Elemental myth is a series of pins & jewelry featuring mythical creatures, surrounded by or interacting with elemental energy - wind, water, fire, and more!
Elemental myth is a series of pins & jewelry featuring mythical creatures, surrounded by or interacting with elemental energy - wind, water, fire, and more!
This series of pins will consist of several themed sets. Each set will have one large, deluxe pin featuring a full-body mythical creature surrounded by elemental energy, a standard sized pin of the creature, and a mini pin and charm with complimentary elemental decoration.
Follow this page for updates, previews, and the ability to vote on what sets will be unlocked first as stretch goals!
Latest from the Creator
Strange Little Creatures
8 days ago
Production Delays/Photos, Timeline Update, & Sticker Gift
Hello Everyone! Thank you for supporting the Elemental Myth Campaign!
This update contains an an updated delivery timeline, updates on production, a switch in manufacturers, photos of what went wrong, samples from the new manufacturer, and additional freebies I will be including as gift for Elemental Myth backers.
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Timeline Update
I've updated the projected timeline here and on the campaign page. Here is the new expected timeline given the delays with sampling and quality issues with the original print run.
January 22,2026 - The Campaign begins.
February 12, 2026 - The Campaign ends.
Mid-March 2026 - Surveys are sent to Backers to allow for design selection, additional addons, and shipping charges.
April 2026 - Pins, Pendants, Earrings, and Packaging go into production!
May 2026 | September 2026*** - Production Concludes
May 2026 - June 2026 | September 2026*** - Product arrives to be checked, graded, and packaged.
June 2026 - July 2026 | October 2026*** Rewards are shipped to backers.
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Production Delays & Switching Manufacturers:
There's been several delays with production. My original manufacturer will no longer be making the pins for this campaign, as the original production run of the pins ended up being a lower quality than I found acceptable. There were issues with pantone colors not being matched correctly, incorrect glitter being used, different shades of gold electroplating being used across the collection, and thick, grainy UV spot color.
This was unlike my prior orders with this manufacturer, which had good color accuracy and better quality control and thickness on the UV spot color.
It is disappointing to have to restart production with a new manufacturer. While getting the items remade will be costly, I want to feel good about the quality of the pins that my backers receive, and the first production run just wasn't up to standard. I apologize for the delays that this has caused.
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Production Round 2 with the New Manufacturer:
All pins have been reordered and are in production with the new manufacturer. I've been very pleased with the samples and updates that I've received so far! In addition, this manufacturer offers silkscreen printed spot color, which prints flat areas of enamel on the surface of the pin, resulting very smooth, even spot colors.
Below you can see the final gradient, sparkle effect on the elemental energy. I love the smooth, gradient transitions and fine-particle sparkle that these have. Please note that these pins were for sampling the elemental effects, and are not "finished" samples with the screen-printed areas of spot color, like the markings and the shadows.
The new manufacturer is hard at work getting these pins into production, and we expect a new estimated delivery time of October, 2026.
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Pledge Manager, Charges, and Information Lock:
The Pledge Manager will remain active, and all orders will be editable until the end of August, at which point I will send out a lock notice through e-mail. After orders are locked, backers will be charged for any additional items added in the pledge manager stage as well as shipping in the first week of September. All addresses will remain unlocked and editable until I have the pins in hand. I will send out email notifications and project updates for all of these milestones, so none of this will come as a surprise.
If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or are having any issues with the Pledge Manager, please reach out and I will do my best to address them! You can send a message through the Pledge Manager "contact us" form, or here in the comments if you prefer!
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Sticker Gift:
I've created brushed metal stickers as gift for the backers of Elemental Myth. These stickers have a matte finish across the surface, and the metallic characteristics show up in the elemental energy regions. These stickers will be included free with your order depending on your pledge amount. Everyone who backed the campaign will be getting one free sticker. Everyone who spent $30+ will be getting two free stickers. Everyone who spent $50+ will be getting all three stickers.
These stickers and the metallic effect came out nicely, and I wanted to show my appreciation for your continued patience as I work out the production issues this project has faced. Thank you again for supporting this project, and I look forward to delivering your pins to you in the future!
The sticky notes have arrived from the manufacturer. I think they turned out great, and I'm happy to have these little guys in-hand!
The Isopod sticky notes were the final outstanding item from my previous campaign, and I'm excited to send out the final batch of orders and finish the Isopod Colony shipping.
I ordered several extra of the isopod sticky notes. I have updated the pledge manager if you wish to select the isopods as a sticky note design option. You can add a new sticky note, or edit an existing sticky note order to use this design.
