Hi, Cat Lovers!

I recieved some Pin Photos & wanted to share them!

Puma: Colors look awsome! It just seems it has not (all) Screenprinting yet. The copper plating fits perfectly!
Red Jaguarundi: Not fully screenprinted, but the colors are great!
Black Jaguarundi: Fully screenprinted, the shadowed back leg might be a bit dark.
(Didn't I chose rubber clutches? But maybe it is just the "test version"...)

They are looking great, as far I can see and the Screenprinting came out very well, too.
(I never had a Design with 2 SP Colors side by side, vut I'm happy how the came out.)

I'll send Photos with better Light as soon as I have them ;)

All Packages will arrive next Week, (Monday - Wednesday)
Can't wait to see hold them in Hands!

Stay Wild
Akitaya

Hi, Cat Lovers!

Just a quick Status-Update:

Because I've written them arround 3 Weeks (!) ago and again a few days ago, to finally get an answer, and because I send them my timeline.

I honestly even thought about a Refund, and to go somewhere else. (But this had meant to throw 2-3 Kitties out, beacause the Prices are higher everywhere.)
But luckily this doesn't had to happen.

(Just funny, that they answerd just a few minutes - no joke - after I let them know that my patience ist almost over and they've read the Word REFUND in my Message ... ... ...)


At least they gave the Project kind of a priority Status, to make sure this doesn't happen again. And that it should be able to keep the Timeline.
(The Timeline called: Holiday Market.)

Next step is to get the digital proofs finished. The Files are finished - since AUGUST(!!!)
Now I'm waiting for Round 2 - just a few days, hopefully.
It seems to go forward.

The Tiger's Eye Acrylic Keychains arrived my Home City. I'll pick them up from the Post Office tomorrow. (They dropped them arround 40-50 Min away, by Subway, but okay... :D)
Unfortunately there are some Taxes to pay and I REALLY hope, it's just the Keychains, not also the Pins ...
That worries me a bit. I paid VAT-Taxes for the order allready, but I don't know, it has to do with it.
For the Kitty Cubs and the Tigers Eye, arrived in Summer, there were no taxes, so... we will see.

Puma & Jaguarundi: the might arrive in late October.
Jaguar Cubs: they might arrive in early November.


Of course I didn't forget Jaguar & Clouded Leopard, and I appolozize I don't come forward with them as I want, but I try to rest more at the moment and take a little time for other things than Pins, to find more energy for the left over Stuff soon.

Stay wild,
Akitaya

Hi Cat Lovers,

(While Jaguarundi has been sponsored, Puma has been funded over the Surveys. Unlocked or not, as beloved as the Puma is, and because we've got the funds, it has been officially ordered today ;)

Like I told you in the last Update #18, Puma & Jaguarundi had should produced by another Manu first, but they said, the face details are to small...
So I inqured them at my regular Manu and I was right: they had no Problems with it.

Just 3 tiny corrections were necessary. They did great work ;)

I should have both of them in Hand by End of October, I think.

To fill the hole Puma and Jaguarundi left at the Order, I've put the Lion & Lioness in. Both colorways, of course.

I had could choose the Clouded Leopard too, but I was afraid to hear the same „To small Areas“-Thing again, so I decided against. I don't want to let you all wait any longer. And yes, I'm also not superhappy about that Tempo.

Clouded Leopard will be orderd next weekend ;)

Together with the Jaguar.

The Jagaur Cubs are finished and here they are:

They also have been inqured allready, but because I hit the weekend, I await them Monday or Tuesday. With 1-2 correction rounds, probably, they will orderd next week too.

Weeeeell... With the Lions that Manu has now 7 hopefully working Designs, and my note that I want to speed up the Process a bit and start Production at beginnig of October.

- Snow Leopard

- Tiger (both colorways)

- Cheetah
- Pallas Cat
- Canadian Lynx
- Lion
- Lioness

Stickers & Info Cards:
The remaining Stickers & Info Cards will be orderd when I know the Date when all Pins arrive.

Shipping may happen in November, at least the first round. I can't say how long the other Manu needs for Production of the 7 Designs, so... if all goes smoothly, Santa might bring you some beautiful Kitty Pins this year.

(But I hope I can ship everything before the big wave...)


When the Kitties are in Production, the Little Dragon's Pride Project will follow directly after them.
Then the Furball Puppy Project will follow.

I had to push them back, because I needed to rest, but now I'm recoverd and ready for the bigger jumps!

Other News:
I'm participating in the Holiday Market this time!

In this little Holiday Market I'm manily selling Stickers from previous Projects. IceScream Cryptids (Stickers only). Pretty Big Kitty, Little Dragon's Pride & Furball Puppy Stickers (and what I'll have in hand of B-Grade Pins untill then.)

And I'll join Pintopia 27 with the Enamel Pin Project Fairy Magix.
A Project that is easy than fast to realize. Than I'll switch to writing in 2027, and I will have work to do with the Furballs.
If I join a banner or not? Who knows...


That's all for today, I will keep you updated, when I've the Manu Photos and the finished Big Jaguar. ;)

Stay wild, everyone!
Akitaya

Hi Cat Lovers!

