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Stretch goal 2 is not met yet, but I finally finished the washi tape designs!

The watermark of my brand name will of course not be included in the final result.

They were exported as CMYK, so in importing them again as RGB they wind up looking crazy and super blown out. Please refer to the actual colors of the pins in all of the campaign info and in earlier reblogs, as that is what they'll resemble in print.

The washi is going to be a glitter texture, with the foil being holographic pink for the "pop" colorway, and a shiny black for the "spooks" colorway. For both, the speech bubbles is where the foil is focused, but the spooks will also have the X pattern as black foil too. 

There's also now a live poll about stretch goal 6 if we get there - whether it should be custom bandages, or UV-safe glossy DTF artwork on one of 2 different types of liquid shaker charms!

the bandages are a design by a large company, not my own - just an example!

Still 2 weeks left!

The Jellinom mini pin backerkit campaign IS LIVE as part of Pintopia 2!

This is my first time doing a crowdfund for a gacha collection - itty bitty pins that, once in stock, will only be available at random through gacha spins! In the campaign, you can choose each specific pin you want for $12 each, or do gacha spins for a discount (pricing shown above).

As a bit of a background, "Jellinoms" were originally a collaborative concept between my fiancé and I, starting with a "Flanom" design! These are teenier updated takes on the design with different expressions and colors, and keep the translucent enamel over smooth metal concept! They will have epoxy over the faces as well, which will make them look very multi-dimensional.

The base goal is 7 Jellinom pins I designed + a collaborative Jellinom design by Fantasy Fox Creations with holographic glitter! 

They are my Pintopia partner, so I also have a collab design in their cat paw campaign.

Backers of both campaigns will get the collab pins for free with their pledges! 💕 I also have early bird incentives for the first 48hrs!

Stretch goals for my campaign will include more Jellinoms, washi tape, stickers, various types of shaker keychains, and more - depending on how much we unlock.

3D animation by Sunny Nika 3D

#pastel goth #enamel pin #crowdfunding #gacha game #digital art #OCs

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first stretch goal has been met! 🥹

From top left to top right: Blue, Grape, Slime (glows in the dark), Cat Skull are now available to pledge for as their own tiers and also add-ons.

Next up is stretch goal 2!

Super excited and hope we reach it soon!

The Jellinom mini pin backerkit campaign IS LIVE as part of Pintopia 2!

This is my first time doing a crowdfund for a gacha collection - itty bitty pins that, once in stock, will only be available at random through gacha spins! In the campaign, you can choose each specific pin you want for $12 each, or do gacha spins for a discount (pricing shown above).

As a bit of a background, "Jellinoms" were originally a collaborative concept between my fiancé and I, starting with a "Flanom" design! These are teenier updated takes on the design with different expressions and colors, and keep the translucent enamel over smooth metal concept! They will have epoxy over the faces as well, which will make them look very multi-dimensional.

The base goal is 7 Jellinom pins I designed + a collaborative Jellinom design by Fantasy Fox Creations with holographic glitter! 

They are my Pintopia partner, so I also have a collab design in their cat paw campaign.

Backers of both campaigns will get the collab pins for free with their pledges! 💕 I also have early bird incentives for the first 48hrs!

Stretch goals for my campaign will include more Jellinoms, washi tape, stickers, various types of shaker keychains, and more - depending on how much we unlock.

3D animation by Sunny Nika 3D

#enamel pin #creepy cute #pastel goth #crowdfunding #backerkit #pintopia #digital art #gacha games

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The Jellinom mini pin backerkit campaign IS LIVE as part of Pintopia 2!

This is my first time doing a crowdfund for a gacha collection - itty bitty pins that, once in stock, will only be available at random through gacha spins! In the campaign, you can choose each specific pin you want for $12 each, or do gacha spins for a discount (pricing shown above).

As a bit of a background, "Jellinoms" were originally a collaborative concept between my fiancé and I, starting with a "Flanom" design! These are teenier updated takes on the design with different expressions and colors, and keep the translucent enamel over smooth metal concept! They will have epoxy over the faces as well, which will make them look very multi-dimensional.

The base goal is 7 Jellinom pins I designed + a collaborative Jellinom design by Fantasy Fox Creations with holographic glitter! 

They are my Pintopia partner, so I also have a collab design in their cat paw campaign.

Backers of both campaigns will get the collab pins for free with their pledges! 💕 I also have early bird incentives for the first 48hrs!

