Hello hello everyone!
We wanted to post a minor update, and this is regarding how Europe (specifically Portugal/Spain, and parts of France) have gotten hit by a major power ...
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Swamphy
about 1 month ago
📦 Enamel Pins are Here + Cherry Plushies on the Way + Sweet Sheep Pin Backerkit
Hello hello! 🥰
We hope everyone has been faring well since the last update! Spring is finally here, and with that, a comfortable warmth throughout the day. 🌷 Let's get right...
Hello everyone! 💕
This is a mini update that's adjacent to the last update: we've got some video samples of Sailor Moo and Moocha Latte!
We're absolutely in love with how a...
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Swamphy
3 months ago
💥 Updated Plushie Samples, Product Progression, Survey Deadline Date
Hi everyone! 💕
We hope everything's been going well with you since we last saw you! It's been a while, but we finally have some updated samples for the Sailor Moo and Moocha...
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Swamphy
4 months ago
Happy New Year! 🎉 Survey Deadline Extension
Hello everyone, happy new year! 🎇
We hope 2025 has been treating you nicely so far! We're here to update everyone that the survey deadline will have an extension for an inde...
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Swamphy
4 months ago
⚠ Reminder to fill out the surveys!
Hello everyone! 🥰
This is just a small update reminding people to fill out the surveys before the end of the year. There's a handful who haven't filled it out yet, so be sur...
Thank you so, so much from the bottom of our hearts for your constant support for our silly little cows!! 🐄
We've unlocked all stretch goals save for one, which was roughly €70 away from being unlocked! This is a relatively small amount to cover, so we'd like to announce that Sailor Moo's sticker set has also been unlocked, meaning ALL stretch goals are officially available!! 🥳🎉
So, what's next?
Everyone will get charged for their pledges within the next 24 hours now that the campaign has ended.
If your payment gets declined for whatever reason, BackerKit will keep retrying your pledge payment over the next couple of weeks, so please keep an eye out so that you don't miss out on your rewards and any goodies that comes with it!
It takes roughly 2 weeks for everything to be fully processed on our end, so we estimate to send out the surveys starting around November 18th! We'll make an update accordingly once we've sent out the smoke tests first, and then follow it up with the remaining surveys! Right now, it's basically just a waiting game until everything has been processed properly by BackerKit! 🥰
There will also be a pre-order period for people who missed out on the project but still wanted to get something, which will be done directly via BackerKit!
Mini FAQ
We wrote a mini Q&A update not long ago, but we'd like to add them to this updatet as well so that everyone can revisit this page! If there are any other questions, feel free to leave a comment and we'll get back to you ASAP!
🐄 How do I specify which characters I want?
The survey will give you all the options! For example, if you pledged for one plushie, you'll be shown all 4 available options and select whichever one you'd like. It's very easy and will include visuals for ease! Otherwise, you're free to contact us if you need any help. 😊
🐄 Can I add more items to my pledge when I'm filling out the survey?
Yes, you can!
You're free to add however many items you'd like to your initial pledge. Everything is unlocked, so all items are available for you to choose!
🐄 When will we get charged for shipping costs?
You can pay for the final shipping costs once you've been sent the survey!
🐄 Will these products become available in your shop?
Yes, they will eventually become available in our shop once we've fulfilled and shipped out all pledges!
🐄 When will the first plushie prototypes be shown for Moocha Latte & Sailor Moo?
Depending on how fast things get fully processed by the payment processing platforms and we get the funds, we estimate the first plushie prototypes for these two characters to be around mid to late December.
This can fluctuate depending on our manufacturer, but based on our previous experiences with them for Cherry and Cotton, we consider this a good estimation!
That's all!
Like we've said many times, we appreciate every single one of you who supported us in any shape or form: pledging, spreading the word, words of encouragement, it all means a lot and we're happy to be able to bring to life these cute items and see them be adopted by so many lovely folks. Thank you so, so much to everyone!!
We hope October has been treating you well, and that November will be even better. We'll see you again in the next update! ☕🍂 In the meantime, if you'd like to see more cuddly critters, feel free to follow us on social media or visit our online shop!
We also have a newsletter you can subscribe to where we occassionally send updates re: restocks, new launches, (eventual) future convention schedules, plus we always add a little cheeky, subscriber exclusive discount for you to enjoy with every update! ♡
We wanted to post a minor update, and this is regarding how Europe (specifically Portugal/Spain, and parts of France) have gotten hit by a major power outage yesterday, on April 28th (which seems - so far - to be considered to be our biggest power outage in history), which not only cut us off from electricity, but it affected telecommunications (not being able to text/call or have access to mobile data, similar to being in the middle of nowhere with no signal), gas stations shutting down, grocery stores/malls running on generators, public transports being shut down, traffic lights not working and thus causing chaos on the streets...
