Project: Sewing machine BITCOIN

[5Ksana_HandMade]

Hi, I'm Aksana, I'm a fashion designer and BITCOINARTIST!

About ME https://5ksana.art/about/

I'm raising money for fund the purchase of sewing machine.

I'm building my own independent brand „5KSANA” and my new collection BITCOIN, even knowing how hard it is for us fashion designers getting into the Fashion industry to populate Bitcoin.

I work with sustainable fabrics, upcycling and deconstructing clothes, making genderless colorful clothing with the Bitcoin logo.

I am from other country and I don't have money for buy the professional sewing machine Bernina 770 QE.

It would mean the world to me if you could help me get a sewing machine, I'm working so much on creating my brand and amazing patterns, and I can't wait to show you all to transform my live!

Help me get the sewing machine BTC

 

https://geyser.fund/project/sewingmachinebitcoin

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[Pmalek]

I wish you the best of luck in your search for donations to get your business up and running. However, this community has witnessed all kinds of scams even by people asking for help and saying they are sick. We have seen people abuse donations meant to help the poor. I am afraid it won't be easy to gain community trust.

I haven't checked your website (a trust thing again), but are you currently working somewhere? Do you have some creations you can upload on Imgur and post the links here?
Maybe it would help if you were selling something other people would be interest in buying.

[5Ksana_HandMade]

I wish you the best of luck in your search for donations to get your business up and running. However, this community has witnessed all kinds of scams even by people asking for help and saying they are sick. We have seen people abuse donations meant to help the poor. I am afraid it won't be easy to gain community trust.

I haven't checked your website (a trust thing again), but are you currently working somewhere? Do you have some creations you can upload on Imgur and post the links here?
Maybe it would help if you were selling something other people would be interest in buying.

Unfortunately, scammers also try to take advantage of our good nature.

By profession I am a fashion designer, so I can make even the most ordinary clothes in the unique.

I embroider, draw, and make decorative artworks, and it helps me a lot.

There were many political and economic problems, and I was  emigrating to Poland because of the lack of employment and fears for my life


Here is my twitter https://twitter.com/5Ksana
About ME https://5ksana.art/about/
My artworks BITCOINART https://5ksana.art/category/bitcoinart/

[dimonstration]

What a cool embroidery artwork you got there! I think many user will be interested to purchased your art if you will post this on the collectible section to help you gather funds for your sewing machine aside from your fund raising. People is not easy to convince for donation since there’s a lot of previous scam that use same method before as @pmalek already mention.

I suggest to do an auction for a cause using your artwork to get funds here instead of asking for donations.  Goodluck!

[5Ksana_HandMade]

What a cool embroidery artwork you got there! I think many user will be interested to purchased your art if you will post this on the collectible section to help you gather funds for your sewing machine aside from your fund raising. People is not easy to convince for donation since there’s a lot of previous scam that use same method before as @pmalek already mention.

I suggest to do an auction for a cause using your artwork to get funds here instead of asking for donations.  Goodluck!

Thanks!

After a series of failed auctions:


Painting-embroidery “COSMIC BITCOIN” https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436348.0

[AUCTION] Sculpture "Bitcoin Crown" https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5422851.0

[AUCTION] Mixed Media Embroidery Artwork - "Fiery Bitcoin" https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5404257.0

[AUCTION] Mixed Media Embroidery Artwork - "BullCoin" https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5403727.0

 

A talented seamstress makes $15-$20 an hour in the US, and my prices reflect that. A similar employee at a factory in China would make pennies.
I can’t compete with sweatshop prices, and I don’t want to.

People expecting big-box prices for handmade goods. And the sad truth is, most of the time those handmade goods are underpriced just to compete with this mindset. These customers don’t see the hours of design, standing in the fabric store deciding between fabrics, emails back and forth if someone wants a custom piece, and the hours of learning and refining the craft. It’s said that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert on something. Since that first sewing class through today, I have accrued much more than 10,000 hours of sewing. When you buy handmade, you’re not just buying a dress or a purse. You’re buying the entire handmade experience. The next time you’re considering buying a handmade item, remember there’s a woman sitting behind a sewing machine in her basement, surrounded by mountains of fabric and years of experience, putting a piece of her soul into that item, hoping that you will get as much joy from the finished product as she gets from making it, and maybe she can pay some bills too.

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I never noticed your negative trust rating due to the Project Development board doesn’t appear trust score. I just want to give a piece of advice regarding failed auction, Your problem started when you didn’t honor this auction https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5348726.msg57434912#msg57434912. User here will not trust you anymore on your succeeding auction if you didn’t resolve the issue properly. Your negative trust score also affects this fund raising of your in the forum since you have a record of not honoring the rules of auction here.

