Society of Alberta Asexuals & Aromantics
@albertaacesandaros.bsky.social
Canada's only registered a-spec society. Creating safe community spaces, providing education, & advocating for representation since 2014 💜💚 https://linktr.ee/abacesandaros
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(Part 1/2) We are delighted to bring you 12 local Albertans who answered our call for A-spec Owned Small Businesses! With markets coming up soon, we’re kicking things off with a Shopping Calendar: swipe for a list of dates, locations, & vendors. See comments for part 2.
Thanks for following along for our special feature of A-spec Small Businesses in Alberta! We hope you enjoyed meeting our amazing contributors 💜💚 Next up, we'll be posting these businesses on our website. If we missed you the first time around, please contact us so we can add you to the list!
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thanks for following along for our special feature of A-spec Small Businesses in Alberta! We hope you enjoyed meeting our amazing contributors 💜💚 Next up, we'll be posting these businesses on our website. If we missed you the first time around, please contact us so we can add you to the list!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: b0wieBlue ✨
@b0wieblue.bsky.social is an autistic ADHD digital artist who makes fun things for fun people. They also enjoy cross-stitch, oil pastels, & trying new mediums. If you like cool critters, robots, radical art, & a hodgepodge of colour, you’ll find it here!
@b0wieblue.bsky.social is an autistic ADHD digital artist who makes fun things for fun people. They also enjoy cross-stitch, oil pastels, & trying new mediums. If you like cool critters, robots, radical art, & a hodgepodge of colour, you’ll find it here!
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: b0wieBlue ✨
@b0wieblue.bsky.social is an autistic ADHD digital artist who makes fun things for fun people. They also enjoy cross-stitch, oil pastels, & trying new mediums. If you like cool critters, robots, radical art, & a hodgepodge of colour, you’ll find it here!
@b0wieblue.bsky.social is an autistic ADHD digital artist who makes fun things for fun people. They also enjoy cross-stitch, oil pastels, & trying new mediums. If you like cool critters, robots, radical art, & a hodgepodge of colour, you’ll find it here!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Asher the Fae ✨
Asher sells various art pieces & accessories, as well as some photography and written work. (The image used on this post is from a recent painting to highlight ocean conservation!)
Asher sells various art pieces & accessories, as well as some photography and written work. (The image used on this post is from a recent painting to highlight ocean conservation!)
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Asher the Fae ✨
Asher sells various art pieces & accessories, as well as some photography and written work. (The image used on this post is from a recent painting to highlight ocean conservation!)
Asher sells various art pieces & accessories, as well as some photography and written work. (The image used on this post is from a recent painting to highlight ocean conservation!)
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Bespoke Press-on Nails ✨
AC is an artist on a miniature scale: she hand-paints custom nails. Each set is “made to order”, where she collaborates with buyers on everything from the size/shape to colour/themes. She often shares new creations on her Instagram pages!
AC is an artist on a miniature scale: she hand-paints custom nails. Each set is “made to order”, where she collaborates with buyers on everything from the size/shape to colour/themes. She often shares new creations on her Instagram pages!
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Bespoke Press-on Nails ✨
AC is an artist on a miniature scale: she hand-paints custom nails. Each set is “made to order”, where she collaborates with buyers on everything from the size/shape to colour/themes. She often shares new creations on her Instagram pages!
AC is an artist on a miniature scale: she hand-paints custom nails. Each set is “made to order”, where she collaborates with buyers on everything from the size/shape to colour/themes. She often shares new creations on her Instagram pages!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Ablazing_Studios ✨
Seth makes stickers, keychains, and 3D prints, often with Pokemon and animal themes! He is also working towards selling art prints in the future.
Seth makes stickers, keychains, and 3D prints, often with Pokemon and animal themes! He is also working towards selling art prints in the future.
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Ablazing_Studios ✨
Seth makes stickers, keychains, and 3D prints, often with Pokemon and animal themes! He is also working towards selling art prints in the future.
Seth makes stickers, keychains, and 3D prints, often with Pokemon and animal themes! He is also working towards selling art prints in the future.
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Spirit Trinkets ✨
Lin (she/they) is a disabled ace creator who sells handmade jewelry and polymer clay art. Whether you’re looking for a choker with layered chains & crystals, or a tiny clay Mothman to sit on your windowsill, Lin’s trinkets have you covered!
Lin (she/they) is a disabled ace creator who sells handmade jewelry and polymer clay art. Whether you’re looking for a choker with layered chains & crystals, or a tiny clay Mothman to sit on your windowsill, Lin’s trinkets have you covered!