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Pledge Manager
Pledge manager surveys went out last week. Over 2/3 if you have successfully completed your surveys! If you encounter any issues, please let me know and I will work to resolve them.
The surveys will be open and editable until the end of May, at which point I will lock orders and credit cards will be charged. I will be sure to send out an e-mail notice a couple days in advance of this so it's not a surprise.
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Pre Order Store
If you missed the campaign and wanted to order some of the items from it, the Pre Order Store is now available. Preorders placed before the end of May will go out alongside the campaign orders based on packing groups. (Similar orders/regions are done in small batches to be as efficient as possible!)
If you pre order early it can help to get an accurate item counts so that I can order the correct amount of designs based on popularity. I always order at least 25 extra of every design, but if I know that one design is 3x more popular than normal, it lets me know to order even more extras of that one!
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Thank you for your support of the Elemental Myth campaign. I hope that everyone has a great week!
Dragon Tide, Twilight Dragon, & Smoke Test Surveys
Dragon Tide Final Artwork
The final art has been created for the dragon tide pins collection. You can see the silver and gold color variants below! The water in both variants is intended to be a gradient pearl shimmer. Pearlescent colors are typically done with transparent enamel on top to bind everything together before polishing. The lighter water marks and shaping will be printed on top of this with UV printing, and will not contain pearlescent sheen itself.
Of course, this means more stitch markers are available too, as they are able to share the same mold as the pins and earrings!
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Smoke Test Surveys
The smoke test surveys are heading out. If you receive one of the smoke tests, let me know if you have any issues with using the pledge manager or checking out!
Hello everyone! In today's update, we have some new art to look over, and an updated Pledge Manager timeline!
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New Designs
The final art for all of the backer's choice kitsune designs is now available, and the project page has been updated with these images!
The backer's choice dragon's tide set is still a work-in-progress, but here is where we're at! The standard pin and necklace have final lines available, and all other pins have sketches. In addition, I've put together a tighter drawing for the deluxe dragon pin, though it is currently missing the water shaping. Once this design is finished, I'll be able to finalize the two color variants! (the standard pin's colors are currently a placeholder) Finally, I updated the extra goodies with the kitsune stitch markers and the dragon and kitsune sticky note designs:
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Pledge Manager Timeline:
Getting the final artwork together for the backer's choice stretch goals has definitely taken longer than anticipated. As a result, the Pledge Manager timeline has been pushed back. I'm now in a place where I'm happy with the base drawings, and I expect to finish the dragon tide designs shortly. I anticipate that the Pledge Manager and Preorder store will be available sometime next week. I have updated the project page to reflect these new time projections.
There was some buffer built into my initial timeline, and at this point I believe that I will still be able to deliver this project on the same delivery date of July of 2026. If this timeline changes, I will be sure to let you know; however, it's still looking good for the original delivery date!
My apologies on the post-campaign silence. Thank you for your patience as I work to get the final artwork together and make the pledge manager available for your final selections! Let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback!
9 Hours Left - Kitsune 2nd Color + Dragon Tide Designs
9 Hours Left!
It's the nearing the end of the campaign! With just a few hours left I thought I'd make a final update with some new artwork for the Backer's Choice stretch goals, exciting news about a giant dragon pin, and some updated information for the upcoming Pledge Manager stage!
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Foxfire Kitsune 2nd Color Vote Results:
The results are in, and backer's chose the black and green color variant for the second kitsune colorway! As of this moment, only the deluxe pin artwork has been finalized, but the standard pin and mini pins will be taken to a finish in complimentary colors by the time the Pledge Manager arrives.
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Dragon Tide Designs
The Dragon Tide designs are partially available to look over.
In exciting news, the deluxe pin for the Dragon Tide set will be a massive 100mm and will feature a shimmery gradient pearl shift in the water portions of the pin. This extra large size will make the dragon a real show-stopper of a pin for your pin boards and Ita bags.
In even better news, I've spoken with my manufacturer to get a quote for this larger size. While it will cost quite a bit more per unit to produce such a large pin, I'll be able to offer it at the same price as the other deluxe pins for this campaign! Any pledge that has a deluxe pin will have ANY of the deluxe pins as selectable options in the pledge manager stage, including this the extra-large Dragon Tide pin! (Note: after the campaign and pledge manager selection is over, I'll probably need to charge a bit more for this pin if I sell it online or in person, but those who backed the campaign can get it at the same price as the 3" deluxe pins!) At this time, only the mini pin and deluxe pin previews are available. Dragon Tide will have two color variants, the same as the other Elemental Myth pin themes. The final artwork, including the standard pin/pendant and color selection will be available in the Pledge Manager so you'll be able to see exactly what you're getting!
