I'm so glad you are here, even if it's just a quick visit! This will be my third project involving my kitsune designs, and I am excited to have the opportunity to bring them to life!
This project will start out with 6 pins total, ranging from 2 inches to 3 inches. If the project does well, I may add more, so if there is a specific character you want to see a kitsune designed as, feel free to let me know! There are no promises with future designs, but I do like to know what the community wants to see. ^^
Finally, I'm collaborating with Winterra for Pintopia 2025, so you can follow their project here! Stay tuned for our collaboration items!
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Craft Quest
over 1 year ago
Shipping Almost Done; Some Cards Still Need To Be Fixed
Hi Everyone!
I hope you've all had a wonderful last couple weeks.
Since getting back from my trip, I have been working on getting the rest of the orders packaged and ready for shipment. I will be dropping almost everyone's stuff off on Tuesday, which will be when you should be getting shipment notifications.
The only packages that I won't be shipping on Tuesday are the ones with blankets. I admittedly forgot to grab some boxes while I was in town the other day, but I plan on grabbing some when I do the drop off. I expect to get those packed right after I get the boxes and shipped out within the week.
Missing Surveys and Errored Cards:
I am still missing 3 surveys, and there were 9 failed shipping charges. Please double check that you have filled out your survey and/or your cards were successfully charged for shipping and add-ons, especially if you don't receive a shipping notification. Any unfulfilled surveys are considered a donation once I close the campaign. I also don't have a large amount of leftovers of some designs, so once I get them into my shop, I cannot guarantee I will have your choices.
As always, please email me ([email protected]) with any issues or questions!
Dragon Remakes Received; Shipping Update, Canada Shipping, and New Project Launched
Hi!
I just wanted to let you know that I have received the dragon remakes just a little bit ago. I plan on going through most of those tonight and tomorrow morning to make sure they came out ok.
Overall Shipping:
As stated in previous updates, I will be leaving for an Alaska trip tomorrow, so I won't have much time to package any more pledges. I made a larger drop off earlier today and have completed just under half of all the pledges. We are still ahead of our shipping schedule as the original fulfillment time was estimated as July-August. Once I get back from my trip (around the 26th), I plan on getting the backing cards on the new pins and then finishing the shipping.
International Shipping- Please give your packages a couple weeks to be delivered depending on your location.
Canada Shipping: For those of you in Canada, I was informed that there may be a postal strike starting next week. I have shipped a few of your packages out and they should be delivered before then, however, on the off chance that they don't, please give your packages some extra time to arrive. For packages that I haven't shipped out yet, I plan on waiting and monitoring the situation before I send your packages off. I would like to continue to use my regular shipping method rather than UPS/Fedex since it's cheaper and you don't have to pay larger brokerage fees.
For Questions/Concerns Regarding Your Packages:
If there are any issues or questions with your packages, please send me an email. Backerkit does not inform us creators when there is a new comment/discussion on our projects, so sometimes they can be missed. It is not because we are intentionally ignoring you! My email is: [email protected]. I usually try to respond to emails within a day or two.
New Kickstarter Project:
My Pride Kitsune Kickstarter launch today, and we are already funded! If you would like to back the project, you can click on the photo here:
Shipping Starts Monday: Addresses Locking and Other Info
Happy Friday!
As we are getting closer to Monday, I just wanted to give some extra info about shipping:
Addresses will be locking in batches:
Since I am still waiting on the dragon remakes and I'll be out of the state for part of May, I decided to lock addresses in batches instead of all at once. This will allow some of you to be able to change your address in the event I don't get most of the shipments out before I leave.
Failed Charges:
I'm still waiting on about 18 failed charges, so please check your emails. In order to get your items shipped out, these will need to get updated. If you aren't sure whether you or not your card went through, feel free to send me an email.
Incomplete Surveys:
There are still a few missing surveys, so please get those complete asap if you haven't yet! For surveys missing that are still missing initial pledge payments from the campaign's ending, I will be cancelling them after I get through shipping. If you are still interested in getting your rewards, please fill out the surveys and get your payment settled.
Future Projects:
Finally, some of you may have noticed already, but I have 2 new projects planned that are launching soon!
My first one will be on Kickstarter for a single 2.5" pin, and launches on May 13th! The sole purpose of this campaign is to offset some of the tariff costs, so the funding goal will be low! If you'd like to follow the project and be notified when it launches, you can click on the photo!
