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  • Francesca’s Words on Playful and Snazzy

    Kicking off December with a lovely review by Serene of Playful and Snazzy. I sent Serene my I Know I’m Beautiful, But… mirror a few weeks ago and I’m pleased to say that not only did it successfully make it to Malaysia, but it looks excellent alongside Serene’s other blogs. You can get the mirror…

    francescaburke

    1 December, 2015
    Products
    Etsy, Etsy gifts, Etsy UK, feminist accessories, feminist pocket mirrors, Francesca’s Words, gifts for her, gifts for teenage girls, It’s Rude to Stare mirror, Malaysian fashion blog, Playful and Snazzy, Serene Shaifuddin, Southend artist
  • Free Stickers with Black Friday Orders, Plus Patreon and Jicsi’s

    Hi, Lots has gone on this week and I thought I’d better put it all in one place before I forget completely… The second part of the interview I did with Jess at Jicsi’s Jewellery is online; in this part we talk about mythology and the inspiration behind my Mythology Mayhem collection. I love Jess’…

    francescaburke

    26 November, 2015
    Patreon, Writing
    Alternative stationery, Black Friday, Etsy, Francesca’s Words, free snail mail stickers, funny stickers, Jicsi’s Jewellery, Patreon, Patreon rewards, quirky stationery, snail mail, snail mail revival, snail mail revolution
  • Patreon Review, Maggie Stiefvater’s ‘The Raven Boys’

    November’s book review is for The Raven Boys, the first novel in The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater. I fell completely in love with the entire series and gushed about it a lot. (It’s perfect. Please read it.) As always, you can support my work on Patreon every time I review a novel. You…

    francescaburke

    19 November, 2015
    Patreon, Writing
    ‘The Raven Boys’, ‘The Raven Cycle’, book reviews, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, Patreon, YA book, YA book review
  • Ghost Stories Volume III

    Today is the final Friday 13th of 2015, so the final Ghost Stories zine is out, along with all the merchandise (well, a handful of prints) I’ve made to go with it. Thank you to Ruby for editing and to the YouTube autoplay feature, which helped me finish the series almost as much as Ruby did.

    francescaburke

    13 November, 2015
    Products
    ‘Ghost Stories’ zines, Cute-Etsy, Friday 13th, Halloween art, zines
  • Outlet Mag + Interview with Jicsi’s Jewellery + Craft Fair + ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’ Review

    Hey everyone, Lots of news this week! I’ve started writing for Outlet Mag, and my first article is a review of Chvrches’ new album, Open Every Eye. I’ve also been fortunate enough to be interviewed by the lovely Jess over at Jicsi’s Jewellery about my Civil Writes collection. Keep your eye out for a second…

    francescaburke

    15 October, 2015
    Magazines, Patreon, Products, Writing
    ‘Open Every Eye’ review, ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’, Chvrches, Civil Writes, Cliffs Pavilion autumn craft fair, Etsy, Jicsi’s Jewellery, Judith Kerr, Outlet Mag, Patreon
  • Completed Grumpy Greetings Postcard Set & New ‘Ghost Stories’ Posters

    Last week I completed my Grumpy Greetings postcard collection, which now includes two different thank you notes and a ‘Happy 18th Birthday’ edition. All postcards are available as prints and digitally here… there will be some Christmas ones, so keep a look out. I’ve also opened pre orders for my Ghost Mortal Alliance posters, which…

    francescaburke

    1 October, 2015
    Products
    ‘Ghost Stories’ zines, cute stationery, Etsy, Etsy UK, Ghost Mortal Alliance, Grumpy Greetings, Halloween accessoried, Halloween art, Halloween decorations, snail mail, snail mail revivial, snail mail revolution, stationery
  • F Words Feminism Bundle, Saturnalia Cards and New Patreon Review

    Bank holiday weekend was weird for my Instagram; my Feminism Warning print was featured by Young Vagabond, Feminism Freak, and Pride of the Humans and between them clocked up 3k likes. I never expected to get that sort of response on anything, ever, so because I know an opportunity when I see one I brought forward my next…

    francescaburke

    2 September, 2015
    Patreon, Products
    ‘Holy Cow’, Beards of Instagram, Christmas, Christmas card, David Duchovny, feminismfreak, feminist pocket mirrors, feminist postcards, feminist stationery, greetings cards, Patreon, Pride of the Humans, Saturnalia, Young Vagabond
  • Get Well Soon Cards

    Hi everyone, I’ve added to the Grumpy Greetings Collection, with get well soon designs! You can get them here.

    francescaburke

    21 August, 2015
    Products
    Alternative stationery, art, Etsy, greetings cards, postcards, snail mail, snail mail revival
  • New EU VAT Rules and New Card Collection

    Hi everyone, Etsy is back open, complete with a new collection, Grumpy Greetings. Birthday, anniversary and get well cards not for those lacking in a sense of humour… more will be added gradually! There are also new VAT rules in the EU regarding digital items. Essentially, digital products are now taxed, and Etsy has configured…

    francescaburke

    8 August, 2015
    Products
    birthday cards, birthday postcards, Etsy, European Union, Eurovision, funny birthday cards, greetings cards, Grumpy Greetings, snail mail, snail mail revival, VAT
  • Snap Sale until 23rd July

    Hi everyone, There’s a snap sale on Etsy until 23rd July, because I’m closing it on the 26th until 6th August and I’d like to see as much go before then so I can come back in August with new ideas and products. Hope your summer’s treating you well, F.

    francescaburke

    22 July, 2015
    Products
    Etsy, feminist accessories, feminist motivational academic year calendar, feminist stationery, Greek mythology stationery
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