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Queer Fantasy Pride Collection

Created by ApothecaryOctopus

Medieval Fantasy based pride collection- featuring Dragons, Unicorns and more!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

AroAce Design and New Poll
9 months ago – Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 07:18:10 AM

Good morning!
Quick update today: I finished the AroAce Kirin design! The Kirin won the poll by a huge margin, and I'm very happy to say that the design for this creature turned out great:



Up next: The Gay Man/ MLM flag. The poll for this creature is now open! You'll be able to choose between the Cockatrice/ Basilisk (rooster/ snake dragon), Hippocampus (mer-horse), and Hippogryph (like a gryphon, but instead of one half being a lion, its a horse).

This might be the last new flag/ creature pin, but I am working on developing one more stretch goal, which will either be a mini pin set (2-4 pins) or s small set of keychains. More on that later!

Last: I am also working on a free sticker design which will go to EVERY backer! I usually send a free sticker with every order in my regular shop and with my other campaigns, and this one is no exception! I hope to have something cute and on-theme to add to every pledge, so keep an eye out for the next updates to see what the freebie sticker looks like!

If you think there is a flag that should absolutely be added to the campaign, please feel free to comment here or DM me on Instagram! I try to do as many flags as I can whenever I do Pride Collections like this, and it's not always possible to do a ton of flags every time, but I want to hear from you all which flags I should add to every campaign.

Everyone deserves to feel represented <3

Week Two Update: New Flags, Design Changes
9 months ago – Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 09:32:04 AM

Good morning everyone! I have some great news to share: I will be adding two new Pride Flags to the campaign! This of course means there will be two new polls to decide which creatures will represent which flag.

Up now: vote for the AroAce flag! For these creatrures I chose several that are combinations of different animals, since AroAce is a combination of both Aromantic and Asexual. You'll be able to choose between the Chimera (a creature with the heads of both a lion and goat, and a snake tail), a Basilik (front half of a rooster, with the tail of a snake), and a Kirin (a dragon/ horse creature with scales and a horn).
Voting for this pin is available now!

Next: On Monday, I'll be opening up the poll to vote for a creature to represent the Gay Man/ MLM flag. For those unfamiliar, this is the flag that looks like a blue/ teal counterpart to the lesbian flag. Creatures for this poll have yet to be determined. Have an idea? Leave a comment on this update!

New Stretch Goals:
In addition to the next two Pride Flag pins, I'm also working on a potential keychain design! Nothing is final yet, but I want to provide some more options for folks who may want more items than just pins and stickers.

Design Changes:
Update on the Bisexual Gryphon design! This one has been bugging me recently, so I tried a more traditional gryphon design and I like it a lot more! The new version has a larger head with white feathers, and a richer, darker brown for the fur on the back half.



I have also been experimenting with colors on the Queer Hydra design, but haven't quite settled on a final color. I will probably continue messing with the colors until the end of the campaign :/ Suggestions are always welcome!


That's about it for today! We're still way ahead of plan, so once the AroAce and Gay flag designs are done, they'll already be available :)


Design Update- New Pins and New Goals
9 months ago – Mon, Jun 09, 2025 at 02:44:32 PM

Good Afternoon Backers!

A bit of a big update today- I have some finished (and almost finished) designs to show off! There is also a poll attached to this update to decide what the next item/ item type to add to the campaign will be- more on that later in this update.
The Queer Hydra design is now finished, and the Genderfluid Kraken is mostly finished, though I am still trying to pick the perfect colors for it.

New Pin Designs:
For the Kraken design, I decided to go in a slightly different direction, with this design being inspired by an octopus instead of a squid, and its colors and pattern are based on the Blue Ringed Octopus native to Australia, which is one of the most venomous marine animals in the world.
Its not as scary of a monster as some of the other creatures on this list, but I hope you love them anyways!


Both of these pins have already been unlocked, and will be available thru the survey at the end of the campaign , where you will be able to pick which pins and other items you want :)

All Available Pride Flag Pins:
With these new additions, there are now 10 different Creature Flags to choose from! These have all already been unlocked and will be available for purchase at the end of the campaign.
Here's a look at all of them together:



Some of these colors will change a little before they're finalized, but this is what the final design will more or less look like.
There will also be sticker versions of each of these pins available as add-ons! These will be slightly different from their pin counterparts, mostly just having extra details and shading which aren't possible to do in enamel.
Want a sticker version of your favorite creature pin? Make sure you add a "small sticker" to your pledge or add it to your order at the end of the campaign in the survey.