Stretch goals for my campaign will include more Jellinoms, washi tape, stickers, various types of shaker keychains, and more - depending on how much we unlock.

3D animation by Sunny Nika 3D

#yumekawaii #yamikawaii #pastel goth #fairykei #soft goth #creepy cute #pins #enamel pins #backerkit #crowdfunding

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i still desperately wish this had been made

!I tried to redraw my old concept about a dating game (sort of) with youkai.

You are some guy who is investigating some strange phenomena at a certain school and you suspect some students are just youkai in disguise. It’s up to you to uncover their secrets. The true end is you dying.

Depending on your choices, you might get the bad (but true) end where you will uncover their secret and they will kill you. The false good end is that you will never know what they are and you will get to date them. 

Here are their original sketches from 4 years ago haha

Redrawing concepts is fun~

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The FINAL preorder store deadline is February 10th! These have been delayed so many times, but are finally shipping to me.

A lot has changed since my last update:

• The R18 design and the crop zipper sleeve design were removed from the preorder store, as they did not reach funding

• The goth colorway sweater now has a heart in the chest. The factory rep lied to me about having made sure the new version was feasible before I paid for the whole batch from KS, and it wasn't possible.

• They threw out 6 dresses that apparently looked bad (they didn't provide proof) in QC and didn't have time to remake them for CNY, so I only have about 10 smallest-size goth colorway dresses still available.

• I sampled some socks in the same colors and materials! These were meant to be mid-thigh, which I specified, but they only come up to about knee height because they didn't pay attention to where I indicated measurement begin from. But this was an experiment anyway, I have no idea how they'll feel worn or if they have any grip until I try them on.

I have been having nonstop production issues the past few months so I am very stressed lol. I feel like no one is listening to me and just doing what they want. If you would like the pastel colorway, or the goth colorway with a heart in the chest, please consider preordering before the price goes up when they've arrived!

The apparel kickstarter is now live! ✨️

The base goal is these two sweater dresses, which have zippered pockets! The sleeves on the goth version say "nightmare," and for pastel they say "daydream".

The first stretch goal is a small one, very easy to achieve compared to the first - coordinating earmuffs! The goth one is in sampling, but here's how the pastel one looks:

The earmuffs say "it's too cold / it hurts" and can technically be worn either direction!

I hope we can get these made in time for winter! There's many add-ons available for the lowest tier ($1) for anyone who doesn't want or can't afford the base goal but still wants to support the funding for them.

Thanks so much! 🦇

#pastel goth #soft goth #plus size friendly #midsize fashion #alternative aesthetic #pastel goth fashion #yamikawaii #yumekawaii #j fashion

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"CLOWDER" for 30% off "Cat Lovers" section!

Hi! We are certified Crazy Cat People™️ and we need help. A week ago in the snow, while trying to trap a different cat we saw lurking around outside, this guy showed up on our porch drinking water left outside, pitiful and upset.

This is now the 4th cat that has showed up on our back deck (and let us catch them!) in a little over a year. The first was a feral and needed hip surgery, 2nd was starving and had tapeworms like this guy, 3rd was a young lad who was also very skinny and grew quickly after we brought him in. All those cats, plus the 2 others we rescued/were given to us from what seemed like a hoarding situation, needed every single one of their shots, FIV/FeLV/heartworm testing, microchipping, and to be sterilized on our dime. And of course…our one pre-existing cat from before we moved here is very elderly and chronically ill.

When we pulled him in, we gave him praziquantel for the worms, a capstar for his fleas, and he's had 2 baths (both from him peeing himself from fear...poor guy). Thankfully, this guy also had very generous benefactors who paid for his testing! He is negative for FIV/FeLV, no longer has any intestinal parasites, doesn't have ear mites, urinalysis didn't seem concerning nor did CBC, he's got his rabies shot and first FVRCP, and he's feeling better enough to spend all his time screaming at the small window in his little room now. His neuter is scheduled for Feb 12th and prepaid, and after that he will be rehomed.

I'm disabled and my shop is my only job. My partner is currently out of work because he gets chronic migraines and has chronic back pain and they refused to schedule him manageable shifts so that his migraines would be triggered less often.

Rescues are all full; anyone involved in rescue small and large scale within the past few years knows the homeless animal population worldwide skyrocketed in 2020-21 because of the plague and how people reacted to it, and it was already horrible.

