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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:

Poll results for next insect pins! 🪲💖 Early Bird tiers open @3:20pm EST!! 🚀
8 months ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 09:10:11 AM

We have the final poll results for the order of the next few stretch goals!! 🎉 Don't forget, we launch TODAY @3:20pm EST!! <3 


➡️ Follow the Teaser Page here if you haven't already!! Get up-to-date notifications for launch time!!


Stretch goal order:
1) Death Hawk Moth- 26%
2) Dragonfly- 18%
3) Black Widow Spider (Arachnid)- 16%
4) Egyptian Scarab Beetle- 9%



I'm going to make another poll shortly with these other insects to get more accurate results of what everyone wants to see made next. PLUS there's some last minute additions submitted by some of our community members here! (I'm really loving that Orchid Mantis 🌸👀)

💖 If you want to see another insect or species added please comment on these updates here!! 💖


Newly added since yesterday:
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly
  • Tailess Whip Scorpion
  • Orchid Mantis
  • Monarch Butterfly

Vote on which insect pin to unlock in the community poll! 🪲🦋🪰
8 months ago – Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 08:41:07 PM

So far we only have a handful of votes in the community poll, anyone with a Backerkit account can now vote to decide which insect pins should be unlocked after the first 5 pins! <3


➡️ Poll results so far: the top leader is the Death Hawk moth! The Black Widow, Dragonfly, and Scarab Beetle are tied for 2nd!
   
Here's a close up of the initial list of bugs I would love to make for this campaign <3

  • Death Hawk Moth
  • Black Widow Spider (Arachnid)
  • Honey Bee
  • Dragonfly
  • Walking Stick
  • Egyptian Scarab Beetle
  • Centipede


Vote in the poll and comment if you wanna see a different bug created!! We have all month long to make new insects ^_^

📣 New Poll! Which insect pin should be next? 🐞
8 months ago – Sat, Aug 09, 2025 at 08:20:20 PM

After seeing the first pins available, which bugs do you wanna see unlocked and made into enamel pins? :)

Here's my initial list of bugs I would love to make for this campaign <3

  • Death Hawk Moth
  • Black Widow Spider (Arachnid)
  • Honey Bee
  • Dragonfly
  • Walking Stick
  • Egyptian Scarab Beetle
  • Centipede


Vote in the poll and comment if you wanna see something else made!!