Hello! I have several packages ready to go when the last pin, Big Boy, gets here and some boxes going out today with completed pin banners.
Good news from the international front: tariffs are coming down. Hopefully it will get prices low enough for tiny hobby business owners like me to keep going. My husband would prefer I spend less time on hobbies and more on cleaning house. The ebb and flow of messes is a massive lava flow now with pins, boxes, sewing banners and Cosplay. So much more fun than laundry and dinner. 🤭
Here is another sneak peak. This is a continuation of the Game of Cats series. A possible pin and draft of a mug wrap. As always, thank you for your support! Dacia
I learn something almost every day. Did you know the USPS has a minimum box size? I did not and purchased the cutest little boxes for orders too big for bubble mailers. I got them ready to go and now I have to repackage them. I will be shipping them inside a bubble mailer from Amazon. Yay repurpose and recycle! Boo extra work. Oh well. I found one shipper that said they would be very unlikely to be rejected, but I don't want to take that chance on so many shipments.
Big Boy
The Big Boy pins will ship tomorrow from China via FedEx. I am almost finished making special orders too, so the rest of the orders will ship soon. Have a great day!
Good morning! All pins except the Big Boy on a green couch have arrived and they look fantastic! I will start sending orders next week that don’t include Big Boy. I have a few photos below. My daughter says the Astro Coon is her favorite.
Addresses will be locked Tuesday April 29. If you need to update your address please log into your Backerkit account to make changes. I just locked a handful of orders that were not complete when I originally locked all orders. I will charge those credit cards over the weekend.
It is not too late to add pins. It will show additional shipping charges, but I will remove the extra charges for existing backers before running your credit cards. The preorder store will close when I lock everything on Tuesday. Once I ship all orders the extra pins will be in my Etsy shop. Thanks for all your support! Dacia Here is the preorder store link:
Greetings! The pins have shipped to me, except for the one they had to make over. When they arrive, I will have to inspect every pin and grade them for quality. Backers get the best pins and then the leftovers go in my Etsy shop. This can take a few days. My manufacturer has sent them valued under the maximum amount allowed by a tariff exemption for small value shipments. Sadly that loophole ends May 1st. I will have to pay separate shipping and crazy tariffs on the last pin. I will probably delay shipment of that pin to give President Trumps team time to get a trade deal done.
I have been goofing off and haven’t made some of the handmade items yet. I will be working on those in the next few days. Easter will take priority this weekend but I will get started.
Happy spring and Easter to all! Dacia Sneak peak at my next group event. Mythical creatures themed
Howdy! I have new photos from my manufacturer in China. We are getting close to all pins being ready to ship. I will attach them at the end of the end of this update. I am feeling nervous because I spent all of the money we raised on Maine Coon merch, pins, and stickers. Over $4000. I have not been able to find information about what additional duties will be required now. The over 100% tariff announcement on Chinese imports is anxiety producing, to say the least. It will likely delay my receipt of the goods as they get stuck at customs. I don’t know if the big number applies to everything or certain products. All I can do right now is “wait and see.” Here are the new photos. Thanks for your support!
Big Boy is being remade to correct a color issue. His paws are supposed to be all white. I am pleased with how they are turning out. My rep has sent short videos of some of the pins and they look even better. I am unable to attach videos here.
