Hello! I apologize for the silence over the last week or so - I was out of town visiting a friend for about a week, and prior to that didn't think any additional update...
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Holly
12 days ago
We did it!!! What now? PLEASE READ!
Thank you everyone! You are appreciated 🙏
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17 days ago
Three days to go - likely final update before we end!
Hey all - short update just to let you all know I've decided to add one final incentive before we end in a few days. I initially hoped to have a pin set available as a freebie o...
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Holly
24 days ago
Pin board prototype, black hole unlocked!! & STICKERS ARE HERE!!
HOUSEKEEPING/GENERAL UPDATES
While I waited on the black hole pin board prototype to be printed....we unlocked Stretch Goal 6!! There was some back and forth for a bit there, b...
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Holly
26 days ago
Short, quick update re: early bird backers!
Someone pointed out that they wanted to swap to a higher pin tier but didn't want to lose early bird benefits - if you are an early bird backer and would like to increase your n...
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27 days ago
NEW POLLS, FREEBIE reminder, new add-on items and SG 5 pin chosen!
So I'm updating a bit early, only because it's overwhelmingly clear which pin y'all want unlocked at the next stretch goal - Black Hole!!
Apologies in advance for the length/in...
Hello! I apologize for the silence over the last week or so - I was out of town visiting a friend for about a week, and prior to that didn't think any additional updates would be productive. But, I am back home and in my office and ready to tackle next steps for this campaign!
Samples
I am excited to let you all know that samples of all pins will be shipping out to me at some point next week - I initially thought I might wait to send surveys out until I had them in hand and could take some photos, but realize that might delay things a bit too much - so, what I will do is finish & send surveys this weekend. Once pins have arrived, I will take a bunch of photos and be sure to post an update for you all to see the (hopefully!) final version of the pins - if there are going to be any changes, I will be sure to let you know in as much detail as I can what those might be - it is VERY unlikely I will make any changes to the metal/shape of the pins, as that would incur an additional mold fee. Any changes are likely to be colors only - either metal color, or enamel color and/or glitter if applicable.
Freebies
It looks like an astounding 126 of you backed 3 or more pintober campgians - out of that number, 118 have had successfully charged cards. That means I will be needing to order MANY more star pins than expected (which, honestly, I'm not all that mad about! I love these little cuties).
I have decided that, because the sticker sheets are relatively inexpensive to produce, I will be producing them, however they will not be available as a freebie unless the majority of errored funds are corrected. I would need errored charges to be under $100 orreceive significant additional funding through post-survey add-on items, in order to justify giving them away. I will however, have them available in the add-ons section at the end of your survey for $15 - I designed a second colorway with a darker background and finalized the design of both sheets. I will post images at the end of this update! As a reminder, these will be a shiny holographic glitter!
Errored Cards
There are still $419 in errored charges - thank you very much to those who have been able to charge your cards/change payment method, as this has drastically reduced the errored charge amount. I will also be e-mailing folks whose cards have not successfully been charged, in case there's anything I can do to assist y'all. Once surveys are sent out, I will likely attempt to charge the remaining backers another time.
New Items!
I haven't had the chance to actually DRAW them yet, but because I now have 6 of my own designs for washi tape (either drawn up or conceptualized), I am going to mostly carry an order for foil/glitter washi myself to have it produced. Therefore, there will be AT LEAST 2 space-themed washi designs available once surveys are sent this weekend. I also plan to design a lanyard, and I think I will also be getting a sticker book using the planets I designed on the sticker sheets as well. I am contemplating designing a few space-themed note pads, too (as I've wanted to jump into stationery for a while now!) I will not have real photos of these items, just drawn mock ups for the time being. When that changes (if it does before it's time for shipping anyway) I will be sure to update you all! If I think of any other items I want to make/add I will do so - given the potential for high tariffs next year, I am also hoping to produce as much as I possibly can before then. If you have any suggestions or item categories you would like to see me pursue, please let me know!
I decided to swap some colors around for this one!
I love the OG colors, but am also tempted to make even MORE variations lol
I've also ordered these 3 stickers - in holographic, chrome/mirror, and pixie dust finishes! Pixie dust is similar to what the other 3 sparkly stickers look like :)
Hey all - short update just to let you all know I've decided to add one final incentive before we end in a few days. I initially hoped to have a pin set available as a freebie once we hit a certain goal, but that doesn't seem as viable as I'd hoped - instead, I turned that idea into a space themed sticker sheet!
Read to the end, as this will be a freebie if we hit a specific goal!
