Greetings Hoarders,

I come bearing exciting news! All the Gilded Dragons hardcovers arrived today 🥰.
Over the next week I will sign and number them ☺️. And they will ship with your pins!

Check it out!
  

It turned out so beautiful! And I upgraded the book to have a ribbon so you can save your favourite dragon.

In other exciting news, to those who bought hoodies & t-shirts, they have all been ordered and I received notice all of them have been shipped to you!

Even my kids are wearing their derpies proudly 🥰. Soon you'll be able to flaunt your derpy fashions too!

Looking ahead:

Waiting for pins - all the Derpies should arrive in a few weeks. And if all looks good, I'll start shipping early October! The only thing I'm waiting for are postcards. Oh and totes/wall art etc. have all been ordered!

Haunted dragons launches in only 1 month! So mark your calendars and join this dark (and sometimes derpy) campaign in October as part of Pintober



Brought to you by many of your favourite Pintopia creators. And, when you back 3+ you will get a mini "treat" pin for FREE! (Mine will likely be a mini dragon gummy 🥰) So trick or treat with us this fall and follow the campaign today!



Tomorrow is the big day when Star Awakened launches!

This novel is part of Booktopia, another topia hosted by Backerkit with over 50 authors!
And you know what that means - FREE SWAG!



I have designed a beautiful pin set when you back both me and my partner. And I created a specific pin tier for my pin fans!

So if you love beautiful artfilled hardcovers, or just need to add more shinies to your collection, I'd love you to check out my campaign.


This is my most ambitious project yet, with the goal to make a print run, which means a higher funding goal.  But, this will also be my most beautiful books yet! Each novel will have half an art book worth of illustrations inside! So it's more than just an epic fantasy novel. It's a work of art.

I made limited early bird tiers available in the first 48 hours only! So follow the campaign, and pledge early to snag all the best deals & early bird gifts!

Have a most wonderful day,
Yours in art,
Therena

I just returned from a week-long sailing trip with my dad and arrived not only inspired to write a brand new novel with a mermaid/sailor twist, but to an email with the first look at pins and more!

But first some important information. 

If your pledge failed to charge after the campaign, fear not. You will still get a chance to claim your pledges by completing your survey. Cards won't be charged immediately. But it will get charged when I process shipping and add-ons sometime late September/early October. 

My manufacturer sent me these proofs of some of the pins:

While not the best quality photos, I am thrilled with how they look so far! (We're still missing a couple, but I'll share those when I get them)

I also received my sample derpy & book wyrm blankeys and I am in love! They are not only good quality prints and beautiful, but oh so soft & snuggly!

And last, but definitely not least, the last derpy sticker arrived!
Which one is your favourite?
 

I feel like I'm hitting the ground running since getting back from my trip. But in only 2 weeks my next campaign launches! I pre-ordered the pins, and you are the first to see them!

The first picture is a glow-in-the-dark 2" pin which will have its own tier as well as an add on to the books. The second is the 2 collaborative pins you can claim either as an add-on or FREE when you back both me and my partner! The third picture is the pin I designed for her pin tier.

So save the date & follow the campaign! I'll share a super secret backer update link to existing backers to back early on Sept 3rd. You'll have 48 hrs to claim one of the secret super backer tiers! But these will be limited to the first 50 backers. So keep your eyes on that email update!



Another exciting project I've been working on is my Patreon monthly pin tiers. Perfect for those who love monthly happy-mail.

Starting September 2024 you can join and get one of the limited edition Muse pins! These will be available exclusively through my Patreon. This specific pin design will be limited to the first 250 Muses. After they are gone, I'll design a brand new exclusive to Patreon pin. And they will be the first pin you receive when you join. They will get mailed out the last week of September/first week of October (once I get them from the manufacturer).

Plus, as a Patreon you get early access to all my art as well as some exclusive art.
Important Note: Avoid using Apple pay / the Apple app as they charge an extra 30% on the regular tier prices!)

Well, that's all the exciting news for now.

Here's a couple photos from my trip!

Have a magical week!
Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings Hoarders,

I'm back from my camping trip and arrived to two very exciting packages! 

Firstly, thank you for everyone who already completed your surveys! We're at 87% completed! 

We unlocked the limited edition derpy dragon backer pin! I ordered only 50, so if you missed adding it, you still can. But once they are gone, they are gone forever.


Now for the second exciting news, the first 10 derpy stickers have arrived 🥰😍.

Other than stickers, I have approved all the final pin designs and placed the order from my manufacturer. It'll be about 6-8 weeks to arrive back to me. 😊 (About September 17-20.)

(I may, or may not have derpies everywhere now...)

Another exciting arrival has been my Gilded Dragons art book proof! And I am in love 😍😍😍

 

Yes, even some derpies snuck in there! (But only 2, as I plan to make a fully illustrated derpy dragon art book 😊)

While I await the pins, I'll be placing the order for all the art books now. I'm also going to lock orders with hoodies & t-shirts and order those in the next week or two. As mentioned previously, these will be shipped directly from the manufacturer as I do them as print on demand. So chances are you will receive these before the pins.

