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This December, we’re celebrating our community, and doing things differently on the app. As part of Circular December, we’re hosting a month-long Sustainer Giveaway to support makers, spark Me Made joy, and grow our Sustainer community to enter 2026 with more stability.

Every action you take helps us grow — whether you renew your Sustainer commitment, buy handmade for the holidays in our special Me Made Market, list an item for trade or sale, or join the Sustainer family for the first time (or again!). We wanted a way to say thank you, to invest back into our community, and to make December feel a little more magical.

We’ll be featuring LS makers all month long, and every Me Made purchase enters you to win 1-yr of Sustainer membership!

We hope you join us.

P.S. If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Sustainer (or gifting a membership), this month is a great time to do it. Current Sustainers will keep their pricing for 2026, but Sustainer rates will increase in 2026. More on that later in the post — just wanted to give you a gentle heads-up early.

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Why We’re Doing December Differently

December has to be the most pressurized month of the year. The constant ads, the sales, the push to over-extend — it’s a lot. 

But inside the cozy world of LS, we want December to feel different. Slower. Intentional. More human. More grounded in the abundance we already have in this community — the beauty we make, the things we share, the items already sitting in our closets ready for their next life.

So this month, we’re trying something new.

🧪 We’re experimenting with a few changes that make it easier to let go of what’s no longer serving you, and shop handmade and secondhand for this frazzled time of year when it feels like we’re pushed to buy new.

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Here’s what you can look forward to in the app all December long:

• Shop Handmade for the holidays in our Me Made Market 
• Calling all Me Made Makers!
• Buy & Sell Secondhand Across All Groups All Month Long
• LS Sustainer Giveaway — Win 1-yr of Sustainer by supporting the community!

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Shop Me Made All December Long

Our community is full of wildly talented makers — and honestly, it’s one of our favorite parts of LS. And we don’t mean “oh how cute, you made something!”

We mean OMG talented. Gift-worthy talented. “Better than anything you’ll find at a store” talented.

A few months ago, we made one tiny (but major) update: Only items made by LS community members can be listed in Me Made.

And that tiny shift made a huge impact. You’ve been telling us Me Made has become one of your favorite spaces on LS, and we feel the same. The sweaters, quilts, bags, pottery, prints, tools, toys, and everything you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, embroider, upcycle, and dream up…it’s honestly on another level.

With each weekly Me Made drop, we’re truly in awe of your stunning, thoughtful, beautifully made pieces that deserve to be given (and received!) as real, meaningful gifts.

With Buy/Sell open all month, this felt like the perfect moment to bring Me Made fully into the spotlight.

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What’s Different This Month:

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  🎁 A Dedicated Me Made Market
  A highlighted space for the best handmade gifts created by LS makers: unique OOAK items that you won’t find anywhere else.
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• 📸 LS Maker Spotlights
  All month we’ll be sharing the stories, craft, and creativity of LS makers — and you can shop their makes right in the app. This is our way of celebrating the people who make LS feel so magical, while supporting their labor.
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• 🪡 Supplies, Notions, and Tools Always
  If you’re part of the Me Made group, and you’re diving into a new holiday hobby — knitting, sewing, quilting, whatever cozy rabbit hole you’re about to go down — don’t forget that the Me Made group is full of tools, fabrics, notions, patterns, and supplies all year long. Not just for sale, but tons for gifting and ofc trading as well! 
  
  It’s basically Joann’s if Joann’s were run by people who care, share, and actually know what you need. (RIP Joann’s.)
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• 🍀 Shop Me Made, Enter to Win 1-yr of Sustainer
  Every Me Made purchase in December = +2 entries, toward winning a 1-year Sustainer membership (more on that below).
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🎨 Are You a Maker? We’d Love to Feature Your Work This Month.

As part of Circular December, we’re featuring LS makers inside the app all month — sharing your work, your process, and making it easier for the community to discover (and shop!) your Me Made pieces during the holiday season and beyond.

It’s a great opportunity for us to uplift the incredible craft happening inside LS and a chance for you to get more visibility and support at a time of year when folks are shopping for gifts. 

If you’d like to be considered for a feature, tell us a bit about you and your making process:

‍https://form.typeform.com/to/D2Hgvr72

Whether you knit, sew, quilt, crochet, embroider, upcycle, or create something totally different — we’d love to hear from you!

👉Note: Sincerely, we wish we could feature each and every one of you in December but if you don’t get featured this month, don’t worry — we’re scheming up other ways to lift up LS makers in 2026.

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Buy and Sell Secondhand All Month

One of the simplest ways to do December differently is to keep things circular — letting what you already have flow to someone who needs it next, and finding what you need without the stress (or markup) of buying new.

This year, we’re trying something new: All LS groups will stay open for Buy/Sell for the entire month of December.

