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Lately, I’ve been drawing collections of strange creatures. No particular reason, no goal, but it’s been pretty fun coming up with all the different designs I can think of. I’ve thought about going back and adding colour, but haven’t done anything like that yet. For now, they’re all just black ink on white backgrounds. With
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The bottom is reinforced with a double layer, but you can also add an insole if you’d like even more thickness and softness inside. Since I designed this slipper to fit myself, the resulting slipper is approximately a women’s 7/8 or a men’s 5.5/6/5. I have only made the slippers once, for myself, and I’m
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For a while now, I’ve been feeling some art block. I haven’t made anything I enjoyed or considered a “finished artwork” in a long time, and whenever I would sit down to do some drawing I’d find myself deleting and starting over constantly. That is, until the other day, when I decided to ask my
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There’s something inherently really cute and appealling about axolotls, and a lot of people seem to agree. They’re the only creature I know of that stays as a juvenile its whole life! And they have really cute, derpy little faces with a natural smile. Extremely cute, and they make for great plushies! Materials: Abbreviations: MR:
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Turtles are such beautiful creatures, gliding gracefully through the ocean. I got to see some in person at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada this past summer, which was a magical experience I’ll never forget. This crocheted version is far softer and cuddlier than its real counterparts, and will make a delightful little friend. There are no
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Ever since I was a child and I learned about tattoos being a thing, I’ve loved them. Pretty ones, ugly ones, faded ones, ones done over scars, all sorts of tattoos. There was even a time when I thought I’d become a tattoo artist myself. I’m now approaching thirty, and I have a couple of
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When I was a kid, my first video game was Pokemon Blue, which I played on a GameBoy Color. I played it several times, and through the years I’ve played other Pokemon games. I haven’t really enjoyed the newer games as much and I kind of feel like they’ve missed the mark with some design
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I’ve taken a bit of a break from making plushies to do something a bit different. Firstly, I made a couple of new dice bags, because this yarn felt perfect for it and I love how they turned out! But secondly and more excitingly, I’ve started making travel games! First, here are the dice bags
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My latest crochet creations have, coincidentally, all been sea creatures! Or, at least, creatures who mainly hang out in the water. Maybe that’s influenced by my recent trip to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto. First, axolotls! I’ve made several of these cute little guys. There’s something magical about axolotls. Maybe it’s their ability to
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For those of you in the Brockville area, I’d like to share some exciting news: I’m going to be doing another local maker’s market this month!! It’ll be in the same place as the one in June: the south entrance to the Brockville Railway Tunnel. I don’t have my specific table location yet, but when
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I recently aquired this fluffy, colourful yarn and immediately knew that I wanted to use it to make some sheep. I don’t know what specific kind of yarn it is because it didn’t have a yarn band, but I think it’s Bernat Pipsqueak. It’s very soft and pleasant to touch – which is something I
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I love cats, and realised I haven’t crocheted nearly enough of them! So I’ve decided to design a cute little cat, made all in one piece with no seams or sewing! Materials Abbreviations MR = magic ring Sc = single crochet Inc = increase Sc cluster = single crochet cluster. (Pick up a loop through
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Below you’ll find a collection of the artwork I’ve made recently, with no particular organization process.
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As a follow-up to my adorable little chicken, I’ve decided to design a duck! I love ducks, they have such pleasing round shapes and the way they move is adorable. They look like they’re always smiling, and they have the cutest waddle! Then I thought, why not also design a swan?! They’re similar, but larger
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My partner and I recently moved out of our apartment. We’re still unpacking in the new place, and not everything is getting unpacked since we’re only going to be here a few months before moving again, but I’ve been trying to make it feel like home for while we’re here. The one way I know
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The weather has been changing recently. The snow is mostly melted, and there’s a freshness in the air that promises spring is on its way. Ducks are nesting on the banks of the creek in the park near my place, and geese have been flying by in their distinctive V formations, honking all the way.
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For the last few weeks, I’ve been really enjoying playing the game Stardew Valley. That game involves building up a farm, and on that farm are all the classic farm animals. I’ve always loved chickens, ever since I was a kid. I had a phase where I was doing extensive research into chickens – different
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My recent hiatus from writing has actually been for a reason besides simply not feeling like writing: instead, I’ve been dealing with being sick for the last several weeks. Well, technically I was recovering from wisdom teeth removal for the first while, but then right after that I got a nasty cold and have been
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I’ve been missing the bright sunshine and flowers of springtime, with the dreary cold snow we’ve been dealing with lately, so I decided to make a painting that evokes that late-spring warmth. I’m really happy with how it turned out! It’s not the most realistic, per se, because I didn’t use any references for anything,
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Did you know I have a second blog, for my worldbuilding and creature designs? It’s not very fleshed-out at the present, but it’s something I’ve been working on, little by little, for years. I’ve been working on it more the last few days and I’ve been having quite a bit of fun with it. I’ve
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Lately, I’ve been doing a good amount of digital art. I’m trying to be disciplined with myself and work on some fundamentals at the same time, such as thumbnailing and studies, but I’m not super good at that part. I think I want to make myself a bit of a schedule, so I have more
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☆Happy New Year, everyone!☆ It’s been quite a year. I’ve made lots of different crochet and art projects, I’ve met lots of new people, and had a bunch of interesting experiences. I’d like to share some of the highlights in this post, including at least one image from each month in several categories. Firstly, here’s
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I recently got myself a lovely full collection of wooden double-pointed knitting needles, with sizes ranging all the way from 2.0mm up to 10.0mm. It’s a lovely set, and I’m very excited to do some more knitting with them, but it’s tricky to store them without getting them all mixed together. So I decided to
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One of my favourite songs from my childhood is called The Garden Song, specifically the version sung by Canadian children’s singer Charlotte Diamond. She gave the lyrics a bit of a twist, but I have been entirely unable to find her version of the lyrics online. Even the ones labeled as by her have the
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The last time I posted on social media or this website was quite a while ago, and even then, it was hard to bring myself to do the work of putting it together, and actually sharing the post was even harder. I haven’t felt very “successful” in my creativity, in a way. My art has
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Soon, I’m going to be playing in three different tabletop RPG games, with different groups of people and most importantly, with different characters. I’m going to give a rundown of all three in this post, including all the artwork I’ve been working on of each of them. Without further ado, here are my character designs!
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Recently, I finished crocheting myself a lovely oversized vest. It’s got pockets, a belt, and crocheted toggles. It’s soft and cozy, and oversized so it’s nice and roomy. I’m really happy with how it turned out! There was at least one previous attempt that didn’t quite work out. Initially, I tried making a circle vest,
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Coming up later this month, I’m going to have a market table where you can come see all my creations in person! On August 20th, from 4 to 7 pm, I’m going to be at the Twilight Tuesdays Maker’s Market. It’s located at the south entrance to the Brockville Railway Tunnel here in town. Here’s
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Crocheting a ball can be surprisingly tricky. If you get your placement of increases and decreases wrong, it’ll turn out wonky and not the shape that you wanted. It could have a point sticking out at the beginning, the increasing could be too abrupt and cause a ripple, or the whole thing could turn out
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Although my go-to digital art platform is my iPad, I do also have a drawing tablet for my desktop computer. It’s a lovely Huion one that my partner got for me a couple years ago now. I don’t spend as much time at my computer making art as I do on my iPad, but I
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