No More Waiting: Delicats Production Is Starting! 🐱🚀
🐱 July Update 3 – Production is finally starting (with a small twist!)
“🐾 TL;DR – Quick Recap:• We've received good early results from new manufacturer test
• We're no longer...
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Quirkory
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🐱 July Update 2 – Progress is Finally Happening! 🐾
Hi everyone!
We have good news to share — and we also want to take a moment to address some of the recent concerns that have come up in the comments.
🛠️ Delidragons product...
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Quirkory
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Production Pending — Waiting for the Green Light
Hi everyone,
We just wanted to send a little update from behind the scenes regarding Delicats. We know things have been quiet for a while — and we're sorry for the long silen...
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QuirkoryPlus
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Still Here & Still Working! An Insight into what’s been going on~
Hey everyone,
We know it’s been a while since the last update — and while we don’t have major news just yet, we want to reassure you that this project is still very much in ...
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Glass cup Sample 😺🌊
Hey Backers Frens! Hope this first month of the year is going well for you all ᯓᡣ𐭩
Popping in very quickly to tell you that things are moving forward (slowly but steady), as...
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❗ Mini pin freebie selection
Hi Backers Frens!
We want to take a moment to inform those of you eligible for the mini pin freebies (check out the image below for reminding the specific criteria) about ...
With a great start thourgh the Smoke test, all surveys have officially been sent out! 🎉
Make sure to check your email address for the survey link! If you didn't receive it, don’t forget to take a quick peek in your spam folder, just in case it decided to play hide and seek! As always, we put a lot of effort to make these surveys as acccessible and clear as possible for everyone -adding also images for each item. So completing your survey should only take a few minutes!
Thank you all so much again for being such an incredible support and for your patience! If you have any questions or run into any hiccups, please don’t hesitate to reach out at [email protected]. We’re here to help and we'll do our best to answer you as soon as we can!
🐱 July Update 3 – Production is finally starting (with a small twist!)
🐾 TL;DR – Quick Recap:
We've received good early results from new manufacturer test
We're no longer waiting for one single supplier — Delicats production starts now!
Locking orders & Charging remaining balances started
Other campaigns will move forward in parallel, each with their own manufacturer
Extra freebies + €5 credit in the next campaign’s pledge manager for delayed campaigns' backers 💖
We’re also exploring fulfillment partners to furtherly speed up fulfillment (which may limit new extra freebies)
More details 👇
Hi everyone!
We’re back with another quick but important update — and this time, we have a realchange in direction to share with you:
over the past few months, even while dealing with setbacks, we haven’t been standing still. We've been actively testing several new manufacturers by having small batches/samples made. Some of them have already shown great communication and promising quality — even if we’ve only seen very early samples so far.
🛠️ So what’s changing?
Initially (and until just a few days ago), we wanted to wait for the full production of Delidragons to finish before moving forward with Delicats (and the other pending projects), as previously said. Our plan was to test and stick to one (single) new “trusted” manufacturer, replacing the old trusted one we worked with for years.
Why? Because managing different manufacturers for the same type of product is messy — lots of back and forth, different reps, different systems, and a higher risk of errors. That’s why we had always avoided this approach until now!
But now that we've received a very encouraging first result from another manufacturer we've tested — even if it's still at a very early stage — we've decided it’s no longer worth putting every campaign in a long queue with just one partner. Instead, we’ll move forward producing our collections with multiple manufacturers in parallel (as soon as each one is confirmed with good communication/sample) — to avoid further unnecessary delays.
✅ What this means for Delicats:
We're now moving ahead!
We'll start locking orders and charging the remaining balances to officially begin production. Yay!
The estimated production and fulfillment window has also been updated — and you can see it here, along with a full timeline for our other projects:
📅 Updated Parallel Production Timeline:
🎁 To make it up to you…
Again, we know the wait has been long — longer than any of us ever imagined — and we’re truly sorry for that.
So, as a small thank-you for your patience, we’ll include extra freebies with your Delicats rewards during packaging, as many as we can manage at that time!
We're also actively looking for a fulfillment partner to help us with packing and shipping the rewards, so we can speed things up as much as possible once production is complete(though this may mean we won't be able to include extra freebies during packing, as we would if we were handling fulfillment ourselves).
🐮 If you’re joining Botanicows too — we’ve got something for you
If you decide to join our next campaign — the plant-based cow collection 🐮🌿 — we’ll also be giving a special credit to all backers of this (and other delayed) campaigns as a thank-you.
You’ll receive this as a store credit in the Botanicows pledge manager/survey after the campaign ends(sadly, the platform doesn’t allow it during the live campaign, or we absolutely would!).
👉 We’re thinking of a €5 credit per person as a small gesture — enough to partially cover shipping or help reduce your total, no matter what tier you choose — no need to claim, it’ll be automatic!
Thank you again for your incredible support and patience — we know this hasn’t been easy, and we’re doing everything we can to deliver the quality you deserve without further delay.
We're finally moving forward — and we're so excited!
We have good news to share — and we also want to take a moment to address some of the recent concerns that have come up in the comments.
🛠️ Delidragons production is finally moving well — and Delicats will follow soon!
We just received the first mold sample photo for one of the Delidragons pins from our new manufacturer — and the results are already looking significantly better than anything we received from the previous ones.
Here is the beautiful mold they made for one of our Delidragons pins:
✨ If this manufacturer proves to be reliable (and so far, we’re feeling confident), we’ll finally be able to move forward with all pending campaigns very soon, including Delicats.
This is the progress we’ve been waiting months to see, and we’re cautiously optimistic!
💬 About the recent comments and concerns...
We know some of you are feeling anxious, upset, or even misled. First of all, we hear you, and we understand that waiting this long — especially without a fixed timeline — is incredibly frustrating.
That said, we want to clarify a few things (which we’ve also explained in detailed public replies in the previous update post):
❌ We are not using new campaigns to fund old ones. Each campaign is independent.
🧾 Refunds aren’t possible due to how crowdfunding works and how taxes are handled in our country — even if production hasn’t started yet.
📢 We’ve never hidden anything. Delays, setbacks, our mental health, our efforts — it’s all been documented publicly.
🧠 We are two neurodivergent creators without any kind of support, doing our best to stay afloat, stay honest, and fulfill every promise we’ve made — as we’ve done for years.
We know trust can wear thin over time, and that’s why we’re here, still communicating, still working, and still committed to making sure every single one of you receives what you pledged for.
We also know this has been a long and stressful wait — for you and for us. But just a reminder: we’ve fulfilled every campaign we’ve ever launched so far, and this one (or any other one pending) will be no different. There’s a public track record of years of hard work and commitment that we’re proud of — and we’re still here, doing our best. Moving forward, we’ll make the current delay even more visible at the top of future campaigns, to make sure expectations are always clear. Transparency is something we deeply care about — and we’ll do our best to keep improving how we communicate, every step of the way.
The good news is: a new, realistic timeline will be shared very soon since things are finally moving in the right direction.
Your rewards will come. And we’ll keep updating you every new step of the way as much as we can.
And just like we said in our previous replies: It’s your encouragement and positive vibes that help relieve the stress and give us the strength to keep pushing forward. 💖 That energy makes a real difference!
Thank you again for your patience — and for being here.
Hi everyone, We just wanted to send a little update from behind the scenes regarding Delicats. We know things have been quiet for a while — and we're sorry for the long silence.
The truth is, the production for this campaign is still on hold. We're currently focusing all our energy on resolving the issues with the Delidragons pins, which require careful coordination with a new manufacturer. Until that process is stable and successful, we can't move forward with other collections — even smaller ones like this.
