This year for Pride, we're celebrating all the wonderful and unique people in our community with a wonderful and unique new pride collection- featuring all your (my) favorite fantasy creatures!
And who can forget the unique banners and coat of arms they always have in fantasy stories? Well with this campaign, I plan on making unique pin designs for several pride flags, each held by a different mythological creature! We'll start with Rainbow and Trans flags, and later add pronoun banners and more flag options. I'll be posting polls at intervals so you can vote on the next flag/ creature combos, as well as design thumbnails and concept art. Follow along to see all the fun designs we come up with!
Why BackerKit? By using BackerKit, I am able to both test the waters so to speak and ensure there is ample demand for a big collection like this one, as well as raise the funds to produce these items! By pledging now, you show me that these designs are something you would like to see in the world, as well as help me with the production and planning. On large projects like this, it can be hard for a small business owner to amass the funds needed to produce this many items, and your early contribution helps make these items a reality. I couldn't do it without you!
Early Bird and Returning Backers I'm offering FREE bonus stickers to returning backers and Early Birds! If you back this project in the first 48 hours or have backed one of my previous projects, you will receive one of these exclusive stickers completely free!
If you are both a returning backer and pledge in the first 48 hours, you'll receive both stickers! This project is also part of a larger Pride Collaboration, so you can pile on the freebies by also supporting the linked projects and getting bonus colab items from all of the participating artists!
The initial goal for this project is just $1,000, which will fund the creation of the Rainbow (dragon) and Trans (unicorn) Pride pins, as well as 5 large sticker designs and 2 car magnet designs.
Pins: The first two pins to unlock are the Unicorn with the Transgender Flag and the Dragon with Rainbow Flag. All pins in this campaign (unless otherwise stated) will be 2 inches tall with hard enamel with gold plating, and come with two pin posts for extra security. Pins will also come with rubber pin backs, though metal butterfly clasps are available on request. Stickers: The first set of stickers to unlock are these large, bumper sticker- style designs. There are 5 versions to choose from, including Knights for Trans Rights, Trans Rights Dragon, Queer Rights Dragon, Trans Rights Unicorn, and Queer Rights Unicorn. These stickers will be made with a super durable and waterproof vinyl which is perfect for putting on waterbottles, cars, laptops, etc. They will be about 4 inches wide and 2 inches tall at the widest/ tallest parts, though each design is contour- cut to a unique shape. Any additional sticker designs added later in the campaign may have different dimensions Car Magnets: To start with, I plan on making two sticker designs into car magnets as well! Not everyone wants to put stickers on their car, whether its old and you want to keep the sticker when you trade it in or you just don't want to risk ruining the paint, car magnets are a great option! These will be roughly 4 by 2 inches, and made of a super thin magnet sheet so they're easy to take on and off. They'll also be made right here in the PNW so they're designed to handle all our rain and snow!
$2,000: Pronoun Banners Hitting this stretch goal unlocks three Pronoun Banner Pins, They/Them, He/Him, and She/Her. These pins will be 1.75 inches wide/tall, made with hard enamel with gold plating, and have two pin posts so they won't rotate while you're wearing/ displaying them.
I plan on also adding She/They and He/They options later in the campaign, and if there's enough demand for them, either an Ask Me My Pronouns option or Any Pronouns option. Keep an eye on the updates for more info and polls to decide which options we'll include!
$2,200: Pride Shield Stickers (7 designs) Mini goal here: 7 unique Pride Shield stickers! Each one will have a unique flower design and measure roughly 2 by 2.5 inches wide/tall. Flags include: Rainbow, Lesbian, Bisexual, Pansexual, Transgender, Nonbinary*, and Asexual*
*: Nonbinary and Asexual designs not shown in banner image but they will be available with the others- designs will be revealed closer to unlocking this goal! If you want one of these stickers, make sure you add "small sticker" to your pledge, as the "large sticker" options will only include the larger, bumper-sticker size ones unlocked with the initial goal. This option will be made available closer to unlocking this goal
$2,750: Bi and Lesbian Creature Pins 2 inches tall, hard enamel, gold plating, two pin posts. When we get closer to this goal, I will open a poll to decide which creature/ flag combo to make! Options for this poll will be Lesbian/ Peryton (winged deer, referencing 'bambi' lesbians who prefered romance and friendship over sexual relations) and Lesbian/ Pheonix (because the red/orange/yellow will compliment the orange/pink of the flag For the bisexual design the options will be Bisexual/ Hippocampus (mer-horse, because it's a combination of land and sea, and because I think a blue/navy/green horse creature will look good with the bisexual flag colors) and Bisexual/ Gryphon (again representing the best of both land, lion, and air, eagle)
Creatures not used for these two flags may be used later in the campaign, so if your favorite fantasy creature isn't chosen for either of these flags, it may reappear later with a different one!
$2,800: Pride Dragon Scale Lanyards (2 Flags)* Once we hit $2,200 raised, two versions of this Pride Dragon lanyard will unlock- the Trans and Rainbow flags! These will be double-sided with leather and lobster clasps, and a breakaway buckle. Lanyards are super durable and perfect for displaying your pins, buttons, and keychains! *: Depending on demand this goal may be pushed back or swapped with another
$3,300: Nonbinary and Pansexual Creature Pins 2 inches tall, hard enamel, gold plating, two pin posts. Designs to be revealed and voted on, just like the Lesbian and Bisexual designs!
$3,600: Asexual Creature Pin 2 inches tall, hard enamel, gold plating, two pin posts. Design to be revealed (and voted on)!
More designs to be revealed! Keep your eye out for updates on designs, polls, funding, and additional stretch goals.
If you pledge to $5 or more to all 4 campaigns in the Pride Parade, Queerly Made group, you'll get a bonus item from each project you backed!
The bonus item from me will be a double-sided acrylic keychain:
Keychains will be about 2" inches tall/wide at the longest part, and come with a gold hook clasp you can use to hang it from your keys or lanyard, or even hang it from a hook to keep it on display. One side features the Rainbow Pride Shield and the other will have the Trans Pride shield
After production, I hope to have started shipping all of your rewards by the middle of October. Plans may change depending on the trade climate at the time of production and shipping, but in general the production timeline should go something like this:
June: Duration of campaign Early to mid July: Surveys are sent out, I receive funding, and orders are placed with manufacturers to begin production August: Production in full swing for most items. I may order stickers and magnets early, but pins, lanyards, and other items will likely be production for most of August (2-4 weeks) Late August to early September: Items finish production and are sent to me. Shipping from China can take anywhere from two to five weeks Mid September to early October: Items arrive, are sorted and quality checked by me, prepared for shipping Mid to late October: Fulfillment!
Shipping will be charged separately at the end of the campaign.
I will try to mitigate as many tariff costs as I can, but these are subject to change at any time. If for some reason the tariffs are exorbitantly high, I will update everyone with any additional shipping costs and I will try to be as transparent with you all as I can.
