I definitely bit off more than I could chew when I decided moving my shop off of Etsy while recovering from surgery would be “quick and doable”. I’m also having to take (or retake) hundreds of product pics. :S It’ll be worth it, but the shop will be closed for February, possibly all of March.

I don’t want to jinx it, but I might be on the mend! I woke up today feeling significantly better! But I’m not out of the woods just yet.

I just recovered from surgery complications and 2 days later I catch sick. I can’t catch a break 😵‍💫. I’m going quiet for a bit. I have literally no energy.

Here’s a throwback to a past chainmail outing, where I met some friends for a fire at a community centre, met someone’s dog, and saw the coolest bike rack ever! I don’t remember if I only made 2 stretchy bracelets that night, or if I made more. #chainmail #transgender #asexual

Here’s a throwback to some samples I made of black-and-rainbow chains. I could see these being necklaces, pant chains, small lanyards, or even bracelets. What do you think of them? What would you have them as? #chainmail #lgbtq

I made some more earrings to restock my inventory the other day while in a Trans meeting. Nothing new here. I was so in the flow of it that I forgot to take pics BEFORE putting them in baggies… oops. #chainmail #lgbtq

Well crap. I’ve got a mild infection in one of my drain holes. It hasn’t closed up yet. We had to rip the tape off (ow!) and put gauze over it. You know. Like the nurse was SUPPOSED to do. Hopefully that dries it up. No fever, no concerning signs. Following nurse instructions. /1

So the other day I learned that purple cabbage turns water blue. But the broth turned it back to your typical broth colour. Kinda sad, I was looking forward to blue broth ramen

Here’s a sneak peek at the latest “Roses” necklace. Finally, I got the rings I needed to make a Nonbinary version of this necklace! Better pictures will come some time in the future, when I have more mobility to access my lights, tripod and display stuff. #chainmail #nonbinary

Turns out I’m not very good at doing “light work”. I’m supposed to be taking it easy, but instead I opened a big can of worms and now I’ve got a huge new-website project I’ve got to tackle. Silly me for thinking a new website would be easy. 🙃 But at least I’m healing up nicely!

I’m shocked with how much I’ve healed from surgery in less than a month. I would reopen my shop already, but I’m taking this time to look into moving my shop off of Etsy. So once that’s done, expect the shop to be back! And I’m hoping prices will be lower because I won’t be paying Etsy fees.

The other day I decided to make some Queer Pride flag themed items! The bracelets were easy, but I have been struggling with how to fit all 9 stripes into my necklaces and keychains. I think this is as good as it’s going to get.

Good news! They took BOTH my drains out yesterday! (I was worried they’d only take one out). Sure enough — the nurse didn’t care about the drainage colour. So the receptionist may have made up an excuse to delay my appointment. Bad news: The nurse slapped steri-tape right over my drainage holes! /1

Have you ever wondered what a bracelet looks like before it’s assembled? Here you go, I found this rare before and after set of pics in my backlog! (PS, this bracelet was based on a Sleep Token album!) #chainmail #beforeandafter

I’m thinking of moving my online shop off of Etsy… but I don’t know what would be a good alternative. I’m too big for most free plans, but too small for giant pro-options. I’m thinking of getting a Paid Square site or a Shopify, and get rid of my Squarespace website… anyone have insights?

Well this snuck up on me while I was just recovering from surgery! I am the winner of the Artisans Shops category for Calgary!!!! If I sent them $750 I could have gotten a trophy, but that felt a bit too pricey for my tastes. Still, happy to have won!

Look guys! I finally made some chainmail last night before bed! It felt so good to make chainmail again! And I even updated my Progress Pride earrings to include the intersex colours, what do you think? #lgbtq #chainmail

Some slightly happier news — I got off the waitlist for the Punk Rock Flea Market! So you’ll see me there May 30th! I’ll make an official market schedule when I’ve got the spoons!

Well… I’m not having a good day. On top of hearing my drains will have to stay in for 1-2 more weeks… I just got word I’ve been waitlisted for Otafest. This year I’m no.440 on their waitlist. So sorry guys, I won’t be vending there. I’m not surprised by that though. /1

The friend who went and took notes for me at my top surgery consults confirmed that despite my many and thorough questions on drain care, the surgeon DID NOT ONCE mention drain liquid colour as being an important factor in drain removal 😭

Well fuck. I had high hopes my drains would come out this week because the drain liquid was low enough according to the info sheet I was given. But I contacted the surgeons office and apparently liquid COLOUR is JUST as important. So I will have to have my drains in for 1-2 more weeks… /1

Wooooah! I got to see my chest for the first time while getting a sponge bath. I’ve still got bandages over the incisions but damn — my chest looks great so far! (Except for the bruising and the drains!)

Surgery update! I’m recovering well! Mostly sleeping and being dopey from meds, but today I went on a nice walk to the nearby cafe and got and devoured one of these! Still stuck with T-Rex arms though.

Home from surgery and doing well! Lots of sleeping, but I went for a little hobble outside because of the nice weather. Thank you for all the well wishes! You’ll hear more from me in the coming days I’m sure.

Well. I’m waiting to check in for top surgery. 😳. Wish me a swift recovery and the BEST results

So from here on out, I may fall off of social media for a while as I focus fully on the large amount of cleaning/purging needed to ensure I have access to things while in recovery. I don’t know how long it will take me to catch up with people, but I will eventually!

