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Becoming Vegan

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Vegans eat and use absolutely no animal products. People make the switch to a vegan diet for a number of reasons including animal rights, environmental issues, health reasons and spiritual or religious reasons.

Making the switch to a vegan diet isn’t hard when you’re properly equipped with knowledge and commitment. The most important thing to remember is that you need to eat a balanced diet that includes the right amount of fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Speak with your doctor or nutritionist about adding supplements if you are concerned about not getting enough nutrients.

What vegans don’t eat

Just like vegetarians, vegans don’t eat meat. This includes beef, chicken, pork, turkey or anything that has a meat base in it. This often includes vegetable and potato soups in restaurants.

Unlike vegetarians, vegans do not eat dairy. This is because dairy comes from cows and vegans do not use or consume anything that comes from animals. Avoiding dairy means vegans do not eat milk, cheese, yogurt, butter or other milk products. Vegans do not consume eggs or honey. Although there are vegan alternatives, these ingredients are often found in bread and prepared desserts. Vegans must be extremely careful to ask questions and avoid suspect foods when dining out.

What vegans eat

Vegans eat a variety of plant-based foods including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes. Although many suitable foods exist, those wishing to follow a vegan diet must check the labels on all packaged foods. Most vegans find it helpful and healthier to prepare their meals from scratch.

Being vegan is about more than just food

Vegans don’t just change their diet; they also do not use anything that contains animal products. This includes leather, wool, fur and down. All cosmetics, soaps and shampoos used by vegans must be labeled as cruelty free. Vegans do not visit zoos or circuses where animals are used for human enjoyment.

Threaded Daisies believes that a well-balanced vegan diet is a healthy and compassionate choice over the standard American diet. We encourage you to learn more about the unique benefits of the vegan lifestyle. For more information about Threaded Daisies, please contact us today.

 

Custom Shirts

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Recently a customer asked me to make some custom shirts for his girlfriend. These were customizations of a shirt design that I had already created. I went back and forth trying to decide if I wanted to open that door. I ended up agreeing, and the process went extremely smoothly. It went so well in fact that I started to consider offering custom shirts to everyone. This decision was not easy for me because of my last business.

I used to sew children’s clothing and accessories. I had set styles and I offered custom fabrics. While I had a set number of fabrics that I offered, it seemed like everyone wanted something different. I would drive to five or six fabric shops looking for “blue frogs on a yellow background” or something just as specific. I lost pretty much all of my profit in gas back then.

After a while, people started asking me to make things that weren’t related to children. The requests got stranger and stranger and I ended up nauseous even looking at my sewing machine. I gave up that business and didn’t sew anything (including for my own children) for over three years. Needless to say I didn’t want to go down that road again.

However, I realized that I could do things differently this time. I could set guidelines for what I will and won’t do. Most importantly, I can say “no” if the request is too difficult. So while I’m not going to create any random idea that you can think up, I’m pleased to say that I will be offering customization of any of my shirt designs.

If you are interested in one of my designs but want different wording (or more words), please send me a message. For example, if you like my “Intolerant To” shirt but have different intolerances than what are listed, I can probably make that work for you. That is the design I recently customized.

Also, if you want a different style shirt than what is offered, please ask. I can’t make any guarantees on this one as there are only certain types of shirts that can be printed direct to garment. I promise to answer you quickly and honestly though. I will tell you if what you’re asking is possible and what it will cost you. I’m surprisingly easy to work with.

For all questions about customization, please contact me.

Understanding Feminism

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A lot of people don’t really understand what feminism is. There’s a common misconception that all feminists are white lesbians. This is absolutely not true. There are feminists from all walks of life. A feminist is defined as anyone that believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. When you look at it that way, you probably realize that you are a feminist as well!

Let’s take a look at some facts about feminism.

  • The goal of feminism is to challenge the systemic inequalities that women face every day
  • Feminism has nothing to do with belittling men; feminism does not support sexism against either gender
  • Feminists respect individual, informed choices and believe that there should never be a double standard
  • Feminists believe that everyone deserves the right to sexual autonomy as well as the ability to make decisions about when, how and with whom they conduct their sexual life
  • There are several varieties of feminist groups, each aiming to deal with different types of discrimination that women and men might face
  • Even though we’ve made great strides, women are still treated differently than men
  • The term “feminism” first appeared in the English language during the 1890s
  • According to a recent survey, only 20% of Americans consider themselves feminists, 8% consider themselves anti-feminists and 63% consider themselves as neither
  • 82% of Americans believe that men and women should be equal
  • The feminist movement is typically categorized into three waves: The First Wave began with the suffragette movement and the struggle for extending the right to vote to women in the late 19th and early 20th The Second Wave spans from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s with debates about abortion and equal pay. The Third Wave began in the early 1990s and is associated with the diverse expansion of feminism. One of the goals of this movement is to redefine what it means to be feminist.

We believe that men and women deserve to be treated equal. I’m proud to call myself a feminist, and you should be too!

