I've just sent out smoke tests, and if all goes well, surveys should go out tomorrow. If you are in the random small group that received a smoke test, then you'll have your survey now. Please check your email tomorrow for your survey link. I expect to send the surveys some time after noon EST tomorrow.
Campaign Designs
Due to the niche nature of this campaing, I will not be ordering a whole lot extra to carry in the online store afterwards. If there are designs in this campaign you like, now is the time to get them, as there's no guarantee they will be available later on.
Lockdown and Charge Dates
The lockdown for these surveys is May 14th, 2025.
Once surveys are locked down your card will be charged for shipping fees and any add-ons. If for any reason you cannot finish your survey and make your payment by the 14th, no worries. We understand that sometimes life gets in the way, or you might be waiting for a payday, or you need more time to decide. The deadline to guarantee you receive your design choices is May 28th. If you aren't ready by the 14th, simply don't complete the last step of the survey. The last step of the survey is the confirmation page where you can review all your details and enter in your card details for shipping costs, if you're not ready to submit, just exit the page and you can go back to it later. If you choose to not submit your survey by the 14th, the next charge date won't be until May 28th, 2025.
After May 28th you will still be able to complete and submit your survey, but we may not be able to guarantee that you receive all your design choices. If we run out of one of your chosen designs while packing orders, we will reach out to you to choose a new design. It's very rare that this happens as we usually order more than extra of each pin. It's better to get your survey done sooner, and before Feb 3rd.
Pledge charged failed
If your original pledge charge failed, or you cancelled it thinking it was fraud, you will still receive a survey. The survey will allow you to make up this failed charge, so you can still receive your rewards.
Add-Ons
The purpose of the add-on section is to add extra items you may want shipped with your pledge. Add-ons are entirely optional, if you do not want extra items, please skip this step. Please note that any items added from this add-on section will ship with your pledge level, and not before.
You'll notice that as backers you receive a discounted price on most pin add-ons.
Stretch Goal Add-ons
You will see a few pin designs, stickers, and other items set as stretch goal add-ons. This just means that there is a minimum number of orders we need to meet to manufacturer that item. Some of the stretch goal add-ons were designs that didn't fit with the campaign, or they were too specific, or I just thought of the design after the campaign ended. If we reach the stretch goal quantity you will be charged for that item and it will be included in your order. If we do not reach a stretch goal for a specific item, we first determine whether we can manufacture it anyway, and if we cannot the item is removed from your order and you are not charged for it.
Changing shipping address
You will be able to change your shipping address up until the lockdown. After the lock down date, if you need to update your shipping address, please email [email protected], and we can manually update your shipping address. Please let us know as soon as possible that you need to update your address so we can amend the address before your package is sent. If you fail to notify us of an address change, and your package is returned to us, we will ship it again, however, you will have to pay another shipping charge.
We will post an update for last call address changes before we start shipping packages.
Pre-Order Store
There is a pre-order store for this campaign. The purpose of the pre-order store is to allow anyone who did not pledge to the campaign a chance to order these pins. You can access the pre-order store with this link.
Please note that the pre-order store is separate from your survey. All items in the pre-order store are in the add-ons section of your survey. On occasion backers have confused the pre-order store with their survey and placed a second order by accident.
If you have any questions regarding your survey or any of the above information, please email us at [email protected]
Surveys have been officially sent out to all backers! Please fill them out entirely and complete payment for shipping and any add-ons. Surveys are set to close on May 14. You’ll still be able to complete the surveys after that, but inventory will be based on surveys completed by the deadline, so lock in your orders now!
Payments have processed for your initial pledge amount. If your payment failed, don't worry. You'll have a chance to update everything in the survey. There are still some outstanding payments, so if that's you, check your card - we don't want you to miss out on the campaign rewards!
Reminder about all free items in any pledge from throughout this project: You must successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs by December 31, 2025 to receive your pledge and any free rewards! If you fail to pay for your final shipping costs before then, you will not receive your rewards.
For those that missed out on pledging to the campaign, the Pre-Order Store is now open! There’s all sorts of goodies listed in addition to all the unlocked campaign designs. There’s even some highly requested restocks you can help us unlock. Check it out here!(If you pledged to the campaign, you have access to all the items listed in the pre-order store in your survey as add-ons.)
Current Projected Timeline (Updated May 1)
April 30 - Smoke test for surveys go out
May 1 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well
Yesterday surveys went out to all backers! Thank you all so much for being so prompt, too - we're at 66% completion already. Surveys will close down in 2 weeks so I can get all the final counts to order the designs.
Reminder about all free items in any pledge from throughout this project: You must successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs by December 31, 2025 to receive your pledge and any free rewards! If you fail to pay for your final shipping costs before then, you will not receive your rewards.
Our Pre-Order store is open as well if you missed out on the campaign and want to pick up some of the designs!
