I've been working hard behind the scenes the past few days and have some new updates for you 🤍
But first, let's celebrate hitting $50,000 in funding and 750 backers over the weekend! 🎉 I'm so happy you all love the project and want to help it come to fruition! Thank you so much for believing in me and my little critters ;__; 🤍 I want to plan something special to celebrate!
Anyways, onto the updates!
🌱 The prototypes for Willow, Honey, Rowan, and Juniper have started!
The first sample always takes the longest, so I should get my first look at them in 10-14 days. In the meantime, here are all their prototype sheets! I love sharing these because it’s fun to see how the art compares to the final plush, plus it’s a good example for anyone who is also thinking about manufacturing plushies!
Please see any text attached to the images for any important notes about the plush!
Note : Due to fur options, Willow may end up leaning more gray than brown! It is hard to know how the colors look until I see the sample complete.
Note : My hope is that Honey's body will have longer, fluffy fur! Hopefully we can find a fitting fur for that — if not, she will have short fur all over.
Note : No notes for Rowan right now!
Note : Juniper's prototype is my biggest worry, simply because they are the most complex design! They will likely take the longest to get perfect.
As a reminder, it is my plan to leave surveys open until all of the prototypes are complete. I don't want to make anyone to have to make a blind decision!
🌱 Here is a look at Briar Wolf's latest sample!
Briar's sample is still a work in progress, but I wanted to show you all where their design is currently at!
These are the things we are changing going forward!
Darker nose & inner ear color
Darker paw, mouth, eye, and blush embroidery color
Give the cheek fluff a more "furry" shape (coming to points instead of rounded)
Adjusting the ear shape slightly
Aside from those things I really like how they are looking! I know some people will like the contrasted look more, but I want their features to look more subtle. Hopefully Briar will be complete within the next week or 2.
🌱 And lastly, a peek at my outfit concepts!
These are just my rough concepts! Nothing is set in stone yet.
I tried to make a decent range of clothing items and colors! Since it is our first run of clothes, I am trying to keep the designs relatively simple! I'll be going over fabric options and cost estimates this week with my manufacturer. Some things will ultimately be changed based on my manufacturer's capabilities and what fabric is available for me to choose from. I'll try to get everything budgeted out and get that next stretch goal up next week!
When it comes to stretch goals going forward, here is my plan:
Stretch Goal for basic outfits, i.e. the outfits shown above
Stretch Goals for 1-2 more plushies (and maybe their outfits too!)
Stretch Goal for MORE clothes, especially more niche/complex clothing items
Our pledges increase every day so I think we will be close to the clothing goal by the time it's up!
🌱 I haven't shared all of my socials yet — here is where to find me!
