A new collection of colourful mushrooms coming your way! This series is inspired by fungi and its folklore. This is my third mushroom campaign, after two successful kickstarters.
I'm Alieke and I am the creator of the UrskogSaga. I love everything forest and little forest treasures. This is the third mushroom campaign I'm running, the first two were a success on Kickstarter and this is my second pin campaign on Backerkit.
There are some exclusive rewards available in this campaign for Early Backers and Returning Backers! There are also additional pins to collect from the Cross-collab and the Banner reward. Check them out below for more details. I ship worldwide from the Netherlands and due to the collab with LanternArcana I can offer some good shipping rates for combined orders and orders to the US.
My Colourful Mushroom Collection & Forest Treasures
I went ahead and got a sample made of the Amanita Frostiana!
And I think it turned out lovely! I wanted to test the UV-gradient to make sure it would turn out oke, and it does. I hope you are as excited about this pin as I am!
The initial goal is to unlock the Amanita Frostiana & Amanita Muscaria. Those two pins unlock at €750,-. After that we unlock a new mushroom design every €250. Pledge for all the designs that you want, so that you will be able to choose all pins you fancy! If a design you want doesn't get unlocked during the campaign, you can always adjust your pledge as long as the campaign runs.
Add-ons!
Gold foil Stickers Gold foil stickers based on the pin artwork from this campaign and previous will be available as single sticker or as a set.
Washi Tape Stickers Washi tape stickers based on the mushroom paintings are available as a single sticker or as a set. Stickers are 1".
Existing stickers!
€15,- Full set of Musrhoom Washi Stickers
A6 Art Prints High quality Art Prints based on my watercolour artworks.
€10,- Fungi & Faerie Art Prints
€15,- Forest Treasure Art Print
Mushroom Enamel Pins The mushroom enamel pins (1.5") from my previous campaign are available as an add-on as well. You can pick the amount that you want and specify the species in the pledge manager after the campaign. Available as a single pin or the full set of 8 pins.
Each pin design is inspired by an original watercolor painting. These paintings are one of a kind and are available through this campaign as add-on. The paintings are approximately 12,5 x 17,5 cm and are matted to (A4) 21 x 29 cm. All paintings are €150,- euros and are exempt of tariffs.
Prints are available of these paintings as well, and are sold as a set of 5 A6 Prints.
Shipping & US tarrifs are charged after the campaign and are NOT included in the pledge levels and add-ons. More on tarrifs and USA backers below.
All rewards will be quality controlled & shipped from the Netherlands . We ship internationally.
Cross-collab Backers: LanternArcana and I are bundling our powers here as well. Meaning that if you back both our campaigns, we will combine your pledges to one parcel. This reduces cost, material & environmental impact. I’ll fulfil all EU orders. LanternArcana will fulfil all US Orders. International orders we will divide based on what’s most beneficial regarding shipping cost. If your order gets fulfilled by LanternArcana you will receive 6 euro credit from me to reduce the shipping!
The shipping cost will be collected after the campaign. This way I can charge accurate price and you won't overpay. Backers from outside the European Union are responsible for taxes, Backerkit does not collect taxes and import duties. For EU residence VAT is included.
USABackers
USA Backers: Due to the removal of the minimis tariffs will needed to be added to your order. But I do have some good new! Due to me partnering up with Lantern Arcana, I'll be able to significantly lower the amount of tarrifs that need to be payed, since Lantern Arcana will be fulfilling the US orders.
How does this work? I'll order all pins. Get them shipped to me, do the quality check and than ship all US bound parcels to LanternArcana. They will ship them out within the US. It might be a bit slower, but it safes significantly on shipping & tarrifs. The tarrifs will be paid together with the shipping cost and post campaign purchases. You will receive a 6 euro credit on your shipping.
At the time of writing the tarrif amount for products from China (the enamel pins) is 35%. For everything produced in the EU (stickers, prints) it is 15%. Original art is free from tarrifs.
Tariff estimates:
Enamel Pin: 1 dollar per pin
Sticker: 0.1 dollar per sticker
Paintings: Free from tarrifs! Woohoo!
These are estimates! I'll be collecting shipping and the tariffs after the campaign, so I work with the most accurate data possible. There are still court cases going about scrapping the tarrifs (fingers crossed) and then I won't have to charge anything! But tarrifs might also be increased, if that happens I'll try to find a suitable solution for all of us and might pay some of the tarrifs out of pocket.
The campaign will run from mid June till beginning July. After the campaign is successfully funded I need to wait till the funds are transferred and have some time to setup the surveys. In the survey you can select which of the unlocked enamel pins you want, and select additional add-ons. When 80% of the backers have answered the survey I'll start production and the orders will be locked.
When the pins arrive I'll have to do a quality check, assemble everything and start shipping things out. Sometimes there might be quality problems with the pins and they need to be redone, this might cause delays. If this happens, I'll keep you updated.
I'm Alieke and I am the creator of the UrskogSaga. I love wandering the forest, and finding little treasures. It may be a speck of light hitting the moss, seeing a little critter or finding a beautiful mushroom. I believe the forest tells stories that need to be seen and heard. I do this through painting, illustration and photography. I want to share with you all I find beautiful, so we all can share our love for nature with the world.
I love painting in watercolours and in oils and love adding them to campaigns to get something exclusive for you! I have made two successful enamel pin campaigns in the past, featuring mushrooms!
When you have pledged to this campaign, I'll need your help to answer the surveys on time. This is your responsibility as a backer. How do you do this?
Fill out your survey on time.
Double check your address. Especially if you move or are moving. Backerkit will send out an e-mail when shipping addresses will be locked.
Check your payment status. Both payments (pledge and later shipping) need to go through for me to be able to ship your pledge.
All or nothing I have chosen Backerkit to find the funds to produce the enamel pin designs. It is an all-or-nothing campaign. Meaning that you will only be charged once the campaign is successful. If the campaign fails you will not be charged, and the enamel pins will not go into production. If the project gets funded, I'll be committed to fulfill the campaign, if you have pledged, you will receive your reward.
Goal amount The initial amount of 750 euros is for the production of the first enamel pin. More designs will be unlocked when stretch goals are reached. During the first 48h of the campaign you can pledge with an Early Bird price. If you cancel your pledge, you will not be able to re-pledge for an Early bird price again.
Editing your pledge If you back for more than the unlocked designs, you can pick a duplicate. During the campaign and the backer survey you can edit your pledge level and the amount of add-ons. After the backer surveys are locked, all the pledges will be locked as well.
Refunds After the campaign has ended I can not refund your order. I need the funds to cover productions. During the campaign you can cancel and modify your pledge at anytime. Additional add-ons can be modified as long as the orders are not locked.
Design The images used in this campaign page are mock-ups, the end product may vary. I have labelled all colours in pantone, to get the end results as close as possible.
Assembly But variation may always occur. All products will be assembled and packaged by hand. Depending on the success of this campaign, this may add additional processing times.
Taxes, import duties & Tarrifs Additional costs by customs, duties or taxes are not covered. Check beforehand which additional cost may apply to your country. For USA backers: I'll be charging tarrifs and pre-pay this to the shipping courier. I have provided estimated cost in the campaign page. The tarrfis will be collected through Backerkit together with shipping.
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