☠️🐉Funds arrived & surveys are on its way!🐉☠️ IMPORTANT INFO INSIDE
Greetings Hoarders,
The funds have arrived, and I just finished setting up the surveys. Once the amazing BK staff have made sure everything is honky dory, I will send...
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Therena Carlin
14 days ago
☠️🐉We did it! Haunted Derpy Dragons have funded! Now what?🐉☠️
Greetings Hoarders,
We did it. You blew this campaign right out of the sky. Thank you all for your support!
So what now?
Over the next 2 weeks Backerkit will collect your ...
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Therena Carlin
16 days ago
🐉☠️24 hours left to back Haunted Derpy Dragons!🐉☠️Vote the flame & book colours☠️🐉And first look at bookish derpies!
Greetings Hoarders,
There was a much more definitive vote for the hexed derpy colours this time. And the winner is:
Now you get to choose the flame colours! I kept it simple t...
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Therena Carlin
16 days ago
☠️🐉Happy Halloween! ONLY 34 hours left to back! Vote more hexed bookish derpy colours.
Greetings hoarders,
Happy 🦇Halloween 🎃.
Yesterday's poll was a nail-biter. It was so close, and there was a tie right up to the last minute. But I realized perhaps I could h...
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Therena Carlin
16 days ago
🐉📚☠️ Colourful derpies all around!☠️📚🐉Vote which colour the backer inspired derpy should be!
Greetings Hoarders,
The votes are in, and you guys selected the spell casting derpy as your favourite! Though the others all received a lot of love (and as such will likely ma...
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Therena Carlin
18 days ago
🐉📚☠️ Bookish Derplings and witches unite!
Greetings Hoarders,
The horde has spoken, and the vast majority of you loved the idea of a librarian derpy! Followed by the witch and warlock. With many wanting a combination ...
The funds have arrived, and I just finished setting up the surveys. Once the amazing BK staff have made sure everything is honky dory, I will send out the smoke test, followed by surveys. So expect those sometime next week.
Please complete the survey ASAP
Why is it so important to get this done so quickly? The surveys give me an idea how much of each design to order. I typically order 100 of each design, but sometimes you guys seem to favor one design and I have to bump it to 200. If there's a lot of late surveys, I may not have enough pins to fulfill your choices. And there's no way to see who completed it late so it's not fair to your fellow backers if I have to delay fulfillment to order more.
Unmet stretch goals
You will have a second chance to help unlock the hexed bookish derpy by adding it to your cart.
Only 25 need to be added to cover the manufacturing costs. And there's a progress bar in the add-ons so you can see when we unlock it. I also added the sticker as a stretch goal.
What happens if not enough people order it? I will see how close we are to unlocking it to see if I can absorb the cost. If not it'll be cancelled, and you won't be charged for it. In that case I'll add him to my bookish derpy dragons campaign in January 😁
What about my freebie pin?
If you backed 3+ Pintober campaigns you will find it in your cart when you check out. If you missed him or want a 2nd copy, you can add him as an add-on
There were 94 of you who qualified for the free mini pin! And I just wanted to say thank you for supporting all of us creators. We know it's a lot spreading yourself between so many campaigns, and it means the world to us when you pick us!
Returning backers
We had 77 returning backers this time around! Wow! I can't express my gratitude that you have chosen to return and get more dragons.
Unfortunately, we didn't quite reach the 100 needed to unlock the free upgrade to the weirdling tribe pin as your rewards 😔, but you will still get the super cool holographic sticker. I still really like this pin design, and will add it as a stretch goal to the add-ons. And we can try again in the next campaign to get the silver one for you guys.
Now it's not all near hits. There was another custom commission unlocked in this campaign, and a brand new derpy will join the horde!
Presenting "Hector" the pumpkin skull derpy
He will be added to the add-ons for you to collect! Unfortunately, as he's a custom commission, he's not available as part of the pledge tier designs. But, if you add him during the survey, you will get a backer discount.
