Did you miss the Goddesses of Summer Kickstarter? Here's your chance to pre-order the Goddesses enamel pins, plus other items from the Birthstone Goddesses series! OPENING AUGUST 5th.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys Sent via Backerkit + Pre-Orders Now Open
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Aug 06, 2019 at 04:16:35 PM
Surveys Sent
Now that pledges have finished processing, I have sent your Kickstarter surveys via email! The subject of the email will read "Response Needed -- Get your reward for Goddesses of Summer Birthstone and Flower Hard Enamel Pins".
If you did not receive this email or you lose the email, you can recover your survey via this link by entering the email address you used for the Kickstarter.
REMEMBER that you must pay your shipping costs via this survey in order to have your items sent to you. Surveys are due by August 15th! Orders will be locked and credit cards will be charged on the 16th. Shipping addresses will be locked on September 4th, giving you plenty of time to update your shipping addresses by then, if needed.
As stated in the Kickstarter, now begins the 3 month period which determines the cutoff date for declaring items abandoned. All surveys and shipping need to be handled preferably no later than August 15th. However, the absolute cutoff date is November 6th, 2019 for determining the abandonment status of items. All items that have not been claimed and/or that have not had their shipping fees paid by November 6th will be considered abandoned after November 6th and will be returned to my inventory!
Did you or a friend miss the Kickstarter and want to make sure that you receive a pin? You can now snag your own pin via the public Pre-Order Shop where I will be taking orders until August 15th! Only Backers will be able to buy some of the Kickstarter exclusive items available in the shop, but the pins and other items are available to the public!
In other news, I've ordered some samples ahead of the main batch of pins to inspect their quality before placing the full order. These samples should arrive around the 16th so I can show off how the pins look in the round! I can't wait to share them with you all!
More news soon,
♥ Angela S.
Download Your Goddesses of Summer Coloring Pages
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 10:09:27 AM
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Congratulations on Funding! + Timeline of Surveys/Fulfillment
over 4 years ago
– Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 07:17:39 PM
Congratulations and celebrations all around! Thanks to your help, the Goddesses of Summer enamel pins are are going to become a reality! Give yourselves a pat on the back.
I cannot wait to have these beauties on hand, but first we must all be patient a little longer while all the gears of payment processing and fulfillment turn. I have a new fulfillment timeline for you all, as Backerkit has suggested I wait a full 14 days for credit cards to process and to give everyone a chance to make sure any credit card issues are sorted out before launching the Backerkit shop.
As a reminder, the Backerkit shop is where Backers will be paying for their shipping fees for this campaign, as well as where you will be adding any Add Ons, like extra pins, prints, etc.
New Fulfillment Timeline
August 5th - Payments from Kickstarter will be fully processed and transferred to me. The Backerkit shop where we'll be handling shipping fees and Add Ons will open and remain open for 2 weeks. A link to the shop and your surveys will be sent via email and posted here in this project's Updates.
August 16th - Add On orders will be locked and credit cards will be charged for Add Ons and Shipping. I will place the order for pins with my manufacturer.
August 30th - After a 2 week turnaround time for production, pins will arrive!
1st week in September - Allow for time to check and process everyone's orders. Shipping addresses will be locked.
2nd Week in September - Shipping begins. Happiness for everyone!
September 23rd - The first day of fall, the next set featuring the Goddesses of Autumn will be launched on Kickstarter! Stay tuned for more info if you're interested in the September, October, and November pins.
These dates are subject to change should any delays arise, which sometimes happen! I will do my best to make sure everyone is informed of any changes and progress with Updates here on each phase of this process.
For now, let us bask! I'm so grateful to be given this chance to add another piece to my Birthstone Goddesses collection and to continue to keep creating as an independent artist fulfilling their own artistic vision.
The Journey Isn't Over!
But this isn't the end! Keep an eye out for news about the next entries into this pin series - The Goddesses of Autumn. You can also keep up with Behind the Scenes developments with me via my Patreon, where I post articles about my journey of creation (including the making of these pin designs), tips for artists, and many other fun things!
You can click Follow at the top of my profile on Patreon to follow along for my free articles, or pitch in as little as $1 for access to my Secret Sketchbook, private Discord server, etc. Other Rewards include access to a library of coloring pages and more. There's a lot to see and I'd love to get to know you all better there!
Each and every new Patron will receive a one-time Welcome gift from me depending on their pledge amount. Come and see!
I'll have more news soon once we reach the next milestone of progress!
Thanks again for all your support and sharing. It means the world to a 1 person biz like me!
♥ Ang
2 Stretch Goals Met + Final 3 Days!
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 08:18:40 PM
Congratulations, everyone! Thanks to your sharing and support, we've unlocked 2 out of 3 Stretch Goals! Everyone who will be receiving physical Rewards will now get all of these stickers:
There's just one final Stretch Goal to unlock at $5600 for the Limited Edition versions of the pins with the dangling crystals!
I know it's getting down to the wire for this project's end, so if for some reason we unlock the Limited Edition pin options and people do not have enough time to pledge for them, never fear! They will be added to the Add On store in Backerkit as an option to choose from (but ONLY if we manage to unlock them!).
As of today, we still have one Art Collector tier left as well! This is a great opportunity to collect a charming small original and help support this campaign. Will anyone give this final original art a home? The other two have already been claimed!
I'll have more info for you all soon about what's going to happen when this campaign ends and the process of settling shipping and Add Ons via Backerkit begins. REMINDER that for Add Ons, you will NOT be adding the cost of them to your pledge here within Kickstarter. Your Add Ons (and shipping costs) will all be handled outside of this campaign via Backerkit!
For now, keep spreading the love! We still have time to make that last Stretch Goal!
As ever, thanks for your continued support! You all have been amazing and it brings this hermity lone artist a lot of happiness!
♥ Ang
New Tier Added! Lady of August Original Art Bundle
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:13:39 AM
Happy Monday, everyone! I'm so happy to report that we've met the first Stretch Goal of adding a sheet of stickers to the campaign and are quickly creeping to the 2nd goal! I'm also excited to introduce you to the 3rd and final ink drawing which has been added to the project today.
Like her sisters, she will also be matted up to 8x10 inches in a white mat with black core. Her bundle includes August's pin and print, as well!
Here's a little 2 min time lapse of how this ink drawing was created:
To claim this original, pick the "Art Collector - Lady of July August" Reward from the list of Rewards and complete your pledge. You can also switch to this Reward if you've pledged for another. You'll be able to add different pins and prints in the Add On shop which will be available once the campaign has successfully completed.
I also still have Lady of June's original ink drawing available, if anyone would like to help boost this project and give her a good home! EDIT: Actually Lady of June was claimed while I was busy this weekend! HOORAY! Thanks so much!
We're about to reach the 2nd Stretch Goal, so even just one of these originals being claimed will put us nearly past that 2nd goal! We still have 6 days to reach that final amazing Stretch Goal of unlocking Limited Edition versions of the pins as an option, so keep on sharing and spreading the word:
