Hello!

I've already seen a bunch of surveys come in from fellow pintopia creators, but as mentioned before, mine will come a little bit later. Both because I need some time to set up all the products and the survey, and because I'd still like to update the art of several of the designs beforehand. Speaking of...

Here are a few updated sketches! The art is not final on any of these, but you get the idea.
I really appreciate the trust put in me by any backers who pledged to get the unfinished designs, and I'll put as much care into them as the hyena portraits!

23 of you still have payments that didn't come through, most likely due to your bank blocking unusual transactions. Please double check if that's you if you're not certain and have it cleared up with your bank!
Once the surveys are out there will be another opportunity to pay the full amount, plus any additional items you decide to buy.
For those of you who also backed Challenge Coin Critters, there will be the option to have your shipments from both campaigns combined into one. You should already have seen the options if you filled out the CCC survey, which already got sent out earlier this week.
The shipping will be charged later, closer to when things actually ship. Right now it's still very difficult for us to make weight estimates, and things are fluctuating a lot right now in general. We'll get you the best possible rate when it's time to ship your package.
Orders that ONLY contain stickers and prints will most likely be shipped fairly soon.

I will also be working on a pre-order store. This is a separate shop where anyone who did not pledge or missed the campaign can still-pre order any of the unlocked pins, or even help unlock some more. The shop will only be open temporarily, and these orders would get shipped alongside those from the campaign.
If you already pledged, there is no need for you to use this store and pay double shipping, since all of its items will be available through the survey!

I will also be adding a roster of unlockable items; ones that people have asked for and/or ones would match the current pins. These did not get unlocked during the campaign, but if enough people purchase one, it'll get made anyway! In case it doesn't reach the needed amount of pre-orders (25 in most cases below), the money will be refunded.
The designs for these will stay very rough until it's clear there's enough interest, since I'll have to plan in the time to draw them.
Here's the full list. Let me know if you're rooting for any of them!

And last, I got my first few sticker designs in. I want the hyenas to serve as an example of what all the portrait stickers will look like, but sadly they did not come out as I intended, so they're being remade.
I should be recieving sample photos of the embroidered patches very soon as well.
I do already have the glow in the dark green hyena stickers! They came out great and glow super bright.

That's all for now, thank you for your patience!

- Henrieke

Hi all!

Thank you all so much for making this campaign a success!
I'm tired.

Here's what's next..

Hi!!

Ok, I hadn't planned on one more update, but since another sponsored critter came flying in last minute I want to at least let you know what's coming!
I don't have any art yet, but I can tell you it will be a full body pin, of a creature of a different kind:

I'm way less knowledgable about prehistoric animals than modern wildlife, so I'll try my best to satisfy the paleontologists among us.
Hopefully I can share a design soon, but things are very hectic. Not art may be 100% cleaned up, but I will make sure to have more finished designs by the time I am sending out your backer surveys.

With all these stretch goals unlocked, the last bit really matters for me. Anything on top of what currently got raised will help me to actually earn some money rather than just offset the cost. So thank you so much in advance!

There are also some minor updates to announce:
- The add-ons for additional sets of 4 portrait pins now do not only include the hyenas, but also the lemur and canids sets.
- I will soon be adding an add-on for backing cards. Pins come with the most optimal and safe packaging rather than on individual backing cards by default.
You can include this add-on to opt in to have all your pins delivered on individual branded backing cards in clear plastic sleeves. Pin sets may come together on a larger branded backing card. Note: All my pins have backstamps with my name and rubber clutches included.
No worries, add-ons can still be added after the campaign has ended.

To make this last mail worthwhile and thank some of my fellow creators, I'm sharing a few shout outs below to campaigns that just need a little push to make their (stretch) goals. Who knows what can happen in these final THREE AND A HALF hours!

Anxious Cheetah and Emotional Support Puppy has sadly not raised its main goal yet, and needs a bit over $1000 to make their project a reality!

