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Bird Ita Bags & Accessories

Created by Corviforms

-- PREORDER SHOP is CURRENTLY CLOSED as I travel for work -- Shops will remain closed until the END of MARCH! Do not hesitate to reach out with order questions or issues via email ([email protected]) ____ Items in stock will be shipped within 2 weeks of their order date! Please keep an eye out for your tracking information. SHIPPING Orders containing 3 or more bags automatically ship in a box, orders with 2 or less ship in a poly mailer with foam packaging. This is typically perfectly fine! It also saves me time and materials and shipping weight. But if you know your mail person is rough with packages or if you prefer more protection for your items, choose the box upgrade option for $5.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Surveys Soon, New Pin Designs, & Manufacturing updates!
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 11:13:39 AM

Hey everyone!


I was hoping to have surveys out to you early this week but it will be few more days to make sure they are running smoothly. Unfortunately, I was not on vacation last week and was instead extremely sick and unable to do much at all :( No big delays though, I'm almost fully recovered and enjoying the time sitting at my desk getting everything ready. I'll start sending the first surveys in the next week or so.

There is still about $7000 in errored pledges - if you had an issue with your payment method please fix it when you get a chance. I can't count my chickens before they're... uh... paid...


Pins Update

I've finalized designs for the Blue Jay, Chickadee, and Quail enamel pins:


I've also finished some Baby Bird minipin designs that will be available as add-ons :)


Bag Manufacturing Update

- Chickadee & Quail samples have been ordered, it will be a few weeks until I have product photos
- Bulk Order has been officially placed for the first subset of bags! This includes Crow, Chicken, Cockatiel, Zebra Finch, and Flamingo.
(I am staggering orders by a week or two each to keep things manageable and lower risk involved with shipping overseas)
- Egg wallet order and initial pin order will be placed within the next couple weeks
- Remaining bags will be ordered over the next month

Any questions? I'll try to answer!

Thanks,
Rachel / Corviforms

PS. I will be dealing at Anthrocon (Dealers Den table L15) this upcoming weekend! 

Egg Wallet Samples Arrived, Pigeon Art, Cute Bird Photos
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 11:49:59 AM

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to give you a quick update on the status of everything. Nothing major at the moment, just chugging along! Working hard to finalize pin art and get the BackerKit Survey set up. I plan to get the survey out to you all in about a week. Reminder - during the survey you can add on any additional items, provide your address, and will pay for shipping based on item weight. Check the Shipping section on the main page for cost estimates. Planning to move soon? No problem -you will be able to edit your address right up until I begin shipping!

Egg Wallets

I now have the egg wallet samples! They feel great and I'm really happy with them. Each is yellow inside with a little zipper compartment for change and 3 card slots. They all have gold zipper, keychain ring, and a classy looking logo on the back :) They fit perfectly inside the bags, I think you're really going to enjoy them.


Bag Production Info

Thanks to your help I have enough feedback to start getting items in production!
More than 50% of backers filled out the google form I set up, so now I can double these numbers and round up to get a good idea of each design count. Thought you might also be interested in seeing which are most popular.

I will be ordering 3-4 designs at a time so that I can spread out shipping and keep things manageable.
For anything more than this first order, I need to wait for the BackerKit funds to hit my account, which can take a couple weeks.



Sticker Art Update

Finished up some pigeon art that will be used for acrylic keychains and stickers! However, I still have several pins to finish designing (blue jay, chickadee, quail) so I will probably NOT end up with keychain/sticker designs for each bird by the time I need to send out the survey. I'll try to get some stuff done soon but my priority is getting the pins finalized and getting these things into production.


Important Bird Photos!

Also there are a ton of cute critters in my yard right now, so just in case you don't see me posting these on my Twitter I made a fun little collage of my photos, cause I'm pretty sure you all like birds, right? RIGHT???


Any responses over the next few days will be slow cause I'm going to the beach :)

Talk to ya later,
Rachel / Corviforms

Campaign is complete- What now? & Help me by filling out a form!
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 10:23:16 AM

Hey everyone,

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting this project! I am awestruck by the numbers we were able to reach.

What happens now?

Please read through this update and check the campaign page if you have any questions! It can be difficult to respond to everyone individually. 

