Unfortunately I've come to the conclusion that I just can't keep up, and as such I'll be putting the campaign on hold indefinitely. When first writing up all of the details I thought I would have the time and energy to take on the additional work from the rewards and other stuff, but nine months on I've found that this just isn't the case. If I do nothing but work on Samanayrs stuff in my spare time I can get it done, but it doesn't leave time for anything else. I'm not happy with how long it's taken me to deliver on things like the items and info pages, and even if I take a break for a month or two I just spend it playing catch-up.
You've probably noticed it's taken me forever to get the latest Sams done and to get my birthday events up, and honestly it's because I've just felt so burnt out on Samanayr stuff. It's totally unprofessional of me but I've found myself doing anything but working on them, and I'm sorry that it's come to that. I finally got the spliced Sams finished and I should have my events up in the next day or two.
Right now I'll be working on the last of the Patreon stuff, going through the 'do stuff for me' board, and then I'm not sure what will happen. Samanayrs aren't going anywhere, of course, but I need to take some time and work on other things too (especially since I'm in a convention art show in the beginning of Octboer!). I'd like to say I'll be back in action for November so that I can do NaNoSamMo and get in gear for the gift-o-rama, because what's the holidays without gift-o-rama?!
I'll be leaving the campaign page up for now but if you're a patron you won't be charged any time soon.
So, thank you all again, and I'm sorry I overextended myself and slowed stuff down for everyone D:
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Patreon is a site that allows supports of the arts, or 'patrons,' to contribute to artists and other creative folks. It's like Kickstarter but instead of backing a single project you're supporting an ongoing creative endeavor.
Well, I'd certainly call Samanayrs an ongoing creative endeavor! What started off as a little hobby when I was in high school has turned into a detailed world (well, once I get all the info written down XD), thousands of individual Samanayrs, and an amazing community who I love engaging with. You guys are so awesome and I wouldn't be here without your support and patience <3
Supporting Samanayrs through Patreon allows me to dedicate more time to them on a more consistent basis. Although I love working on them they're a very time-consuming hobby and I feel a little guilty working on them when I could be doing things to generate some income to help out the family. In a few years when the kidlets are both in school I'll have lots of time to do all the things I want to do again, but right now I'm having to prioritize.
If you decide to pledge, you receive different things based on the amount, from an entry in a monthly patron-only draw all the way up to a monthly super special Samanayr
There's also goals based on the overall amount pledged every month that affect everyone. And you're not charged if I take the month off from Samanayrs, only if I'm active!Please drop by the Patreon page for more information
http://www.patreon.com/samanayrs
Here's the Samanayr for June and July's Patreon draw:
and I'll say that Tumblr is probably the better method of communicating and sharing. Pinterest is more of a link gathering site, very little of Pintrest is people posting their own personal content. Also it's very difficult to directly communicate with other users. 
