Thank you so much for your support! We are funded and Mint Chocoturtle & Berry Chocoturtle will be put into prototyping with the new factory & production as soon as they return from their New Years holidays. If all goes well with the new prototypes, I expect we will start fulfilling the project in July.

I am going to relaunch the final three turtles (plus their pins & stickers) as a new, separate project, with a short duration of 2 weeks. Please vote in the poll attached to this update or leave me a comment to let me know which time period you prefer! Poll closes February 28th, so don't wait!

Payments take up to two weeks to process. During this time I will begin work on surveys so you can fill them out ASAP. But first I need a small break of a few days! Running a crowdfunding campaign takes a lot out of me.  

Thanks again! I'll update again once I am ready to send out surveys. 

Shelly

Hello all! 

We're entering the final 12 hours! How exciting!

We are funded, which means Mint Chocoturtle and Berry Chocoturtle are available for immediate adoption. Their matching pins and stickers are also available. If you haven't backed yet, I would love to have your support before the project ends. 💚

If you followed the project before launch and haven't backed yet, you can still get the mini Mint Chocoturtle enamel pin freebie with your pledge. Returning backers also qualify for a FREE 2" sticker of the same design. Once the project ends, your reservation for either item is gone forever.
 

Unfortunately Spain has changed their shipping rules. I learned this the hard way as I fulfilled my last project this past week. As of January 1st 2026, all small packages for destinations outside of Spain now cost 14€ minimum to send. This fee covers up to half a kilo of weight, and with the lightweight nature of plush and pins, it will not cost more than that. I deeply apologize. I hope you can stick with me on this project. However I do understand if this affects your choice in backing my project. 

Thanks for reading,
Shelly

We're in the home stretch! The project ends in less than 48 hours. Eeee!

If you've been waiting to join in, don't forget to pledge before time is up! The preorder store will be open shortly after the campaign ends, but prices will go up to retail. 

Mint and Berry Chocoturtle are sure bets, while Melonpanturtle our closest stretch goal. I wonder if we can unlock her in these final hours?

Below are some handy links for you to share. If you can comment on the post, that would be a wonderful boost, but sharing any of the posts below on your FB, bsky or IG is more than enough.

Bluesky
Facebook
Instagram

As always, thank you for your support! :D

Shelly

There's a lot of news in this update and I'm super excited to share!

As a project creator, I've been carefully tracking the project. It's my baby, after all. 🥺 I realized on Friday that the projections had turned negative--we would not hit our minimum funding goal by the end of the project fundraising period. 

But we've already raised so much! Instead of fretting too much, I decided to send two different emails: the first to a second, vetted manufacturer about lower quantity orders, and the other to BackerKit. 

I have worked with this factory before on a small (100 piece) specialty order of a video game character fan-designed plush a couple of years ago. Below is my art and the result--as you can see their work matches my art closely, and the detail level is very high!


I've gotten a quote from the alternate manufacturer to create a much smaller number of each turtle plush (250 vs the quote of 1000 from the original factory). I trust that they will match the quality of the current turtle plush samples, and will be working from photos and my vector files directly to create samples before production.

With new quotes in hand, I was almost ready to announce that the first three turtles would be available at the initial funding goal of $8500. But that still didn't solve the initial problem that the project is projected to fall short of goal.

The second email was to BackerKit, with a request--would it be possible to change my funding goal? And the T&S team have said yes! They've graciously to allowed us to lower the funding goal as a special exception (from 8500 down to 5200, which matches the current funding level). This is important because:

If you'd like both plush, please swap tiers at your earliest convenience. You can change your pledge from the main project page at any time before the campaign ends.

This means we have a real chance at unlocking the whole group of these cutie turtles! 🥰

I've changed the other goals accordingly, in line with this new pricing. Learn more on the project page. 💚

I've enabled Pay Over Time for anyone who was on the fence about pledging for tiers over $150USD. This will allow you to make four monthly payments in sequence after the campaign ends.

You won't receive your survey until all four payments are made. If you miss a payment, your forfeit your pledge & there will be no refunds on partial pledge payments. 

Pin Commission Tier

You'll work with me to create a totally unique, commissioned enamel pin design of your pet or original character (furry or human ok!). You'll receive 50 copies. This pin is just for you and will never be resold. You can give them away, hoard them, sell them--whatever floats your boat.

Learn more about this tier here!

Pin Sponsor Tier

Do you have an idea for a turtle flavor you'd like to see turned into an enamel pin?

You'll receive 15 copies of your specially designed turtle pin, and it will also immediately become available to all backers to choose from in post-campaign surveys.

Learn more about this tier here!

Add-Ons
New sticker Add-Ons are here!

I'm happy to offer BIG! vinyl stickers of Mint Chocoturtle (6x6"/15x15cm) along with a set of two, smaller classic inki-Drop designs (each measuring 3x3"/7.62x7.62cm).

All designs are available now, check them out here.
 

Whew, that was a whole lot of text. If you made it through all that, you deserve a mint choco cookie. 🍪

Please let me know what you think in the comments!

Thanks for reading,
~Shelly