Last Thursday the project ended and we fully funded all goals including all the stretch goals! I took some days off from the project, mostly to have a weekend off but it's back in the saddle this week!
First of all, thank you all so much for supporting the project! We'll make 22 enamel pins with all types of new frogs, toads and salamanders. Plus one collab freebie pin and mini pin set which puts the total to 26 enamel pins! Thank you again!
Some fun numbers
In total we have 293 backers who pledge for a total of 769 new enamel pins plus another 110 tadpoles mini pin set (added for the 3+ pin pledge backers plus placed as an add-on)! There are 82 enamel pins added as an add-on for previous project pins. Speaking of add-ons: 69 sticker sheets, 30 socks, 12 acrylic key chains and 16 vinyl stickers were added! That's all gonna be a fun packing session. And 249 people backed both Frogtastic Frogs #2 and Birds of North America!
What's next
The past days Backerkit has been charging the payments. So far I've seen 2 backers are still waiting to get charged and so far we have 25 failed charges. I recommend checking your card details to see if payments went through and if you can fix anything right now.
The following two weeks I'll work on setting up the survey. Via this survey you will be able to let me know which designs you want and fill in your address. For US backers you will also see in the last page how much of tariffs/duties you will be paying. (This is collected so you don't have to pay a surprise amount when the parcel arrives at your door.) In the survey you can add more items too if you wish to.
When you receive the survey it'll be send via an email. Please fill it in as soon as possible. I will use the info filled in with to order the amounts of enamel pins I need. Via the survey I will also collect the shipping costs. This means your card will be charged again at a later part for shipping costs (and possible extra added add-ons). I will post an update as an heads up before I will lock the survey (no changes possible) and charge the cards again. The address can still be changed until I start shipping!
Combined shipping, how?
For those who backed both Birds of North America and Frogtastic Frogs you qualify for combined shipping if you want to. You will pay the shipping costs at Birds of North America but these won't be paid in Frogtastic Frogs #2. Information for this will be in Frogastic Frogs #2 survey. To give a heads up, you choose Local Pickup instead of your country, same as last year. Do note: actual local pickup is not available.
Important notice: this is only available if backed both of our projects. We will check if you qualify for this.
Timeline
So in 2 weeks you can expect a survey at the earliest (maybe even a bit later). When about 80% is filled in I will place the order for the enamel pins, this will probably be around end of March. Then the production has the start which will probably take 1-2 months due to the amount of pins. When I receive the shipping notice I will update and lock and charge the cards of the survey. If all goes well I assume it'll be late May to mid June when I can start fulfillment.
That's it for now! I ask you to wait for the survey and fill it in as soon as possible and in the meantime I'll send an update when I got something fun to show!
Thank you all once again, we did it! Even unlocked the last two axolotls despite me offering to pay them half out of pocket. The collection and family will be complete!
As always if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them.
Have a fogtastic week everyone! - Appel
P.S. I will also open a pre-order store via Backerkit in these two weeks for those who missed out on the project.
