The audience takes their seats and the performers take the big top stage! Vote for your favorite design preview to determine the order of their introduction (and unlock order!)
We’ve got confirmation that the pins are all set and ready to be shipped! We’ve got one minor change to make to the freebie pin and then they will be on their way to us, and then they’ll be on their way to YOU!
The texture on the tongue turned out exactly like what we were hoping for, it really sells the feeling of “taste buds”, I love it.
They kept taking pictures of the Window Peeper upside down, which is hilarious so now it looks like it’s a creepy neighbor spying on you…
I can’t wait to see what these all look like once they’re in our hands!
Sorry again for the wait- but I finally got the last two pins approved!
Changes to Pins:
Like I had said previously, the butterfly dragon has some small spaces around their little hands that might not be able to cut all the way through, so while it will still have glass filling in those spaces, they will not be 100% visible when held up to the light. A majority of the pin will still be glass and see-through, though! This is unfortunately not something that is easy to explain in image, but...
...basically this little orange spot inside the blue oval will not be cut out completely (or at all, depending on how it goes).
As for the eggs- they actually ended up being pretty similar to the original concept, with one difference being that I opted for the branches to be screen printed on instead of removed entirely. The other change is that the golden tag in the top left corner has been moved up to touch the edges so it isn't floating there in the middle of glass (oopsie, my bad)! The branches will be screen printed like so, with slight color variations.
That's about it in regards to changes in pins. They ended up not being as serious as I initially expected but still- I wanna be up front about it!
If anyone is displeased with these updates at all and needs to make adjustments to their pin selections, please visit your survey and make those changes ASAP before pin orders get locked (closer to shipment)!
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Progress Pics!:
In more exciting news, I have some progress pics to send for some of the pins!
First, a sneak peek at the event freebie! :) Looks about how I envisioned it!
Then we have some pics of the ram head dragons... I'm pretty happy with how the glitter looks on the black and gold variant!
I only have this one picture of the purple River dragon right now, but here he is!
And finally (for now)... my favorites so far:
...the wings!! I love how these turned out!!! It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but the gold one has some glitter on the golden parts of the wings, as well!
That's all I have for this update :D Thanks so much, everyone!
Just wanted to share a quick update that the pins have arrived! Any of the post-campaign stretch goals that didn't meet their minimums have been removed from your carts (you won't be charged for them). They all look good and are in queue to grading and shipping once I get through some fulfillment work on my Southern Pride campaign. This project is currently on schedule and will likely be fulfilling a little earlier than originally promised.
Here are some quick photos of the pins. I took them in in the sun, so the lighting may be a bit harsh on some of the designs.
Pins are still in production. But I have sample photos of the other 2 pins for you!
First we have the bear. Its mostly done. The balls need to be a lighter red but otherwise its almost done!
Tigers are also almost done! They need the lighten the color on the chain to match the red on the pin and make that connecting ring a little smaller, then its also done.
Sorry for the wait, I have been busy between editing pin proofs and running a Pin Quest campaign!!
All except for 2 pins have been approved and are in production! I do have two things to say about the 2 that are not yet approved, however.
The first one is the more minor issue: The butterfly dragon has a couple very small spaces that can't be cut out completely for the stained glass. I decided to opt for them to carve it out the best they can in those areas and still use the glass. It should hopefully not change the design too much and still look pretty in the end! I am still working with the manu to fix something with the eyes and will approve it soon after that is done.
The BIGGEST offender, however, is the egg display pin. Now... part of this was completely on me. I did not think about the label part of the pin not being connected to anything. That part will be moved into the top left corner to make sure it is connected, which looks just fine, but I wanted to give a heads up about it. The thing that is giving me more issues is the branches. I have learned that unfortunately the branches do not work with stained glass, so I have been trying to adjust the design to work for stained glass without being TOO different. This is still a work in progress, though, so I will have to come back to share an image of the final design after it has been adjusted, just in case anyone feels like they need to switch pins for any reason.
In the end, nothing should be drastically different, but I wanted to be transparent about the manufacturing process and let everyone know those two had some problems! Sorry about that!
I will be back with another update after the 2 pins are approved so that I can share what the egg display will more accurately look like. In the meantime, the rest of the pins are in the works! :)
Hello Actoons nation! Just a quick update to let everyone know pin proofs have all been approved and the nurses are in production :) There will be no updates for some time until they are complete most likely!
In the meantime you can always check out my current pin campaign; Swan Lake!
Swan Lake is Currently LIVE!
Thanks so much everyone, I hope you are enjoying your summer!! 🖤Acton
Surveys have been sent out, so be on the lookout for those in your inboxes~
A lovely commenter suggested including the Baku pin as an unlockable add-on, and we loved the idea... so we did! If 3 people add the Baku pin as an add-on, then it will be officially unlocked as well!
Thank you all for your support this campaign. We can't wait to get these pins to you!
Hey everyone! I've got two options for the final unlock for this project. Once you have voted on this I'll be able to get things rolling! Took me a bit longer to settle than I anticipated, I tried a lot of ideas but ultimatly these are the only ones I was satisfied with the outcome of. I'm hoping you will be happy with them!
Both are larger designs, the retort will be gold metal and the tubes will sill be anodized(rainbow metal)!
