Ribbits everyone!

Tomorrow it's launch day and I wanted to share a full overview of what to expect! Grab something to drink and let's see what we got.

If you back both of our projects you will get two exclusive pins with a field research book theme added for free. A Herpetology book from me and a Field guide for birbs from Roundbirbart. Be sure to check out her project as well if you love Birds of North America!

Just like last year, you will pay shipping (and tariffs if you are an US backer) at the survey of Birds of North America, while the shipping costs will be ommitted at the survey of Frogtastic Frogs #2. (Tariffs will be calculated and have to be paid during the survey.) Roundbirbart and I are local to each other so we will join forces to pack all the orders together.
This is an opt-in in the survey of Frogtastic Frogs #2! More info will be presented in the survey.

Luckily we have the option to ship to the US again so US backers are welcome! Different from last year is tariffs We will collect and remit these tariffs that are active for you, so that you won't be surprised with an additional tariff bill upon receiving your package.
The items in this campaign have China as its country of origin. Currently, tariffs on Chinese items are set to 35%. However, this is subject to change.
Tariffs will be collected during the survey, so please take into account this extra charge.

Early backers: for those who back the project within the 48hours qualify for a Early Frog sticker!
Returning backers: for those who back the project and have backed my previous projects qualify for a Returning Frog sticker!
Extra this time is the Pin Safari banner. A collection of projects who got together and designs different polaroids (big vinyl stickers) with depictions of their animals on it. Back 3+ projects in the Pin Safari banner and you will receive the Polaroid of all those backed projects for free. Frogtastic Frogs #2 has a disgruntled looking frog Polaroid! Good to know: Birds of North America are also part of this banner!

This time around we're gonna try and fund 15 different amphibians! The first amphibian to unlock is the Colorado river toad at €500. After that every extra €250 will unlock another amphibian. Our goal is to reach €5000 to unlock a new set of mini pins of tadpoles! These will be added, for free, to every Backer who pledged to the 3+ pins pledge level. The tadpoles are a new colour way (each shape a different colour than last time) to make it more fun to fill up a amphibian pin board.

Frogtastic Frogs (January 2025) and Poison Dart Frogs & Salamander (August 2025) enamel pins will be available as an add-on. That way you can collect the 6 amphibians that were excluded for US backers last summer. They are also priced the same as during the crowdfunding as an extra sweet deal.

This time you can also get keychains of all the amphibians (Frogtastic Frogs #2 and previous projects) as well as sticker sheets with the new designs on them. There's also an exclusive pre-order with Desert rain frog socks!

Last year I was pretty shocked at how well the project went. I made extra stretch goals during the project and was rather overworked by the end of it all. So this time, to be prepared I already made 4 extra pin goals in case the original 15 are unlocked quick. These Stretch goals will be specials! Bigger pins with big amphibians on them, like the American bull frog. So we have a lot more to look forward to!

And I believe we have it all covered now!  I want to say 'that's all' but to be honest, it's a lot ahaha. I hope it all goes well and you all like the choices of amphibians we're gonna unlock this year. And maybe you have some suggestions for future projects!
Also, don't get lost in all the 200 projects that go live during Pintopia!

- Appel

In case you wanna share the project, you can repost this one on BSKY! Where I will also update during the project. 

Ribbits everyone!

We're only 10 days away from the launch of Frogtastic Frogs #2!

Getting pretty exited for it and I wanted to share the full line up of amphibians in their complete colourful finished piece! A total of 15 amphibians to unlock this time around, 3 more than last time. With 3 toads, 7 frogs, 2 newts and 3 salamanders! (And if we unlock all of these very early on I'll have stretch-stretch goals set up for more amphibians!)


During Pintopia we have several special sub Banners where you can get something extra! Frogtastic Frogs #2 is in the banner Pin Safari and if you back 3+ projects in that banner you will receive an exclusive Polaroid vinyl sticker from each backed project. Frogtastic Frogs #2 polaroid has a very disgruntled frog on it!


All that's left is to finish up the Early and Returning Backer freebie vinyl stickers. These I will share closer to the start of the project along with a full overview of possible pledge levels, add-ons, freebie incentives and the cross collab freebie enamel pin!

Have a newt-tastic week everyone!

- Appel

Ribbits everyone,

Hopping into your mailbox to update you all about the Frogtastic Frogs #2 project that goes live January 22nd! Important good news: US Backers are welcome!

It's a long list! This time around I prepared for 16 amphibians to unlock. Last year we unlocked the first 12 so quick I wanted to be a bit more prepared.



As you can see not all have their colours yet, I'm currently finishing them up while finish other deadlines for Frogtastic Frogs #2 as well. The tadpoles will be the same shapes of tadpoles as Frogtastic Frogs #1 but now in a different colour way. Hope this will be another fun board filler extra!

Early and Returning backers will both get an exclusive vinyl sticker for free if they qualify for it. (Early backers will get a frog leaning on a branch. Returning backers will get a stack of 3 frogs on top of each other.)
And I've joined the Pin Safari banner, which means if you back 3+ projects in that banner you will get the freebie polaroid sticker from those projects added as well! (The polaroid shows a very disgruntled frog being lifted up between fingers.)

In case it goes just as frogtastic as last year I have already thought and set up extra stretch goals for €6000 to €10.000 goals. These will be focused on very big amphibians: Giant salamander, American bull frog and Cane Toad. I'd like to test and try out bigger than 5cm (2 inch) enamel pins for those.

The last two goals will be for Axolotl. One will be the Leucistic and Dirty Lucy variants (yes 2 in one goal!), and the very last will be Wild and the Heavily marked melanoid variants (yes, 2 in one goal again).

And that's it for now! 
Lots of information, I hope you are all excited for another Frogtastic Frogs! Your support would mean a lot with making these amazing amphibians enamel pins a reality. 

Have a toadally awesome day
- Appel

Ribbits everyone,

A short update with a sneak peek of two extra's that are available when the project is live!

For this project I'd like to make Frogtastic Frogs socks and so one sock design will be available for pre-order. The artwork is a work in progress as of right now but the idea and the concept is there. Grumpy Desert rain frogs on your feet, bound to be cute.
It will be available as an add-on pre-order in sizes S, M and L.



Another fun extra is that Frogtastic Frogs is part of the banner Pin Safari!
If you back 3+ projects in the same banner you will get the exclusive 3.5" polaroid sticker from those projects added for free.

Good to know is that Birds of North-America, my cross-collab partner Roundbirbart, is also part of this banner. So backing us both means you get the cross-collab freebie, combined shipping if you wish (instructions in the Frogtastic Frogs survey) AND you qualify for the polaroid freebie sticker from both of us as well! (I'm almost starting to feel like Santa, giving so much extra's.) When Pintopia is live, please check out everyone in the Pin Safari banner for all the fun polaroids!



And lastly I wish everyone Hoppy Holidays and a Frogtastic 2026!
Thank you all for the amazing 2025 and here's to more frogs and amphibians in 2026!

- Appel