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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Sep 20

Playing in my box of bits and scraps to make things out of today. I'm a bit pleased with myself. #maker #crafty

Two baba yaga house creations with oxidized wire and wool legs and tiny little bark and paper houses.

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm set up a farmers market today and my booth neighbors have puppies. The world is better because puppies exist

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sometimes I make things to be functional. Sometimes I make things to be pretty. And sometimes, just for myself, I make things because I want to wear both things without wearing two necklaces.

An antique skeleton key with a triangular shaped apatite cabochon bound to it with copper wire

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 25

Did the reading. Had/ having the expected anxiety attack. I really wish I could just not. Also, do people really not know who phobos is?

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 25

Anxiety and readings don't mix well but this is my brave thing for this week. I wish it helped that I know none of these people

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 25

My town is having a disability awareness and independence week. There was an art show Monday, events Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and today is a poetry afternoon. I'm here with poems, just in case. Not really good at reading in personbut, I have it just in case.

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 23

I made a gnat away spray for market day today. I can see them in other booths, but there have been way way fewer in mine this week. I'll take that as a win.

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 23

Found my favorite ever teacher on social media. It seems an inactive account but I don't care overmuch. Got to write the thank you letter I should have written in high school. He made the awful years a bit brighter. If he sees it, super yay. If not, I put those words out into the universe anyway.

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 22

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage...

Garbage Goat - Wikipedia

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 22

Sort of related thing I happen to know... in Spokane, wa there is(was?) A statue of a large metal goat you could feed trash to. I do hope he's still there, he was great fun.

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 14

I wasn't paying enough attention and missed bluepit, akin to the icky place's pitmad. Sigh. Welp, now I know to watch for it!

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 12

Whomever decided that open air market season should be summer forgot that's when the world is sticky. Omg. But hey, I'm out, I'm making sales and connections and at least this market has decent live music. #maker #artisanmarket

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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · Jul 12

A stars massive outburst captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA/ESA

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 9

Today's farmers market is a little slow but there's a great breeze. I've been asked dozens of times this year if my business is named after a real place(Crow's Hollow) so I think I might just have to write a book there... #writing #inspo #farmersmarket

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jul 6

Giving mayhem marketplace a try. Started the shop set up. Will be a bit before it's all but, it's a beginning. I'm Crow's Hollow there also. We'll see how it goes! #maker #artist

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 28

My patchouli is looking pretty happy today. I started her from a seed about 4 years ago, and we had a bit of a struggle along the way, but she loves her new pot (with proper drainage). I know she's not everyone's cuppa but I love her.

One patchouli plant in a pot in a window looking very healthy and green

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's hot and muggy at the market on doing today but I got to deliver the special order wreath I did so I'm happy. I don't get to make them often as they are miserable to ship.

A wreath of silk flowers in varying pinks and white around a star made of wooden kitchen spoons stained black cherry.

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 22

chng.it/xMwCGvC7sL I don't know that the petitions do much but it's a thing we can do beyond making the calls/sending the emails (especially as, where I'm at, none of the representatives care to hear any of it and send naught but platitudes and excuses).

This campaign needs you now

STOP THE SALE of Millions of Acres of Protected Federal Land (Big Beautiful Bill)

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 22

Great movie pick!

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 20

Just about everything about today has been irksome. And then people get irritated with me for being irritated/irritable which is also super irksome.

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 19

Pay no attention to the mess that is my work table, but my little mushies currently look like tiny goblin fireworks. (They are drying after protective top coat) #maker #crafter

20 polymer clay mushrooms on wires coming out of a small block of green floral foam. 10 styled like white spotted red cap amanitas and 10 styled more like inky caps in grays and black and white.

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Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 19

I have no idea if this is true. If it's not true yet, maybe spread it around until it is. Armed with glitter!!

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 12

First farmers market of the season today. Couldn't have asked for better weather and I made enough to get the supplies for a new project in my head. Love that!

Shade53 @shade53.bsky.social · Jun 2

Sculpting mushies and I've got one amanita that just doesn't want to cooperate. Bah. I did have a great idea for a wearable bleeding tooth fungus with purple garnets but I'm just not sure there's an actual market for that particular fungus. Do you think it's just a step too far?

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · May 5

Banana the Chthonic Moth loves absorbing the souls of roses on rainy spring days.

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Here's a lovely photo of my fabric art banana. I'm holding her in my hand, and there's a white rose bush in the background. Banana is a black moth with a gray face and sparkly yellow eyes. She has a wide grin with white pointy teeth. She has yellow antennas with black veins. Her wings are covered with yellow embroidered flowers.

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