Pretty & Plagued is my little corner of the world. My name is Katie, and I have struggled with anxiety, ADHD and BPD for most of my life. I have never found it easy to fit into traditional workplaces or routines, and for a long time I felt like I was falling behind everyone else. What I did have was creativity. Even on the days when my mind felt heavy, I always found comfort in making things.

I started creating earrings when I was going through a difficult period. I needed something to focus on that felt positive and calming. I made bright colours, quirky shapes, strange characters and little pieces that made me smile. I listed a few on Vinted without expecting anything. When people started buying them and loving them, it gave me a spark of confidence that I did not know I still had.

Pretty & Plagued grew from that spark. It became the place where I could turn the messy parts of my life into something meaningful. Everything you see in my shop is assembled by me from individual pieces that I put together in my own creative style. The alien earrings, the tiny teeth, the pixel hearts, the frogs, the dice. Each piece reflects a part of who I am. Cute, chaotic, imperfect and still worth celebrating.

This brand is not about being perfect. It is about expression. It is about finding strength on days that feel impossible. It is about choosing creativity over fear and letting myself exist exactly as I am. Pretty & Plagued is my reminder that you can be struggling and still create something beautiful. You can be pretty and plagued at the same time.

Thank you for being here. It means more than you know.

Love, Katie ♥