Sorry for being a week late on the monthly update. I wanted to include a big update about the enamel pins before publishing this.
———ENAMEL PINS——— Production is finally starting! It took a long time going back and forth on what changes needed to be made for the manufacturer and me. The 'biggest' changes are primarily with the 'Enemies to Lovers' and 'Dahlia Flame Sword' Pins. Inside the design where the white holes are, there will be recessed metal. The main design is still there and is barely altered! If the pins were a lot larger, the holes could have worked.
See the following two images for reference.
The grayish yellow spots that were originally white/cut out areas are now replaced with recessed metal.
X means it is a cut hole in the design.
Doing recessed metal instead of having the areas filled with connected raised metal will still give it that flame detail pop up I wanted that is true to the original design :) There are also some areas where the recessed metal (in these plus other designs) that are put down to help support the pin edges. You probably won't notice it because of the pins' actual size.
If you are no longer satisfied with having the Enemies to Lovers Medium Pin OR Dahlia Flame Sword Large Pin as your choice(s), please email me within the three few weeks so we can switch your pin choice(s).
———PAPER PRODUCTS——— Proofs have been made and the main sticker order has been shipped. I ordered some sample stickers of the Lotus Flower Book before doing the main order and am really happy with how they look!
In direct sunlight!
———POSSIBLE LOCAL PICKUP——— There is a chance that I may be vending at specific conventions in late summer/early fall. Once I have a confirmed booth placement and the items are ready, local pickups may be a thing. Sorry, I currently haven't applied to anything in northern California or out of state for this year! I will confirm this possibility in a future update and give instructions on how you can select local pickup and NOT be charged for shipping if you pick it up in-person at a convention/event.
Shipping has not yet been locked and charged.
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be in the beginning of July. I most likely won't have the pins finished but the stickers should have arrived and be ready. I am hoping to have update pictures of the enamel pins and bookmarks.
Have a great rest of your month and thank you for taking the time to keep up with my project updates :)
I already turned in the files to my manufacturer. I am waiting for the proofs and will let you all know if they bring up any concerns. Right now there is a holiday break for them so hopefully I hear back at the beginning of this week. Once I have photos, I'll gladly share the progress!
I hope you're all doing well. There are still at least 20 surveys not filled out so I will be making 04/04/26 the final day for both surveys and the pre-order store.
Make sure that your survey is completed please! This includes providing a shipping address. If you go to 'Your Surveys', you should see "We received your order" for my project. You can still make changes to your address up until early to mid July.
———PRE-ORDER STORE——— ✦ If you had any friends that missed out on the initial campaign run, they can pre-order through my store! Head to the front page of this campaign (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/nightfall-s-delight/a-night-of-romantasy-fantasy-pin-collection) and there will be a button underneath the 'estimate to ship by' date. ✦ Gentle reminder: if you already pledged before, please complete your survey! Do not order items through this store or else you risk double shipping charges!
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around the end of April or beginning of May. By then, I should have already placed the order with the manufacturer. I will post earlier if anything else arises.
Over 70% of the smoke test surveys have been completed so I will be sending out all of the surveys now. Thanks to those that got it done :)
I will be leaving the surveys open until 03/29 at the very least. I may leave it open longer if there are a few stragglers.
———PRE-ORDER STORE——— ✦ If you had any friends that missed out on the initial campaign run, they can now pre-order through my store! Head to the front page of this campaign (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/nightfall-s-delight/a-night-of-romantasy-fantasy-pin-collection) and there will be a button underneath the 'estimate to ship by' date. ✦ Gentle reminder: if you already pledged before, please complete your survey! Do not order items through this store or else you risk double shipping charges!
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around the end of March when I give a final survey end date.
I have finally got approved for sending out smoke test surveys today. If you're a lucky one, please fill it out when you are able to. The sooner they are completed, the sooner I can send the rest of the surveys!
Thank you all for being patient (I really tried to double check everything). Please let me know if you have any questions or run into any issues and I'll do my best to sort it out as soon as I can.
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around when I send all surveys out.
Thank you all SO MUCH for participating! I am still blown away by how much support I got from you all. From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate everyone :)
———PAYMENTS——— ✦ By now everyone should have been charged for their pledges however there are over 20 failed charges. Be sure to check if your payment went through properly! There is a chance for you to fix it during the survey portion of the campaign.
