Hey everyone! After some consideration and negot ating I decided to split and lower the goal for the sunflower.

The sunflower pin gets made if we hit 1600€ which we almost have! WE DID IT
The sunflower story gets written if we hit 1800€.

I hope this is a good solution - I know some of you gave up on the sunflower and cancelled your pledge but I haven't given up! We're going to make it I'm sure 🙏 Making the extra pin is not that costly by itself and I know some people will be disappointed if we don't have it, so unlocking the pin is the top priority. 

The campaign graphic and text will be updated in a moment.

Averil 

Hey all!
As you may have seen, we did unlock the sunflower pin shortly after splitting the last stretch goal into the pin goal and story goal! We are, however still chasing after the last piece of story, unlocked at 1800 (that's a bit over 100 bucks away, we can do it!).

1. When the campaign ends, I will send out a survey to a small portion of backers first to test the survey.
2. Once I've heard back from those and there are no questions, I will send out the surveys to everyone else.
3. During the survey, you can make your pin and add-on choices, as well as adding more items to your order.
4. Once I have responses from about 80% of all backers, I will place the order for the pins, and extrapolate the amounts needed for each design, plus 20%-50% extra to account for defects, and I will lock your orders. Normally that happens within the first few days after the surveys are sent out.
5. The pins will go to production as soon as possible then, and will usually take 1-2 months before they arrive. I will share any updates that my manu gives me!
6. If there are no delays in manufacturing, the pins should be here in September (or October). I will then lock your addresses with a notice. Then it can take me a week or two to pack them all up and ship! You will receive more detailed shipping info once that time comes.

If we do not unlock the last story while the campaign is running, any pre-orders or post-campaign add-ons can still contribute to the story goal! That one is not time critical so I'm fairly optimistic that we can hit it one way or another <3

Cheers
Averil

Hey all!
One final update before the campaign ends. We've hit our last milestone which means every pin is unlocked AND every pin will get its own writing!

Thank you so much everyone, whether you are a new backer or a day one backer. You are all making this project come to life!

Let's finish this project with grace! I am already preparing everything behind the scenes so the surveys can go out smoothly after the campaign.

Cheers 
Ave

This campaign is ove and we unlocked everything. That's wonderful! I can't stress how happy I am with how it turned out, despite the highs and lows we experienced in the middle of the campaign (it happens every single time and drives me mad every single time!). :D

Here's what's happening behind the scenes as we speak: 

- Initial payment (pledge only, no shipping) has been charged. For most of you, it succeeded without any problems! A few of you have had their cards declined, so please have a look at that if you still want the rewards. For those of you who pledged both for our partner project Magic Mix & Match Lanterns please check that your pledge went through for both campaigns so you can receive the cross collaboration reward!
- Surveys & Pre-Order shop are being prepared. If you want to pick up something that you didn't pick up during the campaign, you will be able to do so when the surveys are out. The Pre-Order shop is where non-backers can still order rewards if they have missed the campaign. Backerkit takes a while to import all the data into their PledgeManager, so please be patient. Approximately surveys will be sent 14 days after the campaign ends, possibly earlier if the card issues are fixed sooner by all backers. Please keep an eye on your inbox and make sure to check your spam folders so you don't miss the survey!
- Duncan is writing the remaining stories. I hope you're all excited about reading them!
- Pin Orders will be placed once I have a decent amount of survey responses to reasonably estimate the amount of pins needed (don't worry i will order 20% extra to make up for late responders and B grades). From my experience, I get around 80% survey responses within the first 24-48 hours after sending the survey and I will extrapolate from there and add the 20% on top. I'm trying to ask my manufacturer if we can begin production before settling the final amount so it goes a bit quicker, but no promises there.
- Expected fulfillment is September/October! Of course this is a goal, not a guarantee. My past pin projects have always taken about ~1.5 months to complete, so mid september is what I expect but you never know how busy a manufacturer is or if there are problems with the international shipping. Especialy since we have...
- The cross collaboration pins. There is some extra logistics regarding that, since it's not being manufactured at the same factory as the main campaign pin, so they might arrive earlier or later, hard to tell. I will keep you updated though!
- I will of course provide you with updates throughout the manufacturing process! 

