Last Update! (All rewards sent out!)
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 05:29:51 AM
Hi everyone!
I hope you are all doing well! 💖
Just wanted to jump in and let you all know that I sent out the last few rewards last week, so hopefully by this point you should all have them (or they will hopefully be arriving soon!) and I just wanted to give you all one last massive thank you for backing this project, bringing it to life and for being so extremely kind and patient with a project that ended up having a lot of bumps and delays, I really, really appreciate it! 😭
I've really enjoyed seeing you guys post the pins, when things go wrong and I feel downhearted its always amazing to see you guys post about how much you like them! 😭
If you guys have any issues or any questions please do get in touch and I'll be happy to help! I'll be at a convention over the weekend but I will to back to any messages next week!
Thank you again for the support everyone, lots of love!! 💖
-Sophie
Update: August!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:29:03 PM
Hello everyone!
I hope you're all well! I'm sorry that its been so long since the last update, I've been waiting to get an update from the manufacturer's on some of the designs, but thank you all so much for your patience!
Almost all orders have now been sent out, I have about 17 orders left to fulfill which will all be sent out by this Monday (there is a postal strike in the UK on Friday the 26th - this may also cause a slight delay for UK orders but International shouldn't be affected!)
To summarise the last updates in case you missed them! The pins originally arrived in MAY (!?!?! ;-;), due to issues in Shanghai where the pins are made, I was told that the pins hadn't gone through their regular quality checks, and most of the pins I received were in poor to terrible condition. I was able to get my manufacturers to remake all of the affected designs, and after a long wait, I finally received them in great condition! I had to wait another couple of months to receive the rest which is where my last update left off! I did receive the order and........ the only pins in it were the remakes of both Jackal designs (photoed below! Anyone who selected Jackal will get both designs!). So, great I guess! But I'm still missing the Coyote, Fennec fox and Panther! So after some back and forth I discover than the Coyote and Panther "weren't agreed too" and the Fennec MAY be in the next order?!?
So yeah, sorry guys its more bad news. It's just so frustrating... I've used this manufacturer for 4 years now and I've never had quality issues like this. I literally stopped doing preorders last year because I'd rather self fund in case anything goes wrong, I really felt that doing a Kickstarter for a collection would be a safe option. Making products feels like such a minefield now, no matter how hard you work and how many deadlines you hit, you can't help manufacturer errors, delays, postal delays, e.g. but despite everything, this is my project so I take full responsibility for all the issues with this project and that not everything on this project could be fulfilled - some of you may have noticed that you have been refunded, all Coyotes are being refunded (Not a single one of 100 was in good condition ;-;) and most Panthers and Fennec Foxes (I did have a few in good condition so these have gone out but I don't have enough for everyone, sorry ;-;) have / will be refunded. If these pins arrive later down the line, I will make an update here and all backers will be able to get them at a massively reduced price! Everyone who is refunded will receive extra free pin(s) in their order!
Thank you so much everyone for your support and patience with this project, its been unfortunately plagued with issues but I do hope you like the pins after the long wait! I am very happy with the final pins and the screenprinting effects, I hope they bring you joy! ❤️ As always, please feel free to message me on Kickstarter or Backerkit if you have any issues and I will be happy to help you!
All the best to you all!
-Sophie
Remade pins are here and are shipping!! ;-;
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 06:54:45 PM
Hello everyone!
I'm so happy to finally be able to make an update for this project, thank you all so much for your patience and support, I really appreciate it! 😭
In my last update I spoke about issues with many of the pins I recieved, for some designs there was not a single pin in good condition, it was super disappointing and demoralising to go through literally bags and bags of pins and see that most of them were damaged / not printed correctly or in general poor condition. My manufacturer agreed to remake all effected designs, and... even though they have arrived later than I was told I would receive them, I now have most of them and I'm happy to say that they are in good condition and I will be shipping them out from this week onwards! 😭
I am still waiting on the Fennec fox, Jackal and Coyote, which I am expecting to receive next week! I will make another update when they are here with pictures, but in the meantime, here are pictures of all the designs I received in this batch!
If you need an address change or help with anything, please feel free to message me through Kickstarter or Backerkit - you can also access my discord here!
If you ordered a tracking number, your number will be made available to you through Backerkit! Thank you again so much for all of your support with this project, I'm so happy to finally have (most!) of the pins and can finally say that I am happy with how each of them has come out! 😭 I really hope you guys will like them too! ♥️
Campaign Update!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 11:24:24 PM
Hello everyone! 😊
I hope this update finds you well!
First off, I just want to apologise for the later than planned update! I was at MCM London a couple of weeks ago (which is the biggest convention in the UKso it kept me quite busy! 😅 it was super nice to meet some of your there too! ;-;) and then straight after was ill (like.. full on bedridden kind of ill :'))) and then after I recovered I moved across the country and have only just got internet installed properly today so... its been pretty hectic! 😅 Thank you all so much for your patience!
Around 1/3 of the Kickstarter has now been fulfilled so 1/3 of you should have either received your rewards or they are on the way! Unfortunately the rest are unhold currently as there were issues with the quality checking of the pins I recieved. The factory I use for my pins is based in Shanghai which has had a lot of issues in the last few months with long term citywide lockdowns. I was warned before they arrived that the quality hadn't been able to be checked as it normally would and unfortunately quite alot of designs suffered from poor quality issues, my manufacturer has agreed to remake all of them and to quality check properly and I am expecting these to arrive with me by the end of June (or the first week of July at the latest). It was super disappointing doing the quality checks for these pins as for some designs there was not a single good condition pin at all, but I am happy that they've agreed to remake them. Really sorry for the extra wait everyone! I will be able to ship them all asap when they arrive, thank you all for your patience! Alot of the designs were effected, so if you're order hasn't shipped yet then it means that you have ordered a design that was effected (you can check up on your order via the BackerKit link that was sent to you, I can resend it to you if you need it so please let me know if you need any help!)
I also locked orders just before the first batch of pins arrived, so if you need an address change or anything, please message me your new address on either Kickstarter or Backerkit and I'll be able to sort it for you!
Thank you all again for your patience and for backing this project! I can't wait to see all of the pins together in good quality! 😭💖
First pins have arrived!! + Backerkit payment date!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 02:20:56 PM
Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely week! 😊
Just dropping in for a lil update! I've received five of the pins and am currently in the process of grading / backing carding them! I'm really happy with how the screen printing has come out - especially on the African Wild Dog as there are so many overlapping colours on that one!! Pictures of the pins are below, I hope you guys like how they've come out! All of the other pins should be sent to me within two weeks, but this particular order was a pretty large one so there may be some slight delays, but I will be sure to keep you guys updated!
So far we got the Caracal, African Wild Dog, Tanuki and both Leopards!
If you have ordered any add ons via Backerkit, please note that card payments will be charged on Thursday the 28th of April!
As I now have five of the pins + all of the info cards and stickers, I will begin sending out orders that can currently be dispatched over the weekend! As always, please feel free to get in touch via Kickstarter messenger if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help! 😊