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Spirit Trinkets ✨
Lin (she/they) is a disabled ace creator who sells handmade jewelry and polymer clay art. Whether you’re looking for a choker with layered chains & crystals, or a tiny clay Mothman to sit on your windowsill, Lin’s trinkets have you covered!
Lin (she/they) is a disabled ace creator who sells handmade jewelry and polymer clay art. Whether you’re looking for a choker with layered chains & crystals, or a tiny clay Mothman to sit on your windowsill, Lin’s trinkets have you covered!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Alphabet Soup ✨
Kait is a biromantic ace communicator & storyteller with one kiddo, one kitty, and a pop-up queer bookstore! Passionate about representing all letters of 2SLGBTQIA+, she sells new & pre-loved books and strives to make book-buying a joyful experience.
Kait is a biromantic ace communicator & storyteller with one kiddo, one kitty, and a pop-up queer bookstore! Passionate about representing all letters of 2SLGBTQIA+, she sells new & pre-loved books and strives to make book-buying a joyful experience.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Alphabet Soup ✨
Kait is a biromantic ace communicator & storyteller with one kiddo, one kitty, and a pop-up queer bookstore! Passionate about representing all letters of 2SLGBTQIA+, she sells new & pre-loved books and strives to make book-buying a joyful experience.
Kait is a biromantic ace communicator & storyteller with one kiddo, one kitty, and a pop-up queer bookstore! Passionate about representing all letters of 2SLGBTQIA+, she sells new & pre-loved books and strives to make book-buying a joyful experience.
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Tree J Consulting ✨
TJ Yurko is a professional arborist based in central Alberta. With over a decade of experience, he’s passionate about urban landscapes and ecologically-centred best practices. His services include consultations, assessments, writing, & speaking.
TJ Yurko is a professional arborist based in central Alberta. With over a decade of experience, he’s passionate about urban landscapes and ecologically-centred best practices. His services include consultations, assessments, writing, & speaking.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Tree J Consulting ✨
TJ Yurko is a professional arborist based in central Alberta. With over a decade of experience, he’s passionate about urban landscapes and ecologically-centred best practices. His services include consultations, assessments, writing, & speaking.
TJ Yurko is a professional arborist based in central Alberta. With over a decade of experience, he’s passionate about urban landscapes and ecologically-centred best practices. His services include consultations, assessments, writing, & speaking.
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Born Under Leo ✨
Passionate about fibre arts and sustainable slow fashion, TR is the owner of Born Under Leo. She produces hand-knit clothing like sweaters & shawls - including a full Pride line! TR identifies as a cis woman with ace/pan/lesbian intersectionality.
Passionate about fibre arts and sustainable slow fashion, TR is the owner of Born Under Leo. She produces hand-knit clothing like sweaters & shawls - including a full Pride line! TR identifies as a cis woman with ace/pan/lesbian intersectionality.
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Born Under Leo ✨
Passionate about fibre arts and sustainable slow fashion, TR is the owner of Born Under Leo. She produces hand-knit clothing like sweaters & shawls - including a full Pride line! TR identifies as a cis woman with ace/pan/lesbian intersectionality.
Passionate about fibre arts and sustainable slow fashion, TR is the owner of Born Under Leo. She produces hand-knit clothing like sweaters & shawls - including a full Pride line! TR identifies as a cis woman with ace/pan/lesbian intersectionality.
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: The Beary Garden ✨
Sarah is an aroace crocheter whose business is dedicated to “growing joy from sprout to flower”! Whether plushies, accessories, or whimsical decor, her fruit-themed creations are sure to delight people of all ages.
Sarah is an aroace crocheter whose business is dedicated to “growing joy from sprout to flower”! Whether plushies, accessories, or whimsical decor, her fruit-themed creations are sure to delight people of all ages.
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: The Beary Garden ✨
Sarah is an aroace crocheter whose business is dedicated to “growing joy from sprout to flower”! Whether plushies, accessories, or whimsical decor, her fruit-themed creations are sure to delight people of all ages.
Sarah is an aroace crocheter whose business is dedicated to “growing joy from sprout to flower”! Whether plushies, accessories, or whimsical decor, her fruit-themed creations are sure to delight people of all ages.
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Skye Frogz ✨
Skye (he/it/xe/za) is an aroace agender disabled artist specializing in frogs! Xe makes stickers, prints, and Zines. Skye also makes beaded Pride earrings & pendants; these will be sold for $5 BOGO at upcoming markets, so grab a pair while you can!
Skye (he/it/xe/za) is an aroace agender disabled artist specializing in frogs! Xe makes stickers, prints, and Zines. Skye also makes beaded Pride earrings & pendants; these will be sold for $5 BOGO at upcoming markets, so grab a pair while you can!
