Everything except for the sticky notes have arrived, pins have been graded, items packaged, and early fulfillment has begun! 14 packages went out yesterday and 56 went out today. The 14 that were shipped yesterday should have received their tracking numbers. The 56 that went out today will have their tracking numbers e-mailed at 9am on Friday. I will continue to ship out items as quickly as I can. It is super satisfying to package these little guys and send them to their new homes. Packing everything has been a very zen task that leaves me feeling happy and accomplished. I hope that everyone enjoys their isopod goodies, and thank you so much for supporting this project!
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Sticky Note Update
While many items arrived early, the sticky notes are not among them. I ordered them a bit later than the other items, as only 12 sticky notes were sold. To make the order something that was not cost prohibitive to produce, I had to design a few more notepads so that I can bring the cost per unit for production down and make shipping more economical. This let me reach the 200 sticky note minimum order without having them all be one design that didn’t sell particularly well.
What this means:
If your order contained a pad of sticky notes, it will not be fulfilled early. However, it will still arrive by the project’s projected March ship date. I will keep you updated for when the sticky notes arrive, and will ship out orders that contain them as soon as possible. For everyone who ordered sticky notes, I’ll be including some extra stickers and goodies in your package as thanks for your patience.
The extra sticky notes designs I created will available from the get-go for my next Backerkit project, Elemental Myth!
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Elemental Myth
The launch party page is ready for Elemental Myth.This project is a part of Pintopia 2026!My next project will be a series of pin sets of mythological creatures and elements, with a phoenix fire and wyvern wind set available as part of the initial funding goal. There will be extra large, medium, and mini pins in each set, available to backers individually or as sets.
There are quite a few bonus goodies planned: Elemental Myth will include free bonus pins for returning backers and early bird pledges. Additionally I will be cross-collaborating with Dream Vale Studios’Dragon Dice Bag project, and offering rewards if you participate in both campaigns!
If you’re interested in this project, feel free to follow the launch party page so you’re notified when the campaign begins. Following this page will also notify you when I make updates to the launch party page, which might include polls and in-progress designs before the campaign to get feedback.
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Pledge Payment Failures & Incomplete Surveys:
There are still 11 outstanding orders that will be unable to be shipped at this time. I would really love to get your items to you! If you are one of the backers with any of the following issues, they are still something that can be resolved. Please log into the Pledge Manager to address any of the following issues:
Payment failure for your Backerkit pledge and/or unpaid shipping and pledge manager items - If your credit card on file is invalid, the pledge and shipping fees cannot be paid. Please update your payment method to one that can be used so that I can get your items to you. Failed credit cards had recharge attempts on December 2 and 9th. I will continue to try and collect payment every week or two until the end of March 2026, at which point I will cancel the pledges (with e-mailed notice.)
Incomplete or inaccurate shipping address: To send your items to you, I need to know where to send them; please make sure you’ve entered in the address where you would like items delivered!
Incomplete Pledge Manager survey: Many of the pledges in Isopod Colony included items where you are required to tell me what pin designs you wished to be sent; please let me know what you want so I can send them!
I will continue to check the Pledge Manager and send out e-mail notifications for these issues until March 31, 2026, at which point I will be closing out the project.