Next: New Pronoun Options
I have had a few people ask for an "Any Pronouns" option for the pronoun pins, and I decided to go ahead and just add it to the available options. This means there are now 6 total options for pronoun pins:



Lanyards:
I finally finished designs for the Dragon Scale lanyards! I have also made more flags available for folks who were looking for more options:



Lanyards will now be available in 6 different flag options: Rainbow, Trans, Lesbian, Bisexual, Pansexual, and Nonbinary. They will be 35 inches long (excuse the typo in the graphic) and will have a leather finish and lobster clasp, and each will have beark-away clasps at the apex. Add these to your pledge in the Add-On section :)

Poll to Decide What's Next!
There's a new poll to vote on! This will decide the next big thing to add to the campaign. The options will be as follows:
New Color Options for all Pronoun Pins. This would be changing the red boarders on the (above) pronoun pins to a royal blue color. You would then be able to choose either the red or blue version of any of the 6 available pronoun pin designs. Blue versions would also be silver plated instead of gold.
New Flag Pins. This will open voting for two new Pride Creature pins! If this option wins, I will open another poll to decide which two new pride flags will be added to the campaign
Mystery Mini Keychains. If this option wins the poll, I will add a mystery keychain bag to the campaign! These will be mini (2 inch) acrylic keychains, the theme of which will be... Dragon Eggs! Grab a mystery bag (or two or three) and collect them all! There will be 6 designs to collect in total, with each one representing a color of the rainbow pride flag and having a different aesthetic/ look form each other.
New Keychain and Sticker Designs. This option is for folks who just want more keychain and sticker options. In my regular shop, I make a lot of specialty and unique keychains, so if you want to see some of those in this campaign, pick this option!


That's all for now! Please remember to vote in the attached poll or find it in the Community Tab of the campaign.

Week One Update- New Designs, New Polls, New Goal?
9 months ago – Sat, Jun 07, 2025 at 09:56:19 AM

Good morning!
It has now been one week since the start of this campaign and, wow, you all have absolutely BLOWN my initial funding goal out of the water! At the time of writing this, we are at $6,500! This is the most I have ever raised in a crowdfunding campaign like this, let alone in under a week!

Right now, I'm working hard on catching up on all the designs that got funded before I would finish them, but once I've done that, I'll begin work on some new goals to reach for! You may have also noticed that I added a new 'goal' (though this has already been funded) to make sticker versions of all the unlocked pride creature pins- though these designs will be slightly different as I can add more detail and shading to stickers that can't be done as easily in enamel. Once I'm caught up on pin designs I'll be able to post the sticker versions! These will count as "small stickers" if you would like to add them to your pledge, or you can add them after the campaign has finished through the survey.

Speaking of new designs- I finished the Aromantic Wolpertinger pin (left) and got (most the way) through designing the Queer Hydra pin (right). This one is still a draft, but I wanted to show off what I had so far :)



Next on the list- the Genderfluid pin! The poll to decide which creature will represent this flag is currently available and attached to this update, so please check it out and vote for your favorite!



As you may have noticed, all of these creatures are aquatic! I thought it would be a fun reference to the 'fluid' part of Genderfluid.

Once this poll has ended (Sunday June 8th) I will post a group image of all the pins that have been unlocked so we can see how they all look together :)

What's Next?
Once the designs for the above pins are done, I plan on looking at what to add to the campaign next. At the moment, I am planning on adding at least one new pride pin, and I am considering a mystery bag item (keychain or mini pin), new color option for the pronoun pins, or maybe adding reusable sticker books! I am also open to your ideas! If there is an item you think is missing from this campaign or want to see something new from me, please don't hesitate to leave a comment here, make a discussion post in the community tab, or DM me on Instagram :)

If you like my art and want to see more of it, including past projects, hints at new campaigns, and already-made items in my shop, you can check me out on Instagram, TikTok, Etsy, and Bluesky!

That's all for now! As always please feel free to offer monster and/or flag requests to add to the campaign later. I plan on posting another poll or two to decide what's next, so keep an eye out for the next update and polls!

Mini Update: Polls and Goals
9 months ago – Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 07:43:38 AM

Good morning everyone!

We're coming up on the end of week and as of this morning, we've hit $6,000!
I don't have any new goals to add to the campaign quite yet, but I am still working on finalizing designs for the already unlocked items. 

There's a new poll to check out! This one is to decide which creature will represent the Queer flag and will be attached to this update, but you can also check it out on the Community tab and click on 'polls'.

Currently, I'm working on the following designs and will post an update when they're done so you can check see them before the main page gets updated:
- Dragon Scale Lanyards (rainbow and trans flags)
- Aromantic Pin (Wolpertinger)
- Queer Pin (poll open now!)
- Pride Creature Stickers (same designs as the pins, but with more detail and textures that aren't possible with enamel)
- Genderfluid Creature pin (voting opens on Friday)

Please continue to ask questions and comment things you would like to see added! I'm open to doing more Pride flags as pins, more item types like keychains, lanyards, and reusable sticker books, and adding new add-ons and pledge levels if you feel like something is missing.

Thank you for $6,000!