I was going to make this update as part of the survey coming out- but the survey is not out. The few days that had me sick have certainly delayed my progress on defeating pledge manager. I have to descend into the trenches once I'm back from Dublin Comicon this weekend. This entire next week will be dedicated into the surveys, the pre-order store, and sweating.
Once the survey is out, you will get 10 days to fill it out.
The second sock samples are on their way to be produced, along with the new design now too that the manufacturer is back from holiday. They will take about 2 weeks from writing this update.
If you haven't watched my review yet for the previous samples, here it is again: INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK
OKAY NEW ARTWORK!
You guys have voted for the anomalocaris foil print for the postcard! That's great because I highkey wanted to do that one too. So here it is!
All the gold will be foil! This postcard comes as a freebie with every order, but you can get extras during the survey.
PIN ARTWORKS
Here they are~
I definitely did not put the wrong text on the trilobite fossils.
Here's the actual Opabinia sticker for backers who pledged within the first 48 hours:
I might put sparkles on it too (it will be homemade!)
You'll see these graphics during the survey too.
For the rubber charm that's free when you spend over €45...
This charm will probably not be shown for confirmation during the survey- That is because I will count your extra survey add-ons (excluding shipping) as part of the pool. So if you only spend €39 during the main campaign with add-ons, you can add extra things during the survey to make it to the €45 mark. Or add the roach itself for a fee (rubs my little roach arms together menacingly.)
I'll add the roach after the surveys are over to everyone's orders. So don't sweat if you don't immediately see it as part of your pledge.
Shipping Headache
My post office is a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED], and I'm sure I sounded like a deranged conspiracy clown from the Live Chat transcript from early this week. Thanks to my collab partner I think I have found another fullfillment partner that would be a dream to work with for tracked mail provided it's not a scam. I will be testing it out with my Etsy and custom orders for the next while.
It could potentially lower the tracked shipping price if we're lucky. This does give me that headache that I may not be able to charge for shipping until I am 100% sure that the service is legit. However, it if does end up being trustworthy, I'll be able to charge €13 for international tracked orders instead of €17-21. Europe is cheaper too. This is mainly for TRACKED things (so if you have 3+ standard pins.)
I think this may be a necessary thing to do in the end, because I want to strangle some CEO throats right now.
Okay I shall see you all next week to continue the project making good headway!! Have a lovely thrusday and friday and weekend ya'll!
Many countries (mostly the EU) are now accessible for me to ship to!!✨ HOORAY!!! A fully detailed list of what countries I CAN'T ship to will be at the bottom of this update (and updated in the shipping section of this project). If your country is NOT included in that list then you are able to be shipped to!✨
Bad News:
Due to current world affairs unleashed by the United States many countries no longer are allowing packages to be sent in from the US, but more importantly people are suffering. At the bottom of this update (and updated in the shipping section of this project) is a list of all countries affected by these changes that I can NOT ship to.
in addition the international shipping prices have gone up slightly, now in range from $8 - $30 depending on the weight of your package and the country you reside in. Even with my discounts this is the current cheapest rates.
Countries I cannot ship to: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Libya, Madagascar, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Yemen
We have been working on preparing our surveys, and we plan to start sending them by the end of this first week of March.
In the meanwhile, or if you missed the campaign, we have opened up our Pre-order shop for a limited time, here, in Backerkit.
With it, we decided to give another chance to the 'Vampi' Fluffypede Pin, and we have added it as a stretch goal add-on in the Pre-order shop. It will be unlocked if we get at least 10 units ordered.
And we have also added a new 'Flufflock' Vinyl Sticker add-on. Now we have one sticker for each of the 6 main Fluffipedes. And with that we are also adding one add-on: a set of the 6 stickers at a discount!
Both 'Vampi' Fluffypede Pin and the new Sticker and 6 Sticker set will also be added to the surveys.
With these surveys and in the pre-order shop we will not be charging shipping yet. We will do it later, closer to fulfillment.
Finally, the Pre-order shop will only be open for a couple of weeks. Don't miss it!
Thank you to all the backers who received the smoke test and submitted their survey responses. The smoke test survey responses look great with no issues so far! We have now emailed out all surveys. Please check your email inboxes (including spam folders) for your survey. Your survey email will look similar to this:
We kindly ask that all surveys be submitted by March 13th! Backers have until March 16th to update or change their survey responses. Cards will be charged on March 16th (the charge may appear as either Backerkit - Mochiville or just Mochiville on your bank statement).
Pay Over Time Backers: Backers who opted for the Pay Over Time option will automatically receive their surveys once the 4th installment is paid or their pledge is paid in full, whichever comes first. We will order extra pins of each design to ensure we have enough pins to fulfill everyone's pledges.
February 25, 2026: Backerkit surveys are sent out (please check your emails!)
February 26, 2026: Funds arrive from Backerkit
March 13, 2026: Backerkit survey responses are due!
March 16, 2026: Surveys are locked, and cards are charged
March 18, 2026: Pin production begins!
Mid - June: Pins arrive. We begin to package everyone's rewards!
Mid -July: Pins are shipped out to backers!
📅 Reminder of Payment Schedule 📅
Just a reminder that your payment will be split into two separate payments:
1st Payment (February 12, 2026): Includes only pledge level and campaign add-ons.
2nd Payment (March 16, 2026): Includes shipping fees, taxes (applicable in Canada only), survey add-ons, and any outstanding payments.
