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Aki
@akimakesthings.bsky.social
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Hiya! You can call me Aki (she/her)! I'm a queer gal that loves creating things, from pixel art to board games to crafts and more! <3

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Aki @akimakesthings.bsky.social · Sep 27
Hi there! I'm Aki! I enjoy doing many creative projects, from original board games to paper crafts. I'm excited to share my tabletop creations as well as whatever other creative projects I'm working on here! I talk about this more on my other socials, links in bio! ^^
Papercraft Table Scene with Croissant, Toast with Jam on plate; Chocolate Milk and Cute Note Papercraft Catan with Mountains Origami Cat, (Grey and White) Papercraft Forest Scene with Pond, Grass, Bushes, Trees
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Made another lil craft for Christmas today! This time, it's a cute little duckling :D
(design by HTQuyet Origami, though I didn't quite follow the exact design lol)

#papercraft #origami #gift
An origami duck with colored construction paper, with yellow for the body and head, and orange for the beak. Black eyes are colored in with marker.
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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It's snowed quite a bit here last night!! It really feels like winter now xD

#photography #winter
A canopy of trees covered in a lot of snow - from the accumulation on the horizontal branches, it's clear that there is several inches of snowfall. Hardly any wood from the tree is visible.
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Check it out!! I got ahold of the Miku playing cards!!! I adore the designs and I love the tin they come in! They shuffle well, though they feel a bit flimsy, so perhaps they're something that'll be broken out mainly on special occasion. I'm excited tho!! :D

#miku #vocaloid #playingcards
Cards from a Hatsune Miku themed deck of traditional playing cards, depicting a number of vocaloid figures and pixelated suits on the cards A black tin case for the cards to fit in, featuring the logo on the lid
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Winter is such a peaceful time of year. I really do love going out in the mornings and admiring the quiet beauty of it all c:

#nature #beauty #thoughts
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Here's a craft I finished; it's a string of doves! I had fun making it! It's gonna be a Christmas present for one of my lovely family members :D (dove design by Alice Gray)

#papercraft #gift #holidays
A white string that ties together three white origami paper doves, hanging freely as a chain
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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I do quite like games where numbers go big

#nubby'snumberfactory
A screenshot of Nubby's Number Factory, round 70 - the game is absolutely broken, with incredibly huge numbers flashing all across the screen.
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I'm very excited about the Christmas gifts I'm making for my partner. I can't say what they are, because she's definitely gonna see this post, but I will definitely share after I get to gift them to her!!

#holidays #gifts #crafts
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Been a while since I last mentioned the card game I've made, so: boardgamegeek.com/thread/35865...

It's called FIRE! It's part of a BGG design contest, and I'd appreciate if people gave some feedback ^^

#boardgamegeek #contest
FIRE [2025 Traditional Deck Game Design Contest] [RULES AVAILABLE] | BGG
Made by Akimakesthings | 👥1-6 Players* | ⌛Ages 8+ | 🕑5-15 Minutes | *The single-player and two-player co-op modes use only the traditional deck of playing cards. For 3+ players, the addition of two D...
boardgamegeek.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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OMG guys remember that post I made about wanting to combine my love for vocaloid and for board games? Well, they made hatsune miku playing cards!! I gotta have these-

#miku #playingcards #need
A photo of a Hatsune Miku themed deck of traditional playing cards, featuring Miku on each card
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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As the holidays approach, I get to start kicking off the fun yearly tradition of making little origami or papercraft gifts for people! I'm excited :D here's something I made last year!

#papercraft #holidays #gifts
A paper origami dog, with yellow and brown speckles
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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There's a card game I've been working on called Cutthroat Cityscapers. It's about city designers competing to earn the most points while designing a collaborative city! I think it's pretty fun, and I'm considering putting it out there publicly someday soon ^^

#mystuff #cardgamedevelopment
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I loooove physical media so so much. I miss physical copies of video games. I miss physical music. Maybe I should finally try to start a CD collection and buy some PinocchioP albums xP

#thoughts #physicalmedia #PinocchioP
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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I've been thinking of a new tradition for the winners of board game nights: The winner gets to ask one question to a magic 8 ball! I think that'd be pretty fun and nostalgic tbh xD

#ideas #thoughts #boardgames
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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I need to get better at finishing the jigsaw puzzles I start... xP I get motivated and make a lot of progress in a day and then don't touch it for weeks lmao

#jigsawpuzzle #oneday
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Got to play Glass Garden again today! I scored 6 points this time around, which is double what I did before! :D but I can still do way better...

#cardgame #buttonshy #glassgarden
A finished game of Glass Garden, depicting several plant cards arranged in between the terrarium jar cards
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I'm excited! I booked a trip to go visit my partner next month c: it's gonna be a lot of fun! Let's see how many board games I can fit in my limited luggage space... xD

#adventure
Picture of a commercial plane taking off, with Aki's pfp depicting a passenger onboard
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Similarly to the calendar idea, I had the idea to make some budget sheets with the new laminator and some dry erase markers! I love un-digitalizing things >:D

#organization #productivity #mystuff #lifehack #laminator #adulting
Paper templates for overall budget (left) and expenses vs income (right). Made with colored markers and coded green for income, and red for expenses.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Check out this calendar I made! I'm gonna laminate it and then use dry erase markers on it ^^ I'm super excited! :D

#calender #organization #productivity #lifehack
Big calendar template made on paper with pens. The boxes for the month and days are blank. The days of the week, Sunday through Saturday, are labelled at the bottom.
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I've tried out the card game Glass Garden for the first time! As with many of my first attempts at games, it leaves much to be desired (I got 3 out of 16 points XD). I really like the theme and the gameplay is fun so far, though! ^^

#buttonshy #glassgarden #cardgame #Ineedtogetgood
Layout of a game of Glass Garden, with two sides of a terrarium holding together a number of different plant cards
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Covid sucks, everyone. Getchur vaccines lol

#covid #sick #gettingoverit
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Check it out!! I got some new games from Buttonshy! I've been eyeing them for a while and decided to get them. I really like the design of Glass Garden, and I'm super excited to try them out! :D

#buttonshy #glassgarden #spaceshipped #cardgames
Photo of two Buttonshy game cases, Glass Gardens from Roshni Patel and Space Shipped from Lucas Gentry
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I need something that combines my love of vocaloid music and board games. Somebody needs to make a Hatsune Miku board game xD

#miku #vocaloid #boardgames #thoughts #seriouslytho
Picture of a Monopoly game board with a Hatsune Miku graphic crudely stretched over the center
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I was playing a game of The Walking Dead: Surrounded, and I think this is my highest-scoring run yet! 27 points! ^u^ (though, I technically failed because I didn't meet the scenario requirements... xP)

#cardgame #pocketgame #walkingdead #zombies #strategy
Photo of a game of The Walking Dead: Surrounded. Included six location cards, surrounded by cards that include survivors and walkers.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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I don't have a printer of my own, so I've been using my public library's printer for print & play games. It's actually so fast and so high quality! And you get to have loads of prints each week, in B&W or in color, completely for free! I love libraries <3

#library #printing #resources
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I do enjoy snow as an artistic medium (even if the cold sucks xD) because it's inherently very temporary. Helps remind me that everything is temporary and to appreciate things while they're here <3

#snow #artmediums #thoughts
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM