All rewards have been shipped, so please check your account. There should be info with your Canada Post tracking number on your pledge page. Please don't hesitate to message me if you have any issues or questions! Thank you all again, for a final time! -Caitlin
Hi everyone, Sorry for the long time between updates, but the pins have finally made their way into my hands. After only looking at the pins verrry quickly, I will say I am VERY pleased with how they came out!! I will be grading and putting them on backing cards this week. If everything goes smoothly with that, I should be able to start sending your rewards out by early next week! Thank you all so much for your patience and for your support! Here is a crappy picture with bad lighting of some of the pins :P I will let you all know once shipping has started! Bye for now, Caitlin
I've gotten some VERY preliminary sample pics from my manufacturer. The pin samples have all been made and coloured with enamel. Right now they are awaiting the printing. Once the samples have gotten their uv printing, I will scrutinize them and make any colour changes, etc that are necessary. THEN once the designs are all okayed, the mass production will begin. I know it's a slow process, but it is really important to me to make sure they come out as perfectly as they possibly can! Here is a little collage of all the pictures my manu sent me. The pins are rough and not perfect, but that's fine because these are just samples. They will really come to life when all the printing gets added! Also, I have received all the vinyl stickers and the backing cards for these pins! So we're well on our way. Also, if you're one of the people who still hasn't filled out their survey, please try to do that asap. Thanks again everyone, Caitlin
Good Morning! I have placed the order for the pins with my manufacturer!! There will be a 2-3 week wait for them to make samples, and from there 4 or so weeks for manufacture. So we're moving along the timeline as predicted (fingers crossed) and should be ready to ship end of June/early July!
I have also ordered all the vinyl stickers, and, per the poll I posted last update, have upped the size to 3" for each sticker. (the GameBuddy sticker isn't 3" tall, but it did get larger in proportion with the other stickers)
80 of you have completed your surveys (hooray! thanks!) but 14 still need to do that. So if you have a moment, please do go and complete that survey asap. Thanks again, -Caitlin
Hi everyone, Quick update - the surveys are coming soon. Just sent out the 'smoke test' to 5% of backers, so the full survey will be coming soon. If you got the survey already, please message me if you have any issues!
I am just making up the files for the vinyl stickers, and I'm starting to think 2" stickers might be a little small. 2" is the size of the pin, and that's a good size for a pin, but stickers can afford to be a little bigger sometimes.
I've created a poll below, if you have a moment please vote on your preferred sticker size. Note - the size does not affect your pledge/add-on price.
Hi Everyone, I didn't send out a thank you email right after the end of the campaign, but I am saying it now: thank you all so much. These pin designs wouldn't be on the cusp of coming to life if it weren't for all your support. I took a much needed break from looking at adobe illustrator (where I design all my pins and imagery for the campaign) for a while once the campaign ended. But then I got back to work on the final pin design.
Final Pin Design Reveal
Now I am here to reveal the final design, as voted on by you lovely backers. The design is based off of Kirby Super Star, and while I've never played that game, I did watch some playthrough footage and consulted my husband, who has played it. I've also decided to switch from using the silkscreen technique to using the UV printing technique, at the recommendation of my manufacturer. I got another design of mine remade using this technique and I was really happy with how it turned out, so I'm really optimistic for these pins!
Surveys
As for the surveys, those will be going out shortly. I will be working on putting them together this week. If you could pretty please answer them as soon as you get them, I'll have a better idea of how many pins of each design I'll need to order.
Add-Ons
If you didn't get a chance to pledge for all the designs you'd like, or you've since decided you want to add an extra sticker (there will be stickers of each of the pin designs), you will have the option to add as much as you like to your order in the backer survey.
That's all for tonight. Keep an eye out for those surveys later this week. I'll be sure to update you all once I've placed the order with my manufacturer, etc. Thanks again, Caitlin <3
All rewards have been shipped, so please check your account. There should be info with your Canada Post tracking number on your pledge page. Please don't hesitate to message me if you have any issues or questions! Thank you all again, for a final time! -Caitlin
Hi everyone, Sorry for the long time between updates, but the pins have finally made their way into my hands. After only looking at the pins verrry quickly, I will say I am VERY pleased with how they came out!! I will be grading and putting them on backing cards this week. If everything goes smoothly with that, I should be able to start sending your rewards out by early next week! Thank you all so much for your patience and for your support! Here is a crappy picture with bad lighting of some of the pins :P I will let you all know once shipping has started! Bye for now, Caitlin
I've gotten some VERY preliminary sample pics from my manufacturer. The pin samples have all been made and coloured with enamel. Right now they are awaiting the printing. Once the samples have gotten their uv printing, I will scrutinize them and make any colour changes, etc that are necessary. THEN once the designs are all okayed, the mass production will begin. I know it's a slow process, but it is really important to me to make sure they come out as perfectly as they possibly can! Here is a little collage of all the pictures my manu sent me. The pins are rough and not perfect, but that's fine because these are just samples. They will really come to life when all the printing gets added! Also, I have received all the vinyl stickers and the backing cards for these pins! So we're well on our way. Also, if you're one of the people who still hasn't filled out their survey, please try to do that asap. Thanks again everyone, Caitlin
Good Morning! I have placed the order for the pins with my manufacturer!! There will be a 2-3 week wait for them to make samples, and from there 4 or so weeks for manufacture. So we're moving along the timeline as predicted (fingers crossed) and should be ready to ship end of June/early July!
I have also ordered all the vinyl stickers, and, per the poll I posted last update, have upped the size to 3" for each sticker. (the GameBuddy sticker isn't 3" tall, but it did get larger in proportion with the other stickers)
80 of you have completed your surveys (hooray! thanks!) but 14 still need to do that. So if you have a moment, please do go and complete that survey asap. Thanks again, -Caitlin
