Smaller Ticket Items HAVE ARRIVED 🫡 Will work on fulfillment of orders with only those items
Hi everyone! I'm so happy to say that the smaller ticket goodies have arrived!! I'll begin fulfillment of orders with ONLY the smaller items in the order by next week!
Still waiting on the plush bulk, but that was just shipped less than a week ago, so I think we'll have to wait a bit more for them to arrive to me.
Thank you everyone for your patience and support! Please feel free to ask any questions or comments in my email ([email protected])!!
A gaggle of fruit friends are on their way to me! + small ticket goodies in the works
Macaron
Taohua
Hello everyone! Just a heads up that the fruit friends bulk is DONE and will be making their voyage to me by this coming week!!!! I will of course update as soon as theyre with me!!! This part typically takes about 4 weeks for them to reach me!!
Also, the smaller ticket goodies are secured and in the works as well as of this post!
Thank you everyone for your support and your patience!!
Hello! I wanted to pop in and say to please make sure your card/payment option is okay! I've gotten several declined payments and I just want everyone to be aware in case maybe they hadn't realized.
Epsecially if you wanted add-ons; please be sure to update any card info so I can make sure to get your add-ons to you!
Also, I'm very excited to say that bulk plush production of our fruit friends has officially commenced! It took a little while for the payment to process to secure it (my bank tried to flag it for being a bigger amount than usual), but they have finally received payment from me and are finally about to start!
This does mean it'll likely be end of June when they arrive to me, so I'm sorry in advance for the slight delay!
Thankfully everything's squared away safely now, so I'll update everyone once theyre done, on their way, and subsequently have arrived. The bulk usually finishes in a month's time, then once shipped, another month to get to me.
Thank you everyone for your continued support! Again if you've added extras to your Backerkit survey, please double check that your card was charged properly so I have a proper inventory count to go off of 🩷
Appreciate it all, and again, thank you all with my whole heart!
FULFILLMENT TIMELINE & Add-Ons Being Charged TOMORROW
Hello everyone!! Firstly, thank you for your patience while I figured out the fuflillment schedule going forward.
I finally have drafted up the general fulfillment schedule, given the timeline of how things have worked for my previous campaigns. See the outlined timeline below~
mid-April 2026 - Secure plushie bulks
April 25th 2026 - start charging for add-ons
April 27th 2026 - with inventory counts now mostly finalized, order smaller ticket goodies
late-May 2026 - smaller ticket goodies arrive, start fulfillment of orders with ONLY smaller ticket goodies in them
late-May 2026 - plush bulk is finished, shortly afterwards ships out to me
mid/late June 2026 - the plushie bulks arrive to me (takes about a month to get to me), start fulfillment for orders with plushies in them
I estimate fulfillment will take into mid July for Backerkit orders. I will need a full month to get through fulfillment as I am disabled with ITP and with chronic back pain! So to ensure I do things in a safely paced manner, I'll be estimating around a month to get everything out will be needed. If this changes at all, I will immediately let everyone know ASAP.
Fulfillment will be done in a specific order of groups of orders that are more similar to each other. To keep myself organized, I do batches of similar orders together and not necessarily who was first!
I will also update when the plushies are done, sent out, and arrived to me. Same with the smaller goodies!
Add-ons, if you chose any, will be charged tomorrow so I have a final inventory count and can go forward with securing that. Shipping costs will be charged later and separately as a 3rd charge, closer to when I'm starting fulfillment.
If you have any questions at all, please email me at [email protected]! If you email me directly yourself, I will definitely see it. Sometimes my Backerkit update comments email notifs get lost in my emails.
Thank you again everyone tremendously for your support and patience!!!!! Super excited to start the ball rolling on getting these out to you!!!!
Hello everyone! I wanted to give a heads up that the add-on, plush choice, and address surveys are going out between the end of this week, beginning of next.
Once that's out, you can add any extra goodies that were available from the campaign to your existing pledge as well!
Please note that any add-ons and shipping charges are two separate charges. Add-on charges will occur around the time all surveys are out, while shipping charges will happen when I'm about ready to fulfill the orders and send out everything.
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected], and I'll be more than happy to help in any way I can!
As another note, I'll also be making another update this week with the tentative, full fulfillment schedule as well!
I am SOOOO BEYOND EXCITED AND HONORED to be able to announce: THE MAIN GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED!!!! TAOHUA AND MACARON ARE OFFICIALLY HAPPENING!!!! 🍑🍒😭😭
Taohua & Macaron say THANK YOU
I am grateful beyond comprehension, truly I cannot convey properly have deep the gratitude I have is for everyone. I never imagined we'd reach the initial goal this fast. I was frankly terrified making the goal $5k and unlocking both Taohua and Macaron in one go, because I was worried that maybe it'd not be possible.
