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You only need to know one thing: meow.

[video description:

a video that shows the dice making process. the person is encasing pinecones in resin to then put them into dice moulds.

the person is narrating the video, while a cat is urgently meowing in the background.

"so today i'm making..."

meow

"pine..." the person giggles "pinecone dice."

meow

"my cat"

meow

"he wants to narrate too"

meow

"shut up, thunder!"

"he's not allowed in the bedroom, because he beats my other cat up and she's in here right now, so he's throwing a fit"

meow

"anyways, we're making pinecone...." the person trails of with a giggle

"i lost my train of thought"

"so i use-"

meow

the person sighs "i can't even fucking..."

meow

"these blank inserts"

meow

"to put"

meow

"pinecones in"

meow

"and then i put"

meow

"the plas-"

meow

"i- i had this all planned out, and i was gonna explain exactly what i was doing, and then the-"

meow, sounds of the cat thumping against the door

"the cat!"

meow!

"can you hear that?"

meow

"anyways, hope you like the dice, bye"

end video description.]

I loved these dice so much I ordered a set. If anyone else is interested here is the link. Everything is customizable!

I found an Etsy seller who will turn any image into a pin badge for you. And:

Gonna wear this baby everywhere and watch out for people giving it the startled eyes emoji. This is my new secret handshake.

[image id: a close up of a hand holding a small enamel pin that replicates the Archive of Our Own content grid, which can be found next to the title of a work. The symbols are:

Top left: a red square with the letter ‘E’ in white indicating “Explicit: only suitable for adults”

Top right: a dark blue square with the ‘male gender’ symbol indicating Male/Male relationships

Bottom left: a blank white square indicating that the work was not marked with any of the archive warnings available

Bottom right: bright green square with a white tick/check mark indicating the work is completed.

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rebelle/rebelle pro which is a more traditionally-inclined painting program that usually costs like 150 bucks is now uhhh 10 fucking dollars? until october 13th

#wait is it a subscription or a 1 time buy?

you can click the details dropdown on each product for more info but yeah it’s a one-time buy :)

Deaf Metal- Jewelry for Hearing Aids & Cochlear Implants

I just saw the coolest thing! There’s a company called Deaf Metal that makes jewelry specifically designed to accessorize hearing aids and cochlear implants! They’re made of hypoallergenic silver and use a cool little silicone sling to attach the jewelry to your existing device.   

They create designs for people of all ages, gender presentations, and personal styles. For the hearing aid designs, they have designs that go behind the year as well as ones that slide onto the pipe going into the ear. They’re designed to be fashionable but not decrease function!

They advertise them as a way to both help you accessorize and to help you keep your hearing aids as findable as possible in the event that you misplace one, or in the case that your hearing aid slips off. Their safety chain options are available in both adults and children’s designs. 

They’re designed by a Finnish HOH designer named Jenni Ahtiainen who has previously done accessory work for people like Snoop Dog & Bono. She believes that hearing aids & cochlear implants should be like glasses, you should be able to style them to your liking. All the products range in cost from $15-50 and if you only wear a hearing aid in one ear, many designs offer the option of purchasing an earring for your other ear so you can match! You can see her other design work at @gtiejenni and @gtieneckwear.

Deaf Metal sells & ships worldwide (USA, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, and France, to name a few) from their online store and their amazon shop. They also have some brick and mortar retailers that carry their designs in Norway and Finland. 

You can find their website in this post’s sources.

Thats??? Amazing!!!!!

www.deafmetal.store (bc the source doesn’t always show in reblogs)

Torrid gives me life they sell plus size femme clothes and it’s so good

They’re a little expensive but their clothes are so good. I really love their dresses and they’re actually DESIGNED for fat bodies and not just sized up skinny people clothing

They specialize in (dress) sizes 10-30

Literally everything I wear is from Torrid. My entire wardrobe from my underwear to my overcoat is from torrid. They are genuinely one of the only stores (or only store if u live in Canada) that sells plus sized clothes for younger femme people.

Im a size 6 top and 4 bottom and I know this because their sizes fit consistently. If im a size 4 in their leggings I am grunted to be a size 4 in their jeans, shorts, and skirts too. Same goes for their tops.

These outfits are both completely from Torrid they’ve done me so good (ignore see you space cowboy they’re both fb profile pic filters lmao)

Big fucking t-shirt sale!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/rumade

A few years ago while I was an environmental protestor I thought I could start a t-shirt business. I took out a small business loan, bought a load of blank organic fair trade Tees and screen printing equipment, and got to work. Things were going okay for a while with sales

Then I had a HUGE MENTAL HEALTH BURNOUT BREAKDOWN to the point I literally had to be sent to Aberystwyth for my health

These t-shirts are what's left of my stock, and I want them gone so now they are 60% off

I lost my job to corona in early 2020 and have been surviving since on universal credit and art sales.

Please reblog to help me shift these shirts!

The man-free sanctuary will offer up a range of typical beauty services such as hair, waxing, facials and manicures and pedicures, while providing unique services like henna and halal nails and eyebrow shaping.

Quhshi also noted that while Le’Jemalik was created with Muslims in mind, “women of all faiths, races, and ethnicities” are welcome.

