We unlocked the voters choice pin and the most voted on design was Dungeons and Dragons Book cover. Everyone voted colors and I picked the popular color votes. Now choose what you want!
Wow today has been fantastic and thanks for supporting not only my art, but the other makers in the pin kid's collab project.
We have unlocked so many levels. I only have a few things left to unlock, so chances are pretty good that the entire project and all extras will be unlocked soon. Make sure to fill out the polls to choose the pin design for the unlocked voters choice pin.
That being said, I wanted to make sure you all saw the insane freebies we are all giving away. Early Bird only lasts for another day, so make sure to get those rewards fast. You can get one single pin from each collab project and all of this could be yours! Check the PIN KIDS collab page for more info HERE. GO get this stuff here!!!
This update is going out backers and project followers
🍰 Thank you SO MUCH! Here's a bunch of sweet emojis to celebrate that the Cute Cake Club is fully funded 🍮🍨🍡🍧🍪🧁🍬🍭🍦🎂🍩🍫 But we're not done yet! Make sure to pledge to FROG FRIENDS! Dylan is VERY close to funding, and needs your help to get there. Plus, if you pledge to both our projects, you get a free sticker from both of us! 🍰
$5,000 FUNDING REWARD 🥞
We're SUPER close to hitting $5,000 in funding, which unlocks a 🥞 FREE Pancake Friend sticker 🥞 for all Bakers! Be sure to share this project with your friends and family who love sweet treats, and let's get to that pancake brekky.
BACKERKIT HOLIDAY MARKET
You’re invited to come shop at the very first BackerKit Holiday Market — a special event to celebrate creator businesses and help backers discover the perfect holiday gifts, running between Nov 18–Dec 1, 2025. Be sure to follow my market, called PINS APLENTY, where I will have previous project pins as mystery bundles for STEEP discounts.
This is a notification to let you know that this project is coming to an end and to provide you with the last shipping update, as well as end of project information.
All orders marked as "ready to ship" in Backerkit have been packed! There are 27 packages that will be picked up today.
If you have not received your package yet please check your email for a tracking email from Backerkit. Your package may have been shipped but has not yet made it to you. Your tracking email will have your tracking number for USPS.
If you have not received your package, please first check your tracking email, or please review the following criteria for why you may not have received a package.
🚨 Incomplete Surveys and Charges
There are backers who paid for their pledge, but did not complete their survey. As well as backers with failed shipping payments. If you’re one of these backers, you have 1 week from today (08/31/2026) to fill out your survey and pay for shipping. If you do not complete your survey within the week (by 09/07/2026), per the terms and conditions of this project, that you agreed to when you submitted and paid for your pledge, you forfeit your rewards and will not be given a refund, or your rewards.
There are currently a few backers with failed survey charges. This means that you filled out your survey and provided card details, but when we charged your card for shipping, the payment failed. If you do not complete your payment within 1 week (by 09/07/2026) per the terms and conditions of this project, that you agreed to when you submitted and paid for your pledge, you forfeit your rewards and will not be given a refund, or your rewards
Please note that the project will close on September 8th, 2026. After that date we do not check the pledge manager. While you will still be able to complete your survey after that date, your order will not be fulfilled.
The Switch from 30 Days to 1 Week
Previously, backers with an incomplete survey or failed payment had 30 days after a project was completed to resolve their pledge. Moving forward, that window will be shortened to one week.
By the time a project is ready to ship, several months have typically passed since the campaign ended. During that time, backers have multiple opportunities to complete their surveys, resolve payment issues, and update their information. We also send several reminders and project updates leading up to shipping.
As a small business, once fulfillment is complete, we need to be able to close out a project and move on to the next. Holding unclaimed rewards for extended periods means keeping inventory that could otherwise be sold online or at markets, and we simply do not have the capacity to warehouse extra merchandise indefinitely.
We believe the months between the end of a campaign and fulfillment provide a reasonable amount of time to complete your survey and payment. As creators, it is our responsibility to clearly communicate deadlines and send reminders, but backers also share responsibility for completing the necessary steps to receive their rewards.
📦 Orders that were returned to sender
If we receive an order that’s been returned to sender, we send an email to the email associated with the pledge l to let you know. That email will contain information on how to get your package sent out again. If we do not receive a response within 2 weeks of our initial email, you forfeit your rewards and will not be given a refund.
📦 Never received orders
If your order tracking email says “delivered”, but you did not receive your order, please first contact your local post office with your tracking number. Your post office is the best chance of finding the lost order. If your local post office cannot locate your package, please email us at[email protected]
If you did not receive your package because of an address change, or because you entered the wrong address, and did not notify us of an address change, we can ship your order again, but as a backer you are responsible for paying a second shipping fee, per the terms and conditions of this project. If you did notify us of an address change but have not received your order, please email us at [email protected]
For any backers who are unable to locate their package, you will have 30 days from today to September 30th, 2026 to notify us that you did not receive your package. If you contact us after September 30th, 2026 per the terms and conditions of this project, that you agreed to when you submitted and paid for your pledge, you forfeit your rewards and will not be given a refund, or your rewards.
📦 Damaged, Incorrect, or Missing Items
If your package arrives damaged, contains an incorrect item, or is missing an item from your order, please email us at [email protected] within 2 weeks of delivery.
Please include the name and email address associated with your pledge, a description of the issue, and photos of the package and/or items when applicable. This will help us locate your order and resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Issues reported more than 2 weeks after the package was delivered may no longer be eligible for a replacement or other resolution.
