Archon's Blessing

DELIVERY DATE!
about 2 years ago – Sun, Mar 06, 2022 at 03:20:37 PM

Picture me, banging pots and pans together, marching around my office declaring THE END IS COMING:

The largest shipment I've received to date was a 14 box shipment from the starbag. I'm not sure this will physically FIT in my office all at the same time. Wish me luck.

Want to do me a favor while you prepare to have your brand new ita bags? Come check out my honorary-brother's first Kickstarter - there's only a week left and so many good things to get. (Like, say, a whole bunch of REALLY COOL boardfiller pins to fill up the gaps in your bags!) Besides, look at Azhdaha. Look into those eyes, you couldn't let that cute face down!

It would mean the world to me if we could share some of the incredible community support that made our project happen with others in this amazing community!

In a little more than a week, the first wave of backer orders will be in the mail and rushing to your doorsteps! I know the outside world has been incredibly difficult to survive the last few months. I'm proud of all of us for making it this far. Sending good wishes to all of you - have a safe and happy week!

While we wait - PINS GALORE
about 2 years ago – Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 10:55:23 PM

Hello travelers, and happy Lantern Rite!

As we wait not-so-patiently on the cargo ships to deliver the vision bags, I wanted to feature some great projects live on Kickstarter right now!

A dear friend of mine just launched his first kickstarter EVER, (on his birthday no less!) and these dragon pins NEED to exist. I'm counting on you guys to help show this creator a warm enthusiastic welcome into the community! If I can't put that rolly polly Azhdaha in my Liyue bag I will literally combust ;;

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If tiny adorable trainable creatures are more your speed, you should check out the Pocket Candy project by Cat's Pin Club - I have a pin design featured here! We're very close to funding and there are lots of exciting stretch goal creatures to add to the roster!

I hope you're all having a wonderful day! Thanks for checking in with me!

The Big One - Production complete!
over 2 years ago – Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:35:34 AM

Greetings Travelers! Big update today, let's dive into it!

First on the table are the completed prototypes of the Inazuma and Snezhnaya bags! I'm really excited about how well these turned out, considering the challenges their designs represented. I know you all will love them as much as I do!

Wife and I took a much needed vacation last week, so naturally that's when the manufacturer sent us ALL the big exciting news - the physical production is officially complete, and the shipment is en route to our Cincinnati office! The packages are due to arrive around late February, barring shipping delays. I'll be sure to keep you all updated - in the meantime, enjoy some behind the scenes photos from the production.

Thank you all so much for coming on this journey with us - I'm looking forward to getting these beauties into your hands!

Quick update - board filler primos on their way!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 01:55:08 AM

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Inazuma and Snezhnaya prototype 0.1 - notes and updates!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 05:26:51 PM

Hello travelers, It's been a while! We're excited to bring you a long-overdue update!

We have the first round of working 0.1 prototypes of Inazuma and Sneznaya bags to show today! These prototypes are built with excess/scrap materials to reduce waste, similar to mocking up a dress in muslin. These are not polished or trimmed in any capacity and often look very rough - but I think there's something oddly classy about these.

We have a minor adjustment to make on the Snezhnaya bag, as shown below - the gap at the top of the design is too small in the current prototype - it will be a very simple and easy fix, and from there we can move into full-scale production on these two designs.

Obviously, the timetable on production has not been what we anticipated - due to covid safety regulations, our manufacturer and factory have been working at half capacity or less to protect the health and safety of the workers! Thank you all so much for your patience thusfar!

On the softer side, I wanted to let you know our foster kittens have been adopted together! The kitten we called 'taxes' has been named Darien, and yes it's a reference to tuxedo mask. Dirt, amusingly, remains Dirt! They are both settling in amazingly, and their new fathers are close family friends, so we'll get to see them grow and flourish! It's an incredibly satisfying conclusion to their little story.

I wish you all a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season! Further updates will be published the moment I have more to show!