Hello again, fellow lovers of fungi!

I've been swamped lately and took a bit longer than intended pushing out this update, but I'm excited to once again share fresh new pics of the remaining finished pins 😆🙌 Check out all these shiny lil Shroomies!

Do you have a new favorite?! 🤩

By golly, were the polls insanely close once again, but a final decision has been made! In case you haven't already looked at the poll results on your own, here's our official winner:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the multiple rounds of deciding fabric color for this little guy! 😅 It really was a neck-and-neck race, but ultimately, I'm happy that we stuck with the color of the original design / artwork and kept with the initial vision. The bright red is super classic and fun, and if I do a second production run of this mini Shroomie in the future, I'll likely produce the brighter version next :) For now though, I hope you all enjoy the deep rich burgundy (that will also match the freebie holo sticker that comes with the plushie), and cherish your squishy new shroom friend for years to come!

✦ Plushies: All of the blue Shroomie plushies have successfully finished production and have been completed for a little while. We're just waiting for the mini burgundy Shroomie plushies to finish so that everything can ship together. 👍 I confirmed the final fabric color for the mini plushie as soon as the last vote closed, so their production has already been well underway by now, and shouldn't take much longer to wrap up. Once these little guys are done, then all of the plushies will make their voyage to my doorstep and get ready for order fulfillment :)

✦ Enamel Pins: All enamel pins are finished—woohoooo!! And since I was a bit slow in posting this update, I actually get to report that not only are the pins done, but they just showed up in the mail yesterday and are all safe and sound with me now! 🎉 They look even better in person too. I truly cannot wait for each of you to hold your shiny new Shroomies in-hand soon.

With everything else ready to go (stickers, shipping material, etc.), it's just a matter of waiting on the plushies to arrive, and then order fulfilment will begin! I'll of course send another update or two before your orders start getting packed up, as we'll need to finalize / lock down shipping addresses and charge cards for all outstanding balances. I'll wait until we get just a little bit closer before pushing out the address lock and payment charge, but if you'd like to stay on top of things and be an extra-awesome person, please double check your shipping address and linked payment method now, and kindly ensure that everything is correct and good to go.

Simply log into BackerKit > click your profile icon in the top right corner > click "Your Pledges & Surveys" > find and click "Shroomie Shoppe" from the list > then find the "Edit payment or address" link in the top right.

✨ You can also quickly access your survey by having a direct link emailed to you here: Shroomie Shoppe - Reward Survey

Short & sweet good news: Both of my manufacturers have been gracious enough to cover the tariff fees, so I'm happy to say that we'll be unaffected by extra tariff costs :) What a huge relief!

To conclude this update, I have a question and new poll for you all: do you want backing cards for the enamel pins? I've always hand-packed every single pin on a card back, mostly because I love pretty packaging and have always adored the extra presentation that card backs give to pins. However, it is a HUGE time consumer to unwrap and pierce every individual pin. And admittedly, the extra packaging does feel pretty wasteful, since I know most people likely don't keep the cards.

So I'd like to know from you guys, is having your pins packaged on cards backs an important factor for you? Or would it be all the same if they were delivered in their default plastic bags from the manufacturer?

👇 Vote below: 👇

We're getting closer and closer to fulfilment every day now! Which item(s) are you most excited to receive in the mail? 🤩

Thank you a MILLION times over again for your continued support and for following along through the process. I look forward to updating you again when the plushies come in :)

🛍 Shroomie Shoppe - Pre-Order Store
💖 Lexidus Art - Instagram

Stay shroomy! 💪🍄

Hi Shroomie friends!

Thank you all so much for your votes on the last poll :) It was an incredibly close call, but the scales were tipped slightly in favor of the burgundy Mini Shroomie Plushie (original art color). I just received the two mini plush samples in the mail so that I could compare them in person too, and I wanted to share some more pictures & videos of all the plushie samples together. Some of you brought up good points on which mini plushie would look best next to the big blue Shroomie, so here's sort of a final round comparison / vote:

👉 Full Plushie Sample Video Here 👈

Here's some fresh new side-by-size comparison pics of the plushies as well:
(TIP: If you don't see the GIF below while viewing in email, click the link to this update at the top to view the full message in a new tab.)

Final Vote:

So, now that we can see all three together (and since the polls have been so dang close), I wanted to give everyone one last chance to confirm their choice on the mini plushie color. Do you still like your original pick, or has this swayed you to the other color? 

Since the winner was previously the burgundy mini plushie, I'm going to assume that's the color we're moving forward with, unless everyone mass jumps ships over to the red shroom this time 😂

Usually I get more pictures of the pin process (molds, raw pins, etc.), but my pin manu has been so excited to make these and show the finished product, they just jumped straight to the final pins this time 😅 We've been working really closely together on color matching with the artwork, and I'm super pleased with how each of these designs are turning out so far! There have only been a few that I'm requesting slight tweaks on, which is great considering how many colors and how many different pins we're working with here. Please enjoy all these first looks at the Shroomie Shoppe pins that I've received pics of thus far:

(NOTE: Any that are marked *colors pending = pins that I'm requesting updated color(s) on, to better match the original artwork.)

Any pins that you don't see pictured above are still in the production process and I haven't received sample pictures of yet, but once they come in, I'll happily share them with you! 🤩 I hope you're a thrilled as I am to get these in-hand and add them to your shiny trinket collection ~

Until next update, please fill out your Shroomie Shoppe - Reward Survey if you haven't yet, and let me know in the comments below which pin(s) you're most excited to see and receive!

Thank you all for following along in the production process :) It's always SO fun to see everything progressively come to life, and I seriously love that I get to share the excitement with you guys as we go along.

🛍 Shroomie Shoppe - Pre-Order Store
💖 Lexidus Art - Instagram

Stay shroomy! 💪🍄