As youāve probably heard (or read), the Naked Truth Tarot Midnight Edition campaign has surpassed 250% funding ā all thanks to you!
We truly appreciate your incredible support!
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Based on the poll results, weāre excited to confirm that two extra cardsāthe Lovers and the Tower from the first editionāwill be added to this Midnight Edition deck to make it even more special.
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I am super jazzed about the Seasons Set I ordered and diving into a completely different way of reading that the cards and spreads that I've been using for years. I did get confused in reading/listening to what you said about production and shipping and multiple projects...
Is this likely to be more of a late Fall shipping or am I just confused about which projects are getting produced when? And please don't take this as pressure, I am just trying to remind myself that I need to be patient and focus on other things as I get hyper fixated unless I give myself time frames that tell the monkey brain to chill the fuck out.
The Vibrating Tarot Pre-Sale Store is open and accepting orders. If you missed your chance to get a copy of our Tarot deck during the campaign, it's not too late!
Could you use $6 off? Use the promo code "6isgood" for six dollars off your pre-sale order.
What can I get in the pre-sale store? Order the Vibrating Tarot Standard Edition, the Vibrating Tarot Waterproof Edition, and the Vibrating Tarot Colouring Book PDF. Other works by Pallor Publishing are also available to order.
How does it work? For our pre-sale supporters, your shipping and credit card information will be collected during the check-out process, but your credit card will not be charged right away. It will be charged later on in the year before we send out our shipment of Tarot decks to all of our backers.
Did you say coupon code? To get $6 off your pre-sale store order (which is equivalent to an 11% discount on the Standard Edition), use this code at check-out: 6isgood
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Artist Donation Update
The money raised through our crowdfunder for Ukrainian artist, Vitaly, has been sent and received.
Our premium "Illustration" pledge level featured an original illustration by a Ukrainian artist, Vitaly, who, before the war started, was a leather worker and maker of whips. He is the whip maker whose work is displayed on Vibrating Tarot's Ace of Whips.
This pledge level was created to raise funds for Vitaly, as he has had to close shop due to the war in his country. The pledge level raised $300 USD, which was sent and received this past weekend.
Thanks again to the person who backed this pledge level.
And thanks again to everyone for your support.
Frank Lawrence Vibrating Tarot by Pallor Publishing
Alright it's time to take a look at our final numbers! We're looking at 1 week in, 2 weeks in, 3 weeks in, and then the final numbers just a day later! And after a full 10 hours of overtime from a team of backers who kept the backer train running until 1am MST! I see y'all in my dashboard on the backend, and appreciate your power! : P
From 583 backers to 710 to 860, finally to 1016!
$88,529 were raised in week 1, then $109,712, then $135,769, finally to $165,424!
$6,803 became $8,043.20, became $10,591, finally to $13,524.43 spent on ads.
Items pledged:
173 => 247 => 328 => 392 Seasons Sets
411 => 485 => 611=> 743 Key Keeper Sets
217 => 249 => 315 => 378 Dice Chests
262 => 327 => 351 => 431 Wooden Boxes
9 => 15 => 22 => 29 Seasons Stone Sets
30 => 38 => 45 => 63 Key Keepers Stone Sets
25 => 32 => 37 => 46 Hot Housewives Tarots
26 => 31 => 39 => 44 Misery Tarots
That end of project stream was a lawless time. The biggest I saw the train was 391 people adjusting orders, pledging, and grabbing new items. And there were some good items to grab! Sure, there were the cheaper things which were exclusive to that period of time, but we also have some new add-ons that will be available to anyone who wants to add it to their surveys when we go to those next week or the week after.
The Goblin's Coin returns from the 2nd edition! And at just $4, this coin is a steal! Dice will give you multifaceted answers with depth, nuance. But sometimes you need a yes or no, and this coin has your back!
The First Edition Seasons Neoprene Mat comes back all the way from the 1st edition! It will be available in the backer survey for $30. It's one sided, sharing the grid from Emma Clinton from back in 2020. Maybe I'll return to Emma and ask for designs of the new 3 grids so we can have a set of neoprene mats in the future.