It’s not because we’ve forgotten Delicats — quite the opposite! We love this theme, and it means a lot to us. But since switching manufacturers is a big commitment (financially and logistically), we want to be 100% sure things are working before we start another batch.
We promise this project is still alive and important to us. Thank you so much for your kindness and patience — it really helps more than you know. 💛
Naturally, once we know for sure that the new manufacturer is reliable — and the Delidragons pins come out as they should — everything will move much more smoothly from that point on. Having a trusted production partner will allow us to move forward with Delicats (and other pending collections) with greater confidence, faster timelines, and much less back-and-forth. We’re really hoping this transition will mark a turning point for how we handle large-scale projects moving forward.
We know it’s been a while since the last update — and while we don’t have major news just yet, we want to reassure you that this project is still very much in motion. We’re working through more unexpected delays, and we truly appreciate your patience as we try to navigate everything.
Like many of our other projects from last year, this one’s been hit by lingering setbacks that have slowed things down more than we ever expected. But we’re not giving up — and as soon as we have something concrete to share, you’ll be the first to know.
Thank you so much for sticking with us. We truly can’t wait to *finally* get these pins — and the others we’re working on — into your hands.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ >If you’re curious to know more about what’s been happening behind the scenes — and why things have been taking longer than expected — we’ve shared more below👇 It’s a bit personal, but we felt it was important to be open with you.
✨ TL;DR / Quick summary If you just want to know where we’re at, scroll down to the “📋 Where things stand” section for a practical recap.
🧠 Why we’ve been so quiet
This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about this — but since we still get asked what’s going on and why we disappear for stretches of time (even if we work behind the scenes), we think it’s worth saying again.
The past few years — especially 2024 — have been incredibly hard on us. We've been through a lot, more than we ever expected to carry. And truthfully? It’s taken a toll on everything: how we work, how we stay organized, and how we function day to day.
Saying we “weren’t doing well” doesn’t quite cover it. We were overwhelmed, struggling under the weight of things we didn’t know how to handle — and we were doing it alone. It drained us, emotionally, mentally, and physically -and it still does.
We really hope you can understand — it’s not easy to keep writing updates when all we have to report are more struggles or delays. We’re always hoping for that turning point, that the next news will finally be something good to share.
💝 Trying to heal
It’s had a deep impact on our mental health. We’ve had to pick up the pieces slowly and alone, with the few tools we had. But we’ve reached out for help. We’ve started a healing journey, gotten into treatment, and we’re learning how to cope — how to get better at managing our work again, too.
🌿 Living with ADHD & Autism
Being neurodivergent makes everything more tangled — especially when it comes to executive functioning: planning, time management, task completion, follow-through...
One of the hardest things to explain is just how much we struggle to even remember to post an update. Sometimes we genuinely think we already did — and then suddenly, weeks or months have passed. ⏳ Time slips away from us without us even noticing. Getting a diagnosis helped. It gave us a framework — a way to finally understand why things have always felt off or harder for us. It’s validating, even comforting in some ways. But it’s not a magic fix. Knowing why we struggle doesn’t make the struggles disappear. It just means we can name them now. And sometimes, that makes the frustration even sharper.
We’re not saying any of this to make "excuses", and we’re definitely not trying to justify the delays. We just want to be honest. To give you a glimpse of what’s happening behind the scenes. Because we are still here, even if we’re quiet. We’re still working. Still moving forward — just at a slower, messier pace.
🧩Pieces Coming Together (Slowly)
Before we could start production on the pins for this project, we were waiting on feedback from a new manufacturer — the one we turned to for a second attempt at producing again Delidragons pins (paid out of our own pocket, after serious issues with our previous trusted long-time supplier).
We needed to know if this new manufacturer was actually reliable and up to standard — because if they were, we had hoped to entrust them with the Delicats production as well (and possibly other pending projects too).
