Look at that big ole stack of boxes back there! All the orders for everyone who successfully paid for shipping are picked, packed, and waiting to get to the post office. We're scheduling a pickup with USPS, but if for any reason that doesn't work out, we'll be ferrying them to the post office in batches.

Greatly appreciate everyone being patient as my friends and I got this done after work and on the weekends. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I got everything bundled up correctly, but once your rewards are delivered, if anything looks off, please reach out to BackerKit support so we can keep track of any issues.

Until next time!
-KK

Hi everyone! Had a few things to double-check and straighten out, but we're all set now and BackerKit will be running the shipping charges this Friday!

I've been grading pins and prepping the all-ins first. Things overall have turned out beautifully, although I did discover that the post placement wasn't as originally intended on the multi-lands. They were correct on the proofs, but came out placed at the wrong angle. It seems wasteful to have them redone since it's mostly just the direction of the logo backstamp that's affected, so folks will just want to pay attention when placing them!

I'm about halfway through with grading which I'm doing all this week and through the weekend, and hopefully by then stickers will have arrived so we can get started putting things into the post!

With Hex! nearly all wrapped up, a reminder that I've got a little pin & hat set called Killer Style going live next month.

And, if you like cute things, keep an eye out for my friend and partner's project, Chonky Bears, a Fat Bear Week inspired collection with some fun spinner pins and some truly adorable pins.

The pins have arrived at my good friend Crys's place! We are using her garage as a staging area this time, and she's already counted everything and given the pins a quick check to confirm first-hand that they're all looking good! And they are. Just look at these babies! They look so beautiful on the display.

We're now waiting for stickers to arrive and as we do, we'll begin grading and mounting all the pins to ensure what gets sent out is the highest quality.

Now that we're at this stage, I'll be prepping to lock addresses and charge for shipping. The original estimated shipping costs thankfully turned out to be in line with current rates, so you can expect to be charged shipping at the end of next week (Aug 29-30).

That's all for now, folks! I'll update again when we're ready to begin packing up orders.

Hi everyone! It’s been a few, but things are progressing. Sharing some production photos from the manufacturer.  Seeing the metal base before the enamel is added makes them look like tokens!

I love seeing how well the design itself rendered without the colors. As manufacturing wraps up, preparing everything for the fulfillment phase is already underway. Because of my work schedule I’ll not be traveling to fulfill these. Instead, Crystal Tea and I are getting ready to take over her garage here in the Bay Area to grade, pick, and pack the pins for both of our Pintopia projects. We're also prepping to go to print for the backing cards.

On top of all that, I’m looking ahead to my next crowdfunds. I've got a few things in the development stage, including another project with comic artist Emily Schnall who did some amazing art for the Folkgore zine, but the next one that's all ready to go is this silly little thing:

Killer Style — an 80s throwback orca-themed 1.5" enamel pins in gunmetal plus matching embroidered dad hats. Even smaller and simpler than this campaign, it's just these two designs! I'm running this one in October so I can hopefully start 2025 off with a cool new hat. Sign up to be notified at launch if you feel like it. :)

More soon when the pins arrive and we can start grading and packing!

-Kim

We only have a few straggling surveys so we've sent our order in to the manufacturer! They've given us an estimated 6-8 weeks turnaround, so some important upcoming dates to know:

Other cool stuff:
Tidal Treasures, Carrie Alyson's latest project is about to end and only needs another $100 or so to unlock another pin for the collection. As part of BackerKit's Pride collection, they have some cute Pride and Trans flag colored mini sea star sets in the add-ons.

Collectors Guild Cafe Pins & More by Carly, who designed the lovely collection display for Hex has a new TTRPG-themed pin campaign! The campaign is fully funded, but has plenty of unlocks to help achieve.

Space Wizard SFF Books has a week left to fund and are about $1500 away from their goal. They're an indie publisher with 12 queer SFF books and 2 RPGs available in the lineup.