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New Year’s Resolutions We Can All Get Behind

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For many, the New Year brings questions of what we can do to improve or better ourselves. Some of us focus on our looks or our attitudes, while others concentrate on finally reaching a goal that we’ve been putting off. Unfortunately, most of us make resolutions that are almost impossible to keep.

We begin the New Year with plans to do it right, but then life happens. We get busy and many of us realize that our resolution wasn’t well-thought out, or that it’s just too hard to achieve. For most, setting a New Year’s resolution is equal to setting themselves up for failure.

Personally, I don’t think this is healthy. Instead of setting one more impossible goal for yourself, take a look at these New Year’s resolutions that we can all do every day!

Compliment The Person You See In The Mirror

When getting ready for the day ahead of you, take a few seconds to compliment yourself in the mirror. It can be as simple as “good job for making your bed today”. You can repeat compliments, but try to come up with something new every week. We are often very quick to pick ourselves apart. Make the New Year about building yourself up. Congratulate yourself about finishing that project for work, or surviving dinner with your relatives. Find the things about your appearance that you love. This is an excellent way to start your day on a positive note while learning to love yourself.

Take Five Minutes For Yourself Every Day

Sometimes it feels like every day gets busier and busier. It can seem like you’re drowning in everything that has to get done. Try to take five minutes every day to breathe and relax. If you think you don’t have the time for this one, do it while you’re in the bathroom or shower. Just stop for five minutes and shake the stress off. You’ll get back to your day feeling a little (or a lot) better about things.

Never Miss An Opportunity to Say “I Love You”

Life is unbelievably short. We never really know just how long we have with our loved ones. This is why it is so important to never miss an opportunity to tell your friends and family that you love them.

Never make an impossible New Year’s resolution again! These simple things can be done by everyone, every single day. Happy New Year from Threaded Daisies!

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How Much Do You Know About Gamers?

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Most people have their ideas about what a gamer is. Many people believe gamers are children between the ages of 8 and 14. Advertising agencies believe that gamers are 90 percent male around 25 years of age. Some people think that handheld devices have completely taken over the industry, while others believe that consoles are more popular. Whatever you think you know about American gamers, you are probably wrong. The following facts come from EEDAR, the world’s largest market research firm in the video game industry.

  • 59% of the population is some kind of gamer
  • 51% of the population have one or more consoles in their home
  • 68% of smartphone or tablet owners use them to play games
  • The average age game-players in the U.S. is 31
  • 29% of gamers are under 18
  • 32% are between the ages of 18 and 35
  • 39% are age 36 or older
  • 55% of males and 45% of females use handheld consoles for gaming
  • 60% of males and 40% of females use consoles for gaming
  • 55% of females and 45% of males use mobiles for gaming
  • 71% of mobile gamers spending more than $10 a month on gaming are male
  • Both men and women report matching-puzzle and brain-puzzle games as their favorite for mobile
  • On consoles, females prefer RPG, Action, Shooter, Arcade and Fighting games (in that order)
  • On consoles, males prefer Action, Shooter, RPG, Fighting and Arcade (in that order)
  • Most heavy gamers play on a combination of consoles, PC, tablets and mobile phones
  • 39% of F2P PC players watch or participate in eSports

Do you or someone you know love video games? Our new shirts might be just what you need this holiday season! Threaded Daisies offers topical t-shirts for adults, children, infants and toddlers. We add new designs all the time, so please check back often!

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Gluten Intolerance IS NOT A Choice!

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Recently, I designed some shirts to raise awareness about gluten intolerance and celiac disease. Many people are still ignorant as to what these terms mean. As a result, people that suffer from them are often ridiculed and told they are making it up. One of my daughters has celiac disease and I can promise you…it is most definitely NOT made up.

Gluten Free “Diets”

A lot of people think that if you eat gluten free, you’re simply following the latest fad diet. For those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, the recent popularity of gluten free diets has been both a miracle and a curse. On one side, it’s brought a much broader variety of certified gluten free foods to the market, but on the other, it’s caused a lot of people to believe that a serious condition or intolerance is just a fad.

Assumptions Hurt

Assuming that someone on a gluten free diet is following a fad diet, or that they are making up their intolerance, is no different than assuming that someone is trustworthy just because they go to church. Words hurt. My daughter has had both adults and children question her diet. She’s had to defend herself multiple times. Luckily, I’m able to provide her with her own cupcakes and other foods to take to parties, so she rarely ever misses out.

Is It Really That Serious?

One of the most common questions I hear is if her condition is as serious as we make it sound. The answer is a very resounding “yes”. If she ingests anything that at any point could have come in contact with gluten, she is down with a stomach ache for 8 days. I’m not just talking any stomachache either. If you could imagine the worst stomach cramps you’ve ever had and multiply that by 100 you might get close to understanding her pain. She can’t stand. She spends days curled up in a ball crying silently to herself and there’s nothing I can do to help. On top of that, her body is so busy trying to fight itself that it forgets to fight off infections. So usually when she gets glutened, she also gets very sick. Visits to the hospital sick.

My newest shirts are created for people that live with gluten intolerance and celiac disease every day. They are for parents like me, friends, relatives or anyone else that tired of explaining themselves. To purchase yours, please click here.