I did post this sale on two different projects, so I apologize if you receive this update twice.
As many of you know, I kicked off a 40% off inventory sale a couple weeks ago to make some room—and now it's time for round two (except we're doing 50% off this time). I’ve got several shipments of brand new designs arriving soon, and I still need to clear out some shelf space before they get here!
Over the years, I’ve run plenty of 40% off sales—but I’m not sure I’ve ever gone as bold as 50%.
From now through June 29th, you can take 50% off any regularly priced enamel pins and 20% off everything else—no code needed. Discounts apply automatically at checkout.
This sale only lasts five days because the shop will be temporarily closed from June 30th to July 5th, so make sure to grab your favorites before June 29th!
If you’re waiting on the Ink and Enamel Fantasy Romance pins—hang tight! I’m still in the process of sorting, counting, and photographing everything. They’ll be making their debut soon, and when they do, backers will get first access along with a special discount code.
Since they’ll be considered new releases on our Etsy shop, the discount won’t be quite as steep as 50%, but you’ll still be getting early dibs and a nice little deal for being a supporter.
Bakeshop Update
I received the stickers and they look great! I'm currently just waiting on the pins to be finished, and then shipping can begin. I imagine the pins should be finished in the next two weeks. Shipping was originally slated for late August, but it's looking more like it could be late july to early/mid august.
Victorian Villages has officially launched! The campaign is going strong and I'm thrilled with it! We have early backer and previous backer rewards available and tons of designs to choose from.
I wanted to show you what the 3D molded framed pins looked like in person: I have two of the molds already made. These will be absolutely gorgeous with the butterflies and moths in them!
Hello friends! With everything already in production for this campaign, our next campaign is set to launch tomorrow, 6/24 at 1pm ET. RSVP HERE!
Victorian Villages is my idea to bring an enamel pin village to life. There are two variations of buildings in this campaign: a Victorian-era village comprising of shoppes, houses and more to create a cozy Victorian getaway, and a classic matching Gingerbread village to ring in the holidays with your own fanciful collection. The enamel pins will range in size from 1.75" up to 2.5" and will coordinate their colors and style so you can create your own village, be it Victorian or Gingerbread!
Victorian Villages also will feature pins in a traditional gallery wall style, including different species of butterflies and moths to mesh with the Victorian aesthetic. We will also have Victorian and Gingerbread creatures as add-ons, and a special blind bag pin option so you can enhance your village! Here's just a peek at some of the options we'll have to offer:
Campaign Rewards!
Pre-Launch Followers who pledge to the campaign will receive a free Monarch Butterfly sticker. Make sure to click the RSVP link before the campaign goes live!
Early Bird Backers will receive a free Gingerbread Rabbit sticker!
Previous Backers will receive a free Victorian Bat sticker!
With all items for The Rainbow Bookshop in production, we're excited to announce our latest campaign launching tomorrow! 🌈 RSVP HERE! ☃️
Make the Yuletide Gay with our winter-inspired collection of queer animal and punny cross-stitch enamel pins! For the first time, we’re also featuring two new plushies in the campaign. Take a sneak peek at what we have in store including exclusive freebies for returning backers and pre-launch followers.
❤️ Pre-Launch Followers who pledge to the campaign will receive a free All You Need Is Love Cross-Stitch Sticker. Make sure to click the RSVP link before the campaign goes live!
💛 Pledge in the first 48 hours to receive a free Make the Yuletide Gay tassel bookmark.
💚 Returning backers will receive a free Rainbow Book Tree sticker.
🩵 Support both Victorian Villages and Make The Yuletide Gay to receive a free pin from each maker.
We have a new campaign launching in just 2 weeks here on BackerKit, and we're incredibly excited about it. Victorian Villages is my idea to bring an enamel pin village to life. There are two variations of buildings in this campaign: a Victorian-era village comprising of shoppes, houses and more to create a cozy Victorian getaway, and a classic matching Gingerbread village to ring in the holidays with your own fanciful collection. The enamel pins will range in size from 1.75" up to 2.5" and will coordinate their colors and style so you can create your own village, be it Victorian or Gingerbread!
Victorian Villages also will feature pins in a traditional gallery wall style, including different species of butterflies and moths to mesh with the Victorian aesthetic. We will also have smaller Victorian and Gingerbread creatures as add-ons so you can enhance your village!
Here are two examples of designs in the campaign!
I'll also have special rewards for returning backers, mailing list followers, and early bird backers!
I'm incredibly excited about this campaign. If you're looking for a Victorian aesthetic, a Gingerbread wonderland, have beautifully detailed 3D metal framed pins, or a mixture of all of these elements, this is the campaign for you! We will also be teaming up once again with our friends at Oddment & Tweak: if you pledge both of our campaigns you will receive a free enamel pin. If you pledge all 6 campaigns in the Pin Kids Collective Cozy Collab then you'll receive a gorgeous jumbo 3" enamel pin. Check out all the other campaigns!
Please make sure to follow the campaign here and sign up to be alerted of the launch so you can get your free butterfly sticker with your successful pledge!
🌙 I ordered the pins 2 weeks ago, and production has officially begun. My manufacturer, and many others, were overwhelmed with requests to being production when the tariffs were lowered, so there was a small delay in getting started.
