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Fresh Water Tinies - Enamel Pin Project with extra goodies

Created by MindytheTurtle

A follow-up to Salty Tinies, a salt water themed enamel pin project, I’ll be introducing designs of critters that live in freshwater! These Tinies will be the same size as the Salty Tinies and will include unlockables such as stickers and pin banners!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Updates: Pins are here!!
10 days ago – Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 10:15:56 PM

Hello everyone!
The enamel pins are here!
Actually, they've been here for a while, but I haven't made time to grade them since things keep popping up during my weekends... These are honestly excuses since they should have been graded a while ago...

Items currently on the way to me:
  • Pin banners
  • Freebie stickers

I'm expecting everything to arrive by the beginning of August, and the pins should be graded by then! Just to give a quick update on the timeline:
  • 07/31 - Charge cards on file
  • 08/07 - Lock addresses & start packing pledges
  • 08/14 - Print labels & start dropping off packages at the post office this weekend!

To make sure things flow smoothly, please make sure that the payment card and address on file are correct!! If you plan on moving during this time and need me to hold your pledge, please let me know through comment or sending me a question/inquiry through Backerkit.

Also... Please forgive my photography skills... The lights in the room definitely do not help capture the good angles of the pins... They're too shiny!! I'll try to take a better picture when everything else arrives!

Update: Pin progress!!
3 months ago – Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 11:10:53 AM

Hello everyone!

I know I have a habit at this point of doing this but… I’m sorry for the silence. I promise I’m not going to disappear into the void without fulfilling the project! Don’t think I can honestly handle the guilt…

I got some progress pictures for everyone!!

Tonight, I’m going to be going through everyone’s comments to make sure that I adjust the orders properly before I charge the cards on file!

Update: Pins Ordered + Freebie Pin + Unlocks
4 months ago – Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 10:10:32 PM

Hello everyone!

The pins have been ordered and the production has started! I'm anticipating that I should be receiving them by mid-May the latest, which I should be able to quality check and start shipping out the week it arrives! I'll provide a detail on the approximate timeline below.

-Freebie Pin-
I apologise for not updating everyone on the freebie pin. We did reach the goal for the freebie pin! And honestly, even if it was off by a little bit, I probably would have ordered them anyway for everyone. The winning design by a VERY close margin was the Kingfisher!!


Although the pin won't show as one of the listed items in your pledge, I am including it with every shipment. Please only add-on a Kingfisher pin if you would like extras!

-Unlocks-
I decided why the heck not and unlock both pin banner designs! Maybe it is because I'm tired haha

Estimated Timeline:
Lock Orders: March 30th, 2026
Charge Cards: April 17th, 2026
Lock Addresses: May 8th, 2026
Start Shipping: May 15th, 2026

Thank you all, and please take care!! I'ma going to play with my cat now since he has been biting me for attention...

Last 24 hours!! Vote for Freebie Pin
6 months ago – Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 08:22:56 PM

Hello everyone!

I apologise for the rough sketches for the pin designs and colours for the betta, but I wanted to get this poll out asap to you guys! I decided that all the designs I worked on yesterday during the stream would be available as a potential option for a freebie pin for everyone that has pledged for at least a pin!

I know the poll image can be a little small, so please see below for your options!


Thank you all for the support!! And please vote in the poll below ;u; and I'll be keeping this update relatively short since my brain is a bit fried from work today.

Take care everyone!!

Quick update!
6 months ago – Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 07:48:40 AM

Hello! 

Another update so soon hahaha it has been less than 24 hours! From looking at the comments, it looks like the results are pretty mixed. I’ll most likely stream tonight for sketching for additional pins designs, colouring the betta, and sketching some more pin banner ideas :3 I’ll try to stream for at least two hours… I get mentally exhausted from streaming, so I don’t know if I can go longer than that. 

Current list for sketches
  • Golden arowana
  • Kingfisher
  • Rainbow trout
  • Minnow
  • Waterskipper (this is gonna be a challenge)
  • Whatever else I can think of

Betta color combos
  • Marble teal, gold, white
  • Red and blue
  • Pastel
  • Blue mixtures 
  • Idk have fun with it

Pin banner themes
  • Sweats I haven’t thought this far out… please gimme suggestions…