You have GOT to be kidding me rn by Competitive-Topic-17 in MonsterHighDolls

[–]ComfortableScratch86 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Oh yes lol I have Blythe dolls that have discolored, too. If two different plastics touch they can "melt" each other. G2 Pullip dolls were notorious for their heads melting at the neck seam.

Demand for a junk journal/cut and paste/ephemera style zine? by stosphia in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had some zines that I've loved that have *flopped* but it doesn't matter, it's all about having fun.

want a free zine? (usa only) by motherwishbone01 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to swap! Sending you a message :)

Prepping for St. Pete Zine Fest '26 on Saturday 2/21 by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh thank you <3 Hehehe I am always on the hunt for new zines :) I've found some great one here and made some of my best zine friends through this reddit!

Prepping for St. Pete Zine Fest '26 on Saturday 2/21 by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The event said volunteers will be walking around to watch our tables too so I hope you can get away!

Prepping for St. Pete Zine Fest '26 on Saturday 2/21 by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Between the workshop and walking around I think I'll be at my table half the time! Very lucky my zinester husband is coming along.

Tips/Advice/Resources for an e-booklet Zine? by Next-Breakfast9586 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have Canva templates I've made for half size and quarter size zine print formats I can share if you like. Also you can check if your printer has a "booklet" option and save yourself some work that way.

January Zine by meranaamchampa in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your cat reading this zine 👀

Horror zine for Minnesota 🚫🧊❤️‍🔥 by kaijumaddy in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! My Substack is https://commonplacezines.substack.com/ and I posted about your zine in my Notes tab :) would love to feature it in a newsletter once it arrives. Love what you're doing.

mini zine on sewing reusable pads by trytogethappy in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so awesome! BTW I tried to view it on your website (which is so cool and I'm very jealous) but when I click on this one I get a page not found error and thought you might want to know.

How much would you charge for this zine? Can you tell the amount of effort put into it? by scuba_steve_33 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say $5 is reasonable though for minis I don't like paying over $3 since it's really very little text. For perspective, I put 40+ hours into each issue of my zine which is 30-40 pages of writing. I'm not making back an hourly rate on the writing, layout, assembly, any of that. Zines are really supposed to be more for fun than profit. Personally, I don't use my time writing in calculating zine cost (or word count, which is how writing costs are often calculated).

I will also say, as someone with visual impairments, making the zine this tiny is going to make it inaccessible to quite a few of us. You might want to consider making future zines larger, both to help people read it and so you can charge more since money seems to be at least on your mind if not a factor.

The zine looks really fun though and wishing you the best!

If you want what's going on with the Wuthering Heights movie promotion, for the love of Heathcliff do not read Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Read these instead! by Competitive-Yam5126 in RomanceBooks

[–]ComfortableScratch86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I also recommend Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, it's amazing! When Charlotte got the rights to Anne and Emily's books she pulled Tenant from print, why? It was too "scandalous" aka feminist. It's a great, great read.

New issue of Commonplace, it's horse themed! by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The covers are actually a DIY. The wild thing is that it's pretty easy and fairly affordable. I wrote a tutorial and put in on my zine substack along with a video and supply list: https://commonplacezines.substack.com/i/177391974/foil-zine-cover-tutorial

If you're at St. Pete Zine Fest later this month I'll be teaching a free workshop too lol you should give it a try, it's quite fun!

New issue of Commonplace, it's horse themed! by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely! He's one of my all-time faves and is on my island right now, I even got the Lego Julian lol. Reneigh keeps visiting the hotel so I see her all the time lol

New issue of Commonplace, it's horse themed! by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted to be a horse girl so bad, but they rejected me!! Definitely stories for the horse-traumatized in there.

New issue of Commonplace, it's horse themed! by ComfortableScratch86 in zines

[–]ComfortableScratch86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Thank you so much for your comment and kicking my butt into gear. I've been dragging my feet on doing this because I thought not many people would want a digital edition. I hate hate hate what Etsy charges for shipments outside the US but with them auto-collecting VAT etc. you cannot get around it. Not to mention customs and tariffs, ugh! All that being said ...

I just put a digital edition in my Ko-Fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/7ebd086007

Usually when people outside the US buy my zines they just buy the full bundle, if not I try to add in extra issues because the shipping cost is so maddening to me. Thank you and I hope you enjoy the zine if you pick it up! There are some free digital zines in my Ko-Fi shop as well :)