"And deeper the crowd went into the BLUE HELL...."
First off, 5 new pins (6 if you count that MISSING ID has a blue and pink recolor) have been added to the campaign. I have added a "Bigger discount tier" that allows you to get nearly everything that is currently unlocked at a slightly cheaper price.
After opening questions, two kind folks got in touch with me to ask if it was possible to save a pet from BLUE HELL. At first I thought that was a ridiculous question. But then I got to thinking....What if we gave it a shot? What if we tried to find and save a pet from BLUE HELL? That being said, missions cost time, and time costs funding, so we'll only be picking one pet in the poll below to attempt saving.
I also have something else I want to offer you folks, free on the house.
"I'm offering a free digital grow your own pony kit to all backers."
It came to my attention the other day that many of you have no idea what a pony is. When I learned this I felt a dread in my soul. How could so many people not know about the wonders and joys of ponies? See, some of you believe that ponies are some sort of foul being, but I'm here to tell you ponies are nothing of the sort.
"Just look at their cute little false faces. Don't you just want to pet them?"
Ponies are the most intelligent beings to exist. Meeting a pony is a predetermined event.Even if you go out of your way to meet this creature, this event was planned out by the pony thousands of years before you were born.It’s said that every pony has a goal. That it acts in random ways to manipulate the universe itself, random values within the atoms. You do not own a pony. You do not trade a pony. A pony owns you.
So, when I say "I'm offering folks a free pony" it's more like I'm offering you all to get in line and be adopted by a pony. I mean, these ponies are digital, sure, but even in their digital image form their intelligence is said to be beyond ours.
......I'm not sure how that works, but I'm not here to question that. I'm just here to offer you a free pony, and getting one is simple. To request a pony you must be a backer. Please post 1 to 3 colors you like, but know that not all colors might be used in the final pony.
These ponies won't be here forever. They have better things to do than trot around a line of admirers. The sooner you grab a pony the more likely you are to get one so get moving you understand?
"All ponies will be posed like this. Cute ain't it?"
If you post your digital pony on the greater internet, do me a favor pal, credit ZooCorp and this campaign with a link.Free pony for free advertising, it's called a win win. Please don't do anything weird like trade your pony for money. I respect a hustle but not like this, you understand?
As it is not possible to post an image in replies, I will be using an imgur link. If you live in a country where imgur is banned please request an imgur alternative be used for your pony.
Update: Yes these are still open. I'm at nearly 100 free ponies. My dedication to bringing the joy of ponies to others is vast. If you request a completely random pony, you will be guaranteed to get one, and you will get it sooner than others, but I do aim to try and deliver a pony to everyone who asks.
Vote for your favorite botanical magnet below. 🌿
The winning design will become a FREE 3" magnet for every backer when we reach 150!
And don't worry if your favorite doesn't win, the other two designs will be available as limited add-ons.
Vote, then help us reach 150 by sharing Figura Botanica!
I wanted to give another update on fulfillment progress and answer some questions via a short FAQ below.
➡️ Current Fulfillment Process
I am still in the process of fulfillment, but I've had a few short delays that have me moving slower than I was for the first 50% of the orders I have already shipped:
• I mentioned in the previous update that I was exhausted and burnt out from shipping almost 300 packages in the span of 2 weeks. I stayed up until 3am several nights to ambitiously get as many out as fast as I could. I realized pretty quickly that I could not keep up that level of momentum and that I needed at least a week of rest to help myself recover.
• I took a long weekend trip out of town and unfortunately came back sick. Fast forward to today and I am only just now recovered enough to get some work done, though I'm still fatigued and weak.
All of this to say, things are still making progress! I just cannot work at the volume I was before and need to take the remaining packages slower.
➡️ Enamel Pin Remakes
As a reminder from a Previous Update, remakes of some quantities of some pin designs are in production and in the process of being remade. I still have yet to run out of A-grades for fulfillment, so this has not hindered or delayed the packing of orders for me yet!
As soon as I have word that the remakes are on their way to me, I'll be sure to let everyone know here!
➡️ Received The Wrong Pin?
Early on in fulfillment I had mistakenly mixed up two pin designs and sent out a small handful of packages with an incorrect pin in the order.
I had begun to send out replacements to people impacted, but to make sure no one is missed, if you have emailed me with this issue and you have NOT yet received a replacement pin, please shoot me another email!
I'm juggling quite a bit and want to ensure the orders that were impacted can get the pin they wanted!
➡️ Packages Returned To Me
A few packages have unfortunately been sent back to me from the first batch I sent out due to no forwarding address or incomplete addresses. ❗❗
For those who had emailed me previously asking to hold their package while they move, your packages were on hold and were not affected!
However, for anyone who's package is listed as "SHIPPED" on their survey page, please review the tracking number sent to your email to ensure your order did not get sent back to me.
If your package was affected and sent back to me, you will have to pay the cost of shipping again in order to receive your items! I have no control over this, and once a label has been "used up" via being sent to an incorrect address, an entirely new label has to be purchased with new postage.
➡️ How Do I See My Pledge Status?
In order to view the status of your pledge, go under your account info and select "Your Pledges & Surveys".
Once you have reached the surveys page, you'll want to click over to the "YOUR SURVEYS" Tab.
If your Black Cat Botanicals Pledge is found under "ACTIVE", that means that your order has not yet shipped out.
If you don't see your pledge under Active, select "COMPLETED" to find your status there. If it's under the Completed section it should say "Your Order Has Shipped"
If your order is marked as SHIPPED, you can find your tracking number in your email inbox that you used to make the pledge. The email comes directly from PirateShip, the company I use to pre-purchase shipping labels.
➡️ Conclusion
All in all, I'm still working towards the finish line on this project and I appreciate everyone's patience on this!
As usual, any and all project updates will always be posted here publicly when there is news as consistently as I can manage.
Cast your vote for the magnet you'd like to unlock, then help us get there by sharing Figura Botanica with a friend, fellow pin collector, plant lover, or anywhere you think another fellow botanist might be hiding 🌱
We are excited to share that pin production is now complete! 🎉 Hooray! 🥳 The pins are currently being shipped to us (in Canada) and our US fulfillment partner, White Squirrel (in Everett, Washington, USA).
📸 More Production Photos 📸
Our manufacturer also shared some more progress photos.
For this campaign, we decided to outsource packaging to our manufacturer. It was our first time outsourcing this part of the pin production process, and we think they turned out great! We added safety compliance information to the back of the packaging to adhere to new US safety policies for imported goods.
We also received a photo of the Healing Lotus Spellbook with UV-printed details. We think they turned out fantastic!
📦 Shipping Addresses Locking in 48 hours 📦
We sent out reminder emails earlier today that shipping addresses will be locked soon. This is your chance to update your shipping address. Addresses will be locked in 48 hours. We will be preparing for fulfillment so that we can ship out everyone's pledges as soon as the pins arrive.
For any other concerns about shipping addresses, you may also contact us via email: [email protected]
🇺🇸 US Fulfillment 🇺🇸
Due to the changing US tariffs and international import/export policies, our pins will be shipped directly from our manufacturer in China to our fulfillment partner's warehouse in Everett, Washington (USA). Our fulfillment partner, White Squirrel, will be fulfilling all US orders.
All Canadian and international (outside North America) pledges will be fulfilled from our studio in Richmond Hill, Canada. We have split our production shipment to ship to both us (located in Canada) and our US fulfillment partner, White Squirrel.
We are excited to ship everyone's pledge rewards soon! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on Backerkit or via email: [email protected].
We launch in 4 days! 🥳 I’m so excited for these little hatchlings dragons. I am still working on stretch goal designs and will continue to do so during the campaign as we reach new goals. 💜
There are 3 incentives available for this project:
There will be a limited Early Bird Pledge Level for $10! Sign up so you don’t miss the launch notification, and to get a FREE Mystery Dragon Sticker when you pledge. 🚀
I hope you’ll join us on this Pocket Change Pins adventure! There are going to be so many cute things to choose from with so many awesome creators involved! 💜
WE HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT to unlock any remaining colors Purple,black,white,brown and dark blue paw!
Hex Premium STICKER! Wilde Prints's new UV Spot Gloss PrintingTechnique will be used on ALL OF THE EARLY BACKER STICKERS~! This will be on Hex paws up Sticker!
sticker will be available in the Add-on store
Design
SAMPLE OF THIS TECHINQUE (NOT STICKER) BELOW
credit: WILDE PRINTS ART: scaredstoked.com
WILDEPRINTS SAMPLE ART: DRAW4COFFEE
WILDEPRINTS SAMPLE ART BY :scaredstoked.com
