Hopefully your email inbox is calming down now that the initial rush of Pintopia emails is done. I wanted to wait a bit to send out this email so that surveys would be ready to go (so I don't have to send out a million emails). And here we finally are!
So, thanks to everyone's support, the project funded fully, including ALL stretch goals! This means that your surveys will have all 11 pins available to choose from, and stickers will have a total of 13 designs available. I honestly did not expect to see so much support for my tiny dragons, and I'm very grateful to everyone's support and extremely excited to get started on manufacturing the pins!
What happens next?
In the next couple of days, you'll receive your survey link. Surveys will remain open until May 15th, so that I can have finalized item counts for manufacturing. Don't worry, there will be plenty of reminders, and I'll be happy to assist anyone with any issues you might encounter with your surveys. Shipping will also be charged through the survey.
Your shipping charges and any additional purchases will be charged on May 15th when the surveys close.
If you or someone you know missed the campaign, don't worry: the preorder shop will be open while the surveys are open, so you can still get in on the pins!
Once I have the finalized counts, manufacturing will begin. This process can take anywhere from 3-6 weeks. Pins, backing cards, stickers, and any other items will be manufactured simultaneously.
After manufacturing is done, all the products will ship to me for quality control and inventory. This is going to be a lot of pins, so it may take up to a few weeks to get everything ready for fulfillment.
Fulfillment is expected to begin in early August. You'll be able to edit your address up until the fullfillment date -- I'll give you a notice once I know when that's going to be -- and then you'll receive a tracking code for your stuff.
That's it! Your tiny dragons will arrive in their new homes!
Other Updates
As you may have seen, the winner of the second colorway poll for Tiny Hoard of Support was the purple heart version: You'll be able to choose your freebie pin color through your survey. If you'd like both, you can also add any extras on through the add-ons!
I've also done a slight revision to the Hoard of Trading Cards design. I made this decision for two reasons: first, to have the design better match the amount of negative space on the other designs so the collection looks more harmonious, and secondly to work with manufacturing constraints and reduce the number of B- and C-grade pins in the final batch. This is the new design: It is a very minor change (I added a third deck box behind the dragon), but I did want to point it out just so everyone is on the same page!
And, finally, here are all the finished sticker designs:
Keep an eye out for your surveys! I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone picks! I'll probably send out a couple of email blasts to remind you about the surveys and give updates on which dragons are the most popular (I'm curious, and I thought you might be too!)
As always, thank you for your support! None of this would be possible without your help, and I hope that makes you as excited as it makes me.
