The big awaited update! The samples have all made their first stage (Hurray!)
Though not all of them are at their final stage. You can see all planned changes and images of th...
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Dirtynoodles Doodles
23 days ago
UPDATE SAMPLE WIP
It's been a long while!
So sorry for the lack of updates, I've been waiting for images so this update wouldn't be completely empty of progress, but here's proof the samples ha...
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Dirtynoodles Doodles
3 months ago
ITS BEEN A MONTH - Where are we?
Hi!
Just wanted to say sorry for the massive wait, samples are still not done. The project timeline will be delayed indefinitely as I do not know how long it'll take for the sa...
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Dirtynoodles Doodles
4 months ago
SURVEY ISSUE RESOLVED
Hello everyone! The sticker issue has been resolved and everyone who has completed the survey without getting to choose their stickers should have been notified for a follow up ...
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Dirtynoodles Doodles
4 months ago
SURVEY ISSUE
There seems to be an issue with individual stickers that were added on! They've been incorrectly imported as a pledge, and so charge the cost of the pledge ($6) for PER STICKER ...
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Dirtynoodles Doodles
4 months ago
SURVEYS GETTING TO YOU!
All surveys have been sent out, and as soon as we have 80% of surveys completed, I can begin sampling asap! I have received a portion of the funds and will be ordering all charm...
The big awaited update! The samples have all made their first stage(Hurray!)
Though not all of them are at their final stage. You can see all planned changes and images of the samples below <3
The samples with major changes will be revised before mass manufacturing begins and I will provide photos then! Pledges will be locked and shipping charged when I show the new samples (Which I estimate is another few weeks)so there's no rush!
I encourage everyone to look back at your surveys and double check you've got what you wanted chosen! There's still opportunity to add more plushies/smaller items if you wish like the charms and stickers (Of which everyone will get a few freebies anyhow!) Stickers and charms have also arrived to me, so that part of manufacturing is complete! They will be sent out with your pledges once the plushies arrive to me (Which I now guesstimate will arrive in September since mass manufacturing will begin soon)
Torrent Stickers
Danger Stickers
Turtle Stickers
Pride Stickers
Stars Stickers
Winter Stickers
Qibli Stickers
Blue Stickers
Sunshine Stickers
Moon Stickers
Kinkajou Stickers
Clay Stickers
Danger Charms
Kinkajou Charms
Blue Charms
Feel free to ask any questions down below, thank you so much for everyone's patience <3
Now that a majority of you have been charged, for those experiencing problems, let me clear some things up!
If you're having any issues, please contact Backerkit personally as I have no control over anything regarding funds at this time. There is a two week window from now before a funding report is available for me for you to call up your bank and fix up any issues!
Confirming that shipping will be charged through the survey being sent out ASAP, right now I'm just configuring shipping costs to be accurate! Once I get all the numbers I need, I can set everything into manufacturing, including the charms and stickers. You'll also have the opportunity to add on any extra items through the survey you can pay for alongside your shipping, e.g. an extra plush or acrylic charm!
What's been charged now is your pledge, and everything has been charged in AUD (Australian Dollars!)
A heads up for Apple users as well, if you have Apple PrivateRelay active, there's a big chance that Apple has blocked access to your email for Backerkit and a survey won't send out properly! This is no big problem, just contact Backerkit or me via email through my store website and I or Backerkit can send you the link to your survey.
Surveys have not been sent out yet, but will be sent out in a day or two, so don't worry if you haven't gotten one yet, you're not supposed to!
A reminder our current timeline is:
APRIL: Release survey a week post payment
APRIL: Receive funding and pay for manufacturing in 2 weeks (Samples will be completed first before proper mass manufacturing will begin, but paying upfront will lessen sample costs)
APRIL: Order all keychains and stickers
JUNE:Keychains and stickers arrive
JULY: Dragons arrive to me and are sent out within a 2-3 week period. Tracking is sent to everyone owed it (Which is everyone! <3)
Shipping costs outlined down under! (Costs in AUD)
Questions about any future designs: Most likely, I won't be doing more dragons for a long while with another project coming up and these taking so much time. If you're waiting for new designs such as Qibli or Moon, don't hold your breath! Most likely another large campaign for these guys will be done next year.
