In an effort to be transparent and clear up any remaining confusion, my decision to ultimately cancel and refund this project was not solely over a dispute of artistic rights. MidnightSprings insisted that I send the project funds to her personal accounts instead of her business paypal.
I still stand by my decision to cancel this project - not only for my rights as an artist, but also for the safety and protection of backers who chose to support this project.
With final regards to the dispute of my septum ring design, MidnightSpring stated with no ambiguity or room for discussion that she would be retaining the rights of my design. This design currently has a sample mold that I personally paid for out of pocket, and I still do not give her permission or the rights to use the mold or make reproductions of the design. Regardless on whether or not it would be repeat variants.
Again, while it is disappointing to cancel the project after a successful campaign, this decision is in the best interest of my business and the backers who pledged money for this project to be properly managed and fulfilled.
Refunds have been started and are processing. They will be posting within 5 - 7 busines days. I will double check tomorrow to make sure that things are working correctly on my end.
Hi all! Stickers have arrived which means I can start fulfilling some orders! We’re already a little bit ahead of schedule which is awesome.
I will be charging cards for shipping costs tomorrow (5/21). PLEASE check your email then and make sure your charges went through. Any failed payments that aren’t corrected by the time your address locks means you won’t get your reward!
so many stickersssss
So, what’s next?
Addresses will lock one week before your order ships. You will receive an email notifying you of this 48 hours beforehand. If you know you’re moving soon please make sure your address is up to date!
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Lastly, I have something serious to talk about.
I feel it is important to share this with you. I recently developed a neurological disorder that affects my muscles and I am now disabled.
It’s been an incredibly rough couple of months for me. I missed out on my last two months of my senior year of high school. Plus it’s become really difficult for me to draw which is really heartbreaking for me as an artist.
Just know moving forward that shipping may take longer than expected because most days I need assistance with nearly everything. Please be patient with me. Thank you.
Hello fellow silly geese! Thank so much for your patience.
I’m happy to announce that surveys have been sent to everyone who pledged!
So be sure to check your email and fill that out! It’s really important that you do, because it collects vital info like your shipping address, charges shipping costs, and also (in my opinion, the most fun part) you get to choose what keychain you would like!
Surveys close May 8th, so you will have lots of time to fill those out or adjust anything.
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Another EPIC announcement:
THE PRE-ORDER STORE is open for anyone who did not pledge! :0
Were you unable to back the campaign? Not to worry! You will be able to pre-order any of the items unlocked during the campaign in the PRE-ORDER STORE! Yippee!
You can check it out here! This store also closes on May 8th.
That’s about it for this update! Thanks for reading. Up next, I have a shipment of the bug candy shaker keychains on its way, and I can’t wait to show you! So, stay tuned for some positively radical photos of those samples!
UPDATE: confirmed defect in some bags where the attachment to D rings just tears randomly, if you have this issue contact me for replacement, I’ll need photos to log as evidence to show manufacturer.
Hey everyone, fulfillment is currently 100% and I’d like to thank everyone for the support of this project. There have been some cases where some bags (seems to be some big sized ones) have defected d ring attachments that weren’t caught on quality check, if you notice this, please let me know and I can send out a replacement. Apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.
Also just a reminder from the campaign FAQ about weight, although with stress test, the smaller can hold iPad and the bigger a laptop, but as mentioned, these bags being sleeve in nature are not made for heavy duty they can only hold a certain amount of weight, I wouldn’t recommend going past that for long term use. For example, I would not recommend putting an iPad Pro and a MacBook pro in the bigger bags, might over-stress it, and since it’s crossbody, that weight on the shoulders might not be good for you. But overall, it should hold some things, we caught a defect with the D ring attachments!
Lastly, if you get the exterior dirty, you should be able to lightly hand wash it. The white gatomon ones especially would probably need extra care.
Thank you, if you have any issues or concerns, feel free to contact me via email.
We've unlocked the last stretch goal- the 30 CM TAMAGOTCHI BEETLE PLUSH. You can now pre-order one as a pledge or add on :D
The design is currently a work on progress, but I got images of the first prototype from my manufacturer! Prototype photos are attached to the previous project update.
Also, today (2/28) @ 4:30 pm CST, I am going LIVE on Youtube to pick the 2 winners of the beetle keychain giveaway! There will also be an exclusive bundle discount available during the stream, so don't miss out!
Click here to subscribe to my channel so you are notified when I go live.
Aaaand... since we reached all our stretch goals so quickly I'm working on another list of new stretch goals, including some lanyards and ENAMEL PINS! :) Stay tuned for when I announce those.
unfortunately, i have been going through some life changes + a last minute artist alley acceptance for this weekend. this has caused a slight delay in my plans for this project. to keep everything moving smoothly, i'll be pushing this launch for 2 weeks.
new wubbaboo pass case launch date:
March 13th at 9AM Eastern ✨
i am working hard on creating the new support tiers for launch, so please look forward to it 🙇♀️ i will share as soon as those samples are ready!
First of all, Happy New Year everyone! I’ve got great news. UPS has delivered a portion of the boxes, and updated and set a delivery time for the rest, which means I’ll be getting all the shipments soon so I can start sending out rewards right after I do a quick quality check. If you need to make any address changes please do so via your backerkit account, I will be locking in addresses soon for shipping! I really appreciate all the support and patience, I’ve been super busy with opening up/managing a new physical store lately and these bags will be arriving just in time to be stocked after every backer gets their rewards! I hope you guys can start using these fluffy bags soon! And maybe even come visit our store if you are ever in Toronto. We opened at Union Station so it’s a major transportation hub from the airport. Thank you again
Hello everyone, I’ve been asking my manufacturer to follow up with the shipping courier to give me a status update. They assured me that it’s on route and not lost, since I was getting a bit worried. I’m still hopeful that tracking will show arrive in Canada status and get an UPS tracking soon. I’ll continue to monitor and keep everyone updated. Once the shipment does arrive in hand, I’ll get a helper so we can get rewards out as fast as we can. Apologies again for delays, I didn’t expect sea shipping to take this long, previous campaigns I’ve launched usually had shipments arrive 2 months or so, this waiting game is really frustrating. I want to offer everyone a free sticker sheet for the trouble. It’ll be added to your rewards.
Hello, just wanted to update everyone that bags are still in production. The pins have all finished. I’ve reposted the Timeline reference from the campaign page here for everyone: NOV-DEC: CAMPAIGN PERIOD
DEC: SURVEYS SENT OUT/ FUNDS COLLECTED, PUT IN ORDER WITH MANU
