Hey friends, I'm excited to start this week with a first-look at the shiny new stickers that just came in! Check them out!! 🤩 (Give the two GIFs a minute to load if you don't see them right away.)

I'm absolutely thrilled with how these holographic vinyl stickers look in person and can't wait for you to see how shiny and durable they are in-hand. I ordered just these first 2 design for the first batch, to make sure there were no printing or cutting errors. And now that I know everything is solid, I'll proceed to order the other 2 samurai sticker color variants. How GORGEOUS is that rainbow foil on the samurai design?! 😍 And the contrast it creates on DragonLeafStudio's katana sticker is incredibly satisfying.

I'm happy to report too that the enamel pins have officially been ordered over the weekend as well, thanks to all your fast survey responses! Looking forward to updating you on the pins once they make some progress.

My heartfelt thanks to each of you again for being a part of this project :) Hope you have a fantastic week!

Happy October, everyone! With the start of this new month comes your post-campaign surveys, which should've hit your email inbox now (if you don't see yours, shoot me a message and I can resend it). Please make sure to fill out this survey ASAP, since this is where you'll make your final reward selections, input your mailing address, and pay for shipping. This is also your chance to add on any extra items like past Kickstarter pins or extra stickers :) OR ... the brand new FINAL Sakurai Samurai pin variant!

This poll was a SUPER close race, and I honestly wasn't sure which color was going to win for a while when I'd come back and check on it throughout the past week. But I'm incredibly stoked to get to make the SKETCH VARIANT now, winner of our backer-selection poll! (This variant might've secretly been my favorite, so I'm extra excited, haha).

The Sketch Variant enamel pin will be the same size as the other two of course, and will still have a gradient pearl background, glitter details and lots of screen print details. I'll be using black nickel plating for this pin though, to really bring out the line art and give it that monochromatic, sketch feel!

Also, for those of you who like STICKERS, check out the other new add-on that's also now available:



That's right! All 3 Sakura Samurai variants are up for grabs as stickers! I won't be ordering much extra of these though (I'll be ordering as close to the needed amount as possible), so if you like any of these (or want to tuck some away for sticker gifts), be sure to get them now while they're available. Same goes for the enamel pins!

My immense thanks and heartfelt gratitude again for your support in this project! Once all the surveys are complete, I can proceed to order everything, and will of course be sending you updates when your rewards start coming to life. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything in the meantime.

Stay awesome, and hope you have a fantastic week!

Hi everyone! It's so exciting to get to move forward with this project and know that together, we'll be bringing these samurai pins into the world :) THANK YOU so much again for your support in backing this campaign!

I have exciting news to share with you too, but first — a heads-up that your reward surveys are scheduled to go out and hit your email inbox the first week of October. Please keep an eye on your email and fill this out as soon as you see it (this survey is where you select your pin color(s), submit your shipping address, and grab any add-ons if you'd like). 

And now, I'm stoked to announce a surprise stretch goal unlock:

Thanks to the pre-orders on my Etsy Shop, we ended up raising enough funds to support the 3rd and final variant for the Sakura Samurai pin! This means that all backers who pledged for 3 pins can still get a full set of all 3 unique designs (woohoo)! Not to worry though if you still want to get the new variant, you can add it on during the survey that's coming in a few weeks.

Or if you / someone you know hasn't ordered yet, but wants to, see the Pre-Order Store.

In the meantime, YOU as the community get to vote and decide which of these options will go to production and become the final variant to join the "Midnight" and "Sunrise" samurai! Here are the two main pins again for reference:



And here are the new options (NOTE: only ONE of these 3 below will go to production with the above two.)

Hey wonderful samurai supporters! I'm thrilled to finally announce that with YOUR incredible help, the Sakura Samurai pins are now officially funded, and will be sent to production!! 🙌 WOOHOO! Thank you so much to each one of you, especially to the extra generous backers who helped push this campaign to the funding goal.

✦ (Midnight variant) Sakura Samurai pin

✦ (Sunrise variant) Sakura Samurai pin

✦ Holographic Katana sticker
(Note: If your pledge shows the "previous backer" incentive, then you'll automatically get one of these stickers for FREE! Whether youv'e backed a previous project of mine or not though, anyone is welcome to get as many of this sticker as they'd like through the add-ons.)

✦ Holographic Sakura Samurai stickers (both variants)
(Note: If we manage to hit the $2,500 stretch goal before the end of the campaign, then the holographic samurai stickers will also be included as freebies! Unless / until that happens though, these stickers are available for individual purchase as add-ons (which I'm so excited to see that several of you have already grabbed).



✨ If you haven't backed the project yet (and were thinking about it), now is the perfect time as we're in the final homestretch of the campaign—and the above rewards are now locked in and for sure coming to life :)

❓ The Mystery Variant pin will only be decided on and added to production if we hit the next stretch goal of $2,000. Share this project with your friends in these final few hours to help make a new community variant together!

Thanks so much again, from the bottom of my heart, for being a part of this journey and helping fund something new and special. I'm so excited to send these to production, and can't WAIT for you to see your own snazzy samurai pins in person!