First of all, thank you all so much for your warm messages, patience, and support. I’m truly grateful for our Miaw community 💛
I’ve started shipping the packages that were not affected by the pin issue, and the recasted pins are currently in production and should arrive soon. Hopefully, it won’t be too much longer before the rest of the packages are on their way ✨
Once again, thank you for your understanding and for being just plain awesome 🫶
I also have a bit of happy news to share!
A new campaign I've been working on is coming soon, and I wanted to give you all a little sneak peek 👀 It started with the idea of creating some fantasy friends with a chaotic and funny twist… and that’s how Mischief Gnomes was born!
If you’d like to check it out, here’s the link to the teaser page 👇
It will be full of freebies, chaos, and mischief 😆
The collection also features Sparkles, my collab with Gilded Fables, as a special freebie! Sparkles carries all his hard-to-get-off glitter in his bottomless glitter pouch. This pin will include glitter enamel, and I’m really excited to try something playful and new ✨
Creating each little personality and backstory for these gnomes has brought me so much joy, and I truly hope they bring a little fun and laughter to you as well 😊
I wanted to share that we have finished quality checking and backed 1500+ pins ready for fulfillment! The freebie art print arrived and looks great! We are still waiting for the last item, the keychains, to arrive (production of the keychains was completed last week and is currently in transit to us). In the meantime, we have already begun fulfilling pledges with the items that are ready to ship. Here are some photos of the pins and packed orders.
🎃 Canada & International Pledges Fulfilled & Shipped! 🎃
The majority of Canadian and International pledges (outside of Canada & US) have been fulfilled. We have already dropped off packages and sent out tracking numbers (please check your email inbox).
If your order was fulfilled by PostNL (Post Netherlands), you may see a blank page or an error page at first. The tracking link page may need to be refreshed several times to display accurate tracking updates. You may also check the same tracking number with your domestic shipping carrier once the package has been handed off to the last-mile carrier (domestic shipping carrier of the shipping address).
For pledges fulfilled by PostNL (Post Netherlands) and APC, there is no return service, and returned shipments will be disposed of by the carrier if undeliverable. If your package becomes undeliverable, please message us on Backerkit or via email: [email protected].
If your order included a keychain, we have set your package aside and will ship your rewards as soon as the keychains arrive!
🦇 US Pledges Fulfillment Update 🦇
After the keychains arrive, we will be sending our pins, keychains, and art prints from Canada to a third-party fulfillment company in the US for fulfilling US pledges. Your order will be fulfilled within the US, and hopefully, there will be fewer duty fees and taxes by using a third-party fulfillment company. We will provide another update once everything is ready to ship to the US.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on Backerkit or via email: [email protected].
We’re happy to share that all pins have been fully produced and have arrived safely at our home. Everything is ready on our end, and we’re preparing to begin shipping very soon.
Before we start, we need a few quick actions from you:
Please confirm your shipping address Kindly review and confirm your address within 2 days. After this period, all orders will be locked, and we won’t be able to make changes once shipping begins.
If you haven’t completed your survey yet, please do so as soon as possible. We can’t ship your rewards without a completed survey.
Our Black and Gold Cat Campaign Is Live
Our black and gold cat enamel pin campaign is currently live, and we’d love for you to check it out if you haven’t already.
The campaign includes early bird rewards and multiple freebies, available only to eligible backers. Your support and even a simple follow help the project reach more people and build momentum, which means a lot to us as small creators.
Hopping into your mailbox with an update! (In case you backed my previous project, sorry for all the extra emails that almost reads the same, ahaha!) The survey's have been locked and cards have been charged! There are currently 8 with failed card charges but that won't stop me from preparing for the fulfillment. Do check if you have a message about your failed charge and have it fixed asap!
So what next?
As we speak my partner has been un-bagging all the pins ready to check the quality of them all. This week I'll order the backing cards for the pins! The pins will have to wait until these arrive, but in the meantime other orders I'll be collecting all the orders to a speedy fulfillment once the cards arrive.
In total I have about 80 parcels to pack for this project and with other deadlines still active (along with an active crowdfunding project at the same time) I'll be packing them at a slower pace. In February the parcels will all be shipped off to their new homes tho!
Finalize your address!
Now is the time to finalize the address you want me to ship the items to! If you need more time for a final address, due to a move or something, please let me know (comments below, dm on instagram/bsky, contact through contact form on my webshop) and I'll think along as what we can do.
Leftovers of this crowdfunding project will hit my webshop later and will be available at the upcoming conventions as well.
That's it for now. Leaving you with an army of pins on our dining table. The sun came out so nicely too, does make the colours a bit off. The little candy are still bagged but they look so cute.
Great news today in my inbox from my contact, the Floris the Frog enamel pins are being shipped off! She added a bunch of pictures of them and they look so good, I can't wait to see them irl.
The surveys will be locked and charged when the pins arrive. If I have to pin-point a date for it I would say around 26th January. Fulfillment will start once they arrived and grading has been done. May this be your heads up for the charge of the card!
And that's it for now! Here are the pictures of the pins, as it's always fun to see! - Appel
I hope you’re having a great week. I am sending out smoke test for the surveys, please keep an eye out for an email. If there are no issues surveys will be sent out.
I finished the Art Witch designs. I know the stained glass accessory had the most votes, but it just wasn’t coming together as a cohesive collection, so we have a painting artist. 🎨
If you have any questions or issues with your survey please comment on this update.
We did it! 🥳 And we unlocked the Art Witch Set at the very end! Thank you so much for bringing this project to life! I will have the designs finished before the survey is sent out on the 15th.
Failed Pledges As stated in the campaign graphic: Just remember, only pledges completed prior to surveys being sent unlock the magickal extras like free gifts, stretch goals, and campaign bonuses.
Any bonuses will be added to your pledge prior to surveys being sent. Bonuses will be added based on FUNDS PAID, not Pledged.
✨Plus: If ALL PLEDGES ARE PAID PRIOR TO SURVEYS, EVERYONE WILL GET A BONUS MINI PIN of a new design!✨
So take a moment to double check your pledge payment has processed. If you selected the “Pay Over Time” option you have nothing to worry about as long as each installment payment clears.
I will post another update closer to surveys as a reminder that they are being sent. Surveys will be due on Nov. 30th. This is when shipping costs and any funds owed from add-ons will be charged.
As we did not reach the full goal, I am only able to fund two pin designs. Please choose your favorite! The two most voted for will be made as pins, and the other designs will be avaliable as keychains if not funded as a stretch goal during the survey. Thank you!
Hey hey everyone and happy halloween! We‘ve been climbing slowly but surely, buuuut given how close the end of the campaign is and the fact that some of you are still hoping for the last few mushrooms, I‘ve decided to just unlock them! All purchasable mini pins are unlocked! This should give you some security that the mini pins you want are all available without having to constantly monitor the campaign. (And I get to sleep better too lol) I put 10.6k as the threshold in the graphic but honestly unless we have a mass cancellation, they stay unlocked even if we dip below. Please note that the freebie pin (the cat) may or may not be unlocked at all. The conditions for that one remain the same. If we don‘t unlock it as a freebie, I will see if there‘s enough interest in it post-campaign to make it anyways and make it a purchasable add-on as well. If the 11.5k tier is unlocked, it will also be purchasable by everyone. I hope that makes a few choices easier for you all. Again, even if we don‘t unlock everything, I‘m already more than happy with how this project went and I could never make pins regularly if it wasn‘t for you all!
Also just for shit and giggles let me know what your favourite mini pins is from the newly added stretch goals :D
Best wishes and have a wonderful, sweet, spooky and cozy halloween! Averil
