#be kind to your etsy sellers this time of year

[onbearfeet]

Tonight's work: four Beardevil skins. I imagine a barbershop quartet, harmonizing from inside a dumpster. (It's possible I'm tired.)

[anyroads]

Shameless holiday Etsy store plug!

It's that time of year again! Crafters, if you're looking for leather thimbles, I got you.

I've never been able to use metal thimbles and it was always a source of frustration because needles start to hurt your finger pretty quickly. A couple of years ago I learned how to make leather thimbles and it changed my sewing and embroidery game entirely. When I got a stack of leather offcuts, though, I ended up with way more material than I needed, so I started making extras and selling them. I started having fun with the kinds of leather I worked with and incorporating fun, colorful designs, and now I stock all sorts in my Etsy store:

I only use reclaimed leather scraps from other Etsy sellers who I've built personal relationships with, several of whom also use reclaimed leather before selling their own offcuts to me. Each thimble comes wrapped in tissue paper, packing slips are printed on recycled paper, and shipped in unbleached envelopes with labels made from recycled materials.

Whether these are your thing or not, I hope you'll keep independent artisans in mind when you're buying gifts this season! They work hard, are underpaid, and need your support more than corporations.

(Also, if you see an Etsy ad on google or in the ad space of a website, don't click on it! Search for the Etsy store's name through Etsy instead. When you make a purchase after clicking an advertising link, Etsy takes a percentage and keeps doing so every time you go back to that store. Etsy already takes 25%-33% of sellers' profits in fees, don't help them take more! Links like the above that are embedded in an individual person's post are fine, just look out for ads on the side or bottom of websites, blogs, and social media pages, as well as google ads.)

[genderqueerdykes]

Ditch Etsy for Good: A Disabled Etsy Seller's Experience

i started my Etsy store in August of 2022. I was in desperate need of income at the time, as I am disabled, and waiting for my full disability payments to come through. I currently make $245/month off of a general assistance program that's meant to "help" while you're waiting for those payments.

I needed, at the time, $900/month for my studio apartment, because I was on a month-to-month lease, and could not re-new it, as I was the secondary renter, and my abusive ex whom I could not contact was the primary renter. They needed his signature to renew the lease, or else I was on month-to-month status, which meant they could increase my rent to whatever price they saw fit at any point.

I was struggling to stay alive. I had a bunch of kandi supplies I had gathered over the years, pony beads, string, all that kind of stuff. So i accrued some extra supplies to make other types of necklaces and chokers. Keep in mind my level of poverty, and the level of inflation in 2022. I was having to accrue supplies secondhand, from thrift stores. Everything I bought and sold was upcycled, save for the few times I could afford things to fill in the gaps from craft stores.

After I gathered supplies, I went to work. I spent countless hours making all types of jewelry. Not really sleeping. Just countless hours of stringing beads, if I woke up in the middle of the night from a bad dream or stress about homelessness, I would go back to work. I've been homeless before. Several times. Never lived on the street or in a shelter, but I have lived in hotels, cars, crashed on couches and have run from getting kicked out for making little money endless times.

I drank a lot of coffee and ate very little. Eating consumed time, time that I didn't have. Once I was done making things, it was time to photograph every. single. item., then edit them, and upload them to Etsy. I had to create listings for each individual item, all of which cost $0.20 to create, and again to renew when it ran out in 3 months if not purchased. There was already a start-up cost.

Shipping made my life a nightmare. Etsy charged me for each and every single label. I tried free shipping at first, as it's a huge draw for customers, but labels were around $3.69 from my state to the mainland United States at the time, creeping ever closer to $4. For anywhere else it would easily come to $10 or more, international shipping was easily $20 - $40. Even if the customer paid for shipping I still had to go through the process of purchasing a label.

This didn't account for the fact that I had to purchase printer, ink and paper at some point to keep printing these labels. Ink is wildly expensive and your cartridges run out faster than they should. They are rigged to flag as empty when they're not. This also does not account for ink and paper lost when the printer does something in error, which is often. The office at my apartment complex was willing to print labels and packing slips for me for a while, but they cut me off after a few months.

The biggest kick in the teeth was the processing time for my payments. Because I shipped my first few orders without tracking labels. Etsy put a hold on my money for the next 3 months. They would take a random amount of time to process each payment. I could never figure out the schedule. My money would sometimes take days or weeks to arrive when I set Etsy to a "daily" payment schedule. It was torture. I was sweating over not having money constantly, and missing payment deadlines left and right.

I was getting orders at every hour of the day. I didn't "clock out" of this job. I had to change the notification sound of the Etsy Seller app on my phone because when I heard it, I would panic. I wasn't excited, I was filled with dread. It was never ending, and I was constantly stressed about getting orders out on time. I never had time to rest. I didn't get days off. I was on the job 24/7. Unless you completely uninstall the Etsy app and refuse to check it fora while, you can't really clock out of this job.

This isn't even touching the fact that Etsy also takes a cut out of every single sale you make, meaning you have to jack up your prices wildly either to make free shipping reasonable so you're not losing money on each sale, or you have to play a dance of figuring out what the best balance between shipping and item costs are, which is time consuming. It's a lot of math and comparing against your niche's market.

Etsy has an ads feature, which you must again pay for, where they will run ads for your products in random banner ads and whatnot. You are charged if one customer clicks the ad, not purchases something, meaning this is a complete fucking scam. The minimum is $1/day and you are forced to subscribe monthly. You can cancel at any point, but sometimes it takes a full day for this to cancellation to go through. The Etsy Ads feature sucks ass. I received exactly 2 orders through their service and kept it on for a few weeks here and there. It's horrid. You do not receive a significant enough boost in traffic to make the investment worth it. Also consider how many people use adblockers these days. This isn't hard to see.

The amount of time you have to spend promoting and boosting your own shop, buying supplies, creating and photographic products, uploading them to the website, and everything else in between is not worth the amount of money you make. You do not turn a profit unless you are selling very high end products like fine jewelry and antiques. Anyone else in the bottom rungs loses money through one avenue or another, Etsy finds ways to make the entire process draining and expensive for the seller.

The also will not provide you a 1099 document to file your taxes for your earned income unless you have made over $25,000 in one year on Etsy, which is literally impossible unless you make, as I said, fine jewelry. The average Etsy seller does not make this much in one year. We do not make a liveable wage, yet Etsy pretends like we do.

I didn't realize how draining it was to run this store until I put it in vacation mode. I'm shutting it down as soon as I'm able to. I could not handle the pressure of orders coming in in the middle of the night. I could not handle the pressure of not being able to remember which bracelets I could wear, and which ones were up on the store. Or which ones I could give to friends freely without having to issue someone a refund because I made a mistake. The worry of sending the wrong customer the wrong product was constantly on my mind. Every review that came in made me scared I had fucked up or provided an inferior product. I was distraught, broken and scared.

Now I'm much more free. The piddly jackshit amount of income I made was not worth it at all. I don't think I made back the cost of supplies and I definitely was never compensated for the sheer amount of labor I put into my products and orders. Etsy just kept kicking me while I was down and now that they have made it so that you are unable to file a class action lawsuit against them, they are only becoming more tyrannical.

Etsy does not care about their small sellers. They only care about the big cash cows who bring in big views and line Etsy's pockets with the Etsy Ads program. If you're too poor too keep up they'll chew you up and spit you out. Fuck Etsy. Fuck the lack of respect for their sellers. Fuck them for holding my money randomly for 3 months because I didn't know tracking labels were REQUIRED in their eyes. Fuck Etsy for never letting me know when I was getting paid, and for paying me on such an irregular schedule. Fuck Etsy for the fucked up fees and expensive shipping labels.

Fuck Etsy for everything. Let them go. Cut the cord. Navigate to Ko-Fi or somewhere else. Let this horrid site fucking die.

[iamthatwhich]

If you menstruate and are on a path of zero-waste, avoiding plastics, avoiding toxic chemicals, minimizing your footprint, or all of the above, then you’ve likely been faced with a frustrating conundrum: Menstruating is a natural part of your life, but there doesn’t seem to be too many ‘clean’, safe options to deal with it.

First off, let me say that I have been off and away from mainstream menstrual care for over 14 years, including birth control (wrecked my hormones), and storebought sanitary products (full of harmful chemicals like bleach, perfume and hormone-disrupting PFAs!). I have used silicone cups, discs, and cloth pads, and have a lengthy and thorough review of how they are used and what brands I prefer up on my Patreon.

However, for today I want to focus on one tried and true item: The pad.

Pads have been around for centuries- longer if you include their earlier predecessor, The Rag. However, in this time we’ve come pretty far to create a more secure, clean and manageable item— though the creation of the chemically-treated, plastic lined disposable pad has been a regrettable pit stop.

Cloth pads are great because they come in a wide range of colors and patterns (making them more appropriate for more kinds of menstruating people, including men and children) and can be reused for years if cared for properly. Over the past decade, they’ve gone from being available solely from independent sellers on sites like Etsy to  being sold alongside menstrual cups in the ‘alternative’ period care section of many stores. You can also specifically buy  pads made from organic or natural materials and avoid petrol-based textiles.

However, a downside here is that purchasing pads can still be expensive even if you aren’t buying direct from an indie seller. Now, it’s not that they aren’t worth every penny; having made 3 sets myself I fully understand the time, skill and materials that go into making them. But the fact of the matter is that under late-stage capitalism, paying the higher up-front cost for a set of reusable pads can be daunting, even if you know it’s cheaper in the long run (and it is). If you have access to fabric, a sewing machine, and sewing skills, you can half the price, and I’m going to show you  how. The cost of fabric can even be lowered by recycling old towels and clothing and I’ll talk about what you need in the tutorial! As a set of good cloth pads can last from 4-6 years or more, this is a great, frugal and eco-friendly option!

Additionally, I’m going to tell you how to wash and care for your pads since working with reusable pads is way different than just wrapping them up and throwing them in the trash.

For the step by step directions, photos and care tutorial, click here to read for free on my Patreon. All of my content is Patron-supported and Patrons also receive private and early-release posts! If you appreciate my work, feel free to visit my membership page and choose the tier that works for you.

Free tutorial here.

Tips + Thank yous Insta

[saezurumurmurs]

A BL Platform For Everyone

NB: Please reblog this for visibility!

A little over two years ago, me and my BL crew were in our little chat sharing recommendations. 

Cat had an impressive spread sheet, Marcie and I had iCloud Notes, and it was pretty much chaos.

I looked at it and said out loud, "There has to be a better way for us to keep track of our reads and share recommendations. There has to be right?"

Cat said she wished someone would build a BL app with everything already there. Me, a developer of almost thirty years, paused while a floodlight (not a light bulb) went off in my head.

“Well I could maybe build one… cause like, I build stuff. How would that be?”

By the end of the conversation Cat had invited me to build an app for BL. 

Four weeks later, in late February of 2022, digitaljuicy.com was online. 

In the last couple of years, I’ve been listening to the fandom, paying attention to feedback, poured over analytics, read your responses to the Reader’s Survey and continued to craft a platform with all this in mind.

What I have been building is 100% for us... there is nothing but BL and it is an attempt to encompass ALL of BL. Not just the bits and pieces.

But for two years I've been struggling. Struggling in many ways, but specifically to get what I wanted out of the platform. I tried and failed so many times.

In September of 2022 I tried to raise venture capital to build the platform I wanted for us. I pitched it to accelerators and true blue venture capital.

Juicy is what is called 'pre-seed'. Which means were still so new and evolving, under-resourced and while there was interest, there was no joy. No funding was raised.

In December 2023, I realised it was time to rethink Juicy. i have been on the deepest dive for months rebuilding Juicy from the ground up and preparing the framework for the mobile app.

I’ve built something I want to use… and wild, I’m building it and using it as a fan at the same time. I'm at the point where it's impossible not to want to share.

And what kind of platform do I mean? At its most basic level:

You can track your reads, watches and plays

You can review and recommend the titles to the community, your friends, strangers on Twitter, your friend you're trying to corrupt outside the fandom. Your poison.

Timelines for you, for titles, for episodes, chapters… just about everything. I mean everything: The creators, the publishers, the studios, the actors... you can leave reviews and status posts on EVERYTHING. No algorithms, no force feeding... just discovery, recommendations and honest reviews by this community about our community and the industry we feed.

Collections! Lists of stuff you're reading, dropped, want to read, want to buy, love or hate, all pretty and organised and shareable..

A growing database resource of titles, tagged up to its eyeballs with a minutiae of data.. with reading an streaming links and anything else we find that we think is relevant.

But it is also a lot more than this.

