Hey everyone! Sorry it has taken a little time to get this update to you. Raia is finally finished!
Surveys are going to remain open for a little while longer, I do not have a time specifically of when they will be locked but I will give a warning with plenty of time. I have so much on my plate right now with life stuff happening and business stuff as well lol, I haven't reached out to my backerkit team yet to assist and help me figure out the "pay for shipping later" stuff, but I will be doing that today!!
Some other stuff to note:
At this time, I do not think that the special edition raptors are going to be unlocked. If you added them on or put a preorder on them through the preorder shop, you will NOT be charged for them if they are not unlocked.
CPC testing was not able to start until the final sample (Raia) was finished, which was about 2 weeks ago, because my manu needed to send all of the samples together to their partner company that does the testing. As soon as it is finished and production begins, I will make a quick update to keep you in the loop on timeframes.
For those that qualify for the freebie kitsune plushies, emails will be sent out at a later time to ask which kitsune plushie those backers want as their freebie. I was not able to add them to surveys.
I am changing manufacturers. My manu that has done all of my Snuggle Dreamers plushies has been increasing their costs to an unheard of rate and they are very poor on timing and taking a very long time to complete production and other stuff, so when Snuggle Dreamers PART 3 plushies are finished, I will no longer be working with this manu.
I have tested 5 different new manufacturers, all of which are making the sample sample: Alaric the Dire Wolf. So far, 2 of the manus I began with have struck out and couldn't make the sample correctly. 2 of the remaining manus are doing a fantastic job, but one of those 2 manus is taking a long time on sample revisions and it seems like designer working on my sample is like the best in the industry but is kind of a jerk to work with and has been commissioned to do lots of samples for their company because of how good he is lol.
All of the manufacturers I am testing are a lot more affordable and I will be judging the samples not just on cost, but how well I work with their reps, how attentive and trustworthy they are, and most importantly - the quality.
Here's some photos of sample progress with the 3 manus I am working with. None of these samples are final, they are all unfinished.
Manu 1 (best one and best price, but this is the one with the mean designer and takes a long time)
Manu 2 (great to work with, cost more than 1st manu)
the neck hair is getting reduced lol
Manu 3 (not liking it as much, more expensive than 1st manu, let's see how the end turns out)
As of right now, we still have not unlocked either of the post campaign stretch goals.
I have been so focused on spending my little free time I get away from my children to pack P2 orders, which are almost finished, I haven't properly been advertising these 2 on social media. I will be setting up content soon to try and get that back up and going and hopefully we will get them unlocked!
But for now, here's Evren the Cosmos Kitsune!
Evren is officially finished! I am still working with my manu to get Raia perfect, hopefully she will be done very soon!
Surveys are all out now! There was a hiccup with incentive rewards not showing up on people's' orders during the smoke test round, but it should be fixed now!
IF YOU ARE USING PAY-OVER-TIME, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR SURVEY ONCE YOUR ORDER IS COMPLETELY PAID!
SURVEYS WILL NOT LOCK UNTIL WELL AFTER THE LAST REMAINING SAMPLES ARE FINISH.
Corrupted and Ascended special limited edition raptors are in the surveys as ADD-ONS ONLY, you cannot select them as your survey choice when picking your plushies, and you will only be charged for them if we get the required amount or more ordered before the 2 month deadline. They are also in the preorder store, tied to the same stretch goal amount!
Therizinosaurus and Cosmos Kitsune Sample UPDATES!!!
Raia the Therizinosaurus
Raia has a very big head and her tail is too big and too high up her back. Her eyes are also too far apart lol. She needs lots of adjustments still....
The Edits:
Evren the Cosmos Kitsune
I have not made edit photos of Evren yet, but there won't be much editing here lol. Evren looks amazing! But they are missing the eyebrows... that will get fixed haha!
If you haven't caught on yet, I have not assigned a gender to Evren like I usually do with other characters. Evren is noni-binary. Or just whatever gender you want them to be 🥰
I am posting a video of Evren in my discord. Unfortunately videos cannot be uploaded to updates. Join the discord if you wanna see! 😉
The Corrupted Raptor and Ascended Raptor are set to $72 each. The reason for the slight increase is due to cost increases from the manufacturer.
Actually, the cost to produce all of the characters has gone up since I got my quote from them last year. Crude oil costs are rising and the factories my manufacturer source their fabrics from are increasing their costs. And that's not the only thing increasing....
‼️SHIPPING CHARGES ARE GOING TO BE CALCULATED LATER!‼️
Shipping is going to be charged at a later time. This sis the first time I have done this with surveys and preorders, and unfortunately with how much cost for shipping has gone up over the past couple of months and the fact that it could possibly be even more later on down the line (or hopefully less) I cannot add on the shipping cost to your surveys and preorders.
So shipping will be calculated closer to the time when the plushies are closer to fulfillment time.
SMOKE TEST HAS GONE OUT!!!
Please comment on this update if anything seems off or missing, or just wrong with the surveys!
The rest of the surveys will go out in a couple days!
🌸🌙If you haven’t already, join the Kitsune Kafe Discord! We are building a community here of plushie lovers and all things kawaii!🌸🌸
Thank you everyone for your support of the Sweet Snuggle Dreamers PART 3 campaign!! You are helping bring these snuggly fun plushies to life and into your homes!
Evren’s Enamel Pin Design
I’ve completed Evren’s enamel pin design! It is available to choose as your enamel pin choice now and as an add-on 🥰
Surveys & Pre-Order Store
I’m working on the surveys and hope to have them out this weekend!
Surveys will not lock until the unfinished samples are complete!
If you comment anywhere asking me this question or send me an email asking this question, I probably won’t respond! 😂
The special limited edition raptors will be set up as a stretch goal in the surveys as an add-on and in the preorder store.
The special limited edition Raptors will not be available any other way, you can not choose them as your survey pick, they are only able as an add-on in surveys.
The goal to unlock both raptors is going to be 30 each. So each design needs 30 ordered to get it unlocked. If 30 is not reached for one of the raptors, it will not get unlocked and no one is going to get charged for it.
Contest Winners
I will be reaching out to contest winners for the art contest and social media share contest in the next week or 2!
What’s Next?
Well….. lol. I’m going to finish sending out orders from the PART 2 campaign right now. And I’m also working on new character designs to add to the Snuggle Dreamers collection. My husband and I are working on rebuilding my main shop website as well as making Snuggle Dreamers more branded. I’m still learning a lot right now, and marketing has always been my weak spot of my business.
If you haven’t cast a vote yet on the poll, please do so now! This is helping me decide on future Snuggle Dreamers!