With 6 other cats, cats who permanently call our home their own, we are super, super financially overwhelmed. I'm trying to afford a Popur litter box before my own hip surgery in early March of this year to help alleviate some of the physical burden.

Please consider sharing the word about the cat-themed designs in my shop! If you want to help the cats directly, there is also this Amazon wishlist. Thank you so much for reading!

#fairykei #jfashion #cat lady #crazy cat lady #cats of tumblr #animal rescue #cat rescue #pets #cute jewelry #original art

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Artist Alley/Vendor Setup

Vendors were supposed to be able to start setting up at noon. This is what the vendor hall looked like until 7pm, with vendors just waiting in the hallways or in long traffic lines with trucks for hours. When they finally got in, check-in was run by someone not on Youmacon crew (the artist who made the badge art kindly volunteered since Youma was badly staffed) on the floor by this pillar.

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A detailed behind the scenes explanation about several financial (and other) crimes committed by the con, validated by Cora the (now former) gaming head of Youma.

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The Backerkit Preorder Store is live!

The sweater dresses and earmuffs were fully funded through the original campaign.

(The "goth" style earmuff sample! In production, these corrections are being made: longer ties, clearer embroidery, dark brown sherpa lining, clearer points on the bow wings.)

The sweaters with the zipper sleeves were not, but are available to preorder through here! So are the R18 crop tees wish mesh side paneling that would have been a later stretch goal.

Because of the way BK formats stretch goals differently, the numbers for the sweaters to unlock them are a little wonky as there's the 2 options (to get just 1, or to get 2), but for the R18 tee it is the correct number of preorders necessary until it's unlocked.

No one will be charged until/unless both conditions are met: the piece they preordered was fully-funded, and the preorder store has closed (currently, the closing date is planned to be the end of Halloween). 🦇

The apparel kickstarter is now live! ✨️

The base goal is these two sweater dresses, which have zippered pockets! The sleeves on the goth version say "nightmare," and for pastel they say "daydream".

The first stretch goal is a small one, very easy to achieve compared to the first - coordinating earmuffs! The goth one is in sampling, but here's how the pastel one looks:

The earmuffs say "it's too cold / it hurts" and can technically be worn either direction!

I hope we can get these made in time for winter! There's many add-ons available for the lowest tier ($1) for anyone who doesn't want or can't afford the base goal but still wants to support the funding for them.

Thanks so much! 🦇

#pastel goth fashion #alt goth #soft goth #pastel goth #jfashion #plus size friendly #midsize fashion #alternative aesthetic #anime aesthetic #street fashion

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♡ Vampire Mimic Belt Bucket by Psychic Circle ♡

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Last day to pledge!!

Only 24hrs left!

✨️New✨️ demon bat pompom keychains!

These little guys will come with bat-shaped silver clasps, but I don't have them in stock yet - so they aren't listed in my shop...but they are listed as discounted add-ons to my kickstarter! They're 2.5" in floofy diameter, but 6.5" wide including the wings!

Wings are sewn in, eyes are glued, and horns are screwed-in metal rivets and can be rotated.

There is an "add-ons only" reward tier specifically for things like this - you want one of these little guys but not one of the sweaters or apparel. They won't be listed in my shop until the clasps are in stock (probably a Halloween release), and will be $2 more when they are...so this is a bargain!

They are SEVERELY limited - I only put up 1-2 of each colorway (out of 7 colorways listed). And yes - some have grey irises and some have blue depending on colorway!

The campaign has been hovering at less than 4% left to go until meeting base goal for several days now, would be so honored and grateful if these little floofs got us the rest of the way there. 🦇

#spooky season #halloween #yamikawaii #pastel goth #kawaii aesthetic #spooky vibes #soft grunge

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Last day to pledge!!

Only 24hrs left!

The apparel kickstarter is now live! ✨️

The base goal is these two sweater dresses, which have zippered pockets! The sleeves on the goth version say "nightmare," and for pastel they say "daydream".

The first stretch goal is a small one, very easy to achieve compared to the first - coordinating earmuffs! The goth one is in sampling, but here's how the pastel one looks:

The earmuffs say "it's too cold / it hurts" and can technically be worn either direction!

I hope we can get these made in time for winter! There's many add-ons available for the lowest tier ($1) for anyone who doesn't want or can't afford the base goal but still wants to support the funding for them.

Thanks so much! 🦇

#pastel goth fashion #alternative aesthetic #alt goth #soft goth #pastel goth #yamikawaii #jfashion #midsize fashion #plus size friendly

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I remade an old illustration 🩷💜

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The earmuffs have been funded!! Some amazing people saved the campaign from doom-spiraling over the past few days 💗

Next is the crop sweaters with zippers on the sleeves! In 2.6k we could unlock both colorways together, just in smaller qty than originally planned. They're available to pledge for!

Here are the finalized zipper pulls (more accurate to the mockups), too:

Let's see if we can get there! Just under 4 days left. 🖤💜 🦇

The apparel kickstarter is now live! ✨️

The base goal is these two sweater dresses, which have zippered pockets! The sleeves on the goth version say "nightmare," and for pastel they say "daydream".

The first stretch goal is a small one, very easy to achieve compared to the first - coordinating earmuffs! The goth one is in sampling, but here's how the pastel one looks:

The earmuffs say "it's too cold / it hurts" and can technically be worn either direction!

I hope we can get these made in time for winter! There's many add-ons available for the lowest tier ($1) for anyone who doesn't want or can't afford the base goal but still wants to support the funding for them.

Thanks so much! 🦇

#plus size friendly #goth grunge #pastel goth fashion #alternative aesthetic #goth gf #jfashion #midsize fashion #goth girl #alt goth #soft goth

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these have gotten more attention than usual for me on here and IG - but only 3 people have backed for one, so there are still all colorways but 1 available on the campaign!

There's only a week left to pledge. Link is here !

✨️New✨️ demon bat pompom keychains!

These little guys will come with bat-shaped silver clasps, but I don't have them in stock yet - so they aren't listed in my shop...but they are listed as discounted add-ons to my kickstarter! They're 2.5" in floofy diameter, but 6.5" wide including the wings!

Wings are sewn in, eyes are glued, and horns are screwed-in metal rivets and can be rotated.

There is an "add-ons only" reward tier specifically for things like this - you want one of these little guys but not one of the sweaters or apparel. They won't be listed in my shop until the clasps are in stock (probably a Halloween release), and will be $2 more when they are...so this is a bargain!

They are SEVERELY limited - I only put up 1-2 of each colorway (out of 7 colorways listed). And yes - some have grey irises and some have blue depending on colorway!

The campaign has been hovering at less than 4% left to go until meeting base goal for several days now, would be so honored and grateful if these little floofs got us the rest of the way there. 🦇

#pastel goth #creepy cute #demon oc #spooky #spooky vibes #spooky season #kawaii aesthetic #kickstarter

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✨️New✨️ demon bat pompom keychains!

These little guys will come with bat-shaped silver clasps, but I don't have them in stock yet - so they aren't listed in my shop...but they are listed as discounted add-ons to my kickstarter! They're 2.5" in floofy diameter, but 6.5" wide including the wings!

Wings are sewn in, eyes are glued, and horns are screwed-in metal rivets and can be rotated.

There is an "add-ons only" reward tier specifically for things like this - you want one of these little guys but not one of the sweaters or apparel. They won't be listed in my shop until the clasps are in stock (probably a Halloween release), and will be $2 more when they are...so this is a bargain!

They are SEVERELY limited - I only put up 1-2 of each colorway (out of 7 colorways listed). And yes - some have grey irises and some have blue depending on colorway!

The campaign has been hovering at less than 4% left to go until meeting base goal for several days now, would be so honored and grateful if these little floofs got us the rest of the way there. 🦇

[midnightsprings]

✨️New✨️ demon bat pompom keychains!

These little guys will come with bat-shaped silver clasps, but I don't have them in stock yet - so they aren't listed in my shop...but they are listed as discounted add-ons to my kickstarter! They're 2.5" in floofy diameter, but 6.5" wide including the wings!

Wings are sewn in, eyes are glued, and horns are screwed-in metal rivets and can be rotated.

There is an "add-ons only" reward tier specifically for things like this - you want one of these little guys but not one of the sweaters or apparel. They won't be listed in my shop until the clasps are in stock (probably a Halloween release), and will be $2 more when they are...so this is a bargain!

They are SEVERELY limited - I only put up 1-2 of each colorway (out of 7 colorways listed). And yes - some have grey irises and some have blue depending on colorway!

The campaign has been hovering at less than 4% left to go until meeting base goal for several days now, would be so honored and grateful if these little floofs got us the rest of the way there. 🦇

#kawaii #creepy cute #yamikawaii #pastel goth #kickstarter #pastel grunge #kawaii aesthetic #charms #decora kei