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Monster Makers Pins - A Puppetry Inspired Makerspace | Pintober 2024

Created by Made by Max Designs

Welcome to the Monster Makerspace! Come get your stitch fix in the sewing studio, whittle away time in the woodshop, get wired about the electronics lab, and explore! This pin collection features a crafty cast of characters inspired by puppetry arts.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fulfillment updates: Good news and Bad...
about 1 year ago – Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 06:04:06 PM

Hey everyone, checking in with a few quick updates on fulfillment.

The good news - most backer rewards will be shipped by the end of the week. Keep an eye on your inboxes and mailboxes!

The bad news - I noticed issues with a couple of the acrylic pin designs while packaging. The printing and cuts are exactly as they should be, but the pinbacks on two designs were placed in unideal spots. The "Pottery" pins pinback is partially placed over the cutout under the character's arm, making the metal visible from the front. The "Electronics" acrylic pins had a singular pinback placed off to one side, causing a significant balance issue with the pins.



I'm not comfortable sending either of these pins out like this, so I've reached out to my acrylic pin manufacturer to get replacements made ASAP. There will be a couple weeks shipping delay for any backers who ordered these items. Please reach out to me if you ordered either of these pins and would like to swap them out for a different design(s) for faster fulfillment.

Thanks for your patience!

Max

Shipping Updates
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 12:52:55 PM

Hey y'all,

I realized it's been a bit since I've shared an update for this campaign. The last few items I had to order have almost arrived and rewards for your pledges will begin shipping soon! My goal is to have everything mailed out by mid-February, assuming there are not unexpected manufacturing errors on the last couple items.

In the meantime, you're invited to check out a couple other projects that I currently have running!

Ending Soon: Gender Affirming Healthcare Advocacy Pins



Live now: Bookshelves for Bibliophiles

Cards charging soon - please complete your surveys!
about 1 year ago – Thu, Jan 02, 2025 at 08:28:38 AM

Hello and happy new year everyone!

I will be charging cards to collect funds for shipping fees and post-campaign add on items on Sunday. If you haven't completed your survey yet, or want to make adjustments, please do so ASAP. I'll be placing an order for acrylic pins from this campaign very soon and having counts for those items will be helpful.

With love and creativity,
Max

Two new campaigns launching soon!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 10:01:28 AM

Hello, everyone! I wanted to let y'all know that I have two campaigns launching in January.

Launching January 1st on Kickstater: Transgender Healthcare Enamel Advocacy Pins

One of my most popular sticker designs is becoming a pin! I originally sat down to make this design with colored pencils in a sketchbook in the spring of 2022. I was frustrated with a recent push of laws to restricted gender affirming healthcare in the United States and wanted a simple sticker design to encourage advocacy and educating others. Over the past few years I have sold over 1,000 stickers and donated hundreds more to local nonprofits serving the transgender community.

Launching January 23rd on Backerkit: Bookshelves for Bibliophiles



Build your own library with this collection of bookshelves! The designs for this campaign are inspired by ten different literary genres and feature thematic shapes, references, and tropes. The ten genres are: fantasy, science fiction, horror, LGBTQ+, romance, westerns, children's, mystery, gardening, and cooking. Each genre gets a 3" bookcase pin, 1" mini bookshelf pin, and stickers. 

With love and creativity,
Max

🎉 Pins are in, surveys are out! 🎉
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 10:04:18 AM

Hi everyone,

The enamel pins have arrived!
I received all seven enamel pins yesterday and will be grading them over the next month. They turned out perfectly and I especially love the Monster Tool mini pins. I will be placing orders for acrylic pins, stickers, coloring books, and other additional items in early January.  My plan is still to ship rewards out to backers in early February!





With love and creativity,
Max