I wanted it to be more than what it was. I want to turn Juicy into a mobile app, add some more functionality and more specifically, platform all of BL for its non-Asian fandom.

We get left out of so much, I feel like we need our own thing. 

I don’t know about ya’ll, but I was tired of being banned on social media for sharing content. How you gonna ban me for saying a 2D fictional character needs to be shot with shite and strung with cobweb? But they did… and I know it’s not just me.

What about the creators? How do they interface with the non-Japanese or non-Korean fandoms? On which misogynistic hell site?

What about the publishers and merchandisers? What about the little Etsy sellers? Why does BL have to hidden away in the databases of mangaupdates, anisearch and anilist? Why does every single manga tracker out there seem to have pitiful listings for BL? 

Is it because we’re a female or queer audience? 

Look at this lil video I made:

Either way, I’ve long felt it’s time for us to do our own thing. So I’ve been building it. Pixel by pixel. Feature by feature on my own.

Juicy has been a small chat group, but I’m the only developer. We’ve always been clear about what we wanted to build: A platform for the fandom, the creators, the publishers, the merchandisers… my goal is a one-stop platform for BL and I am damn close to presenting this new iteration.

This was and remains the core of what I’m building: The largest English platform for BL on the planet. The functionality is one thing, but building a database like that is not a one-person job.

So now I need your help.

First to keep the servers online, so I can continue to build and develop and finally, finally release the mobile app. I can't tell you how much I want that.

I’m close to pushing the new Juicy 3.0 out, and I’m very in love with the work I’ve done since December. It’s a new look, and it works 1000 times better than the previous iterations of Juicy.

I just have hit a wall financially, and need your help and support to get it over the line.

Juicy's ass is fat and I been carrying her mostly alone for two solid years. 

I’m going to launch a Kickstarter for this project in a bit so I can hire another developer  to help with the trickier bits and fine tune the mobile app, but for now, I felt a Patreon would at least help us keep the servers up and maybe, just maybe allow us to afford a few crucial bits that will elevate your experience as a user.

And because I’m a developer, and I can do some pretty kinky shit with APIs and such, if you support this Patreon campaign, you will get some nice feature perks on the platform automagically. You won’t have to pay again to access these perks in-app later.

As many perks as I can cook up anyway, not the least of which will be access to some of the nicer functions and features I’ve already built into the platform.

When the mobile app launches, you will get it first and for free! Plus we’ve been talking about a lot of other ways we can make the platform fun beyond what I've done already.

I plan to monetise the platform in various ways, but in a profit sharing model. You contribute to the database, you contribute content, you get a share of whatever the platform makes. This is already built into the system. This will be open to anyone willing, but to Patrons first.

Finally, I'm limiting the number of people who can subscribe via Patreon to 1000 people. Once we hit that number, the rolls will be closed to new membership, and everyone directed to the platform to pay for any services or merchandise.

My goal for this group of Patrons is that you become an exclusive and tightly knit inner circle.

My hope is that you will help me actively shape what Juicy will become. Your votes and say will carry weight. Your feature requests considered and if possible implemented first.

You will get access to exclusive merchandise, exclusive giveaways and promos (like free stuff), and exclusive programming from the team.

With your help we will produce an exclusive podcast for Patrons only discussing all things BL and Juicy (honestly our conversations are generally wild and hilarious... it will be a rollick for sure), along with other content for Patrons only. We've even planned watch parties and other fun shit... I swear, we want you all to be our greatest ambassadors so we are planning as many treats as we can.

Your access on the platform will be specific to your Patreon subscription and your treatment will be VIP for the life of your subscription.

Finally, the way my auADHD are set up, I have no interest in the dramas of the BL fandom, so this is never going to be about gatekeeping access to anything. It’s about making more access possible. You can help bring us all together and make us stronger as a group.

So do you think Digital Juicy sounds like something you’d like in on?

Okute Sea

Saezuru Murmurs

[gothhabiba]

hello! i am a longtime huge admirer of your clothing/fashion sense, as well as a longtime backreader of your #victorian and #goth tags. i am really interested in what you've written about Victorian dress, and i am looking to get more into 19th and 20th century clothing for gender + diy craft reasons. i'm so sorry if you've answered similar questions before, but do you have any tips for where a newbie should start researching? either way, thank you thank you, your blog opens my mind wide and brings me much joy and reflection!

General research:

Spend some time searching the 'net, museum websites, and archive sites for fashion plates (such as archive.org—link leads to a date-restricted query for "fashion"—or the Smithsonian—link leads to fashion plates in their image collection). Take note of what you like, as well as which styles correspond to which decade. Karolina Żebrowska has a good rundown of English fashion over the decades.

The undergarments are what does the most work creating the necessary silhouette to make Victorian & Edwardian womenswear fit properly. If you've figured out a decade you want your outfit to draw on, doing a quick search for "[decade] undergarments" should bring up plenty of blog posts, which may or may not cite primary sources (such is the fickle nature of the historical blogosphere). Bustle pads and sleeve supports can be purchased or made; they're both pretty simple, and tutorials abound.

Purchasing clothing:

Reproduction made-to-measure clothing can be readily found on etsy, but can be in the several-hundred USD range. I've had some luck finding vintage reproduction clothing (like, a skirt someone made by hand in the 1980s to a 1900s walking skirt pattern), which tends to be much cheaper.

Men, women, and children wore stays and corsets. As far as I know, Orchard Corset has the cheapest OTR corsets that are good quality and safe to wear. If you get a corset in the style of a specific decade handmade or made to measure, make sure that the seller tells you what the boning material is, what construction the boning is (spiral steel is sturdiest and most flexible), how many bones there are, what the corset material is, &c.—otherwise it's an indication of an unserious maker. Follow general advice for wearing corsets at a waist reduction (lace up slowly, break it in, &c.).

Antique Menswear on youtube gives a lot of good, practical advice for wearing late 19th-century and early 20th-century men's clothing (including where to buy reproductions and how to treat them, how to modify modern shirts to 19th-century standards with basically no sewing skills, &c.).

Actual antique clothing can be found and purchased online or at estate sales—usually in very small sizes, but I've seen Edwardian skirts and petticoats in an XL (also a small size, but...). You can also just simply browse this kind of thing for inspiration and save photos of anything you think you'd like to recreate.

