Hi everyone! Quick check-in: Production for Delibears is still ongoing. While there isn’t new confirmed progress to share just yet, work is continuing steadily behind the scenes across multiple stages.
Earlier challenges have had a longer ripple effect on timelines than we initially expected, and that impact is still influencing the overall pace now. At the same time, progress is happening step by step, even if it’s not always immediately visible from the outside.
Several phases are still ahead after production is fully completed — including manufacturer dispatch, transit to us, quality checks, counting, packing, and final shipment — and each of these takes time to complete properly. Still, things are moving forward steadily.
We’re also expecting to be able to share progress photos as soon as we receive them from the manufacturers, and we’ll do so once we have something concrete to show 😍
We’ll share another update in about a month, or sooner if something changes. Completing production and fulfillment is just as important to us as it is to you, as it allows us to move forward fully with each project.
✉️ A quick note on communication: we do read all comments and messages whenever we can, but we may not be able to reply to each one individually or in some cases responses may be selective, this is never meant to ignore or dismiss anyone. Also, many questions overlap or have been already answered in previous updates, and in some cases we’re still actively figuring things out. We truly appreciate your patience, understanding and continued support from the bottom of our hearts. This project (and all our other "pending" ones) still means a lot to us, always. And we’re committed to seeing through properly.
Since the majority of our ongoing campaigns are currently at a very similar production stage, you may see a very similar update shared across them. This simply reflects their shared status.
Thank you again for being here and for sticking with us.
We know these waits are frustrating, and they’re just as challenging on our side — which is exactly why we’re doing everything we can to move things forward carefully and steadily.
We’re also sorry when too much time passes between updates. We’ll share another update in about a month, or sooner if something changes. If there are no major changes before then, our next check-in update will be around early April. If there are recent comments we haven’t replied to yet, we’ll get back to them as soon as possible where needed.
📬 A New Year, A New Push Forward. Thank You for Staying With Us.
👋 Hey everyone! We hope you had a warm, peaceful Holiday season, however you chose to spend it! And we wish you the brightest, kindest, happiest New Year! 🌟✨
It’s now the very beginning of 2026 (can you believe it?! 😭), and even if we don’t have any major updates to share just yet, we wanted to check in and let you know…
💌 We’re still here. Still working. Still pushing through in the background — slowly but steadily.
We learned silence can feel a little discouraging sometimes. But behind the scenes, things are still moving — production, coordination with manufacturers, emails, logistics, packaging, follow-ups. The current work is very "invisible", but it’s all ongoing. We’re doing our best to move things forward, at the often awkward pace that small creators with no external help, like us, have to dance to. 🥺
We’re far from perfect — a little clumsy, a little chaotic… we stumble, we get overwhelmed, but we never stop trying.
We can’t wait for the day we get to share exciting news, tangible progress, or even the final fulfillment photos with you!! That moment is still coming — and we’re holding onto that light with all our hearts. 💜 In the meantime, thank you for sticking around, for being patient, and for still believing in this little dream of ours. REALLY.
We’re wishing you a 2026 filled with warmth, breakthroughs, self-kindness and color — and we truly hope that what we’re building here will add a tiny spark of that to your year, too, despite all. 🌟
🌱 A small note: This update is going out across all of our pending/open campaigns — because while each project is different and has its own timing/complexity, the heart and care behind them is the same. 💜 We know it’s taking way longer than expected. And we want you to know: it’s in our own interest to fulfill as soon as possible, too. Only once these campaigns are fulfilled we can bring the leftover products to our shop and actually earn something from them. Crowdfunding doesn’t bring profits; it helps fund production, and sometimes we even have to add personal savings to cover unforeseen costs. 😣 So please rest assured: we want these campaigns to be finished, more than anyone. We’re committed to making that happen, even if slowly — and we’re endlessly grateful for your trust, your patience, and your presence. 🎀 As we always say, your support keeps our hearts warm and our motivation alive.
