Hello everyone!
I hope you‘re all excited and ready for Pin Quest. Here‘s a bit of info ahead of time so you don‘t have to digest so much info on launch day when alllll the Pin Quest campaigns are launching :D
1. No stretch goal designs this time, all pins unlocked instantly
A change compared to my previous campaign is that the initial 8 designs are all there‘ll be, and they‘ll be instantly unlocked. The reason for that is that I want to take away the „my favourite design is still locked“-anxiety for backers (and for myself lol), and usually when I make a design, I want to make it anyways even if it means paying out of pocket.
2. Crowdfunding - Pledge now, pay at the end
This point is for those of you who are still new to crowdfunding. With Backerkit, you don‘t pay anything until the campaign ends, and only if the campaign funding is successful. Between your pledge and the campaign end, you can change or cancel anytime. The
initial payment covers the
merchandise cost, and once the production is finished the
shipping cost is charged. You can also add stuff to your campaign pledge in the survey after the campaign and pay that together with the shipping.
This also means: you have no disadvantages if you back early - you still only pay at the end, and you will be eligible for the early bird sticker reward!
3. The stretch goals is a freebie this time
I mentioned not making unlockable stretch goal designs… but it doesn‘t mean we don‘t have stretch goals at all. This time I want to give back something when we hit high numbers, and it‘s a free pin. If you‘ve missed the poll: this adorable
black kitty on catnip won the poll will be given out - to everyone if we do well, and to the higher tiers if we do so-so :D
Other color variants of this kitty are the unlockable post-campaign add-ons that I mentioned above!
4. One size, one price tag
All pins are the same size this time. No minis, no jumbos, no complicated calculations on which add-ons and which pledge tiers together are the cheapest way of obtaining a combination of differently priced pins :D Just count the number of pins that you want to buy and just pledge that.
5. The only campaign add-ons are stickers
In the same spirit: we‘ll have two sticker packs, with the flowers and the ink bottles respectively, and that‘s all for add-ons. (Can you tell I am desperately trying to keep a campaign simple for once?? :D)
6. Don‘t forget the cross collaborations
And yes, we do partner with Mad Child Soul again this time.
… and Pin Quest as a whole has a special promo for those who back 3+ campaigns.
7. Pins and Poetry
And since this is pin quest - and a continuation of my first Floral Mythology project - we have a special focus on storytelling. I‘ve commissioned Lorian Ain‘dal to write some dark, deadly poems to go with these flowers. Each flower pin will come with the poem on the backing card just for that little extra flair and because writers deserve some love!
I think that‘s all for now! I hope that helps with taking away some of the launch day overwhelm :D
Best
Averil
PS - for those of you who are waiting on Meowshroom news - the parcel is still on the way to me, it has been stuck at the borders for a few days now but I hope it clears soon!
