So I'm updating a bit early, only because it's overwhelmingly clear which pin y'all want unlocked at the next stretch goal - Black Hole!!
Apologies in advance for the length/info-heaviness of this update - I wanted to make sure you all had all the info on stuff I've been cooking up :) I HAVE ADDED SOME IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING THE 3D STAR FREEBIES (and how to score the full set of 7!) at the end of this update!
I've also tossed up some new polls which can be found at the links below!
Which is your favorite pin design? HERE Would y'all be interested in an alternate colorway for Dead Inside? HERE
ON TO THE UPDATE!
Here is the black hole pin design as a reminder:
I want to emphasize that this pin will not be made unless we hit the $2600 goal!! So share the campaign with anyone who might be interested, feel free to add on extra pins (if you haven't hit a total of 3 pins yet, reminder that you get a freebie for doing so!), and spread the word! We are less than $300 away, so I know we can do it in the next 2 weeks!!
This pin will be 2" wide, to stay roughly proportional with the more square proportioned 1.5" pins, feature anodized rainbow metal, with translucent gray/black enamel and raised/recessed metal details. I apologize in advance for the poor depiction of what the rainbow metal may look like IRL, but here are a few examples of what the metal can look like on 2 different pin designs, as well as a Spoon Theory necklace design - all created by my cross collab partner, Midnight Springs!
Spoon Theory necklace back - better display of blues/greens/purples
Spoon Theory necklace front - more yellow tones
Aurora Borealis - rainbow metal & soft enamel
Circled pins are examples of rainbow metal - other designs also by Midnight Springs!
A note on this type of metal coloring - due to the way this metal is colored, each pin will be a little bit different! So if you back for this pin, then your pin will look a little different than anyone else's, and may not match the example photo in terms of metal color EXACTLY (once I have a photo or sample in hand!).
NEW ADD ONS
I've added a few fun new items to the Add-Ons section as well! These aren't necessarily related to the campaign, but since I did a bunch of product photography the last couple days to update my website, I figured I would plop these bad boys in for y'all!
LIQUID SHAKERS - these are liquid-filled acrylic soda cans in a space theme! They glow in the dark, and have hand-applied art & hand beading done by myself. Due to these being liquid-filled, they may ship later than the rest of them items, as they CAN freeze & become damaged if left below freezing (which includes during shipping of the item). Due to this, orders with this add-on will not ship until late March, or whenever the weather around me warms up (I'm in Western NY, so that is historically late March/early April, but with the way things have been lately, it could be sooner).
A gif of how the marbles move around inside
Each keychain will feature a clear bead, the cute little UFO, and a clear heart bead in the center!
There are three colorways - Black, White, and Periwinkle!
PUDDING KEYCHAINS - these squishy guys have my design on the top, and have a removable lid that reveals a squishy pudding toy! The pudding can be washed with mild soap and water if it gets dirty, and each one has a light scent to it.
From left to right.- Gay Agenda pudding, Soft Toebean pudding and Purrmaid pudding!
Squishy squishy :3
TRANSPARENT STICKERS - I've added some of my space-themed transparent stickers! 2 Moonbase Alpha meme, and one of Laika, one of the first living beings sent into space, and the first living being to orbit the earth. I'll update Laika with the physical sticker once I get some photos of her in the coming days!
The semi-gloss texture gives them a bit of a frosted look!
STICKER BOOKS - I figured I would throw my Moon Bean sticker books up for y'all as well! There are a limited number of these books left (maybe 10 in total), so I will be keeping an eye on this add-on to hide it once I reach close to that total.
Each sticker book is A5 in size, contains 30 pages (so front ant back, 60 surfaces to put your stickers on!) of waxed paper that allows you to remove and place stickers in the book indefinitely! These books are great for if you're unsure where to put your stickers, but don't want to leave them all jammed in a drawer or envelope or something (cough not at all like me cough)!
FREEBIES
I just wanted to remind everyone as well, of the freebies you have available for this campaign!
First off, the cross-collab freebie! As of this moment, there are a whopping 100 of you backing BOTH my campaign AND Midnight Springs' campaign (LINKED HERE). That's pretty amazing! All cross collab backers will receive THESE TWO PINS as long as you're backing for at least a single pin from each of us. This includes my gacha spins and all-metal cat butts (found in the add-ons section).
My pin on the left, Elena's pin on the right
You also have a chance at THREE MORE free pins (5 more on top of the 2 freebies if you're backing my campaign!) - if you back 3 or more Pintober campaigns, you get ADDITIONAL freebies from all 3 campaigns - for my freebie, you will receive 3 of these pastel rainbow star mini pins.
I have also decided to allow folks to purchase, post-campaign as an add-on, up to 4 additional freebie pins. I'm choosing to allow only up to 4, so that those who backed for freebies will be able to receive a full set of 7 3D little stars, without removing incentive to back 3 or more campaigns :)
These are the rough color choices I will have available! Exact colors will depend on manufacturer
This is a gif to demonstrate what these little 3D cuties will look like in real space :)
The 3D model above was created by SUNNY NIKA 3D on instagram - CLICK HERE to see more of her work!
REPEAT BACKERS will be receiving a 3" sticker of the "Killer Moths from Outer Space" pin - with the added effect of it being GLOW IN THE DARK! These stickers should be arriving to me shortly, so I'll be able to update with what they all look like individually - however, the moth sticker will glow brightest on all white areas, with a gradually fading glow brightness as the moths get darker. The black background will not show any glow at all. The art will be the same as pictured in the above freebie graphic!
BACKERS OF 3 OR MORE PINS including gacha spins and all-metal cat butts will receive an ADDITIONAL freebie sticker that is glow in the dark - this time in the form of an alternate colorway for Dead Inside! Similar to the glow moths sticker, lighter colors will glow brightest - the purple, and the darker grays of the space suit will be lighter based on how close to black they are, and the lineart and negative space inside the helmet will not glow at all.
FINALLY, out of curiosity, I've made a little poll regarding which pin is your favorite out of the non-freebies, as well if if folks would be interested in a possible GLOW IN THE DARK alternate colorway for Dead Inside that reflects the new sticker.
WHEW if you read all of that, THANK YOU. I know it was a lot! I look forward to a shorter update in a little bit with the in board design (I may wait until the prototype is printed and assembled before I announce it, but it *will* be black hole shaped, that much I know!)