While the electricity has been restored since late last night for most folks, we've only gotten our power back at around 4:00pm (Western European Time) today. While this is great, we're not sure if it'll remain stable, as it has been said that it could take a week for things to get properly back to normal... 😞
Thankfully the other plushies are nearing their final stages and are soon to be ready to get the smaller stuff sorted out (tags, CE safety testing, etc.), so we hope production and fulfillment will proceed as initially planned since the start of this project, but we're also anticipating that we may have to push back the dates a little as a possibility... but if it does come to that, we'll post a separate update and keep everyone in the loop!
We hope everyone has been faring well since the last update! Spring is finally here, and with that, a comfortable warmth throughout the day. 🌷 Let's get right into it!
✿ Enamel Pins
The pins have arrived!
We're so excited to finally be able to hold them! They're the perfect size to gently hold in the palm of your hand 🤲
We've been doing quality control of the pins, and we've noticed that these bear an unfortunate amount of small defects (more than what is an acceptable ratio for us). We still have a good portion of Standard grades, but please do note that it is possible that there may be some delays since we'll be discussing these defect ratio with our manufacturer and get a chunk of them remade.
Thankfully none of these defects are super bad, they're actually quite small and typically only noticeable at certain angles or lighing! However, we're simply not really that satisfied with the quality and - again - especially the ratio.
✿ Plushies
Cherry plushies are ready to get shipped to us sometime next week! 🥰
Our manufacturer sent us the following photo of a lil herd of Cherries in the box!
Since Cherry is a restock, her production went by faster than the other designs! The other three are still in progress, so they will be fulfilled at a later date (Moocha Latte and Sailor Moo in particular, which has been taking more time than anticipated due to certain design details).
✿ Sweet Sheep
Did you know we're also working on a new, un-baa-lievably cute enamel pin project?
It's called Sweet Sheep, focusing on on some delicious and wool-some goodies! 🐑🥧
Actual launch date is still TBA (since we've been quite busy and had to postpone work on it for a bit), so be sure to follow us on our socials for more sneak-peeks, tidbits, and information!
This is a mini update that's adjacent to the last update: we've got some video samples of Sailor Moo and Moocha Latte!
We're absolutely in love with how adorable they're looking, and the colors this time around look a lot clearer and vibrant as well! 😭💕 These don't have any changes made yet since the last update since we were waiting on our manufacturer to send videos of both of them before we considered communicating any adjustments, but we're happy to see them in much better lighting this time around!
✿ Other Updates
Enamel pins production had to be halted for a little bit due to some color correction issues (a vibrant, light baby blue is unfortunately a tricky color with the standard Pantones all factories use) but it is now back into being manufactured!
✿ Double-check your surveys!
It's time for us to lock down the surveys soon, so everyone has an additional 48 hours to review their choices. The plushie samples are pretty much close to being finished with only minor changes to be made (some of them being, for example, Moocha Latte's cream dollop and possibly switching his fabric bowtie with ribbon instead)
You can still edit your shipping address even after your survey is locked!
That's all for now! We hope you have a lovely rest of your day! 🥰
We hope everything's been going well with you since we last saw you! It's been a while, but we finally have some updated samples for the Sailor Moo and Moocha Latte plushies.
In regards to survey deadlines, we'll be keeping it open until the start of March, so please double-check your choices before this!
PLUSHIES
They're updated with the intended minky fabric so certain design details are more visible. As mentioned last time, we'll be adjusting and refining them further now that we have a more precise vision of what they look like!
Their bowties in particular need some adjusting, as well as Moocha Latte's lil cream dollop! He styled it a little too generously, silly cow.
We're super happy with how the progress is coming along! They're both slowly starting to take shape to their final, lovingly pudgy form! 🐄💕
ENAMEL PINS
The enamel pins are all set to be put into production as well! Our manufacturers had an 8-day long break during the Chinese New Year and have come back a few days ago, so there has been a small period of time where product sampling and prototyping had to put on hold.
However, we're excited to share that the pins can finally be put into production, and we expect them to arrive at our office around late March/early April!
STICKERS
We're ready to ship out the rewards for the stickers-only pledges this month! 🎉 Please look forward to seeing your pledge get shipped out.
That's all for now!
Everything has become harder for everyone in the world the past month, with many uncertainties and unfortunate events thrown at us left and right without warning. However, please make sure to make time to give yourself a break. Have that one indulgent snack, read an exciting book, play your comfort game, rewatch your favorite series, have a fun time with your friends and loved ones... it is important to take care of yourself. 🥰
