Miss Havisham’s Cake from Great Expectations Ornament Raffle Ticket

Handmade by Kate Harnett

Queers have always been collectors, cleaving to lost relics of beauty, expressions from days long gone, to endure a world of repressed feeling and standardized tradition. We prize decay; we collect abandonment. And there is no greater effigy of rot than Miss Havisham, a jilted bride who won’t take off her wedding dress, clinging to her victim narrative as she manipulates others. The tables were set for her wedding, but all these years later, they’ve yet to be cleared. Her cake, loaded with spiderwebs, mold and regret, is a totem of delusion. Its adornment on your tree (or your own wedding tablescape) is a testament to your devotion: your heroic refusal to move on, to act normal. May its spiders inhabit your home forever.

• Handmade by Kate Harnett
• Approx. 2.5 x inches wide x 4 inches tall x 2.5 inches deep
• Ribbon height: 2 inches
• Materials: Sculpey, cardboard, wooden base, paint, wool
• Inspired by Great Expectations

• Story by David Odyssey

• All proceeds from raffle tickets will be donated to The Ali Forney Center, whose mission is to protect homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning youth from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to be independent.

Here’s how the raffle works:

– Raffle tickets for each ornament are available in our store until the second week of December 2025. Each ticket costs $10.

– You can fill your cart with as many raffle tickets as you like for each ornament. There will be a separate drawing for each ornament.

– After all tickets are drawn at The InQueery HQ, a list of all the winners will be announced via email to everyone who entered. If you’re a winner, we’ll be in touch regarding shipping information.