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Wish I could share a photo here! I love my Main Quest/Side Quest pin and Certified Completionist holo sticker 💜💜
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I got mine in the mail today as well as the sticker. Thanks!
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What the hell guys, it’s been over a year! Pintopia 2024 is wrapping up and we’ve still not heard anything from you! Where are the pins we’ve paid for? Any communication at this point would be better than we’ve had so far!
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Project Update: ⚔️ FANTASY is LIVE NOW w/ MOVIE MOTHS Pins Available!
Hey movie lovers ❤️
I wanted to let you all know my newest enamel pin crowdfunding project FANTASY has ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT! It's a collection of enamel pins celebrating some of my favorite fantasy genre odds 'n ends. Just another super niche passion project like Movie Moths. I would love some support if you are a Fantasy nerd like me!
If you pledge to FANTASY, you can add-on all my previous Movie Moths and/or Pizza Pinz designs as well 🍕
PLEDGE NOW BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT ⚔️
Jason Furie ✌️
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Project Update: 8. Nearly there! Soon to be on the boat (pics)
Wanted to give a quick update. While got started, manufacturing did get delayed due to Chinese New Year. It is now nearing completion and should soon be on it's way. I asked that they send along a few pictures for us to see how they look!
They turned out good!
They are wrapping up some of the final stages now and will share shipping timelines soon - and from there I will be able to estimate when they should be shipped out to you!
To prep for that I will soon be sending out a last call for shipping address changes by email, for anyone that has moved. Look for that in the next few weeks!
More soon,
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"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." -Helen Keller
Project Update: Manufacturing nearly complete! - then on to 🚢 & 📦
I wanted to pop in real quick and let you know that the manufacturing is almost complete and I had them take a few pictures for us so we can see how they look! I think they came out so nice!!
So excited for you all to have them in your hands.
While Chinese New Year did mean that things were delayed after we finalized the order, so it took longer than they promised, it does sound like they are wrapping up some of the final stages now and we should have some shipping timelines from them soon.
To be clear, we don't have hard dates for when they will arrive for you yet, but so excited to have them arrive so we can pack them and get them into your hands!!
We will soon be sending out a final shipping address check by email, in the coming few weeks, for those of you who've moved, so keep an eye out for that.
Thank you again for all of your amazing patience,
Best,
Kasu
Project Update: Pins rolling out!
Project Update: Update: Molds & Sample Progress, Surveys This Week
- The cuts in the pin molds not being as exact as I wanted;
- Some alterations in the art that made it problematic to sit side by side (which obviously is fairly critical with this design);
- The colors being pretty off in the initial, but ultimately when the mold was having issues it didn't matter (since the mold was the bigger issue);
- And some general concerns with flaw rates (with the old manufacturer) as they were becoming more popular and thus more inconsistent (it happens).
That all said, I've been happy with how their screenprints look in the past, so I'm fairly confident that it shouldn't be an issue here.
The minute I've approved the final sample for production on either variant, I will let everyone know and show those off! I appreciate you trusting the process for now, since highly complex pins are a bit bonkers without their screenprints. And thank you again for your patience.
M.
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Project Update: 7. Overcoming MORE Challenges - but now back and moving, with manufacturing underway 🛠️
I know my lack of response has left some wondering and has been frustrating.
We had some severe health concerns in my family that took rapt attention which has proven to be quite a hardship and challenge for me and my family.
Despite these many setbacks - things are getting more stable and we're coming through it now.
I wanted to pop in and give an update and some good news. In the past few weeks, I've been able to get things back on track and files have been submitted along with the deposit, to the new and more trusted manufacturer, and things are looking good.
I should soon know a firm timeline of what to expect to get the pins finalized and on their way once I get the report back from the manufacturer. There is an expected annual delay for the Chinese New Year - so they will be back in touch with me soon.
Also, as a side note, all backer surveys have been completed and tallied - so we are set there. I will be doing a last call for shipping address changes, if any, via that survey tool, in the weeks before I begin the shipping process. We are still probably around 4-6 weeks away in my current guesstimate, pending the time it takes to complete manufacturing and shipping - but it is at last moving.
Thanks again for your patience and confidence.
⚔️ Standing strong, undeterred by challenges, we rise.
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Guys, it’s been a year! What the Smurf is happening? Has anyone out there got their pins yet?