⌛ We've reached the last line of the live campaign and we want to mark the occasion, to finish on a high note !
This is why we added a NEW FREEBIE - Mini Pin for pledges OVER 40€ to thank you for your galactic support on this new campaign 💝
(We added it automatically to the Pledges of 40€ and more but if you are in a lower pledge and your total is over 40€ it will be added in your survey !)
ALL the incentives are ONLY available during LIVE CAMPAIGN 🔥
This mini starry mushroom was one of the early concept for the early bird/cross-collab to honor our collaboration with DoomBloomArt 🤩
✨Celestial Mushroom (blue) & Mini Star Bubble are now available as Add-On ONLY 🍄
Here is currently all the UNLOCKED designs at that time, we decided to keep unlocked the Dragonfly for now as long as we can 🥺🙌
Some of the other designs will appear in the post-campaign to unlock with the surveys and some other surprises with no need to unlock only grab 👀
🚨REMEMBER : The payment in several installments "Pay Over Time" mode managed by Backerkit is ON and, above all, you won't be charged right away for the shipping costs and add-ons made in PLEDGE MANAGER (but closer to mid-production). This is our way to help you manage this event as we can so you can enjoy and treat yourself more serenely 🥺💝
Thank you for your amazing support and love on this new original collection 💝
Thanks again for your support, I'm thinking about doing a poll for a last enamel pin. What do you think about it?
Meet the " Wayfinder "
The Kitsune is the master of illusion and transformation. It bends starlight to rewrite Destiny itself. Mysterious and shrouded in an aura of magic, it always finds a way to get his path. This nine-tailed fox may even have the power to see and hear everything that happens in the universe. Guiding lost travellers and drawing trajectory of newborn stars.
Its magic allows it to take any form, and it's said that its wisdom is equal to its cunning. To avoid being spotted by human beings, the kitsune can transform itself into a small fox. It's then visible under the Vulpecula constellation (which literally means ‘little fox’ in ancient Latin).
✨ May your Destiny follow your will, travellers of stellar dreams ✨
PS : I'm currently designing the mini Kitsune and Octopus keychains, which will appear soon in the campaign. Stay tuned
We are halfway through the campaign and have unlocked some really exciting things. I also have some great news for EU-Backers regarding my collab project "Zodiac Goddesses" - you can finally pledge to it!!
All pins unlocked
All 20 pin designs have now been unlocked. The last ones to join us were Aquila, Aquarius, Scorpio and Sagittarius. Take a look!
You have to help me though, because I have a hard time deciding how to colour Sagittarius. I want it to be distinct from Monoceros, so no blues. Please vote for your favourite design in the poll at the end of the post!
Collab Update for EU Pledges!
My collab partner "Zodiac Goddesses" by Arcane Moon has figured out a way to offer limited shipping to the EU and UK, that means EU-customers can now finally back both projects! This news comes with a caveat though. While you will definitely receive my collab pin, you will only receive the collab sticker from the Zodiac Goddesses project. We are trying to find a way to work with our manufacturers to figure something out, but we can’t guarantee anything.
The Celestial Companions Stamp washi tape is one of my all time favourite products. Thanks to you I can now not only restock it, but give it a visual update at the same time! The new tape will feature 10 illustrations of the celestial companions, updated to match the new look.
Have you ever made a Zine? I think it such a cool idea! Basically you divide a sheet of paper into 16 boxes you can illustrate and then with just three strategic cuts and some smart paperfolding BOOM - a tiny little magazine (hence the name). It looks so fun, and I am really enjoying planning out the zine and deciding which fun facts will go into it. I’ll be posting the progress here, but you can already add the zine to your pledge.
And even better: If you add the zine to your pledge,you also receive a digital download of the zine as a colouring page! This is exclusive to backers of the project. Colour in the celestial companions in your favourite colours and learn how to fold a zine. Maybe it’ll inspired you to create your own zine!
