#sharethecoop — Public Fediverse posts

Another post about the @coopartisans membership drive!

I'll make this one brief, because I mostly just wanna share a different post: My first article for the Coop's blog. It goes over what membership means & how the #coop is run.

https://blog.artisans.coop/blog/the-value-of-cooperative-membership/

#cooptober #sharethecoop #handmade

Okay, now I've got the spoons to make a post about the @coopartisans 1 Year Anniversary Membership Drive. 🎉

(Using two promo images cuz I couldn't decide which I liked best.)

I joined Artisans Coop during the first membership drive, in 2023. Even before setting up a storefront there, the Coop has in some way facilitated almost every sale I've made so far. The fact that it's a cooperative, combined with quite a few members also being with the Indie Sellers Guild, is really exciting to me as someone who really isn't a fan of the exploitative nature of how platforms like Etsy or Amazon work.

I also feel strongly about the platform itself because I share in equal ownership of it -- something I got to do by paying $10 and then spending time helping in small ways to keep it functioning. I haven't had the spoons to do a whole lot through most of the year, but I recently joined the marketing team and the verification team, so I'll be writing blog posts and helping to keep the marketplace free of dropshippers and resellers.

I already wrote a blog post about the membership drive, but that hasn't gone up yet. I'll definitely share it when it does.

If you decide to join, tell them I sent you! And feel free to find me to give you a follow on Mastodon, Tumblr, and/or Bluesky.

#sharethecoop #cooperatives #crafts #artisan #artistsonmastodon #handmade

Handmade Hearts' 20€ transition sale will END the morning of October 1st. While the sale hasn't resulted in a total inventory dump as I'd had my fingers crossed for, I have sold the first several items that went up and received my first overall shop review. That's huge! I'll call this sale a success even if nothing else sells this month.

That being said, you've got a few days left if you'd like, for example, a 77% off tote bag and, hmm... how about a 71% off penguin friend to carry around in it?

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-waffle-tote-bag
https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-emperor-penguin-plush

#ShopHandmade #penguin #crochet #sharethecoop @coopartisans

The 20€ sale picked up the first week of September, but no one's bought anything since. Now I'm wondering if I should continue the sale until I'm cleared out of current inventory like I'd planned, or if I should limit such a massive pennies-an-hour sale to just one month.

After all, I don't want it to stick around so long it looks like "the norm".

Hmm... Yes, I think the absurdly-low-wage sale will have to end when the spooky times begin.

So, if you'd like to take advantage of that, please peruse my squishy wares on the @coopartisans marketplace! I want more space in the corner I have for my inventory.

https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/handmade-hearts

#handmade #sharethecoop #smallbiz #disabledcreators #queercreators

Experimenting with sending "thank you + pls review maybe?" emails to the folks whose orders have reached them.

Check out my soft thing sale!

https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/handmade-hearts

#smallbusiness #sharethecoop

I've been promoting my trans pride apparel, but there are still lots of other items for sale at MASSIVE discounts for my inventory-dump transition sale!

For example, this tiny little fella: https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-cat-plushie-three-pose-options-1?variant=48084886782252

Please buy and/or boost! It's very important to me that I get this out there!

#handmade #cats #kitty #crochet #stuffedanimals #plushies #disabledcreator #fiberarts #sharethecoop

Re-Announcing the 20€ sale with a photoshoot of me and my wife wearing the ~limited edition~ trans pride hats and scarf!

You can participate in my shop transition sale (I want to dump inventory!!) by getting them for 20€ (22.11$) each here: https://artisans.coop/products/trans-pride-hat-trans-pride-scarf

or find them at full value price here: https://ko-fi.com/s/e5a786e672

#sharethecoop #trans #transgender #agender #genderfluid #handmade #crochet #smallbusiness #disabledcreator

Sent out the basket weave bag yesterday!

The sales I get this month have the potential to change my life for the better if it leads to more sales when prices are back to normal. I'm so hopeful and so scared.

I'd love the #transpride hats + scarf to go next! 🧶🏳️‍⚧️

https://artisans.coop/products/trans-pride-hat-trans-pride-scarf

#smallbusiness #sharethecoop #disabledcreator #queercreator #crochet #handmade

This is the oldest item in my shop. I made it in 2021 and had it up for sale briefly on ko-fi. My first sale was another bag just like it. It's followed me from Germany to the US and then back to Germany again in the chaos of the last few years of my life. There are pictures of it in progress in the $3 pattern you can also find on my storefront. I'm not sure if I'll sell any more like it because of how small it is relative to the time it takes to make (maybe just by request).

