Hey everyone!

Good news, the vinyl stickers have arrived, including the dragonfly freebie, and I couldn’t wait to show you all how they’ve come out! The Stag Beetle and Dragonfly are my favourites and I used the same colour pallet and style for all four of the main designs and I think they look sick as a set. Check em out below! They’ve also come out ever so slightly larger than the 2.5 inches I estimated - they’re more like 2.75” ( 2 inches and 3 quarters?! I’m in the UK and have no idea how you type that! ) which is exactly 7cm wide. 

And here’s the Dragonfly freebie with the holographic wings:

I’ve also had an update from my pin manufacturer too, and they estimate that they should be finished with the entire batch by the end of April! I’m so so excited, especially as I’ve never ordered such a large number before, and rainbow plating is my absolute favourite type of enamel pin finish. I’ll keep you all posted about any changes in timescales once I have another update from them, but in the meantime, the next thing for me to do is design the backing cards. I’m going to keep them simple and classy, to try and keep the emphasis on the pin badges themselves when they’re in use. I’ll be back with some designs asap!

Thank you to everyone who’s filled in their surveys, we’ve had a whopping 96% completion rate which is nuts! I’ve locked counts and charged cards for postage, but you will still have the chance to update your addresses before I send anything out, so don’t panic if you’re planning on moving or anything changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me.

And for those of you who missed the campaign, don’t forget - the Pre Order store is still open! You can grab any of the pins, stickers or the limited edition print HERE!

Have a bloody great weekend and stay awesome!

Cheers,
Lydia (PhaseMoth)

Good morning everyone!

I’ve noticed a few of you asking about the collab pin not showing up on your surveys but never fear - they will be added through the Celestial Beasts project!

I should have made this more obvious as I didn’t realise people would be expecting to see it as an actual item on their list once the survey was finished as we are both very new to Backerkit - please accept my apologies! We decided to use just one of our manufacturers to create both of the collab pins, to ensure that the gold plating would look identical, and to save on postage. Abi will in fact be adding both of our pins to qualifying orders - so if you see the collab pin on her survey, you’re getting mine as well! Both of them will be in the parcel you get from Abi. 

Please do go ahead and finish your survey for Celestial Insects if you haven’t done so yet, and if you have any more questions, just let me know! I’ll try and answer as quickly as possible, but do bear in mind that I am in the Uk so there might be a slight time zone delay. 

Abi and I are also having a chat about what the backing cards should look like at the moment too - watch this space!

Thanks again for your patience, and have a good rest of the week,

Lydia (PhaseMoth)

Ps. It looks like the most popular pin badge is the Gold Moth at the moment! 

Hey everyone!

Good news, the surveys will finally be coming out over the next few days for you all to select which pins you'd like. I've also had an update from my manufacturer with a photo of two of the molds too, check them out! These are the Celestial Stag Beetle and Celestial Moth:

The other two are almost ready now too and I need to get back to them with quantities for each design once I get the surveys back. I'm so excited!

The Pre-order store is also now open!

This is the perfect option for anyone who missed out on the campaign while it was live. Please note - if you're an existing backer, don't use the Pre-order shop as you'll be charged twice for postage! Don't worry - you'll have the chance to add any extras you missed out on during the campaign at the end of your survey, and once you've filled it in and added your postal address, shipping will finally be charged. Keep your eyes peeled on your inbox for your survey link when it arrives! 

If you have any questions regarding the survey, or the pre-order store, just let me know. The survey was quite complicated to get set up, but it should be quite straight forward now to complete. I look forward to seeing which pin design is the most popular. I've got a feeling it might be the Mantis, but we shall see!

Cheers,
Lydia ( PhaseMoth )

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to post a quick update to say thank you so much for backing this project, and I can't wait to get started with the process of making these pin designs a reality for you all~!

I'm building the surveys now for each pledge tier, and will be sending them off for review very soon - keep an eye out in your inbox for another update once they give me the go ahead and you'll then be able to let me know exactly which pin designs and add-ons you would like.

Failed Payments

Payments for the funding are currently being processed, and as it stands currently, details on my end are showing that there are 39 failed pledges. Please can I ask you all to check your details and make sure your payment has gone through!  You can do this by going to your profile menu and clicking "Your Pledges & Surveys". Click on "Celestial Insects" and check if you were successfully charged. If the charge failed, you can retry charging your card by re-entering your card information. If you have any questions, please let me know!

That's all for now, and I'll be back in touch with another update once the surveys are ready to go. :)

Cheers,
Lydia