It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
31.10.2025 13:31 β π 840 π 378 π¬ 99 π 14
A pair of silver stud earrings. A moon in a circle with dangling beads below it.
A pair of silver stud earrings. A moon in a circle with dangling beads below it.
A little sneaky sneaky at the earrings I made to match the blue Labradorite necklace. The customer requested I match the beads along the chain, and I also mirrored the moon motif. A happy quick and easy commission. βΊοΈ #jewellery #designermaker #handmade
04.11.2025 07:56 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Stickers!! I have 8 designs ready and available. Hopefully I can bring more of my patch designs into paper form soon. thecurioushamster.etsy.com?section_id=1... #BlueSkyNightMarket
16.09.2025 09:00 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
My job for the next few days is to work out shipping cost to the USA. Royal Mail have sorted out Large Letters and I can open up orders again. I will have to increase the shipping costs to include the tariff changes + Royal Mail handling fee + Etsy fees though. π
05.09.2025 09:59 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Two gray hamster plushies. One is holding a mushroom and the other has a little yellow and orange shoulder bag.
Two more holy Tam vessels have arrived! And theyβre bigger than I expected. To be fair to me, the listings didnβt have measurements. π€£
27.08.2025 08:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm happy to help! π€£ Iβve dunked one sticker in water and it didnβt run, but I dunno how it will hold up to washing. π
24.08.2025 11:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
In other news, I should be able to turn USA shipping back on next month. Iβm waiting for more information that I can pass on, on how much extra Iβll have to charge as I canβt absorb the tariffs! π
24.08.2025 08:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Once again I forgot to post about new stuff! Honestly when my mental health goes, I retreat and just stop. π€¦ββοΈ But anyway! Iβve made stickers! thecurioushamster.etsy.com?section_id=1... I hope you like them.
24.08.2025 08:46 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Crow brain does like the shiny! I might just list them both and chicken out of picking! π
15.08.2025 12:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I get the feeling Iβll have to just offer them in both finishes! π€£ The votes are definitely split right now.
15.08.2025 10:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Opinions are definitely needed on this one, as I like them both!
15.08.2025 08:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Iβve finally bought sticker paper, some good stuff. As soon as itβs here, Iβm having a play. I also got laminate to out over the top of the stickers for extra strength. Hopefully theyβll come out well enough people want to buy them! π
09.08.2025 10:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm so sorry but aiβll be turning off shipping to the USA this morning. I donβt know how long for but I will turn it back on as soon as I can! No one wants to pay $80 extra on an order! Hopefully TACO will will change his mind again. No one wanted this. Iβm sorry.
07.08.2025 07:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A photo of an Etsy review with my βChangling Swap Meetβ embroidered patch. The patch is green with yellow text and a little baby basket motif in the middle.
I try to bring the shenanigans! Thank you! π
22.07.2025 08:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It was a bad week for week Four of βHow many orders did I get this week?β Iβm holding on to that pin sale like woah. π¨
21.07.2025 07:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Week three. We have a manifesting fail! I totally blame the heatwave we had in the UK for blocking the vibes. But thank you for the five orders. π₯°
14.07.2025 07:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A five star review on Etsy of my Snoot Booper patch. The patch is black with white text and a cat nose motif in the middle.
Thank you for the review! I hope you have an amazing con, and boop snoots! π₯°
13.07.2025 07:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm a little behind where I wanted to be this week with making orders. But frankly the heatwave in the UK is vile and this chronically ill goblin doesnβt work in the heat! π
12.07.2025 09:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
TDLR: Iβm putting my UK postage costs up to cover First Class costs. And Iβll no longer send anything out with the Second Class service.
Thanks Royal Mail! Iβll be increasing the costs this week and posting everything from the end of the week onwards as First Class. Sorry!!
10.07.2025 08:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The (probably) last update on my workshop! The flow is much better and Iβm loving being in there again!
09.07.2025 10:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oh donβt. I keep forgetting I can embroider my *own* clothes. π€¦ββοΈ
07.07.2025 11:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
TikTok - Make Your Day
Welcome to my new weekly series of βHow many orders did I make this week?β Iβm trying to manifest more orders as I do meed more. So hereβs to the universe cutting me a break.