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Skye Frogz ✨
Skye (he/it/xe/za) is an aroace agender disabled artist specializing in frogs! Xe makes stickers, prints, and Zines. Skye also makes beaded Pride earrings & pendants; these will be sold for $5 BOGO at upcoming markets, so grab a pair while you can!
Skye (he/it/xe/za) is an aroace agender disabled artist specializing in frogs! Xe makes stickers, prints, and Zines. Skye also makes beaded Pride earrings & pendants; these will be sold for $5 BOGO at upcoming markets, so grab a pair while you can!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Tiarific Canine ✨
Amanda is a queer non-binary single mom, offering pet products & services. Servicing Calgary and area, they offer dog walks, pet-sitting, mobile nail trims, certified dog training, and a variety of products like bandanas, treats, & chews!
Amanda is a queer non-binary single mom, offering pet products & services. Servicing Calgary and area, they offer dog walks, pet-sitting, mobile nail trims, certified dog training, and a variety of products like bandanas, treats, & chews!
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Tiarific Canine ✨
Amanda is a queer non-binary single mom, offering pet products & services. Servicing Calgary and area, they offer dog walks, pet-sitting, mobile nail trims, certified dog training, and a variety of products like bandanas, treats, & chews!
Amanda is a queer non-binary single mom, offering pet products & services. Servicing Calgary and area, they offer dog walks, pet-sitting, mobile nail trims, certified dog training, and a variety of products like bandanas, treats, & chews!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: The Armoured Artist ✨
Looking for queer chainmail? Teigan incorporates Pride flags into handmade earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and other accessories. Proudly ace, trans, biracial & disabled, he also hosts a weekly crafternoon! @teigan-tulsie.bsky.social
Looking for queer chainmail? Teigan incorporates Pride flags into handmade earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and other accessories. Proudly ace, trans, biracial & disabled, he also hosts a weekly crafternoon! @teigan-tulsie.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: The Armoured Artist ✨
Looking for queer chainmail? Teigan incorporates Pride flags into handmade earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and other accessories. Proudly ace, trans, biracial & disabled, he also hosts a weekly crafternoon! @teigan-tulsie.bsky.social
Looking for queer chainmail? Teigan incorporates Pride flags into handmade earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and other accessories. Proudly ace, trans, biracial & disabled, he also hosts a weekly crafternoon! @teigan-tulsie.bsky.social
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Bowerbird ✨
Inspired by nature, jewel tones, and D&D, Mykensie combines pretty colours and patterns with functionality by sewing drawstring bags, zipper pouches, and accessories. This ace/demi-owned business is great for dice storage, makeup bags, and more!
Inspired by nature, jewel tones, and D&D, Mykensie combines pretty colours and patterns with functionality by sewing drawstring bags, zipper pouches, and accessories. This ace/demi-owned business is great for dice storage, makeup bags, and more!
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Bowerbird ✨
Inspired by nature, jewel tones, and D&D, Mykensie combines pretty colours and patterns with functionality by sewing drawstring bags, zipper pouches, and accessories. This ace/demi-owned business is great for dice storage, makeup bags, and more!
Inspired by nature, jewel tones, and D&D, Mykensie combines pretty colours and patterns with functionality by sewing drawstring bags, zipper pouches, and accessories. This ace/demi-owned business is great for dice storage, makeup bags, and more!
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Pencil Mouse Designs ✨ Genevieve is an ace/aro designer and artisan! At markets, she sells beadwork, sewing, and crafts. She’s also a graphic designer and offers design services such as branding, websites, and print materials.
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
✨ Featured A-Spec Small Business: Pencil Mouse Designs ✨ Genevieve is an ace/aro designer and artisan! At markets, she sells beadwork, sewing, and crafts. She’s also a graphic designer and offers design services such as branding, websites, and print materials.
(Part 1/2) We are delighted to bring you 12 local Albertans who answered our call for A-spec Owned Small Businesses! With markets coming up soon, we’re kicking things off with a Shopping Calendar: swipe for a list of dates, locations, & vendors. See comments for part 2.
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
(Part 1/2) We are delighted to bring you 12 local Albertans who answered our call for A-spec Owned Small Businesses! With markets coming up soon, we’re kicking things off with a Shopping Calendar: swipe for a list of dates, locations, & vendors. See comments for part 2.
