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Early access to the shop

Hey Patrons! The shop is now open early for you.

The password to get into the website is SpillTheTea2.  As a reminder, the monthly discount code does not apply to ceramics 💕

If you can't make this shop update, don't worry as many of the mushrooms you see here will be available again in the November update. I simply didn't have enough space in the kiln which is why there aren't more available this time :P

Mini shop update on Sunday

Shop update Sunday Oct 23 at 18:00 GMT+2!

I ended up doing a slight change of plans and will be doing a smaller shop update on Sunday, followed by a much larger one at the start of November.

This shop update will be mainly mushroom cups and some mugs. The next shop update will have some mushrooms too and LOTS Of other things, so if you don't get anything this shop update fear not!

Patrons in the Hatchling and Nestling tiers will get 30 mins early access to t...

Shop updates incoming!

I am finally making listings and taking photos of all the new stationery! The new stickers and washi tape are so cute, I'm so excited to share them with you.

My goal is to get everything onto the shop by this weekend. You can expect new stickers, washi tape, die cut stickers AND the notebooks - which turned out amazing!!

A few of you have asked about ceramics and I plan to do a ceramics shop update the last week of October. It *might* be the the l...

First batch of happy mail sent!

Your happy mail is on the way! I hope you'll enjoy this month's tea time combo :)

A second round of mail will go out at the end of the month for anyone who joins after today.

And a special thanks to all my September Patrons for your patience. If you were a Patron in September, you will find your Sept and October rewards in the same envelope <3

Patreon rewards still delayed :(

Hey everyone - the September rewards are still delayed :( The stickers should have arrived here last week, but for some reason they're currently sitting in a warehouse in Kentucky, USA.

I'll give you an update as soon as I send them out.

If you were subscribed in September, I will mail your October rewards at the same time so you can get them together.

<3 Birdie

Plushie sneaky peak!

We just got photos of the new plushie from Makeship! It's so cute!

And the idea for the cuddle sack plant pot worked out perfectly. It's a plushie + piggie bed combo in one.

I'm so happy with the first sample. It needs some small revisions to the ears, but it's about 90% of the way there.

The next sample should take about 4 weeks and fingers crossed it won't need more work.

Are you as excited as I am? 😍

October discount code

Here's your discount code for October!

Use the code SpillTheTea at checkout for10% off the shop and access to the secret shop- https://birdietam.art/collections/patreon-exclusive

Discount can be combined with other discount codes. Excludes ceramics and items already discounted in the secret shop.

October Rewards - Tea Time

It's officially cozy season! This means warm blankets, hanging out indoors and enjoying a warm cup of tea :)

This month's theme will be all about guinea pigs and tea time! The rewards will include an A6 sticker sheet and mini print.

Things to look forward to this month:

• Tons of new merch items coming to the shop
• A ceramics shop update
• Photos of the first plushie sample!

Help me test out new apparel!

Interested in cute guinea pig themed clothes and blankies? :D

I've finally set up Print on Demand* (see below for desc) for apparel on my webshop! I've always wanted to do t-shirts, but as a small business it's hard to do since you need lots of different sizes. But now that I have Print on Demand set up, it opens up so many doors.

The big thing is that I need your help testing out the new items to see how they are shipped to you and how long they take to arrive. F...

September rewards delayed

Hey Patrons - the stickers for the September rewards are delayed :( I expected to get them yesterday with the plan to send them today, but they still aren't here. I think they will arrive early next week which means they will be sent at the start of October.

I'm so sorry about the delay! If you'd like to pick up any other stickers from my shop over the weekend, I can combine it with your happy mail and refund you shipping. If you've got any other questions, please let me know.

On ...

Double happy mail all the way!

There's a new tier now available for anyone who wants double happy mail each month! So you can get x2 of all the rewards! (Example: instead of 1 sticker sheet and 1 postcard, you will get 2 sticker sheets and 2 postcards).

This tier is limited to 10 people for now :)

The stickers are expected to arrive just on time and so everything will be mailed Friday (or Monday latest).

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(Special thanks to one of my patrons for suggesting this!)

The Popcorn Parade - merch reveal!

I'm so excited to be making guinea pig stuff for the Popcorn Parade! I've shared little snippets here and there, but now you're the first to see what *exactly* I've been making.

Throughout the year, I've been looking for manufacturers, doing research, making polls and figuring out exactly what to make. After a lot of trial and error, samples and patience, I'm so pleased to have finally settled on these two sets of guinea pig goodies for a holiday launch.

One set will be the main "...

Studio sneak peak

I realized I haven't shown anything from the studio here! Here's your little sneak peak at the studio right now. It's still WIP but you can get a good look see at my new space :D

A quick update on the socks (again)

I got more sock samples made and they are *almost* there but not quite. I'm pretty bummed because I was hoping that things would go a lot faster, but alas, that's not how things work 😅 

I am asking for another round of samples for this design and a couple of others to make sure that they look perfect. However, that does delay them which means that we're looking at these coming at the end of October now 😬 But I would still rather wait to get socks that I love than socks that a...

My (kinda) secret project

If you've been following me on IG or Twitter, you may have already seen hints of this.

But now, I'd like to officially share with you my "secret" project that I've been brewing! Please say hello to my new guinea pig brand - The Popcorn Parade!

Wait, but you already make guinea pigs?

It's true! Guinea pigs have always been a big part of my art and business, but my goal with this is to create a special space dedicated to my guinea pig lovers. This wil...

Plushies in production!

I mentioned a little while ago that I'm currently working with Makeship to make a plushie! The first schematics have now been approved and now we're going to make a sample!

It will still be 4-8 weeks until we get to see a physical product, but this is a really exciting project for me. I've always wanted to make a plushie, but had no idea how. So it's a great way for me to test the waters with a company who knows what they're doing and without investing too much financially (cause making...

Creative Kitties

September theme: Creative Kitties!

The start of autumn usually is my most creative season too! I think it's something about the colder weather, taking more time indoors and drawing more.

This month's happy mail will include as usual a sticker sheet and mini print :) Stickers have been ordered and should arrive towards the end of the month, so mail will go out later again (sorry!)

Things to look forward to this month:

• More studio renovations!
• Maybe a new ...
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Happy mail going out tomorrow!

The stickers finally arrived! This means happy mail will be sent out tomorrow. Thanks so much for your patience with me this month in getting these to you :D

I can't believe I was only in California just a few weeks ago. Ever since I've been back home, I've been working nonstop to finalize designs for autumn and Christmas. It seems so far from now (well kinda, the start of sept is this week), but because things take time to produce everything needs to be early.

I'll soon share in ...

A new round of sock samples

I just got new photos of the sock samples! They're coming along, and while the guinea pig space ones look SO good the others... not so much. The colors look a little weird and I can't tell if that's from the photos or what.

I'm going to have them send the socks to me now so I can check them in person. Autumn is right around the corner, so I need to start locking in which ones to make. Right now, only about 3/10 of the designs are winners so far.

What do you think? I really hope th...

Weekend Sale up now! 25% off sitewide

Hey everyone, the sale this weekend is now live! Everything on the site is 25% off with the discount code below.

I've  brought back a variety of bird pins and some earrings that I had leftover including the blackbird pin, lovebird pin and kookaburra pin. Once these pins sell out, I'm not going to restock them again.

Use the code SummerSale2022 at checkout for 25% off your whole order 🎉 

Please don't share th...