Ribbon mug (Gender Queer)

You might be a rule-breaker, or you might be a rule-ignorer. Rules might not even appear on your radar. What I'm saying is that your free-flying spirit can not be contained by a single, black-and-white label. And that's fantastic! Be who you are, be proud about it, and don't let anyone make you feel smaller than you are. You don't have to fall into something "normal" or easily defined. You can step outside and live your truth in your own space, outside of where society wants to nail you down and assign you a label. And remember; the world really, truly is a better place with you in it. 

Gender Queer and Gender Fluid are similar in that they both fall outside of the traditional binary of male/female; however, "fluid" is more "changes over time" and "queer" is more of an blanket term for those that fall out of the binary and so can include non-binary, agender, bigender, or genderfluid.

The more you know: The Genderqueer Pride Flag was created in 2011 by Marilyn Roxie.

These mugs were glazed with non-toxic food-safe glazes, and are dishwasher safe. And while I have been known to put my own ceramics in the microwave, I don't officially recommend it -- the rapid change in temperature can cause the glaze to cool more quickly than the ceramic, which retains heat, and so shrinks at a slower rate. This can occasionally call what is called "crazing" - when the glaze cools faster than the ceramic piece, making small cracks in the glaze. This can happen immediately or even years later, and personally I've seen it happen on many of the commercial mugs I own that I put in the microwave often.  

Approximate Height: 5.5 inches
Approximate Width: 4 inches at lip of mug
Approximate Weight: 1 lb 2 oz
Will hold approximately: 20 ounces

HaldeCraft began with ceramics, soap, and yarn. I've been making ceramics since I was four years old, learning at the feet of my grandmother who had a home studio in the 50s and 60s. Currently I make slip-cast, hand-built, or wheel-thrown pieces (or a combination of all three) and then are painted and glazed and put through multiple kiln firings before being put out into the world. The yarn started life in 2007 in a small yarn store in Gainesville, Florida (Hanks Yarn and Fiber) and was then called "Perhaps Today is a Good Day to Dye". It has continued online as HaldeCraft HandDyed since 2011, and is hand-dyed and lovingly re-skeined in a small home studio by someone who loves the fiber arts just as much as you do. Making soap was a hobby that I had for years, and I started making soap for the yarn store, and continued when starting HaldeCraft. Lately I've picked up laser engraving, taking my craft to a whole new level. My pieces are unique, hand painted, and proudly made in my own home studio with confidence, mindfulness, and joy. Everything at HaldeCraft is created by hand, by me, in order to joyfully connect with you!