February 2023 Pin: Other Pin Updates

     Just a reminder, staying pledged into February with get you the Fluorite Chimera. This pin, along with the 2 other Crystal Series animals, are already off being sampled.

Constellation Pins

    The Constellation Draco is complete, and graded. Pin is looking good, next week I will begin shipping Draco only orders out. The other 3 constellation pins were nearly complete before the manufacturer left for Chinese New Year. Hopefully it won't take long once they return.

Autumn Pins

     The three autumn pins are looking good. We did get the samples in when the Draco pins came in last week. The Raccoon and Owl looked great and will be sent to production. The Squirrel will be resampled, as the oranges were to yellow and the reds too pale in several areas.

LE pins

     The Rosy Moth is the only one we got, and somehow the pin did not look like the approved sample. We are waiting to talk to the manufacturer on return to see what can be done. For the time being, I'm interested in knowing if those who preordered this liked technically wrong sample or if they would prefer a remake. I'm not sure what the options will be since I can't really mail back clear enamel to have them fix it. (as such would mean if they scrape out the wrong colors it leaves scratches)

     The remainder of the LE pins were supposed to be done, or near done. So hopefully after holiday return they will be mailed out to get out those orders. LE pins: Amethyst Geode Beetle, Cool Fireworks Peacock, Harvest Moon Bat, & Striking Thunderbird.

Embellished Edge Pins

     Those who are Patreons with access to the Secret Shop now have first dibs at Embellished Edge leftovers, with the exception of single mini pins. (previous post contains code if you missed it since this is a public update) They have been up for a few days (I just forgot to update here) and will be early release until February for Patreons. Restocks may take a while on these designs, as I want to slow down what I'm expecting the manufacturer to do to focus on the Pin Club designs, some other projects, and finishing up existing orders.

Happy Habitats Pins

     Happy Habitats has been 75% shipped and completed. All eligible orders have been sent off and stock has been set aside for remaining orders. We are waiting till the manu returns after the holiday to get status on the fixes and replacements. I will be keeping the B-grade pins for mystery pins, and Ken will be relaunching his shop with the A-grades sometime soon. Keep an eye on the Discord for that announcement. Get Mystery pins HERE 

Shop Pin Restocks

     We finally got stock in that we were waiting on since June of last year (they seem to not just send things when they are ready, but the whole order at once, based on the stuff we were also sampling at the time. Lesson learned that restocks need to be sent separate of club stuff). Restocks are happening going up right now following designs:

• Spring Doe
• Snowy Buck
• Bloodmoon Bat
• Cavern Bear
• Dusk Fox
• Fog Raven
• Trail Skunk
• Canyon Caracal
• Taiga Wolverine
• Rocky Ram
• Wind Spiral Dragon (v2)
• Sunburst Egret
• Piney Polecat

New Shop Items

     There are new items in my shop!

• Microfiber cloths with designs from Wild Sky, Untamed Waters, Fantastic Flames, Mighty Earth, Peppy Gryphons, Linnie Doots, Lunar Moth, and a new North American Nature pattern.
• Lunar Moth Shaker Keychain
• New Lanyards
• Washi tapes
• Mystery Sticker Packs

Other Pin Updates

     Due to retiring stock not moving quite fast enough and so many pins building up in my storage, I re-listing the remaining Fantastic Flames and Untamed Waters pins in the shop. Any design with stock of 5 or more will be listed up for direct purchase. Mystery pins are clearly not the way to go to move the stock (500+ pins), and having many bins of pins is taking up too much space. B-grades of these designs will remain Mystery only.

     These are not restocks, will not be restocked, and are otherwise on CLEARANCE, so they will be heavily discounted. So if you were ever wanting these designs, I will not be bringing them back unless it is a complete design overhaul.