Hey vampire lovers! 

I hope your week is going well!

I've received the first package of pins! It contained mostly Fox's cat pins (because we ordered and had them shipped together) but it did contain the Tainted Lily pins and the "Cheers" pins.  They look great!! 

Unfortunately the other pins have taken longer, but I've been told that they're finally done being produced and will be shipped to me by the end of the week! Once they do, Foxpirate and I are going to have a big grading party sometime in the next month or so and then after that I'll be able to start shipping them. 

I predict that the soonest I will be able to start shipping will be mid or late April. I'm sorry I can't fulfill sooner; I will be gone at conventions for a large portion of March. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding!

Here are some pictures the manufacturer sent me of the pins they finished up this week!

I'm so stoked and can't wait to see them in person!!

Some of you probably already saw, but I'm currently running a campaign for a huge set of spicy pins called Sugar & Spice! I launched on Valentine's day and the campaign EXPLODED! It smashed all my launch records and I'm honestly so floored by the support. Early Bird tiers are no longer available, but the campaign is still going for 9 more days! You can pledge for these pins here!

After Sugar & Spice, I have YET ANOTHER campaign planned for launch on March 18th: Cryptid Crushes!

Cryptid Crushes is my next set of spicy pinup pretty boys similar to my Monster Match campaign, but this time they're based on fan-favorite cryptids such as Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Bigfoot, Nessie, and more! If you want to get notified when the campaign launches, you can sign up for notifications on the teaser page.

For this campaign, I've had the honor of collaborating with UltraInfinite, who is creating Themed Monster Enamel Pins. Folks who pledge to both campaigns will receive this pair of freebie pins!

Both our projects are part of a larger collection called Oddities & Obscura. Backers who pledge for six or more campaigns will get even more freebies!

That's it for this update! As always, thanks so much for your patience during the production portion of campaign fulfillment. You guys are awesome!!

Next time you hear from me, I hope it's to tell you that the rest of the pins have arrived.

That's it for this update. Have a great week!

-Rain

Hi guys! I wanted to pop in with a quick update to keep you all in the loop! I wanted to let you know that the pins I was waiting on to finish off shipping have been complete and are on their way to me! That means for all remaining orders please expect your orders to be dispatched within the next 2-3 weeks depending on how long it takes for the remaining pins to come my way. Please ensure your address is up to date, I'll be locking all addresses once the pins are in my hand! 

Firstly we have the remade Egg of Innocence. I'm so glad I took the time to remake this, I'm MUCH happier with the result and I hope you are too!

Next up we have the finished Eater of Worlds! Both turned out sooo great and I can't wait to see them in person!

That's all for now! Really appreciate your patience waiting for these remaining pins to get complete! Hope you guys have a great rest of your day! 

Hi there backers, quick update for you all. Except for a handful of stragglers, all the rewards have been shipped out.

It should take 1-2 weeks for domestic (USA) shipments to arrive and 4-6 weeks for international shipments, but possibly longer due to shipping delays. Your tracking information is available through Backerkit.

Please contact Backerkit support if there are any issues with your rewards and they will forward your message to me. I can accommodate replacements or exchanges if needed. Please do not message me on social media or via my shops, if you do that I may miss your message.

I graded and packed everything myself, so there is a non-zero chance of human error. I'd appreciate if you let me know if you catch anything wrong with your pins; or ideally, that they're up to the usual standard and you're happy with them!

For anyone who has not yet filled out the survey or had other issues with their order, I have reached out via your Backerkit email. If I do not hear back from you, you may not receive rewards. So please reply when you get a chance.

Leftovers will be available when my shop reopens, which should be sometime in late March. I'll send an update with a coupon once they're available. 

I have another campaign, Themed Monster Enamel Pins, that will be launching soon. It will feature monster pins themed after different aesthetics. If that sounds interesting, you can sign up on the pre-launch page to be notified when it's live.

For this campaign I will be collaborating with HoloRaindrops who is running Cryptid Crushes, if you pledge to both campaigns you'll receive a pair of freebie pins.

Both our campaigns will be part of the Oddities & Obscura collection, there's even more freebies to be had if you back at least six campaigns!

