Goood evening~

Just a quick update to let you all know that the pins are in production! I should be seeing some samples in a week or two, and it should be another 3-4 weeks after that for them all to be made. Keep an eye out for more on that in the coming month!

Next- I am locking surveys! This will be your last chance to make changes to your order, but if you need me to reopen your survey for whatever reason after they have been locked, please let me know and I can do that for you :)

Next week I'll be charging your cards for the shipping costs and for any additional items you may have added to your order. Please be on the look out for an email from BackerKit which will say if your card has successfully been charged, and if you receive one saying there was an issue with your payment or that the charge failed, please fix it as soon as you can! If your payment has still failed or errored by the time I go to pack orders, I won't be able to send out your items :/ I'll post another update closer to when I'll start shipping with another reminder.

In the next few weeks I'll be working on designs for the backing cards and ordering stickers. I'll of course also be working on new products and designs for my main shop, so if you're looking for more of my art feel free to follow me on Instagram, Threads, and TikTok! 

Follow my socials or check out my Etsy shop here: https://linktr.ee/ApothecaryOctopus

That's all for now! I look forward to posting another update with production progress and hopefully some pics of the pins~

Good morning everyone!
Just popping in to remind you to please fill out your survey if you haven't already! I use the information in the surveys to decide how many pins and stickers I need to order, so I need everyone to fill them out ASAP so I can tell my manufacturer how many of each design we need.

Lost the link to your survey or didn't get the email? You can recover it here
https://beetle-bakery.backerkit.com/

There are still quite a few of you with failed payments as well, so please check your survey to make sure your credit card was processed! You can check this by going to your profile (upper right corner on the website) and clicking on "Your Pledges and Surveys" then finding the Beetle Bakery. If your payment isn't or can't be processed, I will have to cancel your pledge and you won't receive any of your items.

If you recently paid off your card or got a new one, please check that BackerKit has the right number!

For folks who only backed the support tier ($1), I have updated your surveys so if you don't add anything to your pledge, you won't be charged for shipping. If you backed this tier, you won't receive any items, including the 'freebie' stickers you may have qualified for since this tier does not come with any physical rewards. If you wanted to add anything to your pledge in the survey, you can still do that and receive the campaign bonuses, but this is only if you add additional items and pay for shipping.

For anyone curious, here are the most popular pin designs right now:
1. Bread Beetle (43)
2. Mini Snail (39)
3. Croissant-opod (35)
4. Icecream Sandwich Beetle (29)
5. Maple Log Millipede (26)
6. Boston Cream Dougnut Spider (25)
7. Challah Centipede (24)
8. Cinnamon Roll Snail (22)
9. Pretzel Worm (22)
10. Sourdough Spider (19)

That's all for now! If you have any questions please let me know, and thank you all again for your love and support with this project :)

Good evening! We've got a quick update for you all today:

Please check your email for your survey and fill it out ASAP so I know how many of each pin and sticker I'll need to order :)

If your payment failed, you'll have another opportunity to update your card or add a new one for payment in the survey. If you don't fill out your survey and/or if your payment still can't be processed, you won't receive your rewards. If you recently paid off your credit card or had to get a new one, please update it!

I still have about 13 folks with failed payments. If this is you (or if you want to double check), please go to your profile on BackerKit (if you're on the website, this will be in the upper right corner), click on "Your Pledges and Surveys", and find the Beetle Bakery page. From here you can update your card and fill out your survey. You can also update your card at the end of the survey, which you can get a direct link to from the Survey Email that would have gone out earlier today (2/27).

One last update: I know a lot of y'all have been joking about not being able to choose between which pin(s) to order, so I went ahead and added a 'mystery pin' to the add on section for anyone who really can't decide and would be happy with any of the designs :)
This will cover every pin design except the mini Cinnamon Roll Snail, so if you want one of the mini (1") pins you'll have to add that one separately.

I'll be reaching out to my manufacturer in about 2 weeks with final counts for everything so please please please make sure you've filled out your survey so I know how many of each to order!

Thank you all again and have a great weekend <3

Goooood evening everyone!

It's been a while since the last update, but I hope these announcements will make it worth the wait! First, a big THANK YOU to everyone again for such a huge campaign! With your help, we were able to smash ALL of our funding goals and even make a few new ones! I couldn't have done this without your engagement and feedback throughout the whole campaign <3

We ended the campaign with over $6,400 in funding, absolutely blowing the last goal out of the water! Because of this, I've been hard at work making a couple new designs to add to the survey- all fully unlocked and available- and I ended up with 2 new sticker designs and a brand new pin, fresh out of the oven! 

