Another short update today: I'm still waiting on pin remakes! I've been in touch with my manufacturer and confirmed that pins are still in production—early September is the rough estimate for completion.
Apologies for keeping you waiting, but of course, I would much rather the coating issues be fixed and you receive good pins! My hope is remakes will arrive early September, and the remaining orders can be shipped out before October rolls around.
I will keep you updated on the timeline and let you know of any further delays or changes.
If you've received your pins, feel free to reach out and let me know! :D And as always, if you have questions or issues with your order, please let me know via email at [email protected].
At last, grading and carding is finally done. Thanks for all your patience!
This is a long one, but the TLDR: A number of designs have moderate to high flaw rates. I've already had a lot of back and forth my my manufacturer and they've assured me remakes will begin ASAP. When photographing pins last update, I apparently managed to pick the best of the bunch, and these issues only became apparent after grading began in earnest. 🫠
If you're getting any of the following designs, your order will likely be delayed:
Copper Grimoire Dangler
Copper Owl
Black Nickel Salesman Dangler
If you're getting the following and none of the above pins, your order could be delayed:
Black Nickel Mirror Dangler (more info on this below)
Black Nickel Cat Dangler
Black Nickel Sugar Bowl
Still in-progress from before:
Copper Ms. Foxglove Dangler. I just received a sample photo of her adjusted color. I'm asking the factory to confirm one of the colors is correct before sharing.
Partial Fulfillment Starting Soon
I am going to fulfill the orders I can. There are quite a few pins I can ship, but the pins with the most flaws are so popular, 60%+ of all orders are getting 1 or more of these designs. 😩 I can still ship a small number of these, so you may get lucky!
I will get a list of backers I can fulfill, charge cards and lock addresses for those backers only. If this includes you, you should get an email from Backerkit informing you of a cc charge and/or address locking this weekend or early next week.
Since the remake process just started, please expect they'll need at least 4-5 weeks to finish and ship to me. If you don't receive any notices from Backerkit, expect your order to ship closer to or in September.
The Issues
You may know that copper is prone to tarnishing/oxidation. Copper pins are coated with a glaze to prevent this. Black nickel pins are also somewhat oxidation-prone, and some manufacturers coat black nickel pins with this glaze—I think that's somewhat uncommon, but one of my manufacturers does this (I worked with 2 this campaign). The flaws I'm seeing are almost exclusively due to the coating on the pins not curing properly and the coating accumulating an unacceptable amount of debris or scratches.
Odd blotchy coating on the Grimoire
Blotchy coating w/ debris on Light Owl. Also weird, possibly oxidized plating
Blotchy, dusty coating on Salesman.
The cat appears to have sprouted real cat hair.
I don't want to clutter this update with bad pins; while these are particularly noticeable examples, this is the nature of the issue over and over. Other than the coating, the craftsmanship of the pins is great. It's profoundly frustrating and a bit heartbreaking to see so many beautiful pins be ruined at the finishing stages.
Black Mirror Minor Issue
I didn't see it until recently: there is a misplaced bit of screen print on the top right tentacle of the black nickel Mirror. A droplet was moved from the top teal area to the light green area. It's tiny and so close to the enamel in color, it's often not noticeable. It's possible some folks won't really care or even see it—but it's there and I wouldn't feel right not saying so.
This misprint is on the proof I approved—it's my mistake. As I was preparing my files, I must have accidentally moved the droplet and didn't notice because the colors were so similar. 🥲
Since it is relatively minor, I want to ask backers of this design before ordering a reprint:Would you be OK with receiving the pin with this small misplaced print, or would you rather wait for a version with perfect print?
If you are OK with this misprint Mirror, and you aren't getting other pins affected by high-flaw rates, your order can ship. If you are also getting a high-flaw rate pin, I will still try my best to ship your order sooner rather than later.
A: current manufactured mirror vs. B: original vector artwork
Zoomed in
Even zoomed in, it's hard to see lol. If it were missing entirely I never would have known, but there's print there, just misplaced.
An email + Google form survey will be sent to backers affected 1-2 days after this update. If you backed for the black nickel Mirror, the Google survey is also here for your convenience. I'll leave it open for 2 weeks. For backers who don't fill it out, I'll be sending a corrected version later.
Thank you again for all your patience!! I am so sorry about the delays and my mistake on the Mirror.
I will keep you folks updated as things progress. I should have a sample photo of the adjusted Ms. Foxglove very soon, but I'll let this update percolate for a handful of days.
hey everyone ! I finally have photos of all the bags and I've taken photos of all the different color bows and inserts with them ! See below ! Also, surveys will close on May 30th. That will be the last change to make any changes to your order before they're locked. The preorder shop will also close at this time
all four bags
the white bag will have the chain strap as well they just didn't send it to me
that pink and green has me feeling kind of wicked
All white casual ita bows + insert colors
here are some photos of the inside of the bag ! It's easier to see when it's not black I've also added wallet for scale. The casual bag is actually larger on the inside than the coffin due to the shape so it can hold more !
With bag photos out of the way they also sent me this pink version of the bat i didn't ask for but it's cute ! I have a poll attached to this update for you to pick if you want me to order any of them or not :) the skull btw is still being fixed but it's being worked on !
pink bat is same color as pink bag
I’m so excited to show you the brand new design after the Loch Ness Monster won last week’s poll - check it out below! This new design will unlock at £5,000, which we’re not far off! And then at £5,000 the rainbow variant will also be available~ I hope you all like them, and I've updated both the campaign page and available tiers to reflect this. This means that the original "All In" Tiers still cover the first 8 pins, rather than the full set of 10, just as a heads up!
