Hi Backers!
This is your final notice, orders lock tomorrow! Please complete your survey ASAP. If you lost it, you can find it by entering your email address on thi...
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Viktoria FoxCrowStudio
15 days ago
Samples have arrived + new Freebies + Surveys close Friday
Hi Backers!
First things first, if you haven’t completed your survey yet, do so NOW! Surveys close on December 6th. If you don’t finish y...
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Viktoria FoxCrowStudio
16 days ago
Preorders open for 1 Week! + Tundra reverse Design unlocked!
Hello friends!
I have exciting news: The BackerKit Preorder Store is now open for one week only! This is your chance to get your Biome Shaker Keychains at campaign prices, i...
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Viktoria FoxCrowStudio
27 days ago
Unlock 3 Alternate Reverse Designs!
Thanks to some overwhelming support for the alternate reverse designs, you can now unlock 3 reverse Designs!
If a total of 20 keychains/design ar...
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Viktoria FoxCrowStudio
30 days ago
Alternate designs, samples and preorders!
Hello friends!
62% of you have already completed the Pledgemanger Survey, thank you! You have until December 6th to make changes to your pledgem...
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Viktoria FoxCrowStudio
about 1 month ago
Pledgemanager is open + Important Info!
Hello Backers!
All of you should receive your pledgemanager today - exciting! The survey is can be complicated, so please read on for import...
First things first, if you haven’t completed your survey yet, do so NOW! Surveys close on December 6th. If you don’t finish your survey I can’t send you your rewards, so please do so asap. If you didn’t receive a survey link, please message me.
Now, samples!
It feels so special to hold this project, which I had in my mind for over a year now, in my hands for the first time! I ordered three keychains and a handful of random charms to make sure that the colours, sizes and mechanisms all work before putting in the big order. And it’s a good thing I did! Strap in for many good and one bad news.
First of all, the keychain samples and the charms look AMAZING. The print quality is very good, the details are visible even on the tiny charms and the colours are clear and bright. Similarly, the print on the lanyards came out really well, too. There are a few things I’ll change before placing the final order:
The plastic loopies that keep the keychain closed (see below) are extremely difficult to open. Instead the keychains will close with a gold ball-bead chain (as planned). This will not effect the stability.
The keychain hinges will all be at the bottom of the keychain for more stability
I’ll add two-three magnets to the keychains which require some minimal design changes to hide them. The magnets are not very strong but they do serve as an additional security when closing the keychain. I try to hide them with foreground elements, but some keychain designs, like the tundra and grassland, don’t have forground elements at the top. In those cases I have to either add one or hide it behind the sky.
The lanyards will have gold hardware + gold split ring and chain. This will give you more options to use them. You could for example fill the Shaker Keychain up and then close it with a jump ring to add it to your lanyard chain (see below). I’ll include a matching jump ring with every lanyard! Of course you could also add any other charm to the chain, such as the new freebie or any that you already have.
Now let’s get to the bad news 😟
As you know, the legendary animal charms are supposed to be holographic. Well, instead of sending me shaker pieces with a holo effect, they sent me charms that are twice as thick as the shaker elements and don’t fit into the shaker keychains at all. In the picture below you can see that the holo charm has a thin and a thick piece of acrylic.
I had hoped this was a miscommunication, because when I first calculated the project and asked for quotes, I specifically asked if holographic shaker pieces are possible and both manufacturers I contacted confirmed it. Now it turns out that it isn’t. I am really disappointed, even more so because I hyped you (and me) up for holo shaker charms and now have to go back on that. If I had know from the start, I wouldn’t have included it in the campaign.
So what are we doing about it?
Of course, there will still be legendary animal charms! They just won’t be shiny holographic.
As an apology, everyone who backed the campaign or preordered will receive a small ca. 2.5 cm holographic keychain charm. It will come with a little clasp, but if you ordered a lanyard you can also add it directly to the chain with a jump ring. As for the design, I’ll choose a few of my favourite animal designs from among the illustrations and everyone receives a random one. Any leftovers will be sold on Etsy in blind bags later.
Now, that still leaves me with 21 cute and tiny holographic charms, which I‘ll turn into tiny magnets! That means I have some SUPER EXCLUSIVE holographic magnets that need a home 👀 I’ll put one in 21 random pledges or preorders. You literally won’t get anything more exclusive than this, given that they are a happy(ish) accident.
I hope you are okay with this decision. I know it’s not ideal, but I think I found a good solutions for all of us. Even if they don’t have a rainbow effect, finding a legendary animal is still going to be a great feeling!
Please remember to fill in your surveys ASAP if you haven’t already! I’ll return next week with another update the plans for the next six weeks.
A few of you answered pledge questions but didn‘t provide a shipping address or payment details, so please double check! The process is only complete when you have entered your shipping address and checked out.
For those of you that completed the survey already: Thank you! Your orders lock tomorrow and cards are charged on Sunday.
And lastly, below you can see the finished alternate bottom design for the Tundra Keychain! We still need 2 more Meadow and 8 more Desert keychains to unlock a reverse design for them, so if you want to make changes to your pledge, do it before orders lock!
If you’re not sure why you should preorder now rather than wait for the Etsy drop, let me give you a pitch:
Campaign prices! The booster packs are whooping 33% cheaper than they will be on Etsy, the keychains are 11% cheaper.
Preorder to unlock special designs: I’ve decided to create three unique reverse designs for the Tundra, Meadow and Desert biome, but only if we can preorder 20 keychains each!
You get your keychains early, before all the leftovers even enter the Etsy Shop - talk about early bird!
Please keep in mind: Your preorder will ship along with all other campaign pledges in January 2025. If you want to stay updated, you can follow the campaign page HERE, almost all updates are available to non-backers as well.
Tundra Reverse Design Unlocked!
We have done it - 20 keychains ordered of the Tundra Design! I am happy and excited to work on this, but don’t forget we have two more to unlock!
Thanks to some overwhelming support for the alternate reverse designs, you can now unlock 3 reverse Designs!
If a total of 20 keychains/design are chosen or preorderd, I‘ll create the unique reverse image for that keychain. If you want to know more about how these designs work, check out this post. The tl;dr is: this is a purely decorative background design, not visible from the front and you won’t be able to see the animals through it.
If you want to help unlock these designs, simply choose one of the three when answering the pledge question for your keychain or add another keychain to your pledge. We are closest to unlocking the Aurora Tundra, and halfway there for the other. But don‘t worry, you won‘t have to do it by yourself: December 1st the Preorder Store opens and we might get some more support!