Even clothing that was not "meant" to be worn by re-enactors can be clearly historically influenced (e.g. the huge boom in Victorian- and Edwardian- style blouses in the 1980s), so keep an open mind when shopping for vintage clothing! A lot of 1970s dresses that look "hippy" on their own can look very Victorian with the right undergarments and an updo. A lot of 1980s men's trousers also approach the right silhouette for the 1910s-inspired three-piece suit I'm trying to put together. Witness also the recent trend for big puffed sleeves!

Making or modifying clothing:

Victorian and Edwardian manuals for garment drafting and sewing can be found online—go to archive.org and search for "sewing," "drafting," or "dressmaking," then use the filters on the left to chuse which year(s) you want to see results from. Most of these have patterns that are sort of vibes-based: The work-woman's guide is one manual that claims to have patterns laid out strictly according to a grid.

I don't sew garments, but if Victorian pattern-writing for sewing is anything like it is for knitting, that may not be super useful. People do sell updates and graded 'translations' of antique patterns (which tend to be written in only one size) on etsy and ebay—just make sure from the description that it's 'deciphered' and translated rather than a scan of the original pattern!

One of the easiest things that you can do to add some Victorian or Goth flair to an otherwise plain-looking garment is to add trim. You can knit, crochet, or tat your own trim from Victorian lace-making patterns; purchase antique trim from resale sites; or buy braided or lace trim very cheaply at any craft store. Trim doesn't just have to go around the hems and cuffs of a garment: lace "insertions" between two pieces of fabric, as well as raised geometric patterns over the surface of a garment, are common in 19th-century clothing.

[ID: first image shows a black overdress showing lace insertions between strips of fabric of equal width, creating a striped effect. second image is the back of a black blouse with trim in a geometric design centred around right angles and parallel lines. end ID]

Jewellery (women's and men's):

Actual antique jewellery (including men's jewellery and fastenings) is not as expensive as you might think. Even if you're not willing to spend a lot of time learning what to look for and scouring estate sales for people who don't know or care what they have, late Victorian mass-manufactured costume jewellery often goes for sub-$50 or even $30 prices at auction on ebay (USD, in the US—in my experience it is even more plentiful and cheaper in the UK).

Specifically, I've lucked out with lots ("lot" as in, a bunch of small things being sold together) of "vintage men's accessories" going for $20 or so that contained Victorian cufflinks (in low-karat gold, mother-of-pearl, and jet), collar studs (in low-karat gold and base metals), and shirt studs (in low-karat gold, with garnets and seed pearls, &c.). Searching for lots of accessories is generally a good idea since by and large people do not know what these things are... but if you're willing to spend a little more for something that has been identified and is more likely to still be with its set, use the specific search term for that item (e.g. "antique collar studs").

Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry (though aimed at estate sellers and, if memory serves, full of regrettable pæans to Queen Victoria) is a good reference text to dating antique jewellery. I also recommend Miller's Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising. Both of these texts are available on libgen.

Feel free to ask me follow-up questions if you want more detail on any of these points. As you can see I am perfectly happy to blather away on this topic

[blackbackedjackal]

Hello I’m not sure if I’m allowed to ask questions on here, im very sorry if im not. Im curious about the most ethical way to obtain bones. I live in Canada but I live in the city i’m able to go into the woods but I’m not sure if that would be ok in respects to the animal. If that is not ok would it be ok to Buy from sellers on Etsy. I want to be as respectful as I can to the animals and people around me.

The ethics of collecting animal remains are ever changing the more I learn about how animals dispatched and how certain species are sourced. The most ethical way to collect is really what you find to align with your personal ethics. Aside from collecting remains illegally or in ways that would intentionally cause excessive harm the animal or species, it's moreso up to you as an individual to figure out what feels right for you.

Like personally, I like to either source things myself by finding remains out in nature (when I find things in nature I tend to only collect one part and leave the rest) or locally from hunters/trappers/farmers/butchers/etc. Everything else is either from another taxidermist/hunter/trapper/farmer/etc. I have a good relationship with and is willing to tell me how the animal was sourced and dispatched so can pass that information onto my clients. And even then I have my own personal limits. Like I will not work on animals with excessive trap damage or anything that was snared (as that falls into the intentional excessive harm thing for me). I also don't consider roadkill an ethical source as I've worked on many animals that I could tell were alive long after they were hit. Accidental death like roadkill doesn't mean the animal didn't suffer, but it also doesn't mean it's unethical to work on the remains because it's (usually) not intentional. I seldom know the sources for anything bought secondhand online or in shops, and I can't always discern what happened to the animal. However, you can infer it based on the species or the way the remains were processed, which is another way for you to pick and choose the kinds of remains you feel comfortable collecting.

Many sellers use the term "ethically sourced" but because of what species the animal is or where it's from, it's not possible to obtain remains from that animal without the animal or species being excessively harmed (bats and arctic blue foxes are a good example of this). Don't trust what a seller says in the listing unless they're willing to provide you with more information or are a recommended seller within the community. I'm always happy to discuss my sources with my clients so that they can decide if buying that particular item is right for them, and accommodate people's requests. Honesty is the best policy imo.

There are pleanty of people in this community who actively lie about how and where they sourced their remains and then turn around and shit on people who are open and honest about it. Like certain ways of sourcing are not inherently bad (hunting/trapping/etc.) because it's case by case. But buying animal remains, whether they fit the general definition of ethical or not, and lying about it to potential clients? That's kinda fucked up ngl.

My suggestion is to do research on how certain animals are commonly sourced and go from there. Collect in a way that feels comfortable for you, and allow yourself to shift that perspective the more you learn. The way I was collecting 10 years ago is different then how I would collect today. Certain specimens I have now I wouldn't have gotten had I known more/had more context at the time. I just know that regardless of how the animals were dispatched that I respect the remains I have and try to give back by using them for education when possible.

[questionsforjamie]

jamie-lynn pierce; auditioning with hello by allie x

wait, is that JAMIE-LYNN PIERCE? they kinda look a lot like JOSIE TOTAH, don’t they? i heard the TWENTY ONE year old is known as THE BOHEMIAN around mckinley. it seems like they auditioned to be in TROUBLETONES (co-captain) which is so lame? people at campus have said they’re KIND HEARTED, but don’t be fooled since they’re also OBLIVIOUS. rumor has it, you can find them at ENVIRONMENT CLUB AND THE MUCKRAKER when they aren’t belting show tunes. their entire vibe revolves around FLOWERS TUCKED INTO YOUR HAIR, SITTING ON THE WATER'S EACH AT SUNSET & WRITING POEMS ON THE MARGINS OF YOUR EXAM PAPERS but no one pays attention to that here in ohio.

