Hey y'all,

The pins have arrived! At a glance things are looking good and I don't see any major issues. I'll work on going through them more carefully and taking pictures of all of them next week, but for now I've grabbed a few quick preview photos for you. There are still several months of grading, packaging, and wrapping up order for add-on items. This campaign is set to fulfill in December and I'll let you know if tings change and an early fulfillment becomes possible.

I also wanted to share that I'll be at the Columbus Book Festival next month and the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville later this year. It's like a tour for my bookish art!

Starting off with one of the most anticipated genres: Fanfiction! These pins look EXACTLY like I'd hoped and the screen printed details are crispy and right where they should be. Not photographed yet, but the Fanfiction Mini Bookshelf pins are equally clear and legible despite the text on them being sooo small. 

This is a side-by-side comparison of the Standard and Deluxe edition Apocalyptic and Gothic pins. The screen printed dirt and rust on the Apocalyptic Deluxe pin gave the bookshelf a really cool weathered texture that I think fits the genre perfectly. The screen printed brick pattern on the Gothic Deluxe pin adds a lot of visual interest and detail to the design.

Previews for a few of the Bookshelf Mini Pins (Gothic, Comics, and Board Games). There's a lot of detail crammed into these small pins - just look at the tiny game pieces on the Board Game bookshelf!

Another highly anticipated design (and one of my personal favorites): the Video Game Deluxe pin! I adore how many references I fit into this design, and the three colors of glitter in the Deluxe pin make the whole thing eye catching. I also brought it inside after charging in the sun to test the glow-in-the-dark pigments and WOW!

Lastly, a preview of some of the freebie mini pins from the campaign. The Bookwyrms all turned out great with glitter added to their bodies for a subtle shimmer. I'm also pleased with how detailed the screen printing on the Early Bird Midnight Release freebie pin came out considering its size.

I look forward to sharing more photos with y'all once I have the time and sunny weather to do them justice.

With love and creativity,
Max

Hey y'all,

Sorry for the lack of updated ruing manufacturing - things are chugging along! My pin manufacturer reached out to let me know the pins are almost ready to ship and sent a few photos (below). Once I receive them I'll go through and take individual photos of each design. I'm also about half way through getting the additional items for this campaign finalized/ordered (there are so many of them). Grading, packaging, and shipping things will be a process but I'll have helpers this time. We are currently on-track for the original November/December fulfillment timeline.



I also wanted to let you know that my current project, A Year in the Greenhouse, just unlocked an extra freebie pin for all backers! Backing this campaign means you'd also qualify for the returning backer freebie pin 😉


I'm looking forward to the next update, when I should have the pins in hand!

Max

Hey y'all,

We're officially two weeks after the campaign ended, which means it's time for backer surveys! I'll be sending them out today and that's where you'll select your rewards, make upgrades, purchase additional add-on items, and pay shipping fees. If your payment failed during the initial charge today is the last day to fix it.

Pre-Order stores are now open for Bookshelves for Bibliophiles: Return to the Library and Pride in the Pages. These stores will offer items at the same pricing and fulfillment timeline as the campaigns, without the freebies.

During the campaign I offered the "Librarian Tier", which allowed backers to curate the collection by choosing a new genre of Mini Bookshelf pin to unlock. One person pledged to be a Librarian and the new genre is... MUSICALS! I'm personally very excited about this shelf and it contains references to six different shows, with an emphasis on stories inspired by fairy tales (which the Librarian loves).


This Mini Bookshelf pin will be available to everyone as a reward or add-on item during the survey and pre-order store. If you backed the Complete Collection tier and additional Mini Bookshelf Pin has already been added to your pledge to cover it.

If you're also excited about the Musicals genre I have a Broadway inspired upcoming project: Musicals Mini Pins!

The campaign ended with a few stretch goals left to unlock. After revisiting funds raised, production costs, etc. I've decided to go ahead and fund these options for you. This means the Cinema Deluxe Bookshelf Pin, Young Adult Deluxe Bookshelf Pin, and two new colorways of the Bookwyrm will be available during the survey.

Lastly, I wanted to tell y'all about my next project! Southern Pride will be an enamel pin series celebrating the South's resilient diversity - in people and in nature. The collection will include some of my favorite critters from the Southeastern United States and each critter will be available in multiple colorways inspired by LGBTQ+ flag colors.

This project will be a part of the Pin Forge Collective's Pin of Pride event and will include freebie items for backers who support 3+ participating projects. I'm also partnering with Floating Frogs' isopod themed "Pride"sopods campaign to offer cross-collaboration freebies for backers of both projects.



Additionally, I'm partnering with my sibling, Pinyons Art, to offer their hand sculpted magnetic isopod brooches as an add-on item! Because these are limited quantity priority will go to backers of my campaign and any leftover will be available for individual purchase during the pre-order store. They've been working hard to sculpt the lil guys and this will be the first time they're selling their artwork.



That's all for now. Please fix any failed payments and check your inboxes for surveys later today. I'm excited to see everyone's item selection and gather counts for my manufacturer to begin production.

With love and creativity,
Max

Hey y'all,

We're in the home stretch with this campaign! I wanted to give a quick update about poll results, new add-on items, and where we're at with campaign progress. I also wanted to share that I will be bringing all this literary goodness to New York City for BookCon in April!

The two new Bookwyrm pin colorways are pastel rainbow and forest green! These will become available to backers when the campaign reaches $20,000. Since ALL backers are automatically receiving a Bookwyrm pin this means you would get to choose your colorway. Additional Bookwyrm pins are now available as add-on items.

There are new items with content from this campaign AND the 2025 Bookshelves for Bibliophiles campaign in the add-ons section! The reusable sticker book from last year is making a comeback in addition to some new book review post-it notes. I'm also making all 25 Bookcase designs from both projects into professionally made 4"x6" prints.

ALL new genres have been unlocked and special effects "Deluxe" versions are funded for 8 of them. This includes the Deluxe Music Bookcase, which will be sparkly AND have a magnetic hat accessory for mama opossum (I'm really excited about her hat).



That's all the updates for now. I'm looking forward to seeing where this campaign lands after the end-of-campaign turbulance!

With love and creativity,
Max

Hey y'all,

This campaign is slowly but steadily climbing and I'm feeling pretty optimistic in that $20,000 goal! Don't forget to vote on the additional colorways for the Bookwyrm freebie pin to unlock.

I also wanted to let everyone know that my other bookish project, Pride in the Pages, is ending on Kickstarter tomorrow night. That campaign has almost all the designs and is currently sitting a few hundred dollars away from the last stretch goal. Backers who support both projects will receive a free mini pin, qualify for this project's "returning backer" freebie, and will have the option to save money by combining shipping for their rewards.

With love and solidarity,
Max