Happy Friday! Sorry for the wait. It took longer than I thought to grade all the pins, but it's finally done. Here are the pictures for the rest of the pins as promised!
CALICO CAT REMAKE
Everything looks good quality-wise but we do have a bit of a problem with the calico cat. I didn't even spot it at first, but the light brown color is indeed missing from the kitty's right ear (it's appear as white now). I was debating if I should have it remade because it was not very obvious, and I also didn't want to waste these kitties I already got, as they are perfectly fine other than that. Having said that, while I am contemplating, I also reached out to my manufacturer and see what they will say about the issue, and right the way, they told me this is their mistake and a remake will be started right the way. It will take approximately 2-3 weeks for the remake. So I will send out another update when that is done.
A NOTE ON THE MAGNETIC ATTIRE
Grading the magnetic attire was really fun! I tested out all the magnets just to make sure they are good, and I did find a few defective one 🤣. Well, it's better to be safe than sorry, as I don't want to send out any defects.
After playing with the magnetic attire for a bit, I do notice that the surface of the kitties may get scratched if I am rough with it, most noticeably with the black kitty. By this, I mean if I slide the magnetic attire with force or drag the magnet on the kitty's body, mostly when I need to remove the attires, and I was just trying to do it quickly. However, if I am careful with the attire, meaning no dragging or sliding it on the kitties with force, the kitties are fine. I just want to point this out, as I damaged my kitty, and I don't want you to experience the same thing with your kitties. But this finding gives me an idea to put our wrong color calico cat to good use! For all of you who backed an attire, I will be sending you an extra wrong color calico kitty, and you can use it to get use to the attires! However, like I mentioned, as long as we are not rough with the attire, it should not scratch the kitty, or the scratch should be minimal.
LAMBENT DAGGER - Why so many pin post??
I always try to have two pin posts on my pins if possible, as I know that the extra pin post can make a difference when it comes to wearing it. The Lambent dagger is indeed a small pin, but I still decided that is what I want. What I didn't realize is that there are not a lot of room in the back for the rubber clutches, as the two pin posts are very close to each other. If you like to display your pin in a pin board, this will not be a problem at all. However, if you like to wear your pins, than you will have to position the clutches in a specific way to make it work (see Back View C). Back View A and B still works if the fabric you are attaching it to is thin, but if the fabric you are attaching it to is thick, the overlapping clutch tends to fall off after a while, and that's not what we want. I apologize for missing this detail, as I didn't account for the size of the clutches, making it inconvenient for those of you who wish to wear them. Having said that, please pay special attention if you want to wear this pin, and as long as you position the clutches as seen in Back View-C, there won't be any issues.
SHIPPING UPDATE
Regarding shipping..... Canadian Backers
For Canadian backers who chose standard shipping, and did not back a calico kitty, I will be packing your rewards and ship them out via Canada Post, as there is no strike as of now. Since there are a lot of packages that I need to get through, I may not be able to send your package out right the way. If a strike do happen before I send out your package, rest assure I will put your rewards on hold until the situation resolves.
For Canadian backers who purchased upgraded shipping, and did not back a calico kitty, your package has been sent, and tracking information have sent to your email.
If you backed a calico kitty, I will ship out your rewards once the remake it done. US Backers
After some long thoughts, we have decided that we are going to go ahead and start shipping the rewards to my US backers, starting with backers who did not pledge for the calico kitty.
It was a tough decision, as we cannot predict the tariff situation, which can go up or down with short notice. Right now it is at 30% for products (ex. pins, acrylic charms, keychains) made in China , which is a lot better than 145% as it was a few weeks ago, and we want to take advantage of the lower tariff rate and have your rewards send out to you now. If there are any changes to the tariff rate (i.e. getting higher), we will definitely re-evaluate the situation and keep you post. We are going to be shipping out your rewards using Canada Post as they are not on strike as of now, but this is also unpredictable. If they are going on strike, I will send out an update and talk about what we will do next.
Secondly, you will notice that everything I ship out will now have a country of origin sticker on them, as it is a new requirement for shipping all products to the US. Also, all my US bound packages are subject to checks from both my shipper and US custom, which means that the package you receive might look like it's been open, or the content might look a bit disorganize. I apologize if the package you receive looks a bit messy. Finally, because of all the extra checks, it will take longer than usual for my packages to reach the destination. Thank you so much for your patience, understanding, and support for this project. I know this is a lot of information to take in. Thank you so much for being here with me while we figure this out, as a lot of this is new to me too. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
International Backers
If you did not back a calico kitty, I will be packing your rewards and have them shipped as planned. I did manage to ship some international rewards out this week, and for those that were sent, a tracking number is sent to your email already. If you back a calico kitty, hopefully I will get the remake kitty soon. I will keep you post!
Thanks again for your support! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. The best way to contact me is via email: [email protected]. Have a good weekend!