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-basket-weave-handbag-1

I'll be overjoyed to have found it a home now that it's on sale with the rest of my wares for 20€ ($22.11).

IMPORTANT NOTE ON SHIPPING: This bag is big enough that it will go into the 25$-to-the-US-and-Canada shipping range, but it's small enough that if you decide to buy, say, four waffle bags and a penguin, they could all squish into the same box and I only have to spend/charge you that shipping once. Do with that information what you will!

Please buy if you're interested and share if you're not~ ❤️✨🧶

#crochet #handmade #smallbiz #sharethecoop #disabledcreators #indiesellers #smallbusiness

So thankful to the person who swiped all three knit purses in ONE GO -- and the person who bought the first cat plush as I was sleeping!

You can't get a purse anymore, nor the crouching kitty, but you can still find the remaining cat siblings awaiting homes:

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-cat-plushie-three-pose-options-1?variant=48084951204140

#sharethecoop #smallbiz #disabledcreator #cats #crochet #cute

Dropped from $96.40 to $22.11 for my big transition sale is this super stretchy and soft waffle tote bag with a strap that fits any which way you want to carry it.

Sorry, did I say bag? I meant BAGS. There are four of them, each a different color or color combo. With this discount, you could potentially buy all of them for less than what one of them is worth! (Shipping only applied once.)

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-waffle-tote-bag

#smallbiz #sharethecoop #artisan #crochet #handmade #handcrafted #disabledcreator #supportsmallbusiness

I'm very happy to have made my first sale of the month so quickly! The rainbow snake and the black and white penguin are no longer available, but you can still buy their siblings at the same price:

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-ball-python-snake-plushie?variant=48534552183084

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-emperor-penguin-plush?variant=48026881294636

#crochet #ballpythons #penguins #sharethecoop

All prices in my @coopartisans shop have been lowered to 20€ (22.11$)! The website conveniently tells you, when you click on each item, how much that saves per purchase. Please share and buy something if you like the look of any of it!

https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/handmade-hearts

#crochet #amigurumi #cats #ballpythons #penguins #handmade #smallbiz #sharethecoop

Tomorrow begins the Handmade Hearts transition sale! This is in persuit of the goal to empty my current shop inventory.

Everything will be sold for 20€ (that's $22.11) plus shipping until everything that wasn't already under that price is gone. This is happening on my #ArtisansCooperative storefront, which means right now it only applies to the US and Canada unless you ask me directly to set up a payment through Stripe.

Important thing to note about the shipping! The price to ship a box that most of my items need to fit in is $25* to the US and Canada — but multiple of them can fit in the same box. If you buy more than one item, you only pay that shipping once.

With that in mind, you could potentially get two bags and a hat that would total over $300 if you got them one at a time before, for no more than $80 now. In one box!

This is not a reflection of the true value of my work, but of a need to get more immediate sales in order to move into a new phase. Please keep this in mind and don't expect similar prices to be standard for #crocheted items.

I'll be lowering those prices tomorrow morning and start posting about it every day. Share with your friends!

*I said $18 when I initially made this post. That was a typo, sorry!

https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/handmade-hearts

#sharethecoop #stuffedanimals #handmade #smallbiz

I'm starting to re-list things on my #kofi shop now that the Artisans Coop only lets me sell to North America. (Temporarily.) If you're in the US or Canada, please support me via the Coop! #SharetheCoop @coopartisans

https://artisans.coop/products/trans-pride-hat-trans-pride-scarf

If not, here's the first listing up on Ko-Fi: the #TransPride hat and scarf:

https://ko-fi.com/s/e5a786e672

#häkeln #transsexualitat #crochet #smallbusiness #Icouldreallyuseasalerightnoowsalerightnoowsalerightnooow

I'd love to make some sales this month! Catch a very nice #handmade tote bag for your books, projects, groceries, etc. on @coopartisans and help support a multiply #disabled #autisticadult this #DisabilityPrideMonth 🧶✨

https://artisans.coop/products/crocheted-waffle-tote-bag

#sharethecoop