My second project will be on Backerkit and launches on June 10th. This will be part of the Pin Quest: Myths and Monsters collab event! There will be freebie pins and other items you can nab when backing multiple projects in the collab! You can give my project a follow here:
Mini pins were delivered to me this week, so I have almost everything for shipping! All that I'm waiting for are the Dragon remakes.
Now that we are getting into the fulfillment stage, I have a few notes:
Cards are being charged on Monday!
I will be running cards around mid-afternoon on Monday, so look for an email in case your payment doesn't go through. If you don't fix your payment, I won't be able to send you your items!
Shipping will start May 5th
For anyone who haven't chosen the Dragon pin, I will start shipping out rewards on May 5th, which means addresses will lock. I will be out of the state between May 14th-May 26th, so I'll get as many pins shipped as I can before then, however, I am one person with 2 other jobs so I may not be able to get all of them done. Backers with Dragon pins will more than likely be shipped when I return.
For those of you who have selected the Dragon their survey: I do have a few pins that came out alright, so I will be able to send a few out. If you would rather not wait and be ok with one that potentially has mild flaws, just send me an email ([email protected]). I'm still anticipating the remakes arriving around mid-May, however, the tariff situation might end up delaying them. I will be keeping you all updated as I receive news on these.
If you need me to hold your items
If you are in the middle of a move or would like me to hold your rewards for any reason, please send me an email before May 5th. I will see if I am able to keep addresses unlocked for those of you with the Dragon pins, just in case.
That's all I have for now. I'll touch base again as we get closer to the 5th.
I hope you all are having a great day so far! It’s been about 2 weeks since the last update, so I figured I’d pop in with news.
Pins:
Let’s start with the good news with the pins. The main ones have arrived, and I’ve finished grading them all. The downside is that The Dragons had a mold flaw in one of the feet, resulting in them needing to be remade. A few of them did turn out well, but there isn’t enough to be able to fulfill all of the pledges. I spoke with my manu and they will try to get them finished and shipped to me before Mid-May. Despite this hiccup, we are still fairly ahead of schedule from the original projected fulfillment time.
My mini pin manu also got back to me and they are working towards getting them shipped to me by the end of the month.
Keychains:
Keychains have been shipped and should arrive in the next week or two!
Stickers:
Stickers have shipped and should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday.
Lanyards, Blankets, and Stickerbooks:
The second batch of lanyards have arrived and they look great!
Stickerbooks and blankets have also shipped and will be arriving in the next week or two.
Other Info:
*As long as the shipments of everything else goes well and don’t get stopped due to the tariffs, I’m hoping to start shipping around the beginning or middle of May. If for any reason you would like me to hold your items temporarily, I will need to know before then.
Finally, a friendly reminder that cards will be charged on April 28th!
I’ll be sending another reminder towards the end of next week. I’ll also provide a better timeline for shipping as soon as I know the mini pins are being shipped to me.
I hope you all have a great rest of your day! -Kassie
I’m just popping in to let you all know that production is moving along well! We are actually fairly ahead of schedule as of right now. I usually list extra time in case of delays, but everything is going well. Here are the details for each of the items-
Main Pins:
Production for these are well ahead of schedule. They should be complete and shipped to me by the end of the month, but with the tariff delays, I’m not 100% sure of the exact timeframe I’ll receive them. Here are a few pics I have received ^^
Keychains/Stickers:
Both keychains and stickers are in production. I should be getting these around the same time as the pins.
Lanyards/Stickerbooks/Blankets:
These are all in production. The stickerbooks and blanket samples looked great! The lanyard samples needed a few fixes, so I had submitted those to get remade.
Mini Pins:
My mini pins go through a different manufacturer than the main pins and are the only thing I am waiting on an update for. I reached out today, so hopefully I will get some news soon. Proofs were approved earlier this month though, and they are in production!
Charging Cards: April 28th!
I also wanted to let you now that if you have chosen the “Pay Later” option in the survey, I’ll be charging them starting April 28th. If anyone would like me to charge their cards earlier or delay it by a week or two, please send me an email ([email protected]) and I’ll gladly work on a date with you. ^^
That’s all I have right now. I’ll pop back in with more updates soon. I hope you all have a fantastic week!
