amazing news, everyone! I just got word from my manufacturer that our first order of bags -- a little under half of the total amount ordered -- were completed today and are officially on the way to our distributor!

Sea freight shipping could take at LEAST a month, but we've unfortunately got to conserve costs wherever we can. I'm choosing to pay duty fees up front in the hopes that we'll avoid costly tariff mishaps! (although the goods news is that the massive tariff hike has been walked back for now... a few days after I posted my last update, of course 😭)

In addition, the new samples are SO close to being done as well! I'll share photos as soon as I have em!

As soon as bags arrive at our distributor, anyone who only ordered the brown bat, the dreamy bat, and/or the himalayan white bat will begin receiving their orders! I'm soooo so excited to see people begin to receive their bags :')

see you guys soon!! have a great week! 🦇🧡

so, let's talk tariffs!

tariffs have been discussed to death lately, and im sure this isnt the first any of you will be hearing about them. I dont want to go over familiar ground too much, so in this update ill try to keep information batpack specific.

here's the rundown:

the current priority is figuring out a working solution to mitigate the tariff damage while still moving things along production wise. currently, the plan is:

- once the first batch of batpacks are ready to ship, our initial shipment will be just a portion of those at first, so that we can gauge what the tariff cost will be & begin sending at least a few orders out.

- if the tariff cost doesnt end up being that bad, proceed with shipment of the rest of the ready designs.

- if the tariff bill is huge, we can begin looking into a different fulfilment method (having bags specifically shipped directly to you guys by our chinese manufacturer, redirecting fulfillment to my new home in canada and simply eating the cost of changes in shipping, just to name a few ideas)

- if the tariff bill is huge & alternatives prove to be too expensive and/or a logistical nightmare, we do have the option of continuing to wait things out and see if tariffs stabilize over the summer. just know that i very much would prefer NOT to have to do this & that this is truly a last resort.

i hope this update helps shed some light on some of the upcoming challenges the campaign will begin facing once we enter into the fulfillment phase proper. of course, as always, youre more than welcome to reach out to me with questions at any time, and ill continue to try and keep everyone updated with any updates or new information on my end!

hope you're all having an easy start to may & thank you as always for your trust and continued support 🖤🦇

hey ya'll! 

i've been sitting on a production update post for a while now, since i'd wanted to update everyone both on sample production as well as the looming specter of tariffs in the same post, but i'm still not quite ready to settle on a tariff solution & i know people are eager for further updates, so! i've decided to split these into two posts: you'll be hearing about the situation regarding tariffs within the next week or so.

but, for now: production updates!

now, on the sample side of things, i've been sent photos of the screen print tests for our final four designs!

first up is cupid bat:

who came out exactly as i hoped she would!

next is vampire bat, everyone's favorite & the one that required the most work ahead of time, since my manufacturer needed to source a PU leather color that fit our specific needs.

BUT, i have GREAT news:

we found a perfect match! the vampire bat looks AMAZING, and i'm so excited to see it in person!

next up is the painted bat, who, much like cupid bat, turned out great with no real surprises!

lastly, we have the flying fox. while i really like the PU leather color we chose, the pantone color for his darker accents came out way more desaturated than i would have liked, so we're exploring some other options!

his darker accents are going to really pop, too!


i'm sure a lot of you are anxious about the tariff situation; trust me, so am i! but i've been hesitant to post about them so far due to the information and facts surrounding potential tariffs changing so rapidly in such a short period of time. i don't wanna freak anyone out, nor do i want to provide reassurance that i won't be able to follow through on once the situation changes for the billionth time :,) so, please have some patience with my while i explore all our potential options.

for now, i hope these sample updates are as exciting for you guys as they were for me!! as always, feel free to reach out here or through my email if you ever have any questions or concerns. appreciate ya'll as always 🖤

good morning & happy tuesday, everyone! i come bearing some excellent news -- all the enamel pins for the campaign have been successfully completed!

here are some photos from our manufacturer:

we got bat head pins made for marine & tangerine, too, even if we weren't able to make them full bags just yet 💔 here they are!

im told the the difference in color on marine's face is a bit harder to see in photos, but is much easier to see in person!

and, of course, the rest of the campaign pins!

including our lovely cross collab pin!

the pins are now on their way to our distribution partner in  WA. 🖤

we're still in the middle of production for the first 3 batpack designs, but now that the pins are done, we can start the next round of samples for the last 4 designs!

since the first 3 bag designs will be completed first (brown bat, honduran bat, and dreamy bat), backers who pledged for those designs will likely receive their rewards first!

ill be back with another production/sample update soon! thanks once again for all the trust and support, everyone 🦇🖤

hey everyone! with the lunar new year holiday over, our manufacturer returned to work this week, which means our first three bags -- the brown bat, the honduran white bat, & the dreamy bat -- are officially entering production! 🦇💜

additionally, all the campaign pins, including the bat head pins, the campaign exclusive pins, the cross collab pins, etc, are also all entering production this week as well. ✨️ we've discussed options with our distribution company, white squirrel, & they've agreed to take over handling shipment of all add-on items in addition to the batpacks, which is great! it means that everyone will be getting their items all together in one package, & as soon as all items arrive at white squirrel, shipments can start going out! which bumps up our timeline by a huge amount 🥹

we've also begun the sampling process for our last four bags! things are chugging along smoothly, which is just such a huge relief after the stress of the last few weeks. (see my last update if you wanna hear the whole spiel abt that)

ONE LAST THING: my pintopia campaign, to the moon & back, ends in just 5 HOURS, and there's lots of cool freebies and deals you can get if you back the project during the campaign period!

we have 7 unlocked designs to choose from (one not shown here), & there's also a freebie pin you can get if you also pledged for the batpacks!

don't forget to check out all the other pintopia campaigns -- everyone's been working insanely hard!! 

thats all from me for now! ill be back with more production updates soon 🖤