As many of you know, we will be moving into our first ever retail space later this year. Not only are we beyond excited to move into a larger space with room for our team to…uh…breath? *grin* but we are so stoked to be able to create a destination for maillers both near and far. Our new space will aim to be a local hangout, a place for inspiration and learning and a destination for maillers from around the world. And no, we don’t think those goals are too lofty!
As with most lofty goals however, this build out does come with a price and we need your help to make it everything we know it can be. In the next month or so, we are planning to launch a Kickstarter campaign that will leverage the amazing passion and support that has cropped up around chainmaille (and specifically the Blue Buddha brand) to help fund this space. If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it is a funding platform for creative projects. Projects start with an idea, are posted to the website and folks who want to see the project become a reality contribute money to reach the funding goal. These supporters (called “backers” on the site) in turn receive exclusive rewards for their generosity.
Basically, through this campaign your contributions (whether large or small) will be able to make a lasting mark on our craft.
That said, we think you deserve some really cool rewards for being willing to make a contribution to this project! We had a ball brainstorming as much cool stuff as we could to use for our campaign’s “backer rewards”, but we want to see if YOU think these rewards are compelling enough to make this campaign a success. We also want to hear what rewards you think would be awesome that we weren’t able to dream up.
Take the survey to get a sneak peek at our rewards and make suggestions for things you’d want to receive! Also, make sure you’re on our mailing list to receive updates about our campaign as well as our new space.
Wow! Thanks guys – we really appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to help us out