The Cuddle Bugs!

CUDDLE BUGS 2.O
about 1 month ago – Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 02:07:37 PM

As the Cuddle Bugs campaign comes to an end I cant help but be so grateful for all my understanding supporters! I am fixing a few mix ups but it's time to officially end this kickstarter! 

While working on this project, I have come to many bumps in the road that made this experience a learning one and I have been working hard on making these plush even better for future production!

 The weight and size made shipping these bugs insanely hard and being a small business I don't have the option for a fulfillment company or the machines they have that would make shipping these easier so, after consulting a few close friends, I decided to add a small zipper and to have these bugs shipped unstuffed!

The zipper is covered by a flap of fabric, soft just like the plush so it doesn't effect the quality of the cuddle at all! If anything, it makes the plush a million times better! Now you will be able to stuff your bugs perfectly to your taste, even having the option to add weight for an amazing weighted cuddle! 

Thanks to how well this campaign has done, I will be adding even more bugs to the Cuddle Bug family! You can look forward to Weighted Isopods, Fighting Beetles and more!!

Here is a form for the 2.o versions of my bugs! They are EMPTY SKINS, please keep that in mind, but this way everyone can have a chance to grab one before my next campaign! :

https://forms.gle/Nf81pYSLUr6H1QpA8

Shipping Has BEGUN
4 months ago – Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 06:39:48 AM

Emails have been sent out to you for address checks so that means I will begin charging cards tonight and hopefully begin getting bugs home on Monday, so keep an eye peeled!

If you have any questions or concerns please message me and I will try to respond as soon as possible! I will be putting the leftover stock online after everyone is shipped out!! 

I waited until I had everything on hand for this project to start this process, so I'm sorry for the long wait and any inconvenience I caused but I hope you're as excited as I am for your Bug to start its journey home !! 
 

Bugs Are Here!!
4 months ago – Sat, Sep 07, 2024 at 10:53:16 AM

Thank you all for helping me get so far in this project! It's definitely been a learning experience for me and if it wasn't for my friends I wouldn't be able to say I've come this far especially when they helped me lift 95 boxes off my front lawn, into a huge truck only my wife could drive and help me stack them in my storage unit until 9pm was crazy and I will be forever in their debt!!!! 

Now my real work begins! Most of the bugs are flattened perfectly so I will be prioritizing send those out so shipping will be easiest, but when the plush arrive to you they will be FLAT, please don't panic! Just squish them into shape and give them space to breath! They will be the perfect Cuddle Bug by morning!! 

I am slightly stressed due to their sheer size, so I'll be moving very slowly to get these guys home, but my goal is to have each bug home to their buddy by mid-October and to have the extra stock online right after! I will be sending out final surveys for addresses this week, I need to make sure my shipping detail are 100% before I do that though, so please be patient if it isn't right away! 

I try to keep large important updates on my Kickstarter but I do post about the Bugs regularly on my Twitter and Telegram, I'll admit, I didn't realize this project would get so big so I am looking into sharing on more platforms that are more accessible to everyone! 

If I haven't covered something you're worried about, please send me a message and I'll try to answer your worries asap!

I'm really shy, so here's the muse for this entire project, my wife! 

If it wasn't for this amazing woman, I wouldn't be where I am today! 

The Bug Are Close!
6 months ago – Sun, Jul 21, 2024 at 04:41:32 PM

I am back again after a long pause to announce the shipment of the final bulk good are finally on their way!! I am expecting a whooping 95 boxes first thing in August and just a reminder, it'll just be me and my lovely wife working on shipping these out so please keep an eye on your emails for address lock ins and please be patient while we work! 

It took me a while to get final designs posted, but here they are! Each design has stayed true to the original art thankfully, Gotama had a few changes and came out perfectly! 

I do not plan running this version of these bugs again, but keep an eye out for the updated versions coming soon!! 

PROTOTYPE UPDATE
7 months ago – Fri, May 31, 2024 at 06:10:47 PM

I would like to start this off with a huge apology. This is my first time doing a project like this so I expected to make a few mistakes, but forgetting to update my kickstarter page was not one of them! I hope this update can cover a few things!

I will be posting better turn around photos, due to the size of the plush it was hard to get decent pictures in my apartment, but here are a few photos of the final prototypes of Gotama, Grubwin and Gumby ft my lovely wife.

Each plush has passed their safety testing and the plush are in production! They are estimated to take two months, but that only means they will be shipped to you in late July or Early August, if you are worried about your address changing, please just update your backerkit survey before final notices go out

If you still have not received your Backerkit emails, please reach out to backerkit here, there have been issues with users who signed up with Apple IDs and emails getting mixed up!