Hi all! Hope you've been doing well! I just wanted to pop in with a bit of an update! Most of the pins are here and I wanted to share pictures and give you a bit of a timeline update now that things are getting closer to shipping on my end.
Before I get into that, I just wanted to also share off my next campaign which will be launching this March! This collection is a bunch of deep sea critters, and if you're interested you can follow along HERE
Anyway, onto the updates you came here for!
Locking Orders
Since I have a majority of items in hand, I'm going to be locking orders this Friday January 17th. This means you'll be unable to make any adjustments to your selections. Afterwards on Monday January 20th I'll be charging cards. Ensure your shipping address is up to date and you have a valid card on file! Below you can find pictures of most of the finished pins for you to make any final adjustments as needed!
Egg Of Innocence
Unfortunately this pin did not turn out how I expected. From the suppliers photos I thought it would be okay, but once getting into my hands I realized the effect that I wanted didn't come through at all. The contrast with the Dyed Metal made the effect really dark, making it near impossible to see the half raised metal, looking like just a circle or a blob. I've attached some photos to show what I mean.
As such, I've decided to reproduce this pin with different colors. I'm planning On getting this pin made with Rose Gold Enamel and a lighter translucent color to better contrast the effect. This was my first time trying soft enamel/dyed metal with this effect, and I think the colors just blended too much together, which is why I'm opting for a hard enamel solution. I've produced this effect with other pins before in Hard Enamel and it's looked much better. I posted an example of a previous pin below to get an idea on what I was going for.
I apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment with the color changes, I figured this would be the best solution to get an end product I'm happy and confident enough to give out to you guys. If you're unhappy with this adjustment you can do one of the following:
Update your survey to switch to a different mini pin option if you're disinterested in this one after the changes
If you really want one of the original orange ones, I'm more than happy to give them out. Please send me an email at [email protected]just saying that you want one of the orange eggs and I'll make a note on your order. Just please understand this is not up to my usual standards and the effect is really difficult to see!
Eater of Worlds
I'm using a different supplier to get these pins done, and as such they haven't shipped yet. I'm hoping they'll be complete soon, I'm really excited to get them into my hands! Here's an update on the completed sample of both colors, I'm super stoked with how they turned out :) Because these were more complex pins I wanted to spend additional time ensuring I got it looking great, and hope you'll be happy with it too! I'll provide another update when this design is in my hands so I can take pictures in my own lighting
Everything Else!
Here are all the other pins that turned out great! I had to take indoor pics since it's painfully cold out, hopefully you understand :) Also apologies for the messy room, I'm doing some reorganization and everything is a mess haha! I'm going to be working on grading and packaging these pins in the next couple of days! Also remember the rainbow plating has different color variations per pin design!
I think that about wraps up the update for now! As always if you need any help with anything please reach out to me at [email protected]Thanks so much for your support and patience as I continue to work through this campaign! I'll continue to provide updates as they come. Stay safe and stay warm!
