I have a lot of updates with photos today so strap in for a longer update!
To keep the email you receive about this more succinct, I'm going to put the bulk of the updates in the "Backer Exclusive Content" section so if you want to read and see the pictures, please click the "Learn More" button below.
TL;DR: Pictures from the manufacturer of the coin purses and wallets are in, some pins have almost arrived to me, and more pins are still in progress!
I'm here with an important update regarding the Basic Witch Ita Bag. I vaguely mentioned it in the last update, but wanted to wait until it was sorted out before I went over it more thoroughly.
After putting my order in, my manufacturer informed me that the original foil stamping method that they used to print the moon designs on the samples I have was prone to shedding a lot of glitter powder during and after manufacturing. Because of this, they recommended that I use a more durable method of printing the designs on the back of the bag and the wallet and coin purses.
What's Changing?
Only the moon & star constellation design on the back of the bag, the coin purse, and wallet is changing. The artwork is going to remain the same, but the printing method will change to a more durable method that will promote the longevity of the design.
The trade-off is that the new method is not quite as lustrous & shiny as the original samples shown in the campaign. I'm really sad to lose some of the metallic shine of the original printing method, but I opted for this method instead because I believe it was important to prioritize the durability & longevity of the bag over the aesthetics.
Here is a photo showing the difference between the original method (the area labeled as #1) and the new method (the area labeled as #2).
New printing method for the gold version
New printing method for the silver version
The photos do not do a good job of showing the shine/sparkle of the new printing method, but I can promise you, after having seen samples of this printing method in real life, the design will still be beautiful and shiny. Even my camera was not picking up any of the sparkle when I tried to take my own photos of it.
Why the change?
The manufacturer informed me that the original method was prone to shedding glitter powder over time, may have caused a higher level of defects, and would wear away over time during prolonged use.
Though I do prefer the aesthetics of the original printing method, I believe it was more important to prioritize the longevity of the bag.
Good news: wristlets are in!
To end this update with some happier news, I received the wristlets and I'm really happy with how the turned out! I especially love how the skull one turned out, I think it's super cute!
That's all for this update. Now that the printing issue is resolved, manufacturing of the bags can move forward. Thank you for your understanding about this update to the bag. 💜
If you have any questions about your order, please reach out to me at [email protected] and I'll help you as best I can.
Hey witchy friends! I'm here with another update for you.
I'm happy to say that all the items for this campaign have now been ordered and paid for! 🎉 I've already received the stickers, so I figured I'd show them off! They turned out great!
🪄 Manufacturing note
I did want to mention briefly that my bag manufacturer has brought up a potential issue with the design's gold/silver printing on the back of the bag & on the card wallets & coin purses. I do not currently have enough information about it to share with backers yet, but once I do, I'll post another update. Don't worry about it though, I'll get it resolved, and they said it won't affect the manufacturing timeline. ☺️
That's all for this update - it was a nice and short one!
Yesterday was the deadline to get your survey in, so I've started the process of locking the completed surveys. This is your LAST CHANCE to complete your survey if you haven't yet.
If you don't fill your survey out within the next 48 hours, your order will not be included in my item counts.
Next week, I'm going to take item counts and start the process of putting in the orders for all the items, so if you don't get your survey in by then, yours isn't going to be included.
Pay Over Time backers
As mentioned in previous posts, if you're a POT backer, you won't get your survey until you've paid for your order in full. Locking the surveys that were already submitted will NOT lock you out of filling yours out when you receive it.
This is why it's important for you to fill out your pre-survey if you haven't already. There are at least 4 of you who haven't filled out your pre-survey, and I will be reaching out to you individually to remind you. Please fill out the pre-survey ASAP.
Pin production delays
Those of you who backed my Celestial Incarnations pins in January might have seen my recent updates already, but I wanted to mention it here, too.
My last 2 enamel pin orders from my primary pin manufacturer have had a painfully slow production timeline. This is an industry-wide issue based on what I've seen and heard from other pin creators, and at this point, I think I have to accept that enamel pins are just going to take a lot longer than they used to.
I just wanted to give you all a heads up that the pins for this campaign are probably going to take a while to get made, and I thank you in advance for your patience. 🙏
Anyway, that's all for this update. I'll probably update you all again once orders have been put in. :)
This is a reminder that you only have 1 week left to fill out your survey for your Basic Witch Ita Bag reward.
If you do not fill out your survey by July 9th, your order will not be included in my counts when I order the bags & pins.
I do not plan on ordering a ton of extra bags, so if you do not fill out your survey, you're at risk of not receiving your rewards, and your pledge will be considered "bonus support".
Please submit your survey ASAP!
Pay Over Time Backers
As I've mentioned in previous updates, POT backers will receive the official survey link 48 hours after your order is paid in full.
However, please do use the deadline of July 9th to fill out your pre-survey. If you don't fill out your pre-survey by July 9th, you'll also be at risk of your orders not being included in my counts.
If you missed the link to the pre-survey, please email me at [email protected] and I'll send you the link so you can submit it.
That's all for now. After the survey closes on July 9th, I'll tally all the counts and start getting the bags and pins ordered!
Just a heads up that I've now sent all the surveys out! Please fill them out as soon as possible to prevent unnecessary delays in getting items ordered. 💜
Pay Over Time Backers
As a reminder, POT Backers will not receive their survey until their order has been paid in full.
