Enamel advocacy pins to spread awareness that "Gender Affirming Healthcare Saves Lives" and promote transgender healthcare access.
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This campaign is entering its final days, I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for all the love and support! As many of you know, it's been a challenging month for queer folks here in the US and the start of a long road ahead. My plan for the coming years is to continue making art that centers queer stories, joy, and resistance. Your support of this campaign is helping to make that possible for me.
We're also up to 4,500+ stickers to donate! So far I've had 16 LGBTQ+ supporting organizations, mostly in the Southern US, request a donation. There's still room for some more, so if you know an org that might be interested send this this form. It will be open until the end of February.
Bookshelves for Bibliophiles: A Literary Genre Themed Enamel Pin Collection is live and ALL designs have been unlocked! It's going better than I could have imagined and I'm blown away by the enthusiasm folks have had for my art.
Visit the campaign at: https://tinyurl.com/BookshelvesForBibliophiles
Hi everyone,
A few quick updates - we reached 100 backers! The campaign also hit $3,000, so I will be adding an additional 2,000 stickers to the donation pile. That's a LOT of stickers so please share this link with any organizations you know that might be interested in receiving some.
One of my other projects, Bookshelves for Bibliophiles, is now live on Backerkit. This campaign is for an enamel pin collection of 22 pins inspired by different literary genres. Check it out if you're a bookworm, it even includes an LGBTQ+ themed bookcase design with a cat!
With love and creativity,
Max
Hi everyone, there are 10 days left for this campaign and we've almost reached 100 backers! This campaign is going much better than I'd expected, which is a wonderful surprise given the current political climate here in the US.
Thanks to the success of this campaign, I've decided to open sticker donation eligibility beyond the Carolinas. All US-based organizations that support the transgender community are welcome to request a donation. Please share the form with any organizations you know that may be interested! Click here for the request form.
If the campaign reached $3,000 USD, I'll double the number of stickers to donate.
I've had a few folks reach out to ask about shipping to additional countries. I've added shipping info for the United Kingdom and Australia for enamel pins (no "sticker support" tier, sorry). At this time I am not able to ship to countries that are part of the European Union. Please remember that shipping it collected in the post-campaign survey and plan accordingly.
I'm launching another project on Backerkit this Thursday! Bookshelves for Bibliophiles is an enamel pin collecting featuring 20 designs inspired by different literary genres. I've been working on these illustrations for the past year and am excited to be bringing them to life as enamel pins! This campaign is a part of Backerkit's Pintopia 2025 event and I have partnered with another artist, Violet Magician, to offer FREE cross-collaboration pins for folks who support both projects. Check out Bookshelves for Bibliophiles here.
I've also decided on the theme for my next Kickstarter project this spring! My Floral Pride enamel pin project will launch in May and feature colorful designs centered around LGBTQ+ perseverance.
I hope you're all well. Thank you once again for all the support you've given to this campaign.
Max
P.S. I'm also on Bluesky now! @madebymaxdesigns.bsky.social
Good news - we reached $2,000 yesterday and that means more freebies for ALL backers! The rainbow rose stickers and mini pins have been unlocked. If you've added on a single or five pack of rose mini pins, you will get to choose between the trans and rainbow versions during the post-campaign survey.
Sticker-Only Backers: You now get a 1" trans rose sticker AND a 1" rainbow rose sticker!
Pin Backers:You get BOTH 1" rose stickers AND a .75" rainbow rose mini pin!
I'm so excited to see this campaign keep growing!
Max