Yakoke Fehna

Sep 02, 2026

Thank you so much. I don't have the words to express waking up to two very large donations! We talk about a weight lifting from shoulders and when I tell you I *felt* that 😭

Both of you are anonymous. One of you appears to have used a nickname that could be a hundred different people! I hope you'll come forward privately so I can thank you properly, but I understand wanting privacy. I'm sending this update out to all donors so that you can see my thanks. (Unlike GoFundMe, I am not shown options to communicate with individual donors or their emails.) The other, I see you, and I thank you. When I have the spare funds to cover shipping costs, I would love to make you a pair of earrings or something! The note "Disability solidarity. May more abundance come to you <3" made me feel so loved I needed some tissues.

To everyone that has been sharing, thank you as well!

26% is a ways away from the total goal, so I am still posting beadwork for sale. I have a handful of half-done things I'll be finishing up and posting @issitohbi this weekend, a handful of unsold beadwork and other Native jewelry, and am even posting artwork.

That said, 26% is still a huge milestone and instead of contacting organizations or individuals today I am going to take a break and try to get some work done in my home office so I can rehome my unused bed to a sister in need. Thank you, again, for all of your support.

On Shipping Costs: Shipping is expensive, starting at $10 I discovered, so that's another barrier to sales for small businesses like mine. When I price something at $50, it's hard to justify the additional $10, but often I do price lower than what I should. Because of my disability, charging an hourly rate is hard when I'm working slower than others do so I try to keep my prices reflective of the finished product and supplies vs time and supplies already. I hope that anyone considering a purchase will keep this in mind! If there were an affordable alternative to USPS, I would use it. I am open to offers on some of my higher-priced works (beadwork or artwork) and making deals on bundles, of course.

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