This store is in Brooklyn, please support if you can; this is such a huge need for us muslim women.

It’s so pretty too 🥰

For anyone wondering: Someone in the notes said they contacted the salon and yes it is trans women friendly

reblogging again for the last addition: TRANS FRIENDLY MY BABIES

@Curlcap, the backless satin-lined cap is 50% off and now $14.99! Get it in Black, Teal, Khaki, Burgundy, Green and with wording "Curls are Crowns".

http://liketk.it/32gf2

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I have to buy Christmas gifts for my highkey homophobic relatives because if they’re gonna shun me for being trans they better be upfront about it, I’m not going to give them any other “reasons” for it by God I am going to give them good gifts and they are going to have to justify hating me for other reasons. 

Anyways. I spent 1 night searching etsy for the queerest stores I could possibly patronize, while also having products with plausible deniability for homophobic relatives bc I don’t want to start a riot on the spot I just want to have a nice innocuous gift that comes from a source that would absolutely make them furious if they knew. My goal was to find someone who donates to a charity like the Trevor Project so I could get An Innocuous Non-Gay Looking Item but cackle inside knowing that the gift money is actually going to The Gays.

Here’s some stores that I was delighted to find but didn’t quite make the cut for the incredible specific things I was looking for. 

JabaCrafts: sells a variety of what looks like very nice soaps, some are Normal and could be used for Homophobic Relative Gifts, a percentage of money (they didn’t say how much..?) from the sale of only the Pride-themed soaps goes to local LGBTQ+ charities. 

TrandleBoutique: Transwoman-owned shop with Pride candles. Also sells plain colored candles that could be used as Homophobic Relative Gifts whilst directly funding a trans artisan.

TBrosSoapCo: LGBT-owned (I”m assuming they’re a trans man based on the prominent T pun in the title, which also includes a hypodermic needle so heads up if you hate those, the soaps look like they come stamped with the design so unfortunately I can’t use these as Homophobic Relative Gifts but I love this store and may one day have to patronize them For Me) and their soaps look very nice 

SpookiiBubbles: Has spooky/Halloween-themed stuff, which I love; also has a bi and a neon rainbrow pride design, donates the profits from the pride-themed soaps to the LGBTQ bail fund. 

WildRaeBoutique: donates 3 dollars from the sale of every rainbow pride soap to the Trevor Project. Also has Innocuous Non-Gay Items For Homophobic Relatives. 

Runner-ups: stores that are just very fun and also have 1 or 2 Pride options so like, casual allies 

JiroSoap: INCREDIBLY CUTE soaps, some are CAT THEMED, have 3 rainbow designs and all are gorgeous

HarnettHeritage: just some very cute molded soaps in a variety of themes (I was sorely tempted by the Halloween potions set) and they have one rainbow pride option 

HoneyBubbleSoaps: has one Pride design and some other very nice items (the rose loofah soap is beautiful and would make a great gift) 

PeppyLittleSoapShop: has some very interesting soap designs/scents, also sells some pride designs and offers to custom-make any pride flags they don’t currently offer. 

Bonus: items I’ve found that I, personally, am getting, for me

LA Ramen Girl: cute ghost pride pins, donates 10% to the Trevor Project. 

TabKimpton: has a sparkly headstone patch that says CAN’T BURY THIS GAY and I have literally never in my life vibed with something more omg 

And here’s what I ended up deciding to go with.

The Ultra Stealth Gay Christmas Present for Homophobic Relatives

FlambeboyantCandles. 

They have subtle pride-color candles and candles inspired by drag queens. The entire shop is gay as hell and donates a percentage (again idk how much but I believe them) to the Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian organization that helps queer people escape from persecution in other countries. And the candles just look cool and based on the reviews smell quite nice. They are a bit more pricey than some other stuff on this list, about 20 bucks per candle, but I’m willing to pay that price for a once-yearly Gay Rights Stealth Homophobic Relatives Gift. 

((Additionally… not 2 shill but… I also have an etsy and it sells necklaces, mostly cottagecore-themed, I have some cute mushroom pendants, skull beads, fish vertebrae, one design is trans pride themed, hi im trans))

WOW this is getting shared a lot! If anyone else has recommendations to add I’d love to see them, they can be yours or a friend’s store!

@dinosaurrainbowstarfish​ omg that’s beautiful, I love that ahahaha! and thank youuuuu 

If anybody is interested in Tab Kimpton’s etsy, he has a separate online store here with more pins, patches, and even shirts.  A lot of his things are based on his comics (link), which are all super queer.

[ID: a comment by tumblr user @dinosaurrainbowstarfish "you are the kind of petty I aspire to be. pro tip: Homophobic Relatives LOVE mason jars. anything in a mason jar is a homophobic relative catnip. I've watched people forgive my gender nonconformity for some fig preserves." End ID.]

Shop small and Native list

feel free to add to this!

