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Whew - so I got home from Chicago today and finished the last handful of orders when I got here. I had managed to run out of stickers somehow and so there were about ten packages that I couldn't ship before c2e2. But the extra stickers arrived while I was away, so I was able to drop them in the packages real quick as soon as I got here and so those last few packages will be picked up in the morning :) 

There are also some international packages that are taking their time through the system lol to their new homes, but otherwise, most everyone should have their pins. I hope you all love them and that they bring a little sparkle and beauty to your homes! 

And with that - I am so happy to say - we have made it across the finish line!! 🎉 It was so fun to meet a few of you at c2e2 as well 🖤 The internet can be so faceless lol so it was great to see a few of you in real life. And thank you for all the kind words. It meant a lot to see how happy everyone was with how the pins turned out. 

There are a still a few people who haven't filled out the surveys yet, and a few whose cards haven't gone through on pledgemanager for the shipping or extra add-ons. So if that is you, please take a moment to finish that up so I can get your shinnies shipped out to you. I am going to leave it open for another two weeks to give the last few of you time to get your surveys in before closing the pledgemanager and campaign. So please be sure to finish up your surveys!

Thank you again, everyone, for all the support and joining me on this latest campaign. These pins are probably one of my most favorite things I've ever created, and I couldn't have done it without you! 🖤✨

Hello - just thought I would check in real quick and let you know shipping is going smoothly!

I'm a little over a third of the way finished shipping everything and am picking up speed as I go :) It took me a few weeks to get everything on backing cards, and sleeved up, and tassels on bookmarks etc. But once I got that all done, I was able to move into actually filling boxes with shiny treasures and shipping them out. In fact, a good number of you should already have had them delivered or they will be in the next few days. And in the meantime, I am still packing and shipping them out as fast as I can :) 

I did hit a wall of conventions that I was scheduled to vend at - I got home about a week ago from DC for Katsucon, and I leave in a few days for Anime Milwaukee and will be gone for a week - then two weeks after that I have c2e2 in Chicago. So it's been a bit of a marathon getting these all packed up between shows, but I am happy to say, I have been making really great progress regardless. And I am pretty sure I will be able to have the rest of these packed shipped out before I leave for c2e2 - fingers crossed. And if you are at either of the shows, stop by and say hi! It's always so nice to meet backers in person when I get a chance! 

It's so exciting to finally be shipping out all these beautiful shiny things to everyone and I hope you all love them! I don't really have anything else to add lol, I just wanted to give a quick update so everyone knows that things are moving along well and that packages should be arriving in mailboxes :) 

I can't tell you how happy I am to be writing this update! It's time to move into the fulfillment stage!

There are a few odds and ends that are on their way to me still (namely the patches but they should be here very soon), but I am otherwise ready to begin fulfillment! I have been getting as many steps finished inthe meantime - getting all the pins on their backing cards, getting them sleeved up nicely, making the sticker packs, etc - so that everything is ready to be packaged into boxes and shipped out to all of you as efficiently as possible.

It is still several hundred orders and I am but one person, so it may take me a good number of weeks to get them all shipped out, but I am so excited to be finally ready to start getting these out into the world and into your homes.

I had waited as long as possible to close the pledge manager and charge cards, to give people as much breathing room after Christmas as possible - but I think the time has come so that the project can move to the last stage. So, I have set the pledge manager to lock in 48 hours - and then after that I will charge cards.

So if there are any last minute changes or additions you want to do - now is the time! :) You have 48 hours to make any changes you need. 

I guess this is just a short and sweet update lol but a happy one. Thank you so much everyone for your patience and supporting this project. Its so exciting to know these shiny treasures are all going to be on their way to you very soon! :)

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And a little exciting P.S. - My Pintopia partner for this campaign, Kira, is joining in again this year - and I've been watching her design her new pins over the last few months and oh my goodness are they awesome! So check out her launch page - https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/kira-night-art/shadow-brass/launch_party - to see all the beautiful spooky artifacts she is creating this time around. 

(I have decided to sit out this year's Pintopia and continue to focus on getting the pins I'm already working on finished up and shipped before tackling any new projects. But I hope to rejoin the fray maybe next year.) 

Ok, I'm really finished this time round lol - love you guys! 🖤