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Survival By Snark & Sincerity: Shiny Things In Dark Times

Created by NerdyKeppie

Survival By Snark & Sincerity is a collection of pins for people who know we're Going Through Some Sh*t, and the only way we survive is by laughing about it all.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

update your cards! :)
15 days ago – Tue, Apr 07, 2026 at 06:05:18 PM

Hello,

We put through charges as scheduled for shipping costs & any add-ons & we have about 20 people whose cards were declined.

Please make sure to update your cards as we cannot ship rewards where the shipping isn't paid! We will automatically retry in a few days. 

Additional stickers have been ordered to fulfill all orders & we will start shipping sticker-only orders once those arrive.

Prep for our next project continues! Thank you for coming with us as we make new art together.

Solidarity, 
Spider

Pre-Order & Add-Ons Close Soon: Last Call For Discounted Pins & More!
about 1 month ago – Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 08:09:58 AM

Okay, y'all!

We have over 90% of backers responding, which means it's time to put together the orders and get them in production. Pre-Orders & Add-Ons will close on March 29th so I can fully take stock of all necessary items and make sure we have ordered everything we need, plus a couple extra in case something gets damaged in transit, etc.

We are going to be joining in on Pride Parade, a collaboration of pin makers, with our new Queerphemisms pins. That launches in May, so make sure you watch your email for an invite. We'll have fun stuff for Early & Returning Backers. :] This collection is one I had planned for a couple of years ago that got put on hold for a bunch of reasons and I'm super excited to see it finally move forward!

As always, thank you for helping us bring more queer art into the world! 

Solidarity, 
Spider

Surveys nearly all completed & NerdyKeppie t-shirts for $14.99‽
about 1 month ago – Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 08:10:34 AM

Hello all!

We are currently at 88% of surveys completed - y'all got on that really quickly, which is awesome. The survey period will close on the 29th, but if we can get to 90% before then, we'll be close enough to done that I'll be able to start placing orders & the excess we order should cover any stragglers.

Sticker-only backer orders will start shipping before those with pins, simply because sticker production has a much faster turnaround than pins. So if you backed just for stickers, we'll try to start shipping those within the next few weeks. (I've gotta order some of the designs we added during the campaign yet, but our sticker folx are fast.)

And of course, if you missed the project or if you know someone who has, the pre-order store will remain open until March 29th! Follow the handy link and order away!

For those of you who have shopped over at our main store, you know that since 2017 we have outsourced our t-shirt production because we didn't have the ability to make our tees in our own shop. Well... no more! We have acquired a direct-to-film printer and so not only are our shirts produced in-house, but the technique and quality are upgraded, too, to one which is much more vibrant and durable. And on top of that, because we're not paying someone else to make them, we can bring down the price!

Formerly $29.99, our crewneck tees are now $19.99 every day & we're taking an additional 25% off of that new base price through March 22nd. No code required! Go check out the new shirts and get you one - the better the crewnecks do, the sooner I can buy stock of tank tops, crop tops, sweatshirts and so much more,  bringing those in-house, too! If there's a classic NK design missing, shoot us an email and we'll post it up for you. :]

https://nerdykeppie.com/collections/crewneck-tees contains all of the eligible shirts. (We never discount Guest Artist or PostNormCore tees - those are not ours, just hosted by us.)


And yes, profits from the Support Your Local Commuter shirt will also go to Twin Cities mutual aid.

The remainder of the designs from this campaign will be up in a day or two - I'm working on converting cisn't right now. :] 

Thank you again for all of your support!

Solidarity, 
Spider

Surveys coming soon, failed charges, and add-on shenanigans.
about 2 months ago – Sun, Mar 01, 2026 at 01:44:35 PM

Hi y'all!


I just put our surveys in for final review by BackerKit, so I hope to be able to send out the smoke test within a couple of days.

A few notes:

We still have about $525 in failed charges. Please check your email, update your cards, and get yourself ready to rock for the surveys. :) I can't chase people so we will mark pledges as cancelled once the surveys go out if your pledge is not paid at that point.

Because of how add-ons work, those of you who added on the Proud to the Bone add-on pin and Single Sticker items during the campaign will see a credit on your pledge amount for those items. Please select those in the add-on stage. This allows us to add in the Glow-In-the-Dark Human Skull, which only comes in one flag (Progress) and to allow a wider selection of stickers as single-sticker add-ons, including those from prior Kickstarters!

The pre-order store is also open now, so if you missed this campaign and still want to get in on the snark, it's ready and waiting!


Failed Charges & Canceled Pledges
2 months ago – Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 01:18:40 AM

Hello friends! 

We currently have about $1300 in failed and uncharted (incorrect card information) pledges. I have been the person who forgot to update my card, so I totally get it, but:

Please make sure to update your cards or move funds around as necessary ASAP, because that is... an unsustainable amount of failed pledges, about 14% of the campaign goal, and covering multiple stretch goals.

We do not have the ability or the manpower to chase folx whose pledges don't charge and we did make clear we would be canceling those pledges if they are not paid by the time the project pays out to us, about 2w after project close.

On a happier note, my plan is to get surveys out to y'all next week, if possible. The faster surveys are out and answered, the faster I can order pins, and the faster you get pins! :)

Spider