VOTE HERE ON A POLL RELATING TO THIS SHEET: POLL HERE
Background color still TBD - haven't decided on a light or dark color yet
The background color is still being decided, however all the larger elements (planets, star, black hole, moon) will remain, as well as the background stars (of which several will be stickers as well!) These sheets will be A5 in size - which is pretty substantial at 5.8 x 8.3 inches! I'm hoping to have rounded corners - and the MOST fun part is that these will be specialty stickers! I haven't quite landed on which type, but I am choosing between a matte glitter (which is textured, like a sugar texture) or a holo microglitter. I'm leaning toward holo microglitters - that feels very space-y to me lol.
If there are any major changes to this item, I'll be sure to let you all know, but at this point it is likely only to be minor formatting and cutline tweaks!
If we reach 3.2k in funding, I will have this sticker sheet available as a freebie for everyone who has backed 2+ pins! This includes gacha spins as well as the metal cat butts! This is going to be the best value freebie there is - as I will likely be selling these sheets for $15-$20 (each large sticker will be roughly 2-3" and there will be 10-20 1"-1.5" star stickers as well) in person once they've been ordered. I will have these sheets listed as add-ons post campaign for $15, so if I choose to increase the price later, you'll be getting the best deal here :)
Thank you all for your support thus far, I'm excited to say I've got some samples of the pins in production and will hopefully have some updates on that in the coming weeks (and I also hope that will speed along manufacture of the pins once funds are received in a few weeks!).
While I waited on the black hole pin board prototype to be printed....we unlocked Stretch Goal 6!! There was some back and forth for a bit there, but I'm so excited that it will for sure be produced!
I've added that specific pin as an add-on. I have updated some campaign graphics to show actual photos of the stickers (shown below) as well as updated pin graphics to match the most up-to-date designs; additionally, I have added a 7-pin pledge tier for those who wish to back all available pins at a discounted price (Normally $105, for Dead Inside, Spaghettification, Devourer, Red Giant, Gamma Ray, Black Hole AND the new GLOW IN THE DARK Dead Inside Colorway, this tier will only be $90!)
As a reminder, I also added on a early bird backer specific add-on item - if you want to add additional EB priced pins, you will be able to do so.
And, for those who want to have the full set of freebie pintober pins, you will get that option post-campaign in the add-on section - if you choose to purchase the additional 4 pins, I will make sure you get the full set of 7 with no repeats!
STICKERS
Stickers arrived SUPER early (didn't expect them til the 28th!) - I got to go through them all and take some photos for you all so you know what they're going to look like! I put this order in before I'd even designed the other pin ideas, as well, so I will be placing a separate order for all three different designs (Asteroid Shower, Solar Flare and Black Hole) to be made into stickers - I really liked the other two designs, even if they aren't going to be produced (yet...👀). I'm thinking I might try some different sticker finishes for these, so stay tuned!
A reminder for all repeat backers (and those who are reading this who may not have backed yet!) - the glow in the dark moth sticker is FREE if you back this campaign!
I honestly love them ALL so it's hard to pick a favorite, but I think the glow in the dark moths and red supergiant are my favorites with Devourer and its dark holo coming as a close second! What are yours??
Now available for anyone to purchase are the shiny stickers: Red Giant, Spaghettification and Devourer; transparent sticker Gamma Ray Burst, and the glossy Dead Inside and Moths stickers!
The glow on these is INSANE - no editing other than cropping these photos on my part!
Wish this wasn't so blurry but dark photos are hard to take lol
All the sparkles on these 3 stickers are AMAZING
I love how firey this one looks
But Devourer I think is my favorite
I LOVEE how bright the transparent green came out on this one!
Glossy version of the Moths sticker
Glossy version of the Dead Inside sticker
I have added a full set of stickers as an add-on (minus the glow in the dark ones, as those are freebie exclusives while the campaign is running!) for a discounted price of $25 for all 6 designs!
A quick reminder - the glow in the dark colorway of Dead Inside is available for all 3+ pin backers (which includes gacha spins and the all-metal kitty booties!)
PIN BOARD
Finally...the prototype for the pin board has been PRINTED. I haven't decided on a frame or not yet - I think that we may go frameless for this one. I have decided to fill in the empty space on the left so that more of that section is usable, but other than that, it's just tweaking things so they fit better! I've added it to the add-ons section, and similar to the paw pin board you will be able to choose your colors :) This time only 2 colors - 1 for the interior section, and 1 for the exterior/"lineart" details.
Here is a digital mockup of the glow colorway for Dead Inside as well!
The light part of the skull will feature glow screen printing!
This will be a dark nickel metal pin, with soft enamel (purple and black soft enamel will be GLITTERY), and it will feature clear epoxy over all soft enamel. On top will be a screen printed glow in the dark skull, with darker screen printed details!
