order as few as 100 of a design so depending on how things go, I can probably unlock a few designs sooner as long as we hit the minimums! It's usually 200, but they are willing to work with me. I'll see where we sit after the holidays.
New order is as follows:
- Kitsune @ $19,000 - Owlbear @ $24,000 - Gryphon @ $30,000 - Fox (only because I never started the prototype at all lol) @ $36,000
Hopefully this makes everyone happier. I am going to try and run some ads over the holiday to get more people to back as I really want the Gryphon unlocked more than anything else. I have advertised everywhere I can think of, and huge thank you to all the creator backers who have been kind enough to help my reach. I know today (as of this post) my project is on the front page, so fingers crossed!
Corgis Unleashed is moderating my posts so I am sad since that is the biggest corgi audience I have atm. I messaged like 10 different corgi influencers but a bunch didn't ever respond so I have no idea how to collaborate with them haha. Just know I am doing my best to advertise everywhere I can to make sure we can reach all the goals!
I do think we're funding quite quickly either way!
Thank you so much for all the help with sharing the project!
Fan favourite BLACK DRAGON has been unlocked as a color option for Weighted and Warmable Wonders!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
We've done the impossible and hit such a high stretch goal! Big thanks to EVERYONE who has both backed and shared and spread the love of these dragons! Our Super Duper Stretch Goals are still being worked on, but are coming very, very soon! (Didn't think we would get this far, so hurrying it up to reveal them!!)) Early this week I will be putting up the e-cards for everyone to access, so stay tuned for that! They'll be linked in an Update and on the main campaign page for easy access. :)
Thank you so much for helping make this project a reality! Our first special sticker design was drawn by the wonderful hannimations !!!🧡✨
han is a character/color/product designer + fan artist known in the community for making countless cute and colorful things🌈 I am so lucky and thankful they agreed to be a part of this project!
keep an eye out for more sticker designs soon 🤭🐾
We’ve met our funding goal, but there’s still a lot to look forward to! Maggie and Daffodil will BOTH be unlocked when we reach the $6,000 mark, and we’re making steady progress towards that goal! Every bit of support gets us closer to creating even more Pawdubon pals 💌
I have been thinking hard about it but I'm going to say the 6 designs we have now are going to be all of the plush you can get from this campaign. If we do get over-funded, I will put the extra money into making your packages more special, such as each little moth dragon coming in a pretty dust bag with an adoption certificate! I also might offer more pins, maybe!
Will this be the end all be all of the plush line? Maybe not! I might do another campaign in the future for other designs. If you backed my pintopia campaign earlier this year, you will know that I have a lot of moth dragons!! (if you didnt, you should totally check out my moth dragon pin series up on my website lizbiecafe.com ~)
I put up a poll to see what designs you all might be interested in for a future campaign so feel free to let me know what your favorite design is 🥰
I hope you are all doing well. We have been so busy with shipping (as well as finishing shop orders) but I wanted to give an update that all packages are shipped!!
The only ones left are a few Canadianbackers that had to be delayed due to the strike. I was told that the strike ends tomorrow so expect a tracking tomorrow if you didn't get a shipping update yet. I will include a few extra goodies for those orders too, to show my appreciation! <3
I cannot thank you all enough for your patience, love, photos, and just being incredible and supporting this campaign!!
Improvements for Series 2
For the next campaign, I will be using a fulfillment center in order to make shipping a breeze! We will also begin product testing some cute packaging so each Pocket Friend can be gifted and looked super cute!
The next campaign won't be until mid 2025 or so, but once we get a date, I will let you all know!
Expect another update next week with some other news! <3
