Some photos of the pins that I have. I'm awaiting another box still. I have unfortunate news about 2 designs so far. Kyouko and Amulet Spade both are the incorrect size.
For kyouko my manufacturer set the size as her width instead of height (even though all the others were height, they are saying since I didn't specifically write "height" that they just picked the longest direction). She looks almost the right size so I'm not bothered by it, though they for some reason also gave Sayaka Kyouko's backing card that was originally made for her correct height. They will send correct backing cards but I'm not sure exactly when. If I end up with the stickers first I'd rather just send as-is unless a correct backing card is requested. This issue is the most unfortunate one. Amulet Spade was sized completely wrong, making her much bigger than the rest of her set. I'm currently unsure if anything can be done, as this was an error I should have caught way earlier in production. ðŸ˜
I'm still awaiting a box, so I will hope the rest are in scale. These aren't the worst problems to have but I am disappointed that Amulet Spade is huge.
Pins (mostly) arrived, stickers in limbo + freebie sheet design!
Hello everyone, long time no update! I wanted to share all the current news.
Firstly, most of the pins are here!! They had been sent in 4 boxes and only 3 arrived today for whatever reason while the last is marked for Monday. I'll be grading them over the next few days, and I'll take my own photos of them to share very soon. Fingers crossed there aren't a significant number of lower grade pins that need to be redone. It happened in my last campaign, due to the complexity and quantity of designs, but I currently am crossing my fingers things will go well this time.
Secondly, and unfortunately, the stickers and keychains have not arrived yet. My manufacturer is quoting me with next month, but as soon as I have them I will post an update giving an alert that shipping will be charged (assuming pins are good too of course).
This is a reminder that shipping has NOT been charged yet, so please be prepared to pay for it when stickers arrive. If you need more time by then, please email me at [email protected] to arrange it! I understand life happens and times are tough and unstable right now. I can separate you out of the automatic charge if needed.
Finally, due to life putting me through the wringer (wrist injury, art block, illness, and my mother needed surgery leaving me caring for two disabled people for a couple months), I was not able to design the nurse-based sticker sheet. 😔 I am however of course giving every backer a free sticker sheet still, featuring older original art of a full set of Chinese zodiac themed magical girls! This also removes the need for a medical-based trigger, which was a concern. You do not need to do anything to receive it, it will automatically be added to all orders.
I got an update from the manufacturer on some of the finished pins! Seems we've still got quite a few left but here are some clearer pictures of some with their cards.
Been a hot minute since I've had anything to share, but I finally got some pictures from my pin manufacturer. 🥰 seems like many designs are still in progress but a lot are done! The pics will be under the backer-exclusive cut.
I appreciate the patience since this is taking a while, but there are a lot of designs and there was a lot of back and forth to get it all right. The estimated timeline is very very likely off now, but I'm hoping the project will conclude by September currently.
Hello everyone! Just a mini update again, but a good one.
It's taken quite a while, but my manufacturer has finally sent me every design, and I've carefully gone through and made adjustments and fixes as needed this entire time. There are only a few more adjustments/fixes to be made before pins finally enter production! Thanks for the patience, it was a lot of designs so it's even slow.
Once pins enter production, I'll be sizing and ordering the stickers and keychains. I'll update fairly soon with the design for the free sheet as well. I've had a very hectic schedule lately and haven't been able to draw much at all, so I'm sorry I don't have any preview for it.
Hope to update again whenever I have something new to share!
Production is underway but fairly slow! My pin manufacturer has sent me 4 designs to approve, 3 of which I gave the okay on so far. They're currently in the art phase where they have to trace and adjust my art for production. Hopefully this phase isn't too long, but I'm just sharing where it's at! Here's hoping they send a lot more in the coming week.
I will be putting stickers and keychains into production soon as well.
There are still 5 backers with errored/declined cards, and 11 who have yet to fill out their surveys. Please fix any issues and fill out your surveys, as we will reach a point where you won't be eligible to receive items or a refund as stated on the campaign page and several of these updates as well as individual emails. I've reached out to those who haven't filled them out with no response still. I am willing to wait longer if you communicate with me.
Some photos of the pins that I have. I'm awaiting another box still. I have unfortunate news about 2 designs so far. Kyouko and Amulet Spade both are the incorrect size.
For kyouko my manufacturer set the size as her width instead of height (even though all the others were height, they are saying since I didn't specifically write "height" that they just picked the longest direction). She looks almost the right size so I'm not bothered by it, though they for some reason also gave Sayaka Kyouko's backing card that was originally made for her correct height. They will send correct backing cards but I'm not sure exactly when. If I end up with the stickers first I'd rather just send as-is unless a correct backing card is requested. This issue is the most unfortunate one. Amulet Spade was sized completely wrong, making her much bigger than the rest of her set. I'm currently unsure if anything can be done, as this was an error I should have caught way earlier in production. ðŸ˜
I'm still awaiting a box, so I will hope the rest are in scale. These aren't the worst problems to have but I am disappointed that Amulet Spade is huge.
Hello everyone, long time no update! I wanted to share all the current news.
Firstly, most of the pins are here!! They had been sent in 4 boxes and only 3 arrived today for whatever reason while the last is marked for Monday. I'll be grading them over the next few days, and I'll take my own photos of them to share very soon. Fingers crossed there aren't a significant number of lower grade pins that need to be redone. It happened in my last campaign, due to the complexity and quantity of designs, but I currently am crossing my fingers things will go well this time.
Secondly, and unfortunately, the stickers and keychains have not arrived yet. My manufacturer is quoting me with next month, but as soon as I have them I will post an update giving an alert that shipping will be charged (assuming pins are good too of course).
This is a reminder that shipping has NOT been charged yet, so please be prepared to pay for it when stickers arrive. If you need more time by then, please email me at [email protected] to arrange it! I understand life happens and times are tough and unstable right now. I can separate you out of the automatic charge if needed.
Finally, due to life putting me through the wringer (wrist injury, art block, illness, and my mother needed surgery leaving me caring for two disabled people for a couple months), I was not able to design the nurse-based sticker sheet. 😔 I am however of course giving every backer a free sticker sheet still, featuring older original art of a full set of Chinese zodiac themed magical girls! This also removes the need for a medical-based trigger, which was a concern. You do not need to do anything to receive it, it will automatically be added to all orders.
I got an update from the manufacturer on some of the finished pins! Seems we've still got quite a few left but here are some clearer pictures of some with their cards.
Been a hot minute since I've had anything to share, but I finally got some pictures from my pin manufacturer. 🥰 seems like many designs are still in progress but a lot are done! The pics will be under the backer-exclusive cut.
I appreciate the patience since this is taking a while, but there are a lot of designs and there was a lot of back and forth to get it all right. The estimated timeline is very very likely off now, but I'm hoping the project will conclude by September currently.
Hello everyone! Just a mini update again, but a good one.
It's taken quite a while, but my manufacturer has finally sent me every design, and I've carefully gone through and made adjustments and fixes as needed this entire time. There are only a few more adjustments/fixes to be made before pins finally enter production! Thanks for the patience, it was a lot of designs so it's even slow.
Once pins enter production, I'll be sizing and ordering the stickers and keychains. I'll update fairly soon with the design for the free sheet as well. I've had a very hectic schedule lately and haven't been able to draw much at all, so I'm sorry I don't have any preview for it.
Hope to update again whenever I have something new to share!