I FINALLY recieved the digital Proofs for the Big Cats a few days ago. Most corrections already have been made and I'll send them back to the Manu this evening.

Pallas Cat is kind of Production ready (but I'm not sure if they send a single Pin of the ordered ones into Production or if I have to aprove everything from the order first - I'll ask).
The rest has to go through a list of corrections, especially Puma and Jaguarundi. They have Problems with the small Areas of the Eyes & Face Details...
Jaguar & Clouded Leo will go to my regular Manu, I wont wait that long for the answers of the actual Manu a second time. I don't doubt their Quality, but it streched the workflow a lot.

In the Background EVERYTHING moves forward...
... but I have to care for PBK, the Little Dragons and the Furball Puppy Prototypes, what I HAD to bring forward BECUASE -> my private circumstances can often be turbulent and my live is not just beeing an artist.
I also have to prepare for two possible conventions in late Winter 27.
I hope that makes you're understanding why it all takes it's time and why everything happens at it's time. This is what you could call my Motto.

And what I just said in one single update text (at least I think I've once written it...) my second business here at home in Germany is a Pet Business, that wants to be build up and just doing it's first baby steps now.
Working at almost nothing else than these Projects - as much as I love them - also costs energy and I HAD to recover a bit. What never means I do nothing about it.

And I will charge the remaining money, when the Big Cat Pins are approved and in production. For me this is more fair.
It's kind of "charge shipping later", it's for this and the remaining Cub Pins. 
But I want to give everyone the chance to make final choises when it is about the things still missing Images.
They will come, probably even in this month. I'm fully concentrated on PBK now, but I'm not a machine.

They arrived!
(Sooo sorry for didn't posting them earlier but I had a really important event this weekend.)

Aren't they cute?

They have been graded already, and lets say, it went pretty well.

Tiger Cubs Silver + Gold together:
A/Grade: arround 81
-A/Grade (very small issuses): 12
B/Grades: 7

Cheetah Cubs:
(Highest Rate of issues, many with small scratches. Mostly in Metal.)
A/Grade: arround 70
-A/Grade (very small issuses): Arround 20
B/Grades: 7-9

Snow Leopard Cubs (didn't count that exactly here)
(Only Issue every of them has, is that the Light reflexes of the eyes a the same light gray as the Eyes. But we don't have the funds to remake them. If I ever reorder them I'll let the Manu know, to make them white. But it is supercute anyway.)
A/Grade: About 75-80
-A/Grade (very small issuses): 10-12
B/Grades: 10-12

The -A/ & B/Grades are reseverd for the Cons or mabybe also any kind of "in Stock Wintermarket events"- let's see later...
A/Grades are for you dear PBK Backers.


Thats all for now,
Akitaya.

Hi, Cat Lovers!

First things first: The Project is moving forward (slowly but steady):

Tiger Cub, Cheetah Cub & Snow Leo Cub's Digital Proofs are finished & Production ready, also The Tiger's Eye (and the Little Dragon Mini Pin, because I inquired them together ;)

Many Big Cat's Pins are in the Proof Phase too, but they will have another Manu - just hadn't thought they are that ... slowly. Or just have much to do, who knows. 4th working Day today - If they don't answer Monday, I'll write them.
I'll let you see the Proofs first, when I get them .... somewhen.


But for now: HERE ARE THE KITTIES!!!

And the... first TRY of a Jaguar is done, last week already, but I'm not that happy with it yet and will continue the Work on him Monday, so please be patient.
Than I might be even able to show an updated Clouded Leo.
I will have a new Update next week.


That were all Kitties, Images in the PreOrder Store will be actualized tomorrow, I'm out for most of the weekend.
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My next Project will be Part of PRINTOPIA!

Next to designing pins and plushies, writing stories is my great passion.

But: because of all the Pin Projects of the last months I wasn't able to work as much on the "Magic Animals"-Story as I wanted, so I decided to NOT join with this Project. It needs more time and it will get it. I also would love to offer some Merch for it, but there's to less time, enough work with all the Pin Stuff and packaging & shipping will take place in late summer/early fall.

So I'll give an other Story a chance, I wanted to publish some time earlier: The Backstory of "Magic Animals", called "The Chronicles of Illumia & Shadarkor" is an illustrated fantasy Light Novel which is playing in the same World, just a few hundred Years earlier. 

Here the Link to count in:

-> More about this Project soon.
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(Starting Date not set yet.)
Let's gain more followers to make this campaign reality!

 

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The Plan is getting more concrete to bring IceScream Cryptids 2 to life.
The well known 9 Characters you already know (Wendigo is missing here)
+ 4 not yet published ones.

What my be different:
- Lower Stretch Goals, therefore a lower MOQ from the Manu to make them easier unlockable
- Only new Characters: Witch Cat, Pumpkin Pup, Werewolf & Bigfoot.

A few more changes are planed - more soon.

Excluding the Book Project I can't name any start dates yet. IceScream Cryptids 2 may start before Printopia, and the Furball Puppies after, that's all I can say.

Here all 3 Sharing Links again:
 

Thanks for your support!

Akitaya