Even just knowing you’re still out there cheering us on (and/or simply waiting patiently) means everything to us. This community is what keeps us grounded. Thank you for being here.
We’re leaving behind the weight of the past year, and carrying forward only what fuels us: hope, connection, and the belief that we can finish what we started — together. 💫
Poppin’ in to give you a fresh update on Clown Bear’s progress – and show you how things are shaping up after our detailed adjustment requests! 🧸✂️
*manu pics*
front
side
button detail
back
This last new sample reflects many of the changes we asked for, and while we’re definitely getting closer… we’re not 100% there just yet. Let’s break it down! 👇
✅ What’s improved: – The collar and hat fabrics are way better now – super soft, fluffy, and much more premium-looking! – The hat stripes are no longer printed – they’re made from stitched fabric panels, which makes everything look so much more polished ✨ – The yellow button on the shorts has finally been added!
📸 Check out the before/after comparison in the image below — from the original sample, to our mock-up adjustments, to the current version.
⚠️ Still needs work: – The bow is actually less appealing than the first version: it’s smaller, lacks presence, and the color is still off (we requested a deeper teal tone 🎨). – Both the hat and collar, although nicer in texture, still feel a bit too flimsy. We asked for more structure, especially on the side of the hat, which is still too tight and narrow. – The yellow button is just a flat piece of felt for now – we’ve requested something more premium-looking, with extra detail or dimension to make it pop like a real accessory.
NEW ADJUSTMENTS - focus on the side and button
We're staying on it and already sent feedback back to the manufacturer — hopefully the next iteration gets us even closer to our vision! 💫
🔍 What do you think so far? Would you tweak anything else? Or are we almost there? As always, thank you for following along this journey with us — we can’t wait to show you the final version when it’s ready! 🌟
📦 Shipping News – We Can Finally Ship to the USA Again! You’ve probably already read some of this in the updates for our other campaigns — but we now have even more progress to share!(And we’ll be updating the other projects accordingly very soon.)
So yes: this means that by the time we’ll be ready to ship the Delibears rewards, there will no longer be any issues. Everything should move smoothly, and we’ll be fully set up to ship worldwide, including to the US, also with no surprise fees. 💌
In fact, we’re thrilled to let you know that we’ve finally received official approval from our courier to activate the DDP shipping service!!!!! 🥳🎉 And we’re now setting it up on our shipping platform (there are still some technical steps to configure on our end, but the hard part is done!).
✨ This means we’ll finally be able to ship to the US again without unexpected fees or delays for backers — something we’ve been working toward behind the scenes for months.
And the best part? Despite all the recent chaos with the new tariffs and shipping issues, we were able to keep the new shipping prices really good and reasonable overall! 🙌
As soon as we receive all the Delibears rewards, shipping will resume worldwide — including Europe, the US, and the Rest of the World, with improved stability and full tracking thanks to the new service.
🇺🇸📦 Important update for all our US backers/customers
We wish this wasn’t the update we had to write today, we're devastated. But sadly, like many other small businesses based outside the US, we’re being forced to temporarily suspend all shipments to the USA, effective immediately —until further notice.
This decision is not voluntary, nor temporary out of convenience. Due to new international trade restrictions, and following a formal notice from our shipping carrier, all DDU (unpaid customs) services to the U.S. have been suspended starting August 23, 2025.
This comes in response to the abolition of the de minimis import exemption pushed by the Trump administration, which will make every single international package — regardless of its value — subject to sudden and severe customs fees, often between $80 and $200.
Worse still, there’s no infrastructure in place for small businesses like ours to cover or pre-pay these fees the same and with DDU service removed by our courier, we physically cannot ship to the US for now —even if we wanted to.
👉 What this means for us: As a brand whose customer base is over 89% U.S. based, it’s not just an inconvenience. It’s literally devastating.
