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11/21/2025

I am out of here for the foreseeable future. I'm uninstalling social media in general due to mental health issues.
If you are doing the book exchange and have questions, you can message me on there, otherwise, I may be back, or I may not. We'll see.

11/20/2025

Ok...only had 2 people say they were interested, so I was just gonna skip the website and draw names. But I thought I'd go ahead and offer it to everyone.

These are the details. The deadline is firm. Names will be drawn on the 27th (Thanksgiving), and after names are drawn, no one can enter.

You don't need to hit the $50 limit, I know some people send books they have, or thrifted books, and buy things on clearance, but it should be a gift you'd be happy about.

Feel free to ask questions. This is the 4th(?) year, and it's always small, but fun :~)

🔗 in b!o, or in my stories.

11/17/2025

So...it's a little late, because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to swing postage this year. I think I'll be able to just manage, but wanted to see if there's any interest this late.

At this point, I'd only have signups open til probably the 26th or so, then have the mailing date be Dec 17. That gives 3 weeks to get your gift together to send. And remember, you don't have to buy a totally new book. If you have one you'd like to share with people, or if you're an author and want to send one of your own books, that's totally fine too.

If you've not participated before, here's what you send and receive:

1. A book you love (or a couple of books...used is ok).

2. A holiday card (explain why you love the book you sent).

3. Chocolate (a bar or a little box. Not just a fun size bar).

4. Tea (or coffee, or cocoa, or all three).

5. A fun pair of socks (secondhand books are fine, secondhand socks are not. Please send new socks).

I use Elfster for this (their ads make me want to poke my eyes out with a spoon, but it's a good site for exchanges). You sign up, you can make a wishlist, and you're assigned one person to mail a gift to, and one who will mail you a gift. It's like a typical gift exchange, except that people aren't in the same room.

If there's interest, I'll set it up tomorrow. If not, maybe some other time.

11/09/2025

If I were to offer a 12 Days of Christmas chainmail kit, would people be interested? I have thoughts, but I'd love input, whether you'd actually buy it or not.
It would be a kit where you make a section each day for 12 days (the 12 days of Christmas are actually meant to be after Christmas, so they'd be a great Christmas gift). You'd end up with a necklace and earrings most likely, or maybe a necklace and bracelet. Might offer both options.
I'm thinking $30-$40ish for a set that, if I made it, I'd charge $70-$100+. Possibly a slightly higher option if you need the pliers as well.

What would be included:

A small organizer container
Stainless steel rings separated into sizes for the pieces you'll be making.
Spikes, bells, earwires, clasps, etc. Maybe some wire wrapped beads too. Any of the bits and bobs you need to complete the design.
Photo and video tutorials that will be accessible via a QR code that will be sent with the kit.
I'd be available to answer questions (within reason) if needed.

What else would you like to see? If these sell, I may expand and do more in the future that would have things like having you do your own wire wrapped beads, etc, but you need different types of pliers for them, and I think it's better to start out simple.
Is the price ok? Too high? Too low (I know sometimes people don't trust something that's priced too low).
Would you want a mystery design where you wouldn't know what you're making til the end (that would be my preference if I were buying something like this), or would you want to see the finished product before purchasing?
Do you think they'd sell?
Would you like to pre-order? I wouldn't charge til closer to the shipping date. Probably the 1st week of Dec. I have supplies to make at least a few without ordering more.

11/05/2025

Got these neat stickers for blind date with a book bundles, but now I'm having a hard time finding any local events. Even looking for holiday stuff isn't bringing anything up.

There was a local event that would have been perfect, but I didn't hear a word of it til the day it happened. I'm inundated with vendor request posts for events all up and down the west coast though...?

I have no connections, and people seem to try to avoid sharing info like that anyway. I've even had vendors contact me about vending, then ghost me when I try to get info and send in my payment.

I've been struggling massively with life in general (what a shock, I know...), and my rejection sensitive dysphoria ( ) makes this stuff feel even worse when I'm down.

I'll probably still find something somewhere, because honestly, I'm too dumb to quit. I'm just a little sad, because I was excited about these, and I don't know if/when I'll get to use them...

10/23/2025

No chainmail, because I realized I'm closing in on the deadline for a test knit and need to finish. I really need to stop doing hobbies that don't have potential to make money. No more fun little chainmail pieces for me, or new sweaters. You can see WiP pictures I'll be sharing on
My life is well and truly f*cked and there's really no fixing it. I've tried finding a job with better pay/hours, but there's nothing. Or at least nothing I can get an interview for. This job is literally going to be my life for whatever is left of it. I'll barely make it paycheck to paycheck if I cut every single non-essential, and an emergency will end me.
I just started uploading stuff to etsy and I'm debating if I should continue or also save the small amount I'm spending on fees and shut everything down unless I get a job that pays enough that I can save anything.
There's always been a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how small, and there genuinely isn't anymore. I'm not being depressed or in a mood, this is my sincere belief after trying to fix things for years, and taking a hard, realistic look at it all. There will never be anything for me beyond barely managing, and the more I try to change that, the deeper I dig the hole.
It's like being stuck in quicksand and trying to get loose, but every effort makes it suck you down quicker and I'm gonna drown regardless of what I do.
I know that being a downer doesn't help a small business. Well, it seems to help a lot of them anymore, but I've never thought I'd be good at crafting a sob story that actually gets results, so I don't try. It just is what it is.

10/20/2025

New piece I may finish tonight.
This one has a little twist to it that may weird some people out, but there will also be options that are less unusual :~)

10/19/2025

Should I not risk doing chainmail...?
The injury isn't from chainmail (I don't think). Not entirely sure what's going on, but it really hurts. Wrapping, icing, and advil helps, and I thought it was on the mend, but it's starting to hurt again.
2 days off, so I'm gonna try to baby it, while still finishing up the stuff I need to get done. Which unfortunately includes getting cat food 😭

10/12/2025

I've been working on getting an anklet design that has the right mix of chunky and delicate, based on Indian anklets. And I LOVE this one.
I'll get better photos and have them available for sale soon. Maybe a video too, so you can hear the bells.
̇ndianfashion

10/10/2025

As always, I should have done Halloween pieces earlier. But I also don't want to knock out a bunch of basic pieces that will be worn once and tossed in a drawer. I want to make slightly odd pieces that will be good enough for anytime wear for the right person.

If you're the right person to have this hand around your neck, dm me.
$65, shipped free in the US.
14.5", can be made longer or have an extender added.

10/06/2025

My toxic trait is thinking that one more try will be the final push I need to succeed, then sinking into a pit of self-loathing when I'm wrong and I have to face the fact that maybe it's me.
Maybe it's not luck or happenstance, maybe I'm just s**t and it's time to give up.
Monarch thinks I'm a good body pillow though, so I guess I have that going for me...🤷‍♀️

10/05/2025

Am I going to give up on ever succeeding and just spend my time making one of these for our Isis?
I'm thinking about it...🤔 And I think silver would look even better on a black horse...

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