Event summary for November! We've got our online Book Club, plus in-person events in Edmonton (authors circle, crafternoon, & cafe meetup) and Calgary (puzzle hangout). Link in bio for our calendar with all the details - hope to see you there! 💜💚
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Event summary for November! We've got our online Book Club, plus in-person events in Edmonton (authors circle, crafternoon, & cafe meetup) and Calgary (puzzle hangout). Link in bio for our calendar with all the details - hope to see you there! 💜💚
We're planning a holiday shopping feature and want to highlight A-spec creatives & entrepreneurs in Alberta! Whether you do art commissions, make jewelry, bake bread, walk dogs, manage a shop, or offer any other products/services, we'd love to include you. Link in bio to sign up - deadline Nov 10 💚💜
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We're planning a holiday shopping feature and want to highlight A-spec creatives & entrepreneurs in Alberta! Whether you do art commissions, make jewelry, bake bread, walk dogs, manage a shop, or offer any other products/services, we'd love to include you. Link in bio to sign up - deadline Nov 10 💚💜
Now that winter is approaching, let's look back on a great summer of Pride 🌈 We marched in 3 parades this year: Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge! Maybe next year, we can make it 4? Always happy to hear from our community across Alberta and see if we can make it work 💜💚
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Now that winter is approaching, let's look back on a great summer of Pride 🌈 We marched in 3 parades this year: Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge! Maybe next year, we can make it 4? Always happy to hear from our community across Alberta and see if we can make it work 💜💚
Heads up - we're marching in the Edmonton (Aug 23) and Calgary (Aug 31) Pride Parades! All who identify as a-spec or allies of our community are welcome to march with us. We'll have pre-Pride picnics in early August to socialize & prepare! Full details are on our website calendar - link in bio 💜💚
July 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heads up - we're marching in the Edmonton (Aug 23) and Calgary (Aug 31) Pride Parades! All who identify as a-spec or allies of our community are welcome to march with us. We'll have pre-Pride picnics in early August to socialize & prepare! Full details are on our website calendar - link in bio 💜💚
We're still getting the hang of Bluesky and missed posting our July events summary - sorry about that! We have a lot of events over the next couple weeks in Edmonton, Calgary & Red Deer. Full details on our website as always (link in bio) 💚💜
July 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We're still getting the hang of Bluesky and missed posting our July events summary - sorry about that! We have a lot of events over the next couple weeks in Edmonton, Calgary & Red Deer. Full details on our website as always (link in bio) 💚💜
This Pride Month, we're offering a free online public workshop: A-Spec Identities 101 (Wed June 18, 6:30-8 pm MT). Topics will include a-spec terminology, how individual experiences manifest, challenges & prejudices, and advice for allyship. All are welcome to attend! Link in bio to RSVP 💚💜
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This Pride Month, we're offering a free online public workshop: A-Spec Identities 101 (Wed June 18, 6:30-8 pm MT). Topics will include a-spec terminology, how individual experiences manifest, challenges & prejudices, and advice for allyship. All are welcome to attend! Link in bio to RSVP 💚💜
The Alberta Aces & Aros are hosting lots of events this June! We'd love to see you - whether you join us online for Pride Trivia, have a coffee at our cat cafe hangout in Edmonton, or march with us in the Lethbridge Pride Parade. Link in bio for our full calendar with all the details 💚💜
May 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Alberta Aces & Aros are hosting lots of events this June! We'd love to see you - whether you join us online for Pride Trivia, have a coffee at our cat cafe hangout in Edmonton, or march with us in the Lethbridge Pride Parade. Link in bio for our full calendar with all the details 💚💜
Upcoming events for May 2025! Several online events (our AGM, Book Club, and Hobby Hangout) as well as a cafe meetup in Edmonton and a Walk & Talk in south Calgary. Full details on our website, link in bio 💜💚
April 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Upcoming events for May 2025! Several online events (our AGM, Book Club, and Hobby Hangout) as well as a cafe meetup in Edmonton and a Walk & Talk in south Calgary. Full details on our website, link in bio 💜💚
Reminder for Movie Night! It's the last chance to vote for your preferred movie; voting closes April 18. See link in bio 💜💚
This is also your one-month-warning for Book Club: on May 11, we'll discuss demi rom-com "The Charm Offensive". All are welcome, whether you read the book or not!
This is also your one-month-warning for Book Club: on May 11, we'll discuss demi rom-com "The Charm Offensive". All are welcome, whether you read the book or not!
April 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Reminder for Movie Night! It's the last chance to vote for your preferred movie; voting closes April 18. See link in bio 💜💚
This is also your one-month-warning for Book Club: on May 11, we'll discuss demi rom-com "The Charm Offensive". All are welcome, whether you read the book or not!
This is also your one-month-warning for Book Club: on May 11, we'll discuss demi rom-com "The Charm Offensive". All are welcome, whether you read the book or not!