We are willing to work with backers however we can to help get any missing orders into your hands. If your order is missing please contact us within the timelines stated above. We can only notify backers with so many updates, it is partial backer responsibility to ensure you've received your package, and to notify us in a timely manner if you did not.
If you want to check the status of your order, please reach out to us at [email protected] with the name and email associated with your pledge.
Please do not leave comments on this campaign page asking for information about your order. Comments are not monitored daily and we do not respond to private inquires on this page. If you need information about your order, the best course of action is to email us.
❤️ I want to thank all of you who have supported this campaign and any of my previous campaigns. You make it possible for me to run this business, and I am so happy and appreciative to have connected with and met so many people who enjoy my art.❤️
Just a quick update to let y'all know that the frogs are en route and should arrive to us in September! They're taking a leisurely sea cruise here so we expect them to be here by the end of the month, at which point we will QC them and prep them to make their way home to you.
We did make one small change to the final product - the key rings are now colors that match each frog! We did this mainly because the gold rings from the original mockup had sharp edges and little space inside to clip comfortably where you wanted them. The new colors are super cute and have softer edges and a wider opening making them easier to attach and wear.
We'll check back next month when our frog friends finish their vacation!
Apologies for it being so long since you last heard from us. Life has been...*gestures wildly*. I'm sure you know the feeling these days. 😅 Not to worry, work has been moving along in the meantime. And as a matter of fact, production for our fuzzy Frog Friends is complete!
Check out the photos direct from the production line!
Frogs are currently being processed to ship out in the next week or so. Typically the shipping can take about thirty days. We are checking to see how much that can be expedited as we know you've waited long enough!
Thank you so much for your patience and confidence in us as we brought these to life. We'll check back soon with shipping details.
If you've moved recently, now is the time to update your shipping address. Firmly Grasp It and The Secret Night Market will begin shipping next week! If you need to update your address please email me at [email protected] with the email associated with your pledge and your new address.
Almost everything has arrived—I have all of the pins except for one final box that's still in transit. Right now, I'm surrounded by an entire guest room full of boxes as I sort, count, and organize thousands of pins. It's been a huge job getting everything ready all at once, but it's finally coming together. (See the attached picture of pin chaos!)
I plan to start shipping next week and can't wait to finally get these pins/grips into your hands!
Thank you again for all your patience and understanding during these two projects!
We had originally hoped to attend in 2026, but unfortunately we already had another trip planned for the same weekend.
BookCon is currently asking readers who they'd love to see as vendors next year, and we'd be so grateful if you'd nominate The Snarky Company!
Just click the link below, type The Snarky Company into the text field, hit submit, and you're all set. It only takes a few seconds, and your support would mean the world to us. ❤️
Just stopping by with a quick shipping and manufacturing update for all three active projects! I'm sorry if you receive this email three times, but I'm posting this to all three project update pages, and that sends an email for each one.
Estimated Ship Start Dates
Firmly Grasp It: Mid August
Secret Night Market: Mid August
Admit One: Late August to Early September (currently well ahead of schedule.)
Photos - I've posted some photos the manufacturers have sent me. They are photos from across the three projects.
Firmly Grasp It
The remade pins and enamel pieces for this project have finally been completed by the factory, and I'm told they'll be shipping to me on Friday. Assuming everything stays on schedule, they should arrive sometime next week.
I'll be in Nashville for a convention next week, so I may or may not be home when they arrive. As soon as I get back, I'll immediately begin processing the shipment, performing quality checks, and assembling grips so they can begin shipping out.
Secret Night Market
The remaining Night Market pins are also expected to arrive on Friday alongside the remade Firmly Grasp It pieces.
Since Firmly Grasp It has just under 300 backers, I expect shipping for that project to take about 3–4 days once it begins. As soon as those orders are finished, I'll move directly into shipping Secret Night Market. That project should take approximately one week to ship.
Combined Shipping
I haven't decided yet whether I'll combine packages for backers who pledged for both projects. While combining shipments sounds simple, each project contains more than 50+ different SKUs, and organizing combined orders adds a significant amount of complexity when I'm packing every order by myself.
Unfortunately, it also doesn't really save on postage anymore.
On July 12, USPS changed its Ground Advantage pricing. Instead of charging based on ounce ranges, all packages under one pound now fall under the same price tier. Since enamel pin orders are usually well under one pound, many of those lighter packages now cost the same to ship as a full one-pound package. As a result, shipping costs have increased noticeably for many small businesses.
In 2026 alone, USPS has implemented three separate shipping price increases and policy changes, significantly increasing shipping costs for small businesses.
Admit One
This project is currently way ahead of schedule.
Right now I'm estimating shipping will begin in late August or early September, which is significantly earlier than the original estimate of late October through early November. Apparently this is what happens when your doctor actually listens to you, prescribes life-changing ADHD medication, and suddenly your productivity goes through the roof. 😅
Thank You!
And finally, I just want to reiterate how incredibly grateful I am for everyone's patience and understanding throughout all of the setbacks and timeline changes with Firmly Grasp It and The Secret Night Market.
Unexpected manufacturing issues and shipping delays can be incredibly overwhelming and stressful, especially when you're a small business owner wearing every hat and handling every part of the business yourself.
Thank you for continuing to support my small business through all of the bumps in the road. I truly can't wait to get these projects into your hands, and I'm so excited for you to finally see everything in person. ❤️
