I've got a bunch of photos to share with you today!
First up, a box full of embroidered patches arrived yesterday so here's a better look at the finished Octopus patch!
I'm really happy with how these have turned out, and I think it scales nicely with the Lobster.
Next, my pin manufacturer sent me some photos of the finished pins! Here's a look at the Turtle, Sunfish and Baby Turtle pins:
The baby turtles expression as a finished pin looks pretty funny. 😂
Aaaand there's been a small snag with the Manta Ray. I got the photos of those pins and realised a mistake has been made:
As you can see the cut-out from the mouth has been made as filled white enamel instead. This one is on me tbh. I double-checked the proofs they sent me before production and I missed that there was no little red x in the mouth to indicate a cut-out. 🤦♀️
I've asked them for a quote on how much it will be to remake them and hopefully it won't take much extra time to do so. I'll have to sell these ones as B grades. Oops! 😅
I'll keep you up to date on their progress. To end on a positive note, here are photos of the tiny Eye filler pins too:
I'm looking forward to getting these pins in-hand irl! :D I hope you're excited to get them too!
I got a photo of the second sample patch from my manufacturer today so I wanted to share it with you: My manu slightly misunderstood my requested change this time and swapped out the blue of the eyes instead of the tentacles lol, but I think this was a happy accident as I actually reallyl ike how this is looking now!
This week I got a photo of the first sample of the Octopus patch! :D Here it is: I'm mostly happy with it but I'm considering different thread colours for the blue tentacles to get a better contrast with the eyes. They'll make a second sample once I've picked a new colour!
Thank you so much for all your support to make this collection happen! :D I'm excited to get these into production ASAP!
I've ordered a sample of the Octopus patch, which I'll share with you folks once I have pics.
I'll be sending surveys on the 27th of May (after I get back from MCM Comic Con in London next weekend), so there's a couple of weeks to sort out any failed payments.
After that I'll have the design numbers and pay-out I need to order the enamel pins!
I actually already have the stickers so I can share those today! XD (I needed to order some stuff for MCM so I tacked the campaign pins onto that order).
Turtle
Sunfish
Earlybird Fish Sticker
Cross-Collab Jellyfish Sticker
Current Fulfillment timeline:
- Surveys: 27th May - Surveys Charged: early July - Shipping: est mid-late July (arriving late July - early August depending on your location)
