Good evening, morning, or afternoon, my fellow Zodiac enthusiasts!

I hope every one had an amazing Lunar New Year this past weekend. I was busy working at conventions, but I still enjoyed my time, nonetheless. Let me know if you did anything special! It's always fun to see the different things people do to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

That being said, you guys helped fund the additional 5 pins that were designed!
I didn't think they would be completely funded, so I feel like the poll I made is a little silly now, haha. But it's fun to see what people are looking forward to the most! I had thought the Panda would take first place, but by the time the poll ended, the Tanuki took the lead by 12%!

We still have about 16 days to go, and even though the pin designs are fully funded, I still have some other designs up my sleeves:

Our second stretch goal will be O-mamori! These are woven amulets often worn and carried by an individual for protection or luck. In modern days, o-mamori boasts many cute designs, such as these Zodiac creatures, while still continuously blessing the wearer.

I use 成語, "chengyu" or idioms, for the backside of the o-mamori. I tried my best to have them associated best with the animals. Direct reference to the animals came off as a challenge as most of them were associated with negative connotations (Dog, Pig, Snake - come to mind.) However, every animal in the wheel had a positive symbolism, and by using their symbols, I was capable of finding an idiom that matches the animal best!

Note: These designs are mock-ups, and the finalized versions will look different than the digital renderings.

At the moment, I only have the Dragon's mock up finished, but consider all the o-mamori designs unlocked! According to my spreadsheet (yes, I totally use a spreadsheet), we're already funded for all 12 zodiac designs for the o-mamori! So, if you don't want to wait for the mock-ups, they all look similar to the dragon design with different idioms, go ahead and adjust your pledge. I've gone ahead and included an add-on option!

While I work on the mock-ups, check out the other idioms associated with the animals: 

I've set up an achievement! RT the provided tweet x100 and we'll fully unlock the vinyl sticker goal! 
I've never set up an achievement before, so I hope I did it correctly~ 

I have a small collection of posts that I've made throughout the last week or so on the project, so simply just click 'share' and let it run wild~