EVERYTHING IS HERE! Photos + Last chance for pre-orders! + Fulfillment Plans
Hey everyone!
Sorry for the delayed update - everything just took a bit longer than anticipated (but mostly I was a bit dead from two back to back conventi...
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Averil | DoomBloomArt
21 days ago
ADDRESSES WILL LOCK SOON! The last pins are on their way & some photos inside
Hey hey all!
I'm just back from Dokomi and I had a part of the magic tea party collection with me - let me say that people loved them, so I hope you all will love them as wel...
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Averil | DoomBloomArt
29 days ago
Starry Tea Set is delayed, US tariffs are still a confusing mess
Hey all!
Just a really quick update with everything that has been happening since the last update.
First of all I've received lots of emails about how you wish to proceed wit...
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Averil | DoomBloomArt
about 1 month ago
Important update for US backers (tariffs), Dokomi, Manufacturing Update!
Hello everyone!
I have a little bit of an update, the production isn't entirely finished yet but we're just waiting for the screenprint on most of the pins and the shipment m...
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Averil | DoomBloomArt
about 2 months ago
Reminder: Surveys & Payment, plus more production updates!
Hey all,
we're slowly but surely nearing the end of the production phase for the pins, with many pins being close to finished (and a few old pins that were orderable through ...
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Averil | DoomBloomArt
2 months ago
Change in Cherry Blossom Glow Pins & more updates
Hey everyone!
Today I bring you some update that may not be as exciting, but is the reality of pin production especially with special effects. It's about the pink glow on the...
Hey everyone! Sorry for the delayed update - everything just took a bit longer than anticipated (but mostly I was a bit dead from two back to back conventions). But the whole collection of pins, charms and stickers is here, and I want to share!
If you have missed this project and the finished pins have caught your interest - last chance to snatch them early, I don't know yet when they'll go up in regular shop. I might not have many pieces left after fulfilling all orders. There will be some words on the order of fulfillment / general status update after the pictures.
Pins
Starry Tea Bag
Starry Tea Pot
Starry Tea Cup
Green Tea Bag
Green Tea Pot
Green Tea Cup
Cherry Blossom Tea Bag
Cherry Blossom Tea Pot
Cherry Blossom Tea Cup
Mini Set: Starry
Mini Set: Green Tea
Mini Set: Cherry Blossom
Cross Collab: Space Sugar
Last Mile Stretch Goal: Starry Etagere
Rude Extra Pin: Suck my balls
Blue Set
Green/Pink Sets
I didn't get to manage any glow pictures yet, it's quite difficult :') Also speaking of glow: don't be surprised if your pins aren't glowing when straight out of the box, they need to go in the sun for quite a while before the effect shows, I was a bit surprised myself with how long it took to "charge" the light effect - the green set glows the strongest and you can see the effect pretty much after blasting a strong lamp light on it for a bit, but the other sets had to lay around in a sunny spot for a few days before the effect was nice and strong. And: the pink set actually looks gorgeous despite the change in glow color! The white glow lets the base color of the enamel shine through really nicely.
Rainbow Acrylic Charms
Starry Tea Bag
Starry Tea Pot
Starry Tea Cup
Green Tea Bag
Green Tea Pot
Green Tea Cup
Cherry Blossom Tea Bag
Cherry Blossom Tea Pot
Cherry Blossom Tea Cup
Note: only the tea bag charms will be available after the campaign. The Pre-Order shop is the last chance to snatch the tea cups and tea pots as rainbow charms for the foreseeable future.
Stickers
Starry Set
Green Set
Cherry Blossom Set
Fulfillment Info & Status
As of now, I'm still in the process of packaging all pins and preparing the sets of items that are commonly ordered together so the actual fulfillment process can go smoothly and hopefully with little to no errors. This should just take 1-2 days from now on. After that, I will focus on getting all US orders out asap. This is because the tariff situation will change back to the ridiculous China rate again soon (to hell with orange man ffs), and right now amidst the chaos I've heard that most small packages are still not affected by tariffs at all, so let's pray you won't have to pay anything extra! I hope all non-US backers understand the priority here. After that I'll take care of the remaining ones. I will try to be fast, but I can't promise that I'll be done with everything by the end of June as initially planned, the timing with the arrival so shortly before Dokomi was a bit unfortunate and left me a little dead, especially also with the delay on the blue pins. I hope you all understand, you've been incredibly supportive and understanding throughout the campaign!
