Hope you are all doing well, this week we received updated pictures of the moon lanterns SAMPLES so we gave the finale instructions and now the last design is finally in mass production ! 🙌
As always, we are sharing all info with you to be transparent on the process this include the ups and down so here are the pictures with additional notes so you know everything !
Hope everyone is going well... Thank you for your patience and trust while we were finishing the pledge manager surveys/preorder store, backerkit advice is to wait until the 27 to send the surveys because of the failed payment window (14days to fix the payment).
So we are expecting to send them this week-end if everything is approved by the backerkit team !
In the meantime here is the whole necromancer set (we added it into the campaign page too if you want to take a look) :
We hope you like it ! We were very inspired for this thematic and we will prepare more interesting stuff for Halloween (with the vampire thematic and more of course) !
So, after your big help on my existential crisis on the stardust color scheme now it turns out Heko is having one too about his dragon breath sword design 😭 He drew a new version as he wasn't satisfied with the on-going version of it so let us know what do you think / prefer please 🥺
And sorry for this we just want to give the best of ourselves and to make the designs as closely as possible to our vision and ideas for you all 💖
Last info we wanted to share is the pictures of these designs we received from our previous campaign as they are available as add-ons in this one :
Thank you so much, And see you soon for more updates !
Wow, survey completion is going great so far! We have 42 left to be done. Our due date is March 5th.
We have successfully collected $5601 of the $6575 that was pledged during the campaign.
We currently have $2359 pledged in the pledge manager. About $1000 of which is for shipping charges.
Giving us an updated potential total of $6960.
If we are successful in collecting those funds on March 5th when cards are charged then the next FREE pin will be unlocked! 🥳
There are some new designs we’re trying to unlock! The “days left” countdown on those items is incorrect. We only have until surveys close on March 5th.
Once surveys are completed and orders placed with the manufacturers, I’ll share some sneak peaks of my project in the works for June 10th launch as part of Pin Quest. 💜
Hello everyone! Fund collecting is finally done and the money is headed my way. I don't have it yet but I will very soon.
Unfortunately due to some dropped backers we did fall below the amount I hoped to be at, however this doesn't mean that the pins aren't going to be made!
I plan to do the surveys very soon- and I'll include add ons with the survey. Any money from add-ons will go toward funding the pins, so if you were hoping to get more this would be a great chance to get them while they're still at the campaign pricing! Stickers will be included on the survey as well! You can add as many of each thing as you like, just please make sure to specify which things you want by adding it by name rather than increasing the quantity of one type. (Ex: if you add a DOGGY pin then set the quantity to 3, you will receive 3 DOGGY pins. If you wanted one of each, you'd individually add them as add-ons!)
The amount I'm receiving is close enough that I'll figure it out either way, but any add-ons will be SUPER appreciated!
I'll be collecting shipping at this time, too, so please be aware of that!
Please give me up to a week to get surveys out- though hopefully I'll have them ready before that! :)
great news ! most of the samples for the campaign have been completed ! here are some photos from the manufacturer:
most of the samples are perfect ! for some reason the recessed metal on unrequited love's arm is nickel rather than gold so that will need to be fixed, the chain on the fated love pin is also incorrect. both of these should be easy fixes though so we are moving along nicely ! how do you like them so far ? 🖤
if you haven't yet please make sure you get to your surveys soon ! i will need to know how many of each item to order and we are still waiting on a little under 70 backers at the moment.
we have also unlocked some of the pins in the preorder shop so if you were waiting to add them to your cart now is the time !
Firstly I want to say I'm so thrilled with the amount of pin sets that have been funded so far! I've been able to cover such a range of characters I seriously never imagined would be possible and I'm really thankful for all the support. With that said I have a triple-whammy update here!
Update #1 - Starry Sky Pin
I’ve received a prophecy! All backers who pledge over $50 shall have bestowed upon them a super shiny gift from the stars…✨⭐️ This pin really stands out from the rest! It is about 1.5” and features a silvery shiny metal and glitter enamel. The stars even glow in the dark!
Update #2 - New Pin Sets
In case you haven’t seen on the story page I’ve continued steadily adding new stretch goal pin sets! Since my last update post, I’ve added 18 new sets - 16 of which have already been funded!! Here are the next two to unlock:
Snow & Rose unlock at $11,700!
Dapple & Tree unlock at $11,950!
Update #3 - What’s Next
Now, I have an important update: Dapple & Tree is the last planned pin set stretch goal for this campaign. I hope everyone can understand my reasons for this:
While of course I am so grateful for the unexpectedly overwhelming support this project has received, churning out this many new designs this quickly has really done a number on my energy. While running this campaign, I'm also a full time student at the same time. As you can imagine I've been really busy 😭 I'll need time to recharge.
I feel satisfied that I've adequately covered the most popular and, maybe more importantly, visually recognizable characters. We all know I could go on forever getting more and more niche but at the end of the day I just don't want to end up with a whole lot of overstock for less popular characters. I think I have a good balance here.
There are some very recent characters who were requested and I prefer to revisit these later when we know more about them! So they haven't been completely vetoed, just put on hold.
However! All this does not mean that I'm done working on the campaign! We still have a long way to go before the end. I'm currently working on organizing all of the new cats onto additional sticker sheets. In fact, I may slip a few "honorable mention" characters that didn't make the cut as pins into these sheets! If I missed your favorite character, you may still see them represented! Keep an eye out for an update on those. I’m also working on a second, even more limited special freebie pin to go with Starry Skies. I’ll be sharing this design as soon as it’s ready!
I actually also have an additional stretch goal planned if we unlock Dapple & Tree, but it isn't a pin set! It's something I'm still planning and looking into the logistics of so I won't reveal it just yet- Just know there's still lots of work going on behind the scenes here!
I also want to give super special thanks to my best friend and business partner Squiidg who has helped me so much on this whole project, from the earliest ideation stages to helping keep this page up to date while I've been working on new designs. Genuinely this project would not be where it is now without her. If you like Tiny Warriors you will certainly like what she has in store so please check out her art and her shop!!
That’s all for now! Thanks again for all the support so far, I truly can’t even comprehend it. I’m so glad you all like my silly little kitty cats 🐱❤️
I wanted to thank you again for all of the fantastic support - I am so excited to be bringing Part 2 of Build-A-Forest Friend to life 🌿✨ I hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating the designs!
Important Campaign Details:
I've been a busy bee in the background creating the surveys - this was quite the endeavour as I accidentally deleted it once... 👀 ANYWAY. Masks from Part 1 will be avaliable as part of the regular survey so there are even more options for you to choose from (part of the reason redoing the questions took me so darn long hehe). The masks from Part 1 will also be available as an add-on as well in case one of them tickles your fancy!
Smoke Test:
The Smoke Test surveys will be heading out soon. What is a Smoke Test you ask? It's the survey, but it is only sent to a small percentage of Backers to ensure that the survey is working as it should, and allows me to work out any kinks as they come up. Keep an eye on those inboxes - it's comin' atcha soon! 👀
As always, if you experience any issues, or have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to me on Instagram at Pinsomnia Designs or email me at [email protected] 🩷
