Thank you all SO MUCH again for all the love and support since we launched! I'm having a great time working on this project thanks to all of you!
With that said, it's finally time to reveal the FINAL pin design -- the Backer Voted pin! Drumroll please... your winner is the Progress Pride Flag!
By an INCREDIBLY close margin once again, yeesh! Y'all almost had a SECOND tie!
As a cherry on top, though, I have the design ready for you all NOW! Here it is!
I do have one more exciting announcement -- I will be vending at a VIRTUAL con this weekend that all of you are welcome to attend for FREE! It takes place on Discord via the Spots application -- for more information, you can check out THIS TikTok. It's so cool and I'm excited to be part of a really cool emerging option for artists to get their stuff in front of folks!
Here's a sneak peak at my booth:
I hope to see you all there! I'll also be streaming on Twitch from 1-5pm CST!
This is the last update to just let you all know all the remaining orders are shipped, and the pre-order store is now closed!
If you haven't got a tracking number/shipped notification, then it's likely you are one of the few people who haven't paid your outstanding balance yet! You will have until October or so to fix this; otherwise, your pledge will be closed.
If there is an error with your order when you get it, don't hesitate to comment / email ([email protected]) and we will do our best to fix it for you!
Please follow my profile if you want to see more campaigns in the future, as we plan on doing another 'pride of lions' event next year with alternative pride flags and colored lions!
I'm just popping in to let you all know that enough of the demi girl/boy pins are shipping to me, so fulfillment can wrap up once they are received!
Schedule for the next couple weeks:
-I'm doing a large drop off tomorrow after an appointment which will consist of most of the remaining orders.
-Either this week or early next week, I should be getting the final shipment of pins in. I plan on getting these graded, backed, and then sent out. I do have hand surgery next Monday, so getting the last 18 or so packages out may take a smidge longer, but I will get them out asap.
Project Closing September 14th.
Since the project is starting to wrap up, I will be closing it on the 14th. I am still missing a decent number of surveys and payments, so this is the final notice to get these corrected.
As always, thank you all so much for support throughout this project! I hope you all enjoy your pins!
We are finally here! All orders have been packed and are waiting for drop off at the post office. Tracking has been sent to all the remaining orders but don't expect any movement till next week as its the weekend.
As usual be sure to email me at [email protected] for any questions or issues with your order.
Good news! I am beginning the process of shipping out our many orders!! WOOOOHOOO! Those who have backed myself and Cosmic Nightfell will be getting combined packages with both orders.
Now, there is bad news because why not? The sticker sheets I ordered came in and are...not ok. I have reached out to the sticker company but haven't gotten a response. My current plan is to send them in your packages as is, and if you'd like to be put on my list for a free replacement via letter mail in a month or two I'll send out the corrected sheet to you then and you can use these as you'd like! The stickers themselves are fine enough but removing them from the sheets is difficult and the outlines are a mess. SO if you'd like to be added to that mailing list please fill out this form with the same information as you used in backerkit. Please fill out the form here.
Some close up views of the sticker outlines for reference.
Just a quick update to let everyone know where we are right now.
I did a complete audit on what pins were received and which are missing. I went over this audit with my pin manu, and they've accepted my findings and confirmed the missing pins are being remade.
So we're back into a little bit of a waiting period as pins are made and shipped to me. I'll update again when they arrive. At that point, I'll do another audit just to ensure everything is here. I'll update once more when fulfillment begins in earnest.
I have several pieces of news to share today. First, an apology for not making an update sooner. I have been trying to juggle several projects and commissions among things like grad/school year shenanigans, etc. Things just didn't happen as quickly as I would have liked, thanks to too few spoons. I also lost a hard drive a couple of weeks ago (losing all my art/data) which has set me back on several things, among them setting up surveys. And, since it's summer, I have been taking a few days/weeks to spend time with my family camping.
Good news:
All the pins arrived! I still need to open the boxes (I just got back from a week of no internet, so haven't done so yet...) but they are here, and hopefully I will share pictures in the next update.
Surveys/Fulfillment:
I have been focussing on finishing my Zodiac campaign (which ended before this one) and still haven't set up this campaign's survey because of losing the art I'm supposed to use for it after the SKU disaster I caused (that is a priority over the next two weeks). Realistically, I will fulfil this campaign in September. I am really sorry for the delays, but hopefully now that the pins are actually here, I can just use photos instead of the art that I had lost.
The first wave of shipping is going out tomorrow! (Mostly the ones with combined postage) Our goal is to have as many out as possible before the 15th.
There are still quite a few of you (18!) with failed/errored payments for shipping! Please please check yours and update your cards, etc if you are one of the ones with failed payments, especially if you want them shipped out this month.
If you are having problems, feel free to reach out here or via email ([email protected]), and I will see if I can help/give advice.
If it is Stripe putting a block on your card/payment, you may need to contact Stripe directly to get it resolved.
We will hold your goods until the end of October, by which point, if you fail to pay, your goods will no longer be held for you.
Don't forget I am currently running a campaign for mini pins here: (which also includes a special charity pin)
I am so excited to announce that all packages for completed orders have gone out, and the project is now closed! It has truly been an honor to make these with you all!