———SURVEYS——— ✦ I am working on the surveys in Pledge Manager. Please keep in mind that surveys are expected to go out in early March at the latest. For now, let's assume the latest date to be March 14th.
✦ If you are curious about the addons, here are some sneak peak images!
STICKERS TEASER
ACRYLIC CHARMS TEASER
———PRE-ORDER STORE——— ✦ I am working on this and it is expected to come out before the surveys.
✦ If you already pledged, please wait for the surveys! Do not purchase through the pre-order store. There is a chance you will be charged twice for shipping!
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around when the pre-order store is open and/or smoke test surveys are sent out.
—————— I hope everyone has a great February! Thank you again :) I can't wait for you all to get your surveys!
Sorry for being a week late on the monthly update. I wanted to include a big update about the enamel pins before publishing this.
———ENAMEL PINS——— Production is finally starting! It took a long time going back and forth on what changes needed to be made for the manufacturer and me. The 'biggest' changes are primarily with the 'Enemies to Lovers' and 'Dahlia Flame Sword' Pins. Inside the design where the white holes are, there will be recessed metal. The main design is still there and is barely altered! If the pins were a lot larger, the holes could have worked.
See the following two images for reference.
The grayish yellow spots that were originally white/cut out areas are now replaced with recessed metal.
X means it is a cut hole in the design.
Doing recessed metal instead of having the areas filled with connected raised metal will still give it that flame detail pop up I wanted that is true to the original design :) There are also some areas where the recessed metal (in these plus other designs) that are put down to help support the pin edges. You probably won't notice it because of the pins' actual size.
If you are no longer satisfied with having the Enemies to Lovers Medium Pin OR Dahlia Flame Sword Large Pin as your choice(s), please email me within the three few weeks so we can switch your pin choice(s).
———PAPER PRODUCTS——— Proofs have been made and the main sticker order has been shipped. I ordered some sample stickers of the Lotus Flower Book before doing the main order and am really happy with how they look!
In direct sunlight!
———POSSIBLE LOCAL PICKUP——— There is a chance that I may be vending at specific conventions in late summer/early fall. Once I have a confirmed booth placement and the items are ready, local pickups may be a thing. Sorry, I currently haven't applied to anything in northern California or out of state for this year! I will confirm this possibility in a future update and give instructions on how you can select local pickup and NOT be charged for shipping if you pick it up in-person at a convention/event.
Shipping has not yet been locked and charged.
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be in the beginning of July. I most likely won't have the pins finished but the stickers should have arrived and be ready. I am hoping to have update pictures of the enamel pins and bookmarks.
Have a great rest of your month and thank you for taking the time to keep up with my project updates :)
I already turned in the files to my manufacturer. I am waiting for the proofs and will let you all know if they bring up any concerns. Right now there is a holiday break for them so hopefully I hear back at the beginning of this week. Once I have photos, I'll gladly share the progress!
I hope you're all doing well. There are still at least 20 surveys not filled out so I will be making 04/04/26 the final day for both surveys and the pre-order store.
Make sure that your survey is completed please! This includes providing a shipping address. If you go to 'Your Surveys', you should see "We received your order" for my project. You can still make changes to your address up until early to mid July.
———PRE-ORDER STORE——— ✦ If you had any friends that missed out on the initial campaign run, they can pre-order through my store! Head to the front page of this campaign (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/nightfall-s-delight/a-night-of-romantasy-fantasy-pin-collection) and there will be a button underneath the 'estimate to ship by' date. ✦ Gentle reminder: if you already pledged before, please complete your survey! Do not order items through this store or else you risk double shipping charges!
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around the end of April or beginning of May. By then, I should have already placed the order with the manufacturer. I will post earlier if anything else arises.
I have finally got approved for sending out smoke test surveys today. If you're a lucky one, please fill it out when you are able to. The sooner they are completed, the sooner I can send the rest of the surveys!
Thank you all for being patient (I really tried to double check everything). Please let me know if you have any questions or run into any issues and I'll do my best to sort it out as soon as I can.
———NEXT UPDATE——— ✦ Expect the next update to be around when I send all surveys out.