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Pledge Manager Information:
If you've ever backed a Backerkit or Kickstarter campaign before, you may be familiar with the Pledge Manager. If you're not, the Pledge Manager is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to provide your shipping information, specify the exact designs that you would like to receive, add on additional items, and pay any remaining balances for your pledge. (for most people this will be your shipping charge.) It's a great way to review your order and ensure you're getting exactly what you want.
Backer's Choice Designs: The Kitsune Blind, Foxfire Kitsune, Dragon Tide, and Dragon Tide second colorway will all have final artwork at the time of your Pledge Manager selection.
Pledge Manager Timeline: A link to the Pledge Manager should be sent out near the end of February.
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A Learning Experience:
This was my first Pintopia, and I've had a wonderful time participating this year. We reached our funding goal and then some, and all of the pins in this campaign will have their production costs fully covered and be able to be produced! This is truly wonderful to have happen as an artist, and allows me to do something I otherwise wouldn't be able to do. Thank you so much for supporting my campaign.
During this campaign, I've been learned quite a few things I hope to put into effect for future projects. The most relevant of which is stretch goal preparation:
Preparing Stretch Goals: For this campaign, I offered two Backer's Choice stretch goal themes. (you folks were awesome, and met them in short order!) I love that backers were able to voice their preferences for which themes they were enthusiastic to see. The outcome was not what I would have predicted, and I would have chosen different sets if left to my own devices. However, creating pins in response to polls left me with a lot of artwork to create mid-campaign!
My takeaways from this experience are:
The backer's choice stretch goals were a wonderful way to engage with the community and get feedback I could immediately act on.
Doing two complete theme collection stretch goals (4 designs each, 2 colorways each) as Backer's Choice was a bit more than I was prepared for, at least in terms of finishing the artwork before campaign's end.
If I create another pin project in the future, I should only do 1-3 pins as Backer's Choice stretch goals, and have any additional stretch goals that I want to include be prepared in advance with final artwork ready-to-go. A little bit of on-the-spot artwork creation is great! But having most of the stretch goals ready-to-go would have been a boon to both myself and my backers.
Note: You will see the final artwork for Dragon Tide and Kitsune Blind when you make your Pledge Manager selections. I'm just regretful that I wasn't able to finish the final artwork during the campaign itself!
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A Shout-Out to Dragon Hoard Keepers
I've been chatting with my collab partner Dream Vale Studios for the duration of this campaign. They've been a great partner to work with, and it's wonderful that events like this can bring artists together!
Dragon Hoard Keepers is a campaign to create a huggable 7" companion plush designed to safely stow your favorite trinkets, tokens, coins, and other polyhedral treasures! There's even a mini version of this charming plush friend! In addition, hobby-hoarders can celebrate their love of collecting their favorite things through dragon hoard enamel pins. These dragon collectors hoard their favorite dice, yarn, potions, and more! The pins and plush are seriously cute. You should definitely check the out if you're a dragon-fan, or need a unique way to store and transport your dice!
If you haven't already heard, if you back both Elemental Myth and the Dragon Hoard Keepers campaign, you will receive a free cross collaboration reward from both campaigns with the Fire & dIce collaboration pin set. If you back both campaigns, this pin will automatically be added to your pledge in the Pledge Manager stage if you were a backer of both projects. I will send you the dIce gryphon when your awards arrive from Elemental Myth; Dream Vale Studios will send the Fire Keeper when your rewards arrive from Dragon Hoard Keepers!
The final artwork for the deluxe kitsune pin is now available. The red and white Kitsune with the rose gold metal color is going to be the first set color. For the second colorway, I was hoping to ask for your feedback!
Second Kitsune Color Vote
There is a poll below for the second Kitsune color. In both cases, the smoke will be a sparkly gradient sandblast. The red fox would have copper colored plating for the metal lines, while the black fox would have a silver colored plating. Please vote for your favorite option! Voting will close on Tuesday, February 10th at 11:55PM PST!
Dragon Tide Collection
The second backer's choice stretch goal with an Eastern Dragon and water elements is currently being drawn, and I hope to have some drawings for everyone to look over later this week! The final artwork for both the Dragon and the Kitsune will be available before you make your final item elections in the pledge manager at the end of the campaign.
Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you have a great day!