I'm super proud of these two designs, but I think you'll all love the newest addition to the Bread Bug family: The Sourdough Spider! This little guy is (loosely) inspired by the Cat-Faced Spider and a loaf of sourdough bread. Like the other pins in the campaign, he'll be 1.75" wide with dyed metal and screen printed + soft enamel details.

All three of these items will be available in the add-on section of the survey, along with a brand new add-on, the Ultimate Sticker Set- which includes all 5 sticker sheet designs, all three Gingerbread Bugs, all three Bread Bugs from the campaign, AND these two new sticker designs. All together that's 8 individual stickers plus 5 sticker sheets for just $50 (over $65 in value)!

Speaking of surveys, I'm almost done with them! Right now they're under review by the BackerKit team, and once they give the OK I'll be able to do a Smoke Test. This will send about 5-10% of the surveys out so I can make sure all the questions and add-ons are integrated properly, and if everything looks good, I'll send out the rest of them~

Please keep an eye on your inboxes in the coming days, and if you get a survey early, please fill it out ASAP so I can make sure everything is working! If you run into any issues, please reach out to me by commenting on this update or sending me a message at [email protected].

Unfortunately, there are quite a few failed payments. Please check your inboxes for an email from BackerKit saying your payment failed and fix that as soon as you can! You'll have an opportunity to update your card when you fill out the survey, but please note that if your payment is still errored by the time surveys close, your pledge will be canceled and you will not receive any items. 
You can update your card (and check status) by going to your profile on BackerKit, clicking on "Your Pledges and Surveys" and clicking on Beetle Bakery. If you recently changed credit cards or had one expire, please check on your payment!

As always, I love hearing from you do please don't hesitate to leave a comment here or message me privately on Instagram. And thank you all again for a wonderful campaign- I couldn't have asked for a better and more engaged group!

Danny
ApothecaryOctopus

I have a very brief update with a couple minor changes and answers to some questions I've been seeing-

First, this campaign ends in just a few hours at 1pm PST! If you haven't pledged yet and don't want to miss these delicious designs, you have less than a day left to join!

The last couple of days, we've been flipping back and forth over the last goal of $5,750 to unlock the Boston Cream Doughnut Spider, so I want to reassure everyone that if this goal isn't reached by the time the campaign ends tomorrow at 1pm PST, I will fund this pin with my own money and make sure it is available to order :)

- All pins (except for the mini cinnamon roll snail) will be available to choose from in the survey if you backed for any Pin or Pastry Box tier. This includes Bagel Bugs, Macron Beetles, Cookie Ants, and the Challah Centipede
- Macron Beetles will be available as an option if you pledged for any of the pin tiers, and all 6 colors of Macron Beetle will be available to choose from as well as a 'surprise me/ mystery' option if you can't choose a favorite!
- The same for Cookie Ants and Bagel Bugs! If you wanted just one of the ants, you'll be able to choose them as a 'pin' reward or get them as a set of 3 with their pledge tier and add on
- I have added a 'Macron Beetle' pledge tier and add-on if you only want one Macron Beetle, this way you'll only have Macron Beetles to pick from in the survey instead of scrolling through all the options. I also added a 'Choose 3 Macron Beetles' tier as well if you want more than one but not the whole set of 6
- The shipping estimate provided in the main campaign page is an estimate, and will fluctuate depending on your location as well as how many pins you ordered. if you only ordered one or two pins, you'll likely only pay $5-7 (if you're in the US). The price for international orders might change slightly as these postage rates tend to fluctuate, but I estimate between $15 to 25 USD for most countries, with Australia and France being slightly higher at $20-40 USD.

Again, ALL of these pins (except the mini snail) will be available to choose from when you get your survey, and if you want to add more to your pledge, you can do so through the Add-On section before the campaign ends or add them in the Pre-Order store at the end of the survey!

The Bead Bug Bakery sheet (green) is still a draft, but I intend on having all the 'bread' designs available as a sticker sheet! If you want just one sticker, you'll be able to purchase full- size (3 inch) sticker versions of the Bread Beetle, Inch Worm Pretzel, Croissant-opod, and each of the three of the Gingerbread Bugs. 

That's all for now! The next update should be all about surveys so keep an eye out for that in 8-12 days~

If you have questions, please feel free to comment here or reach out to me directly and I'll do my best to answer as soon as I can :)