💔 How this affects us — and why we’re heartbroken If you've been following us for a while, you already know: the past two years have been incredibly hard and emotionally heavy. But 2024… 2024 has been the hardest year of our lives. We went through multiple heartbreaking losses, one after another. Our 4 beloved companions got sick, one by one. We fought for them. We sacrificed sleep, comfort, and thousands in medical expenses to give them the best possible care — but we lost them anyway. And with every loss, a piece of us broke too. And at the same time, we were trying to keep our work alive.
Work, which had always been our one steady ground — suddenly turned into chaos too — and completely crumbled. Our long-time trusted manufacturers, who had never let us down before, began failing us in ways we never imagined: delayed communications, endless waiting. We were left with months of silence, and no choice but to start over from scratch. We had to test new unknown suppliers — and ended up with defective products. We lost money, time, energy. We had to redo entire collections multiple times, spending every last cent we had. Every last bit of our personal savings vanished in the whole process.
We were physically and emotionally exhausted — and as we kept trying to stay afloat, the multiple burnouts we were facing, eventually turned into physical illness. Still — we kept going. We kept creating.
Because we kept telling ourselves:
“As soon as we get all the items, if WE just work extra hard, if we give it our all, we’ll finally be able to ship everything and get back on track.”
But now… this. A decision completely out of our hands — cutting us off from the country where most of our customers live. This new law is like a giant wall placed between us and you — our supporters, our community.
We’ve always been transparent with you, and today is no different: 👉 This is not just a shipping issue. This is about our entire livelihood. 👉 Not just our work, but our ability to survive — to eat, to pay rent, to afford care for our last living animal still with us (only our bunny Mini-kun is left).
And it’s not something we can climb over with just more effort. It’s out of our hands.
🛠️ So what now? This is NOT the end.
We want to be very clear about one thing: This is not permanent. This is not “the end”, for now. We are still committed to doing everything in our power to make all the rewards happen, and we hold on to hope that things will work out. For now, it’s a pause, not a goodbye.
We’re working on trying to find solutions — actively — and we are fully committed to bringing this project and all our creations to life as much as we possibly can, even if this adds to the already huge delays.
Here’s what we’re doing already: 🌀 We're exploring alternative routes (like DDP or intermediate delivery hubs, PO box reroutes) 🌀 We're planning to speak directly with US-based fulfillment centers/warehouses 🌀 And yes — we will continue the currently ongoing production wherever possible. We are fully committed to creating every single item we promised, even if shipping will be extremely delayed. 🌀 Additionally, any new campaigns we had in the works will now be postponed, suspended, or blocked for US backers until there is more clarity. This breaks our hearts, but it’s the only thing we can do
We know this might sound like a lot of uncertainty — but please know this: 💬 We are not giving up. Not on you. Not on what we built. Not on this dream.
And beyond the immediate crisis, here’s what we are planning for the future, in order to stay afloat and avoid complete shutdown:
We may set up US-based print-on-demand options for some of our creations
We’ll soon open digital versions of many of our works — from wallpapers to coloring pages to art printables
We’re planning to reopen limited shipping for certain flat items like stickers or prints using flat mail (which seems to be exempt — for now)
Most importantly: we’re also working on coloring books through Amazon’s direct print service. This is something we had already started developing, and now more than ever it feels like the right path — turning our art into something therapeutic and accessible worldwide.
🌱 How you can help (if you want to):
We are a two-person, neurodivergent team. We work from a tiny room, trying to create beauty and connection despite the chaos around us.
And right now, we’re at risk of losing everything we’ve built — and everything we’ve survived to keep alive.
If you want to help us make it through this: 💾 Support our upcoming digital releases — we’re making many of our designs available in digital/printable form (wallpapers, sheets, planners, etc) ✉️ Grab stickers or prints — when we’ll reopen flat mail shipping for US customers (as soon as we’ve adjusted the shop) 📣 Engage with our posts on socials: leave a kind comment, send a message, or share our work — a kind word goes a long, long way... it means more than you know 🌍 If you’re outside the US — your continued support is more crucial than ever! And we thank you deeply for being here 🫶 🎁 Even symbolic support helps us keep going
Please stay with us. Your patience, your presence, your faith in what we do… it’s everything.
