Bismuth and other geology themed pins, inspired by nature's beauty.
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know I am launching a new project on the 4th! If you would like to be notified on launch, here is the link! The theme this year is space and the LE100 design is shown below.
Hello everyone!
I managed to pack all 130+ packages yesterday and today and drop them all at the post office today. You should get an email with your tracking in the next 24 hours and also should be able to view your tracking number through Backer Kit. If there are any issues, please let me know. US packages should arrive within the next week, Canada within the next 2 weeks, and the rest of the world within the next 4 weeks hopefully. Shipping times may take longer due to Covid. All packages are fully tracked.
Also, if you would like to purchase more bismuth, I got all of the pieces I have shipped out to you from Gemcore!
If you have any questions or concerns about your package, please don't hesitate to message me!
Thank you all for supporting my bismuth ;D and this campaign!
-Rachel
Edit: Kickstarter is not letting me imbed images in this post. I will link to them on imgur!
Here they all are!! The pins look amazing and I'm so happy with them. They arrived earlier today and I spent most of today sorting and putting them all on backing cards to make fulfillment as easy as possible. Look for a shipping notification sometime in the next few days. I hope to get all of these out by Saturday at the latest!
While waiting for these pins to arrive, I have been collaborating on another pin-related project with a few other amazing maker friends. If you'd like to check out that, you can click this link! We have designed some unique rubber pin clutches for the backs of pins like flames, lily pads, maple leaves, and some other fun shapes!
Thank you for all of your support and patience with this project so far! We are in the final stretch!
The pins are on the way to me! I did not receive a finished photo of the Amber pins, just a photo of the translucent enamel before screen printing. Here are the photos I received!
So these are all of the new images. I'm really excited to see them in person. And just as a recap, here are the photos of the other pins that have been shared previously:
All of the bismuth crystals I ordered have also arrived and are looking beautiful so far. I think the pins will arrive on Monday but that may change. I plan to grade and and get them out to you as soon as possible. Please make sure your address listed on Backerkit is up to day. I will be locking them and you should get a notification from them about making sure it is correct before I ship everything out.
Also, I would like to let you know that I am currently part of a group Kickstarter where we are looking to make some custom rubber clutches for the backs of pins! The first 7 designs are unlocked and we are well on our way to unlocking alternate color ways and will soon reveal the second set of stretch goal designs. If you are interested, check it out here.
Thank you so much for your support and patience so far! I hope you like the pins! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to me.
Thanks,
Rachel
I got some update photos from my manufacturer the other day as well as a general update!
Here are the finished pins:
They look awesome so far. The bismuth rainbow pins are awaiting rainbow plating and are not finished yet but that is the only step they need so once they are done that, they are finished.
Now for the less good news:
This is what the sample of the amber pin looks like. Thankfully, this is just a sample and I explained that the enamel needs to be clear. I am less picky of the particular shade of orange or yellow as amber comes in a variety but it definitely needs to be much clearer. I am hoping I will have a sample of a better enamel color in this pin soon so they can be printed and finished up soon!
I had hoped to be shipping the pins out by now but unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure when I will get all of these in to ship them out to you. I have gotten all of the freebie bismuth pieces in though and the few I have looked at so far are beautiful! I hope to be able to share images of the bismuth pins and revised amber soon and start getting these all shipped out to you ASAP.
Thank you for your patience and support on this project so far!
-Rachel