I'm so glad that the pumpkin derpy will now have a friend. And I just wanted to take a moment to thank Cassirole for yet another fun derpy commission! (She also commissioned the Shadows are Friends derpy for you guys!)
Failed pledges
There were several failed pledges this time around. But all hope is not lost. You can still claim your derpies and dragons by completing the surveys and letting me know which pins you want so I can order enough.
Shipping/add-on charges
I hope to order the pins by the end of next week after the majority have completed surveys. Which means that I should receive them sometime late Dec/early January. I'll charge cards once I receive the pins as I start sorting and fulfilling right away. I will make an update when this will happen. More than likely the first week of January.
Exception: Shadows are Friends tier.
Since I have these pins already, I will lock and fulfill them right away. Unless there's other haunted pins /freebie pins in your cart, in which case fulfillment will still be in January.
Well, I think that is all the important stuff. Keep your eyes on your email next week for those surveys.
We did it. You blew this campaign right out of the sky. Thank you all for your support!
So what now?
Over the next 2 weeks Backerkit will collect your funds. While they do that I'll set up the survey, which I will send once I get the funds. As I would like to move things along quickly, I am asking these surveys to be completed ASAP so I know how many pins to order. As long as the majority gets it done by Nov 21st, I hope to finalize the order by then.
Then we wait...not much to do but wait while the pin fairy-dragons work their magic and get our little treasures made.
If everything goes to plan, I should have it all late Dec/early January and ship it to you before my next campaign!
But what about my hexed bookish derpy 😭.
Officially the blue Derpy with the pink/wine 🍷 coloured book won! Though it was a close one between the purple! But, sadly, we never reached $11000... 😭
Not all hope is lost, however! While I can't just say he's unlocked due to the manufacturing cost, you have another chance to unlock him. I will add him as an add-on in pledgemanager. And if enough people buy him to cover the cost, I will unlock him! (About 20-25)
But what if we don't get enough people to add him? (*sad dragon face*)
Depending if we get close, I might still unlock him and absorb the cost. Otherwise he will make an appearance with the other bookish derpies in January's campaign.
How will you know if he's unlocked? Fortunately, pledgemanager has this really cool bar that tracks it! And I will make an update ☺️.
When will shipping be charged?
Probably in January once I receive the pins. I don't have an exact date. But I will make an update to let you know. I usually start fulfillment as soon as pins arrive. And your pins will ship by early-late January.
The only exception is if you add-on books. Depending on the book, if it's the deluxe edition novels from my last campaign, they will ship in the spring, once I receive those books.
The rest will ship in January/February provided I knew to purchase the stock (aka surveys were done early enough 😊).
Thank you from the bottom of my little dragon heart for supporting my haunted dragons!
I am always blown away by your support! And thank you to each one who voted, commented, and even checked out my Patreon!
After the campaign, my Patreon is the best way to see all my new art, including my process and both early and exclusive art. Things are as conversational as my updates here and mostly include random ramblings and artistic observations. It's the only place online where I share *all* my art.
Or you can join my Museletter for weekly finished art to brighten your inbox. I also share sales & giveaways here.
Either way, I would love to see you there!
Until next time.
Yours in art, Therena
While you wait, you can check out my campaigns in 2025!
Pintopia (FREE pin set when you back both of these)
Yesterday's poll was a nail-biter. It was so close, and there was a tie right up to the last minute. But I realized perhaps I could have presented it better as there were too many variations between the derpies & books/flames. So, I am recasting the votes for only the dragon colour and metal in this poll.
I took your favourites, added black, and now you can vote for both the metal & final colours. Choose between gold & silver metal. (tonight you will vote the book & flame)
There's 5 colour combos for the dragon.
Gold metal:
Silver metal:
With the metal the text will be more visible, which was a concern for several of you.
And a teaser of what tonight's poll will include (and to show the metal contrast), here's what a 'finished' design will look like. Here's one of my personal favourite combos (because we don't have enough blue derpies yet! And I fell in love with the cool tones.):
But I love them all, and can't wait to see which derpy you will choose collectively!