The Seasons Art Print Set is our 22-piece art print set of the Seasons Art Prints, returning for $20!
....and that's not all!
From a pre-existing goblin in the discord!
From Onion in the Discord!
Someone asked how big the chest is, in vibes, and Tom was there, so I said its like one tom.
Now that the project is ended, people will have a chance at:
The Collab Pin as is normal for my projects, collab items become a purchasable item in the survey! Haven't picked the cost yet, but probably $10. It's my shameless copy of Sam Dow's goblin's journey pin designs.
The Commemorative 7 Was Wrong Enamel Pin is something I owe everyone. I said during the livestream that we wouldn't break 1000 backers. I was proven wrong, and so as there was a commemorative mug in the Misery Tarot for whether or not Enoch Duncan got to live, there is now going to be a commemorative pin. It is yet to be designed, but will cost $7 because that's my darned name and all.
Tom Bombadil's Die is not yet designed, but is a bonus die that our trivia contest winners will get for free with their order, that anyone else can grab for just $5 as an add-on in the survey. Tom Bombadil visited all our streams and people love him as much as I do, and so it's only right we memorialize him in a 45th die! It will come with a tarot card cheat sheet of meanings, but won't be in any of the books.... yet. Maybe I'll include it in both just in case haha. I'm hoping to do an orange and dark orange swirl, with dark yellow/green ink. It will carry important lessons from our project's mascot, a sleepy, big, happy cat. I wanted the trivia contest to be cute and fun, low stakes, and so here we are. Congrats to the winners, who will be crowned tomorrow once the trivia contest's final question is finished.
For now, hang out and chill friends. I need a little time to recover from the whole project haha, and so the weekend will carry me away.
Now is your final time to grab what you want, what you need!
Look out for all kind of tiers coming and going for items, offering cheaper prices than was on the campaign! And some fun items, sneaking their way in here and there as well. : )
Join us here and now on the campaign page to join in the fun!
Popping in to say thank you, thank you for your support for our National Parks Oracle Deck! This campaign has been a huge success and we are thrilled that we get to make this deck and its associated accessories. Thanks to all 672 backers, this has been the Honey Scamps Art Collective's biggest project yet. We are growing and that is in large part due to each of you!
What's Next Now that the campaign has ended, we're excited to move into the next phase. We've already started working on the backer survey so that you'll be able to select your rewards and we can place orders with our manufacturers. We are expecting to have the survey out to y'all by mid-June.
We also plan to open the pre-order store for late pledges so stay tuned for that in the coming weeks.
For any retailers who are interested in stocking our deck, please reach out to use at [email protected]
We want to keep you informed every step of the way as we move into production and beyond, so we encourage you to continue following along on our campaign page for the latest updates and announcements. And as always, feel free to reach out to us via email if you have any pressing questions or concerns!
We launched the 1st, this is the 21st. Each week in, I've been sharing our numbers and where we're at! It's fun to watch the numbers change, grow, shift. So let's take a look at what they are as of today.
From 583 backers to 710 to 860!
$88,529 were raised in week 1, then $109,712, and today $135,769!
$6,803 became $8,043.20, which then became $10,591 spent on ads.
Items pledged:
173 => 247 => 328 Seasons Sets
411 => 485 => 611 Key Keeper Sets
217 => 249 => 315 Dice Chests
262 => 327 => 351 Wooden Boxes
9 => 15 => 22 Seasons Stone Sets
30 => 38 => 45 Key Keepers Stone Sets
25 => 32 => 37 Hot Housewives Tarots
26 => 31 => 39 Misery Tarots
And your final reminder that this is the only time and space to get just certain update items to fill out your Key Keepers Set (if you already had some dice from it), and the only time to get JUST the updated Seasons Set guidebook, cheat sheets, and/or empty box. When the campaign ends, it won't be possible to get just those updates. Sets will be sold whole.
THE CHEST & The Stone Dice
So the chest has been a bit of a thorn in the campaign's side! I was so excited to get photos with it, show it off in videos, and really push this chest as the best way to store things. Then the manufacturer didn't think they could get it shipped to me in time. No matter, I'd take photos and videos from them and photobash them into my photos! But then they weren't sure they'd have it in time at all, then their design supervisor was in the hospital. And as of today, no chest yet exists.
