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Maine Coon Mischief & Monsters

Created by Dacia Creations

A collection of silly Maine Coon cats with a touch of Fall and Halloween themes.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Orders locking and charging cards tonight
3 days ago – Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 03:34:39 PM

Hey friends,
Thanks to everyone who backed Maine Coon Mischief and Monsters!  Thanks also to those who finished their surveys early. I was able to estimate quantities based on  90% of the surveys. 

***Orders, surveys will be locked tonight. ***

 I will also charge credit cards.  I paid the manufacturer for pins yesterday and I need the funds raised in the survey to make up the difference. Production will begin is just a few days! My hope is to get them here before they take 1-2 weeks off for Chinese NewYear.  

The preorder store is still open. I have ordered extra pins to stock it. 

https://maine-coon-pins.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Last announcement:  I decided to splurge and make the Crush Your Dog pin gold plated. I think it will be pretty. It will be smooth metal, not like the mockup here.
Have a great week!

Dacia

Orders locking soon plus new custom items!
7 days ago – Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 10:26:35 AM

Good morning!  I just discovered that I sent this to everyone on my list instead of backers. There is a link at the bottom to the preorder store if you still want to participate. My apologies for spamming.  
Almost all surveys have been completed. There are 4 stragglers who still need to do them. I planned to lock orders tomorrow, but I just added a customizable option to the add-ons section so I will lock orders on Sunday 12-15-24. 

If you need to make a change you still have a little time.

 I updated these ornaments. I think the cats look much better and more lifelike. 

  I have also been building an order of DTF iron on images of several designs for my Etsy shop. I added a fill in the blank add-on to the survey so you can request a tee shirt design. Choose any pin artwork from the campaign and custom text like cat names or”Meowy Christmas.” I also plan to order images for tumblers. The latest and greatest method is UV DTF permanent decals. It feels like the design is painted on the surface. I will be using sublimation prints for mugs. (Also available for requests). 


Have a great week and Meowy Christmas!
Dacia
https://maine-coon-pins.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Surveys are looking good!
14 days ago – Tue, Dec 03, 2024 at 05:04:02 PM

Thank for your patience. I found what I was doing wrong for the Australia surveys. 
And to everyone else, thanks for getting your surveys in so quickly! We only need 9 more backers to complete the survey.  I am working hard on my pin order, creating files for each layer, choosing pantone colors, and making diagrams for the manufacturer. I had to start over after several days of work because the file self-destructed --Publisher would not open it. 

I unlocked the Astro Coon pin. It was close enough.  

I also unlocked the mugs and tumblers. I went ahead and ordered mug blanks and tumblers.  I figure I will make up the difference in the next campaign.  

I have been looking at the ornaments and want to re-color the cats sitting on a presents. The coat colors need to be fixed. They will be updated to a better set of colors before I lock orders. If you were on the fence about one, it should look better to you when I update them.

The Heart of a Lion pin is the most expensive pin and the Ready to Pounce pin set is also pretty expensive to make. I will bring them back in another campaign after Pintopia in January 2025. So, please stay on my email list. My daughter and I are doing Pokémon themes in January. 

Have a great day!
Dacia

Australia backers can now join the party!
20 days ago – Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 01:25:13 PM

Thanks for calling the issue to my attention. If you are in Australia, I corrected the error. 
Dacia

Surveys going out to all backers
22 days ago – Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 04:11:34 PM

Happy Tuesday,
I have received 9 of 10 smoke test surveys and it looks like there are no issues. I am about to enable all surveys. I will keep them open for 2 weeks and lock them shortly after that. I will send a reminder when the days get close.

The sooner you all get them in, the earlier I can place the order with my manufacturer. I know people are busy with Thankgiving stuff this week. Everyone that turns in their survey by Sunday 12/1/24 at midnight will get a free Christmas Coon sticker.   (Or any time before I get up on Monday and create a list of completed surveys.)


Happy Thanksgiving!
Dacia