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ihavethemostobnoxiousmusictaste · 11 months

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My Punk Tips for a DIY Lifestyle:

Thrift some black fabric (or grab an old black shirt you don't care for anymore), get a white fabric marker, posca, sharpie, or paint and make a bunch of patches to sew onto your clothes.

If you're a digital artist this is your time to shine! Make stencils, posters, design clothes (there are free templates online), and if you don't own a printer libraries will let you print for cheap and sometimes free. My library card allows me to print 10 pages for free.

Reuse everything or if you don't want it anymore donate it or recycle it.

Trash is very punk. Soda can tabs for instance can make for cool jewlery. It's all about creativity.

Drug store makeup is your best friend and honestly they're sometimes better than the luxury name brand products. Or hell even make some of your own.

If you need to order something I suggest etsy. Yes, some of it's expensive but you're supporting small artists and buissnesses rather than a corportation. It's also easier to find poc, queer, and neurodivergent buissnesses and artists.

Overall punk is about being creative. Just get creative and have fun!

#punk subculture #punk #alternative subcultures #alternative #diy #recycle #shoplocal #thrifting #leftisim #leftism #creative #lgbtqia #queer community #black lives matter #alt poc #yallternative #low income #fashion #makeup

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littlebearcrochet · 6 months

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Completed a set of custom TMNT pals!

I’ve made this set a couple times before but I always sent them out and forgot to take pictures of them. 🥲 I just get so excited to send out my little babies to their forever homes!

So here’s my take on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

I love all my TMNT babies but this rendition definitely has the most variety between brothers, which I love!

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snailspng · 1 year

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Random PNGs, part 109

(1. Cigarette case, 2. Hand pendant, 3. Flail, 4. Snake coffeepot, 5. Hand mirror, 6. Book, 7. Dendritic agate (?), 8. Vintage ring (?))

#png #pngs #transparent #moodboard #artboard #imageboard #shoplocal #polyvore #stickers #109

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opspro2005 · 8 months

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#shoplocal #AvoidChainstores

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cottagecrochet00 · 9 months

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Visited my local crystal shop today ✨

#crystals #amathyst #rose quartz #lapis lazuli #garnet #gemstone #steven universe #steven unvierse au #crystal gems #shop small #shoplocal #metaphysical #so cute #clever #cartoon network

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envirogoth · 1 year

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today I just finished up a hat my friend asked me to make for her sister. she asked how much, I said $5. I learned how to crochet because another friend gifted me a loom and some black yarn for my birthday one year. I only knew how to make one thing- hats. I didn't even make them correctly. it was supposed to bunch up in the middle to be a beanie. well I messed something up on the last step and it became a square. putting it on made cat ears. my friends thought it was cute, so I decided to make some for Christmas gifts!

the crocheting took a couple of hours, but it was fun, though frustrating, and I was just excited to make my friends a cute hat they enjoyed. I didn't think they would be so coveted that more people would ask for them *and pay*!

so when my friend asked me how much the hat would be I told her 5 dollars. after all, isn't that how much hats cost? when you go to Walmart, isn't a hat about $5?

My hats aren't amazing quality. the loom is large, so the loops are big, I still only know how to crochet one thing (two if you count the fact that now I know how to make a non-cat beanie..) and I can't tie my loose ends in a pretty way. but they are made from a soft yarn that keeps your head warm, and they are ADORABLE.

then I factor in the work I put in. once when I was really in the mood for crocheting I took a quick 4 hours, give or take, while binging TV shows.

the materials were cheap, about $9 for a skein that can make like 3 hats

so I'm putting in $3 per hat and selling them for $5.. making my time, over 4 hours, worth.. 50 cents an hour..

i asked for 10 since they're friends of friends, and maybe I'll ask for 15 next time.

I am not going to charge $40 for my hats. frankly nobody would buy them. but in what world should i be selling myself so short that I sell them for 5?

in what world should a hat cost $5. I don't even have shipping costs, and I don't have employees to pay. sure, I also don't have machines, or cheaper materials...

but there is someone out there, putting effort into that shein hat you got made out of plastic for $5, who is getting paid cents an hour. do they deserve that?