So I want to start off with apologizing for the long delay in fulfilling everyones pledges and the lack of updates. It was wrong of me to leave you all in the dark. For those of you who don't care to read any more, the TLDR is that 1. I am communicating with a manufacturer for pin production and 2. If you no longer wish to pledge, please message me and your pledge will be refunded.

So, what happened?

I'm a US resident, and the tariff situation really out the project into a bind. I'm not an artist full time, and while I have done small scale projects, I didn't have much disposable income. The only reason I was able to fund the project was with pledges, and with the amount of pins ordered, I wasn't going to have much, if any, profit left over after manufacturing and shipping- tariff fees were going to be very, very difficult for someone who lives paycheck to paycheck. There was some thought that the tariffs were going to be lifted, so my hope was that the tariff difficulty would be removed. However, that situation doesn't seem to be budging in any significant way.

On a more personal note, this year has been exceedingly difficult for me. I've dealt with workplace harassment, losing my health insurance, moving, and severe depression.

However, I recognize that I've been deeply unfair to everyone who pledged to the backerkit campaign. This is my responsibility to follow through on, and I really do want to get your rewards to all of you! Again, if you no longer have any interest, please send me a message and you will be refunded. Im not exactly financially stable, but I do have some loan funds I can shift around to get this done.

Im sorry again everyone. I never intended to let this get away from me for so long, and I'm going to do what I can to make it right.