WE DID IT!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Nov 03, 2021 at 10:48:22 PM
🌟WE DID IT! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! 🌟
Almost 400 people pledged, I can't believe it!! I'm sure you all are excited to start the next phase of the process - ordering the banners and getting some photos from the manufacturer! Speaking of, I have some exciting news that I had to confirm before making this post...
Thanks to the overwhelming support for this Kickstarter project and my very flexible manufacturer, I'd like to announce that ALL DESIGNS are going to be available!! 👀 The poll results didn't change, in case you were curious. Normally, each design has a large minimum quantity that you have to order, and it would have cost way too much to get all 14 designs made (and also I'd be swimming in several thousand banners). Because we have plans for future orders with the manufacturer, they're going to let us order small batches :D Time for a happy dance!
Reminder: all UK/EU backers can go to my online store ( ETSY SHOP ) and pledge for your banners that way. You will still get the freebie stickers that come with the regular campaign! Feel free to message me with any questions, I'm here to help and your questions can help me, too.
I'm still working on the Backerkit info, but you should see survey emails soon.
I'd also like to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone that left such kind comments in the survey; it really made my day. The constructive comments were great too, so let's address some of them:
filler pins is a great idea and will definitely be included in the second banner project
lots of people want more generic designs next time - I hear you loud and clear! I will certainly have more of those, but it's also only fair to have some fandom options available for those that want them, and they will only be stretch goals like they were in the current campaign.
will the pin hole spots show through when you move your pins? That I can't answer yet, since I don't have any samples made yet. Dying the banners was a suggestion but these designs are printed on and would be affected by the dye.
different options for the hanging string? This may be unlikely but I will ask again in the future; the manufacturer has mentioned before that they only have the white string. Once I get them in hand I can see if it's something I can do myself!
selling pinbacks - would anyone be interested in that? I do have some custom shapes like stars, corgis, and leaves...
more organized updates! Yes, I do need to work on that 😅
Ok I think this post is long enough! The next one will have a progress update on the seasons themed banner and the change to the rainbow one to include some sparkles. After that we can focus on all the freebie sticker designs!
If you made it this far, pat yourself on the back LOL
FINAL STRETCH!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 07:25:51 PM
woooo!
Honestly, I was very doubtful my first campaign would get the first banner fully funded PLUS all 5 stretch goals... so when I say I have been totally blown away by the response, I mean... really blown away! lol. Thank you so much for backing this project and liking my designs! With your constructive feedback, I think we've come up with some pretty great options for banner design #7 and #8 :D I asked the manufacturer for a quote on an additional design to see if we can't make a third extra, but with crazy shipping prices and the current shipping container crisis, I can't make any promises yet.
Quick clarification for UK/EU backers: if you would like to participate, you only need to pledge (once) to the $1 placeholder tier and then head over to my online shop (here: ETSY ) and purchase your banners through there. You can message me or leave a note in the order if you'd like. We have to do it this way because Kickstarter won't do anything with VAT and tariff codes, but Etsy will.
I wasn't able to complete the Tree of Life / Four Seasons design in time for our final survey, and believe me I am probably more disappointed than you are. I like being upfront and honest, and sticking to my word so when I said I'd have the design complete a few days ago, I saw no reason it wouldn't be. However, Halloween weekend had other plans for me. I did my first convention in 2 years, and first out of state - at AWA (Anime Weekend Atlanta). It was tons of fun meeting people and talking fandoms, but it was long and they were blocking cell phone service AND trying to get vendors to pay $200 for wi-fi access. Every transaction took forever and drained my iPad battery before I could get much drawn. My flight home was delayed and other weird issues kept popping up in the last 24hrs... all of this combined made for very little progress, so I hope it's okay with you all to go ahead with the vote. It would obviously be better to see the final draft before voting on it, but I hope this progress picture will be enough for now to get an idea of the overall design. Of course, we can still have a dialogue about what to fix/add to it.
WIP
I just want to give you all enough time to change your pledges if your favorite designs don't win the vote. So without further adeu, here is the survey link --> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/27JSCK9
PS - feel free to say whatever you like in the comments, they are anonymous!
The only designs I would maybe add tassels to are the pastel castle and rainbow, but I can leave the choice to you if you'd prefer :) Also, my manu informed me the price on the metal rods are going to triple starting this month so I think it's best we go with wooden ones.
Poll Results
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 04:36:40 PM
*EDIT* I'm an idiot and missed one!! If you wanted the beachy/destiny island (kingdom hearts) design, please comment or vote again!!
We're in the final countdown to end of campaign! 11 hours to go! 🎇
Thanks everyone that has participated so far in the poll from the last update; I am grateful for the comments and suggestions you've left too - every suggestion helps me make this a better experience for everyone. So far, the rainbow has an overwhelming majority! 53 of 350 backers have voted so far so there's still a chance that could change, but it does look like a clear winner. Both the "pastel" castle and "gray" castle designs are tied for 2nd and the Pokeball is trailing at 3rd place.
ALSO - I'll be using the extra funds from this project to make a THIRD banner.. for a total of 9 (nine) designs! So if the trends don't change, that means the rainbow, hogwarts castle and disney castle will go into production with the original six.
Don't forget - all the designs that don't win will be included in my next Kickstarter that will hopefully launch in December, so if it does half as well as this one, they will still get made... just a few months later. The part 2 campaign will also include some generic designs like a fall/nature, monstera leaf, ice cream/sprinkles ... and halloweeny ones like a black/white spider web and purple/black/orange striped one, etc. It may also include some fandom-specific designs like sailor moon. Many people enjoy many different kinds of pin collections, and I'd love to be able to have something for everyone's tastes.
Here's a bar graph of the results for the first question of the survey, which was to choose your favorite design:
