Hello everyone!!

This is the update we've all been waiting for!! 😻🥳 I know you've all been patiently waiting for your Femme Fatale enamel pins to arrive, and I'm so happy to finally announce that the very last box of pins just arrived today to my house!!

My sincerest apologies for for the delay! There were a few unforeseen delays that slowed down production. First, matching the enamel pin colors to the exact Pantone colors was more complex than anticipated. If you didn't know this about enamel pin production, each color is hand-mixed to match the chosen Pantone color. When my manufacturer sent me production pictures, some of the colors looked different in the pictures than what I chose. After some back and forth emailing, it turns out the camera used to take the picture was just a little off in the color balance. My manufacturer assured me the colors were correct in person and offered to mail the samples so I could double check them in person. Once the samples arrived I was so happy the colors looked absolutely perfect!

Second, there were some delays because not only was I ordering my enamel pin designs, but I also ordered my campaign partner Allison's pins together in one huge double order. Had it just been my pins, production would have been finished a bit sooner. Allison and I wanted to assure that the quality was going to be the same with both of our pins being released together as a set, so we did not want to rush my manufacturer at all and it affect the quality. The most important thing we asked from our manufacturer was to prioritze quality over speed, and so far after checking these pins out we could not be happier with the final product!! 😻 Take a look at Allison's amazing pins!!

Third, sticker production has taken a bit longer than expected due to our sticker manufacturer being out of office at the end of last month/beginning of this month for his convention season. We didn't receive a response about the sticker order until they returned last week. A while ago, I already ordered a handful of stickers to be ready to package with the first batch of enamel pins. The only hiccup I ran into with the sticker order is that the holo effect on the freebie snake stickers wasn't quite right. My file wasn't formatted properly to make the outside edges of the snake holographic, so the last thing we are now waiting on is the remake of some of the freebie holo stickers!

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We've been receiving small shipments of the enamel pins throughout the month as they've been completed, and the final box just arrived today! We can now officially announce that grading and packaging will begin as soon as we receive the replacement holo snake stickers 🐍💖✨ During this wait, we've been diligently working on ordering the other merchandise including sticker books, keychains, Medusa wooden pin boards, additional stickers, etc.

The last announcement I have is about the Harpy pin! During the Pantone color picking process, it was very hard to match the intense blue colors I originally chose for the Harpy design. After some re-working, I decided to add purple/gradient to create a more cohesive look within the Femme Fatale collection and ensure all colors of the rainbow are represented with these pins! 🏳️‍🌈 (Thank you to the person who suggested adding purple in the collection <3)

Thank you everyone for being so kind, patient and understanding during this process!! I absolutely cannot wait until you receive your Femme Fatale merch in the mail soon 💌 I'll be making another update when the first batch of shipments gets mailed out :) If you still haven't filled out your survey or complete your shipping details there is still time to do so!! I ordered extra pins so there should be enough pins to go around. I'll be announcing a date that I will be charging the rest of the cards for shipping/failed orders, so keep an eye out for my next update

Thank you again so much for your support and patience! We are almost there!! :) <3

-Jess!

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