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Pinned & Preserved: Insect Enamel Pins

Created by JBlake Design

A beautiful line of scientific enamel pins inspired by insect pinning: a technique used to preserve and display insects for scientific study or collection. Capture scientifically styled Cicadas, Beetles, and Mantis pins ready for your display case~

Latest Updates from Our Project:

⏳ Early Bird Tiers End Today @3:20 PM! Dragonfly pin unlocked! 🪲🦋💖
10 months ago – Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 08:36:14 AM

Hey there!

Just a friendly reminder that Early Bird Tiers close today @3:20pm EST!! It's the last chance to earn the free Early Bird Fire Ant sticker. And when you back 2+ pins during Early Bird hours, you also get the Fire Ant mini pin <3



We've already unlocked all 5 main campaign pins and 2 stretch goal pins including the Death Hawk Moth + Dragonfly! (The Black Widow Spider is next to unlock!)



Returning Backers Bonus 💌 

 If you’ve backed one of my previous campaigns, you’ll also get a free Bottle Fly sticker just for returning!


Don’t miss out!! These Early Bird freebies disappear after 3:20 PM EST! 🪲✨

🪲 Check out the campaign here!! 🦋

🐞🐛 3rd Community Poll for next insect pins! Vote now~ 💚
10 months ago – Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 06:42:55 PM

The 3rd Community Poll is now open for voting!! I added some more suggestions from our community comments, and a couple other insects I would personally love to draw :)


➡️ If you want another insect added, please leave a comment with your suggestion and I'll add it to this current poll~ 




Poll link here: 

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/jblake-design/pinned-and-preserved-insect-enamel-pins/polls/4447

All main insect pins unlocked! 🎉 Death Hawk Moth pin next~ 💀🖤
10 months ago – Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 05:05:46 PM

Thank you all so much for an incredible first day of the campaign!! We managed to unlock ALL the main campaign pins in under 24 hours AND decided on the next 6 stretch goal pins to unlock together. You are all amazing, thank you again for the incredible support on Day 1 💖




Next stretch goal pins to unlock:

(We are less than $400 away from unlocking the Dead Hawk Moth! 🖤~)



🌸🌈 2nd round poll vote winners:



I can't believe we unlocked everything so quickly, I'm so excited to draw up more beautiful insect pins for you all!! :D <3 Please if you have a suggestion, leave a comment on what insect you want to see made into a pin next! We have all month long to make more bug pins, and at this rate, we are on-track to unlocking all these stretch goals! :)


‼️ And don't forget, Early Bird hours end TOMORROW at 3:30pm!! So if you want to add more pins, upgrade your tier to a higher Pledge Level!! It's cheaper to add pins via the Pledge Tier instead of individually through the Add-on Shop.


Early Bird Freebies:

Returning Backer Freebies:



Campaign page link:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/jblake-design/pinned-and-preserved-insect-enamel-pins


New pin stretch goals: 🌸 Orchid Mantis + Sunset Moth! 🦋🌈
10 months ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 05:35:29 PM

First of all, thank you so much everyone for an amazing launch!! We've already unlocked the first 2 pins in only a few hours, so we are off to a great start!! We have all month long to create more insect pins as a community, and I can't wait to see what we come up with together :) <3


Poll results:

We have 2 clear winners from the latest community poll vote!: the Orchid Mantis & the Madagascan Sunset Moth!! 🦋🌈🌸


The Orchid Mantis will unlock at $11,500, and the Sunset Moth will unlock at $13k. 




‼️ We are less than $100 away from unlocking the 4th stretch goal pin: the green Chinese Praying Mantis, and we are only in the first few hours of Day 1! Thank you again everyone <3


Be sure to pledge for ALL the pins you want in the beginning of the campaign, even if they aren't unlocked yet!! This will help us make the most of the first 48 hours, unlock more specimens together, and bring this collection to life! ✨ 


➡️ Also don't forget: Backerkit is "Pledge now and pay later!" Cards won't be charged until next month, so lock in all the rewards you think you may want today and pay later when the campaign ends~ 



🪲 Pinned & Preserved campaign link here! 🪲




🚀 Insect pins NOW LIVE!! Early Bird tiers open~ 🪲🦋🌸
10 months ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 12:31:22 PM

We are live!!! 🚀🎉  Early Bird tiers are now open for the next 48 hours!!! 




Here's a recap of everything you can earn:


Early Bird Freebies! ❤️ 🐜

  • Pledge during the first 48 hours to receive a free Fire Ant vinyl sticker!
  • Backers who pledge for 2+ pins during Early Bird Hours will receive this tiny 1" mini pin for free! ❤️ 





Returning Backer Bonus! 🔥🪰 

  • Returning Backers will receive a free Bottle Fly vinyl sticker as a thank you for your continued support :) <3

Returning backers who just pledged for my Pin Quest "Myths of the Underworld" campaign can combine their shipping for BOTH campaigns!! This means you'll get free shipping on this new insect campaign, and I'll combine both orders into your Pin Quest package! Pin production for both campaigns will be happening at the same time, so free shipping = more pins to add to your collection <3



Here's the next Stretch Goal pins to unlock:

1) Death Hawk Moth
2) Dragonfly
3) Black Widow Spider (Arachnid)
4) Egyptian Scarab Beetle







Pledge for the pins that you want!! Everything is pledge now, and pay later after the campaign ends~ ^_^


➡️ NEW POLL!!

Anyone with a Backerkit account can vote in the new community poll here!


Here's the next stretch goal order you can decide on!!
  • Orchid Mantis
  • Monarch Butterfly
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly
  • Walking Stick
  • Honey Bee
  • Centipede
  • Tailess Whip Scorpion
  • Madagascan sunset moth