Hi guys, first off, before we get into the update,  🎃  🍬 Happy Early Halloween 🍬  🎃 . Halloween is probably my favorite Holiday, from dressing up to tons of candy- what’s not to love!? I’m happy to say my Halloween Costume this year will be Ponyo 💗 ! If anyone wants to share, go right ahead in the comments!

Now on to the most important part of this update: ✉️shipping✉️. First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for being patient with me. In hindsight, I definitely overestimated how much shipping I could do all by myself. Shipping has been a lot slower, and that has been for many reasons, mainly the shop and my day job. 

As an artist, it’s important to stay on top of things cause if you don’t, it’s easy for the algorithm on any site to basically stall any chance your account has to grow. That also goes for running my little shop on the side. And as an employee at a day job, making sure you're the best at your job is also important to me. 

These are explanations and not excuses. With all that said, All Packages Will Be Shipped By The End Of October📦! I’m very sorry for the long wait. I’ve learned a lot from this project, and a lot of that learning has been very humbling for me. Right now, there are around 45 packages that need to be sent out📦. 

That said, a lot of people have reached out about shipping. Just to let you know, on BackerKit you’ll get an email notification when your package ships. If it was shipped with BackerKit, then you will automatically receive a tracking number. If I didn’t ship it with BackerKit, you’ll still get an email saying it shipped, but no tracking number. In that case, please don’t hesitate to contact me, and I’ll happily give you guys the tracking number. Also, don’t feel bad if you already asked me; I genuinely don’t mind answering questions if it makes you guys feel more at ease!💗

💸Post Backerkit Sales💸! I’ve had many reach out asking about purchasing Baby Stars. Like I’ve said before, I want to get through shipping off all the Backerkits first before I start doing general sales! With that said, once general sales are open, I will have the plushies and related accessories available on both my Etsy and Shopify Shop. Including bundles too! 💸

Last but not least, here are some more concepts I drew of Daydream Star ☁️🌈! As I said before, personifying the idea of a daydream has been very difficult, to say the least. I also read through your comments and took them into consideration. I in no way consider this design final, but I feel like I’m pretty close to it!

I hope you guys like the concept. And that’s all for now! As I said before, thank you all so much for your support and for being patient with this one girl band lol. Until next time, guys, and have a  🎃 happy Halloween, everyone!  🎃 

As in the title, it’s mail time, folks! Packages will be shipping out soon! As soon as everyone pays their shipping dues! Hey, that rhymes. But soon I’ll be charging cards for shipping! I am very excited to send these guys out to all of you. But oddly kinda emotional with the idea of these little guys heading off! I just hope they all go to good homes! 

With that said, I did make safety cards for every plush, and when shipping plushies off, I might package their extra parts in a separate bag. But I will let you guys know if I end up doing this. Also, I will be keeping my promise that those who backed within the first 24 hours will be getting a free die-cut sticker of the plush they ordered. And yes, they are holo! 

Other than that, since I’m one person with a day job, my plan will be to ship out around 12-20 packages a week. With this timeline, all packages will be shipped out by October. Of course, this isn’t 100% reliable, since there should be weeks where I can get more packages done and out.

But overall I’m happy to have made it to this point, with very few issues, and I’m happy you all followed along. I’m super excited and nervous about the next step, but I think I’ll be okay.

As always, I love you guys, and here’s some of the most recent art I made, since I should share my art with you guys more often, and this post is kinda boring with the lack of artistic images in it! You can find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pemaillustrate

Hi guys, this is a pretty big update, so let’s get into the meat of it!!

First off, the Poll! Thanks to over 56 votes I got on the most recent poll, I’m happy to say that the winner, with 66% of the votes, is The Baby Stars! Meaning: Series 2 of The Baby Stars has been Greenlit!!! Hurray!! Honestly, I’m not surprised; with the number of people asking for a series 2, it was bound to happen! Right now I’m still in the concepting phase, but of course Series 2 means the return of this little guy!

I never forgot about him, and that's because you all made sure I didn’t lol!

Next Shipping!!! I’m happy to say that the plushies are on their way to me! Right now they’re in LA!

I don’t have a specific date for when they’ll get here, but it should be any day now! Once they get here, I’ll start to lock people's shipping addresses! Once shipping is paid for by people, I’ll be able to send them out. Since I’m one person, I know none of you expect me to make and ship out over 100 plushies, so I’ll be shipping them over the month of September, and by the end, all plushies and items should be at their rightful homes!

Next Product Updates. I know this might be confusing, but I made some updates to items that will be included with plushies. First, I updated Aurora's keychain design; her design had my old keychain art, and I had enough time to update it! I hope you guys like her new look. 

Along with the keychains, I made them their own custom packaging. Instead of using my usual item packaging, it will have its own unique look! 

And at least what I think is most Important is Safety Info! All plushies will include a short safety advisory, targeted toward those who attend to give them to younger children. 