I will try to provide tracking numbers asap too, it may be a few days after the pins actually ship since my focus will be on getting the actual work done. I'll post an update in due time.
That's all I have for today! I hope you all like what you're seeing. I can only say that I'm super happy with the outcome and the people who already saw them at conventions loved them too - hopefully you all will love them as well.
Hey hey all! I'm just back from Dokomi and I had a part of the magic tea party collection with me - let me say that people loved them, so I hope you all will love them as well! And I came home to the message that the blue tea cup and tea pot are going to arrive by the end of the week (if customs don't interfere - that's a big if but usually it doesn't delay by more than a few days) which means that everything will be complete!
This means that I will start to fulfill everything soon. Please double check your address because I've set them to lock in 2 days.
I will try to prioritize US orders so they arrive while the tariffs thing is still reduced (and I will pray that none of you ACTUALLY have to pay that crap)
There's also a few of you who have yet to complete their survey and have failed card payments.
If you haven't filled your survey by the time of fulfillment or if part of your payment failed, your pledge will be counted as a donation.
I will take proper photos of everything once it's here, in the meantime here's a few poorly lit snapshot of all the pins that are already here.
And here's some manufacturer photos of the remaining ones:
That's it for now, thank you so much yall for your patience!
Hey all! Just a really quick update with everything that has been happening since the last update. First of all I've received lots of emails about how you wish to proceed with the tariff situation - I haven't responded them all because news kept coming in and the situation remains difficult to predict. As of now, there is a new US vs EU tariff situation cooking up, and I will be keeping an eye on it closely and I advise you to do the same so you know what you can expect when fulfillment finally happens.
In other news, all pins except the blue tea cup/pot have shipped! The reason is that they did not pass the manufacturer's quality control, and they will be redoing them, which will take some time. The blue tea bag apparently passed. The rest should arrive any day now (if German customs aren't confiscating them randomly for inspection...), so next week I will hopefully get most of the grading/packaging done.
That's all for now. I'm super swamped this week since I'm preparing for Dokomi, so maybe my next update will be a bit delayed even if pins arrive this week.
Hello everyone! I have a little bit of an update, the production isn't entirely finished yet but we're just waiting for the screenprint on most of the pins and the shipment may or not be on its way very soon. There's a small chance that I'll have the pins for Dokomi (more on that later), so if you're there and want to pick up your pledge there let me know! No guarantees though, it's a pretty tight schedule.
Manufacturing Update
Keep in mind that these are photos from the factory with mediocre lighting, the colors may be slightly different in real life!
Green Tea Bag
Green Tea Cup
Green Tea Pot
Army of angry bubble tea
I'm at Dokomi - booth 3B13
If you want to say hi, you'll find me in hall 3, booth B13! It's very close to the entrance of the artist alley. I will have some stuff from this campaign there, and if the pins arrive in time I'll have them too. If you want to pick up your pledge...
Hey all, we're slowly but surely nearing the end of the production phase for the pins, with many pins being close to finished (and a few old pins that were orderable through the campaigns are in fact finished!). So here's your reminder to fill out your survey if you haven't yet (most have, but not everyone), as well as check if your payment went through. I will only ship what's fully paid. To view your survey/payment status, go to your profile pic (top right corner) -> your pledges and surveys There you can see your pledge and survey status separately from each other. For most of you, everything went fine already!
With that out of the way, here's new photos from the factory!
Starry Tea Bag
Mini pin: tea flower
Mini pin: tea leaf
Mini pin: sakura
Mini pin: shooting star
Mini pin: moon
Green Tea Cup
That's it for today. I hope that within a few weeks I'll be ready to pack and ship these pins. Fingers crossed!