But it will without worry-- we just didn't get the samples in time to share for the campaign. So instead, I wanted to share the chest in design. It has a top area with a flip open lid with a glass top, so you can see the dice inside. The goal is for there to be a foam insert that keeps the dice in neat pockets in two spots, which you could take out and replace with your wooden box if you so desired/had one. This is the only piece that might change in design-- you'll still be able to remove them, but they may be lining up the dice differently in the final version. There is also a few spots for trinkets or charms in that top compartment. Then there is a drawer with 4 slots for tarot/oracle decks, with ribbons to easily get the decks out. There is a hidden space behind the decks where you could store additional items if you were so inclined.
Then there are three more drawers below of varying heights. One to store the cloths, one to store the guidebooks, and one to store the journals. But of course, they are able to be used however you see fit, and they'll have room enough for more than those items. They really are just an awesome storage option for the sets, and can handle all the items of the dice-- lords cards, cheat sheet cards, oracle decks. They will hold everything but the empty boxes from your dice sets!
For the stone dice, I've jumped in on including stone sets for both the Seasons Set and the Key Keepers set! They're gorgeous and I added the stones being used to the descriptions of the pledge levels for them, so you can check there to see what stones are being used. Keep in mind they are from the manufacturer's catalogue so I think some translation didn't quite come through-- but you can see an incredible photo from the set's symbol designer, Amy Smith, of the Seasons Set right here!
I will admit, if the Stone Dice go in the top of your chest, you'll have to use one of the drawers for your standard dice (if you get them!) But they are so gorgeous they deserve that top spot.
And tomorrow, 2.30 pm MST until the backer train ends, I will be here, live on the campaign page. I'll be doing readings, I'll be releasing surprise tiers, add-ons, and cheap options for most things. You can ask questions, get you final orders finalized, and generally hang out! In the past I've been a bit too wild in these streams and offered items cheaper than they cost to produce-- I won't be doing that this time haha, but I can promise fun items and options will be here for us!
I'm also going to try something new later this year. When the guidebooks, journals, and everything has print samples in my hands, and I can show off everything in the real world with videos and photos, I'm going to do something weird and launch a pre-order Kickstarter. When it's nearing completion, then I'll lock in final manufacturing numbers and get us moving. I think launching now was the right thing to do for several reasons, but it was at a time of economic uncertainty, politics, tariffs, people were wary to look at new things. I also didn't have the sets in hand to show off in full, no chest, no boxes, no Key Keeper dice.
So we're going to experiment and see if a smaller pre-order campaign right before they go to manufacturing does well. Not sure what the outcome will be or if it's something worth trying again int he future, but it's fun to experiment where we can! I definitely still have things to learn about crowdfunding and running a business, and I thank you all for joining me on this journey for this many years now.
Firstly, a massive thank you to everyone who pledged. This is a huge deal, and I have a lot of work ahead of me!
First things first though, things are going to go quiet for a week or two. For the next few days we're vending our only in person event of the year. Then the first thing I have to do is send out the surveys, and get the big pin quote.
I'll make a decision on how many blood moon pins (we were very close!) before the surveys go out. Then I'd really appreciate it if you guys could answer them asap. You'll be able to change your choices around for a long time after, but I need some idea of which pins people would like - some are always more popular than others, and the distribution will make a huge difference on the overall price. You won't be charged for shipping/add-ons until later on, and you'll get a warning beforehand. The surveys are going to be pretty long, since we now have 28 options for most things, so just bear with me.
There are going to be a few extra things in the add-on store. Mostly the prototype products that we really liked, maybe a few of the extra items I already made. I'm going to do a very limited print run for just the major arcana with the holo film - because I want one š. The cards will be smaller because the supplier is different.
We do have another project launching in June, its the Mythical Garden pins. A lot of the work for that was done last year already, and we're launching as part of a community driven event (Pin Quest 2025). If you feel like buying even more pins, back more than one project for a bunch of freebies.
