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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:

🚀 Insect pins NOW LIVE!! Early Bird tiers open~ 🪲🦋🌸
about 1 year 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


New insect pin poll!! 🌸🧡 Orchid Mantis + Monarch Butterfly added! 🦋
about 1 year ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 09:49:47 AM

New poll is out with some last minute additions from the community!! Please vote to decide on the next batch of pin stretch goals you want to see unlocked!! (Poll is at the end of this update~)


🚀 Don't forget, we launch TODAY @3:20pm EST!! 🚀 Follow the Teaser Page here if you haven't already so you don't miss out on the launch party!!


 

Poll results for next insect pins! 🪲💖 Early Bird tiers open @3:20pm EST!! 🚀
about 1 year 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! 🪲🦋🪰
about 1 year 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? 🐞
about 1 year 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!!