Hello everyone - thank you all SO MUCH for helping me fund my most successful campaign to date!!! This may only be my 3rd ever, but y'all never cease to amaze me with your su...
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Holly
15 days ago
New freebie - 3d printed popsicle; pin board reveal!
Hey everyone! I hesitated to make this update, since unfortunately it has been a common trend among other creators to lose backers when they update…but I decided today tha...
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Holly
23 days ago
Mid-campaign updates - new freebies for 3+ pin backers, spooky space add ons
Hello folks ✨️
Just dropping in for a small and quick update - unfortunately although we do tend to see a slowdown mid campaign, it seems that is being compounded a bit by q...
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Holly
28 days ago
IMPORTANT UPDATES - PLS READ 💖
Hi folks - this will likely be my final update until shortly before the campaign ends, unless the samples of the translucent enamel pins are ready before then (unlikely) - wh...
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Holly
28 days ago
2 more stretch goals unlocked, 30 mins left for early bird rewards!
Hello everyone! I am still blown away by your support - we have nearly unlocked 2 more stretch goals, with only 2 remaining - and less than 1k to push through to reach that g...
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30 days ago
Halfway to full funding!
This will be my last update for today (and likely until shortly before the 48 hour early bird reward is up to remind anyone who hasn't pledged yet) - I know you all ...
Hello everyone - thank you all SO MUCH for helping me fund my most successful campaign to date!!! This may only be my 3rd ever, but y'all never cease to amaze me with your support and I appreciate you all so much.
This update is going to be a bit short, but I will have something a bit more in depth coming soon - if you have any questions, please comment below or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected] !
First off, the pre-order store IS OPEN!
If you didn't get a chance to pledge to the campaign, or have someone you want to share it with - please follow THIS LINK HERE to place a pre-order. All items available during the campaign except freebies will be available. Returning backer & cross collab freebies will only be available for purchase now by folks who backed the campaign. If you're interested in those pins, leftovers will be available on my website later this year :) Sign up for my e-mail list for an update when they've been added! The 3D figure mentioned in my previous update will be available for purchase for anyone interested as well - I hope to have a sample completed this weekend to show everyone, along with the popsicle pin board.
Surveys
Second, if you pledged to the campaign, you will be receiving your survey at some point in the next 7-14 days - this simply depends on when your information is uploaded into the pledge manager; I will be sending an update prior to smoke test surveys being sent (these are sent to 5% of backers to ensure there are no issues with any part of the survey), and again prior to all other surveys going out. The sooner these are filled out, the sooner the pins can get ordered! I will also be giving folks the option of having their cards charged for shipping as soon as their survey is completed vs waiting until later, if that is more helpful financially for folks.
Finally - your cards will be charging over the next few days - because of the number of projects that finished and the amount of backers who may have backed several, it's going to take a bit longer. IF YOUR CARD FAILS TO CHARGE - please fix that ASAP. You should receive an e-mail if it does (or if your card changes successfully) with a link to fix the charge. If you do not have your payment go through successfully before the 27th, it will not charge again, and I am unable to run the charge from my end. So please be sure to fix that ASAP so you can receive your rewards when they arrive!
That's all for now - I can't wait to give you all updates on the pins I sampled, and any more as they come up <3
Hey everyone! I hesitated to make this update, since unfortunately it has been a common trend among other creators to lose backers when they update…but I decided today that I would sit down and learn zbrush to put together an idea I’ve had for a while - it took a lot of time, and trial and error, but I figured the program out enough to produce this little guy! I’m actually pretty proud - this is my first ever real sculpt in a 3d program. I just really wanted to share this with you all, hopefully to the benefit of the campaign.
I’ll be honest - I’m pretty stressed out about the amount of cancellations this project has had, and the severe drop in funding over the last 10 or so days. So, I’d like to offer an incentive - if we are able to get funding back up to where it was at its peak (about 3.9k) then I will offer this melty popsicle figure (that also will hold a photo, note, or other paper object in its stick!) free to all backers.