Cosmetics

Haipazaza Phezuta

Quw’utsun’ Made

Queltzin Cosmetics

Skwalen Botanicals

Ah-Shí Beauty

Nizhoni Soaps

Blended Girl Cosmetics

Bison Star Naturals

Medicine of the People

Sisters Sage

Ojibway Natural

Beadwork

Blue Dot Beadwork

Iah Quincy

Abigail J Simms

Jay Micah Designs

Beads by Adeline

Huckleberry Woman

Bobby James

Aiyana Reid

Trenal Original

Copper Canoe Woman

Thachanku Iyokpakpa Win

Nataanii Cottier

Clothing

MosnukheNomp

Lloyd Brown Co

Nitanis Clothing

Born in the North

Mobilize

Ribbonskirt beauty

Trickster Company

Indian Summer Vintage

Other

Native Works CSC

indigefemme

ShiningStarGifts

moongrrl666

Indigenous Intentions

RISE Indigenous

Kokom Scrunchies

Rezin Babe by Suitaakii Black

Ioway Bee Farm

Since I know none of yall have lost your energy for supporting black people right now, you should check out this blog with over 1000 black-owned online shops.

https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/

It’s organized by category (so it’s not as overwhelming as it sounds) and there’s an LGBT section!

Been looking for more listings like this, thank you!!

If you already purchase body products online, switching to purchase buying soaps, body oils, lotions, etc from Native elders who have been making natural body products for generations is really easy. I usually hop on Beyond Buckskin when I want to buy a gift for someone or myself, they have a Buy Native List directory here. I just bought three of my close friends (who all have just had a birthday or are having a birthday soon) soaps from here and here 

Saw this TikTok and fell in love with this artist/creator, making “earrings” to wear with head coverings.

@ lushpins on Instagram!

I love this

http://www.hijabhouse.com.au/

here’s the store’s website since i haven’t seen any info on it posted by op! there are three locations in australia (two in sydney and one in melbourne) and one in tripoli, lebanon!

Hi folks, breaking character to let you know that I make bespoke leather goods for a living as an independent artisan, and could really use your support to keep my livelihood afloat during these difficult times.

You can find my work at sunhousegoods.com and on Instagram at @sunhouse.goods - if you’d like to make an inquiry via email (please don’t hesitate with any questions) send a non-anonymous ask to this blog and I can send you my email address.

Now tentatively accepting orders for sandals as well. Thanks everybody, I will give the blog back to Elmer soon

Did you know? You can buy wild rice direct from Native folks!

Wild rice isn’t actually rice-it’s a grass seed that grows naturally in lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and it’s been an indigenous staple food for many, many centuries. Although some corporations have taken and grown “wild rice” in paddies, it is not the same thing- it is actually a hybrid seed that is not the same quality and often sold for a higher price anyways.

Not only is the wild rice a sacred food, but is a form of Indigenous science that lets you know how healthy the water is (or isn’t), because water is life and affects the health of all people, plants, and animals that live with it. This has been belatedly acknowledged by very recent research from the University of Minnesota that the health of the wild rice can predict all health of lakes and streams.

I buy my wild rice from the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation.

The cool thing about buying from the White Earth Nation is that they also have videos showing the traditional processes involved in harvesting and parching the rice, and they offer stuff like gift baskets, chokecherry preserves, maple candy, soup & pancake mix, and cookbooks which make great gifts!

What I like about buying from the Red Lake Nation is there is a massive variety and quantity of different wild rice products at many different prices! They are aware that the broken grains are not as quality, but it doesn’t go to waste-you can buy the broken grains for “Soup Bits” ($3.49) which are an inexpensive way to add flavor & nutrition to soups and stews. They also offer “Quick Cook” wild rice ($5.69), which is prepared from a lighter roast/parch process that allows the grains to cook in a shorter amount of time and has a rich, traditional flavor.

You can also buy syrups and jellies made from hand harvested hawthorn, chokecherry, and highbush cranberry there.

BUT! If you’re worried about shipping costs or like me, are disabled/have limited mobility and can’t always get to the store like you might prefer,Red Lake Nation also sells their rice through Amazon, eligible for Prime shipping. This is also good for those, Native or not, who are struggling in the community and share their wishlists for help purchasing food.(Also please know this post is only meant to share information, not to make anyone feel bad or imply they’re eating “inferior” food.)

If you’re interested in finding out what other nations cultivate and sell/trade wild rice, there’s a partial list here of where you can buy hand-harvested wild rice from native people in the Great Lakes region

Scientists didn’t know. It should be “Scientists just found out”

There’s actually been a load of vitriol leveled against folks who try to raise traditional colored cottons, because a lot of cotton growers don’t want the colored cottons cross-pollinating with their standard white cotton.

But anyway cotton can be grown in lovely natural shades of greens, reddish-brown ochres, and browns, all of which deepen with a good boil in water with a bit of washing soda thrown in.

The color obviously doesn’t fade or run, because it’s not dye. It’s the intrinsic color of the fiber itself.

I....I want clothes made out of those colors. They don't hurt my brain!

Aren’t they lovely?

I’m biased because I love the natural earth tones of many fibers, of course...browns, blacks, creams, copper-reds, ect...but I think they’re just gorgeous.

https://www.vreseis.com/shop

If anyone wants to know where you can get yarn or cotton like this!