Hi all!
Surveys will start rolling out in the next couple of days, so keep an eye out for those! The sooner I get everyone's selections, the sooner I ca...
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Lorebird
about 1 month ago
Campaign is done! Info about next steps
Hi all!
Apologies for the late update! I just now noticed that my original "yay we're done!" update... never actually went out. I apparently only saved the...
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Lorebird
about 2 months ago
Final 48 hours!
Hi all!
Happy almost Halloween!
48 hours remain! We're in the final push of the campaign, and things are looking pretty good! We've got two stretch goals unlocked and a littl...
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Lorebird
2 months ago
Stretch goal unlocked!
Hello everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the second stretch goal has been unlocked! You will now have three more options of choice haunted real estate to pick from. Just...
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Lorebird
2 months ago
Poll and Stretch Goal Update
Hi all!
The second poll has ended and the results are in! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the poll. The top 3 are as follows:
1. The Hilltop Outpost 30%
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Lorebird
2 months ago
Poll Results & A New Poll!
Hi all!
The poll for the third stretch goal designs has finished. Thanks to everyone who voted! Interestingly, the results are somehow both extremely conclusive and... kind of ...
Surveys will start rolling out in the next couple of days, so keep an eye out for those! The sooner I get everyone's selections, the sooner I can get the pins into production.
Your timely response is appreciated!
To answer some questions I've received:
Cards will be charged in February when all the items have arrived and are being prepared to ship. You will receive a reminder to double check your address and payment details before then, so don't worry!
Those of you who had failed payments on Backerkit will also be able to fix that issue through the survey. Please note, however, that your pledge may be dropped if you don't fix the issue or contact me before 60 days have passed since the campaign ended.
Surveys submitted before December 15th are guaranteed to receive their chosen items (pins, stickers, etc.). Due to manufacturing constraints, if you fill your survey after this date, you may be unable to choose some options due to limited manufacturing runs. As such, please be sure to respond to the survey as soon as you can! I want to make sure everyone gets exactly what they wanted, but once manufacturing is process, adding more units can become prohibitively expensive. I appreciate your understanding on this issue.
Any other questions? Let me know! I look forward to finding out which designs end up being the most popular. I'll send out another update around Dec 15th with some stats on the most popular designs and add-ons, in case any of you are interested in that kind of data the way I am.
That's all for now!
As always, thank you so much for your support! I appreciate you all so, so much! -Anni
Apologies for the late update! I just now noticed that my original "yay we're done!" update... never actually went out. I apparently only saved the draft and didn't publish it. Sorry about that! I definitely didn't mean to leave you all hanging for all this time.
So! Pintober is over and the campaign is done. We did fund almost all the designs, so you'll have a lot of options to choose from! Thank you all so much for your support of this project. It really means the world to me that so many people want to see these designs turned into real pins. I've been hard at work finishing my files for manufacturing, and I'm very excited to get that ball rolling soon.
But what are the next steps from your perspective? Here's a rough outline of the schedule:
November: Surveys will go out within the next two weeks. Once you get your survey link, you can choose your rewards, grab some add-ons, and add in your address. If you're moving soon, don't worry! You'll get a chance to check and change your address before shipping happens.
December: Surveys will be open for 15 days. After this, responses will be locked so I have some idea of how many of each pin we need for manufacturing. You'll get a reminder to double check your order before it's locked.
March 2025: Shipping will begin! You'll get a chance to double check your address and other details before your package goes out.
Behind the scenes, I'll get things into production in December. Stickers, acrylic items, and pins will start arriving in January and February, after which I'll quality check everything and start packing everyone's orders. By the end of March, the project should be wrapped up! If any delays happen, I'll let everyone know as soon as possible and generally keep you up to date on where things are at.
In the meanwhile, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know! Apologies again for the late update on this -- I really thought I had published it and didn't think to check back until now.
As always, thank you so much for your support! None of this would be possible without your help and patience. I'm deeply grateful to you all, and also very excited to make everyone's pin collections just a little bit more haunted soon!
48 hours remain! We're in the final push of the campaign, and things are looking pretty good! We've got two stretch goals unlocked and a little under $1000 to go till the final one. I know the funding has been wobbling back and forth above and below $3500 the past few days, but rest assured that the unlocked stretch goal will remain unlocked regardless of if we end up a little bit short!
Since the final stretch goal is now looking a bit unlikely -- although you never know! -- I've gone ahead and made a small change to the design options. Namely, I did some math and determined that we could add in an extra design at our current funding level, so I've bumped up Tudor House to make it available as an option.
As such, the list of currently unlocked designs is as follows:
The Victorian House
The Farmhouse
The Townhome
The Gothic House
The Country House
The Tudor Villa
The Villa (Art Nouveau)
The Cottage
The Famous House
Please also note that the unlocked pin designs (the hill fort and Colombian house) will still be available as options for stickers and acrylic standee/charms. That's going to be the case whether we unlock them as pins or not.
As always, thank you very much for your support. I'm excited to see if we can somehow still get the final stretch goal unlocked, and either way I'm thrilled to get these pins (and stickers, etc) into production for you all soon. We're alllllmost there now!
I'm very happy to announce that the second stretch goal has been unlocked! You will now have three more options of choice haunted real estate to pick from. Just as a reminder, these are the new pins: So yes, the absolute landslide design poll winner, the Art Nouveau Villa, is now an option!
We're also just past the midpoint of the campaign now, with just 11 days remaining and less than $1000 until the stretch goal that unlocks the Tudor house, the castle, and the Colombian house. I've got my fingers crossed for that one, but I'm also happy to say that I will be able to offer those designs, PLUS the ruined castle that just barely didn't get enough votes, as stickers and acrylic standee/charms, even if the pin versions don't end up getting unlocked. So, hopefully that's good news for everyone who is rooting for those designs! There's plenty of time still left, of course.
As promised, I've also opened a new 8-pin tier for $90, so with a bit more of a discount than the 3-pin tier plus one free sticker. You can swap your pledge to the new tier if you're looking to get one of each unlocked pin -- or if you want 8 copies of the same pin. You get to pick your pins, of course! (And the sticker, too!)
As always, thank you all so much for your support. I'm very excited for the last 11 days!
The second poll has ended and the results are in! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the poll. The top 3 are as follows:
1. The Hilltop Outpost 30% 2. The Colombian House 28% 3. The Ruined Fort 20%
This means that the Hilltop Outpost and the Colombian House are now added as designs that unlock at the $4500 stretch goal!
If we hit that goal, I'll also add a final $5000 goal that will include the Ruined Fort and a second design.
In the meanwhile, we're only about $300 away from unlocking the second stretch goal and adding The Cottage, the Famous House, and the Art Nouveau Villa as available options! I know there was a lot of excitement for the Art Nouveau Villa in particular, so I really hope we get to unlock that goal. If you want to lend me a hand in that push, feel free to share the campaign with anyone you think might be interested!
As always, thank you all so much for your support!
