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!