My yearly Black Friday equivalent sale is now LIVE on www.AlstroArts.com. ( I don't do sales on Black Friday)
Virtually all items are on sale at the best rates I offer all year with items being between 12% and 55% off. My sale last from now till November 6th at midnight EST. The only ...
2023-11-03 18:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't forget if you are one of the handful of Patrons that have not updated to the MEGA pin tier for the month but are still on a previous pin-tier to upgrade to the new tier! The pin for this month is a much larger, more complicated design, that will cost more to manufacture. If you do NOT want the big pin for this month, please message me so we can work out somethin...
2023-10-19 16:30:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The Crystal Collection pins are finally in and I've started grading them. So far so good on quality, with B-grades for the Peryton & Dragon should be listed in the shop when it goes live in the Secret Shop after I send orders out. Expected date to be in the Secret Shop is the 18th, and regular shop the 1st week of November.
I'm expecting to get Patron orders out tomorrow! So please ma...
2023-10-17 15:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostJust a reminder that all Patreons who want the new MEGA pins need to update their tiers to the NEW MEGA pin rank. The prices for these tiers is $8 more due to the immense complexity and size of these pins compared to previous pins.
Don't forget about your new Secret Shop code as well i...
2023-10-01 18:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Pins for October, November, & December will be 3 inch MEGA pins (normally we do 2 inch) with loads of colors and special effects. Due to this, they will be costing dramatically more for us to manufacturer almost, and will need to adjust our prices accordingly. All pin tiers will be bumped up by $8 to accommodate how much more compl...
2023-09-24 16:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Pin Club early releases, Dark Creations / Crystal Collection updates, and previews of the Autumn Season pins
3 new bug mini pins have been added to the secret shop. The leftover will be fully released in October to the main shop. Secret Shop code can be found in your welcome note, and the Pin Club Discord.
Note, these pins have some high contrast color and may take more revisions and time than usual to get them to work out. If they don't work out and end up looking too muddy, we do have back-up versions over silver metal or may use less cle...
2023-06-24 02:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
June is the month of the Thundering Skies Peregrine Falcon pin, this stellar beauty is already in production. Which we hope will go smooth and well, as we test out a new manufacturer. The sample pin already looks great, so fingers crossed it will come out excellent.
Crystal Myth Collection Pins
T...
2023-06-04 01:49:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Thundering Waves is the pin for May! If you pledge to Patreon this month, you get this cool pin, and it is already in production - See 2nd image. So far working with the new manufacturer to take the load off my main manu has been moving smoothly. So anticipating shipping in July for all the Thundering pins.
As a note, the new secret shop and coupon code is up in your welcome note...
2023-05-01 04:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
If you were a pin-club level patron in the time frame of May-September of last year, your orders have tracking! I'll be dropping them off tomorrow. Tracking numbers have been sent in your Patreon inbox. If you do not see them and you should, please shoot me a PM so I can check. I was having a heck of a time getting the patron manager to work for me.
The Draco and Canis Minor can ...
2023-03-09 03:57:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The fastest animals on land, sea, and sky will now become glowing pins!
Pledge in these upcoming months to get the pin for that month! I'll be sending these off to start sampling soon.
2023-03-06 22:24:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Just remember that any pledge in March will get this fun pin which is already getting sampled.
The manufacturer has been still slow to update and produce, but looks to be smoothing out. Fingers crossed that things continue to pick up.
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.
The Constellation Draco is complete, and graded. Pin is looking good, next week I will begin shipping Draco only orders out. The other 3 con...
2023-01-27 20:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Still wrapping up some website updates, holiday stuff, along with a few other little things. But I will be updating the Patreon page soon with new Secret Shop codes, banner update, and other-such by this weekend.
Just a reminder, that if you back in January, you get the pin above! It has already been sent off to get sampled along with the next 2 month's designs as well. Keep yo...
2023-01-04 03:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in case you have not yet joined the Discord (which has pin club exclusive channels for early images, as well as voting on designs) to see these images in the public channels, here ya go!
