Hello all - I am coming to you with relatively minimal updates. I finally received some photos of a few of the pins - I'm waiting on an photo of the glow these pins have. This manu has been incredible terrible regarding communicating. I technically haven't even approved all proofs, the final witch hat (rainbow with translucent black enamel is taking some time for them to figure out for some reason) is not approved, and I am a little nervous with how few updates of the process they are sending...but I was also assured that they would check in before moving on to each step. I am doing my best to be optimistic regarding how these will turn out. Hopefully I will have more updates soon - I am currently speed running grading the pins I have in hand, before I leave for an extended trip tomorrow, and will have updates on that once I'm done traveling!

 

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Hello everyone - this is going to be a very image heavy update, so I apologize in nadvance. Before I show photos, I need to preface this with - Crystal Balls and the freebie pin came out great (in the few pins I've seen). The Graveyard Witches....have some issues. I am pretty frustrated with them, but will ultimately leave it up to those who backed for these pins to give their opinions (i.e. determine if I am being too picky/harsh in judging the errors).

I will e-mail all graveyard witch backers individually as well, to ensure I get all responses, but if you see this update, PLEASE comment below so I can gather everyone's thoughts!

Keep in mind I have not graded any of these pins yet, so may have to come back once that's done with some additional updates.

I will start with the good: the freebie floating skull pin came out AMAZINGLY. I always forget how big 2 inches is, though, so the first look admittedly shocked me lol.



The crystal balls are SUPER exciting to see in person! I unfortunately had an issue where the incorrect final glitter was sent, so it's a more blue-y color than purple as the sample had shown. If this makes you want to change your color choice, please reach out and let me know and I will either make note or unlock your survey (I'm unsure if I can unlock surveys of those who had already paid their full balance). The photos and videos really dont do these guys justice though - they are SO stunning in person. 

And now, the witches - I somehow managed to grab 2 that had b grade issues (smudged screen printing) which makes me nervous for grading...but, sometimes that's something I can fix (if screen printing is in the middle of an area with no other printing, like the one witch's chest area, vs the other witch's shoes, which would be difficult or impossible to clean up).
I'll post each grouping of photos individually but severity of the issues. I didnt grab a photo of the back, but they...did not laser on series numbers like I was told they would 🫠 so I will also have to figure out how to do that myself. I will be testing some options at home, but I do have several ideas for that at least. 

First up - the worst issues of the entire batch. I will include a photo of the proof I approved to hopefully give a better idea of how it was SUPPOSED to look, as well. 

My main concern, aside from the glaring issues, is that I want to depict characters who are NOT my race/skin tone respectfully. It frustrates me that this pin caused me so much issue, and I've already had to fight to get it made right. I should have sampled all three pins, but I for some reason just...didn't. I am kicking myself aggressively for that now.

If you ordered this specific pin, please let me know your thoughts - as I will at the VERY least, fight to get enough remakes done to fulfill backer orders if they won't remake them entirely (given the cost and labor involved in these pins, I have a feeling that it will not be easy to convince them to do a full remake, let alone partial).

The next issue is much less severe, though it is annoying. The shadows for the shoes, book and hat of the following witch are...just blatantly wrong. If this doesnt bother folks, I will leave it as is - if it does, please let me know and I will attempt to pursue at least a partial remake to fulfill backer orders.

Finally, this witch didnt really have any glaring issues other than the pin I chose having mouth alignment issues. This may just be the one pin, or a small number of them but....if it isnt then I'll be fighting for that too 😭 or trying to anyway.

FINAL NOTES:

I will check in daily for any comments regarding these pins and their...issues. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but since you all spent your hard earned money on them I want to be aure you're happy with what you're getting.

ALL the other pins are being produced by my new manu. I have literally NO updates there because they haven't even given me all the PROOFS to approve yet, and those that have been sent have many issues that I need to fight for. I will be paying to get samples made of all those pins, because after this debacle, I do NOT want to deal with getting hundreds of pins remade 🥲 I am pressuring them daily to send proofs ASAP because you all are WAITING for your pins, and fulfillment will take me a while once I even get them, plus I will have to grade...literally thousands of pins.

A reminder that you can join my Facebook or discord to reach out regarding your pin selections, as well as e-mail me at [email protected] or messaging me on instagram! Thank you ALL so much for your patience and understanding with my slowness - I truly appreciate you all dearly 🙏💖 apologies for lack of formatting on this post as well - I'm typing on my phone and it's a much bigger hassle lol

Hello all! There isn't a *ton* to talk about this update, as I unfortunately have had a lot of back-and-forth with one of my manufacturers (the new one) regarding cost for the bulk of the pins; the originally quoted price has gone up significantly for some reason, and so I am attempting to whittle that down as much as possible, so I might be able to get all designs produced still (including the potion pins). 

Some of the pins are being produced by my previous manufacturer, and those are being worked on at the moment - I've attached a few photos of those as they are in progress. There was a slight change to the pigment used in the crystal ball pin, and due to how diamond dust powder is used, I could not have translucent enamel in the bottom of the rainbow pin; if this change is an issue for anyone who chose this pin, please feel free to let me know and I'm happy to allow a swap - I apologize for not asking prior to approving the design change, but unfortunately as the only option then was to use opaque enamel, I went ahead and approved it. 

I did ask to have less sparkle put in the top of the dark nickel & silver nickel crystal balls, so that the metal shines through more as in the original samples I was sent. I've only received one photo of the freebie pin so far, but it looks good and I'm excited to see the final result!

The graveyard witch pins are in progress as well - I had to make a change to the purple dress witch's hair (it was WAY too dark) and the skin on the blue dress witch was also much darker than I intended, but I have not received any updated images of those yet; once I do I will pass them along. 

Thank you all for your patience; I hope to have some more exciting updates for you all soon!

Title says all - apologies for the delay in this step. 

I will charge remaining balances once pins are on their way to me. Another update with information regarding tariffs will come in the next few weeks when I give the 48 hour notice for cards charging. 

Addresses will remain changeable up until I begin packing orders & print labels (I lock addresses in waves as I ourchase & print labels). 

The remaining update is pretty much all just info for backers regarding their surveys - but I wanted to be sure all interested followers had a proper link to the pre-order store :)