Sampling process will begin once I have the numbers I need to begin the manufacturing process (Beginning with sampling) and will provide images and revisions along the way.
So sorry for the lack of updates, I've been waiting for images so this update wouldn't be completely empty of progress, but here's proof the samples have been worked on! They're in the embroidery stage right now but as soon as I have full photos of them I'll let everyone know.
Brick's Skin
The plan now is to:
Release sample photos
Lock orders after 2 weeks (So shipping will be charged)
Get mass manufacturing started
Hopefully have them dispatched by September/October
Feel free to send any questions my way! And thank you so much for your patience and support <3
Just wanted to say sorry for the massive wait, samples are still not done. The project timeline will be delayed indefinitely as I do not know how long it'll take for the samples to all be fixed and perfected. Torrent's new sample has been shown to me and I've made the following notes down below, which you can see. Her markings' embroidery glows in the dark, which you can also see!
You might've noticed shipping hasn't been charged yet, and that's because I'm waiting until everyone has seen all the samples. When this happens, addresses will be locked (Though if you move afterwards, you can reach out to me and I can change them manually) and cards charged.
Next update I'll be showing the revised Torrent sample and hopefully after that, all of the dragon samples.
Thank you for your patience with me and the manufacturer!
STRIPE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED! Make sure to contact Backerkit if you're pledge hasn't gone through yet! Currently only 23K of the funds have been collected, and I'm gonna need all the help I can get to have these designs produced! Know that if you haven't been charged, your pledge will not be secured. A portion of the funds will be sent to me in a few days, which is when I can start the sampling process.
Surveys have yet to be sent out due to these complications, but they should be out this week! Once they're sent out, please fill them out asap so I have the numbers I need to begin manufacturing.
Thank you guys for sticking by me, please like the update or comment to let me know it's been seen as well. Have a lovely week!
Hello everyone! The sticker issue has been resolved and everyone who has completed the survey without getting to choose their stickers should have been notified for a follow up question. There are no further issues!
Reminder these are the shipping costs:
With surveys, reminder you can go back and edit them any time! Surveys won't be locked for a while, so you'll have the opportunity to change your choices once the samples are finalised. By locking, I mean that's when you'll be unable to make any changes, including for the addresses, but that won't be a long time coming! There'll be plenty of heads up before it's done.
Sorry so much for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience 🐉
Is the surveys for people who had additional stickers available for us to fill through? As i got an email of saying i need to fill out the survey but not too long ago it was said there is a survey issue with people who have the additional stickers which was adding 6 more dollars
All surveys have been sent out, and as soon as we have 80% of surveys completed, I can begin sampling asap! I have received a portion of the funds and will be ordering all charms and stickers soon.
Surveys are how you will:
Select your choice of plush/charm/sticker designs
Input your address and shipping information.
Choose whether you’d like to add even more extra add-ons page to your final pledge
Pay for shipping costs! (Costs in AUD)
Weight brackets have been changed ever so slightly due to postage issues but costs are the same!
A heads up for Apple users as well, if you have Apple PrivateRelay active, there's a big chance that Apple has blocked access to your email for Backerkit and a survey won't send out properly! This is no big problem, just contact Backerkit or me via email through my store website and I or Backerkit can send you the link to your survey.
The timeline we have at the moment:
MARCH: Release survey ✅
MARCH: Receive funding and pay for manufacturing
MARCH: Order all keychains and stickers
JUNE: Keychains and stickers arrive
JULY: Dragons arrive to me and are sent out within a 2-3 week period. Tracking is sent to everyone owed it (Which is everyone! <3)
Thank you for being patient with me and the project! Please like the update or comment to let me know it's been seen as well :]
There seems to be an issue with individual stickers that were added on! They've been incorrectly imported as a pledge, and so charge the cost of the pledge ($6) for PER STICKER added on. This also means you cannot choose the stickers you want. Everyone who has the sticker add-on, please do not go through with the survey yet!
