Tucked deep in the woods are the Forest Felines, fierce wildcats that hunt and fight for their freedom! These cats are tough, proud, and strong, and you can help grow their clan by collecting all your favorite hunters, fighters, and medics!

FOREST FELINES is a proposed line of soft, cuddly cat plushies featuring a variety of characters for you to collect, cuddle, and play with!

For this first pilot campaign for "Series Zero" of Forest Felines, we are starting simple, with Forest Fire, the Forest Felines' golden (or rather, ginger) poster boy! Bring him home, and you can start growing your very own cluster of courageous cats. And what a good starter cat he is! Forest Fire is the courageous, kind-hearted leader of the Forest Felines. He'll keep you company and protect you, and do the same for any future cats you add to your clan.

Forest Fire is made from short-pile 1mm minky and features embroidered facial features and polyester filling. He is bright, BRIGHT orange, with one lighter yellow paw, his iconic red "Pants" markings and emerald green eyes! He is approximately 15 inches long including his tail, 12 inches long without it. He is 8 inches tall and 5 inches wide at his widest point. His long body and laying pose make him great for hugging and cuddling while you sleep - I would know, I've slept holding him every night since the sample arrived!

His collar is removable, and the bell is a real bell! Shaking him will produce a wonderful, satisfying jingling sound. (It's addictive, I swear). He features no raw edges and no printed fabric, just pure, soft, high-quality, cuddly goodness! 

Above: Forest Fire's original design sheet that I submitted to the manufacturer!

The goal of this project is simple: supply the masses with a high quality, adorable kitty cat plushie!

But that's not very specific. So here's the finances breakdown:

The total campaign goal for this project is $1,700 USD! Wow, that's kind of a big number! So let's break it down a bit:

This comes to a total of $1,575 USD. The extra little bit is due to possible fluctuations in shipping cost, as well as covering BackerKit's fees. Money made beyond the initial goal will go towards funding more plushies!

Want to support the project but can't quite afford a plushie? No problem! A set of three vinyl stickers featuring Forest Fire and his best friends, Forest Gray and Lone Raven, is available for 5 USD as well! These stickers can also be purchased as an add-on to your plushie pledge! 

The projected timeline is as follows:

Aug-Sep: Campaign runs
Sep-Nov: Manufacturing, shipping to me
Dec: Orders sent out

Please note that this timeline is subject to change due to shipping and manufacturing delays! I will be sure to keep all backers updated, both through BackerKit and my social medias. 

Since this is a BackerKit campaign, shipping will be charged after it ends. The pledge cost does not include shipping! I am willing to ship to all countries, but please be aware I cannot control packages becoming lost or damaged if your country's mail system has flaws. International shipping may take up to 4 weeks. Please use your own discretion! 

Hello! My name is DIA Adams, and I go by the online alias CosmicDiamond! I love drawing, making stories, and of course, plushies! A project like this was an inevitability for me, as I've always wanted to design plushies. I'm so excited to share Forest Fire with you all!

I've partnered with Yangzhou Yiyi Import & Export Co. to bring Forest Fire to life.

I've designed merchandise before but this is my first plushie. In my past endeavors I successfully filled all orders and provided five-star service to all my customers, and I plan for this project to be no different! Hopefully, if Forest Fire is successful, he will be the first of many!

Leftovers for this campaign will be sold on my Ko-Fi store after shipping has concluded.
Updates on the campaign will be shared here on BackerKit, as well as on my twitter account.

Here's a little sneak peak of cats who you could add to your collection in the future, to keep Forest Fire company: his family! Forest Sand, Forest Squirrel, and Forest Leaf.

These cats will be "Series One", which will launch in early 2025 if Series Zero (our boy Forest Fire) is successful! Funding past this campaign's goal will go towards making Series 1 happen! However, Forest Fire is exclusive to Series Zero, so make sure to grab him while you can!

Thanks so much for taking the time to read (and possibly support) this project!