I didn’t design the Baby Star Plushies to be for kids, but I do see the appeal they have to kids. Going to cons and showing them off, I saw how kids took quite a liking to them. Even though I put the age rating for the plush on the BackerKit page, I do want to do my due diligence and add Safety Info with the physical plush. The safety info outlines the age rating and the hazards it could pose to younger ones. Along with this, the safety info will also be available in Spanish as well. 

Lastly, the next Baby Star Concept! With a series 2 in the works, that means more stars. The next Star I’ll be working on is Daydream Star! Hey, daydreams are technically dreams! But designing this star has been really hard, and I still don’t have a final version of his concept, kinda like how I have one with Jester. All the other stars make sense: Sweet Star: Pink and excited; Lavender Star: Purple and calm; even Nightmare: Black, red, and scary. 

But Daydream is more complicated. How do you personify the idea of a daydream? If the idea of daydreams was a person, what would they look like? And tbh I have no clue.

 

Personally, people daydream when they’re bored, so with these first few sketches, I wanted Daydream to be themed after a hippie. I felt like that would make them appear more aloof and add to the calmness. But I’m not sure; if you guys have any ideas or feedback, let me know! 

And that’s it. I’ve learned a lot from doing my first project, and I’m happy you guys were there to see me grow too. As always, thanks, and love you guys! 

Hi guys! As you know from my previous update, the next Update would hopefully be me showing off some different plush ideas I had for the next BackerKit! Well, that update is today. I have a few new plush ideas I wanna share! And at the end of this update, there will be voting! Voting that is important! Voting that I need your help with.

Plush Idea 1: 🔥 Drago Girls 🔥

Drago Girls would be a collection of Pendant Plushies that would have cuties dressed up as a variety of different dragons. Altogether, the set will include 6, with 1 being a special secret design! The line would highlight a variety of different races, with the main goal being inclusion! Here's a rough sketch I came up with for one of the characters.

Plush Idea 2: 💗 Lolita Bunnies 💗

Lolita Bunnies would be another plush pendant line that would feature a variety of Bunnies wearing a variety of Lolita Fashion. For those of you who don't know, Lolita fashion is J fashion that is based off of victorian era and Rococo fashion. Lolita Fashion has a variety of styles, from Sweet to Gothic. Each Bunny would represent each of these styles. The set would include 6, with one being a secret! Here is a rough sketch I came up with for one of the styles, that being Princess Lolita!

And for the last sketch you guys are probably waiting for...

Plush Idea 3: ⭐ Baby Star Plushies Series 3 ⭐

And as many of you know, I have thought of making a series two of my Baby Star Plushies. I think one of the reasons I was kinda hesitant to do that is that I always had more ideas, and I didn't consider the Baby Stars my magnum opus. Also, I think since with the originals I wanted them to fit together as a set, it kinda hindered anything out of the box.

But with that said, if I do a series two, just know that the designs will be more out of the box, and I hope you guys will be okay with that. They'll still have the magnet component, but I kinda wanna make more Stars like sad and Jester Star. Yes, this baby's name is Jester Star, and they're from dreams that make you laugh out loud.

Thank you all for checking out this update! Voting ends on August 22nd. I'm really interested to hear your guys' thoughts and comments. They're super important, and as I said, none of this is possible without you guys! Love you, guys! 💗

Hi guys, I’m sorry it’s been a bit since the last update. Plush production has been smooth sailing, with no major setbacks (at least not yet). We should still be scheduled for items to be shipped out in September!

This update is to announce a new project/ Backerkit that I’ll be releasing on Backerkit starting August 15th. That being an ⭐Alien Stage Enamel Pin Set. With add-ons including charms, stickers, and standees!⭐ 

My reasons for going this route for now are that I would like my next project to be something that’s easier to fulfill, and also a new way for me to make preorders for my shop. 

Due to the stress of events, many negative experiences I’ve had with events, and the rising cost to attend as an artist. I’ve made the difficult but necessary decision to take a break from in-person events. I’ll be doing them less often. This is a big issue since cons make up a big source of my income. That’s why I’ll be experimenting more with getting income online through my art and projects. 

Also, I still need to come up with my next plush design. When I first created the Baby Star plush line, I was surprised by how much love it got. I always wanted to branch out to other plush designs since, in some way, I didn’t consider the Baby Stars the best I could create. But with that said, I’ve heard how much you all love the line, so it’s something I will consider no matter what I choose to do. 

The answer is a loud NO! All that’s left to do now for the Baby Stars, while production on the plushies is being done, is the keychains and Birth Certificates. Other than that, all items are scheduled to be ready to ship in September. The only thing that could hold up the ship-out date is a delay in the plushies being made and shipped, which is still a possibility.

While this is what I want to do, I also would like to hear from you guys as well. Whether you guys supported my Backerkit or any of my other stuff outside of Backerkit, you guys and your support are the reason I’m able to do what I do. So your opinions matter. Also, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out in this update, and I’ll be more than happy to respond.

As always, love you guys and thank you for the support! 💗