IMPORTANT: Shipping fees were not collected in the 1st payment. It will be collected in the 2nd payment (March 16th, 2026). Our shipping fees are as follows:
Listed shipping rates are in CAD (Canadian Currency).
Note: We understand shipping to the USA has gotten expensive due to the tariff situation. If we find cheaper shipping alternatives to the US by the time we fulfill orders, we will refund backers the difference.
Lastly, thank you all again for supporting our new pin collection. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us on Backerkit or via email: [email protected]
I apologize, there was some confusion regarding the emoticon characters.
Many who voted for them thought they would be on the hearts alone, separate from the phrases. With all those responses we are going to skip the symbols and stick with our sayings. I did my best to use a mix of color suggestions from your comments. 💜
We have 21 hours left and are closing in on our 150 backer goal!
We did it! Thank you so much for such a wonderful campaign! Despite having a shorter run time we unlocked all of our heart goals!
We came so close to hitting our 150 backer sticker gift. We currently have 16 failed payments. If we end up under 10 when payments are done being collected then everyone will get a sticker gift anyways!
So, what’s next? BackerKit will continue to process payments over the next 12 days. Here is the timeline:
This timeline is heavily padded to account for any potential delays or need for remakes. You will be kept in the loop throughout the process. 💜
If you have any questions please let me know! Thanks for bringing Unhinged Hearts to life! I had so much fun interacting with you throughout the campaign. 🤗
Just sending a final reminder to check that your payment has successfully processed please! We have pay over time payments that have also failed, so were are currently going to be $1601 short from the Pledged Amount. Leaving us with a successful collection total of $7778.
Sadly, after getting into the Pledge Manager, it looks like many are repeat failed payment backers, most of whom do not end up paying during surveys.
We are currently $772 short of keeping our Bear and Pig pins goal. And $1,222 short of keeping our ZZZ Bubble and Skinny Crescent Moon Mini Pins.
We are going to keep the Seal and Raccoon goal because I know we can make that $222 up in the surveys. We will also keep the 200 backer Sticker Gift goal.
I know there will always be some failed payments, historically the average for my projects is $433. Generally, being short $500 or less can easily be made up during the surveys so I tend to keep those achievements regardless. In this case unfortunately, I think that gap is too large to risk it. This amount of failed payments so close to the end of the correction window is unlike anything I have ever seen for any of my projects, and with that, I apologize to anyone who is disappointed by any of the lost achievements.
I am planning on sending out surveys on March 2nd. I will send an update when they are sent in case I end up needing a few extra days to finish setting everything up.
Thank you so much for your help in bringing Celestial Snuggles Enamel Pins to life!
Our survey got approved! 🎉 We have sent out an initial smoke test to 16 backers (please check your email inboxes)! Your survey email should look like this:
Why a smoke test? The smoke test helps us catch any errors and ensure the survey works as expected.If you notice any errors or mistakes, we would greatly appreciate your feedback.
You can message us on Backerkit or contact us via email: [email protected]. Once we receive the survey smoke test responses and everything looks great, we will send out the rest of the surveys.
🗳️ About The Surveys 🗳️
Survey responses help us collect important information about your pledge, including what specific items you have pledged for and your shipping addresses. We cannot fulfill your pledge without a survey response.
Pay Over Time backers will automatically receive their surveys once the 4th installment is paid or their pledge is paid in full, whichever comes first. We will order extra pins of each design to ensure we have enough pins to fulfill everyone's pledges.
Survey Add-Ons: Just a reminder that you can also add extra items to your pledge through the surveys. We also have pins and stickers from our online store available as add-ons in the add-ons page of the survey.
⏰ Timeline Adjustment ⏰
Since we are sending out surveys a bit later than expected, our project timeline will be adjusted as follows:
February 25, 2026: Backerkit surveys are sent out (please check your emails!)
February 26, 2026: Funds arrive from Backerkit
March 13, 2026: Backerkit survey responses are due!
March 16, 2026: Surveys are locked, and cards are charged
March 18, 2026: Pin production begins!
Mid - June: Pins arrive. We begin to package everyone's rewards!
Mid -July: Pins are shipped out to backers!
📅 Reminder of Payment Schedule 📅
Just a reminder that your payment will be split into two separate payments:
1st Payment (February 12, 2026): Includes pledge level and campaign add-ons
2nd Payment (March 16, 2026): Includes shipping fees, taxes (applicable in Canada only), survey add-ons, and any outstanding payments
IMPORTANT: Shipping fees were not collected in the 1st payment. It will be collected in the 2nd payment (March 16th, 2026). Our shipping fees are as follows:
Note: We understand shipping to the USA has gotten expensive. If we find cheaper shipping alternatives to the US by the time we fulfill orders, we will refund backers the difference. Listed shipping rates are in CAD (Canadian Currency).
💵 Please Double-Check Your Payment Method! 💵
By this time, Backerkit should have charged all backers for the 1st payment for their pledges. This charge may appear on your bank statement as either BACKERKIT - MOCHIVILLE or simply as MOCHIVILLE. We currently have a few backers whose payment method has failed. We kindly ask that backers double-check if their payment method has the correct card information on file.
🌻 Pre-Order Store Now Open 🌻
For a limited time, we will have a pre-order store open on Backerkit for those who missed out on the campaign! Please be advised that pre-order purchases are not eligible for early-bird perks or Backerkit campaign freebies. This will be the last chance to get the new pin collection at a discounted pre-order price! The pre-order store will close on March 18th at 11:59 PM EST.
Thank you all again for the incredible support for the project so far. We are so excited to start production soon!