Cheers 
Averil

Heya all!
I just wanted to post a reminder that this is a Cross collaboration project where you can get a set of free pins if you back both this project and the partner project: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mad-child-soul/Magic-Mix-Match-Lanterns-Earrings-Pins?ref=bk-partner-project

If you haven't checked it out please do so!

That is all for now 🫶

Averil

Hello everyone! Behind the scenes the authors and me are already working very hard for this campaign! I thought I'd share a piece of writing that the wonderful Duncan Wilson did for the Amaryllis pin and the bloody story of the maiden of the same name. I hope you enjoy it!

There's another microstory done by Duncan already which I will reveal soon, and the Aconite is in the making. Also, Lorian has also written a piece about the Aconite too, which I hope to share soon as well. <3

The campaign's numbers are moving up a little bit again, let's hope it continues so we hit that 2k goal! To be honest I've been thinking of just funding the last pin myself if we don't hit the goal, but I will wait a bit longer before deciding that.

Cheers and have a great day!
Averil

Heya all! We had a bit of a setback in the last days die to cancellations, dropping below 1500 again. But I want to say that the unlocked pins stay unlocked so if you are worried about that there's no need to!

I still believe we can hit the goal of 2000 despite these fluctuations 💕 Let's keep it going!

Averil

Hey pin collectors and lovers of flowers!
I woke up to great news today: after a few quiet days in this campaign, we finally hit the 1500 and that means WE HAVE UNLOCKED THE ACONITE!

That leaves us with only one more main goal left, the Sunflower double pin. But because there's so much time left, I've also opened a discussion about possible new stretch goals in case we hit the 2000 mark early! If this campaign was missing something for you, now's the time to let me know :) Perhaps you want another main pin, or a non-pin add-on, or maybe a free extra? Let me know.

Wishing you all a great rest of the week - the weekend is near and I hope you're all having a great time!

Averil

Hey all!
Within a bit over an hour, we got funded! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! And not just that, our friends over there at Spirit Lights - Mix & Match Lanterns also got funded! This means:
- Amaryllis is getting made
- Bleeding Heart is getting made & all of you early backers are getting it for free!
- Collab Pins are getting made & those of you who backed both campaigns will get it for free (And you also get Mad Child Soul's early bird pin!)

Not too bad of a deal so far huhhh? I hope you are all liking it :D
Also, there's a discussion open where I want to hear some opinions on the concept of this campaign (not the cross-collab, but just the pin+writing combo) - if you have some thoughts I'd love to hear them! Whether it excites you or doesn't do much for you, all opinions are welcome.

Thank you all so much again, you're all amazing!

- Averil

Hello again everyone!
Thank you so so so much for an amazing start to our campaign!
We have 3 hours left before the early bird freebie (Bleeding Heart) stops being a freebie and has to be pledged for the normal price. So if you are on the fence, now's the best time to pledge! You will NOT be charged until after the campaign, so if you are just waiting for your next paycheck, you don't need to!

And more importantly, we unlocked the anemone pin! It's now available to pick after the campaign.

Next up is the Aconite pin, the largest pin of the collection with a gorgeous pearl swirl effect!

Also, if you have a moment, maybe vote in the poll asking your favourite pin out of the collection? Link to poll
I initially made the poll for pre-launch but it didn't work because I didn't set it up right, but you can still vote and let me know which designs you like best so I have a good grasp on how many I will need to order of each even before 100% of all surveys are through when the campaign ends :D

Here's to hoping we reach all the remaining goals as well so everyone can freely choose from all pin designs! If you have any pin collector friends, I would greatly appreciate it if you'd share this campaign with them :>

Cheers!
Averil