As a reminder, I will be unable to answer any emails between Aug 13-22. But should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me at [email protected]

I'll leave you all with a picture from where we just camped.

Have a wonderful summer!

Yours in art,
Therena

In the meantime you can follow my next 2 campaigns:

Star Awakened (launches September 5th) & part of Booktopia (you can earn free pins!)


Haunted dragons (launches October 10th. Featuring more dragon pins & some derpies.)

I just wanted to touch base with you guys about a few questions that have arisen from the surveys. 

Please complete your survey as soon as possible. We're currently at 75% and I would like to get to 85% to order the pins so I know how many we need!
If you lost your survey you can find it here: https://derpy-dragons.backerkit.com/

(Only use the pre-order store if you didn't back as it is a separate order)

The 3x3 "Shadows are Friends" sticker has officially been unlocked. However, it's not a part of the all-in set of 10 stickers.

We are only 3 backers away from unlocking the exclusive limited edition 2024 pin.
I will be closing this stretch goal as soon as I place the order for the other pins. Which will be either Monday the 5th or next Saturday the 10th (depending when I hear back from my manufacturer as I've had to increase some pins due to popularity 😊). So if you wanted to snag this one, don't wait. 

One of the questions I received was about the All-in 10+ tiers.
 

Since we only "unlocked" 10 pins as a part of the campaign, these tiers will only have 10 pins because we didn't get the next stretch goal (which would have been the 11th pin). 

The 11th design is a custom pin order which was a part of a backer's order, and unfortunately not automatically a part of the tier, eventhough you can choose it as one of the 10 pins if you liked that design. 

I apologize for the confusion this might have caused. And I hope this helps clarify things a little.

Just a reminder that hoodies and t-shirts will be shipped separately from your other items. In order to save both on shipping and to reduce my carbon footprint, these will be shipped directly from the manufacturer. I do clothes on a print on demand basis because it helps reduce fast fashion waste as well as means that I don't need a hundred boxes of clothes in stock.

My Gilded Dragons artbook proof has officially been shipped to me. So I should have some pictures soon. 😊

I have all other books in stock and these should all be ready for shipping when I ship out the derpies. 

As a reminder, my campaigns are the only way to get signed copies of my books (other than in person events), and I have only a few 1st edition copies left of my novels. 

I'm having a lot of fun playing with these derpies, and in a way they have invaded my life. I just made these backpacks and purses for myself, and it occurred to me you guys might like them too. 

I didn't add these as add-ons as I didn't have my samples yet, but they are available on my website. 

Well, I think that is all for now. 
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me at [email protected] 

I will be unable to answer emails between Aug 5-22nd, but will respond as soon as I can upon my return to civilization. 

Have a wonderful summer (or winter if you are south of the equator). 

Yours in art,
Therena

Greetings Hoarders,

Most of you have noticed that I sent out the surveys where you get to select your derpies. 

I meant to send this update before I did that, but sometimes I get distracted and do things out of order. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Regardless, here's the official "surveys are out" update 😅. 
61% of you already completed it, thank you!

If you haven't yet, please do so as soon as possible so I know how many of each derpy I need to order. I would like to place the order by Sunday before I go camping. So if we can get at least 85% of surveys done by then I would be very happy. 

If you have been a fan for a while, you know that I love running campaigns and run anywhere from 3-5 a year. And I still have two more planned  or 2024, coming in only
a few weeks!

My next campaign is my most ambitious of all, and one I've been working on for over 2 years. It's the sequel to my debut novel "Star Found" - "Star Awakened". And I am going all out this time.


And while the campaign is all about the gorgeous hardcovers, I do have treats for my pin collector backers.

This campaign is a part of Backerkit's Booktopia. And, if you backed any Pintopia campaigns, you know that means lots of FREE loot!

Naturally I had to design pins insp red by my novel for me and my partner. (Because I need more shinies for my hoard!)


You can get this set either as add-ons from us, or FREE when you back both our campaigns! And, we both have not only book tiers, but a special pin tier! (I designed all her art as well)

For my pin tier, I designed my biggest pin yet. This one will be 2"! With glitter & glow in the dark sky!

So if you like free pins & deluxe epic fantasy novels, you can follow the campaign before it launches. My goal is to get 100 followers before launch to help push the campaign to new heights on the first day as I want to do a print run!


In the wake of this exciting book campaign, I am running my last campaign of the year. In the same spirit as Pintopia, I have partnered with several of the Pintopia creators to bring to you another pin collaboration: Pintober - Haunted Dragons.


This campaign will feature both darker derpies and regular dragons. Set against the backdrop of a graveyard, these dragons will have a touch of darkness and the features you have come to love in my pins. From serious to derpy.

Details are still being finalized, but like pintopia, we will have Free treats as you explore the sleepy town of Pinner's Hollow 

So join us on this exciting adventure into a shiny world of pins.

Well, that's all the news for today. I'll touch base once pins are ordered and things start arriving. 

I will be taking a much needed break from technology & be out of internet service between Aug 5-22 to refuel my soul. So any messages or emails will be responded to after Aug 22. 

Have a wonderful August!
Yours in art,
Therena