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Beetle Bakery | Enamel Pin Sets

Created by ApothecaryOctopus

Insect pins inspired by baked goods and colorful pastries!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

One Week Remains! And a Look at What's Been Unlocked!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 09:32:31 AM

Good morning everyone!

We're just 7 days til the end of the campaign, so I wanted to give a little update and share which designs have been unlocked and which goals we still have left to fund-

Here's all the pins that are available right now!



We've already unlocked 18 pin designs, including a Mystery Pin Bag, two pin sets (Macron Beetles and Cookie Ants), and a FREE mini pin for everyone who pledges for 4 or more pins! Of course, we also have several sticker sheets available, a sticker set (Bread Beetle, Pretzel Worm, and Croissant-opod), and a handful of other individual stickers :)

As of writing this, we're sitting at about $5,000 in funding, which means there are two new sticker sheets available (the Frosted Bug Cookies sheet and a Bread Bugs sheet, which is still a work in progress) are unlocked, and we have just two more pin goals to reach!



Remaining Stretch Goals:

At $5,400 we will unlock two new friends, the Cream Cheese Bagel Bug and Everything Bagel Bug!



And unlocking at $5,750 is the last goal (unless I decide to add more in the survey) the Boston Cream Doughnut spider!



By popular request, I'm also adding a keychain add-on tier! There will be two versions, one for the Frosted Bug Cookies shaker keychain (which has already been made, but I want to order more so this will gauge how popular they are!) and a regular acrylic keychain tier featuring designs from my previous food collection, Candy Bugs.



That's all for now! Thank you all for such a wonderful campaign :)

Two New Stretch Goals!
about 1 month ago – Sun, Feb 01, 2026 at 10:55:33 AM

Good morning!

Bit of a smaller update today, but I have just added two new stretch goals to the campaign, and I want to update you all about where we're at funding wise.

As of writing this, we're sitting around $4,850 in total funds, which means we are funded all the way through the Maple Log Millipede pin! There's still 10 days left in the campaign, so we have plenty more time to get a couple more goals unlocked too :)

First, unlocking at $5,500 is the Bagel Bug Duo-



After polls both here and on Instagram, it looks like you guys really liked the Cream Cheese and Everything Bagel Bugs, but didn't like the Plain Bagel design as much, so I'm just adding the first two designs. I think I will add the Plain Bagel as a stretch goal in the survey however, so if there's enough interest in the design I can still make it!

Next, at $5,800 we will unlock the Boston Cream Spider Doughnut!



Originally this goal was also going to include a Jelly Doughnut colorway as well, but I'm struggling with the design so I'm going to hold off on adding that one for now. Again I might include the Jelly Doughnut version in the survey to gauge how popular it is, so it might still get made.

These goals may seem far away right now, but we still have a little more than 10 days to unlock these. And if we still haven't hit these goals by the time the campaign ends on February 12th, I'll make them available as bonus goals in the survey!

If you haven't already, I also want to encourage you to check out the other projects in the Fur and Food Banner! I've teamed up with 8 other amazing artists who all have fun animal + food themed projects :)



That's all for now- thanks for reading <3

New Stretch Goals and Interest Check!
about 1 month ago – Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 07:48:18 AM

Good morning~

I just gotta say- WOW! As of writing this, we've hit $4,400! This means the Challah Centipede, Sandwich Cookie Beetle, and Icecream Sandwich Beetle are all unlocked!

I've been hard at work baking and frosting some new bugs, and I am thrilled to introduce you to them:

First, I'm adding a mini filler pin to the campaign! This little guy will be free to anyone who pledges for 4 or more standard size pins- and its already less than $200 away from unlocking! These mini pins are just 1 inch big, and will be made with dyed metal and just two colors of soft enamel.



Love the design? Add one to your order now for just $10 or add a set of 3 for $25!

Fresh off the frosting rack is a Maple Log Millipede! These doughnuts have always been a favorite in my house, so I'm very proud to be bringing them to this campaign-



These will unlock at $4,800!

Last on the list today is a little interest check- I've seen a few comments that I make more savory items like bagels, so I thought: what would be more fun than a big round bagel with stubby little legs? And of course you can't have just one kind of bagel, so I designed three:



I'm a little on the fence with this design, especially since I can't choose just one to add to the campaign! If you like these designs, please let me know! I'll attach another poll to this update to see how everyone feels about them, but I would also like to encourage you to give your feedback through comments! It's been less than a week on this project so far, but there have been so many good ideas and positive feedback already and I couldn't be happier with this little community we've created :)

That's all for now! Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas for future stretch goals <3

Day 3 Update! Lots Already Unlocked, New Designs to Come?
about 2 months ago – Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 08:52:14 AM

Gooood morning everyone!

Great news- The Macron Beetles, Sticker Sheets, AND Cookie Cutter Ant set have all been unlocked! I've also added the Cookie Cutter Ant pledge tier and add-on sets to the campaign, as well as add-on options for single sticker sheets and a discounted set of 3 sticker sheets to the campaign. If you want just one ant instead of a set of three, you'll be able to choose them in the survey if you backed any of the other pin tiers or add-ons.



Next to unlock- The Challah Centipede! We're well on the way to unlock this new bread bug, and I've adjusted the goal for this to be just $4,000 instead of $4,200 since so many of you were excited to unlock this one!



This also means we're getting close to the backer-decided stretch goal! I've set up a poll (and attached it to this update) to decide what the next item(s) to be added to the campaign are, so please check it out if you haven't already :)

You'll have the choice between the following new things to bring to the bakery:
- New Pins! These will be all new insects and all new baked goods~
- Recolors of Unlocked Designs! This would be things like more macron colors, a Rye (or other type of) Bread Beetle etc.
- Lanyards! These were super popular in my Pride campaign last year, so I'm bringing back the option!
- Keychains! Acrylic keychain versions of the most popular designs~
- Pencil Pouches/ Zipper Bags! At least two designs to pick from

And as an added bonus- here's some ideas I've had for more pin designs! Let me know what you think~



Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support on this project so far~
I can't wait to bring you more designs!

THANK YOU! Funded in 2 Hours!
about 2 months ago – Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 07:30:33 PM

Good evening everyone-
First, WOW! Thank you all so much for funding this project in record time!!
We hit our initial goal in just under 2 hours, which is AWESOME! And since then, we've unlocked three more stretch goals and are well on our way to unlocking a fourth!

Because of this, I've opened up the Macron Beetle Set tier and add-on, as well as the Mystery Macron Beetle tier and add-on! These Macron Beetles will be 1.75", dyed metal with soft enamel and screen printed details, and have two pin posts with rubber clutches.



The Macron Beetle set will unlock at $2,750- and this goal will unlock all 6 color versions! Available as the set of all 6, mystery singles (discounted! $13 instead of $16), or choose your favorite colorway in the survey if you pledged for one or more standard pins.

I'm also attaching a poll to the end of this update to vote on your favorite pin design! This is totally optional, but I love seeing which designs are the most popular :)

I encourage all of you to also check out my partner projects in the Fur & Food banner for more tasty treats! There's 9 of us in this banner, all with super fun projects featuring pins, plushies, stickers, and bags, and as an added bonus, if you've pledged to this project and at least two others in this group, you'll get some bonus stickers for free!



That's all for now! Thank you all so much for such a fantastic opening!!