I've got a big update today with lots of info and of course ✦pictures✦!
ALL ORDERS ARE LOCKED. Shipping out to you is just around the corner! Please please double check your addresses before the addresses lock so I can make sure these little kitties make it to the correct homes! If there absolutely is a last minute change and you havent received a shipping notification yet, please reach out! I should be able to add something to your order if needed to help you save on shipping! <3
There is also still a few of you who haven't completed your surveys or have had issues with cards going through so please double check your emails to make sure that isnt one of you so you get your goods soon!
I received all the pins about 2 weeks ago, and in-between work I've been sorting organizing, quality checking and backing as many pins as I could! It's been a process as pin checking is new to me, as well as I've never received this many items that needed to be individually inspected at once before!
I was lucky I had my partner and a friend that was able to come over and help for a large chunk and I'm happy to say that I have all the pins ready to go for all of the backerkit orders!
During that time I was able to order the rest of the goods for the orders and they are in and just as beautiful!
(On the left we have my acrylic order that also contains the acrylic magnets with a guest appearance of my cat Kirby, on the right the jelly bean cat sticker sheets, and below the magnets!
So! What does this mean next?
I'm currently waiting on the shipping charges to hit my bank account so I can buy all the shipping labels as well as giving yall time to make any last corrections to your addresses. Lets make sure all of these kitties end up exactly where they are supposed to! Once ll of that is cleared I'll be able to dig into packing all the orders and getting them out. I've already got the packing station laid out and once I get going, should be able to get them out quick!
The unfortunate kicker though, is that I will be out of town a lot of the first half of July due to travelling for conventions (If you'll be at Anthrocon in Pittsburg, PA, or Kitsunekon in Green Bay, WI come say hi!). While I should be able to get a chunk of them shipped out in-between the events when I come home to restock before heading off to the next event, it wont be all of them, so some packages may not ship until mid July after Kitsunekon! I was hopeful I could get them out before my July events but it being my first fundraising project and my first backerkit project I didn't realize the different things needing to be set for surveys, locking orders, charging shipping, locking addresses, etc would add so much extra time. But! It allowed me to check all the pins needed for fulfilling orders so once I'm ready to pack, I'll be ready to get them packed quick!
And of course, the pins!
All of their colors came out so wonderfully! I'm so excited to get these out into your hands cause truly my camera doesn't show just how good they look, and even washes out some of the color variance that is there! The picture of them all together also does a great job of showing off how much space the purcakes really take up!
I'm hoping that there will be a beautiful summer day to go out and take some good natural light photos of these pins soon so I can get a better resemblance of just how nice they look!
SO happy to say we're finally at the tail end of this project! Please double check your addresses, and keep an eye out on your email for your shipping update! <3
And of course, thank you! Thank you for backing this project, supporting me, and putting faith in me to deliver quality cute pins to you! I'm so excited to get these out to each and every one of you and look forward to creating more silly cats in the future!
