Welcome to Petit Paw Emporium! Shop for your favorite fine teas, scrumptious paw-made sweets and even send letters to your loved ones, no matter where they are.
This character-focused enamel pin project features cute anthropomorphic ("furry") characters, the places they work & cute scenes featuring chibi/mini versions of the characters.
Hello! I'm Shelly! I'm a professional illustrator & product designer with 15+ years of professional experience. You may know my work from my brand inki-Drop, where I focus heavily on cute sea creature characters & products. You can visit my online shop here.
I started my company in 2013 with the plush Crabapple, and I've launched eleven other crowdfunding projects since then, coming up with all sorts of cute, wonderful characters. This pin project is my 12th crowdfund, and third with BackerKit.
Crabapple plush and an assortment of stickers and other inki-Drop brand items.
The project's original goal is to fund all three kiosk style pins. This way everyone can get their favorite character right away.
TRISTAN the TEA SOMMELIER salon de té pin 1.5"
MOCHI the POSTPUP in the post office where he works! 1.5"
PRISS the DANGO SELLER dango stall pin 1.5"
UNLOCKED
These storefront pins will unlock when the original goal is reached!
Once the original goal is met, we'll work toward unlocking more fun designs featuring this trio of cute, furry characters!
My preferred style of pin is hard enamel. This gives the pin a smooth, glossy finish--no bumps or grooves! It is more expensive than soft enamel, but the extra cost is worth the quality. Each pin will have two back clutches so it's extra secure.
Each pin is 1.5mm thick for a nice, chonky feel
All pins measure 38mm/1.5" on their largest side
Black nickel finish makes the colorful designs pop~
PLEASE NOTE: Shipping is not factored into the goal amount for this project. You will be charged for shipping after the campaign is finished, based on actual weight of your items. Below is an estimated shipping chart.
Orders to Spain, AU/CAN/EU/JP/NZ will be fulfilled by yours truly from my home in Barcelona, Spain. Due to this, I can ship super affordably to all non-US destinations.
Orders to US backers will be handled by White Squirrel.
Splitting shipment locations ensures that we get the lowest shipping costs for everyone! 🎉
September 1st - campaign starts September 23rd - campaign ends/backers are charged October 8th (estimated) - Funds received, surveys go out October 22nd - Surveys close October 23rd - Pins start production November-January - Pins received @ White Squirrel & EU locations, shipping begins
Customers are responsible for any VAT/customs charges.
Estimates subject to change if there are shipping delays, excessive tariff changes, or factory issues.
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