As the sister of Brittany Pierce, Jamie-Lynn Stephanie Pierce shares her sister's penchant for having her head up in the clouds. Well, in Jamie-Lynn’s case, her head is more likely to be found in the water as she's extremely passionate about sea life! Her favorite deep sea critter is the goblin shark!

A proud autistic, lesbian trans woman, Jamie-Lynn makes some money on the side making earrings and key-chains of various LGBT+ and disability pride related things both via Etsy and through local markets. Her best seller is a pair of rainbow orca shaped earrings.

Jamie-Lynn recently found out her family is, in fact, not her biological family. She was shocked to find out she was adopted. Which, actually, shouldn't have been that shocking considering her mom is white and her dad is Asian and Jamie-Lynn is…Lebanese and Palestinian. Jamie-Lynn's research has led her to believe she may be the illegitimate daughter of Amal Clooney - George Clooney’s Lebanese wife. The Clooney estate has not replied to her emails as of yet.

basics:

full name:  jamie-lynn stephanie pierce

gender:  transgender woman

pronouns:  she/her

sexuality:  lesbian

age:  twenty one

date of birth:  fourth of september

zodiac sign:  virgo

title:  the bohemian

occupation: student & small-business owner ( go support jewellery by jl!)

glee club: co-captain of the troubletones.

major: environmental & marine sciences

appearance:

faceclaim:  josie totah

tattoos:  a jellyfish on her left arm.

style:  pinks + pastels, maximalist patterns, florals, spaghetti straps, flowy fabrics, glittery statement pieces, scented lip gloss.

personality:

likes:  the ocean, flowers, bad horror movies, strawberry flavored candy, reading people their horoscopes from teen magazines, running for the bus in heels just to prove she can, the simpsons, the muppets, disability rights.

dislikes:  hot coffee, desaturated colors, action movies, people who underestimate her, cold pizza, the smell of smoke, the taste of toothpaste, crowded buses & trains, the texture of velvet.

hobbies:  doing her makeup in the mirror while pretending she’s conducting interviews with her favorite celebrities, taking simpsons trivia quizzes online, researching the goings-on in the depths of the ocean.

high school superlative: most likely to speak for the trees.

faves:

ice cream flavour:  anything fruity!

time of the day / night:  right after sunrise

weather:  rain on a warm day

food: mango sorbet + churros

colours:  aqua, teal & pink.

songs:  can be found here

[marzipanandminutiae]

Did you get the pocket watch online? I've been wanting a good antique but theyre either broken or like 500$ so the search has been slow.

I got it at a local antique shop that I know services their watches before sale, because the sad fact is that it can be kind of a crapshoot otherwise. I've bought a bargain antique watch online before that was advertised as "working," only to get it home and discover that the case was broken, the crystal was missing, and it didn't keep accurate time (by a long shot). And the cost to get it actually functional was about the cost of a recently serviced watch anyway, so I just. Never used it, and socked money away to get something more recently repaired.

Unfortunately, while many antiques can be found at surprisingly good prices, timepieces seem to be a case of Get What You Pay For. Either you're going to be shelling out on the front end for one that's already been Seen To, or you're going to be shelling out for repairs. Saving up seems to be in order, one way or another.

Although this antique shop did have some pieces $300 and under, and they were doing a New Years' sale too, so don't entirely despair! I'd advise looking at your local antiques and/or estate jewelry stores. Watch repair places sometimes sell older stuff, too.

Or, much as I understand the love for Old Friends(TM), perhaps look into newer pocket watches. Much cheaper, usually, and almost certain to be in working order. Many of them are visually similar to the antique styles, too. Some watch sellers on Etsy seem to have good reviews, it looks like?

Best of luck!

[sammakesposters]

heya, i make posters!

I've been a professional graphic designer and video editor for over 8 years - and I thought I might start making my own posters just now for some reason. TLDR: here's the best seller: The Avatar The Last Airbender poster.

Avatar The Last Airbender is my all time favorite show, it's even in the name of our shop! Therefore, being a professional designer, I have made all kinds of ATLA posters for myself. This one is my fav and it has a gorgeous place in our living room. So if you're also a fan of the best animation ever, it could also have a place in your home!

This s a poster that contains the beautiful contrasting scenery in the show, red frame representing the war going on, the blue representing the gorgeous world building, story and the adventures. Appa is of course flying over from the peaceful water tribes right into the war, as the story goes. I love the typography in the show, from various wanted posters, the illustrations of Toph and Zuko (with his iconic blue devil mask), and the warnings from the Serpent Pass.

I wanted to capture the whole story in an image with a parchment look, and tried to stay away from the corny merch with a lowkey look which won't have your home looking like a child designed it. I hope you'll also love having the story of Aang, Toph, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and Appa. With love :) Maybe check out my Etsy if you like it: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AppaArtCrafts

[theyilinglaozus]

Getting to know you meme

Tagged by the ever lovely @owlpockets! Thanks so much for the tag, I loved reading your answers for this too 💖

Let’s see, I’ll throw tags out to: @zhaotings, @eghfeithrean, @baek1nho, @carmine-sunlight, @caityjay13, @ajfanfic, @danhoemei

Favourite time of the year: A mix of the early autumn or early spring. I love the colours of the autumn season and just the cozy feels in general taking walks outside, and early spring always makes the serotonin grow after seeing all the plants and flowers slowly come back to life as well as all the wildlife that’s been hiding return. Plus we often see a lot of birds and babies around that time in the garden which always makes me smile. Both season are great on my mental health too, which is a plus!

Comfort foods: Hot chocolate is always a plus in the evening, especially if I’m curled up with a movie or a drama. I also really enjoy chips / crisps (my family often laugh at me when I come home from work with a bag because ‘it’s Drag Race evening! I need my snacks for my show!’) For actual proper meals though I’m always happy when salad is an option. We kind of go a bit all out sometimes with it (especially lately, since my family has a Christmas Eve tradition of a full salad meal that’s just ... amazing, honestly). People who think salad is boring just haven’t experimented with it enough.

Do you collect anything:  I really enjoy collecting pin badges! I used to look through twitter often for what people were creating, what they were sharing in their own shops etc. I don’t get to do it as often anymore though seeing as I only use twitter very rarely since the takeover, which is quite sad since I feel like I’m missing the community for it now :( Etsy is good, but a lot of sellers have their own shops since I know Etsy can screw creators over sometimes.

