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Blades, Beasts and Blooms- A cross-cultural enamel pin collection

Created by CritCreations

Wear the Legends, Carry the Tales. Step into a world where myth and legend come to life! Blades, Beasts, and Blooms is a collection of exquisitely crafted hard enamel pins, featuring dragons and legendary weapons from diverse cultures around the globe.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

🚀Surveys Locking Soon!
6 days ago – Sat, Mar 08, 2025 at 11:43:05 AM

Hey, adventurers! 🌟 Just a quick reminder that surveys will be locking in one week! If you haven’t filled yours out yet, now’s the time to finalize your pledge, choose your rewards, and make any last-minute add-ons!

🔹 Survey Lock Date/Card Charges for Add-ons: March 15th

After surveys are locked, we’ll be preparing for production, so be sure your selections are set before then! If you need any help or haven’t received your survey, feel free to reach out.

Thank you for being part of Blades Beasts and Blooms, if you'd like to join us for another adventure- our next campaign will be launching in about a month, April 3rd.

Come join us for: Celestial Coronation, An Ecliptic Collection

Stay Legendary, adventurers
- Tokii & Jacob | CritCreations




🚀 Survey Updates, Failed Pledges, Blind Bags, and Upcoming Campaign 📢
16 days ago – Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 12:19:34 PM

Howdy Adventurers,

Survey Updates & Important Notes!
Hey everyone, we’re letting you know that we sent out our survey smoke test this morning! Within the next few days you should be expecting the surveys to arrive for you to choose all of your goodies and rewards!

Need Help with Your Survey?
If you run into any issues, the fastest way to reach us is through BackerKit support or through email which will provide a quicker response time.
For BackerKit support, click the "Contact us for help" button on your pledge page
For Email, you can contact us through [email protected].

Failed Pledges - Check Yours!
There still remains some unprocessed pledges. To check yours, click your profile in the top right corner of BackerKit and navigate to "Your Pledges & Surveys." Then click "View pledge" under Blades, Beasts, and Blooms. From there, you can review and update as needed. 
If the payments are still not going through, you may need to call your bank to approve of the payment. 



Survey Timeline & Deadlines
  • When Will Surveys Go Out? My goal is to have them sent out by next few days at the latest, and I’ll provide another update at that time.
  • When Are Surveys Due? Once they’re out, you’ll have 2 weeks to complete them so I can kick off production/manufacturing for everything.

Upcoming Campaign!
April 3rd we'll be launching a project called Celestial Coronation where we'll be featuring the celestial zodiac, which will be accented with majority birth month flowers and gem colors. We'll be trying some new fun techniques like sand blasting and adding chains to dangly pins- so I'm pretty giddy. This will be our first non-event, solo project, a bit nervous, so every little bit of support helps!


Thanks for your patience and support- excited to get everything rolling! 💖✨

- Tokii and Jacob

✨Thank You – Next Steps! 🎉
26 days ago – Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 10:35:40 PM

Hello adventurers, travelers, and wanderers alike—

A huge thank you to everyone who backed this campaign! It went beyond anything I could have imagined, and it’s all because of you. I’m overjoyed that this little project resonated with so many people across the world, growing into something truly magical.

And now… we’re making SO many pins! 🎊

What’s Next?

🔹 BackerKit Surveys – These will collect your shipping info and let you finalize your order. Surveys will go out in about two weeks!
  • You can add or change your selections until we lock surveys (about 1–2 weeks later).
  • You’ll get a heads-up before we lock them, so no surprises!
  • Please fill out your survey ASAP—we can’t start production without knowing what to make! 😱
🛒 Add-On Store – Once surveys are live, you’ll have access to the add-on store! If you want to grab extra pins, stickers, charms, or sticker books, this is your chance! You can tweak your order until surveys are locked.

Little updates:
  • For Stickerbooks- the gold on black won out by a landslide, so we'll be progressing with that.
  • For Acrylic Charms- labels and non-labeled were on a hairline, so we will keep them unlabeled(also to avoid the issue of backwards labels on the other side) 
 
Again, thank you all for making this project a reality! I can’t wait to bring these little myths to life and send them your way. 🌙✨

With gratitude,
Tokii and Jacob

🏃‍♂️The Final Stretch🏃‍♂️- and Stickerbook update
about 1 month ago – Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 09:46:05 PM

Howdy Adventurers,
It's the last two days- the final stretch. Our wings are weary but our heads held high, we made it this far, nearing the end of this wild ride. We wanted to thank you for liking our project so much, we're still new- and learning, but it's been all the difference being able to interact with every single one of you.

Stickerbook:
Updating the stickerbook slightly- adding scales to pop, but I need help deciding which to go with.

White back, no white back, no white back + no outline.

We want to make sure it's well communicated, this stickerbook- all the gold pieces will be reflective gold foil! We updated the name to match. Would help so much for a little glimpse of your thoughts. 

Casual news:
We officially released our Midnight Festival blind bags in the shop! 🥳Once the campaign is over, and you're still hankering for Blades, Beasts, and Blooms- (or any of our non-campaign-exclusive goodies), they will be sold here . Their prices will change though, so get that campaign discount while you can. 

Just two more days. 


🎁Additional new goody- Prints!🎁
about 1 month ago – Sat, Feb 08, 2025 at 09:32:01 AM

Hello Adventurers,

We're almost at the end of the campaign- only 5 more days for our journey across the globe.
We hope you've been enjoying everything as much as we have, and hope these last few days go out stellar.

Additional new goodie:
We decided it might be interesting to include another campaign exclusive- prints of each art, signed too! All 21 different designs used for backing cards will be available as matte 5x7" prints to show off the art made during this journey.





During the campaign is a time for the community to come together and talk with the creators of the projects they love, bringing to life something that wouldn't have been otherwise. 
Thank you Adventurers for all the amazing support, comments, and feedback across the board. 

If you have any curiosities, or wonders you may have- ask away! We check our comments everyday :)

- Tokii and Jacob