Hello bird friends,

We are currently in what I like to call "the boring part of the project", but I wanted to make sure I stay in touch and keep you as updated as I am! A bunch of manufacturer photos are added to the end of this update :)

Shipping to me has begun on half the bags and the egg wallets and manufacturing is in progress for the rest. Sea freight takes about 30 days, unloading at the port and transportation to the local storage facility takes a couple weeks, and then UPS pickup and ground transportation across the country to me is another 2 or so weeks. So I estimate at least 60 days between leaving their origin and arriving at my house. The good news here is that the first shipments left the origin port in late August, meaning they should get to me by late October/early November which is right on track for my schedule. Just so you know, if you're ever curious about the status you can check the main page which I am keeping updated as things progress.   

I have already shipped out the initial ~250 orders of just pins & crow bags! So 10% completed on a 2500 backer project feels pretty good to have done ahead of time.

If you have any problems with your order, please contact me via email at [email protected] and I will fix it as soon as I am able. Twitter/Instagram/FB messages are NOT encouraged as I check them infrequently.

Thanks for waiting with me!
Rachel / Corviforms

Hey everyone!

Quick reminder that cards are charging today for shipping & add-ons if you have completed the survey. If there is any issue with payment processing, you will get an email from Backerkit to update your info. 

If you have any questions specific to your order please reach out to me directly at [email protected] and include the email you used in Backerkit so that I can identify your order. Comments here are fine for general questions, I'll try to answer everything as soon as I can. If you want to check on your order info, or need to access your survey you can do so here: https://bird-ita-bags.backerkit.com/ I'm still waiting on about 150 people to complete the survey, you can also access it through that link. 
 

I'm nearly ready to ship out orders that have ONLY: pins, stickers, washi tape, and the crow, chick, and dove ita bags from my previous project. This accounts for about 10% of orders. I will lock addresses for these orders ONLY over the next week or so. All other addresses will remain unlocked for editing until I am closer to shipping. I had already ordered a restock of crow bags prior to this project so they are now here. Everything else is still on schedule for the timeline I have posted on the main page. 

Thanks for reading and have a nice Monday :)
Rachel / Corviforms

Hey Everyone,

Chickadee & Quail samples have arrived! They look and feel great, I'm really happy with how these two turned out. If the images sway you one way or the other, you are still able to make changes to your survey and add-ons until the end of July when I will lock orders.

I took a bunch of photos, so if you want to see more of these two bags you can check them out here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mhpyZ1SLSlj8PtQr7gcDBceV3333zrjG?usp=sharing

Also, I'd like to offer fanny pack/waist bag straps to go with your bags if you're interested! They are adjustable from about 38 to 61 inches including the connecting clip hardware and the bag.  They are 1.5 inches wide and made of a sturdy nylon material - kind of feel like a softer version of a seatbelt. So, now you can edit your survey add-ons to add these straps for $6 each if you'd like them!


Speaking of Surveys...
Thank you to the 90% of backers who have completed the survey! If you're one of the 200+ people who have not yet completed the survey, please make sure that you do that by the end of the month when I will be locking surveys to get final item counts. If you DID NOT receive an email with your survey, make sure to check your spam folder. You can also access the survey via this link and your email address: https://bird-ita-bags.backerkit.com/

Charging Cards
Your cards have already been charged for your pledge amount, but will be charged for shipping and any add-ons you've chosen on August 1st. There will be an email notification 2 days prior to cards charging in case you need to update any information/payment methods.

Pin Manufacturing
Pins are well underway and many are already completed! They should get to me in about 2 weeks. Any orders that contain ONLY pins, stickers, and keychains (nothing coming from the bag manufacturer) should be ready to ship out by the end of August!



Bag Manufacturing
All bags except for the Quail & Chickadee (which I needed to check samples for first) are paid for and scheduled for manufacturing. I will order the last 2 designs in about a week. I've asked my manufacturer to send me progress photos so that I can keep you all updated. Will be sharing those as we wait 2-4 months for things to be completed and shipped to me. I've staggered ordering so I can handle the amounts (and, honestly, to hedge my bets with cargo shipping). You can check on the main page under the top "Current Status" section to see what was ordered when and all my status nonsense.

So, things are chugging along :)
Talk to ya later!
- Rachel 

Thank you all SO MUCH for completing the surveys quickly - we are already more than half way completed.
 
And sorry for the multiple emails in 2 days, but wanted to make sure I clarified things as needed!


All surveys have been sent. If you DID NOT receive an email with your survey, make sure to check your spam folder. You can also access the survey via this link and your email address: https://bird-ita-bags.backerkit.com/

Baby bird pins and a few other bird add-on pins which were missing for the first 1-2 hours of the survey have been correctly placed into the add-ons section!

Surveys will be open until July 28th. This means that you may make edits to your items up until that date. On that day you will get a "Lock Survey" 48hr warning email for any final edits you'd like to make.

Once surveys are locked on July 30th I will send out a notification that I am charging cards for shipping and add-ons. Again, it will email you a 48hr warning in case you need to make any updates. That means that cards will be charged on August 1st.

Your shipping address will not be locked until I am ready to begin shipping. For pin-only orders I expect this to be August/September. For any orders containing bags and wallets, production and shipping is a lengthy process but I am still on target for the Oct-Jan timeline and will lock addresses when ready to ship. I will keep you all updated on the manufacturing/shipping process. 

Each bag comes with it's matching strap and insert. Any Extra straps and inserts can be added in the add-ons section. Check images for strap and insert colors. The strap/insert for a bag cannot be swapped out, please purchase extra straps/inserts if you would like other colors! I kept them as cheap as possible so that people can get multiple.

(Everything is accurate in images except for the duck, which will have a "more accurate" grey insert. If you want the duck and prefer the original green insert I can handle this on a case by case basis since this was last minute change.)


Hope that helps clear up some of the questions, I will continue to edit this update with more FAQ if there are any more common questions. 

Have a good one!
Rachel / Corviforms

I will be sending the surveys today for you to make your choices, pay for shipping, and add on any additional items you might want!

First, I will be sending out the "smoke test" this morning (9AM EST) which is a test run sending the survey to a random 5% of backers. I will be on standby if there are any issues that need to be fixed!

Once the survey proves functional from the test, it will go out to ALL backers! As long as there are no major issues, I expect to send the survey to everyone later on today (Tues, Jul 5th).

Please complete the survey as soon as you are able! This way I can get final numbers and have production underway for everyone.

Moving? No problem! I will not lock addresses until I am ready to ship. This means you will be able to edit your address for some time. You will get a warning before addresses are locked. 

Here is a link to ALL my bag photos on google drive in case you want to take a closer look at each design and see them from multiple angles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1afrols0V9ShP37R1A8iTNUy8Ezg3ICtl?usp=sharing


The only difference from these photos is that the Duck bag will have a GREY wing as the green wing was a manufacturing error - green was intended for the inside of the bag only. The green wing color pictured will also be available as add-on if you prefer. 

Production for the Quail and Chickadee samples is still underway, I will share pictures as soon as I get them.
All pins and 4 bag designs are now in mass production, and I will get the Egg wallets and more bag designs started in the next couple days when I get some surveys finalized. 

- Rachel / Corviforms