diy ZINES *:⋆° opening zine mail + chatting about diy publications

Howdy y'all! Come along and get inspired by the vast and varied collection of zines that show up in my P.O. Box. each month. This month's episode is a tribute to impressive and textured collage — so many of the zines y'all sent me this month are resplendent with the most beautiful collages! Topics range from perzines to art zines to newsletters to fanzines. Truly a SMORGASBORD (lol what was my fixation on that word this episode?) of diy inspiration.

Zines are diy publications typically reproduced using a copy machine. Stemming from punk, underground, fandom, and activist subcultures, they're an accessible way to share your feelings, thoughts, skills, or art with the world!

My name is Dayna and I've been making zines — and helping build community around them — for over twenty years! They're one of my favorite things in the entire world. On my youtube channel, I like sharing my passion for zines with YOU! One of the ways that I do this is by sharing pen pal mail from zinesters around the world, so you can get inspired by the diversity of this format, and see zines of all different stripes.

✂️ Learn more about #zines, check out my zines, dive into more zine reviews, and read my blog at https://catmothcrow.com

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THE ZINESTERS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO *:⋆°
✂️ sheer spite press - https://sheerspite.ca/
✂️ tiana - https://tianatraffasart.bigcartel.com/
✂️ razorcake - https://razorcake.org
✂️ zine-a-month -   / annajobeck  
✂️ long arm stapler podcast - https://longarmstapler.neocities.org/
✂️ maira - https://ko-fi.com/lngrmstplr/shop
✂️ elliott - https://www.craftordiy.art/
✂️ carrie -   / carriemcninch  
✂️ ben snakepit -   / bensnakepit  
✂️ elisa - https://www.etsy.com/shop/helloelisam...
✂️ karina -   / femmesupremacy  
✂️ dingo and donk - https://dingoxdonk.com/
✂️ sierra -   / sierradecarmen  
✂️ caspian - https://www.caspianwalters.com/
✂️ sarah s.
✂️ dave - https://lazerattack.bigcartel.com/
✂️ august -   / tangent_distro_pgh  
✂️ brigitte - https://www.etsy.com/shop/commonplace...

✨ Learn how to submit your zine mail to be opened in a future video by visiting: https://catmothcrow.com/zine-reviews/ ✨

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CHAPTERS *:⋆°
00:00 so many zines!
0:33 introducing myself
0:45 what are zines
01:25 a sheer spite press haul
04:13 gorgeously colleged zines by tiana
06:22 zine subscriptions
09:48 hello elisa's kawaii publications
11:28 karina's dopamine decorating zine
12:24 dingo x donk take us to rock-n-roll high school
13:37 new perzines by sierra decarmen
14:50 caspian's fat chance perzine
16:13 thank you for letting me review your zines!
16:43 witchy minis and more from sarah
18:34 so many zines from the prolific dave!!
22:22 august takes us on a perzine journey
23:45 a super shiny new issue of commonplace
25:37 zines can be about anything