Celestial Hourglass Enamel Pin

★ Small production update and more freebies! ★
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 08:16:13 AM

Hi everyone!

Happy Christmas for those that celebrate it! For those that don't, I hope you had an awesome weekend. We've only got 40-something hours left on this campaign - where did December go??

Wowsers, what an exciting project this is! A huge thanks to everyone who has pledged - these pins are going to look awesome and they wouldn't exist without you. As a small production update, the backing cards are already with me, the gold foil prints are being done this week by a small business in the UK (I much prefer supporting small businesses when I can!), the acrylic charms are being ordered this week, the mini pins are in production now, I've ordered a bunch of shipping supplies in preparation for fulfilment, stickers will be ordered when I've had survey responses (I'll send the surveys out this weekend), and I've followed up with my manufacturer again for any last-minute sample photos - I'll post them as soon as I get them but I don't know if that'll be before the campaign ends. I have been very busy behind the scenes!

I've also been chewing over whether to add more stretch goals to this project and although we've already got lots of amazing rewards I wanted to offer even more freebies for multiple pin backers as a special thank you, so here they are! They've already been unlocked so no 'goal', just my eternal gratitude. Provided you've pledged for the required amount of pins by the time the campaign ends, you'll get them for free. If you want any extras, they're also available as add-ons. Hooray!

Thanks so much again for supporting this project and, as ever, please let me know if you have any questions at any time!

Luna

☆ Extra Stretch Goals Revealed! ☆
over 3 years ago – Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 09:48:47 PM

Hi there,

I couldn't resist coming up with more ways to thank all the fantastic people who have backed this project, so I'm revealing two more freebie stretch goals! These will be the last stretch goals I do (otherwise I will end up with like 20) so I really hope you like them.

• mini pins - these are less than an inch tall (approx. 0.75") and, if unlocked, every pledge for 3 or more pins will come with both mini pins for free!
• acrylic keychain - if unlocked, all backers will receive a free white glitter acrylic keychain/charm, complete with star/moon-shaped keyring (I've not decided which shape yet), in addition to all the existing awesome freebies your pledge entitles you to!

It would be amazing to get these unlocked - I love including freebies in Kickstarter parcels and I'm really excited about these. We're well on our way to the first so I'm confident we'll unlock both!

By way of an update on add-ons; extra pins, stickers, and prints are available via the add-on system and can be added to your pledge at any time until the campaign ends. Similarly, once we unlock the miniature pins and acrylic keychain, extras will be available as add-ons too. We now have five reward tiers available to make it easier to get all the pins you need. I've already been asked if I'd introduce a mini-pins-only tier; the answer is "only if we unlock them comfortably". I don't want to let any backers down by introducing a tier and then not unlocking the reward!

As for the design survey, it was really close between (1) larger enamel area and (3) sandblasted with clear enamel on top, so I may make a sample of both and then see which is the best once they're made up. Thank you so much for submitting your responses!

Finally, this project has been chosen as a Kickstarter "Project We Love" which is really exciting, so thank you again to everyone who has backed and/or shared the campaign.

Have an awesome weekend!

Luna

★ Minor design change - your opinion wanted! ★
over 3 years ago – Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 05:19:47 PM

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★ Extra variant and free prints unlocked! ★
over 3 years ago – Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 05:16:58 PM

Hi everyone! 

With a huge "thank you" again, we've unlocked two out of four stretch goals! This means the pink/copper variant will be manufactured (it happens to be my personal favourite) and pledges for 2 or more pins will come with a free A6 gold foil print. Yay!

I'm super excited about this project and I'm so happy to see that other folks are too! I'm looking forward to unlocking the other two stretch goals to offer more pin choices and freebies. Backing cards have already been ordered because I like to be proactive, and once we're nearer the end of the year I'll order the prints too. Stickers will have to wait until folks have chosen their preferred design/colours, but I can make a start on the mold with my manufacturer in a couple of weeks which should keep things moving smoothly!

Thanks again for supporting this campaign,

Luna

☆ Stretch goals announced! ☆
over 3 years ago – Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 05:16:05 PM

Hello everyone! Just a quick but very important update; the stretch goals for this project are revealed! There aren't many because I wasn't expecting this campaign to be so popular, but I've spent hours on them over the last few days trying to get them perfect. I hope you like them! We've got extra variants to unlock (and we're already very close to the first), gold-foil prints, and more stickers. Hurrah! You might have noticed that the gold-foil backing card design has been uploaded to the project page too - the card should hopefully make the pins look extra special when they arrive! :)

Additionally, our project has been approved to use the Kickstarter Add-Ons feature, which is awesome. This tool will enable you to add as many extra pins or stickers as you want to your pledge (you can amend your pledge at any time to increase or decrease the number of add-ons that you'd like). If we manage to unlock the gold-foil prints, they'll also become available as add-ons if you want any extras of those.  Thank you again for supporting this project - the response to these pins has been awesome and I'm super excited about this campaign! If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)

Luna