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdfFufFC/
30.06.2025 08:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Poster for Leicester Guildhall summer craft fair. Saturday June 28th. 10am - 5pm
I'll be at the Leicester Guildhall Summer Craft Fair this weekend; Saturday 28th. We are open from 10am till 5pm and I'll have my usual array of shinies to tempt visitors ππ Do visit if you can! If Jewellery isn't your thing, there's a great selection of crafts, art and food to discover too.
24.06.2025 06:43 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New item!! Wooden pins! Iβve taken my Mothman patch design and had it made into a pin. thecurioushamster.etsy.com/uk/listing/4... #BlueSkyNightMarket
19.06.2025 07:51 β π 1 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
New item!! Wooden pins! Iβve taken my Mothman patch design and had it made into a pin. thecurioushamster.etsy.com/uk/listing/4... #BlueSkyNightMarket
19.06.2025 07:51 β π 1 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
TikTok - Make Your Day
Day one and two of the great workshop organisation! Iβm rubbish at blogging, so Iβm impressed I hot this footage. π€£ vm.tiktok.com/ZNdDr8k9j/
16.06.2025 07:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A small plush hamster sits next to a rainbow cake. He has a fork and isnβt afraid to use it!
Tam and me understood the assignment yesterday in Ikea! You have to have the gay cake when itβs on offer! And hopefully thanks to this trip I can reorganise my workshop and get my cutting machine going properly!
11.06.2025 10:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New patch!! Iβm really in love with this one, I think itβs bloody adorable! #BlueSkyNightMarket thecurioushamster.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
10.06.2025 07:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs that time! I think my laptop needs upgrading. π€¦ββοΈ Well at least I have PIP for now, so I better use it before our Glorious Leader takes it away. After all me trying to work round my chronic illness and contribute as much as I can is definitely whatβs wrong with the country. π
08.06.2025 08:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I like big cats. ER doc. Horror author. Artist. Cohost of The Scream Kings Podcast. Member of HWA. Pro-choice. BLM. I voted for her. Star Wars & BravoTV fanatic. She/her. ππ³οΈβπ
Personal site: https://njgallegos.com
Podcast: https://www.screamkingspodcast.com
A collective of printmakers from across Scotland - working together to develop and share printmaking.
Festival of Printmaking 15-17 Aug 2025. University of Stirling.
www.printmakersofscotland.com
Iβm a print artist living and working on the west coast of Scotland.
www.debwing.com
Only original prints, no nfts!
π©βπ¨ ArtistπBased in NYC π½
Freehand dip pen Ρontemporary ink on paper ποΈ
Mostly drawings βοΈ
Vegan π±π«Ά
nenazhivina.com/hi
No DMs. Any enquirers: olga@nenazhivina.com
The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading. We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
World's best collection of items on life & times of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), telling his story 'warts and all'. "National Museum in a Matchbox". Huntingdon, UK
www.cromwellmuseum.org
Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world. Home to Yorkβs entrepreneurs for 660 years and counting.
Website: merchantshallyork.org
Weβre the national library of the UK.
Using what we know about disability to change how museums work for everyone. Find out more: https://sensationalmuseum.org/
Home to over 12,000 toys and models from the Golden Age of British and European toy making
Tue - Fri (10am - 5pm) Sat (11am - 5pm)
https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk
https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Trafalgar_Street_Regeneration_Project
The Portico Library is Manchesterβs original 19th-century home of literature and learning. Uncovering, imagining, and sharing new histories together.
Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards.
Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more!
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
Conserving and celebrating East Suffolk's Agricultural & Industrial history. Expect posts about museums, history, heritage & culture, and anything else that interests us (which is quite a lot).
www.longshopmuseum.co.uk
Working towards a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.
https://www.linnean.org/
Love our collection of printing machinery, type and bindery equipment! π
We are open now for our summer season at the National Trustβs Blickling Estate π³
Sharing the history of the town and Cinque Port of Sandwich! Visit the museum and 16th century courtroom Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
linktr.ee/sandwichguildhallmuseum
Home of Edinburgh Napier University's archives, rare books, and museum collections.
See also @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and @enulibrary.bsky.social.
We are a grassroots community museum in Finsbury Park North London led by people with experience of homelessness
We do direct community action, independent investigations, collecting and unforgettable art. Find out more:
museumofhomelessness.org
One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources.
Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment).
linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives
(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
We'll take you back! Open Wednesdays, weekends and bank holidays 10 am to 4.30 pm. Adult admission Β£7.50, student/jobseeker Β£6, disabled/children free. https://motgm.uk