Wiieee! Squee! We are funded and then some!
Awesome stuff <3 Thank you all. So many of you have backed for 4+ pins/sets, it’s amazing. I feel truly grateful. To celebrate I added a new mini mushroom to the freebies mix.

When we reach 3750, all backers with 4+ Pins and or sets will geen the Green Mini mushroom! We only 200 off, so I feel this is pretty achievable :).

And for the followers of this project; 4h remaining on the early bird deals!

 

Now, sitting here for the next three weeks is kinda boring. So I wanted to add some extra stretch goals, for which I need your input. I truly didn’t think we would get this far, so I’m massively unprepared ;). However, I do have some sketches that you can vote on as additional pins. Keep in mind, sketches! Very much not final designs.

Field guides
One? Or more nature related field guides. 
Concept:  1.5-1.75”, gold enamel like the rest of the pins. 
One design would unlock at 4K. 

Spring time tea
Tea is one of my favourite beverages and I love different teas during the year, matching the season. I don’t have sketches for the other seasons, so it’s just spring tea for now. 
Concept: 1.75”-2” pin, pearl swirl on the white porcelain. Unlocks at 4K. 

Majestic tree
Because gnarly trees are the best. This sketch is still very rough. I want to play with some border decorations and gradient background.
Concept: 1.75-2”, UV printed gradient background, gold enamel. Unlocks at 4K.

Green Mushroom for everyone
The current goal is to a free pin for everyone that backed 4+ pins or pin sets. At 4K everyone would get a free green mini pin.
Mini pins are all 0.75”

You can vote below what your favourite option is! Also feel free to comment which field guides appeals the most to you or if there is something else you would like to see.

Thank you all so much for this amazing launch <3

Spring is upon us and while life has been busy, things have been moving along smoothly behind the scenes. I have placed the order and everything is in production! Majority of the surveys have been answered and we unlocked the field guides! So thank  you for that <3. This is going to be a long update with Production, Stickers and next project announcement. So grab a cup of flower tea and take a comfortable seat.

Fun facts: 

For those that have missed the campaign - the pre-order store is open now. Besides the pins from the campaign, there is the spring tea cup and the field guides that can be bought. Plus merchandise from previous projects. Hop on over! 

I always love seeing production pictures! I ordered the washi stickers which came in already. They look cute and the colours came out really well. The pins are in production. Which always look so nice to see them all together. I also received the samples for the spring tea cup with the pearl swirl effect.  Note these are unfinished! Everything still needs to be polished and plated.   

 

With spring being upon us, the energy of the new years starts flowing. And with new energy, new creative ideas emerges. For my next project I'll be returning to my roots and expand my collection of mushrooms & fungi.
This project will center around mushrooms and its folklore. I have been gathering stories surrounding mushrooms, fairies, witches and what not! It's going to be a fun project. Did you know that the Trumpet of the Dead is said to be used to play music by the spirits of those that have passed? And especially around Halloween?

Thank you for staying with me during this update. And I hope to see you in the next project <3 

Eyliana

The smoke test survey went great, and I didn't encounter any major hiccups. So I'll be sending the surveys to everyone. Yippie!  So please check your inboxes for the surveys!
The e-mail should look like this:

If  you encounter any issues, please contact me: [email protected]. Or contact me through Backerkit.

For the pay over time backers; You will receive your surveys once the 4th installment is paid, or the amount is paid in full. I'll order extra's and also might reach out to you to confirm what you want to have. It depends a bit on the timeline.

Survey add-ons: In the survey you can add additional items to your pledge! This includes all campaign-pins, but also existing pin designs, stickers & prints. The Spring Tea & Seasonal Field guides are also available!  The Field Guides will be unlocked with 5 orders, we currently have already 4! from the smoke test, so I'm very confident that we will get there. In case we won't, I'll remove the add-on and you won't be charged for it.

I have also added some new stickers, based on my mushrooms and other existing artwork! These are 2" Washi Stickers, so perfect for journalling. 

February 26th: Surveys are send out!
Mid-March: Order is placed at the manufacturer.
May: Arrival of pins in the Netherlands
May: Charging cards for add-on and shipping
Mid May: Quality check & assembling
End of May: Shipping the US orders to LanternArcana for combined fullfilment
End of May: Receive shipment from LanternArcana for combined collab orders 
June-July: Fulfillment of all orders

I'm already in the process of placing an order and checking the artwork with the manufacturer. I just need the final counts from the surveys.  I'll be placing the order when 80% of you have filled in the surveys! So the sooner things are filled in, the sooner you get pins ;). 

US Tarrifs: I'll be keeping an eye on the whole tarrif situation. On your surveys there is currently tarrif added based on the base cost of the items - Thanks for LanternArcana we are able to do this. The cost won't be raised. The might get lowered or removed, depending on how the situation evolves. 

Fulfillment:  I'll be fulfilling all EU orders from me and LanternArcana, they will fullfil al US orders. 
Rest of world: I'll be fulfilling all my individual orders and all collabs. 

I think that's all for now! Thanks once again for your amazing support and keep an eye out for your survey. 

And now it's time for a forest hike ;). 

Eyliana 

Hi fellow wanderers,

I spent the last few days figuring all the survey back-end stuff, but it's ready! I think.
And that's where the smoke test comes in. I just send them out, the smoke tests goes to 5% of the backers and helps me test if I set everything up correctly.

Failed payments
There are still a few people with failed payment, you can update your payment method following this instruction. Backerkit will retry to charge the cards a final time this Thursday, after that you can still correct payment when the add-ons and shippings are charged. 

- Please fill in the survey! I need a good percentage of them to go be filled in, before I can send them to the other backers.
- Let me know if something is wrong or unclear! Typos, sentences, wrong shipping cost, wrong items, etc. Please let me know.

Rest of the surveys
Once I get enough feedback from the smoke test, I'll send out the rest as well. I hope to do this upcoming Thursday! To sooner I get the surveys back, the sooner I can place an order at my manu. 

I finished up the design of the field guides - I hope you like them! I decided these will also be 2", because of the tiny details and lettering. We need 5 orders to unlock the field guides. If you add the field guides and they DON'T get unlocked, I'll remove the add-on and you won't be charged for it. The spring tea cup is also part of the add-on section!