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Elemental Myths and Magic: Hard Enamel Pin collection

Created by Anadia

Elemental themed mythological hard enamel pins. Various designs, including pin sets, glitter enamel, and collar pins.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Final Update + New Project
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 06:07:42 AM

By now, everyone should have received their rewards and/or stragglers should have their rewards on the way. If for any reason you have not received your rewards, please message me with your backer number so we can check on your order. Otherwise, the campaign is officially complete!! *cue confetti!*

Now, this brings me to our next subject, which is... dun, dun, dun! A new campaign! I can't help it, I'm a creative and I'm constantly designing new things and acting on new ideas. 

Check out our prelaunch page HERE.

 It's no secret that I absolutely love anything celestial, stars, moons, etc. and that I have a soft spot for critters of all kind. Which is why, the focus of this theme is celestial, witchy pins with a special focus on familiars. *Insert Commercial Voice* But wait, there's more! This campaign will be featuring my brand new, very first Ita Bag creations! We currently have two designs and a third will depend on backer votes! It's a fairly medium sized bag in a messenger style, because personally, I like having plenty of room for ALL the things! 

sneak peek of second design!

In addition to pins and bags, as tradition stands, I have designed metal bookmarks to go alongside the campaign as add ons. They turned out pretty awesome if I do say so myself. :3

This new campaign will be launching next Tuesday on April 12th at 8:00AM PST. In case you missed the link above, here's another one to our prelaunch page.

Thank you all for your continued support! It's thanks to backers like you that I can continue making my dream a reality and keep creating new content! Being an artist isn't an easy road, and I am constantly in awe of how many amazing, supportive people there are. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :)

Australia Shipping Out!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 08:35:55 PM

I apologize for such a delay, and thank you to those who were willing to reach out and try to figure out other options. I got a little overwhelmed trying to get quotes for everyone, but in the meantime shipping to Australia has opened back up! 

So this means that the remaining orders will be shipped out this week! This includes shipping to countries that were closed off due to covid as well as a handful of stragglers that put in their surveys late. If you're among these, you should receive an email from BackerKit with a tracking number sometime this week. I'm currently waiting on some more shipping supplies, so it may be a few days before they actually ship out.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! 

I also have another Kickstarter planned soon, so keep an eye out for notifications about that as well.

Hope everyone is well, and as always, thank you so much for your continued support. <3

Australian Backers Shipping Update
about 2 years ago – Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 03:28:23 PM

All orders, with the exception of Australian backers, were shipped out in November! If you're one of those Australian backers, this update is for you.

Now, unfortunately there hasn't been any change to the USPS shipping suspension to Australia. I have absolutely no idea when this will change (I was crossing my fingers that after the holidays things would lift, but so far it hasn't updated) while there are still shipping options available through private shipping carriers such as FedEx and UPS. Unfortunately, these companies cost significantly more. We're talking $40 USD (approx $55AUD) for sending a small, 4oz package compared to BackerKit's USPS $20 (approx $27AUD) rate for the same package. 

As of right now, I will be giving Australian backers one of three options.

  • A full refund, which you're welcome to use to purchase pins through my Etsy shop. As of now, Etsy does accept Australian orders. I'm not sure how, if they're transferring to a different carrier or how this works, but so far my orders via Etsy have been delivered safely.
  • Waiting until the USPS suspension is lifted. I've been checking periodically and will ship out remaining orders as soon as the option is available once again.
  • Calculating additional shipping for your order in which it'll cost to use a private shipping carrier such as FedEx or UPS. These shipping carriers are typically quicker as well, so it would likely arrive within a week or so depending on customs.

If anyone else has any suggestions for other courses of action, please let me know. This situation is completely out of my control and I want to make sure I do everything possible to make things right and that the pins you purchased are delivered to you as promised.

Please reach out to me as soon as possible with what you would like to do, and I'll do my best to work with all of you. As it stands now, there are 49 Australian backers whose orders I have not yet been able to complete.

Thank you all for your patience!

Shipping Update + Denver Fan Expo!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 02:31:27 PM

Hello everyone and thank you for your patience! Roughly 2/3 of packages have been shipped out, yay! If your package hasn't been shipped out yet, it'll be shipped out very soon. I'm hoping to get the last of them shipped out in the first two weeks of November, so hopefully everyone's packages should arrive before Christmas. 

I am taking a break this week however, as I will be vending at Denver Fan Expo this weekend. I'll be selling my artwork and pins, so if you're attending, come stop by! I'll be at Booth P14, which should be right smack in the main aisle of Artist Valley.

There isn't much else to report. There was a small hiccup with the packing list for the stickers, so some of you might be receiving the entire sticker collection (BackerKit, wtf man?) if you happen to receive the whole collection when you've only ordered one or two, feel free to keep them. We also had a handful of packages that didn't include the bookmarks in their packages (we caught it pretty early on fortunately) but if your package didn't have a bookmark and was supposed to, don't worry, it'll be shipped out soon. :) 


That's all for now! As always, if there are any issues or questions about your order, please message me. I'll be somewhat slow to respond this week because I'll be traveling and working in Denver, but I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able to. Thanks guy!! :)

Important Shipping Update!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Oct 04, 2021 at 12:27:13 AM

Hello everyone! I've spent the last week and a half processing pins and I'm happy to announce that as I've gotten through a bag of each design (so we have 50-100 of each design now fully packaged and ready to go!) I have started the shipping process and roughly 150 packages have been processed and will go out by Monday morning in the first batch. So far we've made excellent progress and should hopefully have the majority of packages out before the end of the month!


Really quick, I have a couple of important notifications I need to make. 


Important notice for Australian backers

Unfortunately, due to the current suspension of shipping to Australia, I am unable to purchase shipping labels and send out your packages. Because of this, I am setting aside these orders until the end and hoping that suspension is lifted by the end of shipping. If it has not been lifted by the end of the shipping period, I will send out a private message to all Australian backers. You will have the choice to wait for your order a little longer or receive a refund. 


UK Backers

All UK backers should have received a private message via Kickstarter with coupon codes and Etsy links. You have until October 15th to place your preorders and the coupons expire. Please make sure to place your orders before then. If you haven't received a message or cannot find it, please contact me immediately. 


Making the switch to eco-friendly

I'm very happy to announce that I've decided to make the switch to eco-friendly packaging. In the past this has been a difficult option because biodegradable materials are typically much more expensive. I've decided that my packaging being eco-friendly is more important than my expenses, and I am working on replacing all of my packaging with biodegradable bags and mailers. Because I buy my mailers and materials in bulk, I am using up the last of my bubble mailers, bubble wrap bags, and cello bags in the first batches of packages going out. After those are all gone, I am replacing them with biodegradable "cellophane" bags, biodegradable mailers, and will be swapping the bubble wrap for tissue paper. As with before, I use pet friendly, biodegradable packing peanuts. My goal is that by the end of this campaign, I will have replaced all of my previous materials with eco-friendly ones. Yay!


That's all for now! Keep an eye out for an email from BackerKit with your shipping notification and tracking number. If you have any questions or notes, please don't hesitate to send me a message. Also a quick reminder that I am only one person, doing this all by herself from her living room, so please be patient with me as I process your orders or to respond. 


Make sure to give my Instagram a follow for updates on new pins @anadiapins 


Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend!