I wanted to post a quick update letting you all know that pins are in production! There was a bit of a delay as I changed manufacturers due to a variety of factors including pricing and design disagreements, and I had to do some negotiation behind the scenes. But everything is rolling again and I'm very happy!
Soon, I'll have pin samples to post here for you all! I have seen previous work from fellow creators who work with this new manu, and have a lot of faith they'll do good by our girlies. I can't wait to see them and show them to all of you!
Now, since things were delayed, the timeline has changed a bit. Here's how it looks now:
Feb 27th - Production Begins
April - Pins Graded + Sorted + Packaged
April/May - Packages Shipped + arriving to you!
This puts us about a month behind the original timeline. I do apologize for the delay, but I wanted these pins to be as high quality as possible! I promise it'll be worth the wait!
With all that aside, I wanted to invite you all to check out some upcoming pin campaigns I am hosting here on Backerkit! Starting with...
My next campaign in JUST OVER A WEEK! On March 10th I'm launching Love is Super Effective, part of the A Pin Of Pride collab! This campaign is an expansion on my existing Pokeball mini pins, now with pride flags! Follow the campaign HERE or click the banner!
Then, in June I'm launching Tails of Tokyo | Modern Day Kitsune Enamel Pins! This campaign is an original art campaign featuring Kitsune themed designs focused on various Japanese subcultures, including gyaru, decora, and lolita! This is a part of the Pin Quest Group Collab! Check it out HEREor by clicking the banner below!
In August, I'm launching Hero's Hoard: Timeless Mini Pins -- a Zelda/OOT themed set of mini pins featuring items from the game in my style! This is a part of the Pocket Change Group Collab! Check it out HEREor by clicking the banner below!
For this year's Pintober, I'm launching Elemental Evolutions -- a series of enamel pins focusing on the Eeevelutions with their type symbols! These are 1.75in pins featuring gold plating and glitter, and an expansion on my very popular Sylveon design from a previous campaign, PokePostage. I'm so excited to get to draw all the Eevees! Check it out HEREor click the banner below!
And finally, for next year's Pintopia, I'm doing a sequel to this year's Pintopia campaign, 64 Bit Memories. That campaign was centered around N64 games, and I polled my backers there to see what they would like to see as a sequel. Gameboy + DS won, so Handheld Memories will officially launch in January 2027! Follow HEREto stay updated, or click the banner!
Curious to see what projects I cook up, updates and WIPs as I design, and have a voice in my design process? Join my Discord HEREfor a full Crowdfunding schedule, updates, convention announcements and more!
That's all I have for y'all for now! Thank you all so much again for the support on this campaign. I hope to see some familiar names in my future projects!
Just a quick update to let you all know that orders have been locked, and your cards on file will be charged for your shipping + any add ons in two days.
If you backed for an Akara pin as a stretch goal, unfortunately she did not fund, and that pin has been removed from your cart. Maybe next time, my fire goddess!
Finally, if you're interested, I'm launching my very first Ita bag TOMORROW over on Kickstarter. It'd mean the world to me if you'd check it out!
I wanted to make a quick update to let you all know that, thanks to the other add-ons you all have purchased, I've raised enough funds and decided to unlock Shaidoth's pin!
Everyone who already has added her to their cart will now get the pin! Want her too? You can revisit your survey and add her right now HERE!
Thank you all again for your support, and I hope you're having a great holiday weekend!
I wanted to remind you all that SURVEYS ARE DUE DECEMBER 1ST! YOU HAVE FOUR DAYS LEFT! If you've not filled out the survey by then, you still can -- I just can't guarantee that what you want will be avaliable as the order for the pins will be based on the survey quantities!
Most of you have already filled out your surveys -- THANK YOU! You can check if you've filled out your surveyHERE!
This is also a reminder that orders will be locking on the 1st as well, meaning no changes can be made. If you've already sent in your survey and are thinking about throwing in an add on or changing selections, make sure to do it before the 1st!
We are also SUPER CLOSE to unlocking one more pin - Shaidoth! If you haven't already, we only need 7 more orders for her to be unlocked, so please go check out the preorder page!
Thank you all again for supporting this project, I'm looking forward to sharing updates as the pins move into production!
Much love,
Katze
PS: I'm also hosting a cyber week sale over on my Etsy! Check it out -- everything is 25% off, with some items 50% off on clearance!
Just a quick update to let you all know that surveys have been sent to everyone! If you read the most recent update re: smoke tests, the rest of this post is repetitive. If not, please read on for info about preorders and new add ons!
There are also 4 of you who still have failed payments. That makes up around $100 in campaign funds. Fixing your payments as soon as possible will help us immensely!
You can check your pledges page hereand click on the page for this campaign to see if your payment failed. If it did, it's as simple as re-entering your card info! If you do not fix your card in time but you still want your rewards, you will still receive a survey if you have not fixed your payment at this point, but the cost of your pledge will be due along with shipping at that time.
Thank you so much to everyone who's fixed any card errors so far, it means the world to me!
Finally, I wanted to let you all know the pre-order store is officially OPEN! So, if you know anyone who's wanting to get the pins at the campaign exclusive discounted rate, this is the chance! You'll notice in the preorder store and surveys, there are a lot of items avaliable previous campaigns. I wanted to give you guys a chance to add some other items to your orders if they interest you and only pay once for shipping! You'll find pins from my The Sweet Shop campaign from Pintopia, What's In The Bag?, the PokePostage collab, and Fabled Arcana!
Also, the three pins that did not unlock are avaliable as stretch goals on the preorder store and in your surveys. For any of you that ordered 3 or more pins, I applied credit to your survey equal to the remainder of your pledge after paying for 2 pins and any add ons. You can use it towards anything in the add-ons section (like the pins that didn't unlock!). There's also keychains avaliable if your girl didn't unlock!
That's all I've got for you guys for now! Thank you again for an amazing Pintober I'll send another update when surveys go out to everyone!
Katze
PS: Check out Katze's Holiday Market -- my holiday sale hereon Backerkit, arriving before Christmas for US backers, LIVE NOW!
