ALL MAIN-GOAL STRETCH GOALS UNLOCKED!
over 3 years ago – Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 09:28:47 AM

Hey Everyone!!

What a whirlwind our first 6 days have been!  I realize getting so many updates like this can be a little pesky but so much has changed and moved I thought it best to keep everyone in the know!

We have now officially unlocked EVERYTHING I'VE ORIGINALLY PLANNED for this Kickstarter which is INSANE!!!

This is absolutely incredible for a short 16 day Kickstarter WITH 10 DAYS LEFT!!  So we will be adding the new graphics for the Tiny Monsters stretch goals and I will be working through some of the suggestions I've gotten from you lovely folks for our new set of stretch goals to unlock before the end of the Kickstarter.

Here's a reminder of what we are thinking of adding:

• Tiny Monsters -- Unlocks at $15,000
• Potentially a selection of 5 extra pins to be added & unlocked at each new $1000 goal
• A reprint of the new colours for the Olympians set which will unlock at $30,000

These all seem like pretty steep goals BUT I think we can make it folks!!

I've also gone ahead and added a Cursed Mortals reward tier AND add-on option for those who wanted to add this collection to their pledge.  I've also added each of the new pins as add-ons for those who wanted to only add a couple (or duplicates) to their orders!  I've also added a Reward tier for all three sets AND a reward tier that covers EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE UNLOCKED with this Kickstarter.

For those who are tired of adjusting their pledge and are pretty sure they would like just any and all pins we're creating we've opened up a new tier that looks like this:

We made this at the request of a backer who wanted the option to collect all of the pins in a single go so here it is now!

We still have 10 days to go so there is PLENTY of time to add some more goodies to this whopper of a reward tier!  Thank you all so much for your efforts and your help so far!  We honestly COULD NOT be doing this without you all!!

Thank you thank you!!

W & W

TITANS of TARTARUS UNLOCKED!!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 06:49:10 AM

Hi everyone!!

I didn't think I would have to make this post so soon in the campaign but here we are!  I'm still shocked and stunned by the overwhelming response to these pins!!  I can hardly believe it!!

Here are our TWO FULL UNLOCKED SETS:

I will be making a reward tier specifically for folks who want both these full sets together at a special KS rate. AND include them as add-ons for anyone who is interested in tacking them onto their current pledges!

Otherwise we now only have 3 Cursed Humans to unlock before we head into the Unknown territory of New Stretch Goals We Haven't Solidified Just Yet realm.  We're getting to work on our mini-monsters set as soon as I'm done writing this so that you all will know what you're getting into with these!

But for now, here is a graphic of our existing Cursed Humans: Medusa, Circe and Icarus along with our new additions: Pandora, Narcissus and Arachne!

I'm so happy with the designs so far, just remember they might shift and vary somewhat in their final look depending on the capability of our manufacturer so that you'll all get the best result (namely pins with a lot of cut-ins like Arachne might change somewhat).

As usual, any new pins unlocked since yesterday have been added as add-ons if folks wanted to add to them to their pledges!

Thank you so much for everything so far folks, I'm still taking feedback from backers who want to make suggestions for pins!  I know there have been a couple repeat answers but that just helps me make my decision a little easier knowing several folks will be interested in the same design!

Lets Keep On Pushing~~~!!

W & W

Titans?? Unlocked?? Suggestions??
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 06:48:02 AM

Hey everyone!!

Normally I would make an update with each new pin unlocked BUT it seems like these things are unlocking faster than I can even keep up with, which is AWESOME.

Not only do we have the entire Underworld Set unlocked

But we've got nearly the entire Titans of Tartarus set unlocked as well!!

As some of you may have noticed!!  We've gone ahead an added two more Titans into the mix!  Selene and Helios to round the set out to a solid 7.  I figured we had all been working so hard getting these pins unlocked it was worth making the addition to the collection.

All of the unlocked pins are now available as ADD-ONs for anyone who would like to make adjustments to their pledges you are absolutely welcome to!

Counting the two new pins added into the mix we only have 5 left to unlock from our original goal we set out with!  That's INSANE.  I can't believe we've come so far in just over 48hrs!

Progress on the campaign/potential add-ons so far....

