Hey all! I'm writing from my truck in Reno on the first leg of my 3 day drive home after BLFC. I do apologize that this means I don't have a lot of pictures to share, but this is more to let you all know what is going on and where we're at with Carrion Baggage!

I'll explain all that at the bottom of this post, but want you to have the important info up front. I'm sincerely sorry about the delay, and taking over a month to get an update out. Please know I'm taking this very seriously. I've had a bad year for circumstances outside my control and I'm determined to keep things moving.

Some of you might remember that Carrion Baggage: Second Bite was going to be a part of Pintopia 2026. After some exciting talks w/some folks it is actually being delayed! There will still be pins this Jan, just as a separate project: Gnawesome Predators!

Carrion Baggage: Second Bite will be launching in March of 2026! It will have the 3 most wanted Premium Cut bags still, but it will also be getting a few extras that I'm excited to share once they're finalized. The bags are also getting some changes: specifically straps will now be faux leather and fully removeable! There will also be new meats, like a sardines in tomato sauce tin and connecting sausage link bags!

That's all the Carrion Baggage specific news I have to share for now. Everything on the backend is sorted,

The delay:
I planned to do all my fulfillment in September, which was meant to be my chill month off where I just worked on fulfillment, developed new stuff, and vibed. Then I cracked a tooth right after labor day weekend and it rapidly became a really bad medical emergency which I will avoid describing in detail because it was extremely Not Great. I will leave it at a cartoonish "my face exploded." This put me out of commission for WEEKS. I was in and out of the doctor every other day, narrowly avoided hospitalization, and was on some serious meds that had me unconcious for as long and often as possible. By the time I was able to function in any useful capacity again I had 2 back-to-back conventions and no prep ready. I racked up some bug eye medical bills in all that hullabaloo and will still have more to cover in the future, so I was not in a position financially to cancel and instead focus on lost Sept. obligations.

This has messed with my business as a whole too, not just this campaign. So I've taken steps to prevent something like this from happening again. We imported an industrial stuffing machine, are switching to a shop drop model, and have discontinued pre-orders on all plush we finish ourselves. All orders for my shops (lairbrew.com and our etsy) will be refunded if not fulfilled by a certain date, and the push for fulfilling those orders will be after I have taken 2 rest days max following our journey home. 

November 4th is the day after the order refunding deadline, meaning I will be dropping literally everything to start working on Backerkit fulfillment at that time.