We’re happy to share that all the pins have been produced and are ready to be shipped. We’re very close to getting these into your hands.
Before we begin shipping, we just need a few quick things from you to make sure everything goes smoothly:
Please confirm your shipping address Kindly double-check your shipping address. You’ll have 48 hours to review or update it if needed. After that, we’ll lock addresses and start shipping rewards.
A few surveys are still incomplete If you haven’t completed your survey yet, please do so as soon as possible. We won’t be able to ship your rewards without it.
Shipping fee payment issues Some backers have errored cards for the shipping fee. If this applies to you, please update your payment information to avoid any shipping delays.
We’re truly at the final stretch, and we’re incredibly grateful for your patience and support throughout this journey. Let’s get everything wrapped up and on its way to you.
Everything except for the sticky notes have arrived, pins have been graded, items packaged, and early fulfillment has begun! 14 packages went out yesterday and 56 went out today. The 14 that were shipped yesterday should have received their tracking numbers. The 56 that went out today will have their tracking numbers e-mailed at 9am on Friday. I will continue to ship out items as quickly as I can. It is super satisfying to package these little guys and send them to their new homes. Packing everything has been a very zen task that leaves me feeling happy and accomplished. I hope that everyone enjoys their isopod goodies, and thank you so much for supporting this project!
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Sticky Note Update
While many items arrived early, the sticky notes are not among them. I ordered them a bit later than the other items, as only 12 sticky notes were sold. To make the order something that was not cost prohibitive to produce, I had to design a few more notepads so that I can bring the cost per unit for production down and make shipping more economical. This let me reach the 200 sticky note minimum order without having them all be one design that didn’t sell particularly well.
What this means:
If your order contained a pad of sticky notes, it will not be fulfilled early. However, it will still arrive by the project’s projected March ship date. I will keep you updated for when the sticky notes arrive, and will ship out orders that contain them as soon as possible. For everyone who ordered sticky notes, I’ll be including some extra stickers and goodies in your package as thanks for your patience.
The extra sticky notes designs I created will available from the get-go for my next Backerkit project, Elemental Myth!
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Elemental Myth
The launch party page is ready for Elemental Myth.This project is a part of Pintopia 2026!My next project will be a series of pin sets of mythological creatures and elements, with a phoenix fire and wyvern wind set available as part of the initial funding goal. There will be extra large, medium, and mini pins in each set, available to backers individually or as sets.
There are quite a few bonus goodies planned: Elemental Myth will include free bonus pins for returning backers and early bird pledges. Additionally I will be cross-collaborating with Dream Vale Studios’Dragon Dice Bag project, and offering rewards if you participate in both campaigns!
If you’re interested in this project, feel free to follow the launch party page so you’re notified when the campaign begins. Following this page will also notify you when I make updates to the launch party page, which might include polls and in-progress designs before the campaign to get feedback.
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Pledge Payment Failures & Incomplete Surveys:
There are still 11 outstanding orders that will be unable to be shipped at this time. I would really love to get your items to you! If you are one of the backers with any of the following issues, they are still something that can be resolved. Please log into the Pledge Manager to address any of the following issues:
Payment failure for your Backerkit pledge and/or unpaid shipping and pledge manager items - If your credit card on file is invalid, the pledge and shipping fees cannot be paid. Please update your payment method to one that can be used so that I can get your items to you. Failed credit cards had recharge attempts on December 2 and 9th. I will continue to try and collect payment every week or two until the end of March 2026, at which point I will cancel the pledges (with e-mailed notice.)
Incomplete or inaccurate shipping address: To send your items to you, I need to know where to send them; please make sure you’ve entered in the address where you would like items delivered!
Incomplete Pledge Manager survey: Many of the pledges in Isopod Colony included items where you are required to tell me what pin designs you wished to be sent; please let me know what you want so I can send them!
I will continue to check the Pledge Manager and send out e-mail notifications for these issues until March 31, 2026, at which point I will be closing out the project.
I had a wonderful delivery at the weekend! All your lovely stickers have now arrived and I've been busy working on the orders from all those who've completed their surveys and picked their moths. Here's a peek at the incredible selection of moths that found their way to my letterbox...
I've also had a very exciting picture my jigsaw manufacturer showing a prototype....
If you've yet to complete you survey and pick your moths, please do so asap so I can get your stickers to you! If you've lost your survey or didn't arrive in your inbox you can recover it here.... https://marvellous-moths.backerkit.com/ just type in the eamil address you used to pledge for the campaign and a new survey will be sent to you.
That's all for now... some of you will be receiving your stickers soon!
Thanks to your amazing support over the weekend, the Black Widow Spider pin is now unlocked! 🖤🕷️❤️
Artwork coming soon~
✏️ 1st week recap ✏️
We've unlocked 8 out of 11 pins together!! 🎉 The last 3 pins of this batch to left to unlock are the Egyptian Scarab Beetle, the Orchid Mantis, and the Madagascan Sunset Moth! 🪲🌸🦋🌈
Unlocked insect specimen pins!!
Next 3 pins to unlock:
Unlocks @10k
Unlocks @ 11,500
Unlocks @13k
🗳️ Round 3 poll winners 🗳️
Your votes in the 3rd round of community polls helped decide the next specimens to unlock! :)
🪲 2 Mini Pin Add-ons (unlocked separately via the add-on shop):
Honey Bee 🐝
Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth 🦋❤️🖤
25 orders to unlock!
25 orders to unlock!
Mini pins are only $11 each, compared to $25 for the XL pins. Because of the price difference, mini pins will unlock separately via the add-on shop after 25 orders of each design!
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8 new XL pins to pledge for:
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Leaf Bug
Centipede
Rosy Maple Moth
Tailless Whip Scorpion
Walking Stick
Green milkweed locust (African Bush Grasshopper)
Monarch Butterfly
If we can unlock all the stretch goals, that's 21 pins total!! (= 4 mini pins + 17 XL pins) If we make it this far in the campaign, there will be a 4th Community Poll featuring some new additions from myself and the community comments~ Make sure to pledge for all the pins you want today to help us unlock more insect pins! :)
🎉 New Pledge Level Tiers! 🎉
I’ve added 8-pin and 10-pin tiers you can upgrade to, as well as a Full Collector’s Set: 21-pin tier for those who want to go all-in!
🪱🐦 **If you're an Early Bird backer, all these new tiers include the free Early Bird Fire Ant sticker so you don't lose your reward when upgrading! :)
8 pins
10 pins
All 21 pins!
✨ Add-on Shop "Live" Specimens ✨
To help boost the campaign, there's a few in-stock insect pins available in the Add-On Shop~ ✨
Firefly/Lightning Bug mini pins (glow in the dark 4-piece set!)- $20 set = $5 mini pins
Luna Moth pins (already produced + ready to ship)- $15 for the 2" wide pin
☀️ Daytime ☀️
Luna Moth's Rebirth
✨ 💚 Night time!! 💚 ✨
Thank you all again for the incredible support on this new XL pin campaign!! I can’t wait to see how many more specimens we will unlock together this month! And don't forget to share the campaign with your friends and family so we can unlock everything~ :)
The 3rd Community Poll is now open for voting!! I added some more suggestions from our community comments, and a couple other insects I would personally love to draw :)
➡️ If you want another insect added, please leave a comment with your suggestion and I'll add it to this current poll~
Monarch Butterfly
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Walking Stick
Honey Bee (mini pin)
Centipede
Tailess Whip Scorpion
Green milkweed locust (African Bush Grasshopper)
Leaf Bug
Rosy Maple Moth
Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (mini pin)
Scorpion
