A little piece of nature in every enamel pin.
Hey everyone! I wanted to pop in real quick to share my new kickstarter with you guys, since it has a similar theme to it, but with butterflies. You can check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/storiesbeyondthestar/elemental-butterflies
Hi everyone! The last of the packages were packed up and sent out today. Please give it a few days for tracking to start updating, especially since this is an extremely busy time of year. It may take them longer to get to you thank normal.
I wanted to thank everyone who supported this project. Just saying 'thank you' really doesn't cover it. For someone who really struggles with self-worth, it means everything.
So thank you again, and I hope you all stay safe, have a great holiday, and that the end of the year is a little kinder.
Kaylee
Just a quick update to let everyone know that my holiday sale is now live. I was going to start an etsy store, but there wasn't much time for me to get a feel for the platform, so it's still my shopify store: https://stellar-sierras.myshopify.com/
Seconds pins of these designs are also included in this sale. The only thing that isn't on sale are my new Rainbow Crystal pins. So if there's a design you wanted to grab but didn't have the money for, take a quick look to see if I have any as seconds since the main ones are only $5, and the seconds of the mini pins are only $3!
I promise, I'll stop bugging you all with updates that no longer have to do with this campaign. Seriously, thank you all so much for making all of this possible!
Kaylee
Hey everyone!
I wanted to drop a small update to say that the last of the packages that I held will be shipped out on Monday. I was originally going to send them tomorrow, but with the way this system works around here, I'd rather not have the box sitting in a truck until they can be delivered after the weekend.
For people in the US, these still should get to you before Christmas. For Canadian (even though I'm in Canada) and International backers, that's not very likely at this point. According to chitchats I would have had to have sent all the international ones towards the first of November. But you never know, maybe it'll all get through!
A few updates about the pins that we were waiting on (that weren't a part of this kickstarter).
I worked with a different manufacturer for this, one with a supposed good reputation and years of experience, but all of these pins were flawed. That's not just me being picky since I do know what happened with this one. They weren't plated entirely properly. That left flaws like this:
They actually feel perfectly smooth, not like anything's missing, which is really weird. I've been wearing them around and no one has noticed anything wrong with them, and it'd be kind of pointless to get holiday ones redone now (not that this manufacturer is willing to make them, they've been the worst ones I've worked with so far for communication). So everyone who bought these will still get them and I'm also sending you more free stuff with it (I've got sets of things already packed for you).
I'm just full of bad luck sometimes, but not all the time, because...
These pins are fantastic!
It's super hard to catch the glitter and shine properly, but I'm so happy with them! The white ones have almost a pink/red sparkle to them making me think of how there's more or less 'fire' in opals. The black one is *so* colourful that it truly fits the 'rainbow crystal' theme. I'm so happy with them!
Also a small heads up, I'll be launching a new shop tomorrow (over on Etsy, which is probably best for me right now since I don't have a huge following and instagram sucks) with a TON of sales. I'll be posting about it tonight, but here's a quick rundown:
These will all be shipped out with Canada Post, so there's no massive waiting period to ship. The downside is that for tracked shipping, it's way more expensive since the standard price doesn't include that. I'll drop a very quick message when the shop opens with the link.
I think that's it's for now, if you got this far, thank you for reading my self promo. Thank you so, so much for sticking with me through this kickstarter. You have no idea how much it means to me! You're the best, and I hope this time of year brings you some form of happiness and joy, no matter what you may or may not celebrate!
Kaylee
Hi everyone!
I have everyone's orders packed right now, and I'll hopefully be shipping the first group out tomorrow, but by Wednesday at latest (my printer is a sketchy bugger that doesn't always work). This group will consist of all your rewards except for the following:
1. If you're waiting on another preorder item (Christmas, pokeballs, rainbow crystals).
2. If you're in Canada and did not get tracked shipping, as I need to go purchase the stamps. These will likely be sent out Thursday or Friday.
3. If I asked you about replacements for the flawed pins, but you have not gotten back to me.
For the third group, if I don't hear back from you by the time my other pins are in, I will pick a random pin from this kickstarter and send to you.
One thing that people will notice when they get their packages is that I did not make specialized backing cards for this campaign. I intended on it, but by the end of the campaign, I decided that it'd be better to put my money into the pins instead. So everything is coming either on my generic Stellar Sierras business cards, or my postcard prints inspired by my Fairy Tale Heroines pins. I have a ton of those, and I love them to pieces, so I use them to write notes and to stick things on. It was kind of fun to see how many I could put on a single card.
I hope this is okay. I know that some people really like to see the individual designs, and normally I love making them, but I just didn't have the funds to allocate towards that.
Thank you to everyone who got back to me so quickly! I'll be sending the tracking numbers to everyone whose packages are going out later this week!
Kaylee