I wanted to post one last update here now that fulfillment is complete!
This is a FINAL CALL to anyone who has failed payments, or did not complete the survey. Anything not completed before Pintopia 2026 launches on January 22nd will be considered a donation to the campaign and will NOT be fulfilled!
Thank you all again for the support on this campaign! I've learned a lot since this campaign and I couldn't have without y'all.
Happy Holidays!
Katze Owner + Artist @ KatzeKreations
PS: Now that everything is done for this campaign, I want to let you all know about my upcoming projects!
Launching January 22nd, I'm a part of Pintopia once again in 2026! This year's campaign is called 64 Bit Memories, and is themed around N64 games! The pins will all be controllers with items from their games around them. I do plan to feature Pokemon Stadium in this campaign, along with a ton of other classics. Click the banner to follow the campaign! My goal is to hit 100 pre-launch followers <3
In March, I'm taking part in A Pin of Pride, a new group collab from the folks who run Pintober! My campaign for this is one I'm super excited for: it's my Pokeball mini pins, but this time, with pride flags! I'll also have some new Pokeballs that I have never had as pins as stretch goals. Click the banner to follow Love is Super Effective!
Finally, I wanted to let you all know that I have a Discord! I post updates on crowdfunding campaigns, merch drops, convention appearances, and a whole bunch of other cool stuff over there. You can join HERE!
I am so happy to say that all* the outstanding orders from this campaign have been packed, and will be dropped off to the post office in the morning!
I do apologize for the delay, I had my own delay in getting the Evolution lanyards from overseas.
*Note: There are four orders currently outstanding that have not been shipped, due to some items being out of stock. Those of you who are affected have recieved an email from [email protected] regarding this issue, please respond if that's you! (It's a few stickers that I miscalculated the quantities on, so if you didn't order stickers, don't worry, you're packed!)
However! Now that everything is done for this campaign, I want to let you all know about my upcoming projects!
Tomorrow, November 18th, I'm launching Katze's Holiday Market -- a part of a new Backerkit event, aptly named Holiday Market! This event features ready-to-ship items, essentially creating a virtual Artist Alley for you to do your holiday shopping in!
My past campaign merch, merch avaliable in my shop, and overall, a ton of really cool stuff will all be avaliable ON SALE and ready to ship for the holidays -- with guaranteed before Christmas delivery for US backers! And, just like other campaigns, you won't be charged til the end on December 1st!
And, all previous backers will get a FREE random sticker from my inventory as a thank you for all your support. Think of it as my christmas gift to you!
Click this link to pledge NOW, before it even goes live -- because y'all are awesome and I want you to have the first pick of limited items.
Then, On December 2nd, I'm launching my first ever ita bag over on Kickstarter! It's a love letter to one of my favorite visual novels, Boyfriend to Death. I have some really cool pins desiged for this campaign as well! Click the banner to follow the pre-launch page.
Next, launching January 22nd, I'm a part of Pintopia once again in 2026! This year's campaign is called 64 Bit Memories, and is themed around N64 games! The pins will all be controllers with items from their games around them. I do plan to feature Pokemon Stadium in this campaign, along with a ton of other classics. Click the banner to follow the campaign! My goal is to hit 100 pre-launch followers <3
In March, I'm taking part in A Pin of Pride, a new group collab from the folks who run Pintober! My campaign for this is one I'm super excited for: it's my Pokeball mini pins, but this time, with pride flags! I'll also have some new Pokeballs that I have never had as pins as stretch goals. Click the banner to follow Love is Super Effective!
Finally, I wanted to let you all know that I have a Discord! I post updates on crowdfunding campaigns, merch drops, convention appearances, and a whole bunch of other cool stuff over there. You can join HERE!
That's all for now. Thank you all for supporting me, as a small artist I really do mean it when I say it means a ton. I hope to see some familiar faces in the new campaigns!
With love,
Katze
Owner + Artist @ KatzeKreations
*Note: There are four orders currently outstanding that have not been shipped, due to some items being out of stock. Those of you who are affected have recieved an email from [email protected] regarding this issue, please respond if that's you! (It's a few stickers that I miscalculated the quantities on, so if you didn't order stickers, don't worry, you're packed!)
I wanted to let you all know that after a very busy June and July, I was able to get fulfillment moving again on the PokeSweets!
All but 16 orders have been packed as of tonight, 8/13, and will be delivered to the post office in the morning. You should be seeing your orders very soon! Thank you all so much for your patience!
The remaining orders fall into a few categories: international orders, orders with individual stickers, orders with keychains, and orders with lanyards. I'm waiting on restocks for some of the stickers and keychains to arrive, but they are on their way to me. International orders I simply save for last as the shipping information is a bit more complicated. And as for lanyards, please note that if you ordered an Eeveelution lanyard, I am waiting on a restock to arrive from my manufacturer overseas. I hope to have them next month! I'll post another update once the things I'm waiting on are here and I can pack the remaining orders!
Thank you all again for supporting this project -- I certainly had some growing pains in hosting a crowdfunding campaign as large as this one was in comparison to my previous campaigns, but I'm grateful for your trust in me and love for my art!
Please feel free to tag me in photos of your pins once you have your hands on them! You can find my socials here: https://katzekei.carrd.co
I'm here with great news -- we're officially in the fulfillment stage!
Last night I began getting all of the pins on their backing cards, and setting aside any pins that didn't receive A grade status to make sure you all are getting the cream of the crop for supporting this campaign.
I've been lucky enough to be able to take some of the extra pins to some local conventions, and they've been a huge hit. I can't thank you all enough for helping these pins come to life!
Now that most of the pins are on backing cards, I am going to be packing and shipping orders over the next two weeks, with a goal of having everything shipped by mid-June. I'll post another update soon once the first couple waves of orders have shipped.
Now, you have probably been receiving some updates regarding the next campaign I am launching on Backerkit -- Fabled Arcana. This is my first original pin campaign, and hopefully the first of many! If you're not already following that campaign, it would really mean the world to me if you would by clicking here. It's also a collab with my best friend, Tora of RexusIllustrations, and part of another creator collab -- Pin Quest! If you back 3 or more campaigns, you'll get a free mini pin from each campaign you back! We launch June 10th, I hope you'll be there!
Once more, thank you all for the support on this campaign. As a full time artist, your support allows me to keep doing what I love. I am so excited for these pins to reach their loving homes, and hope you're just as excited to have them in your hands!
It's been quite the stressful month for small business owners. My brain has been unable to shut off amidst con prep and tarrif stress... but, despite everything, the pins are in my hands and I'm happy to say that I'm gearing up to start shipping them to you!
However, as costs were a bit higher than I was expecting due to shipping fees from overseas being higher than I anticipated (probably related to the tarrifs...), I'll be shipping your orders out in segments to make things more managable for me. I'll start with the largest orders, then work my way down to the single pin backers. Rest assured your pins are still on their way, but the buffer I gave myself in the timeline (fulfilled by June) is definitely going to come into play.
As a sneak peak, below are the pins on my display pin board for conventions, alongside the rest of my designs!
I also wanted to point you all to my NEW campaign launching in June as part of Pin Quest -- Fabled Arcana!
The theme is mythical creatures x tarot cards! These 1.75in pins will feature illustrations highlighted by the high contrast of the beautifyul gold and black designs. This is a collab with my best friend, Tora of Rexus Illustrations! It would mean the world to both of us if you would follow the pre-launch page HERE!
Thank you ALL for the support on this campaign, and I can't wait to see them in your hands!
