Smoke tests are on hold because the samples of CC's jewelry have mostly been rejected, for fairly obvious reasons up close but some of the details are hard to show in photos.  

 

Of course, the most egregious is arguably that the Cœur de Chat pendant's stone should have been cut to have a smooth base on both sides. It's practically a weapon as-is. We are both really baffled as to why this was done and why there were no progress photos so that this could have been intercepted.

Sample remakes shouldn't take long because the molds are of course approved, the material is now settled, and the components are mostly agreed upon! The big gem being a problem shouldn't be a huge deal to iron out, either. But some of the issues are plating and polishing related, and given those are final steps it will take around 2 weeks to see the updated changes.

These photos Chocolat Chaud took are really beautiful and I hope they help keep the hype alive!! ✨️

We really thank you for your patience! Truly don't have words for how disheartening it is to be having these issues.

The smoke tests for the surveys will be sent out once the samples are approved, along with an accompanying update. We don't want to be continuing to promise things that haven't been 100% guaranteed yet, given the debacle we had with material issues already.  

The spoons are done!

I also wanted to show that my guillotines all have colors approved now! 

Thank you for your faith too because as promised, the enamel application is so much cleaner now! With the samples they had to apply it on top of the ones that had unapproved coloring/glitter, which is why it was so sloppy looking. They are now headed to mass production for the enameling so they'll be done soon. Such a huge relief!

This 2nd pic for red is because I asked for one without a giant shadow over it, but the lighter one is now a bit overexposed and warmer (you can see if you compare it to the metal color for the other black ones and orangey background), so expect the result to look somewhat in between these pics. Sorry about that. I'm including both of those pics and that info for the red option in the survey (unless they are finished before it's sent out, in which case I'll replace with a better photo!).

Lastly, I've received the pins sooner than expected! I haven't had a chance to grade them as I'm still trickling out my overdue orders from my monster girl campaigns. Lots and I mean lots of doctor appointments recently, and still to come. So sorry about all that, but I will get to them soon. I did however count them and all is well there. While counting, most did seem good!

We've also almost reached the point we will be ordering the stickers! So stay tuned for those pictures some time after surveys have been sent!

Thank you again for your patience! Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns!