JACKALOPE DESIGN POLL: let's create a pajama buddy together part 4!!
Hello again! I come bearing a few ideas I had for our jackalope design based on your suggestions, and also to let you know we are SUPER super close to unlocking Kopi the opos...
Hello and THANK YOU THANK YOU for being here and backing this project!!! I am so excited that we've been able to unlock the first two plushies in this short amount of time!! ...
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interest in a pajama buddy art/product design stream?
I just thought of this idea this morning, and it would have been fun to do this for launch, but I am not set up for it, oops. I've done art streams before where I hook up my ipad or computer to twitch and stream what I'm working on! I still have a good chunk of design work to ...
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Nyx the bat - additional plushie stretch goal or survey stretch goal idea? let me know what you think!
One plushie that I have a finished sample of and intended to do preorders for in March, but ended up getting anxious about it due to all the changing information about tariffs, was Nyx the constellation bat! They are not a pajama buddy, but they are a night-themed colorful cri...
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CALL FOR JACKALOPE THEME REQUESTS! - let's create a pajama buddy part 3!
(EDIT: fixed so anyone can comment now!) Hi all!! It looks like a jackalope has won the poll for our backerkit community pajama buddy critter!! Don't worry about the other cr...
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CREATURE POLL!! :D let's create a pajama buddy together: part 2
Just a crisp 4 days away from launch, and we're making good progress on our backerkit community buddy design!! Thank you all SO SO MUCH for all your suggestions, there were s...
One plushie that I have a finished sample of and intended to do preorders for in March, but ended up getting anxious about it due to all the changing information about tariffs, was Nyx the constellation bat! They are not a pajama buddy, but they are a night-themed colorful critter! Here's a link to a twitter post with a gif showing how they look in the dark and in the light! (did I mention they glow in the dark?) and also another photo I posted to bluesky(my social media posting habits are strange and unpredictable. some things I post on one social media and none of the others.. catch me if you can)
Nyx is part of a plushie line called cuddle critters - medium large size (14"-18") teddy-style plushies! Another example of a cuddle critter I have the sample done for is hopscotch the retro rainbow bunny. They're also lightly weighted with beans in their bums and paws. I may do a separate campaign for that particular line eventually, but since I've had Nyx's sample done for so long, I'm antsy to have them made. I'm wondering if y'all would be interested in them either as a super stretch goal, or an additional stretch goal we could add-on via the add-on stretch goal option in the surveys? They would be around $48-50 and I'd need about 60 orders for them. I figure since they're nighttime themed, they fit in with the pjbs. They're also bffs with Nova and Critter, and they have a weekly astronomy club on Thursdays where they stargaze, use Nyx's telescopes from their collection, and eat yummy snacks like mango, gummy fish, and freeze-dried ice cream :3c
Let me know what you think! Regardless, eventually they will be available for some kind of preorder, it just might be a while longer.
Hello and THANK YOU THANK YOU for being here and backing this project!!! I am so excited that we've been able to unlock the first two plushies in this short amount of time!! :3c The pajama buddies are a long time project I've been looking forward to and I'm so excited to see you love them!!
Help us choose our next stretch goal after Leo via the poll below!! :D (more info about this down below!)
First of all, I wanted to introduce myself to anyone who hasn't backed a campaign of mine before, and to let you all get to know me a bit better!
My name is Han! I've been running my brand Hannimations since October of 2020! I am the designer, concept artist, production manager, and just about everything else lol. I have several wonderful friends who help me with packing orders, guest art, and customer service, but for the most part, I am a one-person show! Colorful Critters are my line of original characters - each created as guardians of joy that take the form of plushies to provide comfort to those they protect!
one of my favorite photos of myself, taken at under the umbrella bookstore in SLC. I feel like this accurately represents me and my hoard of creations lol
I've been creating for as long as I remember. I started out posting fanart for my favorite cartoons, and after posting online for a while, was encouraged by my followers to make some of my artwork into stickers, which lead to the start of my online shop Hannimations in fall of 2020!
In 2021 I created my first two fan plush designs. They were very well received, and creating a toy others could enjoy was deeply fulfilling to me! I launched my first Kickstarter campaign for a line of puppy plushies in 2022, my first series of plush based on original characters I had created. The support for the colorful puppies helped me create my own brand based on my own original characters! I have produced over 50 different plush designs, shipped out over 20,000 orders, and have ran 5 crowdfunding campaigns! Thank you so very much for helping me fulfill my dreams!
About choosing our next goal: there are TWO types of plushies on the poll - the sleepy snuggles 14" plushies, which are the same size and materials as the pictured samples for Leo, Ollie, and Lumi - and the jumbo mochi 24" plushies, which will be much larger and made of mochi fabric and stuffing!! If a mochi plush is chosen and unlocked, I will add new tiers and add-ons! As we unlock other characters sleepy snuggles plush, they'll then be eligible to be in future backer's choice polls as jumbo mochi plush, if that makes sense! If you have any questions, just let me know!!
I'm hoping to have a few designs ready to choose from for our community buddy jackalope tomorrow, so keep an eye out!! :D
Hello again! I come bearing a few ideas I had for our jackalope design based on your suggestions, and also to let you know we are SUPER super close to unlocking Kopi the opossum!! I think it will be good to get started on their sample first since I anticipate it will take me the longest to get looking exactly like I'd like them to. Leo has also been unlocked! Before we start the poll for the 35K goal, I wanted to see if we can nail down a direction for our jackalope design!
Also a note on giving feedback - please make sure you deliver any suggestions kindly! My artwork and design choices are deeply personal to me. This is a collaborative design, and as such, it's impossible for the design to cater to every single backer's specific tastes. If you don't like the finished design we decide on, you don't have to choose it!
The first design is based on the suggestions involving a desert sunset! I also pulled some inspiration from the mid-autumn festival that aligns with the harvest moon. I like the little lines in combo with the stars on the back, as it reminds me of a meteor shower :3
The second design has similar marking placement, but since there are no characters with pink as the main color, I wanted to give something pink a go. I went with sparkles and mushroom spot details on this design to give it a fairy/magical feel. The larger marking placement for both designs draws from jackrabbits as well as deer fawns!
For both designs, I'm not 100% set on the details, but I like the general direction for each of them! Here are each of them next to all the other buddies so far so you can see how they look with your other favorites!
sunset/harvest jackalope with the other buddies!
fairy jackalope with the other buddies!
I do have a favorite but I wanted to check and see which direction you all prefer! :D If you have name suggestions for either design, I'd love to hear! Regardless of which design path we choose, I really loved the suggestions you all had - so I think we'll have them sing to help protect dreams, and also I loved the idea that they watch over daydreams too! :D
