Hey Shroomie gang!

I wanted to give your inboxes a week to cool down from the flood of Pintopia emails, so hopefully this update reaches you easily now and finds you well~
But wowie. I just need to take a moment to acknowledge what an absolutely incredible ride Pintopia 2025 was. This event broke numerous records across the board, which is huge for crowdfunding! We should be super proud of what's collectively been accomplished here and what we're all a part of :) I mean, look at this!

You guys absolutely busted through expectations for my own campaign as well, and set a HUGE new record! THANK YOU so very much for this immense support. 😭💖 It seriously means the world to see so many familiar names keep coming back to my projects as well as welcoming in waves of new backers! Whether this is the first campaign of mine you've supported, or you're a 2nd, 3rd or 6th time return, you have all of my deepest gratitude and appreciation for being here. None of this could happen without you :')
 

Thank you too for all the amazing backer trains that occurred throughout the live campaign! I captured this super fun train ride on day 1 while you guys were smashing through every last stretch goal 😆:

We had a nice run of about 15 min in Overtime Mode too at the end of Pintopia! 🔥 Not quite like last year's insane 3+ hour Overtime Mode backer train extravaganza 😂, but I was honored to pass the train conductor's hat off to Arledge Comics, who got to experience the glory this time around. All in all, an unforgettable experience once again, and I can't express enough how excited I am to now bring all of these Shroomie goodies to life, thanks to you!

So what happens next? Updates will come a bit slower from here on out, but rest assured, lots will be happening behind the scenes now, as items begin moving into production! I need your help on a few things first though:

🍄 Payment — You may have already seen an automated email that your payment method has been charged for your pledge to this project. If, however, you received any kind of error notifications for a failed payment, it's absolutely imperative to get this fixed as soon as possible, otherwise your pledge will be forfeited and I won't be able to ship any of your rewards to you. Don't let your Shroomies get abandoned! Please see Backerkit's Help Article on how you can fix payment errors (and reach out if you need further assistance).

🍄 Pay-Over-Time Backers — If your pledge was over $150 and you opted for the "pay over time" option, please remember that all 4 payments must be paid in full in order to receive your post-campaign Reward Survey and have your item(s) shipped to you. Also, any partial payments made are not eligible for a refund. I appreciate you guys staying on top of this and making sure all of your payments go through in time so that your Shroomies can make it to their loving new homes :)

🍄 Reward Surveys — Keep an eye on your email inbox, because within the next few weeks, you'll receive a notification to fill out your Reward Survey for this project :) This is another absolute-must, because this is where you'll get to select which pin design(s) you want, confirm any add-on items, enter your shipping info, and grab any other items that you may have missed or decided that you wanted after all! Without a completed reward survey, I will not be able to ship your pledge out to you, so thank you in advance for filling this out as soon as you get it 👍

As per the last update announcement, we have not one, but THREE new freebie pins that got added to this project. They were still just sketches last I talked to you, but now I'm thrilled to reveal the completed designs. Here are our adorable new Shroomie friends, and how you can qualify to receive each of them:

Thanks to some great comment requests, I worked in the colors of our top plushie color options into each of these freebie pins. I hope you enjoy them and love 'em even more in person :)

Note: you'll still have a chance to increase your pledge total if you'd like to get these new guys during the Reward Survey. So don't worry, you haven't missed out on them yet!

And with that, I'll leave you with this adorable image that my friend sent me in regard to all the lil Shroomies and their jar hoarding obsession 😂:

Shroomies really are just tiny dragon hoarders hahaha.
I can't judge. I 100% have several drawers of empty jars that I collect too. 😂 How 'bout you?

Thanks again for being a part of this project! Out of all the pin designs, plushies and other shroomy merch, which item(s) are you most excited to see and receive?! 👇 Let me know in the comments below! 👇

Until next update,

Oh my goodness grape juice, as I started to type this update, the campaign just hit the $20k funding mark!! WOW. I'm absolutely speechless. THANK YOU so much, each and every one of you who have backed to make this shroomy dream a reality :') 

I am so immensely stoked to begin production on all of our Shroomie friends! The mini plushie sample is underway, with the big plushie sample ready for full production. And I'm currently finalizing Pantone colors on each of the pins and getting the final files ready for manufacturing. It's an exciting time, and I can't wait to share process pictures with you down the road!

Thanks once again to all of your votes, we have a new pin design added to the campaign! This was definitely a tough choice and another close call, but BEHOLD: the free mini mushroom pin that will go to everyone who backs this project at any pledge tier!

Woohooo! 🙌 Great choice, y'all. I'm now deciding colors for this pin, and would love to know if you have any particular color(s) that you really want to see on this design. 👇 Let me know in the comments below! 👇

Alright, because this vote was pretty darn close, and because I really want to share the pin love and all my thanks to you for making this project a huge success ... I decided to move forward with ALL 3 pin designs above and make 3 different tiers of FREEBIES! Our first place winner will be given out to everyone, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will be additional freebies when your pledge meets/exceeds certain $ totals. Check out all of the loot this campaign now has to offer below:

✨ Check out Critters Collective if you haven't yet!

👉 Note: all freebie rewards are tracked with your pledge. They will automatically be applied to your cart during the post-campaign survey.

And with that, I give you all my immense, heartfelt thanks again. 😭💖 These last remaining hours of Pintopia are a thrilling and wild ride, and I'm so happy you're here to be a part of it! Let's finish strong, Shroomie gang!!

Hi Shroomie gang! Just like that, it's the final week of Pintopia 2025—we're in the real home stretch now 👀🎉

First, I want to kick off this update with a lil video that came in from my plushie manufacturer. We've been working together over the last few weeks to finetune the overall shape and tweak some little details on the main Shroomie Plushie, and I'm really happy now with the updated sample! For reference, here's how the first sample came back to me—not super off from the artwork, but still a bit wonky 😅:

Most notably, we got the shape of the mushroom cap to be more visually pleasing, added more spots, flattened the bottom more, added the blush, and adjusted the face placement. Sometimes the changes are minor, but they really do add up and make a huge difference! I'm seriously SO excited for those of you who are getting plushies to see and squish this adorable mushroom in person :) It's going to be worth the wait! 

That's right :) Because of the overwhelming support you've all poured into this campaign, I'm adding in a bonus free mini pin design as a special thank-you for making Shroomie Shoppe and all its fungi goodies real! But first, I need your help once again narrowing down a design. Which of these do you like best for a mini enamel pin?

👇 Cast your vote below! 👇

❓ How to get the new mini pin: just be a backer! When you pledge to this project at ANY pledge tier, the winning design for our freebie pin will automatically be added to your cart during the post-campaign survey 🙌💖 And that's it! I hope you enjoy this special little thank you gift, because this project really has been a blast, and I'm thrilled to end it strong with all of you.

With only a few days left of the live campaign, now's the BEST time to jump in and finalize your pledges! Especially with an adorable new freebie pin on the table ;) Don't forget too, if you back both my project, and my campaign partner's project Critters Collective, you'll also get an additional freebie pin from each of us!

Mindy has an adorable bonus freebie pin that she added to her project as well, so be sure to check it out—you can definitely rack up a lot of cute rewards between our two campaigns alone, not to mention the rest of the free goodies you can collect by backing even more Pintopia projects! 🥰

Thanks again from the bottom of my heart. Talk to you soon, fungi friends!