Many of you have fixed your payments (thank you so much!), so I am only missing $1450 in funding now. Thank you to everybody who has already paid and finished their surveys, it makes creating everything for you so much easier! ☀️
NEXT PROJECT STARTS SOON
In just 18 days, I am launching another pin project in partnership with the Pin Kids Collective! My project is called Hearth's Warming. Some of you may recognize the color theme; comment if you know what it is! This time the PKC is welcoming two new members, Stina of LaserBrain (my paired-project partner), and Jess of Kimchi Kreative. We're very excited to have these two seasoned pin makers join the Collective!
As a Cousin who has was part of Transcend, you'll receive a free Retro Dragon sticker if you join the Hearth. If you pledge in the first 48 hours, you'll also get a free Copper Puppy sticker, colored in memory of my beagle Copper who was laid to rest only a few weeks ago.
For those who were looking forward to Moonrise and Sunrise being made into pins, they will be in the next space-themed pin project! Look for that probably in Q1 2026.
TRANSCEND STICKERS ARE IN AND THEY LOOK AMAZING
CURRENT TIMELINE PROJECTIONS (UPDATED APRIL 29)
AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided
Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 2 weeks if I feel there is a need to nudge people again, or to provide an update when stickers come in.
Ad nova stellae! Carly K
P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!
If you were unable to back the Bakeshop campaign or you'd like to get in on these delicious cake pins. You can check out our pre-order store which is still open. Pre-order here!
Upcoming Project
The Snarky Company will be launching a project on June 24th called A Very Merry Christmas in July. This year were putting out a collection of holiday themed pins in the summer, that will be delivered in the fall, right before the holidays.
If you sign up to be notified about the project, you'll receive a free sticker with your pledge.
Inventory Restock For several months now I've had a box in my office. This box contained probably 100-150 random pins. Over time, some pins "escape" and then get thrown into the miscellaneous box to be sorted later.
Today I sorted that box and counted all my inventory. So...
Now is the time to check the shop to see if your out of stock favorites are back. I found several popular designs but for some the quantity was small.
Memorial Day Sale - Free Bookish Pin I'm still trying to move inventory out to make room for new inventory that's coming in over the next few months. For Memorial day I'm running a sale to get some of the current stock out. Here's what's going on in this sale:
40% off regularly priced pins 20% off everything else
In addition to the discount, every order placed during the sale, that contains at least one pin, will receive a free black and silver bookish pin. Please note that your order must contain at least one pin to be eligible for the free pin. There's no need to do anything when you place your order, as long as you place it within the sale dates, you'll receive the free pin.
There is no code for this sale, everything will be marked down on the site.
The free pin is: -Silver plated - 1 inch - has 2 posts and comes with rubber clutches
Hello everyone! Hope you are having a fantastic May. All of the designs are officially paid for and in production! They are in good hands with my manufacturer that I've been using for 6 years and I am so excited to get these in-hand and into your collections.
Here's one of the proofs for the pins so you can get an idea on the process! I hand-pick every Pantone color to make sure the colors are accurate.
I will keep you all updated as the process continues. Enamel pins are handmade so production can take up to 2 months; we'll still be very much within our timeline for shipping though!
In one month, on June 24th, we'll be launching our next crowdfunding campaign as part of the Pin Kids Collective again! Our campaign is called Victorian Villages and will consist of a series of enamel pin buildings that will enable you to make your own pin village. We'll have two different versions: a Victorian-era style using coordinating colors, and a class gingerbread village. We will have accompanying mini pins and designs to enhance your village and make it truly come alive. The image below shows a few of the buildings that will be included in the campaign.
We're launching this campaign in the summer so you'll have the collection in time for the holidays, especially if you are interested in the gingerbread village! We will be offering early bird and previous backer rewards for this campaign. We are a paired project once again with our friends at Oddment & Tweak for their campaign Make the Yuletide Gay! And if you back all 6 of the campaigns in the Pin Kids Collective, you'll receive a free large pin. Check out the Pin Kids website to see all of the upcoming campaigns.
Explorers, surveys have been locked and charges placed! I've also placed my order for pins.
🌙 Hello again! The Transcend surveys have been locked, and add-ons plus shipping have been charged. Additionally, those who failed their initial pledges have been recharged.
However, there are still quite a few funds missing.
This is a stern reminder to double check your payment information and correct it ASAP. Currently, this project is ONCE AGAIN missing over $2,200 in funding, and it really is very important it comes in! Please go into your Transcend survey and update your payment information ASAP. If your bank has blocked the charge (there are about 3 of you, $500 total) then contact them and let them know the charge is fine. Or change your payment method.
It is of vital importance that funds come in as planned so that YOU can receive your pledged rewards, and so that I can continue to create fun pins for you all! Remember, if you don't pay for your rewards or your shipping, you WILL NOT receive them. I plan to have the Pledge Manager resend survey emails (to those who haven't responded) and also recharge cards every Tuesday.
I have already placed my pin order, and will be ordering stickers soon. Packaging will be ordered closer to fulfillment time so I don't have hundreds of envelopes sitting around, heh. I have ordered only 5-10 extra pins of each design based on expected counts, so there will be very few leftovers when all items have been fulfilled. ☀️
CURRENT TIMELINE PROJECTIONS (UPDATED APRIL 29)
MAY 31 - All items ordered (pins, stickers, packaging) AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided
Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 2 weeks if I feel there is a need to nudge people again, or to provide an update when stickers come in.
Ad nova stellae! Carly K
P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!
