camwyn: (jewelry)
Went through the listings in my Pride category on Etsy and I think I got them all. Various items in that category will generate donations to:

the Bisexual Resource Center, biresource.org
Advocates for Trans Equality (formerly the two separate organizations, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF)) - transequality.org
the National LGBTQ Task Force, thetaskforce.org
the National Women's Law Center, https://nwlc.org/

Wasn't really sure of who to back with the ace/aro ones so I just have them pointed at thetaskforce.org


Let me know if I have accidentally chosen anything horribly inappropriate



sorry about the tone of this post, I've been going without coffee for several days due to blood pressure, and while brewed cacao is nice stuff it is not coffee and I have been awake since 8:30
camwyn: Me in a bomber jacket and jeans standing next to a green two-man North Andover Flight Academy helicopter. (Default)
I have no clue how to summarize a trans pride sentiment for an Etsy listing without sounding like a moron. Although I am very tempted to quote Christine Jorgensen ("Nature made a mistake. I have corrected it"), I'm pretty sure that's not helpful to trans folks who aren't planning on the full set of transition steps Christine took, and anyway coming from a cishet female like myself it gives the impression of being a little over-interested in the contents of people's pants when that's none of my goddamn business.

TRANS PRIDE: BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO AND WHAT YOU ARE, DAMMIT

... maybe? I dunno.
camwyn: (facepalm)
"Non-binary/enby/genderfluid/genderqueer: because the gender binary is for OTHER PEOPLE"

*thumps head on desk*

I mean, unless that one would actually work. Then no head thumping.
camwyn: (facepalm)
rhgghghghghhththt

the worst part of Etsy listings is writing the damn copy

Is there a better way to say "Ace Pride: Because you're not interested, AND YOU'RE AWESOME"?
camwyn: (jewelry)
Need to take a picture before it goes out the door, but I had another order last night- the emerald green cupchain ear climbers. Dang, those were popular. I've still got a few feet of that chain, and plenty of yellow niobium, but I may stop by Las Vegas Rhinestones today and order some more single-color chain. (Name to the contrary, they're located in Warwick, Rhode Island. Apparently RI used to be a major hub of the costume jewelry industry.)

I also need to look up some stuff about cone end caps. I've got a Viking knit project going on and need to get the finishing bits right.
camwyn: (facepalm)
Okay, so... turns out even with a pretty dang decent camera and good overhead lighting I can't take pictures of my own earlobes worth a !&@#. Do any of y'all in the immediate vicinity of Boston have single ear piercings, some free time, and a burning desire to have three or four pictures taken of your ears wearing something like fifteen different earrings (I haven't counted how many designs I have in my box at the moment)? One earring per ear at a time, of course.

Barring that, do any of y'all in the immediate vicinity of Boston have some free time to photograph my earlobes? In either case, I'll provide the camera and figure out what appropriate compensation would be.

ETA: nvm, I asked a woman in my office about it and she's offered to wear the earrings for a lunchtime photoshoot, so we're good for now.
camwyn: (jewelry)
I posted these off today:

Only one picture but I feel bad about hitting people's reading pages with images without warning. )

I spent some time yesterday doing Etsy photography of my various ear climber designs so far. They'll be listed later today, but I wanted to brag about the ones that actually sold.
camwyn: (jewelry)
Two pairs of earrings designed to fit upwards along the lobe of someone's ear, with crystal beads in the colors of the basic Pride flag, held in someone's palm. One pair of earrings uses gunmetal gray wire and the other uses bright silver.
Earring pictures in situ behind the cut. )

The silver wire is a little thicker than the niobium- 22 gauge niobium, 20 gauge Argentium- but I've worn both sets and haven't had real trouble with the difference. The beads are three millimeters long and present no significant issue with using a telephone handset, and did not catch on or snag the straps on my bike helmet to any significant degree when I tested the design in the field yesterday.

If people show an interest in this design I will be happy to look into other Pride colors. I'll be listing these on Etsy later.
camwyn: Me in a bomber jacket and jeans standing next to a green two-man North Andover Flight Academy helicopter. (Default)
Made another Etsy sale, this one to a woman who wanted a pair of earrings for her daughter, who was born in Boston. It was this pair of sea glass earrings.

I need to get some more niobium earwires. Can't go wrong with niobium for sensitive skin. As far as the glass itself goes, I'm well set on that front. I just need to work up some more pieces.
camwyn: (jewelry)
Made another Etsy sale last night! I'm assuming it was to a complete stranger- the shipping address is in Kentucky, but it's not anywhere in Kentucky I recognize- so there are actual people out there who don't know me who look at my stuff and go 'oo, yeah, that's worth dropping some cash on'. Which is pretty awesome since for quite some time everyone who bought jewelry I made was someone I knew personally.

It was the brass-and-green-glass bracelet from this listing. The copper one's still available.
camwyn: (jewelry)
So I put a few more things up on Etsy. Most of these are items I finished and posted about some time ago, but eh, you're seeing them again now.

I mean, you know. If you click on the cut, anyway. )
There's more than those, but I figured I'd run those by y'all first.
camwyn: Me in a bomber jacket and jeans standing next to a green two-man North Andover Flight Academy helicopter. (helicopter)
The world's a busy place and people have lives, and I'm not good at bugging people or remembering to follow up... so I broke down and wrote a couple of my own descriptions and now I have a proper Etsy store.

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

I'm going to make a point of putting things up more often even if I have to pull descriptions out of my ass, because there are HOLIDAYS coming and they are GIFT HOLIDAYS and people will WANT THINGS.

Stop by if you're interested. Let me know if the prices are a problem.

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