hey guys, im sorry its been a bit, i accidentally scheduled the end of this campaign right in the middle of a trip out of town! but i am back and i am going to take a bit of time to update you guys on some stuff.

first off i want to continue to thank everyone so much for your support in attempting to get this campaign funded, we were so nearly there- which means i wont give up on trying this campaign again in the future when i have more audience to see them.
if you guys want to continue to support these designs, i have various merch of them (most of the add ons are available) on my website, which you can find here:

https://www.thebreadbun.art

since the campaign did not reach its funding goal, you guys were not charged for your pledges, and the pledges should have been auto cancelled for you- as leads are only collected if the campaign is successful. if this did not happen for you for some reason, let me know so i can find a solution to get your pledge refunded to you.

to continue my journey into crowdfunding, i have opened enamel pin collections instead of plushies. starting smaller before moving back to my bigger goals!

i already had some designs and plans for the one that is coming next before i expected this campaign to not get funded, so the first enamel pin collection will be the Lavender and Honey themed pins! and then right after that i will launch the Breadimal pin collections for those of you who expressed interest in having the pins of your favorite breadimals since the plushies werent able to be achieved this time.

you can find the teaser page for Lavender and Honey here:

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/2a4b3ecb-55d4-44ff-a64f-65b9a28989fe/landing

and you can find the breadimals enamel pin teaser page here:

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/6a0f601c-6489-455b-bf44-ca65111c5743/landing

and quite possibly if this pin campaign becomes more successful, i could possibly start some goals for mini plushies! (as i really would love them to be real, i want to keep trying!) but that may be a too high of a hope, but i do love to keep spirits high and my hopes higher.
the possibilities of these campaigns excite me and i hope i can continue to get support throughout my future ideas with you guys! 

thank you so much <3

hey guys, first off i apologize for not being as communicative about the finishing up of the first two samples, but its been a bit hard to get in contact with this manufacturer I've been testing out, so i am also in the process of looking for a new one if i am able to.

but the huge elephant in the room- if the funding goal will even be reached. its been a slow month, and its been hard to get this campaign to reach people as i can not afford to pay for ads so people can find it. i greatly appreciate everyone so far for their support, and i am very grateful at least some people were in love with my silly babies enough to want them in real life. but there's been quite a few recent cancellations which has set back the funding progress greatly, so as of now, i do not think the funding will be reached.
maybe someday i will attempt making these guys again, but for now it is probably unreasonable to assume we will make it to the minimum $3,500 goal.

for anyone who still wants the add ons from the campaign- such as the stickers, keychains, pins and lanyards- they are all available on my website which you can find here: 

some of the add ons like the new shaker keychain design, wooden pins and more breadimal options to keychains and pins will be available to preorder from my website sometime in the near future.
things like the the blanket probably will not be available until later, as they are more expensive to manufacture than the preorder keychains.

someday i may attempt this campaign again, but for now, i can focus on smaller projects. such as just a small enamel pin lines. let me know if the breadimals enamel pins would be an interest for you guys until the plushies come back!

i was finally able to complete the second available shaker keychain design for those who wanted the add on! manufacturing these will be calculated into the ending fund total, so dont worry, theres not a stretch goal for this one! the bread box one is completely manufactured though!

as well as i might add mini stickers of the three babies inside the shaker as a new add on if people are interested in them! i was thinking about making them around 1-1.5 inches to use as hole fillers :) i personally love using tiny stickers to make sticker collages more complete.

thank you to everyone once again for supporting my project!

i wanted to let people know- i know its been a bit slow with getting to the first two plushies so i am going to be semi changing how the stretch goals unlock! as long as we get fully funded i will open more of the stretch goals (as i can afford to squeeze in) for purchase on the surveys! so if you wanted a future stretch goal but it might be unlikely to actually unlock, i might still be able to get it fit into the initial goal as much as i can afford to! (also as i know some of you guys pledged for 3 or 5 plushies, i want to make sure you guys can get a variety of the amount you pledged for instead of just the two initial choices!)

also, i added a "sticker pack" pledge level for those of you who want a physical item, but cant get a plush! i realize some of my pledge levels might not be as accessible for those who want something from this campaign that isn't a plushie!

thank you all again!

i so greatly appreciate everyone's support on this silly little idea i had! i felt i was taking a risk making plushies based on a extremely niche set of designs, but im glad people still appreciate them enough to help me fund them! and i know its been slow on the upstart for backers, so i wanted to extend the "early bird freebie stickers" to the first 25 people who pledge, so there's still 5 more people able to get these freebies!

also, another update about the samples-
the manufacturer says they fixed the problems i asked them to, but there is problems with the material i had chosen- i had wanted the Japanese mochi fabric to be used because i always loved those bouncy squishy plushies ive always seen in trips to Daiso. but this material is so malleable that the pictures make them look out of shape or overstuffed (in the case of the crocodile sample looking so plump) so i may want to change the material to make sure their shapes are perfect (matching the style is most important to me!). but i would love feedback on what people think they would love most? my next option is Minkee or fur fleece as i also have experience with them and know they are also very satisfyingly soft!
i also want to make sure these fabrics are as cuddly as possible for people with textile problems (as i very much understand the same problem myself!)

thank you all for giving your time reading and supporting me!