Hello everyone! I have an update regarding some of the acrylic charms, and it’s unfortunately not a great one.
Over the past couple days I’ve been assembling the Elemental acrylic charms, and I immediately ran into the slight issue of not being sent enough gold rings to assemble the “Natural Elements” charms. I was able to remedy this with a back stock of gold rings from a previous order, which just barely gave me enough to assemble enough charms to send orders out. But, I ran into an even tougher roadblock- the gold plating on nearly every single ring was cracking. It wasn’t from my tools or from me moving the rings in incorrect ways, I think simply the stress of moving the rings into a close position was cracking them, sometimes causing the plating to completely flake off and expose the darker nickel metal underneath of it.
I’ve since been in contact with the manufacturer, Wooacry, to get a new batch of gold jump rings sent to me so I can replace the rings that have cracked and finish assembling the rest of them.
In the meantime, I’ve made the decision to start packing up the orders that don’t include these “Natural Elements” charms while I wait for the replacement rings. I’m not entirely sure of when the rings will arrive to me, but I’ll be sure to keep yall updated on that.
TLDR: I was given an insufficient number of rings to assemble the “Natural Elements” acrylic charms, and the rings I did receive are faulty. I’m waiting to receive a replacement batch!
Hello everyone! I apologize for the silence, it's been a crazy couple weeks!
The main update is, the acrylic charms have arrived! I'll be spending some time getting these put together, as I have to assemble them myself, and then I'll be able to start putting orders together. Before that though, I'll be charging for shipping! I'll send out more info for that as that time gets closer.
Hello everyone! I have pictures from the factory of the pins and lanyards! They're all finished up, so they got boxed up today and should be in transit to me shortly.
A little mix-up happened with the "Dark Aether" pin, so that pin has two needles on the back instead of just one like the rest of the pins. The factory accidentally put the first needle in the same position as the regular "Aether" pin, meaning it would have been sitting in the incorrect orientation (upside down) when pinned to something. This was an easy fix though; it just means the Dark Aether pins will be super duper secure xD
I will also say, I guess I didn't realize how big 1" actually is- unless this person at the factory just has small hands! I originally advertised these as good filler pins for ita bags, but with how the size is looking, they might just be the main event! I will probably be re-evaluating prices for when the remainder of the pins go up for sale on my online shop due to this. I purposefully made the pins much cheaper to get during the campaign to incentivize people to support the campaign, but to also ensure that I would even be able to get the pins made at all, since I really really wanted to bring them to life!
I'll be sure to take better images of the pins once I get them in my hands!
As for the acrylic charms: I'm ordering those once the remainder of backers' cards are charged and the money gets to me! Those will take about a third of the time to get to me compared to the pins and lanyards, assuming theres no transit issues.
Keep your eyes peeled for another update within the next couple of weeks for when the pins + lanyards get to me! I'm so excited!
I apologize for the silence recently! I got busy with some events and work things >_< I wanted to let yall know that I am locking-in orders tomorrow! What this means is, anyone that purchased extra add-ons during their survey will have their cards charged.
This charge does NOT include shipping. That will be charged closer to fulfillment date, which is looking to be around late August, though it depends on when the pins get to me. Importing to America from China has been looking rough recently, with all these new regulations and stuff going through, but I have confidence that the pins and such will get to me regardless!
Thank you for your patience, y'all! Production is still underway; I'll be sure to share images of the samples once I get them! :3
Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce that production has finally begun! Getting things sorted out with a manufacturer took a bit of time since this is my first time getting pins made, but the payment has been made! I will hopefully receive an artwork proof from the factory before the middle of next week, for both the pins and lanyards (as I was luckily able to get both things from the same place)!
I'm so excited for this! I can't wait to see how they turn out!
