The BirdHive

09/04/2026

🗓️ MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

If you’ve been wanting to shop in person, come find us at one of these upcoming events.

🏳️‍🌈 Carver County Pride
📍 Carver County Fairgrounds — Waconia, MN
📅 September 12 | 11 AM–8 PM

💻 Flights of Foundary
📅 September 18–20 | Online Convention

🎲 Gamehole Con
📍 Alliant Energy Center — Madison, WI
📅 October 15–18

🎄 MN Christmas Market
📍 Union Depot
📅 November 21
💙 5% of sales will be donated to support small business!

Come say hi, shop some BirdHive favorites, and hang with us! We’d LOVE to see you.

Which event will we see you at? 👇

09/04/2026

We'll be at the Union Depot in St Paul this November 21st for the MN christmas market

09/02/2026

Thinking about buying the-birdhive.myshopify.com? Read the latest review by Mark J.

Mark J.: So glad you exist and that you celebrate all the world's different and wonderful people!

09/02/2026

Thinking about buying "Make Good Trouble" Unisex t-shirt? Read the latest review by Sarah H.

Sarah H.: I love this shirt and it’s so soft! No tags are a huge plus in my sensory overloaded body! Thank you for making quality apparel with the BEST messages!’

09/01/2026

PART 2: An AI Analogy — using KPop Demon Hunters

Okay, but THIS scene. 👀

In Part 1, Addy talked about the difference between something that’s mechanically perfect and something that feels human.

Addy points to a scene in KPop Demon Hunters that perfectly illustrates the difference.

The little imperfections, the emotion, the passion, the humanity… are exactly what make something beautiful. ❤️

Let us know if you see the connection, too. 👇

08/28/2026

What is it about AI imagery that can feel…wrong? 🤔

Addy uses an unexpected analogy from KPop Demon Hunters to unpack it. 👀

Think about the Saja Boys vs. HUNTRIX. The Saja Boys are mechanically perfect — polished, precise, and seemingly flawless.

But HUNTRIX has something else: passion. Humanity.

And that difference gets at something bigger about why we create art in the first place. ❤️

Art isn’t just about making something look perfect. It’s about the human experiences, emotions, choices, imperfections, and something we can’t always explain that gets poured into it.

Part 2 is coming next.

08/26/2026

Missed us at Twin Cities Pride? 🏳️‍🌈No worries—we’re keeping the Pride celebrations going!

Our next stop is Carver County Pride!

📅 September 12, 2026
⏰ 11 AM–8 PM
📍 Carver County Fairgrounds
501 3rd St W, Waconia, MN

Come find The BirdHive and celebrate with us! We’ll have your favorite designs, good vibes, and plenty of opportunities to shop, connect, and be unapologetically YOU.

We’re so excited to be part of a community that believes everyone deserves a place to belong. 🌈

Will we see you there?! 👀💕

08/21/2026

If you’ve ever felt like you were “too much,” “too awkward,” “too sensitive,” “too different,” or just… not quite like everyone else—

we hope you know there’s a place for you here. 💛

The BirdHive was built around the idea that we don’t have to fit ourselves into tiny little boxes just to make other people comfortable.

We can be messy.
We can be weird.
We can misunderstand each other.
We can learn, grow, laugh at ourselves, and try again.

And most importantly, we can be ourselves.

Thank you for being here. For sharing your stories. For laughing with us. For having the conversations that aren’t always easy. And for helping make this little corner of the internet feel like a community. 🥹

Whether you’ve been here since day one or you just stumbled across us today…

We’re glad you’re here.

Thank you for supporting small business and wearing The BirdHive designs proudly!!

08/19/2026

Words have definitions… but that doesn’t mean everyone interprets them the same way. 👀

And sometimes, ONE little word can turn into a two-year bickering bit. 😂

Addy breaks down how different interpretations of the same word can create confusion, frustration, and some seriously unnecessary arguments.

Because sometimes you’re not actually disagreeing—you’re just defining the word differently.

Has this ever happened to you? Tell us in the comments! 👇

08/14/2026

THE YARD SIGNS ARE HERE!

Some of your most-loved BirdHive designs just got a whole new way to make a statement. 🪧

Whether you want to proudly display your neurodivergence, your advocacy, or just let the neighborhood know what you’re about…there’s a sign for that. 😏

Shop now at BirdHivedesigns.com

👉 Under Product Lists, click NEW! Yard Signs

Because your yard deserves a little personality, too.