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The Curious Hamster
@thecurioushamster.bsky.social
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I am a maker of whimsy and embroidered shenanigans, with the help of Tam the Tiny Hamster. Come find us on Etsy! https://thecurioushamster.etsy.com/
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Two more holy Tam vessels have arrived! And they’re bigger than I expected. To be fair to me, the listings didn’t have measurements. 🤣
Two gray hamster plushies. One is holding a mushroom and the other has a little yellow and orange shoulder bag.
August 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Opinions are definitely needed on this one, as I like them both!
August 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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I try to bring the shenanigans! Thank you! 😙
A photo of an Etsy review with my “Changling Swap Meet” embroidered patch. The patch is green with yellow text and a little baby basket motif in the middle.
July 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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It was a bad week for week Four of “How many orders did I get this week?” I’m holding on to that pin sale like woah. 😨
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Week three. We have a manifesting fail! I totally blame the heatwave we had in the UK for blocking the vibes. But thank you for the five orders. 🥰
July 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Thank you for the review! I hope you have an amazing con, and boop snoots! 🥰
A five star review on Etsy of my Snoot Booper patch. The patch is black with white text and a cat nose motif in the middle.
July 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Thanks Royal Mail! I’ll be increasing the costs this week and posting everything from the end of the week onwards as First Class. Sorry!!
TDLR: I’m putting my UK postage costs up to cover First Class costs. And I’ll no longer send anything out with the Second Class service.
July 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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The (probably) last update on my workshop! The flow is much better and I’m loving being in there again!
July 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Tam and me understood the assignment yesterday in Ikea! You have to have the gay cake when it’s on offer! And hopefully thanks to this trip I can reorganise my workshop and get my cutting machine going properly!
A small plush hamster sits next to a rainbow cake. He has a fork and isn’t afraid to use it!
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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What thisssss? You’ll find out when I have the backing cards sorted, I just wanted to be mysterious today.
A yellow paper bag with mysterious wooden pins at the bottom. You can’t see the design because I’m teasing you all!
May 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I went on a day trip to Lichfield the other week. As a dyslexic I have to do this every time.
A photo of my hand giving the V sign to Doctor Johnsons Birthplace.
May 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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I got to do my other love this weekend! Bento! The amazing @haresandwolves.bsky.social had a show yesterday and I made lunch for everyone. The blue box was for her Goblin child who I had the pleasure of watching for the day, as Dad was at work.
A photo of bento boxes with rice balls and other food in them.
May 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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A sneak peek at a new patch coming Monday!
A photo of a laptop screen, showing embroidery software. The design is a cryptid merit patch, with the words Yeti Snow Patrol and a motif of a yeti in the middle.
April 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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A new patch has landed on Etsy! Four bees! #BlueskyNightMarket
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A photo of a machine embroidered patch, on a light blue background, with four bees on it.
April 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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I am genuinely sorry about this and I’m attempting to source UK made rings.
Important update on keyrings for North American customers. Due to the tariffs I am unable to post the embroidered keychain with the metal carabiner hardware. Due to the country of origin for the metal ring being China, due to the large tariffs I cannot post these to North America. You will receive the embroidery as pictured, just without the metal ring. I am genuinely sorry about this and I’m attempting to source UK made rings.
April 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Two new patches are available on my Etsy page today! Please read the descriptions before ordering! thecurioushamster.etsy.com #BlueSkyNightMarket
A black and red patch with the words “TVLA Inspector” on it and a little motif of a tea cup. A black and red patch with the words “TVLA Survivor” on it and a little motif of a tea cup.
March 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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A new patch for these times! The neurodiverse did tell you so, we have pretty good pattern recognition. thecurioushamster.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
A photo of an embroidered patch with the text “Team Cassandra. I told you so” on it
March 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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And now for those with a more culinary bent: Eat the rich! Again this is humorous and not a call to do something illegal! #BlueSkyNightMarket www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19710411...
A colourful embroidered patch with the words “eat the rich” on it, with a little knife and fork motif.
March 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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It would help if a picture showed up too! 🤦‍♀️
A colourful merit patch with the words “guillotine the rich” on it and a picture of a guillotine on it.
March 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I’m gonna try to start sharing my reviews a bit more, I feel very self conscious about doing it, but I need to celebrate my success more. And I adore when people take time to send a review. 🥰
An Etsy review saying “Great wee patch, looks good and is high quality”
March 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Super sneak peek of two new patches! I just wanted to make them obscenely bright and cheerful colours, to counterpoint the message. OBVIOUSLY this is satire, a protest if you will, since apparently they can’t just be taxed. I’ll have these up on my Ko-fi shop early next week for the UK.
A photo of two embroidered patches on a workbench with an ipad next to them. The brightly coloured patches read “guillotine the rich” and “eat the rich”
March 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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It’s day one of #marchmeetthemaker and it’s Brand re-introduction day! You can read all about my whimsical nonsense on my website here thecurioushamster.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Yesterday was both machines going to get orders done. They got packed up this morning to go out tomorrow. And now I have GPRS paperwork to start, wish me luck as my dyslexic brain really doesn’t wanna do it. 🤦‍♀️
Two embroidery machines in a very messy workroom.
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The year is the year! I’m finally doing the meet the maker, after chickening out constantly. I have the pin and Tam will be holding me accountable. #marchmeetthemaker
Tam the tiny hamster plush sat next to this years March Meet the Maker pin. The Pin is wooden and looks like three pencils stacked, with the text on them.
March 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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I take my Mothman love very seriously. I got to get my husband on Sunday at last. 🥰 #mothman
The build a bear plushie mothman, with my mothman patch on his chest.
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM