Class is almost ready to begin, and your welcome packets are being finalized and readied to ship out!

All the pins arrived to me safely last week, and with the help of another professor (a good friend of mine), I was able to get all of these sorted, quality checked, and prepped for shipping! Photos of these will be sprinkled throughout the update-

Most of the backing cards I ordered are here, and I'm waiting on one more set to arrive before I can start shipping the majority of your orders, but they should be here tomorrow. I wanted to try a smaller print shop for these and unfortunately they took a bit longer than expected to be made/shipped and each design was shipped separately :| I was also a bit disappointed in the color quality as the reds are a bit on the duller side instead of the vibrant maroon I was going for, but since these are free postcards and pin backers that often get tossed after they serve their purpose, I think they'll work just fine.

The larger postcards (left) feature the 'Welcome Packet' front design and the school map on the back, and at the last minute I decided to add some blank lines at the bottom so I can write a little thank you with your name, major, and a 'dorm assignment' for a fun little surprise when you receive your orders ;) The smaller card will be folded in half like a book or folder, with your major pins on the inside with a small school map- just like a college welcome brochure might have a school map and some goodies tucked inside!

I believe I mentioned it in a previous update, but I've had a couple people ask about them recently so I want to mention it again: unfortunately, the Pride Crest pins did not get enough orders to fund production. If you placed an order for one of those designs, they have already been removed from your order and you weren't charged for them. However, the Cold Fire Skull Candle did get funded and I was able to make those! They turned out so nice and I'm very thankful we were able to make them :)

I've already sent out the 48 hour notice that your shipping addresses are going to lock, so if you've moved recently or need to send your order somewhere else, please look for that email (which will have a direct link to your survey) or go to your profile, click on 'Your Pledges and Surveys' then on Cryptic Grove to update you shipping address if you need to. If you don't need to make any changes, please disregard :) If you have any trouble with this please let me know!

You should get an email saying your reward shipped in the coming 2 weeks or so, but please know that your items might not be dropped off at the post office immediately. I like to buy labels in bulk and pack a few orders every day throughout the week, so please don't worry if the tracking number doesn't update right away.