Crystal Myths:
These were the top 3 designs that won for 2023! These are mock-ups, but we plan ...
2022-12-10 03:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post
This pin is already in sampling stage, but as a reminder this is the pin for next month. Those who have a pledge go through in November will get this pin. We hope to have a physical sample to show you soon!
Pin features:
Just a reminder with the month coming to a close, that if you are pledged in October, that this is the pin you will get. We have already started samples of this pin.
I've also included mock-ups for November and December as well, to help you decided if you want to join the Seasonal tier for Autumn.
If you are changing pledges now for the future p...
2022-09-26 02:45:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As a note to all my Patreons, the secret shop code is the same as the coupon code for the shop that you should be able to see in the Discord Pin-Club chat, and in your welcome notes. Nothing is currently in the shop, but if something appears, you will be able t...
2022-09-05 22:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostArt is in, now is the time to vote on which series you want to see as pins most! Voting ends September 4th, in which I'll finalize these mostly-finished designs for posting and production.
Last pin for the summer chunk before we maybe move on to another theme! Theme voting for the next chunk will be taking place soon once I get some sketches finished.
2022-08-20 01:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a preview of the pin for August, Constellation Canis Major!
Also here is an in-progress sample of Constellation Draco that definitely needs some work. We will assess it for sure when we get the sample next week in person. This guy once finalized will be a solidified look of all the new Constellation series pins for the Pin-of-the-Month Club!
2022-07-18 19:37:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Please note to Seasonal World Wide (WW) pin Patreons, I have changed the tier going forward for the month of July, but I cannot manually swap you myself or lower your price on that tier. We were able to secure more affordable shipping for at least the remainder of 2022 for non...
2022-07-01 19:32:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a mock-up preview for the July pin, Constellation Corvus. Final pin may have slight tweaks, but it should be 95% like this for the final product.
Pin Features:
Patreon Pin Club is nearly ready to launch! Here is a preview of the very first pin, which is dear to my heart. It's original design was part of the original Wild Sky v1 series, that I always wanted to expand upon the idea. Without expanding on it as a star sign kind of thing.
June's Pin Details: Constellation Draco v2:
YCH is up for April! To claim, comment below with your ref and your favorite wildflower (if you have none, I will pick one). Make sure to mark any not SFW refs as such to make it easier for me to work on. (so i know if I can work on it around my 4 year old)
(purple, orange, and red are all claimed on Discord)
Blue: for $2-$5 Patreons. any character as long as it won't ob...
2021-04-20 01:48:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Launching the YCH for March for my Patreons! Lots of spots to claim, so take a look and see who is open. Remember, there is a 24 hour cooldown for anyone who claimed a spot in the February YCH, and some spots are claim on Discord only if you don't see them described below!
**To claim a spot reply with the color or number below**, then provide *(you can edit if y...
2021-03-12 20:01:41 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been a while since we did one of these, but I am now taking requests for any art from years past that you'd love to see PSD or high res of! Just link below in the comments.
It is that time of the season, a bit early to try and ensure the loot makes it on your tree this year. All the stuff should be printed, together, and shipped out this weekend as long as the prints from the printer (Catprint) arrive on time. If you live internationally and need to pay shipping, I'll let you take care of it after I ship so I can try and get your package out as soon as possible. 2020-12-09 16:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
2 spots open for claiming on the site, and 2 more left in Discord for those who pledge to my Patreon! To claim respond below with the following:
Reply with these questions answered below if you pledge AND want one!
With summer now drawn to a close, the Summer art chunk is closed. It was a busy summer for me, and hectic. I'll be removing the Spring Loot pack this week, so make sure if there was anything you wanted, that you saved it out from the Google drive.
I'll be sending out links to the Autumn Art Chunk this weekend, and hopefully I'll have some stuff to put in it soon now that I've finished all...
2020-10-02 05:19:51 +0000 UTC View Post