Favourite drinks: Tea! Vanilla milkshake! Fruity boba teas!

Favorite music artists: Adam Lambert, Florence Welch, Lana Del Rey, Celine Dion, Queen, David Bowie, Michael Jackson.

Current favourite songs: oof, I can’t think of any songs that are instant favourites right now, but my spotify is telling me I’ve been going hard on the replays for Kate Bush and Tori Amos songs recently.

Favourite fics: RIP me for having to choose. I took a small bit of a break in December from fic reading, but I did go back to reading some for MDZS seeing as I was missing wangxian. Let me see what I can recommend ...

You, Asleep and Dreaming → by etymologyplayground

The Guests of Cloud Recesses → by cafecliche

lovesick → by SeraphFighter

在天涯犹有未归人; those left at the edge of the sky → by yiqie

How To Introduce Your Family To The Demon Lord You Eloped With After Dying → ruimoh

As the Seasons Pass → laurus_nobilis

A selection of MDZS, SVSSS, Cyberpunk 2077, Word of Honor and Qi Ye fics.

Favourite video games: Favourite games of all time go to Dragon Age (especially Origins), the Mass Effect trilogy, Bloodborne, Dark Souls trilogy, Elden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Pillars of Eternity, Final Fantasy 6 and 7 (the latter includes Crisis Core), Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Persona 3 and Fire Emblem: Awakening. I’m also currently playing Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne which is incredibly interesting and fun! It’s taking me a little while though since I’m a bit of a completionist sometimes and like doing all the dungeons, so we’ll see how many hours I pour into this.

[merchdominatortool]

Streamlining Your Merch by Amazon Strategy: Product Research with Merch Dominator

Merch By Amazon is one of the most popular platforms for businesses, individual sellers, and creators looking to create and sell their custom-made designs or products, including but not limited to t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tops, tote bags, etc. Lots of sellers, businesses, and entrepreneurs out there are struggling to take their Merch By Amazon business to the next level, however, it’s not that easy. It requires them to be innovative, strategic, and productive with a powerful product research tool like Merch Dominator to streamline their entire Merch By Amazon journey. 

Merch Dominator is a highly advanced, innovative product search tool specially designed to grow your reach and maximize your potential on Merch By Amazon by allowing you to design, upload, and sell your custom products quickly and efficiently. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the process of streamlining your Merch By Amazon strategy with Merch Dominator’s Product Research and explore how Merch Dominator can help take your Merch By Amazon business to the next level of success. 

So, let’s dive right in!

Merch Dominator: What is it?

Merch Dominator is the ultimate solution for your Merch By Amazon and KDP sellers looking to better manage and optimize their product listings with the right keywords, best-selling products, emerging trends, popular tags, and most searched terms that drive traffic, boost conversions, and skyrocket your sales like never before. This advanced product research tool is specially designed for Print-on-Demand platforms like Merch By Amazon, Etsy, and Redbubble, making it easier for sellers to streamline their overall workflow and drive success to their Print-on-Demand business. 

With Merch Dominator, it is now easier to find what is trending and what may roll out in the next month or year so you can optimize your product listings accordingly. What’s more? Merch Dominator provides the latest product data, competitive analysis, and valuable insights to help you make a better, thoughtful decision for your Merch By Amazon business. 

Streamlining Your Merch by Amazon Strategy: Product Research with Merch Dominator

Here is how Merch Dominator can help you streamline your Merch By Amazon product research journey: 

Product Research

Merch Dominator has emerged as one of the most popular Print-on-Demand tools for Merch By Amazon and KDP sellers helping them to stay ahead of the competition and drive success to their Print-on-Demand business. This Merch By Amazon Product Research tool features a powerful module that allows you to analyze comprehensive data like keywords, prices, BSR trends, and trademarks to get inspiration from best-selling products using the Merch by Amazon Product Research tool. With this revolutionary MBA product research tool, you can access millions of Amazon product records and billions of data points in no time. 

This tool is an ideal choice for both Merch By Amazon and KDP sellers as it helps to find the best-selling products, focus keywords based on seed keywords, popular search terms, and the latest market data to remain competitive in the digital landscape. In addition, you can calculate the royalties for different selling prices and the number of royalties per product. 

Free Design Tool

Merch Dominator offers free design tools to create visually attractive, eye-catching, and beautiful designs for free. This free design tool provides all the necessary tools and functionality you need to craft unmatched designs within a few minutes for your store. Furthermore, it allows you to create text-based designs directly from its Mockup generator. The tool offers a built-in Text Editor to create unique, untapped, and truly one-of-a-kind designs that customers love, significantly driving sales at the same time.

On top of that, Merch Dominator’s free design tool lets you import and customize ready-made templates to suit your unique Print-on-demand design needs. This tool offers complete customizability to make your design appealing, attractive, and high quality. 

Redbubble Tag Generator

Merch Dominator provides a powerful, effective Redbubble tag generator to create a list of the top trending, popular tags from the best-selling products on Redbubble. This free Redbubble Tag Generator helps you create SEO-friendly, potentially attractive, and profitable tags that drive real traffic to your Redbubble products. With Redbubble Tag Generator, you can create a list of popular tag suggestions for your products based on seed keywords and keyword phrases. 

This handy Redbubble tags generator tool is perfect for both Amazon Merch and KDP Sellers looking to improve overall online visibility, search ranking, and traffic to their Redbubble store or other POD platforms.

POD Inspiration

This is an amazing feature of Merch Dominator which lets you keep up with the profitable design ideas, trending products, and hot topics in the POD marketplace. With this cutting-edge tool, you can find the best-selling designs from Spreadshirt and Etsy to get an idea of what is trending and then customize your product listings accordingly. This robust POD Inspiration is the best tool to help you get inspiration from these platforms, allowing you to create your own best-selling designs and upload them to your Merch By Amazon page. With Merch Dominator’s POD inspiration tool, you can stay ahead of the competition by taking inspiration from the best-selling products to the next level of success. 

Listing Trademark Search

Merch Dominator’s Listing Trademark Search allows you to check complete listings for any product or products across all Merch By Amazon marketplaces with highly advanced filters to keep your account and business safe in a snap. This tool is effective in finding the trademarks within the Merch By Amazon listing. With this innovative Listing Trademark Search, you can quickly check new listings right away to see if they violate any existing trademarks and take action immediately. This tool allows you to check and validate trademarks with a single click, without loading your Merch By Amazon page. 