Today, cards will be charged for your pledge level. 

If there is an issue with your card, Backerkit will notify you to fix it. 

In 1-2 weeks, you will receive the BackerKit Survey where you choose your items, pay for shipping, and provide your address. 

This takes time to set up properly and I want to make sure everything runs smoothly when I hit send. Shipping will be based on weight of the packages, and will be at or below the estimated values listed on the campaign page- if you're not sure about shipping costs please check there. I will be waiting a few days for payments to come through and I am also still in the process of finalizing some designs so I can offer you all as many fun different add-ons as possible.

Manufacturing

I will get manufacturing going on some items this week, once I get a little feedback from you (see below). I need to wait for the funds to come into my account to be able to start the majority of the manufacturing!
Pins take 6-8 weeks, wallets and bags will take 3-4 months. Here is a reminder of my projected timeline:


An ask for you... Please fill out this Google Form to help me plan! https://forms.gle/nvZPpA6rtBzM8yD59

If I can get at least half of the backers to fill out this form, I can get manufacturing going on several items now. I will be doing my manufacturing in waves so that I can better handle each shipment when it arrives.

Other Stuff:
- Egg wallet samples are scheduled to arrive at my house today or tomorrow, so I'll be sharing photos of those soon
- Additional Pin and Sticker/Keychain designs will be shared as soon as I finish them
- A Preorder Store will open for those who missed the campaign in the next week or so

Thank you, thank you!
I will do my best to provide updates here at every step of the way. but you can follow along at @Corviforms on Twitter for more frequent updates. 

Rachel / @Corviforms

And the winners are...
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 05:00:41 AM

Quail and Chickadee!




Really excited to add these two wild birds to the mix. I'll be sending designs for samples today and will hopefully have some sample photos ready by the time I send surveys so that you can see the physical item before deciding on your bag(s).

The other designs- and many more suggestions- will just need to wait until I have time to tackle another campaign. Just a reminder that I have to order a minimum of 300 of each design from my manufacturer so it's a huge deal to add more! And also I am just one person and these are going to be stored in my basement lol.

Egg wallets & other add-ons

I've been seeing a lot of questions about what to do if you want an Egg Wallet but it's not part of your pledge tier - do not worry about it for now! You will be able to add on wallets at the end of the campaign when you choose your items, provide your address, pay for shipping, and add on any additional items. They will be the same price as they are in the pledge tiers. I didn't want to overcomplicate the process by having too many pledge levels!

Project ends in LESS THAN FOUR DAYS, so if you know anyone else who would be interested in any of this stuff, please share!

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Thanks for all your support :)

- Rachel / @Corviforms

PS. Any questions? feel free to comment here or reach out on one of my socials. I'm also easy to reach via Telegram

2 ALL NEW designs to vote on & Pigeon pizza party freebies!
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Jun 06, 2022 at 05:16:28 AM

We did it! We hit 100k which means I can bring you TWO NEW bird ita bag designs along with their very own pins. 


Narrowing it down to the top 6 from all the birds in the world was hard enough, so I need your input again: which 2 of the 6 that I've designed do you want to see become reality?

Vote Here! 




 

Pigeon Pizza Party!

I also wanted to mention that me and Jason Furie of Pizza Pinz have done some pizza-pigeon collaboration and created two awesome new pins that you can get for free. Back Bird Ita Bags  and Pizza Pinz and you'll get one pigeon pizza party pin from each of us!

Egg Wallets

Egg wallet samples are completed for 4/5 colors! All colors are unlocked and are available in either your pledge tier or as an add-on. They are $25 each whether they are part of a pledge or added on later during the survey.
I also now have an even better video of how they will work here on my twitter featuring the quail egg.


Once again I am asking you, please continue to share this project on social media -shares, retweets, and posts about this project are vital! Know birders? People who just love eggs? Reddit subs that might be interested? Anything that you can do helps and I appreciate it.

Thanks for helping make this project a success!

- Rachel / @Corviforms

PS. Any questions? feel free to comment here or reach out on one of my socials. I'm also easy to reach via Telegram and I've just created a new Telegram channel for updates and streaming- https://t.me/corviform