Just wanted to let you all know that all packages have now been shipped for people who have completed surveys and who's payments have cleared. I've also refunded those of you that accidentally got charged too much postage, so now it's all up to the postal system!
Thanks so much to every one of you for shopping with me whether it was in one campaign or all of them, discovering Backerkit really has made my year and it's such a joy seeing what you all picked!
I'll be back next year with more projects and hopefully a couple of exciting group collabs! But before I plan anything for definite I'd love to ask you what sort of things you'd like to see from me in 2026? I've created a poll but feel free to comment with your ideas...
Just a quick hello to remind, anyone who hasn't already, to complete your survey so I can get your orders out to you asap (excluding kind £1 donations). The first parcels have already started to ship and most of the rest are all packed and ready to go.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on the BackerKit project page at https://loadofolbobbins-holiday-shop.backerkit.com/
A quick recap of important information from the last update...
SHIPPING COSTS
I do my best to calculate shipping accurately but it's an inexact science, especially with a campaign like this with lots of add-ons etc. Once everything is posted I will be double checking the costs vs what was charged and refunding any accidental overcharges. So apologies in advance if this includes your pledge. (Some partial refunds have already been given, thankfully not too much accidentally overcharging has occurred so far.)
TIMELINE
As soon as each survey is completed it is set to charge shipping and add-ons etc straight away and will auto lock, because this is a ready-to-ship campaign. This means as soon as funds have cleared I can start packing orders and posting asap and it will be on a first come first served basis, so if timing is particularly important for you, fill in those surveys folks!
FAILED PAYMENTS
Surveys are only going out to pledge payments that have been successful so please make sure to check your account to see if your initial pledge payment went through OK. Likewise with postage costs, if these fail I won't be able to post out anything until they clear so please keep an eye out for any failed payments etc.
First off a massive THANK YOU for backing my holiday shop and making it such a success, my first year on Backerkit has been amazing!
Right, now down to business so we can get these orders out to you smoothly and quickly...
Smoke test surveys have gone out and I'll be sending the rest of the surveys today, please answer these asap so I can start dispatching orders quickly and give them the best chance of arriving in good time, and fingers crossed, before Christmas.
SHIPPING COSTS
I do my best to calculate shipping accurately but it's an inexact science, especially with a campaign like this with lots of add-ons etc. Once everything is posted I will be double checking the costs vs what was charged and refunding any accidental overcharges. So apologies in advance if this includes your pledge.
TIMELINE
As soon as each survey is completed it is set to charge shipping and add-ons etc straight away and will auto lock, because this is a ready-to-ship campaign. This means as soon as funds have cleared I can start packing orders and posting asap and it will be on a first come first served basis, so if timing is particularly important for you, fill in those surveys folks!
FAILED PAYMENTS
Surveys are only going out to pledge payments that have been successful so please make sure to check your account to see if your initial pledge payment went through OK. Likewise with postage costs, if these fail I won't be able to post out anything until they clear so please keep an eye out for any failed payments etc.
Right I think that's everything for now, thanks again for the incredible support!
Not that I want to clog up your inboxes even more this Black Friday weekend but hopefully you find messages from small indie makers like me a breath of fresh air compared to the rest!
Well I thought I'd share some more of the many variations you can choose from when backing this campaign. First up we have prints, I've got quite a few to choose from in various sizes and there are many, many birds!
This is just a small selection of all available prints....this is what happens if you take part in online art challenges I guess 😂
Something else I have plenty of is stickers and largely thanks to you wonderful Backerkit supporters as this was the first campaign I did here, earlier this year this is a quick group collage of most of the designs available as stickers...
I've also got a couple of fancy holo and glitter effect stickers, but I'll let you discover those during the survey process!
As promised here's the 2nd installment of my variations show and tell for my Holiday Shop, to help you make those all important decisions when survey time comes around. This time we're looking at some of the jewellery and homewares I have on offer which would make great 'Secret Santa' gifts or stocking stuffers, hey why not even a treat for yourself...
STUD EARRINGS
COASTERS & TEA TOWELS
I hope you all enjoy picking your pledges, with just 3 days left there's not long to go and this will be last chance to pick up these bundles at such discounted campaign prices, there'll be no pre-order store store after this campaign so once the campaign ends, that's it!
