Greetings Hoarders,

To start, I wanted to apologize for not doing an update sooner, and also for not having sent the surveys yet. I didn't forget about you! I promise. Just trying to juggle a lot of hats and breaking some things.

When I set up the pledge manager, I realized I had somehow duplicated over 100 SKUs... (I imported the wrong SKUs from the Zodiac derpies campaign if you backed both and already got an email about this) which has been a pain to go through and fix since I have to do each campaign separately. Which has caused a lot of delays in getting the survey out to you because I am not very good when it comes to focusing on numbers and Excel sheets for long periods of time >.<. 

Fear not; it will come. Since I already ordered the pins, there shouldn't be a huge delay. It just means that the surveys will be sent closer to the shipping days. I normally give myself 6 months after a campaign to order/get surveys, etc., so we are still well within that timeframe.
That being said, some of the flag's colours didn't come out as expected, and I had to work with the manufacturer to fix them, which put a minor delay in production as well for this campaign. Sadly, this means that you likely won't get these in time for Pride Month next month.  :( But you will have it for next year! I am truly sorry about this. 

But I do have good news. I finally got some samples to show you guys!

And here are the rainbow finish Pride Flag & Ally Flag derpies!

And because there has been a delay, I went ahead and created/unlocked a special edition Rainbow derpy which you'll be able to add in the pledgemanager once I get everything set up! I went with just 2026 in the final version, but it has all the sparkles!

And here is a sneak peek at the custom pins added! The sapphic and MM reader derpies! 

I think they turned out adorable!

I probably won't receive the pins until sometime late next month, but as soon as I get them I will send you pictures!
And hopefully by then I will have the surveys sorted out and the right SKU's with the right items so when you select your pins you get the right ones!

Once again, I apologize for the delay in the surveys. I normally try to get them out sooner to get accurate numbers but just went ahead and ordered lots.

While you wait for the surveys to come your way, you can check out my next campaigns!
I am deviating from Derpy dragons a little bit to bring to you 3D relics from my novel series I am writing and working on, Resonance & Ruin.

This campaign will run either as a part of the Pinquest campaign next month (If I can finish setting it up in time), or if I can't get my dragons in a row, next year.

And coming this fall, "Derpy Dragons goes on an Adventure!"

If you want to help give ideas for the adventuring derpies, be sure to follow my Patreon as I will he actively seeking feedback on there!

Hope you have a wonderful day and are enjoying the weather where you are!

Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings 🌈Hoarders,

Just a quick update, to share one of the custom pin designs!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings Hoarders,

I just wanted to check in really quickly to let you know surveys should come in the next three or so weeks. I am deep in the process of setting up the pledge manager (which always takes much longer than I think it will >. <) 

Also, since there's TWO custom derpy designs this time, I need to finish that before I can send the final surveys so you can see the brand new little Pride Derpy friends and add them if you are interested! (I will contact the backers over the next few days to go over what they want)

Unfortunately, there are over $1000 in failed pledges for this campaign. If your payment didn't go through, can you please update your banking information ASAP? You'll still get a chance to correct it during the pledge manager. Unfortunately, too many failed pledges make paying for the manufacturing much harder for me if there aren't enough funds to cover the costs. 

I can't wait to share the custom pins with you guys and let you know I haven't forgotten about you! 

Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings Hoarders,

We did it! The campaign blew away all my expectations, thanks to the wonderful support from all of you!

 
Over the next 2 weeks, Backerkit will charge your cards. So make sure your credit cards are up to date. I will be reaching out to the custom pin backers, and get started on their designs. 

In about 3 weeks I will send the survey where you can select your pin colours. This will help me know how many of each design to order. So be sure to keep your eye open for that update. 

We didn't quite unlock the 2 stretch goals, but all hope is not lost. I will add them as stretch goals in the pledgemanager, and if enough people are interested, we will unlock them.

Thank you so much for your support!
Yours in art,
Therena