Hi everyone!

Addresses are LOCKED! Fulfillment is currently underway, however I have come across a slight delay in the process. It's a somewhat quick 'n easy fix, I'm just awaiting some more packing materials. I know order fulfillment is just a touch behind the planned schedule, so I just want to say thanks again for being so patient and understanding. If you have any concerns about your order, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] and I can give you a status update! It shouldn't take me much longer to get everything else sent out at this point, so please bear with me!

This summer has been absolutely packed, but I was able to sneak away for a few minutes to grab a quick photo of the pins y'all haven't seen yet! The field notes pin, as well as the stickers, have all been shown in prior updates already. It's about time I show you how the core set of pins turned out! The photo doesn't even begin to do them justice, but I hope y'all are so excited to get your goodies! This project is almost done, and I'm already looking forward to future ones!

There are still a handful of folks that haven't fixed their initial payment methods! The last day to do this and to pay shipping is September 1st, 2025. After that, your pledges will be considered donations, as I can no longer guarantee availability. This was mentioned already in the main campaign page. 

Again, thank you so much for supporting this campaign! I can't wait for folks to start receiving their goodies!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted to share that ALL of the pins, stickers, and keychains are in-hand and have all been graded and accounted for! I placed the order for these at the start of April, as soon as I had locked surveys and charged cards. They look absolutely stellar, and I'll share plenty of photos soon! I'm so happy everything made it into my hands safe and sound. Having graded everything, it all looks to be in order and the quality has far exceeded my expectations!  

I want to thank you all for your kindness, for your patience, for supporting this absolutely incredible project alongside so many others. It's my first large-scale enamel pin project and I am absolutely blown away by how fun it has been. 

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR ADDRESSES! I plan to lock them in the next 48 hours. All of Pond's Teahouse and Gardens backers should receive a final reminder so please be sure to keep a close eye on your emails!

As far as the timeline goes, I really appreciate all of the folks here who have been so patient with me while I get things together for this update and prepare to fulfill all of these pins! I anticipate that all orders will be shipped out by August 8th. It gives me two weeks to fulfill all of the pledges, which is so do-able with my household full of folks willing to help out. It's possible that it won't take me that long, but I included a few day buffer just in case.

I'll be sharing photos in my next update, which will be posted right around the time I lock addresses!

Hello everyone!

In 48hrs (10am Mountain Time on Saturday, April 5th, 2025), I will lock surveys, charge cards, and start production of the pins! It's been two weeks since I've sent surveys out and, in the first 72hrs, there were over 80% of them completed and submitted! Thank you all so much for being on top of things, that's absolutely incredible.

A side note: While order choices are locking down, addresses are NOT locking until fulfillment begins.

I have now said this across the last three updates, but there are still 14 surveys that haven't been filled out and submitted, so I'll say it again... A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER that, if you do not complete your surveys, I CANNOT ship your items to you. If you complete the survey late (after production has begun), you risk missing out on your preferred rewards. Late survey rewards will be subject to availability, and without guarantees. You must fill out your survey to completion & submit it in order for it to count. 

DUE TO INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AND SIGNIFICANT ONGOING CHANGES WITH TARIFFS, PINS WILL BE ORDERED IMMEDIATELY ONCE SURVEYS ARE LOCKED AT 10AM MOUNTAIN TIME THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH. Surveys completed after 10am Mountain Time on Saturday, April 5, are not guaranteed their choice of rewards: you will be able to chose from available inventory on a first-come, first-served basis. If you want to guarantee your preferred rewards, you MUST complete your survey by 10am Mountain Time on Saturday, April 5th, 2025.

FILL OUT YOUR SURVEY ASAP IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO YET - I want to make sure you get your rewards! If you've lost your survey, please CLICK HERE to retrieve it.

That's all for now! If you missed the last update, definitely check it out to see some cute sticker photos. I can't wait to show you all so many cool parts of the pin making process!!! I'll post updates with photos when/where I can!

Thank you so much,
Haven & Pond 🌿✨

Hello all!

The smoke tests went very well, and I'm thrilled to announce that surveys have all been sent out! Please check your emails and ensure you fill out your survey as soon as possible.

I will be locking orders and charging cards on Saturday, April 5th. Your order choices will be locked, but you will still be able to adjust address details until fulfillment begins! The sooner everyone fills out and submits their surveys, the sooner production can begin. I cannot stress this enough, please do your survey ASAP.

A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER that, if you do not complete your surveys, I CANNOT ship your items to you. If you complete the survey late (after production has begun), you risk missing out on your preferred rewards. Late survey rewards will be subject to availability, and without guarantees. You must fill out your survey to completion & submit it in order for it to count.

Now that the surveys have gone out 'n been announced, I have something else to share! In my last update, I promised to share photos of the stickers! They came out exactly how I'd hoped they would, and I just love them all so much. I can't even begin to pick a favorite.

That's really it for now! Thank you all so much for the love on this project. In the meantime, take care, and I'll see you in the next update!

Haven & Pond 🐸🍵✨

Hello everyone!

Thank you so much for your patience while I get the surveys set up and smoke tests sent out! I'd talked about it briefly on my Instagram (mostly via status updates, as I haven't had any energy to keep up on posting to social media as a result of this) but, to update everyone here, I slipped on some ice and sustained a rough lower back injury at the end of February. I've spent the last three weeks recovering from it, and I want to thank anyone who'd reached out to wish me a speedy recovery. I'm back up and moving again, just trying to take things slow! We're still on track with the given timeline and, if anything changes, I'll let you all know as soon as I can!

I still worked when I could while I was recovering, it was just pretty slow moving! With the help of my husband, surveys were finalized. I ordered all of the campaign stickers, as well as plenty of extras, and they are gorgeous! Expect sticker photos in the next update! I've also formatted and sent files over to my pin manufacturer. Once we're at roughly 80% of the surveys being filled out, I'll place the pin order (this will also be when I lock orders/charge cards, but not addresses, as addresses will lock closer to fulfillment time). Please fill out your surveys as soon as possible. I'll post another update once we get a handful of smoke tests in/once I send out the rest of the surveys, and then I'll update once I start to lock orders and charge cards!

A reminder that, if you do not complete your surveys, I CANNOT ship your items to you. If you complete the survey late (after production has begun), you risk missing out on your preferred rewards. Late survey rewards will be subject to availability, and without guarantees. You must fill out your survey to completion & submit it in order for it to count.

That's really it for this little update. Again, thank you for your patience and for all of the kindness you've given me! I'm so fortunate to have such incredible backers and such a kind community, you're all seriously the best.

Haven & Pond 🐸✨