Conclusion

With the ever-growing competition on popular Print-on-Demand platforms like Merch By Amazon, sellers need to rely on a powerful POD tool like Merch Dominator to be innovative, data-driven, and productive. Merch Dominator provides a comprehensive range of tools and insights to improve your Amazon merch business like a pro. From product search and keyword research to POD inspiration, MBA sellers, and competitive analysis with real-time data, Merch Dominator offers various amazing features and AI tools to you with everything you need to grow your Merch By Amazon business faster. Get started with Merch By Amazon and take your business to a new height of success. 

[creativeframing]

Custom Frames Online Cheap | Creative Framing

In the world of home decor, framing artwork and photographs is often the finishing touch that brings a room together. Whether it’s a cherished family portrait, a piece of fine art, or a motivational quote, the right frame can elevate its impact and tie the space together. But finding Custom Frames Online that are both high-quality and affordable can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Fear not, as I'm here to guide you through the maze of options and help you find the perfect frame without breaking the bank.

Explore Online Marketplaces: Platforms like Etsy, Amazon, and eBay offer a plethora of options for custom frames at competitive prices. Many independent sellers specialize in handmade or customizable frames, allowing you to find unique pieces that fit your style and budget.

Consider DIY Options: If you're feeling crafty, consider making your own custom frames. Kits and tutorials are widely available online, and with a bit of patience and creativity, you can create personalized frames that are both affordable and one-of-a-kind.

Shop Off-Season Sales: Keep an eye out for sales and discounts, especially during off-peak times like the end of the year or during holiday lulls. Many online retailers offer significant markdowns on custom frames to clear out inventory, so timing your purchase strategically can save you a bundle.

Compare Prices and Reviews: Don't just settle for the first frame you find. Take the time to compare prices across different websites and read reviews from other customers to ensure you're getting the best value for your money. Pay attention to factors like material quality, durability, and shipping times to make an informed decision.

Look for Bulk Discounts: Planning to frame multiple pieces? Consider buying in bulk to take advantage of discounted rates. Many online retailers offer bulk discounts or special deals for ordering multiple frames at once, allowing you to save even more on your purchase.

By following these tips and being savvy with your online shopping, you can find custom frames that not only complement your artwork but also fit your budget. With a little research and patience, you'll be able to adorn your walls with beautifully framed memories without breaking the bank.

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[ugly-christmas-sweaters-usa]

Where to buy ugly Christmas Sweaters in the USA?

'Tis the season to be tacky! As the holiday spirit fills the air, so does the annual tradition of donning the most outrageously garish attire: the ugly Christmas sweater. What was once a faux pas in the world of fashion has now become a beloved and eagerly anticipated trend during the holiday season. Whether adorned with blinking lights, bedecked with gaudy ornaments, or featuring a plethora of kitschy holiday motifs, ugly Christmas sweaters are a whimsical way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

The origins of the ugly Christmas sweater trend can be traced back to the 1980s, with its popularity soaring in recent years thanks to nostalgic sentiments and themed parties. What was once considered a fashion faux pas has now evolved into a highly sought-after item, with enthusiasts scouring the internet and brick-and-mortar stores alike in search of the perfect tacky sweater to add to their collection.

In the United States, there are numerous retailers and online platforms where one can find an extensive selection of ugly Christmas sweaters to suit every taste and budget. Here are some top destinations for acquiring these festive fashion statements:

1. Online Retailers:

My Christmas Sweater: Their name says it all. Known for their fun and humorous designs, www.mychristmassweater.com offers a wide range of ugly Christmas sweaters guaranteed to turn heads at any holiday gathering.

Amazon: The e-commerce giant boasts an extensive selection of ugly Christmas sweaters from various sellers, catering to all preferences and budgets.

Etsy: For those seeking unique and handmade creations, Etsy is a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind ugly Christmas sweaters crafted by independent sellers.

2. Department Stores:

Target: Target's holiday apparel section features an array of affordable and stylish ugly Christmas sweaters for the entire family.

Macy's: With a reputation for offering quality merchandise, Macy's is a go-to destination for those in search of trendy and fashionable ugly Christmas sweaters.

3. DIY Options:

For those feeling crafty, DIY ugly Christmas sweater kits can be found at craft stores such as Michaels or Joann Fabric, allowing individuals to customize their sweaters with their own creative flair.

No matter where you choose to shop, the key to finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater lies in embracing the spirit of the season and letting your imagination run wild. Whether you opt for a classic Fair Isle pattern adorned with pom-poms and jingle bells or a more avant-garde design featuring a three-dimensional reindeer with googly eyes, the possibilities are endless when it comes to expressing your holiday cheer through fashion.

So, this holiday season, why not spread some joy and laughter with an ugly Christmas sweater that's sure to be the talk of the town? Whether you're attending a festive gathering, participating in an office party, or simply lounging by the fireplace with loved ones, donning one of these whimsical garments is guaranteed to add an extra dose of merriment to your celebrations. After all, there's no better way to embrace the holiday spirit than by wearing your festive heart on your sleeve—ugly sweater and all!

[askshivanulegacy]

/rant ahead

You know, I'm a suuuper lazy person. When I order stuff in the mail, I don't care when it arrives, just that it DOES. I'll wait months. It's fine. I love Kickstarters and I don't care how long it takes them to start shipping stuff out. I love independent crafters and sellers and I know people have lives. All I want is my stuff while I still remember that I ordered it.

I draw the line at two. fucking. years.

And this isn't even a Kickstarter, you know, because for Kickstarters I don't care. This is. A normal fucking website, where you place an order like a normal person. Like Etsy. Like Amazon.

It had hands-down, THE nicest, prettiest, most gorgeous selection of ultra detailed enamel pins I have ever seen. These were ART. Dragon pins. Fantasy pins. Pokemon pins. All the pins! Not just one or two, no, I'm talking the PIN MOTHERLOAD of GORGEOUSNESS.

I placed a very generous order and was looking forward to new releases and going back for more.

And then they proceeded to string me along for two years. Every time I turned around, there was some other "emergency." And it's not even like I was bugging them about it. I waited for holidays. I waited solid MONTHS between reaching back out. But every time, it was something new.