What to do if you want to add the extra pins to your pledge:
If you're an Early Bird backer, and you want to add extra pins, EDIT YOUR PLEDGE, RATHER THAN CANCELLING IT, as this still works out cheapest!
If you're on any other Tier, just use the Add-Ons feature as normal to add as many extra pins you want that way. Just message me if you have any questions about this, or add a comment.
I’ve also added the holographic sticker design of Nessie as an Add-On too! I’ll update the image of it tomorrow, but it is available for £3, like the others!
I hope we can smash through the rest of the unlock goals asap as I love this design. With just over a week to go, we’ve got a great chance of absolutely crushing it - help spread the word if you can!
Hey everyone ! We've unlocked all previous goals woo ! I'm here with another new pin design and another new stretch goal, as well as some bag updates and photos ! Firstly lets start with the pin: Changeling who unlocks at $29,000. She will be a standard pin and available to add on for $18.
The next new item is bag charms ! These are jet tag like charms and my original hope was to make them replaceable in the bow slow however with how the final construction of the bag ended up working that didn't work out. So i'm repurposing them as bag charms and they're honestly so cute ! The bat is made of the same PU leather as the bag and the skull will be a thick fabric with embroidered details on it ! These will be add-on items for the campaign for now. They unlock at $27,800. They will be $8 add ons.
here is a photo of the bat sample that i already have in hand, the skull is still being made.
Next I've added a few new pledge levels. I've added a four standard pins pledge level to accommodate the newest designs and I've added two new bag + pins levels that are ita + four standard pins and ita + four standard and 1 supreme pin. These two new bag tiers allow for pay over time to make it easier on some people while adding more pins ! As a reminder for pay over time backers you will not be filling out your survey right away through backerkit but I will be sending you an email to get an idea of what items you'd like to pick ! You will then later fill out your backerkit survey once you've paid in full.
Lastly I have some bag sample updates ! I've got the chain strap ! You can now see how it looks with the chain strap which is my personal favorite but i love having the option ! The leather part of the chain strap is adjustable in length.
they've also removed the extra link at the bottom and I have a sample of the darker red bow color thats an option on the survey, it's super beautiful on the bag especially in person. I also have a sample of the cushion ita insert ! You can see how it looks in the bag with no pins and theres also a photo of it on its own. Its sooo cute and makes it even more coffin-like i'm very excited to put some pins on it !
Cushion ita insert and red bow. Showing how the insert looks when in the bag and outside.
As a note on this current sample the back pocket zipper was moved to the very back to test out the structure and feel of it but I still like both zippers in the middle so expect that on the final bag.
Going forward I'm working on at least one more pin design as well as some printed design ita inserts. Would you guys like to see any more bow colors? I was thinking a dark purple and a deep blue would look nice but leave your opinions down below !
As mentioned a few days ago, I’d love to design another pin as a new stretch goal and I thought asking my audience would be the coolest way to decide on which cryptid to go for!
I like anything a bit more obscure or weird, so the poll options include some pretty random options, but please cast your vote if you get a spare minute as I’d love to hear your opinion. 🤘
The poll will close on the 31st so it gives me enough time to get the design done before the campaign ends. Again, thank you so much for the support on this project so far, it’s been awesome!
Great news, I finally received the remade pins last Friday, and I've looked through all of them. They're great, except for the Copper/Light Owl design. This one still has issues with discolored, blotchy metal. ~63% of the pins I received have this issue, and so the flawed pieces are being remade AGAIN. Very happy the factory is remaking them, but I'm not sure why this design has decided to be so troublesome. 🥲
However, everything else is ready to go and I will be charging cards and locking addresses for folks I can fulfill starting tomorrow! 🎉 Please watch your inbox for BackerKit emails.
I will send out as many copper owls as I can, but if you do not receive a cc charge notification from BackerKit in the next week or so, you'll have to wait 4-5 weeks longer. I'm so sorry for the delay.
Of course, copper metal is tricky due to being so oxidation-prone. Additionally, each piece is handmade, so small flaws are normal and inevitable. Please know I wouldn't delay this design further unless I truly felt the quality of these pieces was not acceptable. Thank you for understanding, and I'm thrilled to be sending out the majority of remaining orders.
I'm pretty confident that these orders will be shipped before Pintober, which starts October 20th! I will keep you informed if fulfillment takes longer.
This campaign will be smaller and more focused. It will include 7 "main" pins, plus a cross-collab pin, and a Pintober Group freebie pin. Returning backers will also receive a freebie (still deciding on what exactly it will be), and there will be discounted early bird tiers. Plus some fun stickers and washi tape!
I've been extremely busy, but I should have some updates on that campaign very soon (spoiler: it includes some sample progress too) 👁️
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that pledge fulfillment is complete, all rewards have now been fully shipped out! Thank you all so much for your patience and incredible support throughout this journey, and please feel free to message me directly if you have any questions about your pledge.
For anyone looking to pick up extra pins and stickers, leftovers will be listed on my website on September 20th at 2:00 PM ET.
Thank you all again for making this project possible, and I hope you love your pins and stickers!!
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