I do understand the hard work on your art because my mother is sewer too of hand bags. She got only small pay despite of the time and effort she puts on her creation. The world doesn’t value properly those hard work of small people but they are willing to throw huge chunk of money for crappy item that is made by popular companies even though it just made somewhere in China factory. I do sense your effort and fashion to your work. I hope that you will succeed on your fundraising here and social media.

I really suggest to resolve first your previous issue by reaching out to the affected users.

[Pmalek]

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Your work is beautiful, and you are talented!

I took a look at all of the auctions you posted. On the one hand, everyone can see the talent and hard work invested into the creation. But one the other (and this is the one the buyers and bidders focus on), there is the question of price. Some of the artwork is over $1000, for example. People pay little attention to how difficult something was to create unfortunately. If you can afford it, I would suggest doing auctions with lower starting bids.

Your negative ratings from 2021 don't help you either. Misunderstanding or not, it could have been handled better. Now everyone sees a red flag when they want to do business with you. Have you tried talking with the people who left you those ratings to see if they would consider removing them or changing them to neutral. Maybe you can offer an item you made at a discount to the person who thought they won the auction, and in return they will consider deleting the rating.

Another question: have you tried selling over Ebay or some other online marketplaces that exist where you live for fiat?

[5Ksana_HandMade]

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Your work is beautiful, and you are talented!

I took a look at all of the auctions you posted. On the one hand, everyone can see the talent and hard work invested into the creation. But one the other (and this is the one the buyers and bidders focus on), there is the question of price. Some of the artwork is over $1000, for example. People pay little attention to how difficult something was to create unfortunately. If you can afford it, I would suggest doing auctions with lower starting bids.

Your negative ratings from 2021 don't help you either. Misunderstanding or not, it could have been handled better. Now everyone sees a red flag when they want to do business with you. Have you tried talking with the people who left you those ratings to see if they would consider removing them or changing them to neutral. Maybe you can offer an item you made at a discount to the person who thought they won the auction, and in return they will consider deleting the rating.

Another question: have you tried selling over Ebay or some other online marketplaces that exist where you live for fiat?

Thanks, but I prefer Bitcoin ( no fiat money), because Bitcoin is the idea of absolute freedom!

People are different, but I keep creating my art to popularize Bitcoin!

Thank you for your support and your messages!

[Pmalek]

Thanks, but I prefer Bitcoin ( no fiat money), because Bitcoin is the idea of absolute freedom!

No argument there. Still, you got to eat, pay your bills, and probably have mouths to feed. Those things can't wait. If you struggle to sell for crypto, you change and use a different strategy. If your goal is to increase your bitcoin stash, you can always buy it with whatever money is left after you have taken care of the essential expenses in life.

[5Ksana_HandMade]

Thanks, but I prefer Bitcoin ( no fiat money), because Bitcoin is the idea of absolute freedom!

No argument there. Still, you got to eat, pay your bills, and probably have mouths to feed. Those things can't wait. If you struggle to sell for crypto, you change and use a different strategy. If your goal is to increase your bitcoin stash, you can always buy it with whatever money is left after you have taken care of the essential expenses in life.

I agree, but everything in life I can do with Bitcoin!

[Accardo]

Thanks, but I prefer Bitcoin ( no fiat money), because Bitcoin is the idea of absolute freedom!

No argument there. Still, you got to eat, pay your bills, and probably have mouths to feed. Those things can't wait. If you struggle to sell for crypto, you change and use a different strategy. If your goal is to increase your bitcoin stash, you can always buy it with whatever money is left after you have taken care of the essential expenses in life.

I agree, but everything in life I can do with Bitcoin!

Is the forum the only place you have this donation posted? they are other bitcoin communities including this forum where people can throw funds to help you bounce back to your work. What matters is the samples you have provided and the proofs of owning and learning these fantastic arts. Hit up some influencers on twitter to share your work and aswell go for bitcoin reddit groups to boost visibility. Keep trying and stay active on the different communities things could change for good, and people will start helping out. Unless you want to stick only on bitcointalk then it's your decision, but don't underestimate other communities in times of trial.

[5Ksana_HandMade]

Thanks, but I prefer Bitcoin ( no fiat money), because Bitcoin is the idea of absolute freedom!

No argument there. Still, you got to eat, pay your bills, and probably have mouths to feed. Those things can't wait. If you struggle to sell for crypto, you change and use a different strategy. If your goal is to increase your bitcoin stash, you can always buy it with whatever money is left after you have taken care of the essential expenses in life.

I agree, but everything in life I can do with Bitcoin!

Is the forum the only place you have this donation posted? they are other bitcoin communities including this forum where people can throw funds to help you bounce back to your work. What matters is the samples you have provided and the proofs of owning and learning these fantastic arts. Hit up some influencers on twitter to share your work and aswell go for bitcoin reddit groups to boost visibility. Keep trying and stay active on the different communities things could change for good, and people will start helping out. Unless you want to stick only on bitcointalk then it's your decision, but don't underestimate other communities in times of trial.

