First of all, thank you all so much for your incredible support during Pinned & Preserved and for joining the Super League of Science event here on BackerKit!! 🥰💖 I wanted to wait at least a day to post this update to give your inboxes a little break from the wave of "campaign ending” emails.
Because of you, this campaign was an amazing success and the most interactive campaign I've ran so far! Thank you so much again, I can't wait to revisit this Entomology series later 💚🌿
🪲 Stretch Goal Artwork Delay I want to be transparent with you all about why the final stretch goal artwork has been a little delayed. Ironically while wrapping up this insect-themed campaign over the weekend, my Mom was bitten by a spider during her trip to visit our family in Mexico. Luckily it wasn’t venomous, but the bite did cause a serious infection and I had to rush her from the airport straight to the hospital when she got back last Sunday (About 3 days before the campaign ended)
The good news is she’s doing so much better now. Her recovery is slow, but headed in the right direction 🥹🙏🏼 It’s been a bit of a scary/exhausting time for me and my family since we had already lost my Dad a few years ago. So that's why I wasn’t able to finish the stretch goal artwork before the campaign ended (long drives to the airport/hospital/home + dealing with this situation has left me physically/mentally exhausted)
I have most of the lineart done, just not all the colors/details finished yet. By the time I build the survey, I should have everything finalized.
✨ Next Steps:
I’ll be finishing up the stretch goal artwork this week/weekend
Surveys will be built and sent soon so you can confirm your pins and add any extras if you’d like
I’ll also be catching up on comments and messages I missed from this week (Thank you for your patience while I try to balance my family life and the campaign 🥺🙏🏼)
🛒 The Add-on Shop Even though the campaign has wrapped up, we can still unlock more pins together~ In the Survey Add-on Shop, I’ll be including several of the insect designs that didn't make it during the campaign. If enough people grab these locked pins in their carts, we can unlock them together post-campaign 😊💖
I’m pretty confident we can unlock the Orchid Mantis since it was one of the most wanted designs!! 👀🌸✨
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for your support, patience, and for being a part of this amazing community we've built here 💕 I can't wait to get these pins made and sent to their forever homes 🥰
