Charmsey
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Circus Sweeties - Life Update (TW: Death) (I will keep this separate from plushie stuff)
Hey Cookie Crew~
I apologize for delays and my absence. If you aren't apart of the Discord, I highly recommend joining if you can.
Discord: https://discord.gg/9CMW2uuJHr
I really want to start off by thanking everyone again for your trust and patience in this project. I am so embarrassed and disappointed in myself over having missed my deadline for delivery. I promise I am learning a lot, and series 2 will be completely different. I've learned a lot about our manufacturer. We have a great designer, and a wonderful agent, and I plan on sticking with them forever, but obviously production is a bit slower for some reason. I will keep this in mind for Series 2.
We ran into an issue with Madame's hair bow. The production team had used a wrong clip, so they are having to redo her bows with the proper clips. This is just another set back, but I think it is the only one. Everything else is complete. Shipping is fully paid for, so I imagine they'll be taking their little sea voyage to our fulfillment center soon!
As soon as our agent lets me know they've been shipped, I will post an update screaming about it with excitement. We are so close.
Okay, everything below this is about a major change in my life that involves death, so if you aren't in the headspace for that I understand. Please take care.
TW Below: Death
As some of you know, I have been my grandma's caregiver for a long time. She raised me, loved me, and is a large part of why I am who I am today. So, it pains me to say that she passed away December 21 2025. My heart is absolutely destroyed. I feel like a part of my soul has been stripped away from me. It has been an absolute rollercoaster since November. She was on life support at one point, and came off it after 3 days, and the way things were going, I thought for sure we had more time, but...
She ended up coming home on hospice. She wanted to be home, and I wanted her to be too. I spent all of November and December doing my best to keep her comfortable.
I don't know where I'm going with this really. I just want to say that I've been absent and struggling. My life feels so different and I don't know what to do or think.
I guess I just appreciate the patience and kindness from everyone in our community. No one has been mean about the delays, and I don't take that for granted.
My grandma told me a week before she left me that she was proud of me and I want to keep making her proud. I know she was proud of Circus Sweeties. She always wanted to show them off to anyone who came into the house. She'd tell family about it any chance she got.
I wish she could be here to see Series 2 launch, but I'll just have to hope she is with me in spirit. I'm not religious or anything, but I like to think a part of us exists still, even after we've left our physical bodies.
I miss her a lot. And I'm rambling... so...
um. Thank you to all of you who supported this campaign and gave me a chance to show my grandma that all those art supplies and tablets she bought me growing up could manifest into something so positive and great in my life.
I'll talk to y'all soon.
Charmsey
I apologize for delays and my absence. If you aren't apart of the Discord, I highly recommend joining if you can.
Discord: https://discord.gg/9CMW2uuJHr
I really want to start off by thanking everyone again for your trust and patience in this project. I am so embarrassed and disappointed in myself over having missed my deadline for delivery. I promise I am learning a lot, and series 2 will be completely different. I've learned a lot about our manufacturer. We have a great designer, and a wonderful agent, and I plan on sticking with them forever, but obviously production is a bit slower for some reason. I will keep this in mind for Series 2.
We ran into an issue with Madame's hair bow. The production team had used a wrong clip, so they are having to redo her bows with the proper clips. This is just another set back, but I think it is the only one. Everything else is complete. Shipping is fully paid for, so I imagine they'll be taking their little sea voyage to our fulfillment center soon!
As soon as our agent lets me know they've been shipped, I will post an update screaming about it with excitement. We are so close.
Okay, everything below this is about a major change in my life that involves death, so if you aren't in the headspace for that I understand. Please take care.
TW Below: Death
As some of you know, I have been my grandma's caregiver for a long time. She raised me, loved me, and is a large part of why I am who I am today. So, it pains me to say that she passed away December 21 2025. My heart is absolutely destroyed. I feel like a part of my soul has been stripped away from me. It has been an absolute rollercoaster since November. She was on life support at one point, and came off it after 3 days, and the way things were going, I thought for sure we had more time, but...
She ended up coming home on hospice. She wanted to be home, and I wanted her to be too. I spent all of November and December doing my best to keep her comfortable.
I don't know where I'm going with this really. I just want to say that I've been absent and struggling. My life feels so different and I don't know what to do or think.
I guess I just appreciate the patience and kindness from everyone in our community. No one has been mean about the delays, and I don't take that for granted.
My grandma told me a week before she left me that she was proud of me and I want to keep making her proud. I know she was proud of Circus Sweeties. She always wanted to show them off to anyone who came into the house. She'd tell family about it any chance she got.
I wish she could be here to see Series 2 launch, but I'll just have to hope she is with me in spirit. I'm not religious or anything, but I like to think a part of us exists still, even after we've left our physical bodies.
I miss her a lot. And I'm rambling... so...
um. Thank you to all of you who supported this campaign and gave me a chance to show my grandma that all those art supplies and tablets she bought me growing up could manifest into something so positive and great in my life.
I'll talk to y'all soon.
Charmsey
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