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Cats in Things

Created by Lorebird

Preorder store for the Cats in Things Kickstarter campaign. Missed the campaign? There's still time to get in on the pins!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The Campaign is Done! What's Next?
over 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 04:36:48 PM

Hi all!

First of all, I want to extend my biggest thanks to you all for the success of this campaign. Not only did we reach all stretch goals and fully fund the project, but also blew past all the goals I had set. None of it would have been possible without you, and I'm deeply grateful that you all believe in the project and are helping me take it from just an idea to real, physical pins! I can't wait to see them in real life soon and send them off to you all.

What Comes Next?

  • Within the next week or so, you will receive a survey link to choose your rewards based on what you chose when backing. This will let me know the quantities to order to get everyone their chosen rewards. The survey will be open for multiple weeks, but the sooner you fill it out, the sooner we can get to the next step of the process.
  • Kickstarter will take about 14 days to collect and process funds before sending them to me. Once those funds arrive, I can get manufacturing started.
  • Manufacturing and shipping should take around 3-4 weeks. However, the pandemic has made global shipping unpredictable, so this is the step where most delays are likely to happen. I have my fingers crossed for smooth manufacturing and shipping, but should any delays come up, I will, of course, let you all know as soon as possible.
  • After I receive the pins, charms, and stickers, I'll put everything through a quality check before packing and shipping your orders to you! With the amount of pins we'll have for this campaign, it'll likely take me a week or two to complete this step.
  • Finally, once the quality check is done and the pins are all packed and shipped, they will soon be in your hands in their new homes!

If you have any questions about this process, please don't hesitate to ask! For each step, I will also be sending out a new update so you all know exactly what's going on with the project and what the next steps are going to be.

Once again, I want to thank you for your overwhelming support for the project. I genuinely could not have done this without your help. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

- Anni

Final week! Final stretch goal & design adjustments
over 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 02:37:17 AM

Hi all!

We're in the final week of the campaign and so close to unlocking the final stretch goal! As such, I think it's time I show you what the final stretch goal pin looks like. The final cat is... wait, that's not a cat at all!

Raccoon?

The final pin in the series may not be a cat, but this trash connoisseur will gladly help you take out the garbage or hang around for a movie night. The raccoon pin will unlock in less than $40, so I'm hoping we can break the $3000 threshold and get the whole gang manufactured! 

Also, I've done some slight adjustments to the crafty cat and laundry cat pins to balance them better. The main campaign page will now show the new designs, but just so you all can see what exactly I changed, here are the changes:

Design changes to the crafty and laundry cat pins
Old designs on the left, new ones on the right!

As you can see, the changes are pretty minor, but should improve the look of the physical pins once they're manufactured. If you have any questions about these changes, please let me know!

As always, thank you for your support, and I hope everyone is staying cool and safe amidst the heat waves!

- Anni

Two More Stretch Goals Unlocked + New Charms
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:22:53 PM

Hi all!

I hope everyone is faring well! We're still steadily blasting through stretch goals, so you can now also pick from a gardening expert and a laundry assistant (those clean clothes aren't going to cat hair themselves!) for your final selections after the campaign ends.  The corresponding stickers will, of course, be available for your free stickers as well!

I'm also adding in an unplanned upgrade to the charm selections available to you all.  While each charm was previously offered in just one design, I decided that I hadn't quite had the chance to represent as many different cat color varieties I would like to. So the charms have design variants now!

Image of new charm designs

The Cat in a Bag charm, which previously only featured a red tabby, you can now also choose from a grey tabby and a solid black cat.

The Cat in a Boot charm now features a white cat with heterochromia and a gray bicolor in addition to the existing torbie design.

And, finally, the Cat in a Vase charm now allows you to choose from a Russian blue and a fawn cat in addition to the original brown tabby cat.

The price is the same for all of them. Hopefully everyone can find a familiar-looking feline friend among the designs available! If there's a particular coat coloring or combo that I've missed, feel free to leave a comment below and I'll see what I can do. I'm having way too much fun painting these, and I'm sure a few more wouldn't hurt...

None of this would be possible without your support, and I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who's pledged their money and who believe in this project. Hopefully I can send another update soon to announce that all stretch goals have unlocked. I can't wait to get the absolute army of cats this is turning out to be to their forever homes!

As always, thank you!

- Anni

First Funding Goals Reached!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 07:30:18 AM

Hi all!

I was going to do a celebratory update when we hit the first funding goal, but somehow we're already up to the third stretch goal as well! So, the first three designs are unlocked, as well as teatime cat and crafty cat, and each pin now comes with a free sticker. I really didn't expect to be hitting the milestones this fast, but here we are blasting through them, all thanks to your support. I'm so glad to see the love for these silly little cats who are, ahem, "helping" to their best ability. I can't wait to see which ones you all choose to take home!


We're also a fifth of the way to our retweet goal to reveal the final(?) stretch goal. It will also be revealed if we hit that funding goal, but if you'd like to get a peek at it beforehand, make sure to retweet the campaign announcement on twitter:

Cats in Things campaign banner
Click the image to go straight to the tweet in question!

Again, thank you all so much for your support and the amazing start to this campaign. I'm looking forward to getting these pins made for everyone!

- Anni