⏳ Waiting… and waiting
We thought we’d hear back quickly… but that didn’t happen. Weeks became months while we waited on updates from them — and only now, after all this time, are we finally getting some answers... which are not even good at all.
When it rains, it pours — just one more setback on top of everything else we’ve already been through.
🌊 Navigating the unknown
The truth is, this is a tough time for production and manufacturing — everywhere. And when you lose the manufacturers and reps you've worked with for years, everything slows down — because now you’re back to square one: searching, trying, testing. You're suddenly back to trial and error. There's no shortcut. No trust built over time. You have to start over. Slowly. Carefully.
🔁 Third time’s the charm?
So now, we’re working with yet another new manufacturer — a third attempt — to remake the Delidragons pins. If everything goes well this time, we’ll finally be able to start production for the Delicats too.
👉 We’ll charge your cards only once we’ve received a solid, positive sample from this new manufacturer.
🧷 Why we’re being cautious
At this point, we just can’t afford to move blindly —handing over our remaining collections to whoever. After being burned twice — and losing a lot in terms of money, time, and mental energy — we hope you’ll understand why we’re choosing to proceed carefully. We’ve already lost so much in terms of money, time, and mental energy.
That’s why everything’s still on hold — not because we’ve given up, but because we want to do it right.
📦 So what about shipping?
We still can’t give you a clear, new timeline — and we know how frustrating that is. Time estimation is one of the things we struggle with the most, especially when life keeps throwing curveballs.
And to make matters worse, we’re still without a stable living space of our own, which complicates… well, everything.
📌 But here’s what we can promise:
Things will get done. Even if it takes longer than we hoped, even if it’s far from perfect: we're slowly unlearning perfectionism to set it aside, one step at a time -and just do our best with what we have to make space for progress instead. Your rewards will arrive. We’re absolutely committed to that.
📋 Where things stand (a quick checklist)
For those who prefer something informative, visual and to the point, here’s where we’re at right now:
🔁 Production attempts: we're moving forward with a third manufacturer for the Delidragons, after two failed rounds with previous suppliers (one of which was entirely paid out of our own pocket).
🧪 Waiting on sample approval: before we can move ahead with the Delicats too, we’re waiting to receive a positive feedback from the new supplier. If it looks good, we'll begin production and charge cards shortly after.
💬 Communication with manufacturers: ongoing — we're keeping in close contact to avoid further surprises and make sure everything is done right, as much as we can on our side.
📸 Progress photos: can't wait to share them as soon as we have some
📦 Shipping timeline: on hold until samples are approved and production begins, but we’ll share updates the moment things move forward. Hopefully in 4 months from today tops
👉 We know this isn’t ideal, but we’re being careful — not because we’re dragging things out, but because we’ve already learned the hard way that rushing can cost much more.
✅ As soon as we get photos or tangible progress, we’ll share them with you right away.
👉 What to expect from now on
Even though we can’t give you dates, we want to stay more connected. We're actively working on this in therapy too — with the help of a visual plan they’re creating just for us.
We’re committing to posting at least a small update every 4 weeks, even if it’s just a quick check-in on how things are going. Hopefully we'll manage to do it!
🙏 Thank you — truly
We can’t express how much your patience and understanding have meant to us and how much it helps us! The fact that you’re still here — reading this — means more than we can say. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for sticking with us 💜
You might see very similar updates (or part of them) across our other projects — because while the specific details may vary, the core challenges we’ve been facing, and the way we’re trying to work through them, are the same and deeply connected. It didn’t feel right to reword the same truth over and over just for the sake of variation. We want to be transparent across the board, and this message felt important enough to be shared in full — to make sure everyone gets the same level of insight and care.
We wrote this update a lot more visually organized. We wanted to make it easier to read, easier to follow, and more thoughtful for everyone who’s still waiting. Moreover, putting our thoughts into clear sections helped us process everything too and say what we needed to say — without losing ourselves along the way. We hope it helps you too!
