Well, thanks to all of you, we can call the first Pub Gob Trinkets solo campaign a rousing success! With 98 people and over $6200 raised, we are now seeing what the first steps will be for this division of Publishing Goblin have to offer. I love sharing numbers, so let's take a look at what we've got here:
Items Ordered 52 | New Stained Glass Tarot Pins 32 | Filler Tarot Set 26 | Filler Trinket Set
50 or so of the collaborative mini pin set between Aimee and I are going out to folks, and an estimated 25 of the freebie Death of the Oracle mini pins will be going out as well.
We are also seeing 21 ART NOT AI and 29 NO ICE pins joining them, which is great considering these ones are brand new in this project as well.
The new thing with the Seasonal Pins is seeing 13 Autumn Goblins and 12 Winter Goblins finding new homes, while the newest item type of all, the pin banners, are seeing a combined 41 claimed.
In trying a bunch of new pin designs, new things with the banners, and with the limited edition seasonal pins, I can see fun new options for the future. I will probably do limited runs of 50 for the limited editions instead of 100, and I will be a bit more patient about ordering pins ahead of time. I ordered our sets already because I wanted to have them before the Chinese New Year shut down here in February, but now I see I have over-ordered a fair bit, basing numbers on the previous tarot-style pin project.
But that's alright, we will have more to sell into the future. I'm very proud of all these designs, and can't wait to get them out to you.
For now, sit tight! I'll get shipping prices set in the system soon, send out surveys, and get shipping all charged before we shoot our items out into the world.
In the 'old world', or rather, in old texts, the numbers 1,000 and 10,000 were interchangeable with the idea of infinity. A number so large that it might as well be endless. I didn't think we were going to make it to 1000 backers on the Oracle Dice's project in May last year. It just didn't seem likely to me, the project crawled a lot slower than I expected.
But in those final hours, as the backer train kept going, we did it. So I owed my supporters for doubting them! Thus the 1,000 Commemorative pin was made as a little add-on, much like the Enoch's Not Dead commemorative mug for the Misery Tarot, when we broke 800 backers on that one. But that was in May/June of 2025. All this time since, there has been no actual design for the pin.
But here we are, I really punched my way into this one all afternoon long. I intended to up the price when the design was done, and so that is officially done now. Those who got it cheaper when it was designless, thanks for believing in what might come to be. Now it's here, and the add-on is officially set at $15 for a 2 1/2" wide pin!
... What's that? I was overly certain that we would fund so I went ahead and ordered the pins ahead of time to avoid the February factory closes?? (And probably too many sets at that??) I based the order on what was sold on the first tarot pin set project, which made about 2x the money this one is at now. So I definitely over-ordered, but that just means I won't have to re-manufacture the sets anytime soon.
But they are here in person and they look amazing! Sincerely I love them all so much, especially the free collab pin set we have on offer between me and Aimee! So shiny.
You can also finally see how BIG the seasonal pins are! They're almost as tall as the tarot pins and much wider with the ears. And they are laser etched with their numbering out of 100. The Autumnal Gob Pin here is #34/100, which is great.
Also got pictures of the banners! They look delightful, and have room for all the pins in this project and more. So I highly suggest grabbing those! They look a little small here, but they are 10" tall and 6" across! I'm excited to have them in hand.
And lastly, I'm noodling on the 1000 Goblin pin some more. Let me know what you think should go in the loops of the infinity scroll. I was going to do flowers or some kind of bouquet, but I'm not sure anymore. Also have some work to do on the goblin head of course still. If they head is staying that big, I will need to make the hands larger for sure haha.
That's all for now-- thanks for being here friends, and don't forget to share the project if you have time, space, and the desire. Always happy to bring new things to life!
Now, there are a lot of incredible pins on this campaign for sale, from the new stained glass pins to the new filler pin sets, plus the NO ICE and NOT AI new pins featured here, or the new seasonal collector pins!
But while those all cost money, there are some pins here that are total freebies, so long as you've also taken a look at some other campaigns.
First off, we have our project collab with Aimee Cozza's incredible robot pin set! If you are getting a pinset from each of us right now, you also get our collab 4-pin mini pin arcana set, with a little robo-flair. I provided the gold pins with Cups and Disks, and Aimee put together the silver Wands and Swords!
We will be selling this set for $15-20 in the future, so right now you can get it added to your order for free if you back us both! And her robot filler pin sets are being chosen right now on her campaign, so you can decide which robots go on which of her two pin sets!
And there are also mini-pins on the line for ALL Lore and Myth campaigns if you back any 3 of us or more! Lore and Myth is a sub-group of projects live now on Pintopia with 21 of us in total. If you back for a pin in each of 3 projects (ours included), you'll receive a free mini-pin from each of us.
For this project, we're adding in the Death of the Oracle mini pin!
It's the same size as our card filler pin set, so it will fit in perfectly and round that pin set off at 3 dark symbol cards and 3 card-back style cards pins.
Now is a great time to consider which of the many projects in Pintopia you'll want gorgeous pins from to lock in your plans before it ends in just 12 days. Why not take your time now before we rush to the end?
Will be seeing you soon with the finalized 1000 GOBLIN pin design, so everything on offer will be there to be seen,
Tata for now, 7DA your pub gob
PS Don't forget to vote on which Major Arcana you want to see pin-ified next in our ongoing Major Arcana collection.
As of last night, we funded! Congratulations to the 75+ of us here to make this happen, and during such a huge and wide-reaching Pintopia of 200+ projects and so many incredible creators.
I honestly have to thank you from the bottom of my heart for you heart-felt support of Pub Gob Trinkets's first voyage as its own account. It literally couldn't have happened without you, and I appreciate it so deeply.
I write this from the Austin airport in Texas on my way to see family. With just a few flight changes, I find myself stuck here for a while, so I figure now is as good a time as any to say hello and thank you for putting us over the funding goal.
I have added those two new Anti-AI and Anti-ICE pins to the campaign, but will keep myself from adding a bunch more. I think I'd like to keep the seasonal pins to the Pub Gob Trinkets campaigns, and just do a small release of pins, key chains, prints, and more 4 times throughout the year.
I really enjoy these campaigns because they are slim and easy to run. I design stuff, talk to my manufacturer, run a smaller campaign than I'm used to, and bam-- I ship them myself! It's a great time.
So again, thank you for being here. Congratulations to us! I'll be back with more updates soon, showcasing some of the newer pin designs and the amazing collab pin set I'm doing with Aimee Cozza!