I have contacted Backerkit about this issue to see if they could fix the issue up, since I am unable to manually change the add-on anymore, so we can get your orders back on track.
Anyone who didn't add extra stickers, feel free to fill out your surveys as soon as possible!
Sorry so much for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience 🐉
Letting everyone know surveys have not gone out yet, as they are still under review as of yesterday! It also seems there's been issues with Stripe about not accepting payments due to lack of evidence, don't worry about that, I just submitted some proof of business (Australian Business Number and all) and payments should continue as normal.
If you're truly worried, feel free to contact Backerkit about money issues! Currently I have no control over finances beyond this Stripe incident.
Thank you mates so much for the outstanding support! We've definitely surpassed the 14K mark for funding Peril, and with all the extra funds, we've funded Winter's creation alongside higher quantities of plushies for folk after the campaign.
This update also serves a reminder for thatBackerkit will be charging your methods of payment tonight/tomorrow!
Double check there's enough on your method of payment for the amount you pledged
Double check your method of payment is still valid
If your payment is still denied despite your vigilance, it's most likely a bank issue!
Banks have an issue with flagging payments to my Aussie business and crowdfunding campaign as fraud due. This can be solved with a call or contacting your bank, and you have plenty of time to fix it up before surveys are sent out!
Surveys? Yes! They will be sent out ASAP (After most payments are made) to make sure that I have the right numbers for each design to kickstart manufacturing into gear. I willl post another update letting you guys know when that'll come out!
Surveys are how you will:
Select your choice of plush/charm/sticker designs
Input your address and shipping information.
Choose whether you’d like to add even more extra add-ons page to your final pledge
Pay for shipping costs outlined down under! (Costs in AUD)
There will be a step by step guide, and the survey, though preferably filled out as soon as possible, will be open to complete for at least minimum a fortnight, so don't worry!
This is also your last change to adjust your pledge. A reminder that the "All plushies tier" does NOT include Winter, and you will have to add on an extra plush for it to be so!
The timeline we have at the moment:
APRIL: Release survey a week post payment
APRIL: Receive funding and pay for manufacturing in 2 weeks (Samples will be completed first before proper mass manufacturing will begin, but paying upfront will lessen sample costs)
APRIL: Order all keychains and stickers
JUNE:Keychains and stickers arrive
JULY: Dragons arrive to me and are sent out within a 2-3 week period. Tracking is sent to everyone owed it (Which is everyone! <3)
Thank you guys so much for the success of the campaign once again! I know the process is long and tedious, but don't hesitate to shoot me any questions via email through my store website or my Twitter (@OodlesStuff)!
Here is Winter's reference! He has been added to the line up of available designs to choose form once the campaign is over. This is the only extra design I'm adding to make sure I am not overwhelmed with the production of plushies.
Samples are expected to start in two weeks, it is most likely the plushies manufacturing will be delayed, I will provide more updates in the future. Thank you so much for the support!
(In Vietnamese) Happy new year!
Happy new year to everyone! It's officially the year of the dragon now (Or at least it is in Australia, since we're a day early) and I know the elemental dragons are western dragons, but here they are as noodles! I think the look suits Danger very well, can't go wrong with red.
Thank you guys so much again for supporting this project!! :] This year's definitely looking promising
Just wanted to let you guys know with Lunar New Year around the corner, samples won't be able to begin work on until after the 2 week holiday given to the manufacturer. We're waiting on the manu to finish and send a prior order (Medicine cat plushies) before purchasing the dragon samples to be made.
Since we've overfunded so much, every order will get a free sticker matching each plush ordered on top of extra stickers, etc if you orders a Stars plush, you'll get a Stars sticker.
Currently, with the extra funding money, I'll need help choosing what extra goodies you guys would like! IDeas are:
more sticker designs
sticker sheets
enamel pins
charms
lanyards
reusable sticker books
sticky notes
Random fun plush ideas:
little sloth plush with velcro on its paws to wrap around Glory's neck
giant Darkstalker plush
tiny bumblebee plush
Winter will also be added to the roster, I just have to work out how to design his spikes first for a reference sheet! I will share when that is complete.
