First off, Thank you so much for the successful campaign! I am beyond thrilled that so many people got behind this project and made it a success! Making Doily is literally a lifelong dream come true for me!
What happens next!
Right now we're in the little gap that happens between the campaign and sending out surveys. Backerkit is processing funds and reaching out to people whose cards didn't go through for whatever reason. If your payment fails, then your pledge will be canceled. While you can re-order through my pre-order store, this does mean you will not get any freebies you earned.
Once funds have all gone through, surveys will be sent to all of you. This will be at the beginning of March!
What are surveys? Do I have to fill it out?
For anyone who is new to crowdfunding, surveys are a vital part of the process, they are not just an "asking for your opinion" sort of thing. Surveys are sent out in order to collect information from you so I know where to send your reward.
Surveys are also where I find out answers to questions like "You chose to get a 1 inch pin, which did you want?" so in some cases I am not even certain what to send you until they are filled out.
So to reiterate: If you don't complete your survey I will be unable to send you your reward! I will literally have no idea where to send it to! Every time I do a crowdfunding campaign, there's always at least one person who never completes the survey and never gets the rewards that they paid for! I don't want this to happen! I would like you to get the nice things you deserve! Please fill out your surveys! I do reach out if you do not fill it out, and reminders are sent regularly if you happen to miss it.
You'll have a couple of weeks to fill out your survey, you can add things if you'd like at this stage as well. You can fill it out after that point, but I have to decide on how many of each item to order once production starts. I try to order plenty, but there's a possibility I won't have enough of something you wanted if you fill out your survey after that point.
You must completely fill out your survey and submit it in order for it to count!
Timeline moving forward
Beginning of March - I will send out surveys Mid-March - I will coordinate production with my manufacturers April - Production will begin July - I will quality check the completed products Aug-Sept - Rewards will be sent to backers
Some of these steps may take less time that I am estimating, but I want to make sure to allow for any delays! Especially in the manufacturing step. It's possible things will go smoother and quicker, but this timeline is a good baseline of what to expect.
I will send out another update when surveys are done! For anyone following the project who missed out on pledging, there will be a pre-order store that you can order from! It won't have the same freebies available that the campaign had, but you will be able to order anything that was in the campaign!