• Unlock Underworld Set [DONE]
• Unlock Titans set [5/7]
• Unlock Cursed Humans set
• Create & Unlock Mini Monsters
• Perhaps 3-5 designs suggested by lovely backers~~
• Unlock new Olympian Set (recolours)

For a little more info on the 'Suggested' pins since folks are already eager on the button for this one. Our limitation is that it MUST be Greek Myth and it CANNOT repeat one we've done previously.  We will only be adding 3-5, if folks have suggestions for sets feel free~  If I'm feeling inspired I might consider it :D

You may drop comments on this post or on the project page.  I will collect these suggestions and narrow down which ones I'll be able to turn into pin form and set up a means for folks to cast votes.  Keep in mind that these pins have to be popular enough for my partner and I to sell them beyond the Kickstarter campaign so the more popular the deity/mortal the better the chance of us choosing them!  Likewise if we aren't able to choose yours for this Kickstarter, don't be too upset!  It might just be better suited for our... next one ;)

BUT FOR NOW-- Lets get these TITANS UNLOCKED~~

Thank you so much everyone!

W & W

DAY 1 -- ENTIRE UNDERWORLD SET UNLOCKED!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 06:47:25 AM

Hi Everyone!!

What a RUSH so far folks!!  We haven't even hit the first 24hr mark and we are sitting on an ENTIRE SET UNLOCKED!!

I've gone ahead and created a reward tier for folks to purchase this whole set.  I've also created an ADD-ON for this set, The Olympians AND Tiny Heroes for folks who are interested.

We are also, at this time, only $225 shy of unlocking Atlas (and starting our Titan run wherein each new pin will unlock at another $500 funded so that is EXCITING).

Here's what the new set of stretch goals look like so far:

We are considering adding two more (Helios & Selene) to the roster but we're going to wait and see how things play out today!

Now that the updates are out of the way we wanted to talk to you all a little bit more about Add-Ons and what the plan for this Kickstarter is now that we are nearly halfway through funding the entire set.

Add-Ons

So this is a very new feature that Kickstarter is letting us beta test with this campaign.  The widget is still very new so we were not able to provide photos (or much in the way of descriptions) on the items themselves. Here's a bit of an explanation for some of these items we're offering:

• The Original Olympian Pins -- refer to the colouring and designs of the very first run we made of these pins with our last Kickstarter: Greek Deity Hard Enamel Pins.  Some of the add-ons have "(original set)" tacked on to specify that it is These Versions we are offering as add-ons.  

Yes some of these pins HAVE been sold out since their first creation HOWEVER-- we are currently in the process of phasing-in new versions of the designs so that they follow a more uniform colour scheme like this:

Depending on how much we make with this campaign we MAY be able to offer this version of the set to those who selected 'The Olympian Set' but right now, 'The Olympian Set' includes a mix of old versus new pins.  It's not the MOST ideal for folks who like things to uniformly match but the cost to reprint so many large pins is... steep.

• Tiny Heroes -- are a set of small 1-1.25 inch hard enamel pins depicting our favourite (most popular) heroes!  They look a little something like this:

• Myth Retold: IPHIGENIA & MEDUSA -- Are a couple of short retellings of both their namesake myths featuring a queer spin on the Myth.  Both books on this Kickstarter are printed in high quality Risograph using black and metallic gold inks and are fully illustrated <3

ATALANTA is also on this Kickstarter. I currently do not have any photos of this book as it is still in production as we speak.  This story follows the same idea as the previous two, a queer retelling of the myth of Atalanta, however this book is not an illustrated Risograph print (hence the price difference) but it is still one of my best works!

This last one is not an add-on but IS featured as one of the rewards:

• The Myth about Myths: Greek Mythology -- There are ONLY 5 COPIES available of the very first print of this 280 page bible of Greek Mythological characters.  If you wanted a copy of this book as is, this is the very last chance for folks to get their hands on the copy (along with EVERYTHING ELSE MYTH in our arsenal).  The book IS intended to be re-printed BUT it will have a considerably different look.

Plans for this Kickstarter

Its becoming very clear that folks REALLY like these pins and like the work we are putting out so here's what we are anticipating provided we hit all these stretch goals...

• We fund Titans & Cursed Humans
• We create new stretch goals for a Tiny Monsters set to match Tiny Heroes
• We open up the floor to YOU folks to suggest & vote on 3-5 more pin designs fitting the sets we already have.
• We create a stretch goal to re-print the new versions of the Olympian Set
• We use any and all remaining funds to re-print Myth Retold AND create a few more stories.
• We use any and all remaining funds AFTER THIS to start work on the new (and perhaps re-print) The Myth about Myths Greek Mythology.

This is... A LOT for 15 days but we've already made it this far I'm sure we can manage it!!  Be sure to share this project with folks you think might like it!  We appreciate any AND ALL your support so far!!

Thank you thank you thank YOU!!

W & W