Meanwhile, other people were receiving their orders and they were still sending out website updates and advertising their Patreon, and the website constantly said "still taking orders!" across the top.

I'm sorry. Going on two years for my single order and you're still accepting payments from people and fulfilling their orders, but for some reason, you can't do mine??

Maybe you need to stop taking people's money if you can't keep up, and fulfill your existing obligations.

I WAITED for any kind of apology. I waited for them to say they would give me a discount. Or a refund. Or throw in some freebie pins.

I have the entire email trail and not a single time was I offered any kind of apology. It's just a pure string of excuse after excuse after excuse. Like, at some point, as a business person, it literally doesn't matter if you feel sorry or not, but you are obligated to say it. If you actually care about your customer service, if you actually care about your customer being sympathetic to your life events.

These people clearly did not.

So, after two years, I finally opened up my package and got my lovely two-year-old pins. Do you think there were any freebies thrown in? Pins? Stickers? Prints? Cheap apologetic garbage???

No. There was nothing. And not once was I offered any kind of a discount. At this point, you know, 5% would have been expected. 25% would have been realistic and reasonable. PLUS one or two free pins, especially if they ever wanted me to come back, given my sizable order in the first place.

Anyway. I thought about calling this shop out just to warn people off of it, but the pins are just that good that even if I did, it would only give them more business. Which I don't want. I even went back and browsed their entire website and there are whole handfuls of premiumly priced pins that I would throw money down for right now, if I hadn't just had to wait two years for them to find their own asses and deliver after constant lies.

So I'm not going to say who they are. If you ask me to name them, I cannot in good conscience tell you. But if you see an independent pin website out there with a "hiatus but still accepting orders!" banner across the top, then order at your own risk. You can privately send me the name of a place and I will say yes or no.

But that's it. This shop is dead to me. I wish it wasn't. I would order again. For any sellers out there, take note: if you screw up THAT royally, you need to be acknowledging it, and you need to be offering freebies and/or discounts. I would have come back if they had just thrown me a damn bone. I wanted them to. I was waiting for it. It was so, so, so, so obvious that, two years later (!!!!) maybe even a small kind word would have been warranted!

But they didn't.

[wxlfbites]

Yeah no offense but you don’t need to be griping about the quality of taxidermy from this person to all of tumblr. Taxidermy scraps (regardless of quality) can range anywhere from $15-50 US dollars, depending on the kind of scrap or tail, and the seller. Bitching about it on tumblr (and frankly in the otherkin tags, that has nothing to do with this??) seems petty and very rude. Unless someone is actively assaulting, harming, or grooming people, you don’t need to be doxxing.

1.) How is this doxxing? Nowhere in that post did I mention the persons legal name, their address (let alone even their state), or any identifying information other than their public Etsy shop name. Stop using buzzwords you don’t even understand.

2.) The problem is that she’s very very intentionally trying to sell scrap quality tails as high quality, spiritual taxidermy when it’s anything but. To quote some things directly from her shop:

“”My experiences range from the cerebral (a Master's degree in counseling psychology emphasizing ecopsychology) to the spiritual (over a decade's practice in neopaganism and neoshamanism).

“”Since 1998, I've been working with hides, bones, beads, and other such things in my artwork. I've created ritual tools, sacred costumery, jewelry and other devotional objects.

“” I began this work almost fifteen years ago as a way to honor the animals who once wore these skins and bones. I wanted them to have a better "afterlife" than being a trophy on someone's wall or a coat in a closet. The artistic and spiritual are very deeply entwined in my work, and every creation, no matter how simple, is a devotional to these sacred remains.

“”I've shared more about what I do and how others can take part through my writings. I have several books in print, including "Skin Spirits", a how-to book on the spiritual as well as practical end of working with animal parts and "Skull Scrying", a booklet on using animal skulls in divination. My latest book is "Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up: Connect With Totems In Your Ecosystem" from Llewellyn Publications.

“”I offer years of experience and finely-honed creativity in my work, and a strong spiritual component to my creations.

“”The majority of the animal parts and other components are secondhand or salvaged, either from old fur coats and the like, or discarded from the fur coat industry, or old jewelry and other found objects, though be aware there are some newer/not recycled remains incorporated in some projects as well.

So she’s been in the business for well over two decades, which means not only should she have the skill, but the knowledge, to distinguish between what kind of tail is considered scrap and what isn’t. Nowhere in any of her taxidermy listings does she specify that they are scraps. She is selling them as whole items that are of high quality.

She specifically mentions her spirituality being part of her work multiple times, even including her personal beliefs (not just general “please respect this tail” stuff) on how to care for the animal spirit that is attached to the tail. Now, don’t get me wrong, I personally believe taxidermy can retain spirits, but to quote the letter she included with my tail:

“You can connect with the spirit of the tail itself” […] “Before you put the tail on to wear it, ask the spirit of the tail for permission”.

This to me, even as a pagan myself, seems inappropriate to ask of someone who bought something from you over the internet.

I’ve literally been buying tails from Etsy shops since 2012, this is the most expensive tail I’ve ever bought, and never once have I seen a tail in such poor condition. If I’m paying almost $50 for something I am being told is high quality, by someone who claims to have over 20 years of experience, I expect that! And so should everyone else. I also recently started doing taxidermy myself. I work with bones and I just finished my first preserved rabbit foot. Even my rabbit foot, on my first try, is better quality than Lupa’s tail and if I sold him I’d only ask $15 max! $47 for something I’ve seen done better at my local renaissance fairs by people who only just started working with animals and going for $20 is outrageous.

Finally, you don’t know how reviews work, clearly. Just because I’m not kissing the feet of the seller and spouting on about how much I love being ripped off, doesn’t mean I’m bitching. I’m giving my honest opinion and review on a shop to inform others what to expect if they purchase it. I didn’t tell anyone not to buy from her, I didn’t say she was a piece of shit, I didn’t disrespect her in anyway. I gave facts about the quality of the tail and my opinions about whether I thought it was worth it. Which it isn’t.

Ya’ll kids be getting soft in the head if you can’t even read a review without whining about doxxing and bitching and being a bully.

(Also side note, I put it in the otherkin tags and shit because if you took 5 seconds to look at my account, you’d know I’m nonhuman so I’m posting in nonhuman tags. And if you took another 5 seconds to look up the seller, she also at one point identified as otherkin, has marketed her taxidermy and books to otherkin and has written books specifically about otherkin, making her a prominent figure in otherkin spaces.)