The venue I was at for the NYE event had THIS adorable neon sign! And I had to be weird and take a picture of him, because he looks just like my lil Pudge!

So someone bought My Harvest Moon Phases necklace (which was made under the light of the Harvest full moon), at the STRIKE of midnight on NYE!! I swear, that necklace has some legit magic in it. I hope it’s serving its owner well! #chainmail

My final show of 2025 went great! Vending at a queer medieval event on NYE was something else! This event is both the last of 2025 and the first of 2026, which feels appropriate in a hard-to-explain way! I got so many surgery well wishes from the local community, it felt great! #chainmail #lgbtq

Final reminder! I’m closing down my Etsy shop on the 8th so I can focus on the last bit of prep and set up for top surgery. If you want anything — now is the time to order! The shop won’t reopen until I feel well enough again (rough estimate: March) buff.ly/jd85kYx

Holy Crap!!! While I was busy prepping for surgery, some amazing people helped me hit my goal!!!! Thank you all SO MUCH! This money will help ease my anxiety about recovery costs! You can still donate if you’d like! More money = less worry about making $0 for a couple of months.

Today’s my last event I’ll be vending at before I pack things away for a few months to heal. I’m ready to take a break to focus on surgery prep, but I bet you in no time I’ll be pining to vend. I hope time flies so I don’t have to miss it for too long! #trans #topsurgery

The Raven’s Mantle will be making its debut at A Knight to Remember tomorrow! Come and see it in person! This will be the last event I’ll be vending at before top surgery! #chainmail #lgbtq

Time to reveal what I’ve been secretly working on! Behold, my latest, greatest creation. And my first dip into scalemail. Behold, “The Raven’s Mantle”! I can’t help but imagine this adorning the neck of a bold sorceress/sorcerer. #chainmail

Maybe it’s too early to post this little teaser. But I’ve got something new and unique in the works. And it might debut at my last event of the year this Wednesday. You’ll all get to see it as soon as I’m able to take decent pics of the finished piece. Want to guess what it is? #chainmail

No Crafternoon today… god I MISS IT. 😅 Do me a favour? Find some time to craft or do something creative today. Feel free to share what you’re doing, or what you did too.

Throwback to last year, when I made myself a new stealth neck chain for Animethon 2024! I rarely took WIP pics back then. Truth is I’m pretty fast, so things don’t take long enough for me to take many WIPs. I want to sell something like this. But oof it’s $$$! #chainmail #lgbtq

I found some more chainmail bracelet pics that I forgot to post eons ago. So here’s a stretchy Lesbian, Gay and subtle bisexual bracelet. Not all for the same order, but they were in the same batch back before the current president made Canada-USA shipping so hard. #lgbtq #chainmail

Which of these genderfluid bracelets do you like more? The one with all the colours grouped together? Or the one with them spread out? Generally the latter is more popular. You can see some of each colour when it’s on your wrist. #genderfluid #chainmail #lgbtq

We’re counting down to my LAST event of 2025 — and my FIRST event of 2026! I’ll be decked out in medieval apparel selling my gay chainmail at this NYE party in Calgary! Tickets are available at the door! All the money I make will go towards helping me cover top surgery recovery costs!

One of my seasonal hobbies has been fixing my neighbours poor Rudolph. But this time where he was bent over and mooning all the people driving by to check out our light show took the cake. I’d have told him to go home, he’s drunk — but he was home.

Here’s a throwback to the OG Christmas ornaments I made last year. These were the inspiration for this year’s Pride collection of ornaments. #lgbtq #christmas #chainmail

This new phone takes AMAZING pics. Here’s my huskies enjoying a Christmas Day walk

I think BSky will now be the exclusive place I post any fun non-business stuff. I used to post such things here AND on Threads. But I’ve been watching the latter turn into a horrid new FB. The algorithm over there is pushing for arguments and priming kind people to be rage comments. No thank you

Okay, this is the only social media where no family is following me (hopefully). So I can say this safely — I LOVE the lead up to Christmas, but I dread the actual event. Decorations? Time with friends? Hell yeah. Sitting all day stuck with family? Yikes!

You’ve been NAUGHTY! And the Krampus *knows it*! Merry Krampus! This is still one of my FAVOURITE cards. Did you know I studied Character Design in uni? This card was literally an excuse for me to draw a modern rebel, biker-punk Krampus character. #krampus #art

Hurry up and Don your GAY apparel! Gotta wear your rainbow best for the holiday! Pudge is dressed in his finest! This is another of my card designs back when I was known for my art, not my chainmail. Made with human hands (no AI)! #lgbtq #christmas #art

Here’s an IMPORTANT MESSAGE to those who celebrate Christmas… YOU make the Yuletide GAY! ;) I made this card eons ago because I couldn’t find a card that was GAY enough. It’s still one of my top sellers! It’s pre-AI era too. Made by my chainmail-making hands! #lgbtq #christmas #art

Merry Christmas to all the Trans folks who are celebrating the holidays as their true self for the first time this year! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Speaking of old ornaments I’ve made. Here’s the Grinch! I painted him on an old burnt out lightbulb, and I made the hat out of felt and burnt myself only once (which is rare for me) hot glueing it all together on top! #grinch #christmas #diy