Instead of waiting for Buy/Sells Days, you can buy or sell in all groups whenever you want during this limited time experiment.

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Here are a few ways to make the most of it:

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  🎁 Buy Secondhand Gifts
  Thoughtful, affordable, sustainable gifts that don’t come with the frantic holiday energy. Vintage sweaters, special fabrics, handmade tools, cozy knits, books, craft kits — there’s so much goodness already circulating inside LS.
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  🧼 Clean Your Closet (Before the New Year)
  If you're craving a reset, this is the perfect moment to:
  • Clear out what no longer works
  • Pass things on to someone who’ll love them
  • Start January feeling lighter
  • Make space for pieces you’ll actually wear
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  We highly recommend dropping prices if you really want things to move — December buyers are READY. And as always, LS has the lowest, most equitable fees for buyers and sellers around.
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  💸 Sell What No Longer Works
  Got things that no longer spark joy (or fit, or feel like your style anymore)? List them now while Buy/Sell is open — people are looking for pieces to fill gifting gaps, travel wardrobes, cold-weather needs, and cozy winter staples.
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  🧩 Fill the Gaps in Your Closet
  Whether you need a warm layer, better basics, a holiday outfit, craft supplies, or just something to get excited about again, you can probably find it secondhand (and usually way cheaper) right here — and yes, there are still plenty of great gifts on the app even after the Better Black Friday event. Just pay shipping!
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Keeping Buy/Sell open all month makes it easier to choose the slower, more circular path — to buy from and sell to trusted members of the LS community, and move through the season with less pressure.

It’s one small way we’re helping December feel lighter, cozier, and more aligned with the world we’re building together on LS.

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LS Sustainer Giveaway

Lucky Sweater exists because this community shows up for it — with your time, your trades, your makes, your energy, and your dedicated support. And we don’t take any of that for granted. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!

This Giveaway is our way of making December a little more fun and inviting more people to help sustain LS for the long term.

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✨ Prizes

We'll be giving away 3 prizes (!!!), winners announced the week of Jan 12th.

• Grand Prize: 1-year Sustainer membership
  1 winner will receive a free year of our Sustainer membership, unlocking TONS of perks, and more to come!
• Two Runner-Ups: 6-month Sustainer memberships
  2 winners will receive a free 6-month membership, also unlocking SO. MANY. PERKS.
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✨ How to Earn Entries

Here’s how it works:

• Current Sustainers get 1 automatic entry with auto-renewal turned on (thank you!!!).‍
• Me Made purchases earn 2 entries with every item you buy.‍
• New Sustainers earn 2 entries for a new monthly subscription, and 5 entries for a new yearly subscription!‍
• Referring a new community member who lists at least 1 item gets you 2 entries, and them 2 entries.‍
• Gifting a Membership (to a friend or the LS Pool) earns you 1 entry for a 3-month gift, 2 entries for a 6 Month gift, and 3 entries for a 1 year gift.

Everything that supports LS — and the people in it — earns chances to win!

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🍀Sustainer Membership 

So, what’s the big deal about being a Sustainer? We’d be delighted to tell you. 

First off, LS quite simply would not exist without our Sustainers, who pledge their support to the vision we’re co-creating of a more circular world. Whether $7.99 (or $6.33/month when you pay for an annual subscription!) feels like a small splurge, a way to align your values with your wallet, or just one less latte per month — we see you and are so very grateful for your support and confidence. 

Current Sustainer Perks:

• Early 3-hr access to all events on LS — every Swap Drop and special happening that we host, you get in first.
• Join as many groups as you’d like! Non-sustainers can join 2 groups, but our Sustainers have free reign — go forth and trade. We also have big dreams for bringing more clarity and intention to the current groups in 2026, so stay tuned.
• 5 Super Saves per week — make your intentions known, Super Saves are the LS way of saying “Hi I love this, let’s trade.”AND Super Saves don’t expire week to week!
• Access to View and Save Stats + Instant Save Matches: check out who wants your items and get trading faster. 
• Saved trade filters to fine-tune your searches — better chances of finding your dream unicorn ISO on LS. 
• Top of queue for support issues
• Reduced buying and selling fees, from 7% to 4%! Truly unheard of.
• More Perks Brewing ☕️ We’re dreaming big for 2026 and listening to your requests — the more support we receive, the more possible it will be to implement your most wanted features!

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🌱 About the Sustainer Pool

The Sustainer Pool is one of our favorite parts of LS. It’s a space for community members to gift or receive Sustainer so more people can have full access to everything LS offers.

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Learn more about it here > 

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Give a Sustainer Membership

You can gift 3, 6, or 12 months — either to the general pool or directly to someone you want to support.
Gifts earn raffle entries based on the length you choose.

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Purchase a Gift Membership here >

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