However, I have now emailed all POT backers a pre-survey to fill out so I can get your choices and include them in my item counts. Please fill this out in the meantime! But please remember that you still have to fill out your official BackerKit survey once you've paid in full and you receive it.
I have a lot of updates with photos today so strap in for a longer update!
To keep the email you receive about this more succinct, I'm going to put the bulk of the updates in the "Backer Exclusive Content" section so if you want to read and see the pictures, please click the "Learn More" button below.
TL;DR: Pictures from the manufacturer of the coin purses and wallets are in, some pins have almost arrived to me, and more pins are still in progress!
I'm here with an important update regarding the Basic Witch Ita Bag. I vaguely mentioned it in the last update, but wanted to wait until it was sorted out before I went over it more thoroughly.
After putting my order in, my manufacturer informed me that the original foil stamping method that they used to print the moon designs on the samples I have was prone to shedding a lot of glitter powder during and after manufacturing. Because of this, they recommended that I use a more durable method of printing the designs on the back of the bag and the wallet and coin purses.
What's Changing?
Only the moon & star constellation design on the back of the bag, the coin purse, and wallet is changing. The artwork is going to remain the same, but the printing method will change to a more durable method that will promote the longevity of the design.
The trade-off is that the new method is not quite as lustrous & shiny as the original samples shown in the campaign. I'm really sad to lose some of the metallic shine of the original printing method, but I opted for this method instead because I believe it was important to prioritize the durability & longevity of the bag over the aesthetics.
Here is a photo showing the difference between the original method (the area labeled as #1) and the new method (the area labeled as #2).
New printing method for the gold version
New printing method for the silver version
The photos do not do a good job of showing the shine/sparkle of the new printing method, but I can promise you, after having seen samples of this printing method in real life, the design will still be beautiful and shiny. Even my camera was not picking up any of the sparkle when I tried to take my own photos of it.
Why the change?
The manufacturer informed me that the original method was prone to shedding glitter powder over time, may have caused a higher level of defects, and would wear away over time during prolonged use.
Though I do prefer the aesthetics of the original printing method, I believe it was more important to prioritize the longevity of the bag.
Good news: wristlets are in!
To end this update with some happier news, I received the wristlets and I'm really happy with how the turned out! I especially love how the skull one turned out, I think it's super cute!
That's all for this update. Now that the printing issue is resolved, manufacturing of the bags can move forward. Thank you for your understanding about this update to the bag. 💜
If you have any questions about your order, please reach out to me at [email protected] and I'll help you as best I can.
Hey witchy friends! I'm here with another update for you.
I'm happy to say that all the items for this campaign have now been ordered and paid for! 🎉 I've already received the stickers, so I figured I'd show them off! They turned out great!
🪄 Manufacturing note
I did want to mention briefly that my bag manufacturer has brought up a potential issue with the design's gold/silver printing on the back of the bag & on the card wallets & coin purses. I do not currently have enough information about it to share with backers yet, but once I do, I'll post another update. Don't worry about it though, I'll get it resolved, and they said it won't affect the manufacturing timeline. ☺️
That's all for this update - it was a nice and short one!
Yesterday was the deadline to get your survey in, so I've started the process of locking the completed surveys. This is your LAST CHANCE to complete your survey if you haven't yet.
If you don't fill your survey out within the next 48 hours, your order will not be included in my item counts.
Next week, I'm going to take item counts and start the process of putting in the orders for all the items, so if you don't get your survey in by then, yours isn't going to be included.
Pay Over Time backers
As mentioned in previous posts, if you're a POT backer, you won't get your survey until you've paid for your order in full. Locking the surveys that were already submitted will NOT lock you out of filling yours out when you receive it.
This is why it's important for you to fill out your pre-survey if you haven't already. There are at least 4 of you who haven't filled out your pre-survey, and I will be reaching out to you individually to remind you. Please fill out the pre-survey ASAP.
Pin production delays
Those of you who backed my Celestial Incarnations pins in January might have seen my recent updates already, but I wanted to mention it here, too.
My last 2 enamel pin orders from my primary pin manufacturer have had a painfully slow production timeline. This is an industry-wide issue based on what I've seen and heard from other pin creators, and at this point, I think I have to accept that enamel pins are just going to take a lot longer than they used to.
I just wanted to give you all a heads up that the pins for this campaign are probably going to take a while to get made, and I thank you in advance for your patience. 🙏
Anyway, that's all for this update. I'll probably update you all again once orders have been put in. :)
This is a reminder that you only have 1 week left to fill out your survey for your Basic Witch Ita Bag reward.
If you do not fill out your survey by July 9th, your order will not be included in my counts when I order the bags & pins.
I do not plan on ordering a ton of extra bags, so if you do not fill out your survey, you're at risk of not receiving your rewards, and your pledge will be considered "bonus support".
Please submit your survey ASAP!
Pay Over Time Backers
As I've mentioned in previous updates, POT backers will receive the official survey link 48 hours after your order is paid in full.
However, please do use the deadline of July 9th to fill out your pre-survey. If you don't fill out your pre-survey by July 9th, you'll also be at risk of your orders not being included in my counts.
If you missed the link to the pre-survey, please email me at [email protected] and I'll send you the link so you can submit it.
That's all for now. After the survey closes on July 9th, I'll tally all the counts and start getting the bags and pins ordered!
