🌙 I ordered the pins 2 weeks ago, and production has officially begun. My manufacturer, and many others, were overwhelmed with requests to being production when the tariffs were lowered, so there was a small delay in getting started.

Many of you have fixed your payments (thank you so much!), so I am only missing $1450 in funding now. Thank you to everybody who has already paid and finished their surveys, it makes creating everything for you so much easier! ☀️

In just 18 days, I am launching another pin project in partnership with the Pin Kids Collective! My project is called Hearth's Warming. Some of you may recognize the color theme; comment if you know what it is! This time the PKC is welcoming two new members, Stina of LaserBrain (my paired-project partner), and Jess of Kimchi Kreative. We're very excited to have these two seasoned pin makers join the Collective!

As a Cousin who has was part of Transcend, you'll receive a free Retro Dragon sticker if you join the Hearth. If you pledge in the first 48 hours, you'll also get a free Copper Puppy sticker, colored in memory of my beagle Copper who was laid to rest only a few weeks ago.

For those who were looking forward to Moonrise and Sunrise being made into pins, they will be in the next space-themed pin project! Look for that probably in Q1 2026.

AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received
SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins
DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 2 weeks if I feel there is a need to nudge people again, or to provide an update when stickers come in.

Ad nova stellae!
Carly K

P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!

🌙 Hello again! The Transcend surveys have been locked, and add-ons plus shipping have been charged. Additionally, those who failed their initial pledges have been recharged.

However, there are still quite a few funds missing.

This is a stern reminder to double check your payment information and correct it ASAP. Currently, this project is ONCE AGAIN missing over $2,200 in funding, and it really is very important it comes in! Please go into your Transcend survey and update your payment information ASAP. If your bank has blocked the charge (there are about 3 of you, $500 total) then contact them and let them know the charge is fine. Or change your payment method.

It is of vital importance that funds come in as planned so that YOU can receive your pledged rewards, and so that I can continue to create fun pins for you all! Remember, if you don't pay for your rewards or your shipping, you WILL NOT receive them. I plan to have the Pledge Manager resend survey emails (to those who haven't responded) and also recharge cards every Tuesday.

I have already placed my pin order, and will be ordering stickers soon. Packaging will be ordered closer to fulfillment time so I don't have hundreds of envelopes sitting around, heh. I have ordered only 5-10 extra pins of each design based on expected counts, so there will be very few leftovers when all items have been fulfilled. ☀️

MAY 31 - All items ordered (pins, stickers, packaging)
AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received
SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins
DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 2 weeks if I feel there is a need to nudge people again, or to provide an update when stickers come in.

Ad nova stellae!
Carly K

P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!

🌙 Hello again, this is a reminder update to fill out your survey! 91% are completed, and only 22 surveys remain. Surveys will close on May 18, 2025. Anybody who completes their survey before they close WILL receive their chosen rewards. Any surveys completed after closing may not receive their chosen rewards. This is because I do not intend to order very many extras of anything from this project, so if you want a specific item you need to fill out your survey. ☀️

You should have received an email with a link to your survey. If you can't find it, you can access your survey from your BackerKit profile. Follow these steps:
Click your profile icon in the top right corner of BackerKit > Click Your Pledges & Surveys > Click Your Surveys at the tabs at the top > Click Transcend > Fill out your survey and submit

You can also resend your survey email by visiting https://transcend.backerkit.com/ and entering the email you used to pledge to the project.

I am back again with the Pin Kids Collective! Starting June 24, 2025, my project will be winter themed pins with a Christmas tree shaped pin display. Be sure to follow Hearth's Warming as well as the other 5 projects in this new PKC offering.

The Collectors Guild Cafe has been invited to be part of Printopia, which will start September 9, 2025. You can read about the project and follow for updates at this teaser page. We'll be offering an eBook, softcover, hardcover, unlocking MORE stories, bookmarks, stickers, and in general having a good time at the Cafe.

For those who didn't join the exploration while the project was open, I have opened a pre-order store. This is only for those who were unable to support the initial project. Pre-orders will not receive the freebie rewards from the project. All rewards are available for purchase. The store will close on May 18, 2025.

I am keeping a close eye on the news about the potential Canada Post strike starting May 22. If Post goes on strike, and is still on strike when rewards are in hand and ready to ship, then I will package up but delay sending out your orders so we can avoid rewards being lost or kept in limbo.

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 1 week to remind you that I am locking down orders and charging for add-ons and shipping.

Ad nova stellae!
Carly K

P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this Transcend project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your Transcend survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!

🌙 Hello again! The Transcend survey has been completed and approved, and the Space Corp is very excited to start sending it out. They have informed me to release the Smoke Tests tonight (random 5% of surveys), and if they go well then the rest will go out tomorrow morning. You will still have until May 18 to complete your survey and submit your payment information and addresses. Now you will have an extra few days to do it!

This is also another reminder to double check your payment information and correct it ASAP. Currently, this project is STILL missing over $1,700 in funding, and it really is very important it comes in! You will have a chance to fix your payment method during the survey. Production will move ahead as scheduled. ☀️

NEW - APRIL 29 - Smoke test for surveys go out
NEW - APRIL 30 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well
MAY 18 - Any completed surveys close
MAY 18 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
MAY 31 - All items ordered
AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received
SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins
DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 2.5 weeks with information about completed surveys.

Ad nova stellae!
Carly K

P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!

🌙 This is a gentle reminder to double check your payment information and correct is ASAP. Currently, this project is missing over $2,700 in funding (that's nearly 17%), which is critical to production of the unlocked Cosmic Cloud pins and other rewards too. While you have a chance to fix your payment method during the survey, fixing it now is more beneficial so that initial reward production can occur without any problems. ☀️

NEW - APRIL 24 - 28: Away on a much needed vacation, so any issues may not be resolved during these days, please email me directly at [email protected] if you have any questions
MAY 2 - Smoke test for surveys go out
MAY 3 - All surveys go out if smoke test goes well
MAY 18 - Any completed surveys close
MAY 18 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
MAY 31 - All items ordered
AUGUST - All items (hopefully) received
SEPTEMBER 15 - Remaining completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping
OCTOBER - Orders packaged and shipping begins
DECEMBER 31 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided

I just want to let you all know that there will be no tariff fees applied to any orders in this project. I added a buffer before the project began to cover the potential tariff increases, and as such I am ok with my budget, but still pretty annoyed about the tariffs overall. However, that buffer has significantly decreased because of the missing $2,700 in funds, eating almost my entire profit from this project. Please, if you are one of the 29 in the image above, fix your payment method! If for some reason you actually need to cancel your order, let me know too so that we aren't both sitting in limbo.

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being part of this Transcending exploration! Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at [email protected] as discussions in the Community tab are not regularly monitored. My next update will be in about 1 week with information about the pledge manager surveys.

Ad nova stellae!
Carly K

P.S. disclaimer on all free items in any pledge from throughout this project... BEFORE DEC. 31, 2025, you need to successfully fill out your survey and pay for the final shipping costs to receive your pledge and any free rewards!