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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️
@canopyrobin.com
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Professional tree enthusiast with a PhD about it.
Not being super professional here.
I make botanical pride pins.
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If you see this, post your bird art
#sciart #birds
Enamel pins of Robin birds in different pride colours: rainbow, nonbinary, trans, lesbian, genderfae, and regular bird colour
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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One year on Etsy 🥰
Etsy header screenshot for the CanopyRobin shop in Leeds, England, showing 308 five star reviews, 1500 sales, and 1 year on etsy
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Thank you!! These robins and trees are my most holidayish designs if folks are interested in seasonal shopping ❄️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
Christmas tree pins in trans and lgbt colours and robin bird pins in bird, lgbt, lesbian, trans, genderfae, and nonbinary colours
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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It's #LGBTQSTEMDay so why not treat yourself to an "It's Dr Actually" pride pin or some queer #SciArt from a trans femme scientist?

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Circular enamel pins that say "It's dr actually" on nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, progress pride, and lesbian backgrounds Over 100 different pride pins in largely nature and academic themes. There's an lgbt tree, trans ferns, the dr pins, trans inclusive flags, a flower, ally pins, a whole load of different pride frogs, a range of pride flowers, dropout game changer pride pins in 27 flag designs, mood ring pronoun pins, a tree identification book pin, circular pronoun pins that change pronoun depending on the viewing angle, a gay conical flask, pride christmas trees and a range of pride robins. I promise that better alt text is available for each on etsy!
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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One thing I love about doing all my own photography and modelling for my designs is that, not only do I get pictures of my pins, I also get snapshots of how I've changed over the last year
Me wearing my progress pride tree pin with pink hair, a brown hoodie, and a green coat Me wearing my trans fern necklace with blonde hair and a fern pattern black jumpsuit Me wearing my trans gamechanger loopdeloop pin that says "we've been here the whole time". My hair is tied up out of the photo and I am wearing a pinstripe waistcoat Me wearing my hinged tree identification book pin on a backpack strap. I have dark read hair and a pale green knit jumper
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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If you'd like to support me with my small business and transition expenses by getting a pin or two (they make fantastic gifts and I've just released some Christmas designs!), please check out and share my Etsy at canopyrobin.etsy.com
yes, it's that photo of over 100 different pride pins again. Please don't make me describe it. It feels like it would be a lot for you to read too... If you want a less intrusive description of each design, there are full alt texts for each individually in the thread quoted by the first post of this thread.
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Another massive win was getting kind permission from @samreich.bsky.social to make stickers, pins, and patches, celebrating Pride with a design and slogan based on @gamechangershow.bsky.social.

I'm so grateful and @dropout.tv is truly the best and kindest steaming service out there right now!
Enamel pins in the shape of a Dropout Game Changer loop-de-loop, with the words "we've been here the whole time", in abrosexual, agender, altersex, aroace, aromantic, asexual, autigender, bigender, bisexual, demiboy, demigirl, demisexual, disability, gay man, genderfae, genderfaun, genderflor, gender fluid, genderflux, gender queer, intersex, lesbian, LGBTQ+, non-binary, pansexual, polyamorous, and trans pride colours Vinyl stickers in the shape of a Dropout Game Changer loop-de-loop, with the words "we've been here the whole time", in abrosexual, agender, altersex, aroace, aromantic, asexual, autigender, bigender, bisexual, demiboy, demigirl, demisexual, disability, gay man, genderfae, genderfaun, genderflor, gender fluid, genderflux, gender queer, intersex, lesbian, LGBTQ+, non-binary, pansexual, polyamorous, and trans pride colours
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Not only have I made pins for my own Etsy, I was also thrilled to design the official badge of LGBT+ History Month 2026, which was unveiled earlier this month. It meant a lot to be given this opportunity and I can't wait to see it properly in action next year, sharing queer science and innovation!
The LGBT+ history month 2026 logo - an eruption of rainbow colours from a conical flask containing pink, white, blue, and brown fluids in a black outline. At the top, the flask is fizzing yellow with purple bubbles. The overall effect reflects the colours of the intersex-inclusive progress pride flag Me holding a sheet of the manufactured badges
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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One year on, my pin business has been more successful that I could ever have imagined! I've made over 1500 sales of 17 designs, including pins, necklaces, and patches that total 106 different variations, plus a whole bunch of stickers!
The same image from the top of the thread: over 100 different pride and pronoun pins!
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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One year ago today, I sold my first pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com and set out to fund my trans healthcare expenses sustainably by creating a small business alongside my fulltime job. This quoted thread shares the 17 designs and 106 variations I've made since then!

Please check them out! 🏳️‍⚧️
Over 100 pride pins in different designs inspired by nature and academia. I don't want to overwhelm this alt text with too much detail but the quoted thread has alt texts for all of them
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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I'm also releasing a whole flock of robins for my seasonal pin drop!

