I've now received all of the Deadly Tangle items. However, disappointingly I've hit a few issues with the Fluorescent Keychains. I hope to rectify the problems with the manufacturer but sadly this means that I've had to shift the shipping date for this campaign back until the end of August. Your shipping addresses have been locked but please let me know if you need to edit yours and I will unlock it.
Everything looked good before the resin was applied, but when I received the keychains, I noticed a lot of wrinkling in the artwork layer. The green ones are all affected to a greater (left) or lesser extent (right).
The pink keychain is less affected. The one on the left is the worst - you can see lines radiating out from the centre. I've again questioned whether this is really pink acrylic or orange.
Lastly, there's a problem with the blue one, but this was my mistake unfortunately. I didn't extend the white layer far enough when I was settting up the artwork. You can see the new one on the left next to the earlier sample I shared on the right.
Apologies for this not-great news. There are three backers who didn't order keychains, who chose the £ 30 Tangled pledge level, and I will be shipping out these orders this week.
As a bonus though, if you've ordered from this campaign, I won't charge you any additional shipping fees for Making With Biology Summer CELL-out as both campaigns will now ship at the same time. We're into the last 3 days of this Ready-to-Ship campaign.
The manufacturer of the Fluorescent Keychains has shared pictures before they add the resin dome. It's always fantastic to see one's drawings come to life! I'm really happy with how they look, but have asked to clarify that the Mauve Stinger is really pink like the proof I shared with you last time. I'm hoping it's an artefact of the camera, but I do think they look great regardless :) EDIT: Yes, they are pink! The manufacturer confirmed they don't have any red acrylic!
Look how fantastic the t-shirts are! I'm so pleased with how they turned out!
I bought one for myself; I have washed it and worn it and the print is just as vibrant as it was when it arrived. The print isn't shiny at all and it's nice and flexible. I love how the background on the Mauve Stinger illustration dissolves into the grey of the t-shirt.
I'll be able to start shipping as soon as the Fluorescent Keychains and the rest of the stickers arrive next week. Not long now!!
All items have been ordered + Mauve Stinger Fluorescent Keychain mockup!
Hi all, just a quick update to let you know that everything's progressing very well!
All of the keychains, stickers, and guitar picks have now been ordered, and I would expect items to be arriving with me by the middle of July at the latest.
If your card was successfully charged within 2 weeks of the end of the campaign AND you completed your survey by 17th June, then your Tangle Tee t-shirt (if you wanted one) has been ordered. One survey came in late this week - I need to place a separate order for this t-shirt. And there are still two backers whose cards failed (and weren't fixed) within 2 weeks of the end of the campaign but they completed their surveys - your t-shirts won't be ordered until you fix your payments! If you did pay following the campaign, did complete your survey, but then your card failed for the shipping fees, then I have ordered your t-shirt(s), but please do fix those payments for shipping fees!! :)
I've signed off the proofs for the Fluorescent Keychains. Here's the mock-up of the Mauve Stinger Fluorescent Keychain from the manufacturer - as a reminder, this is the one made with pink fluorescent acrylic:
I love this so much I'm thinking of designing more... (more on that to follow!)
Another of the freebie stickers has arrived. This is the Discosoma Red Fluorescent Sticker for returning backers. It's very red!!
It's less than 3 weeks until my Ready-to-Ship campaign launches with the Summer Pin Sale Extravaganza, which is very exciting! Make sure you check out my project Making With Biology Summer CELL-out if you missed any of my previous campaigns, as well as the campaigns of all the other wonderful creators! We launch on July 14th :)
Thanks everyone for getting your surveys submitted so quickly! Your orders have now been locked but you're still able to change your shipping address if needed. I'll be charging cards for shipping and the extra add-ons shortly.
There are three surveys outstanding - if you've lost yours, please go to this page, enter the email address you used to pledge to the campaign and you'll receive another survey link.
The good news is I've been busy with the ordering. All of the Fluorescent Keychains and stickers have now been ordered. Next on my list are the guitar picks. I'll be placing the order for the Tangle Tee t-shirts on Tuesday, so if your pledge was for a t-shirt and you haven't already submitted your survey, please make sure you do so by Monday night!
The Pixie Dust Common Irukandji Stickers have arrived - these are the bonus stickers for those of you who followed the campaign pre-launch. Look how sparkly they are!!
If you missed out on this freebie, there'll be a chance to purchase one of the remaining ones in my holiday pop-up shop - Making With Biology Summer CELL-out!
Thanks for all your support!! We did it!! 🎉🎉
What a fantastic result!!! Thanks so much to all backers for making this project happen!! I'm incredibly excited to be looking ahead now to ordering the Fluorescent Keychains, Jelly Picks, Tangle Tees, and stickers from the manufacturers...
But first a bit of housekeeping! All cards should now have been charged for the amount pledged during the campaign. There are quite a few failed charges so please make sure you fix these as soon as you can. Backerkit allows two weeks after the end of the campaign for backers to fix failed payments. They will then send me the money so I can place the orders with the manufacturers.
