Dombē

04/24/2026

Sometimes I get a piece with the intention to sell whatever I make with it, but...then I realize I can't sell it. This little fellow makes the face I always want to be making while talking to people. I feel a deep affinity with them and they make me smile...

A long time ago, I made the decision that I wouldn't sell things I'd regret selling. I knew creators and antique sellers and whatnot who would talk about pieces they didn't want to sell, so they'd price them so high that they didn't think they'd sell. Of course, if you have enough time, you'll find a person with deep pockets who doesn't care about that price, and those pieces sold.

Without fail, even a couple of years later, they'd still talk about how sad they were to have sold the piece and even with the crazy price, they weren't sure that it was worth losing something they liked so much.

I want jewelry to be a real job for me. But if I get to the point that it's only about money instead of the joy it can bring me, what's the point? I can stick with a regular job and probably do less work :~)

04/23/2026

One of these days, I'm gonna make enough from chainmail that I can spend the time and money on designing a chainmail version of this anklet. Still one of my favourite pieces I've designed. And the bells I have would hang better than these.

04/23/2026

New free post. Go check it out :~)

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04/23/2026

The fundraiser part of my new drop. You can order through my shop (🔗 in bio and stories), or you can dm me here. Like a certain chain but want a different charm? I'm happy to swap things out. The prices are determined by the chains.

04/22/2026

Right...shop scheduler didn't work. Working on getting them published, but also at work.
Pa-treon did work, so check that out.
🔗 in bio and stories.

04/22/2026

Isis having breakfast and contemplating the new jewelry drop that's happening today, because part of it is for her.
There will be a drop and a pa-treon post at about 2, provided the schedulers work. If they don't work, I'll have to do everything manually, so it'll be stretched out across the afternoon and evening.

04/19/2026

I definitely need to start working on real recipes with foraged stuff, but for tonight...chili ramen with stinging nettles and red onion. May try pickling some red onions to add next time. Tonight, I popped the nettles and onions in just before the noodles were finished. So freaking good...
What do you add to your ramen? Anything foraged? I'm looking forward to shroomies I can put in there.

04/19/2026

The real question is, do I try to make something to sell with these, or make something for me because they make me happy?
Wonder if I could knit them into a sweater...🤔

04/16/2026

Today is apparently World Semicolon day, so from now til the end of the month, 50% of the sales of my cat semicolon pattern will go to The Trevor Project.

In mental health, the semicolon represents a moment where your life could have come to a full stop, but you carried on despite everything. Like the difference between a period and a semicolon in writing. When I saw a cat semicolon tattoo, it really resonated with me, because there have been times when the biggest reason for me to stick around is the knowledge that there is no one who will adopt all of my critters, especially my indoor cats, and keep them together. May sound silly to some, but whatever keeps you around, yeah?

You'll get 4 patterns, large and small options for both the black and rainbow designs.

🔗 in bio and stories, and for those on fb, here you go...https://ko-fi.com/s/1e691c11cd

04/15/2026

Update is going to be pushed back a couple of days, because the listings aren't going the way I intended and I need more photos and whatnot.
The plan was to have it be "choose a charm, choose a chain", but the chains are essentially unlimited but different prices depending on time, and the charms are the same price but limited, so it's all sorts of goofy with how I have to list them. Update is now planned for Fri since I finally got it sorted but need time to get it fixed.
In the meantime, if you're interested, you can dm and I can get something made for you without going through the shop.

04/14/2026

Working on a drop for tomorrow...if I can get the photos to upload, we'll be golden.
A couple of the designs have meaning behind them (including this one), and they'll have a patreon post along with them, to explain specifically what I'm trying to save for.