Circus Sweeties

Hi again!

Some of you were curious what an anthro sea lion would look like. This was just a quick sketch, but a pretty good idea of what I would probably try to do. Then I felt like it would help to include a quad version, too. So... here we are!
I will attach the poll to this post! I hope the visuals help~ 

Hi hi hi!

I'm just checking in with all of you. Things are really calm right now, so I don't have TOO many updates, but we definitely have some things to talk about!

First of all, I am happy to say that the manufacturer will be starting on Nessie and Gertie very soon! The samples are paid for, and I couldn't be more excited. I want to see them in physical form, flopping around all cute and squishy! As soon as I get an update from the manufacturer, I will give one to you guys!

I am still chugging away on the info cards for all the characters we currently have. Yesterday became a little busy, and today was even busier, but I am getting back to work on that as soon as I wrap up this update-- I just really wanted to make sure I popped in. I love sharing everything with you guys, and seeing your comments, even if I don't always know what to say haha. I don't want to be a broken record, you know!

I think it's pretty much decided that Stella is going to be a sea lion, so I made another poll, which you can find here:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/charmsey/circus-sweeties/polls/2356?ref=bk_poll_show#top

I wasn't sure what you were all imagining. Personally, I think it'd be fun if she was more like Nessie, but I think an anthro sea lion would be cute, too! I think someone mentioned a magnet in her nose for a ball accessory, and I am 100% on board with that.

I also created a poll to determine our 6th cookie pal, because I'm pretty sure we'll unlock it, and I think it might help with advertising to be like: Hey, we're this close to unlocking so-and-so! Be sure to check that out, if you want to make sure your favorite gets unlocked, if they haven't already!!

We also reached our 650 backer achievement, so that is really cool! I am just floored by the amount of us here. When I first started doodling this concept and the characters, I never imagined how many people would love it. It's just such a huge compliment, and I cannot wait for everyone to get their plushies and pins and stickers. The wait is going to pain me, but I know I won't be alone there either haha.

So, yeah! We have some stuff to decide. Please please check out the polls!

Writing contest?: How would you guys feel about a writing contest? I would come up with some kind of prompt, and then using what you know about the cookies, you would write a little mini story? I love writing. I don't share my writing a lot, but I'm FULL of stories. I know not everyone draws, and I just wanted to see if anyone would be interested in something like this.

Speaking of contests... We have SOOOO many coloring page entries, and they're all SO amazing. I am just like... LOSING it. I don't know how I'm going to decide, you guys. Seriously. It's going to be so tough. Thank you to everyone who has entered so far. I will be sharing all of the entries on the day the contest ends!

I guess I'll just wrap up by sharing a drawing of Dotty. I think her tail might be her security blanket. 

Happy Saturday!!!

We have officially unlocked London Lollipop!!! Pretty exciting, huh?? 


I wish I could say we have another backer's choice poll for today, but we are still 5k away. That is okay, though! We will definitely get there, and in the meantime, I am working on an update that will be exclusively for introducing each cookie! I think that will help with voting, when we finally unlock another poll! So, keep an eye out if you like reading about these sugar babies!



I also managed to finish up the art for our Batty and Lupin enamel pins! I am so excited to see them as actual enamel pins, but... for now we can just admire how cute and spooky they are just like this.




I haven't forgotten about our Nessie polls, either. If I'm totally honest, I'm still really stuck, but I know we need to decide something. I've decided that we should keep the naming convention, and given that Nessie was winning, I THINK we are going to go with Nessie Nougat the Loch Ness Monster. I'll just continue to call her Nessie. 

I really like the name Stella Strudel, though!!! We definitely need to utilize it, so I thought we could have fun and design a cookie as a group! So, the poll for this update is going to be the type of animal you all think they should be!! 

There will be more polls to determine the type of cookie, and more, so keep your eyes peeled! 

I will delete this update at some point, but I wanted to make the poll a little easier to see! 

There are only 19 votes, so far, which is making me think it might be a little buried!! 

Happy Friday!!!

I am happy to announce we have unlocked Dotty Dragonsbeard the Dragon, and we have reached many new stretch goals, one of which is a backers choice! That means we get to unlock another cookie pal, so check out that poll! Good luck to the Elliot and London fans!!

I have also made another poll for Nessie. It has been a rollercoaster naming her!! I picked the two top choices to see what would happen. I personally will love her no matter what, so... I'm just watching haha. I did like the Sophie suggestion, and I think Sophie Starpop would be adorable and Nessie Nougat, but I didn't want to add another option and complicate things.

In other news, we have unlocked postcards! I'd like to add one more of Batty and Lupin together, but we already have some really cute options! Big thanks to @mcmadmissile (Evan) for contributing these adorable drawings! He's helped out soooo much with this launch, and I am so grateful and lucky. 


We are so so close to our 48k stretch goal, too!! If we manage to get there, we'll be unlocking an adorable Nessie tote! The art isn't finished, but it will be soon! I am very excited about this tote bag and I just know it's going to be unlocked!



We have also added 3 more backers choice stretch goals, which is probably great news to our rabid Elliot and London fans, haha. I'm going to keep advertising and pushing!! We can totally do this. I just know it!



I think that is everything for now! I'll be back, of course, with another update soon! Thank you again for all of the support! I hope you'll share what you are most excited about! I read every comment, though I don't always respond in fear of being repetitive haha. I love them, though!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I'll catch y'all soon!

Charmsey