New Stretchgoals?
Only one last planned stretch goal remains: the colouring book! I made one for my last campaign as well and you can check it out here: LINK. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a second one in the series? I certainly would LOVE to illustrate all the colouring pages!
I don’t want to be too optimistic, but if we do unlock the colouring book, we could even think about other stretchgoals. Is there anything you’d like to see? Tell me!
Here are some things I am considering:
Pin alternates: the fish design for pisces or a raven/owl design for Aquila maybe?
More Pins: we are still missing a few not-animal-based zodiacs, like gemini and virgo.
Prints and Postcards: Maybe you’d like to decorate the wall around your pin banner, would you want postcards, prints or posters? If so what size?
Keychains: In the original collection I turned leo, vulepcula and ursa minor into acrylic keychains. Would you like to see that again as an add-on?
I’d really love to hear from you so sound off in the comments if any of this sounds interesting!
Last but not least, I want to thank you again for making this project so successful! I can’t wait for you to receive all your pledges, I think everything is going to turn out absolutely incredible!
Thank you so much for voting in our last poll it was interesting to see the preferences on the Dragonfly specie and the winner is..... Nebula Pollinator !
We forgot to share an important note on the dragons designs 🤪 We worked on this shape of course to remind the Yin & Yang energy dynamic but to arrange them in two different ways like this = Yin & Yang or Infinity 👇
🐲 NEW KOI DRAGON TOO ! You can mix and match these dragons and variants 🔥
The next level we hope to unlock with you is : Lagoon Pond Set 🐸
Please VOTE for your favorite Flamingo Specie 🙏
🤗 To be honest, the middle of the campaigns are always a roller coaster ride, and the bigger the event, the more intense it is, so we try to stay positive, not to be discouraged even though it can be a little hard sometimes. We really love this theme and are inspired by it so we're going to take this weekend to disconnect a little and focus on this to keep creating 💝
Some of the drawings will be turned into stationnery at least, we will share more sketches and ideas in our safe little space here on discord : https://discord.com/invite/XDr7RhU55v
Hope you will love these new designs, we really enjoyed making them and are grateful for the support and encouragement we got so far thank you so much !! 💌
Thank you for your support! What happened ?! It's crazy we funded 3 time the amount for all the pins !!! 🎉 I can't believe it .... O_O But I'm so glad you like the pins and Kira Night's pins too ! Anyway, I am very grateful for your support and wanted to show you the latest octopus design! 🐙
Meet the " Planet Sentinel "
As you may know, Octopuses are highly intelligent creatures capable of changing color in a matter of milliseconds depending on their emotions or environment. In case of danger, they can expel black ink to conceal their escape. When this happens with the Celestial Octopus, it's not ink but a black hole that appears to vanish the enemy.
Octopuses are extremely sensitive and have eight tentacles that enable them to move around and explore the world. Sometimes feared for their tentacles, sometimes admired for their cognitive abilities, these creatures have always captured our imagination. As if this guardian was inviting us to explore the unknown, from the abyss to the deep space.
I hope you like this design too. The keychain design is coming soon. 💖 Stay tuned for more!
✨ Have a great adventure, travellers of stellar dreams ✨
Thanks to your help Cecil and Mayday have located all 8 of the Phoenix Guardians. All the pin designs are now unlocked! 🔓
We have also already reached our first stretch goal. For reaching $4,000, all pledges will include a 3-inch sticker of weightless Cecil illustrated by Raymond Griffith.
Our next stretch goal will unlock at $6,000 and add another freebie to everyone's pledge. Which reward would your rather see?
A sticker sheet of all the phoenixes
The Cecil and Mayday keychain design as a 3-inch sticker
Vote on it in our poll!
Is there something else you think we should add? Let us know in the comments!
The Celestial Armory has been growing faster than I ever imagined ✨
Looking ahead, I’m curious—if the armory were to expand in the future, which kind of pin would you be most excited to see next?
