Before I begin, please look at this huge pile of boxes in our office, the debris left over from packing every calendar order!
There is a certain, extremely satisfying catharsis to breaking down boxes - Lexi
The folks at the Heartleaf office launched themselves headlong into getting these orders packed up, labeled, and brought in loads of 50-100 packages at a time to the post office (they know us by name these days). If you are a domestic backer and have not already received your calendar and/or prints and addons, you should very soon! Shippo automatically sends you a tracking number after we label your package—be on the lookout for an email from [email protected].
Every single domestic orders should be in the mail by Monday, and all international orders should be too! Health and weather willing.
International Backers
For the international orders, Selius is working hard getting your customs forms all set up for the labels of your packages. All of them are already packed and awaiting transport to the post, all they need are those customs forms so you can actually receive them. It's a more complicated process that takes a bit longer for every package.
Thank you again for being patient with us, we're extremely eager to finally put all of this beautiful work into your hands.
The calendars have arrived at our office in Buffalo, which means shipping will now commence! In preparation for that, all orders will lock tonight, including shipping addresses. As well, we will finally collect shipping and handling fees in order to begin purchasing labels. Shipping will be charged tomorrow morning! If you need to make any changes, you can do so today. Starting tomorrow, you’ll just need to reach out to us for any last-minute adjustments.
Packages will begin going out on Monday, and if all goes well, we’re striving to have all orders completed by the end of the week. We have a logistical challenge ahead, with Lexi and myself out of town for FurSquared and Motor City Fur Con. But Lommi and Cullen are at home base and will tear through with verve and dogged determination. Also, I’ll be assisting from afar! We’ll be in perfect sync, a well-oiled machine…
Pictured: verve and dogged determination
With the calendars and prints in our hands, we couldn’t be happier with the quality. And now, it’s time to get them in your hands, too.
As we assemble orders and print shipping labels this coming week, we’ll keep you in the loop with our progress. If you have any questions as we go, please feel free to email us, or join our Discord server for quicker correspondence (discord.gg/beastword)!
That’s all for now. Talk to you again soon, delvers.
The foil stamps are looking great this year
Boxes full of prints! This is only half of them
All of the prints have arrived in the office today, and we expect all of the calendars to be right behind them, which means you will start getting shipment notifications soon! Thank you so much for your patience this year.
If there's any changes to your address that need to be made, time is about to run out. You'll soon be receiving a notice about shipping charges (which were not charged when you filled out the survey), as well as a final warning before addresses are locked.
I've updated the digital files for the feminine 2026 calendar, as well as the feminine 2026 prints! It contains the correct file for Takki's stunning "Curio Dealer" piece featuring a human shaman and a jackal. I had erroneously included a file that was a WIP and not the final piece. Don't worry about your prints - those will be the right version when they arrive as well!
If you'd like to go check out and support the artist for that piece, head here: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/takiroku-sama/
Happy New Year's Eve, y'all. I'm bring both good news and not-so-ideal news today. The good news is that digital distribution of the calendars and prints is underway! You can get them all now. The bad news is we're facing some printing delays that will push delivery to late January.
In order to give every piece of art (and the accompanying micro-stories) time to shine, we've adjusted the calendars to include January of 2027, instead of January 2026. Unorthodox, but we want to make sure the whole twelve months are usable. Each glorious art piece deserves its time to shine on your walls.
As of now, everyone who pledged should now have access to download your digital files! Download every piece in full high-res glory. And the calendars too, for those who prefer digital datekeeping. Lockdown/payment is not required to download your stuff.
You can now see our hitherto secret evolution of the calendars: monthly micro-stories that accompany each piece. Last year we pioneered NPC how-to-plays, and this year we've stepped it up! Feel free to read ahead, or take it at your own pace.
That's all for now, delvers. Orders are not yet locked, addresses can still be edited, and funds for shipping, pre-orders, and add-ons have not yet been initiated. I won't hit that button until the goods are imminent, when it's time to order all of the shipping supplies (boxes, tape, bags, and labels).
If you have any questions or problems with the downloads, please feel free to reach out any time. You can message us here, send us an email, or hit us up on Discord.