And we'll do our best to keep you updated, as clearly and as honestly as possible.
Right now, we’re hurting. We’re tired. And yes, we’re scared. But we’re still here — because of you.
And we will fight, with all we have, to keep creating and delivering the magic you believed in when you chose to support us.
💬 Last but not least: thank you.
Thank you for believing in us. For staying, for waiting, for understanding. We’re doing our best, even when we’re at our worst. And this time — we really, really need your help to get through it. This is not goodbye. It’s a pause, while we fight to make things work. From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you for being here. Thank you for still caring.
With all our love (and all our hope), Inari & Mako 🐄 💔🖤 quirkory
Poppin’ in quickly to show you something we’ve just received from our manufacturer… we got a full batch of fresh photos and videos of the very first full sample of 90’s Bear!! 🧸✨
And honestly? He’s already stealing the spotlight. 🥹 He come out super cuuuute! 😭 From the tiny red-rimmed Sweater, to the denim overalls stitched with “RAD” on the little pocket... every detail is giving pure nostalgic vibes. 📼The oversized cap (yes, it’s removable!) adds the perfect finishing touch — slightly tilted, just like a true '90s rebel. 🧢💥
We’re loving how this little rad plush bean is coming to life already — it really captures the adorableness and playfulness we had in mind for his design!
Pre-orders are also still open hereif you missed the campaign and want to adopt one or any of his brothers 🥹
That said – this is still a first sample, and we do have some adjustments in mind 👀 But before we send them over to our manufacturer, we’d love to hear what you think as well! 👉 Is there anything you’d change or tweak? 👉 What details do you love the most so far?
Poppin’ in quickly to share some fresh photos of Clown Bear taken under natural light – and we’re happy to confirm what we thought: the fur color looks much better now! 🌞✨
In the previous photos, the lighting was quite cold, making the fur appear dull and undersaturated. But as you can see now, the real tone is richer, warmer, and more vibrant – much closer to what we originally planned and previewed during the campaign.
We’ve now sent our adjustments for the accessories to the manufacturer based on the current sample, and we’re waiting for them to be applied! 🧵🐻
Also still waiting for the 90’s Bear sample to be finished – so stay tuned!
Wish you a lovely start to the week in the meantime, the Quirkory team~
Our manufacturer just sent us the first sample photos for Clown Bear!! ✨ Just look at how cute our little bb came to life!! 🧸🎪 We’re absolutely in love with how the base plush turned out — the colors, the softness, the embroidered details… it’s exactly what we dreamed of! 🐻
🎩 The accessories are also shaping up well, just need some adjustments.
🧵 Now we’re working on some improvements to make it even cuter and closer to our design! 🎪🐻
Some of the major adjustments we're requesting:
A puffier and sturdier party hat, with a more structured cone and softer fabric with stripes (we're hoping for not printed!)
A scalloped, fluffy brim and a darker wine red pom-pom
A larger, ruffled red collar with longer-pile plush fabric and firmer structure so it keeps its wave shape
A teal bow instead of light blue (to match the teal stripe on the hat)
And the hat should be removable too
We also made some adjustments on Constellation Bear’s star – we asked to make the star bigger, rounder, and more plush-like, so it doesn’t look flat and sits better on the head. 🌟
And they made it!! Here is the result ⭐ We personally love it now~
And finally, 90’s Bear is currently still in the works – we’ll share photos as soon as the sample is ready! 📼🐻💿
Thanks again for your patience and support – we’re doing our best to make these Delibears truly special! 💖
We wanted to drop by with some fresh updates now that we’ve officially locked all surveys and charged cards — thank you so much to everyone who finalized their orders in time! 💳✨
👉 Still 30 surveys left to complete! If you haven’t submitted your survey yet, please do so as soon as possible! 🐻💌 We’re now finalizing item counts to place our orders with the manufacturers, and it’s crucial that we have everyone’s responses at this stage — surveys submitted too late may no longer be eligible for fulfillment. So please don’t wait! 🙏
💳 Payment issues – action needed! A few of the card charges we issued have failed — this sometimes happens due to expired cards, insufficient funds, or payment provider errors.
