The stickers are now in queue for printing with my manufacturer, I'm very excited! I should be receiving the stickers by the end of June, so they should still be shipped out to you in July.
Your orders are locked now, but if your mailing address has changed, you can still edit that in your surveys until I charge cards for shipping and post-campaign add-ons. You'll get a 48 hour notice before I charge cards, so please make sure you've provided the correct address by then.
A handful of you still have not filled out your surveys. A reminder that without your survey being filled out, I will not be able to ship you your rewards. Once fulfillment has begun, all remaining backers who have not yet filled out their surveys will have 30 days to complete and submit their surveys to receive their rewards, otherwise the pledge amount will be considered a donation to the campaign. So please get those filled out so I can get you your stickers!
There are still a few failed pledge payments. The 2 week window to fix failed payments is ending on May 28, so please check if it happened to be you. Check your spam filter for emails from BackerKit reminding you about the failed payment. If you miss this window, you will receive the survey on May 28 and get a chance to fix your payment there to reinstate your pledge.
Surveys are closing on May 30. Without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards! You can edit your order up until 6/1, which is when I'm going to be locking orders. You'll get a 48 hour email notice before your order locks. Then, I will be putting in the sticker order with my manufacturer. Currently we are still on track for delivery in July.
I've just sent out the smoke test for surveys! This means about 5% of backers in each tier will get their survey to fill out today. If that goes without a hitch, the survey will be emailed to everyone else in the next day or so. Although you can go back and edit your survey, I encourage you to fill it out as soon as possible. In this survey, you will be able to upgrade your pledge or add more add-ons if you wish, as well as select which bird stickers you want and provide your shipping address. A reminder that without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards! After the survey deadline (May 30), I will put in the order for the stickers. Currently we are still on track for delivery in July!
Also, there were just a few failed payments, so please check if it happened to be you (BackerKit would have sent you an email). This can happen because of your bank flagging the charge as unusual. You have about two weeks to correct your payment information or follow up with their banks to make sure that the payment goes through.
Thank you so, so much for all of your support! The campaign just ended after Beasts and Botanicals went into overtime for almost 4.5 hours, and Birdtober 2025 Stickers raised $1392!
Since we were so close to the last stretch goal, I decided to release 3 more sticker options: Varied Bunting, Great Gray Owl, and Pygmy Nuthatch, making the total number of options a nice round 20!
Varied Bunting, Great Gray Owl, and Pygmy Nuthatch stickers
If you missed the campaign but still want stickers, the pre-order store is now live.
Here's what's next in terms of the project fulfillment and what I'll need from you:
Payments: Any backers whose pledges didn't go through right away will have about two weeks to correct their payment information or follow up with their banks to make sure that the payment goes through if it was flagged as unusual. Once these two weeks are over, BackerKit will release the funds collected to me (minus their platform fee and the payment processing fees, around 10% total).
Surveys: You will receive an email in the next few weeks with a survey for the pledge manager. In this survey, you will be able to upgrade your pledge or add more add-ons if you wish, as well as select which bird stickers you want and provide your shipping address. Without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards!
Production and Fulfillment: After the survey deadline (about a week after they're sent out), I will put in the print order for the stickers. My manufacturer estimates a lead time of 10-21 business days. Once I receive the stickers, I will pack the orders and mail them out! With this timeline, I'm anticipating that the stickers will be mailed to you in July.
Communication: I will send regular updates like this one throughout the process, including when surveys go out, when I receive the stickers, and when I ship them. If you need any help with your pledge, first contact BackerKit support, as they will be more prompt in helping you. If you have any other questions, you can contact me at [email protected].
If you qualified for the Beast and Botanicals e-Zine, that will go out around the end of May.
Thank you again for making this project a success! -Annie
The campaign ends at 3 PM central time today. We are close to unlocking another stretch goal at $1400. Remember to vote on your favorite design in the poll if you haven't already! Currently, the Pygmy Nuthatch is the leader in the poll. If you've pledged the highest tier and you want some of the new designs, you can add additional stickers in the Add-on section.
Marker drawing of a Pygmy Nuthatch
It has been quite a journey, and thank you for all of your support so far!
We've reached the $1200 stretch goal, so American Golden-Plover is a new sticker option! Thank you for all as always for supporting my project.
The next stretch goal will be unlocked at $1400. There's a little over a week left in the campaign, so we'll see how what else gets unlocked. I've created a new poll to decide the sticker design! Click "View Poll" to see the images of the artwork.
Thank you so, so much for all of your support! The campaign just ended after Beasts and Botanicals went into overtime for almost 4.5 hours, and Birdtober 2025 Stickers raised $1392!
Since we were so close to the last stretch goal, I decided to release 3 more sticker options: Varied Bunting, Great Gray Owl, and Pygmy Nuthatch, making the total number of options a nice round 20!
Varied Bunting, Great Gray Owl, and Pygmy Nuthatch stickers
If you missed the campaign but still want stickers, the pre-order store is now live.
Here's what's next in terms of the project fulfillment and what I'll need from you:
Payments: Any backers whose pledges didn't go through right away will have about two weeks to correct their payment information or follow up with their banks to make sure that the payment goes through if it was flagged as unusual. Once these two weeks are over, BackerKit will release the funds collected to me (minus their platform fee and the payment processing fees, around 10% total).
Surveys: You will receive an email in the next few weeks with a survey for the pledge manager. In this survey, you will be able to upgrade your pledge or add more add-ons if you wish, as well as select which bird stickers you want and provide your shipping address. Without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards!
Production and Fulfillment: After the survey deadline (about a week after they're sent out), I will put in the print order for the stickers. My manufacturer estimates a lead time of 10-21 business days. Once I receive the stickers, I will pack the orders and mail them out! With this timeline, I'm anticipating that the stickers will be mailed to you in July.
Communication: I will send regular updates like this one throughout the process, including when surveys go out, when I receive the stickers, and when I ship them. If you need any help with your pledge, first contact BackerKit support, as they will be more prompt in helping you. If you have any other questions, you can contact me at [email protected].
If you qualified for the Beast and Botanicals e-Zine, that will go out around the end of May.
Thank you again for making this project a success! -Annie
The stickers are now in queue for printing with my manufacturer, I'm very excited! I should be receiving the stickers by the end of June, so they should still be shipped out to you in July.
Your orders are locked now, but if your mailing address has changed, you can still edit that in your surveys until I charge cards for shipping and post-campaign add-ons. You'll get a 48 hour notice before I charge cards, so please make sure you've provided the correct address by then.
A handful of you still have not filled out your surveys. A reminder that without your survey being filled out, I will not be able to ship you your rewards. Once fulfillment has begun, all remaining backers who have not yet filled out their surveys will have 30 days to complete and submit their surveys to receive their rewards, otherwise the pledge amount will be considered a donation to the campaign. So please get those filled out so I can get you your stickers!
There are still a few failed pledge payments. The 2 week window to fix failed payments is ending on May 28, so please check if it happened to be you. Check your spam filter for emails from BackerKit reminding you about the failed payment. If you miss this window, you will receive the survey on May 28 and get a chance to fix your payment there to reinstate your pledge.
Surveys are closing on May 30. Without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards! You can edit your order up until 6/1, which is when I'm going to be locking orders. You'll get a 48 hour email notice before your order locks. Then, I will be putting in the sticker order with my manufacturer. Currently we are still on track for delivery in July.
I've just sent out the smoke test for surveys! This means about 5% of backers in each tier will get their survey to fill out today. If that goes without a hitch, the survey will be emailed to everyone else in the next day or so. Although you can go back and edit your survey, I encourage you to fill it out as soon as possible. In this survey, you will be able to upgrade your pledge or add more add-ons if you wish, as well as select which bird stickers you want and provide your shipping address. A reminder that without your survey being filled out I will not be able to ship you your rewards! After the survey deadline (May 30), I will put in the order for the stickers. Currently we are still on track for delivery in July!
Also, there were just a few failed payments, so please check if it happened to be you (BackerKit would have sent you an email). This can happen because of your bank flagging the charge as unusual. You have about two weeks to correct your payment information or follow up with their banks to make sure that the payment goes through.
The campaign ends at 3 PM central time today. We are close to unlocking another stretch goal at $1400. Remember to vote on your favorite design in the poll if you haven't already! Currently, the Pygmy Nuthatch is the leader in the poll. If you've pledged the highest tier and you want some of the new designs, you can add additional stickers in the Add-on section.
Marker drawing of a Pygmy Nuthatch
It has been quite a journey, and thank you for all of your support so far!
