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Hi everyone,

Here's another update with progress pictures for Pintopia 2026 - Gods and Monsters of Chinese Folk Tales!

My manufacturing partner is hard at work and sends me a lot of updates, so I made a compilation of where we are around now. They are going incredibly fast and have said that the ETA of mid June is very doable, so fingers crossed <3

Not everything you see in these pictures is final; I have asked to add a chain to the stone lion pin set, and the freebie QJJ collab pin will still be plated in a pinkish chrome, but it should give you a good indication on where everything stands!

That said, I have given the survey a bit of extra time for last backers to fill it. But since I will be preparing to ship in the next month or two, I will be charging cards some time next week. Thanks so much for everyone who went through the survey and filled it out! I look forward to the moment when I can start assembling your rewards in packages and sending them your way <3

Cheers,
Natasja

Hi everyone,

Word from my manufacturer just came in, and the first molds for this year's Pintopia are being produced :D

These molds still look fairly rough and silver, don't they? Don't worry, the pins will be plated with pretty rose gold and polished in the end!

I'll be closing the preorder shop and locking orders on Monday to get the final counts for production. So if you still need to fill in the survey or want to update your items, make sure to do that before April 5 end of day.

Psst, my next project Portent - A Solo Journaling RPG now has a launch page with some concept art.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone <3

Cheers,
Natasja

Happy Easter, everyone!

You might have received a notification just now from Backerkit. That is correct <3 I have set all pledges for people who have filled in their survey to lock within 48 hours. That means that, 48 hours from now when your order locks, I can make a final tally for all the pins that need to be ordered and bring my manufacturer up to date about any additional ones that may need to be produced.

A few days later, your card will be charged.

If you haven't filled in the survey yet, do so now to be sure that I can send you your pins of choice: https://gods-and-monsters-of-chinese-folk-tales.backerkit.com/. After April 8, I can no longer guarantee unfilled surveys to get your pins of choice.

Wishing you a Happy Easter Monday with hopefully lots of sun and family (or just a really good day <3 )

Cheers,
Natasja

Hi everyone,

It's been a few weeks since Pintopia 2026 wrapped, and many things have been happening behind the scenes since. I wanted to take the time to give you an update on that <3

I will be sending the final amounts t order to my manufacturer soon. That also means that I kindly want to bring up uncompleted surveys. If you haven't completed your survey yet, please do so now. I will be locking orders after April 5, at which point you will no longer be able to add or remove items. So if you haven't filled in your survey yet, you run the risk of not being able to get the designs you wanted after April 5. I feel bad and a bit intense for having to bold these parts, but the order will be finalized to put everything into production after April 5, and I would really hate for anyone to miss it.

But! 88% of all backers have filled in their surveys so far, and that's amazing! Thank you!

To share some fun data with you, here are the most popular enamel pins:

As a creator, it's always incredibly interesting to see how every design is doing, and even though all designs are of course my own and I have confidence in all of them, your picks were really fun to follow <3

Cheers,
Natasja

Hi everyone,

Over the last weeks, my main focus has been setting up everything at the Backerkit backend, making sure shipping is as accurate as it can get together with my collab partner from Mini Mustang Madness, and adding some fun add-ons.

And a preorder store has been put together, for anyone who missed the original campaign. It went live just seconds ago <3

I've also been preparing the backer survey for you. As I'm writing this, I am getting ready to send out a smoke test to 5% of backers. Those who receive the survey can already fill it out. It will help me catch things that could be communicated or set up more clearly. Then, after the smoke test concludes, all other surveys go out. So if all goes well, that is only a few days from now.

For me, that means getting insights into how many of which designs I need to order with my manufacturing partner. But it is even more important for you! Because the survey collects your shipping address, I can only send people who have completed the survey their rewards. So keep your eyes on your inbox (and possibly spam folder) in the days to come <3

Of course, if you have any questions about any of this, don't hestitate to reach out! You can contact me here, through an Instagram DM, or through [email protected].

Cheers,
Natasja