But not only was it possible, it happened in the first few hours of launch, and I genuinely can't believe it nor can I thank you all enough for this. Just, with my entire heart soul and being: thank you, truly and with all my love 🩷
I have added a 3 plushie bundle tier for the regular plush bundle and the bundle with the small ticket goodies included (the care packages)!! If you want to help us hopefully reach our next Fruit Friend goal stop, Muffin the fennec fox, feel free to change your pledge to the 3 plushie bundle/care package if you'll happen to want all three.
Please keep in mind Muffin will not be available as a plush choice unless we reach $8,000 in total funding, but I'm hoping with such a strong start that maybe it can be possible!! 🥹🩷🫐 Muffin's sample has been secured and is being finalized soon, so I'll be able to share updates on Muffin's prototype soon!
I have also brainstormed a 5th friend in case we reach Muffin and Tangerabbit a bit faster than I was anticipating! I've added the design early as a sneak peek for backers to see!
Thank you again, truly, I just cannot believe this at all, and I truly just thank you all for allowing Taohua and Macaron's sweet dream to come true 🩷 Today I have shaken, cried, sobbed, and yelled with joy. Truly a roller coaster of emotions today, and I am so grateful to you all. Thank you thank you thank you thank you always and forever!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷
As always, feel free to let me know if you have any questions here or my email ([email protected])!!
THANK YOU!! WE DID IT!! YAY TEAM!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷 NEXT STOP: MUFFIN!
UPDATED 'Fruit Friends' graphic!
Hi everyone! The Fruit Friends are almost here...?!
omg, I truly cannot BELIEVE the project is LAUNCHING TOMORROW?! Where did the time go?! I've been working on setting up this campaign for months and the debut of the Fruit Friends is finally on its way tomorrow!!?? What the heck...
I'm also being so chill and normal and relaxed about it too, like I'm totally not even a LITTLE nervous (yet super pumped and excited as well)!!!! :3
How I'm feeling being super calm and cool about the launch tomorrow! :D /s
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I also wanted to finally address some questions I get a lot when I launch a new campaign in the form of an FAQ type of thing, which you can find below here!~ <3
FAQ PAGE 1
FAQ PAGE 2
If you don't see an answer to your question here in the FAQ or if you need extra clarification on any of the points, feel free to email me ([email protected]) or comment here on this post, and I'll be more than happy to help in any possible way I can!
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Lastly, I have updated Muffin's design ever so slightly so she resembles a fennec fox a little more closely~
Muffin preliminary design
Her nose and mouth muzzle will also stick out more due to how a fennec fox's snout actually looks in real life, so she will appear more fox-like all around.
Another small Muffin sidenote: I also already secured the sample for our fox friend Muffin as well, so prototype pictures will be shared really soon! I can't wait to finally share Muffin's sample, since I know everyone's pretty excited for her too ~!
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Thank you as always and forever with my entire heart and being for your support, whether you're new to my plushies/art/etc. or a long time supporter. It's genuinely hard to describe just the sheer amount of gratitude I have for being given the opportunity to host another plush campaign due to your continued (or new/recent which is super awesome too and I'm so grateful!!) support of my designs and work. It means more to me than I can even put into words.
I am just beyond grateful to you all with my whole soul, and I really hope you'll enjoy the launch tomorrow! The project will go live tomorrow at 12:30pm EST, so I really hope to see you there! ;v;!!!! <3
Hello everyone! I wanted to announce a big yet positive, necessary change to the project...:
Joint Goal Graphic
After not only deliberating on this for a while, and after doing some calculations to make sure this is actually feasible: I will be changing the initial goal to unlock at $5,000 BUT once reached, BOTH Taohua AND Macaron will BOTH, SIMULTANEOUSLY, BE UNLOCKED AND AVAILABLE TOGETHER! Macaron will no longer be a stretch goal and will be the initial goal ALONGSIDE Taohua!
I think that ultimately, given the poll and with the help of Backerkit's algorithm telling me that a $5,000 goal is very feasible and possible to reach, this is the best outcome and decision I could make regarding the initial goal, so that once it is reached, the two plushies that forefronted this project will be available together. I think this decision will hopefully erase and avoid a lot of disappointment if we don't reach the stretch goal, help with momentum, and create more excitement while avoiding any confusion regarding which of the initial plushies are available since they'll both be available at the same time once $5,000 is reached.
Muffin the fennec fox and Tangerabbit will remain stretch goals but hopefully this all will even help us get those unlocked more easily too!
There will also be discount bundles available for anyone wanting both Taohua and Macaron together.
If you have any questions or anything about any of this change, feel free to email me ([email protected]) or comment here!
I thank you all always for your support and interest in this project and I am super excited to share the smaller ticket goodies as well very soon once those are finalized!
Hope you have a fantastic day everyone, and I hope this decision works best for you, I think it's the best overall decision to make as many people satisfied in the end as possible!
