As the title suggests, we have interesting things and bad news. To get the bad out of the way, yes there are definitely shipping delays. Right now, we are unsure exactly when the decks themselves will arrive, and it's looking like it might be a couple of months. I've been working on setting up the files and getting everything as it's needed by the manufacturer but it took a while to get things just right.
For context, a soft proof is a digital only look at the deck, meaning the art as I see it on the screen. A hard proof is a physical copy of the deck shipped to me as an example of the final product. Hard proofs cost money, and are preferred for quality checking because the way art looks on a screen and on a printed product can vary significantly. Because they're coming from China, the hard proofs are very expensive and have a long shipping time (exacerbated by the current global climate). I've been doing a lot of work with soft proofs back and forth to try and minimize the potential of multiple hard proof runs. This, unfortunately, did mean that the actual order has been in a limbo state for a couple of weeks now.
We are now at the point with the soft proofs that I feel confident to put in the hard proof order, however, as I went to do it, I realized that we do have a chance for a little weigh in from you, our lovely backers, about the gilt color. If you're a backer, please head to the poll I've set up to see the options and let us know your opinions, as we want this deck to really blow you away!
The order will be finalized next week, at the end of the poll, so we are hoping to be able to ship early next year. It's an unfortunate delay, but I believe that the extra time spent on perfecting the deck will make the wait more than worth it!
The good news is that the majority of the merch has gone through it's proofing stages, and are either in route to me, or have already arrived! All the prints and bookmarks are here and the stickers are in the mail. The book shouldn't take much longer to arrive, and the tarot cloths will be in the same order as the decks as it's the same manufacturer.
I will continue to do updates about this, and to try and get a shipping date for backer rewards as soon as we know it. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding!
A reason to celebrate has come in the mail! We have the first of our hard proofs now, of our lovely prints!
They came out wonderfully! There's a few adjustments to make, of course. We'll have a second run of hard proofs come in shortly. Stickers are on the way next, and we're almost done setting up the print file with the cards as needed for the manufacturer.
Depending on how long the cards take to come in will help us decide if the original shipping estimate is still on track, and we'll keep you all updated as things come in! I just couldn't wait to share the first of the physical pieces coming in!
So far, I've received the linocut prints from AceiestArtist, and have the prints and bookmarks on the way! Stickers are being finalized, as we're working with the company to figure out shiny bits on the Early Bird sticker, and the deck and booklet are almost fully finalized to be printed!
It looks like we're most likely going to get most things in before the end of September, but we'll keep you updated once we know the shipping times for the deck, tarot cloth, and booklet!
We're really excited to not only get the hard proofs of everything in, but to show you all as well!
I want to thank everyone for their patience so far, and I hope to have a proper shipping estimate ready for you all soon!
PS- Keep a look out for a google form for your shirt sizing if you ordered one! I should be ready to send those out sometime very soon!
Firstly, I would like to apologize for a bit of silence on our end when the campaign finished! In all the excitement (and some frustration), I didn't realize that all of July had passed us by!
Currently, we are dealing with some minor issues on our end. The bank was startled that our brand new business account suddenly had several thousand dollars being deposited, and has decided we need to jump through many paperwork hoops before they'll trust it. We're on the final part of the process this week, and the bank has been extremely helpful through it all. Once the funds are released, we have an entire backlog of merch ready to order!
The deck and booklet have some work on the template from the manufacturer's to finalize, and then we should be able to order both before the end of the month, should nothing else arise. Once we have things ordered, we'll give an updated shipment estimate!
Our manufacturer for the deck is in China, which means there will be some shipping delay on that end, so currently I am hoping the 'new' shipping deadline will be mid-November, but it really depends on how long it takes for things to get from there to here! We will be ordering a hard proof of the deck and booklet both, to ensure quality and look for errors, which may further add to a delay if shipping takes a while. However, the moment we have the hard proofs in our hands, I will be filming and sharing them!
I wish I had more exciting news for you all, but I figured that keeping you in the loop would of course be better than silence! Hopefully I'll have something more interesting for you very soon as the other merch starts to arrive!
Our amazing altar cloth, designed by Rococospade, has been a huge hit with people! And while we still have a few hours left on the clock, we're still 1k short of the stretch goal. But hey- why don't we cheat this once?
As a celebration for how far this project has come, we're unlocking the Altar Cloth add-on early! They're available for every pledge level, and are sure to make your readings feel even more special! Not only will it protect your cards, it'll do so in style with the beauty of the Dream as a backdrop!
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