I'm also thrilled to announce I'll be partnering up again with my fellow Pin Kids Collective shops for a campaign this summer, plus two more additional shops. Get ready to celebrate the holidays with Candy Cane Lane!
🌙 Hello again! The Transcend survey has been completed and approved, and the Space Corp is very excited to start sending it out. They have informed me to release the Smoke Tests tonight (random 5% of surveys), and if they go well then the rest will go out tomorrow morning. You will still have until May 18 to complete your survey and submit your payment information and addresses. Now you will have an extra few days to do it!
This is also another reminder to double check your payment information and correct it ASAP. Currently, this project is STILL missing over $1,700 in funding, and it really is very important it comes in! You will have a chance to fix your payment method during the survey. Production will move ahead as scheduled. ☀️
CURRENT TIMELINE PROJECTIONS (UPDATED APRIL 29)
NEW - APRIL 29 - Smoke test for surveys go out NEW - APRIL 30 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well MAY 18 - Any completed surveys close MAY 18 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping MAY 31 - All items ordered 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 2.5 weeks with information about completed surveys.
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!
Our survey is in review by the BackerKit team currently and will hopefully have approval today or tomorrow. Then I will send out a smoke test to 5% of the backers, see how that goes, then the rest of the surveys will follow post-approval! I have surveys set to close on May 18th if everything goes well, so that's still plenty of time to get the survey completed. If I run into any issues I can extend that date as well.
There are still some outstanding failed payments, so if that's you, check your card! I don't want you to miss out on the campaign rewards!
Thank you everyone - hope you have a fantastic week and I can't wait to get these surveys to you and these designs made!
Explorers, please update your payment information!
🌙 This is a gentle reminder to double check your payment information and correct is ASAP. Currently, this project is missing over $2,700 in funding (that's nearly 17%), which is critical to production of the unlocked Cosmic Cloud pins and other rewards too. While you have a chance to fix your payment method during the survey, fixing it now is more beneficial so that initial reward production can occur without any problems. ☀️
CURRENT TIMELINE PROJECTIONS (UPDATED APRIL 21)
NEW - APRIL 24 - 28: Away on a much needed vacation, so any issues may not be resolved during these days, please email me directly at [email protected] if you have any questions MAY 2 - Smoke test for surveys go out MAY 3 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well MAY 18 - Any completed surveys close MAY 18 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping MAY 31 - All items ordered 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
WHAT ABOUT TARIFF STUFF?
I just want to let you all know that there will be no tariff fees applied to any orders in this project. I added a buffer before the project began to cover the potential tariff increases, and as such I am ok with my budget, but still pretty annoyed about the tariffs overall. However, that buffer has significantly decreased because of the missing $2,700 in funds, eating almost my entire profit from this project. Please, if you are one of the 29 in the image above, fix your payment method! If for some reason you actually need to cancel your order, let me know too so that we aren't both sitting in limbo.
Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this Transcending 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 1 week with information about the pledge manager surveys.
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!
The Rainbow Bookshop and all its stretch goals have been fully funded! 🌈📚
We are overwhelmed by the support for our first ever crowdfunding campaign. Thank you doesn’t seem like enough! We hope you know how much we appreciate you supporting a small queer-owned business like ours, especially when shops like ours need it most.
What’s next?
Over the next couple weeks, you can expect to receive a survey via email where you'll choose which designs you want, provide your shipping address, purchase any additional add-ons, and pay for your shipping fees. We will send out a campaign update when the surveys go out so that you don't miss it.
What will be available in the survey?
We will have all of the pins, stickers, and accessories offered in the campaign as well as some other queer/bookish goodies available for you to add-on to your pledge. The Pre-Order Store will also open when surveys go out for those who missed out on pledging to the campaign.
Payment Info
Payments have begun processing for your initial pledge amount. If your payment failed, don't worry! You'll have multiple chances to update your card information before surveys are sent out. You'll also have a chance to update everything in the survey. There will be plenty of opportunities to make sure you get your rewards before the whole project closes for good on December 31, 2025.
Reminder about all free items in any pledge from throughout this project: You must successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards! If you fail to pay for your final shipping costs, you will not receive your rewards.
Need to change your address?
You will be able to change your shipping address up until your survey is closed. After the lock down date, if you need to update your shipping address, please email [email protected], and we can manually update your shipping address. Please let us know as soon as possible that you need to update your address so we can change the address before your package is sent. If you fail to notify us of an address change and your package is returned to us, you will incur additional shipping charges before it can be resent. You will receive a last call email for address changes before we start shipping packages.
Current Projected Timeline (Updated April 19)
April 29 - Smoke test for surveys go out
April 30 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well
April 30 - Pre-Order Store opens
May 14 - Any completed surveys close
May 14 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
May 25 - All items enter production
August - All items (hopefully) received
September - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
September - Orders packaged and shipping begins
December 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided
Thank you all so much for your support on The Haunted Library! I cannot wait to bring these designs to life.
Next steps
I'm currently creating the survey, and should have it out to you in about a week and a half. In the survey you'll be able to pick which designs you'd like for your pledge levels, and you'll have the opportunity to also add more add-ons if you wish to. You have 2 weeks to respond to the survey so please make sure you do so I know which designs you'd like!
After the survey completion, I'll gather the numbers for each design and get the artwork finalized with my pin manufacturer and get the designs ordered. I have used the same manufacturer for over 6 years, so these designs are in good hands.
Again, I cannot thank you enough for your support and trust in my first crowdfunding campaign. Make sure to follow me on social channels @sunsetroadco where you can see my other designs, updates, and more. I post a lot of pictures of my cats in Instagram stories.
🌙 The Space Corp thanks you for your diligence in this journey, and your willingness to explore the furthest reaches of the Celestial realm! ☀️
Words are never enough, but I hope this REALLY BIG THANK YOU can help you understand how I feel right now! Over the next couple weeks, I'll be working on the pledge manager surveys and payments will begin processing for your initial pledge amount. Please feel free to ask questions, talk about the journey, or generally just hang out in the Community tab!
HOW DO PAYMENTS WORK?
BackerKit will charge the card you used in your initial pledge. If it doesn't work, don't worry! You'll have multiple chances to update your card information before surveys are sent out. You'll also have a chance to update everything in the survey! There will be plenty of opportunities to make sure you get your rewards before the whole project closes for good on December 31, 2025.
Please remember, if you fail to pay for your final shipping costs, you WILL NOT receive your rewards.
CURRENT TIMELINE PROJECTIONS (UPDATED APRIL 15)
MAY 2 - Smoke test for surveys go out MAY 3 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well MAY 18 - Any completed surveys close MAY 18 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping MAY 31 - All items ordered 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
WHAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE SURVEY?
I will have many previous project rewards available for add-on during the surveys. Celestial pins, Cafe pins, a plushie, art, and more will be added for 15% off my usual store pricing. By selling some of my stock at a discount, it should help to offset the 145% tariff costs this project will incur. Please be sure to check those out when filling out your survey!
SHIPPING ADDRESS CHANGES?
You will be able to change your shipping address up until your survey is closed. After the lock down date, if you need to update your shipping address, please email [email protected], and I can manually update your shipping address. Please let me know as soon as possible that you need to update your address so I can change the address before your package is sent. If you fail to notify me of an address change, and your package is returned to me, I will ship it again but you will have to pay another shipping charge.
You will receive a last call email for address changes before we start shipping packages.
Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this Transcending exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions. My next update will be in about 2 weeks with information about the pledge manager surveys.
Ad nova stellae! Carly K
P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!
With just 24 hours left until the campaign ends, we wanted to pop in with some updates.
Our final pin design stretch goal has been unlocked all the way from the Truffula Forest! We're so excited we got to make the full collection we set out to make with your support. Thank you for pledging!
With that in mind, we have one final stretch goal for the final 24 hours. If we make it to $10,000 by the time the campaign ends, we will include a FREE bookish heart sticker sheet featuring eight mini stickers in every single pledge order no matter when you pledged! Want to update your pledge to help unlock the sticker sheet? Check out some of our featured add-ons below! We don't plan on stocking many extras at this time, so make sure you don't miss out.
Add-ons! We wanted to take these final hours to feature some of our favorite as well as our most popular add-ons. You can add these items to your pledge in the Add-ons tab.
In the spirit of celebration, we are excited to reveal the two mystery pin poll winners: The Book Was Better and Booktrovert. Fancy a little mystery? Receive one of eight bookish conversation heart designs in our blind bag add-on! Pins are .75" gold metal hard enamel with glitter and printed details.
Introducing Pin Buddies! ✨ Our magnetic pin backers that allow you to display pins of all sizes on any magnetic surface.
Small Pin Buddies are slightly smaller in diameter than a standard rubber pin backer. Great for small pins and medium-sized pins with multiple posts.
Large Pin Buddies feature a loop that also allows you to hang your pins for display. Great for pins of all sizes. Features a strong magnet especially useful for larger/heavier fantasy pins with multiple posts.
Rainbow Bookshop Tote for carrying your book haul and even displaying your pins!
What happens after the campaign ends?
In 24 hours when the campaign ends, your card will be charged for your pledge level and any add-ons you chose. In the next two weeks, you can expect to receive a survey via email where you'll choose which designs you want, provide your shipping address, purchasing any additional add-ons, and pay for your shipping fees. We will send out a campaign update when the surveys go out so that you don't miss it.
If we make it to $10,000 by the time the campaign ends, we will include a FREE bookish heart sticker sheet featuring eight mini stickers in every single pledge order no matter when you pledged!
Goal: $10,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
