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Plushie Progress!!

Hii! Here's a lil progress update for you on the plush coin pouches (yes I'm still working on them!)

It's been a slow process and making these look cute has been just as hard as I thought they would be :') Translating a design from a flat 2d image into a cute plush is challenging. There are considerations like where the sew lines need to be, or how the details are applied, making the whole process very new to me.

You can see this with the stripes on the cat, which first started as...

Happy mail soon on the way!

Hiii! I'm packing up your happy mail this week to send by Friday :) This includes mail for everyone, including those in the US!

If you want to add extra stickers or postcards to your happy mail, please place your order within the next 24 hrs and either leave me a note at checkout or DM me. Then I can add the extras to your happy mail and also refund excess shipping costs :)

** Please just be mindful that these will be sent without Tracked Shipping if you live outside of Sweden. So...

New video: My cat has anxiety

Two videos in two weeks?! I can't believe it either. I realized the last video I made before this was 2 years ago, so we have a lot to catch up on :p

I plan to make more casual videos like this, similar to the podcasts I used to make. Do you have any topics or questions you'd like me to cover? :)

New video! What do we do now?

So many thoughts this past week, this felt like the only real way to express myself. So here's my one YouTube video a year 🤡

Okay but seriously, I need to get back to doing this more regularly.

The state of small biz & US tariffs

A letter specifically for my US customers:

So if you've been following the tariff situation in the US, you may be aware that parcels sent to the US might be taxed on import after August 29.

This of course affects my lil small biz since my main source of income is my online shop and many of my customers are in the US <3

At the moment, the details about how they are actually going to implement this still haven't been shared, despite this change coming into affect in just a ...

Flash summer sale :D

I've been deep into cleaning mode and trying to make space for the autumn collection, so I'm running a flash sale over the weekend!

You can use the code SUMMER at checkout for 15% off your order!*

*Excludes already discounted items, pre-orders and handmade items. Ends August 11.

If you have made an order already this month and want to use this code, send me a DM so I can apply the discount for you :)

And if you are signed up for happy mail this month a...

August discount code

Here's your discount code for the month!

Use the code Snazzy at checkout for 10% off your order.

Discount cannot be combined with other promos. Excludes handmade items.

August: Dino mail :D

Every time I make the Patreon post of the month, I always get astounded by how fast the previous month has gone by. And this has been no exception!

After finishing up our last con for summer, I feel like I'm now settling into the final phase of the year, already thinking about autumn collections and Christmas markets.

This month's happy mail is inspired by a very old dinosaur illustration I made. I think I made more than 10 years ago! But it's still one of my favorite pieces and u...

July's Postcard: Bread Cats

In celebration of the baguette bag, I've designed this lil kitty-bread postcard to go with this month's rewards ^^ It's been such a pleasant surprise to see the love for these silly bag designs I made!

The postcards will arrive a little delayed, so July rewards will probably be sent out next week. I'll be sure to let you know when they are on the way :)

<3 Birdie

Socks update!

Popping in to say HI!! I've been taking a small holiday before doing our last event for summer (NärCon in Linköping), and I just got the samples for the new sock designs!

I can see some tweaks needed, but they already look pretty good :D I'm really happy with how smoothly making new sock designs has been going, and I can't wait to get these ones in person so I can check the colors since they always look different than in photos.

AND I'm finally adding my name to my socks! I bega...

New samples: Mousepads!

Photos for the mousepad samples are here! We went through a few revisions to make them just right, but I am SO happy with how they look and the quality. I ended up making these 5 only since the yellow tuxedo was the least favorite :') But that's okay, then these 5 can shine!

They are waterproof with reinforced stitching on the edges so that they don't fray over time with use. (A problem I have with my...

Designing socks 6+ months in advance

I've been enjoying my time at home, cuddling with my cats and recharging after Dokomi and Stockholm Comic Con. It's also given me a lot of time to design new stuff that I'm super excited about - like these socks!

I've talked about this before, but designing products is a long process. When I first started working manufacturers, I was always so stressed because everything would come much later than expected due to design issues or simply shipping delays.

When I made everything at h...

July Discount Code

Here's your discount code for the month!

Use the code SummerHeat at checkout for 10% off your order.

Discount cannot be combined with other promos. Excludes handmade items. 

July: Cats & Boxes!

Happy July everyone! I'm so happy to finally release this month's cat & boxes set! You may have seen these chonky cats as pins, but I also made this matching sticker sheet with lots of cats :D

The sticker sheet this month is also semi-transparent which I think work great for journals and planners ^^ I'm gonna draw a cat-themed postcard this month too so that you can get a complete set of goodies.

What's happening this month?

• Sharing new art and pottery!

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Early Access: Ceramics (kitties!)

The summer restock is now open exclusively for Patrons in the Hatchling tier and up!

    1. Go to my website at www.birdietam.art

    2. Click on Password at the top right

    3. Input the password Shrimp to enter

Thank you so much for supporting me and my artwork! The shop will open at 08:30 GMT+2 to the public. All cat chopstick designs will have 1 additional version restocked at t...

Plush coin purse update!

I've already got photo samples for the new coin purses and they're looking really good (at least after the first round of updates lol)

If you scroll through the gallery, you can see the first version of the cat, which was looking real grim haha. But the revisions have been going well!

I'm doing a lot of minor adjustments to make them really cute, and also the inner fabric of the guinea pig was supposed to be in the cat. Right now, the guinea pig is eating fish and steak but it sh...

Ceramics update on Sunday

A small ceramics update is coming on Sunday, June 29 at 08:30 GMT+2!

It will consist mainly of ceramic cats and some mugs.

Because the update is smaller, Patreon early access will only be an extra 15 minutes (plus I don't need to get up as early to prep lol).

I will also reserve at least 1 cat of each design to be released at 8:30 when it opens to the public. This is something new I'm trying and would only be for pieces that I have multiples...

Mousepad mockups :D

Happy midsummer everyone! I've spent the weekend enjoying the surprisingly good weather and also sketching out ideas for the autumn collection. Designing Christmas in June has become a normal thing now lol

Something I've been considering for some time now is making desk mats. But personally after having used a desk mat for almost a year, I've finally come to a conclusion that they actually aren't for me.

As someone who doodles and writes on loose papers, paints and spills coffee -...

New stuff in the works!

I just got back from Dokomi and it was SO much fun. Tiring, but so fun! I got to meet so many artists and it was inspiring to see all the creativity in just one room. I think over 800 artists were there and the event itself had over 200k visitors.

I came back filled with ideas of what to make for the coming year. And one of the most popular new items were actually the lil coin pouches I made which got me thinking... how could I make them even cuter?

And so, the the idea for lil co...

(Update- Sending today!) May Patreon Rewards

UPDATE: I got up early and got the Patreon rewards packed this morning! They will be dropped off to the post office today <3 Thanks for your patience everyone!

Hey friends - the May Patreon rewards will be delayed by 1 week. I have run out of time to pack them before leaving for Dokomi and will need to send them when I get back next week :( I'm so sorry for not getting them done in time, but it's past midnight here and we start our drive to Germany tomorrow and I don't want to be too...