I have several pieces of news to share today. First, an apology for not making an update sooner. I have been trying to juggle several projects and commissions among things like grad/school year shenanigans, etc. Things just didn't happen as quickly as I would have liked, thanks to too few spoons. I also lost a hard drive a couple of weeks ago (losing all my art/data) which has set me back on several things, among them setting up surveys. And, since it's summer, I have been taking a few days/weeks to spend time with my family camping.
Good news:
All the pins arrived! I still need to open the boxes (I just got back from a week of no internet, so haven't done so yet...) but they are here, and hopefully I will share pictures in the next update.
Surveys/Fulfillment:
I have been focussing on finishing my Zodiac campaign (which ended before this one) and still haven't set up this campaign's survey because of losing the art I'm supposed to use for it after the SKU disaster I caused (that is a priority over the next two weeks). Realistically, I will fulfil this campaign in September. I am really sorry for the delays, but hopefully now that the pins are actually here, I can just use photos instead of the art that I had lost.
Great news! I finally finished sorting out the little SKU hiccups on my Zodiac Derpy campaign, which means I can finally get to setting this one up and fixing the SKU's now that I know where all my errors were.
We are one step closer to the next part! And I should receive the pins in a week or three. So hopefully the next update will be both to announce the survey is ready and a sneak peek!
While you wait, my next project "Relics & Ruin" has just launched and is already funded and so close to unlocking the 3rd design!
I am so glad that I finally fixed the pledgemanager! But it's finally here!
And a sneaky sneak peek at another Derpy Campaign I am working on is my Hooman Derpies. Here's a sneak peek at some sketches for pins! (I will make a follow link in another campaign ^_^)
To start, I wanted to apologize for not doing an update sooner, and also for not having sent the surveys yet. I didn't forget about you! I promise. Just trying to juggle a lot of hats and breaking some things.
When I set up the pledge manager, I realized I had somehow duplicated over 100 SKUs... (I imported the wrong SKUs from the Zodiac derpies campaign if you backed both and already got an email about this) which has been a pain to go through and fix since I have to do each campaign separately. Which has caused a lot of delays in getting the survey out to you because I am not very good when it comes to focusing on numbers and Excel sheets for long periods of time >.<.
Fear not; it will come. Since I already ordered the pins, there shouldn't be a huge delay. It just means that the surveys will be sent closer to the shipping days. I normally give myself 6 months after a campaign to order/get surveys, etc., so we are still well within that timeframe. That being said, some of the flag's colours didn't come out as expected, and I had to work with the manufacturer to fix them, which put a minor delay in production as well for this campaign. Sadly, this means that you likely won't get these in time for Pride Month next month. :( But you will have it for next year! I am truly sorry about this.
But I do have good news. I finally got some samples to show you guys!
And here are the rainbow finish Pride Flag & Ally Flag derpies!
And because there has been a delay, I went ahead and created/unlocked a special edition Rainbow derpy which you'll be able to add in the pledgemanager once I get everything set up! I went with just 2026 in the final version, but it has all the sparkles!
And here is a sneak peek at the custom pins added! The sapphic and MM reader derpies!
I think they turned out adorable!
I probably won't receive the pins until sometime late next month, but as soon as I get them I will send you pictures! And hopefully by then I will have the surveys sorted out and the right SKU's with the right items so when you select your pins you get the right ones!
Once again, I apologize for the delay in the surveys. I normally try to get them out sooner to get accurate numbers but just went ahead and ordered lots.
This campaign will run either as a part of the Pinquest campaign next month (If I can finish setting it up in time), or if I can't get my dragons in a row, next year.
Just a quick update, to share one of the custom pin designs!
Sapphic reader flag & M/M reader flag
Important: for the custom pin tier backers, please email me ASAP at [email protected] with your design so I can draw it before sending the surveys. (Or check your emails!)
I just wanted to check in really quickly to let you know surveys should come in the next three or so weeks. I am deep in the process of setting up the pledge manager (which always takes much longer than I think it will >. <)
Also, since there's TWO custom derpy designs this time, I need to finish that before I can send the final surveys so you can see the brand new little Pride Derpy friends and add them if you are interested! (I will contact the backers over the next few days to go over what they want)
Failed pledges;
Unfortunately, there are over $1000 in failed pledges for this campaign. If your payment didn't go through, can you please update your banking information ASAP? You'll still get a chance to correct it during the pledge manager. Unfortunately, too many failed pledges make paying for the manufacturing much harder for me if there aren't enough funds to cover the costs.
I can't wait to share the custom pins with you guys and let you know I haven't forgotten about you!
