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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600

@melshardae.bsky.social

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graphic designer, photographer, occasional cosplayer | #ffxiv (7.2), #starwars, #vocaloid | 🏹🦅 | i: @luxrisart shop: melshardae.etsy.com comms: vgen.co/melshardae digital goods: http://ko-fi.com/melshardae/shop (she/her, 32)

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hi, I'm Mel, I'm a graphic designer & photographer and I love making subtle fandom clothing so people can wear their faves 💖 I also share stuff like phone/desktop wallpapers and vectors!!

STORE: melshardae.etsy.com
CUSTOM APPAREL: vgen.co/melshardae
DIGITAL GOODS: ko-fi.com/melshardae/s...

Photo of a flat lay of several Hatsune Miku-themed garments - a sling bag, a folded zip hoodie, a lanyard, and a phone case.

Photo of me modeling my Haurchefant inspired sling bag. It is olive green and grey with yellow accents and the house Fortemps crest on the front

Photo of two models wearing Mel Medarda & Viktor themed apparel

Photo of three models wearing clone inspired bomber jackets - Fox, Wolffe, and Cody

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 1d

my new FFXIV sling bags are up!! this batch is inspired by G'raha Tia, Azem, and Lyse and I'm soooo happy with how they turned out

#ffxiv #xivmerch

Lineup of 3 sling bags. Left to right: G'raha Tia, Azem, Lyse.

G'raha bag has a front red panel and dark grey top panel. The stripes from his scarf are on the black panel, and his cross clips and a small red cat head are on the red panel

Azem bag is dark grey with the Azem symbol at the top and a crystal in the bottom right. Behind the crystal is the summoning circle in black.

Lyse bag has red front panel with Ala Mhigan griffon and white top panel with gold-lined red panels and the gold emblem from her later outfit up top.

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 9h

existing on the internet in 2025 is just having this image flash behind your eyelids with alarming frequency

meme of the white dudebro in a drop armhole tank that reads "Satire requires a clarity of purpose and target lest it be mistaken for and contribute to that which it intends to criticize"

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Cali ✨ @sapphicsparkles.bsky.social · 1d

Small update! Now that I've gotten a little settled from my move my etsy shop is back up!

💗 Shop here: sapphicsparkles.etsy.com 💗

[ #arcane | #starwars ]

Front side of Arcane double sided character charms of Viktor, Jayce, Vander, Caitlyn, Vi, Jinx, Isha, Steb, Maddie, Ambessa, Ekko, Mel, Sevika, and Lest from season 1 on a pink and blue background

photo of mini acrylic charms of Star Wars characters from Ahsoka, The Clone Wars, and Thrawn:

Ahsoka Tano
Sabine Wren
Hera Syndulla
Huyang
Shin Hati
Morgan Elsbeth
Baylan Skoll
Marrok
Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Captain Rex
Commander Cody
Thrawn
Eli Vanto
Ar'alani

Heart shaped sticker of Sabine Wren and Shin Hati with lightsabers crossed and glaring at each other

Chibi stickers of The Armorer and Bo-Katan one version with her helmet off and one with it on while holding the darksaber, set on a background of a lesbian flag

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 10h

THANK you 😤

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 10h

a couple previews before embroidery hehehe

Rows of woven keychains, not yet cut or embroidered, inspired by Hades

Rows of woven keychains, not yet cut or embroidered, inspired by the Monster Sweeper crew in Kaiju no 8

Rows of woven keychains, not yet cut or embroidered, inspired by Ahsoka

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 10h

Thank youuuuu!!!! 😊

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Erin K. Maher @erinkmaher.bsky.social · 10h

oh, so it's like being a Star Wars fan

amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 11h

liking some of Taylor Swift's music means you have signed up for a lifetime of being embarrassed by Taylor Swift. that's just part of it

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 10h

looking at the partial proofs of my new keychains now that I'm fully awake and vibrating with excitement they're turning out better than my wildest dreams

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ashley ! @ gateway fate 🩵 @deckitout.bsky.social · 11h

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY 🖤

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 20h

! thank you soooo much!!!! 😸🙏🏻

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 20h

UPDATE THEY SENT ME PROOFS OF THE BASES WE MIGHT BE SO BACK

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 20h

i just think it'd be cool if a company hired me to make their fun character merch

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 21h

About 2in wide on the padded part and just over an inch wide on the adjustable part! There's also clips on either side at the bottom, meant for switching the sling side but perfect for clipping more charms onto

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 21h

THANK YOU IM SOOO GLAD YOU LIKE YOUR GIRL'S BAG!!!!!

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 21h

i have No idea if my new keychains will make it to GWF. we'll see. but at least i should have the bulk of my stock

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 21h

gripping the mail moogles with force MY HOODIE ORDER SHIPPED

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 22h

i love ffxiv. would love to play it without constant crashing even more

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 22h

PUTTING THIS IN MY MOUTH

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 22h

thank you!!!!! 😸♥️

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Yllande @yllande.bsky.social · 1d

Lulu 🖤 #FinalFantasyX
I kinda gave up after the belts 💦
Sooo...which Final Fantasy girl next?

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 23h

i would also be v happy with the tigers going forward!! i have a soft spot for them and Hinch, i just want a no-rings WS sooo bad i think it'd be so cool

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 1d

allergies r so funny. one minute ur fine and the next, boom. face is like leaky faucet

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 1d

WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THIS

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 1d

FORGOT I WAS DOING THIS LMAO this can apply to any listing including the new sling bags!!!

Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 4d

holy shit 🥹🥹🥹 thank you so so much for the support over the years, this is just. wow!!! holy shit!!

to celebrate and say thank you, for the next week you can use WTF8K for 20% off my whole store (and the new sling bags should be up in the next few days!)

Etsy screenshot of my store with the sales number of 8000 highlighted and "OMG" written on top

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Mel @ GATEway FATE 600 @melshardae.bsky.social · 1d

I'M HERE FOR THE STORMBLOOD LOVERS!!!