Leftover Persephone Spring Goddess pins now available! 🌹🌸☀️ Locking orders soon~ ⏳
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I forgot to add to the last update that I found some leftover Persephone collab pins from my last campaign's inventory! I will be locking orders down in the n...
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I'm happy to announce that 91% of surveys have been completed! 🎉 Thank you so much!! ^_^ Luckily there are only 5 backers left who haven't filled the sur...
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Jess | JBlake Design
25 days ago
✨🇲🇽 Muerte & Magic Update 🇲🇽✨ Surveys ready + production underway!
Hello everyone!
This is Jess, the artist behind the Day of the Dead pin campaign called "Muerte & Magic"~ This will be a bit of a lengthy update for my backers, but I wanted...
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Jess | JBlake Design
4 months ago
Update from Cat - Campaign Updates & Fulfillment Progress
Hello everyone,
This is Cat, writing on behalf of Jess at JBlakeDesign. I wanted to start by thanking you all for your incredible patience and support as we n...
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Jess | JBlake Design
5 months ago
Xolo Dog enamel pin unlocked + update
Hello everyone!!
First of all my sincerest apologies for the delay getting back here on Backerkit, for full disclosure I've gotten extremely ill the past month and have been in...
I'm happy to announce that 91% of surveys have been completed! 🎉 Thank you so much!! ^_^ Luckily there are only 5 backers left who haven't filled the survey out yet, so if that's you please fill it out so I can mail out your pins ASAP when they finally arrive to me! :) It was brought to my attention that there was a glitch in the surveys that didn't show the free mini pin for backing 3+ campaigns or the freebie stickers, I believe that error should be fixed and those items should show up now 🤗
Here are some sample pics of the Alebrije and the Xolo Dog pins from my manufacturer! These pictures were taken before screen printing details have been applied, but they are looking great so far! :)
Alebrije pin before epoxy + screen print details
Xolo dog pin before skull screen print details
The rainbow sugar skull mini pins are going through the anodizing process which takes a little bit longer to give that rainbow gradient effect. As soon as I get pictures of the freebie mini pins and the screen printed details of the Alebrije/Xolo Dog pins, I'll add it to the next update~
The game plan for fulfillment:
I currently don't have an exact ETA on when these pins will be finished, and I never like to rush my manufacturer so they can 100% focus on making every pin high quality A-grades with very little errors/B-grades. Once my manu says the pins are almost ready for shipment I'll make another update for you all ASAP! :)
⏳ While we are waiting for manufacturing, I'm currently working on designing the backing cards for the pins and counting up the stickers/other add-ons I need to order now that most of the surveys/counts are done. ‼️ I'll be locking down orders in the next few days and charging cards starting this Friday. If you need more time to pay for your items/shipping, please comment below and I'll make a note to hold off on charging your card until later!
Once the pins finally arrive to me, here's my estimated timeline for fulfilling orders: I anticipate taking roughly 2 weeks to grade the pins, apply them on backing cards, wrap the pins up in protective tissue wrap for transit, package all orders up, triple check each order is correct, and finally purchase/attach the shipping labels for shipment (It's a lot I know! lol 😄) I'm estimating the stickers, add-ons, and backing cards should arrive around the same time the pins arrive, so everything should be smooth sailing to wrap up this Muerte & Magic campaign! ^_^
➡️ Those who ordered some of the newer pins from my latest "Rebirth & Ruin" Pintopia campaign will need to wait just a bit longer for those pins to finish going through production. Right now my newer pin designs are being processed through my manufacturer's design team, and they'll be going into production shortly for the pin molds.
Thank you so much again everyone for your patience and support during this campaign!! I'll be back soon with another update as soon as I get more info~
I forgot to add to the last update that I found some leftover Persephone collab pins from my last campaign's inventory! I will be locking orders down in the next few days, so now is the last chance to add a Persephone Spring Goddess pin to your order if you'd like~ For backers, these are located in the add-on shop within your surveys, not the actual survey itself!
Persephone's story:
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and she was the goddess of spring/agriculture. Persephone also became the wife of Hades, King of the Underworld which made her theGoddess of Death and the Queen of the Underworld. She's the perfect Femme Fatale and the reason why I chose her as the special collab pin 🙏🏼🌹💞
➡️ These won't be restocked again since they were collab pin prizes! I'd rather list the last batch here on Backerkit than on Etsy where the shop fees are much higher.
How to add the Persephone pins: to find your survey/add-on shop, please visit the page link below and enter your Backerkit email address~
This is Jess, the artist behind the Day of the Dead pin campaign called "Muerte & Magic"~ This will be a bit of a lengthy update for my backers, but I wanted to give you all the information about what's been going on behind the scenes and what's happening in the next steps as we wrap up this Muerte & Magic pin campaign! 🇲🇽✨ If you are a backer, please keep scrolling down to read the full backer-exclusive update :)
➡️ For those of you that are receiving notification updates about the Muerte & Magic campaign but didn't get a chance to back it during Pintober, the Pre-order store is now open for those that missed out!
This is Cat, writing on behalf of Jess at JBlakeDesign. I wanted to start by thanking you all for your incredible patience and support as we navigate some unexpected challenges. We are very sorry for the lack of updates and information on this campaign. The campaign was launched while Jess was experiencing extreme difficulties relating to her health. Jess has had a very difficult few months, as she needed emergency gallbladder surgery and experienced some complications afterward. This took a serious toll on both her physical and mental health, and she has been focusing on recovery ever since.
Jess deeply apologizes for the delays this has caused, and she is immensely grateful for your understanding & support during this time. While she continues her recovery, I’ve stepped in to help with social media updates and campaign fulfillment. Myself and others are working as a small but dedicated team to finalize everything.
The manufacturer has been contacted to start the pin sampling process. The team and I are committed to expediting the proofing process. Our end goal is to place the final pin purchase from the manufacturer by the end of the year. Jess recently taught me how to handle the social media and communication side of the campaign, so we’ll be keeping you better updated moving forward.
Thank you again for your patience and support during this time. We can’t wait for you to receive your enamel pins, and we’ll keep you posted on every step of the way!
P.S. Survey's should be sent within the next two weeks. Once again thank you for your patience.
First of all my sincerest apologies for the delay getting back here on Backerkit, for full disclosure I've gotten extremely ill the past month and have been in/out of the hospital trying to figure out what's been making me so sick. I finally figured out what happened with my health and I have been recovering from my illness in the past week. I've been playing catch-up with everything I've missed ever since and I'm so sorry I've been unable to update you all on here until today.
I have already finalized the Xolo Dog pin but haven't had the chance to post it here until today. Here is the design!!
It was believed that the Xolo Dog helped guide the souls of the departed through their journey in the afterlife
The white skull of the pin will have glow in the dark effects and the color decorations will be screen printed.
So far we've unlocked the original Alebrije, the Calavera mini pin, and the Xolo Dog! We are in the last few hours of the campaign so feel free to upgrade to a multi-pin tier. I decided to keep the early bird pricing just to make things easier for everyone since I got so behind on the campaign due to my health issues. Please comment if you have any questions and I'll get back to you as soon as I possibly can! Thank you all for the amazing support and most of all your patience waiting for me, I really do appreciate it 🙏🏼