In order to place these orders, I'll need to know which of the Fluorescent Keychains you'd like, and also the design and size of your Tangle Tee t-shirt, if you've ordered one of these. I'll send out the surveys in the week beginning Monday 1st June. As a reminder, this is also when you'll agree how much shipping you owe, as this was not collected during the campaign itself. And you'll have a chance to add further items as Add-ons at this stage, if you'd like to.
We didn't reach the stretch goal for the Giant Siphonophore Gym Leggings, so I've removed these from those who've ordered them. I'll arrange a refund shortly but I have to figure out how to do this first - bear with me!
I've now received all of the Deadly Tangle items. However, disappointingly I've hit a few issues with the Fluorescent Keychains. I hope to rectify the problems with the manufacturer but sadly this means that I've had to shift the shipping date for this campaign back until the end of August. Your shipping addresses have been locked but please let me know if you need to edit yours and I will unlock it.
Everything looked good before the resin was applied, but when I received the keychains, I noticed a lot of wrinkling in the artwork layer. The green ones are all affected to a greater (left) or lesser extent (right).
The pink keychain is less affected. The one on the left is the worst - you can see lines radiating out from the centre. I've again questioned whether this is really pink acrylic or orange.
Lastly, there's a problem with the blue one, but this was my mistake unfortunately. I didn't extend the white layer far enough when I was settting up the artwork. You can see the new one on the left next to the earlier sample I shared on the right.
Apologies for this not-great news. There are three backers who didn't order keychains, who chose the £ 30 Tangled pledge level, and I will be shipping out these orders this week.
As a bonus though, if you've ordered from this campaign, I won't charge you any additional shipping fees for Making With Biology Summer CELL-out as both campaigns will now ship at the same time. We're into the last 3 days of this Ready-to-Ship campaign.
The manufacturer of the Fluorescent Keychains has shared pictures before they add the resin dome. It's always fantastic to see one's drawings come to life! I'm really happy with how they look, but have asked to clarify that the Mauve Stinger is really pink like the proof I shared with you last time. I'm hoping it's an artefact of the camera, but I do think they look great regardless :) EDIT: Yes, they are pink! The manufacturer confirmed they don't have any red acrylic!
Look how fantastic the t-shirts are! I'm so pleased with how they turned out!
I bought one for myself; I have washed it and worn it and the print is just as vibrant as it was when it arrived. The print isn't shiny at all and it's nice and flexible. I love how the background on the Mauve Stinger illustration dissolves into the grey of the t-shirt.
I'll be able to start shipping as soon as the Fluorescent Keychains and the rest of the stickers arrive next week. Not long now!!
Hi all, just a quick update to let you know that everything's progressing very well!
All of the keychains, stickers, and guitar picks have now been ordered, and I would expect items to be arriving with me by the middle of July at the latest.
If your card was successfully charged within 2 weeks of the end of the campaign AND you completed your survey by 17th June, then your Tangle Tee t-shirt (if you wanted one) has been ordered. One survey came in late this week - I need to place a separate order for this t-shirt. And there are still two backers whose cards failed (and weren't fixed) within 2 weeks of the end of the campaign but they completed their surveys - your t-shirts won't be ordered until you fix your payments! If you did pay following the campaign, did complete your survey, but then your card failed for the shipping fees, then I have ordered your t-shirt(s), but please do fix those payments for shipping fees!! :)
I've signed off the proofs for the Fluorescent Keychains. Here's the mock-up of the Mauve Stinger Fluorescent Keychain from the manufacturer - as a reminder, this is the one made with pink fluorescent acrylic:
I love this so much I'm thinking of designing more... (more on that to follow!)
Another of the freebie stickers has arrived. This is the Discosoma Red Fluorescent Sticker for returning backers. It's very red!!
It's less than 3 weeks until my Ready-to-Ship campaign launches with the Summer Pin Sale Extravaganza, which is very exciting! Make sure you check out my project Making With Biology Summer CELL-out if you missed any of my previous campaigns, as well as the campaigns of all the other wonderful creators! We launch on July 14th :)
Thanks everyone for getting your surveys submitted so quickly! Your orders have now been locked but you're still able to change your shipping address if needed. I'll be charging cards for shipping and the extra add-ons shortly.
There are three surveys outstanding - if you've lost yours, please go to this page, enter the email address you used to pledge to the campaign and you'll receive another survey link.
The good news is I've been busy with the ordering. All of the Fluorescent Keychains and stickers have now been ordered. Next on my list are the guitar picks. I'll be placing the order for the Tangle Tee t-shirts on Tuesday, so if your pledge was for a t-shirt and you haven't already submitted your survey, please make sure you do so by Monday night!
The Pixie Dust Common Irukandji Stickers have arrived - these are the bonus stickers for those of you who followed the campaign pre-launch. Look how sparkly they are!!
If you missed out on this freebie, there'll be a chance to purchase one of the remaining ones in my holiday pop-up shop - Making With Biology Summer CELL-out!
