I am excited to say that the launch for the Pocket Change event is right around the corner, as of sending this update only two days away! Tokii and I are extremely excited to be participating in this event, and have had lots of fun getting ready for our Mini Myconid's debut.

You may have noticed from how long the title is that there's a lot of stuff to talk about today, so we'll get into it with haste! First though I would like to thank you guys for the excitement shown for this project, your energy and support mean a world of difference to us :3

Be sure to check out the Stretch Goal section where you can find information to a poll as well as a small competition! :D

Collab Backer Freebie:
Back this campaign and its partner campaign and you will qualify for this reward!
Event Backer Freebie:
Back this campaign and 2 others from the Pocket Change event and you will qualify for this reward!
Returning Backer Freebie:
All backers who have backed a campaign by us before automatically qualify for this reward!
Early Bird Freebie:
All backers who pledge within 48hrs of this campaign’s launch automatically qualify for this reward! 

Milestone #2: (received 31 votes)
Milestone #3: (received 21 votes)
Milestone #4: (received 20 votes)
Milestone #5: (received 12 votes)
Milestone #6: (received 11 votes)
Milestone #7: (received 11 votes)
Milestone #8: (received 10 votes)
Other Items:
In addition to the two pins, once the first milestone has been unlocked, there will be even more goodies to behold!

Stretch Goal #1 - 📖The Fairy Ring Field Journal📖:
That's right! we're bringing back journal's once again, though this time we have a question for you. While on a walk a few days ago, Tokii brought up the idea of having this journal use blank paper rather than our usual dotted. This was to make spore printing with wild mushrooms easier to do with the journal - not that it wouldn't be possible with dotted or lined paper, but that whole discussion brought to our attention that we should probably ask you all what you'd prefer!

We'd been doing dotted paper because it's the middle-ground between lined and blank; suitable for drawing or journaling depending only on what you decide to fill it with. Though if there are more artists among us, or more writers, it would make sense to ask what the preference actually is.

Attached to this update there will be a poll, please share your thoughts by voting and commenting there! :>

Stretch Goal #2 - 🍄‍🟫Popular Demand Shroomies🍄:
We've decided to do a small competition; We call upon the community to request mushrooms they would like to see added to the campaign, and later down the line by around the halfway mark of the funding period we will set up a couple polls for two mushrooms to be decided from the community suggestions, one edible mushroom, and one inedible mushroom. If you have an idea please be sure to share it below in the comments! You may just see it become a pin ;>

Special thanks to Bennett for suggesting Witch's Butter and inspiring this idea!

Bottled Botanicals by HoloRaindrops:
The Bottled Botanicals campaign offers a wide arrangement of ornamental plants in a variety of differing vases - all in pin form! We loved the cohesive style that this project offers and think that the choices of plants they've included in their array are mesmerizing!

Dungeon Denizens by Abi Stevens Art:
For those of you who have been following us for a while, it will be no secret to you how much Tokii and I adore all things D&D. Abi Stevens' Dungeon Denizens campaign depicts a wide array of popular beasties from that medium and incorporate them into these very unique designs that use nearly all the surface space a 1" mold can offer - super cool!

Figura Botanical by Elm Tree Studio:
When I originally started window shopping and peaking in on our peers' projects I was blown away by Elm Tree Studio's take for the Pocket Change event. Their incredibly ornate pins from this project come in all shapes and sizes from teensy-tiny to small! Using these pins like puzzle pieces one could create their own elaborate displays! Breathtaking work.

Framed Bug Collection by Cathead Pins:
When I was young I used to collect bugs myself, my favorite of which has been included in the Framed Bug Collection by Cathead Pins. I want that cicada and I must have it.

Oddity Apothecary by Marachi Studios:
Last but certainly not least is Marachi Studios' Oddity Apothecary. While we have personal bias to include them in our array of favorites you'll have to excuse them while I hark on these designs. On the topic of designs, Marachi has absolutely knocked it out of the park! their menagerie of trinkets and lovely pastel style has tickled an itch in my brain, and I'm left on the edge of my seat to see more once the campaigns launch!

The decision of which style we'll be releasing has been decided by you all and we're ready to reveal the full showcase to you. However, we'll need your vote again to decide what order that these pins are to be unlocked! Stay tuned for that because the most popular pairs will be unlocked first ;>

The poll we'd sent out last week ended that weekend with a total of 216 votes from backerkit and discord, 137 votes came in for the stylized designs which declared it the winner, but fret not for the 79 voters who voted for simplified - those old designs will be put to good use in stickersheets ;>

Meet the Mushrooms!
Now without further ado there's some fungi I want to show you;

Let us know your favorites down below!

Stay adventurous.
- Jacob & Tokii

We have been hard at work working on the upcoming Mini Myconids project, and have made excellent progress. However there’s a big dilemma! Tokii’s made two different design variants for our pins and we just can’t decide which one we’ll be running with!

So, we’re leaving it in your hands! There will be a poll below on both Backerkit and our Discord for you guys to help us decide!



That's all for now, stay adventurous!
- Jacob & Tokii