This is it, the final 7 hours! Let's end this campaign STRONG!
Calming Kitty UNLOCKED
Good news! Calming Kitty is NOW UNLOCKED and can be selected through any tier that has at least one plush toy! When the campaign ends, you will receive a survey through Backerkit that will allow you to choose the character you want (Fox or Kitty) and the colors you want for those plush toy(s)! Don't worry, it will be super easy and simple!
Want to add Calming Kitty to your pledge? Simple add the Plush Toy add-on and again, you can let us know you want your plush to be one of the Calming Kitty designs when you get your survey! :)
Thank you ALL SO MUCH for making this campaign so amazing, everyone! We are almost there!!
Here are photos of the samples sent by the factory and they look so cute! I cannot wait to get them so I can take proper photos! As a reminder, they are the same size and quality as the other bandanas that were produced for the last campaign! :)
YAY!
An example of the fabric and look of the bandanas!
🏳️🌈 Calming Kitty Progress + How it's Done!
We are currently in the early stages of Calming Kitty's prototypes but I wanted to show you all the process of making a plush toy! I am so happy that the manufacturer got this done so quickly!
My manufacturer first gives me a rough shape of the plush before working on embroidery, which is why there are pape cut outs and markers in place of any details. This really helps steamline prototype making since the manufacturer won't be slowed down by digitizing embroidery files and also waiting for the correct fabric to arrive. Once the plush shape is 100% approved, the correct fabric and embroidery will be done!
In addition to the revisions, the fabric will be changed to the same fabric as the other Pocket Friends, so the super soft fake fur! Right here, it is minky, which needs to be changed.
To the left, I gave my revisions for the plush toy and to the right, I did a quick (pretty bad.. lol) photo manipulation to give the manufacturer a better idea of how the revisions will look like.
It's OVER! Thank you all for this amazing campaign and ending it off SO strong!! I am so thankful for every one of you who believed in this Pocket Friend series!
Depending on the funds released to me, I will see if I can put the 2nd character stretch goal into production still! If we still need a bit of funding then I will have a preorder /add-on feature through the survey. I will let you all know soon!
🏳️🌈 What's Next?
Backerkit will release funds to me in 2 weeks! In the meantime, I am finishing off the survey, which I started on before the campaign is over. The surveys will go live once all stretch goal prototypes are 100% done and approved! This way, you will know exactly what you can choose from when you receive your survey.
Surveys should be going out in August! Through the surveys, you will be able to enter your shipping address, pay for your shipping costs, select the items you want, and more! I will make another update once the surveys have been sent out, which you will receive in your email inbox in August.
🏳️🌈 How do I choose my plush toy(s), enamel pin(s).etc?
Once you receive your surveys in August, you will be able to select the exact plush toys, enamel pins.etc! Don't worry, it is super easy and I will make sure the survey is straightforward.
🏳️🌈 What if I still want to add more items?
Once you receive your surveys in August, you can add any additional items to your pledge! :)
Thank you all SO much again!!! I am so excited to get the ball rolling!
🏳️🌈 Join us on Discord for Fast Updates!
If you want instant updates, you can join our server! We have a small and friendly community over on Discord where you can talk to other backers!! Everyone is super sweet!
It is so crazy to think that we only have around 3 days left on the campaign.. ah! Thank you so much for your support and making this campaign so amazing! ;;
🏳️🌈 So Close to $60,000 Goal!
I (Nao), didn't expect to be so close to the $60,000 goal so quickly, so I cannot thank you enough! We will be getting this goal for sure!!
In addition to the two (2) Calming Kitty plush toys, I am still crunching numbers to see if I can get more designs for Anxiety Fox plush toys as well. Production costs have significally risen since my first Pocket Friends campaign last year, so I am doing my best! We have released more items in this campaign than the first one, at half of the funding amount, so It is a juggling act! Thank you so much for your understanding ❤️.
TWO (2) Plush Toys will release!
🏳️🌈 Discuss With Us on Discord!
We have a small and friendly community over on Discord where you can get faster updates, talk to other backers, and more!! Everyone is super sweet!
I have been trying to rearrange things a bit and was gonna add stuff when the survey is handed out.
Will I be able to add anything here on said survey even after the campaign ends? Sorry to ask.
will there be another pass of samples for the extra pride foxes with changes (disability, mlm, etc.) and will we be able to see them before the surveys come out? or are the ones that are currently pictured the final design
so excited for my little guys!!
I got photos of Moose's last prototype early this morning! He was a bit of a struggle. His last iteration had so many odd changes that I didn't even share it. But now we have one handsome lad with the biggest shit eating grin I've seen on a plush yet! He also has a bakery worth of cake which was unintentional but hilarious regardless.
His spots and much of his mouth are applique to keep those portions soft and pliable. Unlike the werewolves he has no faux fur and the longer pile minky is part of his mohawk only. The contrast between the browns isn't as visible here, but his ears, nose, anf claws are all a darker brown than the face and legs.
He will be shipping to me shortly, along with Skye's updated look. Those of you who saw Skye in person at Anthrocon likely noticed his pinkish peach mane instead of the white we'll be using in the final take. I'll be getting out to take photos one they're here!
Smoke test surveys went out!
Most folks have not filled them out, so please check to see if it was sent to you. Let me know if you encounter any issues! This is going to be a weird one since I don't believe pay in 4 folks get their surveys until their payment plans are completed, so I imagine troubleshooting will be ongoing just from the staggered nature of things.
Since we have a final prototype for Moose before surveys have gone out there will not be any order lock delay waiting on finalizing his appearance. If you received a smoke test survey and wanted Moose here is your reminder to change that choice if you are unhappy with this final iteration! Or maybe a reminder to pick him instead if you like him as much as I do.
WE DID IT! All twelve (12) bandana accessories have been unlocked, thanks to all of you! They can now be added as through the Add-Ons Page! If you prefer a neat pledge, we also created a few new ones!
Plush, Bandana, Pin!
All Plush + Bandanas Savings Bundle
Super Fan Huge Savings Bundle
🏳️🌈 Prototypes!
We just got prototype photos and they look SO cute! We will be adjusting some so the next pass should be perfect. ah! What do you think??
🏳️🌈 New Character Stretch Goal
As promised.. here is the new stretch goal.. Calming Kitty joins the Pocket Friend series! Calming Kitty joins Anxiety Fox & Friends back in 2020 so we are so excited for them to join the Pocket Friend plush series, with your help! They will have the original design, as well as a Progress flag design!
In addition, I discussing with our manufacturer to see if we can add more flags to the current Anxiety Fox line of Pocket Pride flags for this tretch goal as well!! We will have an answer with the next update! :)
Since it looks like surveys look good, all surveys have been sent! All surveys will be due by around July 25th, but that is subject to change as I am in the middle moving, so the date may be extended. I will update you guys as we get closer to the actual date.
For those who my have missed the initial campaign: Pre-order store is now open! If you missed out, the store is now open with some additional items. If you have already pledged to the campaign DO NOT order anything from the pre-order store!!! This will make double orders and charge you additional shipping! If there is anything you want from the store, you can add them when you fill out your survey!