Thanks for support

[Pmalek]

Hit up some influencers on twitter to share your work...

I have never talked or done business with an influencer or someone who thinks they are one, but I would imagine their help and services aren't free. In fact, the bigger the influencer, the more money you have to spend on them. I have seen leaked DMs where influencers have contacted local businesses and companies to advertise their brands for money. To make fun of them, some of these companies made it public lol. Anyways, some turn them down, others are willing to accept the deals and invest in that sort of promotion.   

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I have never talked or done business with an influencer or someone who thinks they are one, but I would imagine their help and services aren't free. In fact, the bigger the influencer, the more money you have to spend on them.

even if you are able to contact an influencer, it is questionable how realistic it would be in this case 5Ksana_HandMade. that would somehow be considered that you are guaranteeing her, and since she doesn't seem flexible and has a bad history with her auctions, I'm not sure how smart a move it would be.
you gave her good advice to try to make a compromise and ask users to change the negative feedback to at least neutral, but she somehow ignores it.
today is a big struggle for every buyer and it is difficult to do business with a negative reputation as a seller.

[OgNasty]

Great art and I like that you’re focusing on Bitcoin. I have no doubt that you’d be able to make great things with the proper equipment. However, it’s difficult to raise funds without collateral, especially in crypto where anyone can just disappear with funds. That being said, I hope you’re able to get the funds you need to take your art to the next level. Good luck!

[Accardo]

Hit up some influencers on twitter to share your work...

I have never talked or done business with an influencer or someone who thinks they are one, but I would imagine their help and services aren't free. In fact, the bigger the influencer, the more money you have to spend on them. I have seen leaked DMs where influencers have contacted local businesses and companies to advertise their brands for money. To make fun of them, some of these companies made it public lol. Anyways, some turn them down, others are willing to accept the deals and invest in that sort of promotion.  

I've seen accross Twitter some influencers with millions of followers that voluntarily offer free sponsored tweets to people like her especially crypto influencers who are not just there for advert purposes; they trade or write. These people can listen to her and help publicize the arts she has got. But, it's rare to get their attention immediately. However, she needs a twitter page to share the art too, and use hashtags to draw people's attention. Probably, you are referring to the promotion kind of influencers they won't post it free as it's their business and source of earning. She just need to test every angle, one out of them could be beneficial to solving her problem.

[Pmalek]

I've seen accross Twitter some influencers with millions of followers that voluntarily offer free sponsored tweets to people like her especially crypto influencers who are not just there for advert purposes; they trade or write. These people can listen to her and help publicize the arts she has got.

If that is true, then please share some links to such people if you absolutely sure they would like to help out and ask for no money in return. OP could then contact them if she wants to. 

However, she needs a twitter page to share the art too, and use hashtags to draw people's attention.

She has a Twitter page, but for some reason she didn't include the link to it in the OP. You can find it in her second post in this topic though.

This is her Twitter profile:
https://twitter.com/5Ksana

[5Ksana_HandMade]

I've seen accross Twitter some influencers with millions of followers that voluntarily offer free sponsored tweets to people like her especially crypto influencers who are not just there for advert purposes; they trade or write. These people can listen to her and help publicize the arts she has got.

If that is true, then please share some links to such people if you absolutely sure they would like to help out and ask for no money in return. OP could then contact them if she wants to. 

However, she needs a twitter page to share the art too, and use hashtags to draw people's attention.

She has a Twitter page, but for some reason she didn't include the link to it in the OP. You can find it in her second post in this topic though.

This is her Twitter profile:
https://twitter.com/5Ksana

Yes, My twiiter https://twitter.com/5Ksana

Big thanks to you, I will try to justify your trust.

[Emitdama]

Instead of trying for donations, I suggest you to start accepting bitcoins for your art works and if you save bitcoin for next 6 months or one year then you can multiply your investment in bitcoin which might help you to pursuit your dreams. I went through some of your works and all are looking good and attractive which means you can start accepting bitcoin by selling your art works.

If you have plans to accept bitcoins for your work with sewing machines, please mention that also in the open post which could be considered as a valid point for justifying why you are here.

Personally I never trust anyone online and I am sure 99% of this community will not trust as well. So, I guess it would be a working idea if you approach your local bank for loans. Good luck!

[yhiaali3]

Really beautiful artwork, and it also takes a lot of time and effort as it is handmade.

The problem here in the forum, as most of the members have pointed out some scammers negatively influence good people so it is hard to gain the trust of the community quickly.

I would advise you to convert these beautiful works into NFT and put them up for auction in Opensea in the art section, I think you might be able to sell some for good prices.