We’ve been losing power due to winter storms lately so my partner 3D printed me a tealight “to fill in for tumblr when you’re offline”
anyway this should be official merch imo
If you’re wondering why I will not leave this site and why I love it so much: after this went around, I got a message from Tumblr asking if they could make it official merch and then they did. It went live yesterday I think, and it’s even prettier and better than this original design (they definitely put work into it which was very exciting).
But I want to say something else. They asked for suggestions on where to get these made, and I gave them the names of a few mass production companies, but I also gave them the name of my small local guys. I didn’t expect them to go there, it’s probably more expensive to use a smaller local shop, but I know it would mean more to them. And I was immediately told they’d check in with them, and then that’s just what happened.
They went with my little guys.
So if you’re wondering about the price, it’s because Tumblr staff just… Listened and cared. They listened to the people who said they wanted one of these, and then they not only asked me but listened to the answer when I suggested supporting a business local to me. That’s invaluable to me.