If you were looking for my Baldur's Gate 3 designs, those have been moved to their own campaign: Dual Destinies: A BG3 Pin Series, which will run in June as part of Pin Quest. I'm still working on the designs but here are some sketches.

After Dual Destinies I don't really have any other pin series planned! If you have an idea for my next pin series or other merch, you can send them via this Google Form. If I plan any more pin campaigns I'd like them to be for themes or ideas you all are interested in.

Thank you for supporting Blood and Holy Water; and I hope to see you again in the next campaign!

Good evening backers, I have a quick follow-up on the previous update: cards have been charged and addresses have been locked. I'm planning to start shipping your rewards tomorrow and will send another update once all rewards have shipped.

There were a few backers that slipped through the cracks who had no items and were erroneously charged for shipping. I have processed refunds for all of you and you can expect them within 5-10 days. If you don't see the refund please contact Backerkit support for follow up.

That's all for this update, have a good rest of your night.

Hello backers, I have graded all the pins and finally have pin photos for you all!

But before those, some reminders: you should have received an email from Backerkit about your surveys. These have been unlocked, and will be locked again in 48 hours.

If you change your selections at this time or have not yet submitted your survey, and there are an insufficient number of pins to cover your selections, your pledge may be delayed. If I cannot fulfill your order, I will email you to inquire if you would prefer delaying your shipment for a few months, while additional pins are made; would like to select a different pin; or would be satisfied with a seconds grade pin. Please make sure you can access your Backerkit email. If you would like more information on my pin grading system, please see my About Page & FAQ.

I am especially low on extras of the following pins in standard grade:

Once surveys are locked again in 48 hours, I will charge cards for anyone who purchased addons and for shipping, and addresses will be locked as well. Be sure to check your payment information and shipping address are correct. Replacements or refunds will not be given if you provide the incorrect address, so please double-check it! If you lost your survey, you can recover it here.

And now without further ado, here are all the pins.

I've also posted videos on Instagram, TikTok, and Tumblr showing them in action.

Once you receive your package, please contact Backerkit support if there are any issues with your rewards, they will forward your message to me. I can accommodate replacements or exchanges if needed. Please do not message me on social media or my shops, if you do that I may miss your message.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments. I'll be back with another update to let you know when the pins have all shipped out to you.

Hello backers and followers, the stickers have arrived. Below you can find photos of them. I have also posted videos on Instagram, TikTok, and Tumblr showing them in action.

That's all for this update. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Hello, 

My pin Manu has informed me the pins are ready to ship! I haven't had more photos yet ( I might not as I said in a previous update they aren't the most photo heavy factory)

So I'm going to lock orders with final notice! This gives you 48hrs to do any edits you need to do. 

Afterwards I will be charging cards for shipping and extras! 

Any issues just let me know :)

Hey vampire lovers!

I’ll start today’s message with a quick fulfillment update: some the pins will be done this week and will be shipped to me on this Friday. After that I’ll be coordinating with Foxpirate to find a time for us to meet and do lots of grading so we can get fulfillment started.

However, the main reason I come to you today is with a need for your help.

As I have mentioned, my next big project Cryptid Crushes will be launching in March this year. I’ve been toiling away getting it ready for launch and I’ll be able to share the pin designs soon.

However, I also got another idea for a rather large pin set/drop that would fit well with a Valentine’s Day release -spicy smut books, candy heart pins with spicy phrases, and a few other ideas.

However, I worry about overwhelming all of you with too many projects all at once, especially because Pintopia will be ending around that time.

So my question is this - if I launched a campaign for fun, casual, slightly saucy pins around Feb. 11th, and then launched my Cryptid Crushes campaign as planned on March 18th, would you be able to/want to back both campaigns, or are those dates too close together?

Attached is a preview of the pins I’d be offering for the Valentine’s Day campaign.

As you all are the people most willing and likely to follow and support my work, I felt asking you all would be a great way to help me decide how to handle both of these project launches. If you have a minute I would really appreciate you taking the time to vote in the attached poll! 

Feel free to comment your thoughts below as well. This will really help me determine the best path forward with this!

Thank you in advance!