We will need about $600 more in funding to make that happen - but if y’all are able to share the campaign with others, or were on the fence about increasing your pledge and decide to do so, or had previously cancelled but might want to re-pledge - then I think this is an attainable goal!
My plan is to print them all in tri color filament, which won’t be identical to the shiny rainbow look in the gif, but it will be similar in color shiftiness as its angle changes!
Feel free to comment any filaments you think might look good with this design!! I’m super proud of myself for figuring this out and not just giving up in frustration tbh 😅
i will be testing printing of this this weekend, and plan to have to measure 3” tall - prototyping will ultimately determine final size though!
Additionally, like my previous 2 campaigns, I’ve designed a pin board! This will be available to pledge for post-campaign (and I will make my paw and black hole boards available post campaign as well) I don’t have a printed example yet, but this is what the shape will look like, with a previous pin board prototype for reference:
This one was a bit thicker than the boards will ultimately turn out - however the infill will remain the same
This board will have a frame and interior color of your choice!
Thank you so much for your support thus far, as always, and if anyone has questions at all please don’t hesitate to reach out either via comment, email or on social media!
Just dropping in for a small and quick update - unfortunately although we do tend to see a slowdown mid campaign, it seems that is being compounded a bit by quite a few cancelations. This has put us down underneath the 100 backer threshold for additional cross collab freebie choices, and has also impacted funding quite a bit.
For popsicles that are part of stretch goals that don't end up funded, I will see how things go in the post campaign survey, and they may very well end up funded (which has happened the last 2 campaigns I've done). I will keep everyone updated there.
According to the poll you all voted on as well, acrylic keychains seem to be the way to go - and so I've decided, anyone backing three or more pins will receive a free acrylic keychain, and anyone backing five or more will receive a second! This includes peet gacha spins - as long as there are 3 or 5 pins you will receive your freebie(s).
I have ALSO decided to add on leftovers from spooky space in the post campaign survey - originally I wasn't going to do this, as that campaign isn't fulfilled yet, but I will be beginning fulfillment in the next week or so and figured people may want a chance to back some of these pins.
These will be available only to those who pledge this campaign, post campaign, and in limited quantities. So if you missed Spooky Space and wanted freebies (moths or stars) or a specific pin from the campaign, now is your chance to get one!
Regarding gacha spins - since I have all pins available, I will be splitting them into 3 machines; 2 of 10 and 1 of 9 pins. Post campaign, when pins are available publicly, the cross collab freebie paws will be added to 2 different machines.
Sorry this is a bit longer than intended - please share this campaign with your friends or anyone you think might enjoy it; I would love to fully fund us before the post campaign survey if possible!
Hi folks - this will likely be my final update until shortly before the campaign ends, unless the samples of the translucent enamel pins are ready before then (unlikely) - while I waited for us to roll over 100 backers, I went ahead and finalized the design for the 2 additional cross collab freebie pins - based on my other two babies, Fiora and Delilah!
My wonderful cross collab partner has also unlocked additional cross collab freebie options - Strawberry and Banana! All 7 pin designs are shown below - so this is a reminder that if you pledge as little as $12 to this campaign for a single popsicle gacha spin, and $10 for a paw pin gacha spin, then you get 4 pins total!
But anyone pledging to at least one pin for both campaigns gets 2 additional free pins. If you're an early bird AND returning backer, too, that's a whole lotta free stuff 😱!
Also, not to make this a competition - but there is a leaderboard for cross collabs. If me and my partner can get to 1st, 2nd or 3rd place when the campaign is over, I’ll have an extra special prize for all cross collab backers 👀 we got to 3rd place at one point - so let’s see if we can get back up there!
I wanted to close out this update by highlighting some projects I want to help (however I can) get funded! Click the banners below to pledge to any of these pin or plushie projects - or to share them for other folks who may enjoy the items offered! It would be amazing if this pintopia could see all projects funded!
