Hey all!

We're nearing the end of production but have one issue to bring to your attention. Somewhere in the proof process I missed that my manufacturer added extra lines to the Black Cat teapot, particularly to the eye pupils. I guess the line art colour was too close to the eye colour so I did not catch this before the mold was made. I think it looks fine, but because it's different than the original art concept I shared I need to share it with you and ask if it's fine as is or if I need to ask them to make a new mold.

If we do make a new mold, it could delay production by another month. It's fine, I'd rather make sure you all get what you want, but keep that in mind! If you ordered this pin, can you please voice your opinion in the comments on whether you like the pin as is or if you would like it to be remade? I would really appreciate the feedback. My spouse thinks the extra lines makes it cuter, but in the end, it's up to you!

So......Backing Cards
I stated explicitly during the campaign that I was going to forego backing cards in order to make fulfilment go faster, but I also know most of the other Pintopia creators are doing them. So, I made a poll! Do you have strong feelings about having some sort of backing card for the pins?

Please vote if you have an opinion on the matter! I really appreciate the feedback!

A Slight Delay
So apparently, my manufacturer got a rush order between me placing my pin order and now so they had to put everything aside to work on that. We're about a couple weeks behind on production, but that's okay. I worked in about a month or two of delays when I set my original timeline. Honestly it won't affect much for you all because I won't be able to do fulfilment or grading until after the 4th of July weekend since I have conventions. But I wanted to mention this delay anyways for the sake of transparency. Otherwise, all is going very well, as you'll see below!

Final Pin Designs
Lastly, I received all the final design samples of the pins - plated and everything. These are all in the final production stage and should be done soon. Please enjoy how these pins turned out! I'm also including the swords, so this is everything that was available in the add-ons too!

That's all for now! I'm in super con crunch mode for the next couple days, then I'm going to be stuck in FFXIV Dawntrail brainrot mode until my 4th of July cons, so unless something big happens I probably won't be back with any updates until around the 10th. Production turnaround is usually 45 days and we're right about at that mark, but with the delay it'll probably be another couple of weeks. Can't wait to get these pins though, and I'm glad with how they're turning out!

Cheers!
- Lachlan