👉 If you received a failed payment notification, please update your payment method as soon as possible! You can do this directly via your BackerKit survey link.
⚠️ Please note: If the payment isn’t successfully processed, your pledge will be considered cancelled, meaning you won’t receive any rewards. In some cases, if resolved later, it may be possible to restore it — but fulfillment could be delayed significantly, or even no longer possible once production is underway.
If you're having trouble updating your payment method, please reach out to BackerKit Support directly — unfortunately, we’re not able to help with payment processing ourselves 💬
And if your card should work but is still getting declined, please contact your bank as soon as possible — sometimes this happens due to currency differences (USD vs EUR) or because it’s flagged as a foreign transaction 🌍💳
>We’d really love to make sure every bear finds its way home in the end, so please check in if you're affected! 🐻💌
🧠🐻 Many Thoughts Bear plush unlocked!
We ended up giving a little more time than initially planned to make sure as many of you as possible could jump in before locking everything… and we’re really glad we did, because we reached a milestone we were secretly hoping for:
17 Many Thoughts Bear plushies have been ordered! While it didn’t quite hit the 25-unit goal, this bear is incredibly dear to us, and we truly want to bring them to life — so we’ve decided to consider them officially unlocked anyway! 🎉 This means Many Thoughts Bear plush is going into production, and we couldn’t be happier 💜
On the other hand, the 🧪🐻 Toxic Bear enamel pin, despite winning the last poll here on BK, only got 6 orders total, so unfortunately it won’t be produced. If you had it in your cart, you haven’t been charged for it Also, if Toxic Bear had been unlocked, we were going to reveal and add another Bear enamel pin to the post-campaign unlockables lineup before closing the surveys… but it wasn’t meant to be this time!
🧢🎀 Bonus accessory news! Even though they didn’t quite reach their initial 30-order goal, we’ve decided to unlock both the Indigo Bear Hoodie and the Red Ribbon accessories anyway as well — we’ll be covering the extra cost ourselves because we really loved the idea of getting them made 🥺💜 It’s always nice to have a little extra outfit option to swap with the base bear sweaters — and we figured Patchwork Bear, being our only completely nudie bear 👀, might appreciate some extra wardrobe choices too! hehe ✂️🧵✨ So if you ordered them: great news, you’re getting them! 🎉
💻 Pre-Order Store still open! If you missed the campaign or want to grab something extra, the Pre-Order Store is still open for a little while — at least until we move from pre-production to the juicy production stages 🧵🐾 So there’s still a chance to sneak in!
🧸 Sample progress update! We’re now preparing the design sheets for the plush samples of:
🤡 Clown Bear
📼 90’s Bear
🧠 Many Thoughts Bear (just added!)
Meanwhile, we just heard from our manufacturer that the Constellation Bear plush sample is (finally 😭) almost ready — and they’ll be sending us photos and videos soon! We’re beyond curious to see how it turned out and can’t wait to share it with you all 🌟🐻 Fingers crossed it’s already as magical as we hoped! 👀💫
Thanks again for being on this adventure with us — more updates very soon! 💖
This is getting ridiculous, you said you’d give us an update 2 months ago. Yet you continue to have new projects, there are at least 6 PAST projects from you guys that haven’t even been fulfilled. You need to focus on those paying customers, before you start taking money from new ones. It’s extremely disrespectful to those of us who have been patient throughout this entire process.