 
The Lily Pad ITA bag also has not reached its main goal yet, and needs another $2800 to make it happen. But who knows...? (Either way, keep an eye on it if you like it, since it may re-launch or be up for pre-orders anyway!)

This one I'm personally invested in because it ships from Europe (and the US), and I want one. The Frutiger Aero ITA bag is only around €860 short of its main goal!

Mint Chocoturtle & Pals Plush has just reached its main goal, but still has so many other cute stretch goals to unlock! Next up is the adorable melonbread turtle you see above!

Lock Stress Monsters has several adorable Nessies to choose from! But some of the absolute fan favorites are still unlocked, and it would be amazing if those goals can still be reached. They're just $750 away from unlocking Dark Ness!

Sakura Bear & Ichigo Rabbit have so many cute things to unlock still! They're some £450 away from their next goal.

Buster Frankencorgi is alive! But help to offset costs is definitely still welcome, so I'm sharing him with you!

Many of the projects have had their raised amount dip due to unusually high cancellations.
Mythic Pins is among them, and one of their unlocked goals lost its funding! That sucks and hopefully the missing $250 can still be raised!

Lemon Shark & Friends is currently self-funding the last few stretch goals, and could really use all the help they can get. I adore this plushie and there's many to choose from, as well as pins!

Bilby Burrows Plushies & Pins is just £250 away from reaching the red panda stretch goal in their adorable line up of plushies!

Silly Critters has yet to unlock the two objectively best pins, the bat and kangaroo, and I'm very mad about this because I want those! They're less than $600 away from the kangaroo! ...please?

 

Challenge Coin Critters still has a whole bunch of pins on its roster to unlock, and needs just $350 to reach the pointy birds! Also... parrots and ...lemurs?! GIVE US THE LEMURS.

Happy nick-of-time backing!!

Wow, we made it all the way past the harbor seal stretch goal! The seal fans will be happy.

That means you will be able to pick out any of the following designs, both as pins or as vinyl stickers:

And I mean ALL the pin designs as stickers, so even the green glow-in-the-dark hyena will be included.
Since glow in the dark material is pricy, that one will be listed under the Large/Portrait add-on.
If you pick the add-ons for six or for twenty stickers, all of them will be available to choose from.

As you can see above, one more mystery pin got added. Another pledge for a custom pin got made, and I'm waiting to hear what animal it's going to be! So hopefully you'll see one more critter soon, stay tuned.

That means we're at 30 different available pins, not counting the different colorways or freebies! Dang.

There's just a few more hours to go, so if you are on the fence about pledging, now's the time to decide.

Below are a bunch of projects I love from fellow creators, go check them out if you haven't yet.
All from certified nice people who deserve nice things.

Yay, we have not only unlocked the binturong, but reached 300 backers which means that ALL unlocked pin designs will be available as vinyl stickers!

If you're concerned about shipping costs, this is a way to still get some critters on a budget.
The numbers below really are just estimates, but I'll stay as close to it as possible- or lower!

The portrait stickers are around 7cm tall, and will have a semi-shiny background to emulate the patterns on the pins.
The full body stickers will be made of glossy white vinyl.
All of them are water- and weatherproof!

You can add the stickers to your pledge as add-ons already, and help unlock those last few designs.
I will make sure to update the preview images before I send out the surveys, so you have a better idea what your getting when you make your final pick.
Tons of earlier designs are available as well, maybe your favorite is already in there!

Here's an overview of everything that got unlocked so far, so you know what you can choose from.

As you can see, another new critter got added! The tayra, the 'wolverine-weasel' of the Amazon!

There will also be a stickersheet, which will be free for anyone who pledges for 2+ pins.

Also, I'm reminding you one last time of the BACKERKIT EXCLUSIVE items. This is your only chance to get these!

Challenge Coin Critters!

I'm ending this update by plugging this campaign for a very 2000s-vibe ITA bag. An ITA bag has a transparent window to display your pins, and this one fits laptops too. It ships domestically from both the EU and the US.
This campaign has a little way to go still, and for purely selfish reasons I would love to see these actually get made. So share it with anyone who'd like this!