There's one robin that's just regular bird colours but the rest are all pride flags from different aspects of my personal identity 😊🐦

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Robin bird pins in two sizes. The colours are either bird or lesbian, trans, nonbinary, genderfae, or mostly bird but rainbows on the wingtips
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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And finally, today, one year after launching my first LGBTree pride pin to help fund transition, I'm launching another tree!

This time the trees are decorated for Christmas as part of my winter pin drop!

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A christmas tree pin with a trans star on top and six stripes of glittery rainbow tinsel. Printed onto the tree are a lesbian robin and a pansexual candy cane, plus gay, genderfluid, genderqueer, nonbinary, bisexual, aromantic, agender, progress pride, asexual, and intersex baubles The same but the tree is white with a snow effect and the tinsel is pink and blue to make it the trans flag
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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I think this is my last saved meme (there was context!) but it seems very self congratulatory 😅
The RSPB bird spookiness ratings for a robin. Zero out of ten. Cheer incarnate. Festive royalty. The UK's emotional support bird. Haunted only by its own wholesomeness
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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My most recent pin designs are these split pronoun pins, which show different pronouns depending on the angle you see them from. It's such a cool effect and helps to ensure a mix of pronouns are actually used! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4396...
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Probably my most popular recent pin, and one that I'm incredibly proud of, is this hinged tree identification design that brings me back to my roots as a forest ecologist. Not only is it a useful miniature guide, you can tap it to access a digital resource! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
A rectangular enamel pin with two hinges on the left hand side. It looks like a book and has a picture of a tree on the front. The book is titled: Trees, a miniature guidebook. An open version of the pin shows assorted leaf shapes on the pages of the book. The leaves are labelled by species as oak, horse chestnut, sycamore, hawthorn, ash, alder, hazel, holly, lime, beech, and birch
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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"We've been here the whole time" 🏳️‍⚧️

Stickers: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333...

Pins: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346...

My endless thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for blessing these!
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Accidentally melted a hole in the side of my microwave with the corner of a bag of popcorn. I wasn't aware that was something a person could do.
a melty hole in the side of a microwave and some transferred molten plastic on the corner of a popcorn bag
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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and of course that I sell lots of pins etc at canopyrobin.etsy.com 😉
in trans colours: a flower pin, a fern pin, a fern necklace, a gamechanger loopdeloop pin and sticker that say "we've been here the whole time", a "real allies take action" pin, an "ask me about allyship pin", an "It's dr actually" pin, a frog pin, and an extra large A6 trans flag sticker
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I think it's safe to say that people are pretty 'aware' right now. What we actually need is safety and allyship but happy #TransgenderAwarenessWeek anyway.

If you want a trans pin, either as a pride symbol or in solidarity, this is your regular reminder that I sell a bunch at canopyrobin.etsy.com
in trans colours: a flower pin, a fern pin, a fern necklace, a gamechanger loopdeloop pin and sticker that say "we've been here the whole time", a "real allies take action" pin, an "ask me about allyship pin", an "It's dr actually" pin, a frog pin, and an extra large A6 trans flag sticker
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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They're so pretty and I love watching them change colour during the day. There's also a little sparkle in there, so even when the colour isn't actively changing they still look magical canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4376...
Focus on the she/her pin as an example. A clear resin dome covers the colour and words. The they/she badge on a lapel. The background looks almost black with a hint of blue. The flecks of glitter in it look like stars
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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It took me a long time to design pronoun pins because I wanted to create something really special, that I'd never seen before (also, the shape variations for each pin make them a relatively expensive investment).

I made these: colour change 'mood' pronoun pins!

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November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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While I was creating the Game Changer pride stickers, I decided to also create some large (10x15cm) trans flags in the hard-to-remove eggshell style. I like the idea that they're big enough to be seen from a distance and to have positive messages written on them canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4380...
A sticker of a trans flag in A6 size. The ruler below shows that it is 15 by 10 centimetres or approximately 4 by 6 inches
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Realising that there may be so many flags now that it's hard to see the design, so here's a close-up of my trans gamechanger sticker! (Also available as pins and 26 other flags)
A vinyl sticker in the shape of the gamechanger loop-de-loop in trans colours, which says "we've been here the whole time"
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Unfortunately, even these big three flags never managed to break even on the first run and the setup fees are high for each design, so I'm not planning any of the other flags in this form. I hope you enjoy these ones though! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346...
Embroidered patches of the gamechanger loop-de-loop symbol with the words "we've been here the whole time" and in LGBTQ, trans, and nonbinary colours
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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In today's pinniversary countdown, I'll highlight the other Game Changer things I skipped yesterday. I also created embroidered patches and trans eggshell style stickers (very hard to remove)!

Patches: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346...
Eggshell stickers: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4380...
Embroidered patches of the game changer loop de loop which say "we've been here the whole time" and are in LGBTQ, nonbinary, and trans colours The trans gamechanger loopdeloop as a sticker. It is broken on the edges where someone has failed to remove it
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM