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(1/6)❗️HUGE, HUGE NEWS! If you've been on the internet recently you may have heard of Haven Social. It's an up-and-coming ethical alternative to YouTube and Instagram that will have an explicit no-tolerance policy for AI slop! And when they say no tolerance, they MEAN it!

Four of my favorite pieces of work from today. They're inventory for an upcoming art market, but you can call dibs in the comments if you'd like! The purple glass and red stone are $20 + $6 shipping; the thinner necklaces are $12 plus shipping. #beads #handmade #jewelry

Hey kid, ya like custom jewelry crafted from ethically-sourced beads? I'll make some for ya. ...For a price. 😎 #commissions #smallartist #handmade ko-fi.com/zyered/commi...

Darn, I hate it when I make a quality meme but the text is cut off in the social media preview. ko-fi.com/post/Its-Oct...

I made money through an affiliate link for the first time! TWENTY CENTS!! No, this is not sarcasm, this is genuinely such a huge milestone for me. 🩷

THEY'RE FUNDED, THEY'RE FUNDED!!!

If I do this often enough, I may have to make a "matching set" category in the shop! That might just be the next update! This one is currently available, at the time of this post, on Ko-Fi.com/Zyered. #handmade #beads

Behold, #300 in my Numbered Jewelry Series! I've made more than three hundred pieces/paired sets, but this is the three hundredth since I started counting them on Ko-Fi. 🩷❤️ Another milestone passed! Let's find out what the next hundred bring!

Introducing my first pair with matching anodized niobium hooks! Niobium is one of the best hypoallergenic metals out there. Did you know it's actually the 41st element on the periodic table? This pair is available at the time of this post at ko-fi.com/zyered/shop/...!

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- roommate orders a large box from Ebay - large box has large amount of perforated brown packing paper - ten minutes of tearing and stacking = 163 sheets of packing material for the jewelry business! Waste not, want not!!

"Unlike previous protests, the coming event will include walks to polling stations, voter planning drives, and local election defense workshops." If you've been feeling disillusioned by rallies that achieve nothing, PLEASE stand up and participate in this one. ❗️ www.fastcompany.com/91618419/no-...

Some pendants I assembled today for simple wax cord necklaces. All were combined from different upcycled/donated sources; the only things I DIDN'T do were hammer the metal and wire-wrap the pink resin. ❤️🩷 #handmade #jewelry

HEY! It's my first YouTube video in almost a year! I'm back, bay-bee! And please ensure you take it to heart. Voting is still a civic duty and an important right. Do your part to help make the world a slightly better place! #midterms #votingrights youtube.com/shorts/p5A41...

Oh my GOSH if you want high-quality earring wires, go to Hackberry Creek online! They're a small business based in Louisiana and I just received my order of titanium and brass ear hooks. They're LOVELY. This is my new vendor for hypoallergenic hooks, man. Niobium will be next. hackberrycreek.net

I now realize "hook shapes" is a terrible way to communicate the DIFFERENT SHAPES available. It has been corrected.

Just posted these nonbinary earrings made with matte-plastic yellow trumpet flowers. The government can tell us we don't exist, but it can't stop us from being ourselves. 🔥 Available at the time of this post on Ko-Fi.com/Zyered! #LGBTQ #Pride #handmade

First delivery to my new consignment location at Sea City Tattoo and Piercing in Everett, Washington! If you're in the area and you like hand-crafted jewelry made from upcycled and ethically-sourced beads, go say hi! Sea City is an LGBTQ- and Indigenous-owned business that deserves your support!

I encourage you to watch The Librarians (2025) sometime during this Banned Books Week. It's available on PBS for a small donation, but of course you can watch the trailer for free. I had the privilege of seeing it at my local theatre with my library volunteer group. 🩵 www.pbs.org/independentl...

Took some photos, went into Canva and made some new helpful graphics for my products. Gotta keep updating and improving my shop! (All of these were created manually, by the way, with no AI-generated guidance.) #smallbusiness #Ko-Fi

SHAZAM! More coming soon, and they'll all be $25! #beads #handmade ko-fi.com/s/40198fe571

Brand-new front-clasping necklaces are doing to drop soon! Here's a sneak-peek, because you're cool and get that kind of perk for following me here. 🐝

Wait a minute, I didn't realize I could post more than four photos on BlueSky now. Anyway, LOOK at all this jewelry that my buddy from church donated for upcycling! Some gorgeous abalone and amethyst in there!

Took some fresh photos of an old necklace. It's on sale right now for $5 on my Ko-Fi because I would like it out of my inventory! ko-fi.com/s/00faaaa050 If it doesn't sell by the end of this month I'll just dismantle it and make something new from the beads.

Was unable to get my shelves down to the new office space this week, but I did my best to stay regulated while working on the new stand for @seacitytattoo.bsky.social. You can follow them on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to see their more recent work!

SUCCESS! I now have three consistent consignment locations in Washington! 💛Worn Again Thrift in Bellingham 💚Encore Shoppe in Mount Vernon 🩵And finally, Sea City Tattoo and Piercing in Everett! (Also the only place that actually has a BlueSky account that I can tag, @seacitytattoo.bsky.social!)

I may have discovered the joy of repurposing earring hooks to create reliable S-hook clasps for necklaces. ...i can't talk here, message me on the jeremy renner app.

Some excellent new beads for my inventory, courtesy of a small local thrift store (left) and my friend from church (right). Real stone on both! I can't wait to wash these and use them!

I've been hard at work making more earrings for two consignment locations, as well as my online shops. My hand hurts but it's going well! Here are my favorite photos taken this week:

The Bisexual Pride flag strikes again! #LGBTQ

Made some earrings in the colors of the Achillean Pride flag! I couldn't quite get the periwinkle blue, but I did my best.

Some beads to bleach your eyeballs after a long day, my liege? #jewelry #Pride

One of my new roommates wasn't using this scale and gave it to me, so now I have more accurate measurements! My USPS scale is more attuned to larger packages, but this one has more precise measurements. So when you see more decimals on ko-fi.com/zyered/shop, that's why.

Made this bookmark yesterday so you can read queer literature and banned books with pride!! It's available at the time of this post at ko-fi.com/zyered/shop/...!

Well it's about time Ko-Fi enabled customized organization of shop categories. I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner, but I'm very grateful for the update! #smallbusiness

Hey by the way, beaded bookmarks are now available in my shop! They're quite small and quite simple, but if they're popular enough I hope to expand. Because who doesn't want to sharpen their media literacy in style? ko-fi.com/zyered/shop/... #beads

Posted a new necklace to help fundraise for my buddy who lost their housing! It's tiger's eye, very fancy. ko-fi.com/s/1ccb618bab

THE SHOP IS OPEN ONCE AGAIN! I have a brand-new shop category and new commission options, with more on the way! I will now be shipping out guaranteed on Fridays every week. Due to increased distance from the post office, we get -3 speed but +3 accuracy. 😁 ko-fi.com/zyered

WE MADE IT FOLKS! Now my shop will be temporarily closed while I move all my beading supplies to the NEW HOUSE!!! Ideally I will be done by next week. I can't make promises, but I will do my best!

"[Google Maps] said in a Saturday post on its corporate website that it made the change because the U.S. government's geographic names database has formally renamed the lake." This is how I learn our dumbass government changed something else they have no right to?! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dolly Parton lived a long and wonderful life, and now she's sitting "on the banks of the river of happiness." Don't let her passing crush your heart; let it blow a cool wind into your spirits to keep your inner fire going. We need to continue her legacy of active compassion and generosity. ❤️

Nothing like some freshly-washed beads to brighten the day.