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timidcryptid.bsky.social
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@timidcryptid.bsky.social
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they/them ✦ hibernating artist ✦ one half of @lumberwoodstudios.bsky.social ✦ glass cannon ✧ icon by Stace LeFevre

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One of a few current WIPs. Just some leafy bits left to stitch, now! 🍂 Pattern by @badstitch.bsky.social
A cross stitch of a Steller's jay in various shades of blue perched on an oak branch that bears a few golden leaves and a pair of acorns. The Aida is ice dyed a neutral grey that looks sort of like an overcast sky.
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Stitchalong WIP status: Crow has a face.
A photo of a cross-stitch in progress: A black crow from the breast up with a purple beak and a beady purple eye on fabric in shades of blue and purple wit opalescent flecks. Near the upper right edge of the embroidery hoop, there's a star-shaped needle minder. A threaded needle rests upon it.
October 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Current WIP is a stitchalong with family. 🐦‍⬛🌙 I ice dyed some opalescent Aida and picked up COSMO floss packs for the occasion. We're only working on it when we meet up and started recently, so… here's a tiiiny bit of progress + the floss.
A photo of cross-stitch in progress. A few rows of black stitches on fabric in shades of purple and blue with opalescent flecks. Seven skeins of thread in teal, black, purple, and bright green are partially visible at the bottom.
September 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Happy autumn equinox 🍁🍂✨
A crow perched on a roof as seen through the slats of window blinds, the leaves of the tree in the background are a mix of greens to reds.
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Found some miniature embroidery hoops, so. Tiny cross-stitch hearts.
Two small cross-stitch hearts on separate pieces of ice dyed dark blue Aida. One heart is pansexual pride colors (pink, yellow, blue) and the other is asexual pride colors (black, grey, white, purple). A miniature embroidery hoop is next to the cross-stitch.
August 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
A little encouragement. ✨ Pattern by @stitchsprout.bsky.social
A cross stitch of a cheerful looking mothman in black with red eyes and "Moth Man Believes In You!" within a black filigree border on Aida cloth that's dyed shades of pink, purple, and blue.
July 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Hell yeah, hell yeah. The Aida is dried, pressed, and ready to use. I'm pleased with how this turned out! I have just the pattern for it, I think.
A piece of Aida cloth ice dyed shades of pink, purple, and blue with a few small areas of white showing through.
May 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Quote with an animal that's you
A Steller's jay hopping off a wooden deck railing. The jay has its wings folded and it's legs extended, almost as it would if it were standing. A chain link fence and grassy yard are visible, but out of focus, in the background.
May 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Experimenting with ice dyeing. Just a single dye on some Aida cloth, this time, so I can get a feel for how this color splits. I'm excited to see how this looks once I've rinsed out the excess dye and washed it.
Top-down photo of a pile of ice covered in purple dye powder on top of a metal cooling rack in a plastic tub. The ice is on top of scrunched up Aida cloth, which is covered by the ice. Top-down photo of scrunched up Aida cloth on a metal cooling rack in a plastic tub. The Aida is shades of pink, purple, and blue. Melted ice and purple dye is pooled in the plastic tub below the rack.
May 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Found on a walk 🪶
A single bluish black feather on the ground.
May 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Chris and I adopted a little crow tea pet by queenbeeceramics.bsky.social care of @fridaytea.com! 🐦‍⬛🖤 Still settling on a name for the tiny friend.
A cute ceramic crow made of textured black clay with a glossy glazed beak looks up from where they sit on a coaster printed to look like the moon.
May 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
News is (still) awful
Post Godzilla
A small black and silver plastic Godzilla figurine stands next to a rainbow anodized d20 in front of two glass bottles with cork stoppers.
April 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Creekposting *nods*
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Look at this little chanterelle mushroom dancer/bard @crlegge.bsky.social and I picked up ✨
A small plastic figure of a chanterelle mushroom person holding a tambourine and striking a pose with a cheerful expression stands on a black shelf. They're a golden yellow with a pink and white tambourine and pink shoes. There are some out of focus volumes of manga with dark red covers and white text on the shelf behind the figurine.
March 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Backstitching details on strawberries in between homework. 🍓 Pattern by Junebug & Darlin.

I guess I'll start tagging these #MvsUFOs. (Unfinished Objects, y'know?)
Photo of a cross stitch project on a desk. Strawberries, leaves, and blossoms are stitched in red, pink, greens, and ecru on dark blue Aida cloth in a wooden embroidery hoop. Most of the strawberries have little pips backstitched on them in ecru. There's an origami box full of cut threads in the upper left corner of the photo.
March 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
So, here's one of the first off the Unfinished Objects pile: A winter forage cross stitch. 🌿 Pattern by StitchSprout.
ALT: Photo of a colorful nature-themed cross stitch on green Aida cloth in a wooden embroidery hoop. Clockwise from the upper left: Part of a red mushroom cap with white speckles, small blue berries, a juniper sprig, a pine cone, a twig next to red berries on a stem, part of a chanterelle mushroom, and blue berries on a small branch.
March 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:
A screenshot of Kermit the Frog and an otter-like Muppet, who is wearing a black pinstriped suit and round glasses. They are standing behind a wooden tabletop in front of a chalkboard with a bunch of diagrams written on it against a bright green wall. Kermit, on the left, looks to the right at the otter-like Muppet as they hold up a white piece of paper that says "DON'T" on it in black marker.
March 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Carrying on a family tradition of sorts.
An OptiVisor is being held up by its headband with one hand. The OptiVisor is a medium- to dark-grey headband with a binocular magnifier attached to it. The rectangular optical glass plate is mounted to the front of the visor with one screw at each side and has a small 3 etched in the upper right corner.
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Graffiti spotted last November in Port Townsend, WA.
Graffiti on the side of a dark green counter. In black marker, somebody has written "we will all make it!! i promise!!"
February 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Post your favorite Pokémon, wrong answers only.
Black and white photo of a chainsaw sculpture of a fish wearing pants and shoes by the side of a road. The fish's face has a sort of faraway look. In the background, there's a van, some temporary signage, and a few trees against a cloudy sky.
February 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Chamomile 🌼✨
A small vase of chamomile flowers, assembled from laser-cut wood, on a table. The flowers are white with eight petals and yellow centers. The small vase is made of kraft paper.
February 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Time to build a little model kit with @crlegge.bsky.social 🌼
Wooden flower model kit sheets on a table. From front to back: A white and yellow sheet with white eight-petaled flowers, yellow flower centers, and two cartoony bees; a green sheet with organic stem- and leaf-like shapes; a light tan sheet with geometric shapes.
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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There were some unexpected ink samples in a small order my partner and I received. They ran out of the full-size bottle, but they surprised us with these. 💜
Two small glass bottles with silver metal screw-on caps and hand-written labels rest on a white glassine bag. The bag bears a sticker that reads "niconeco zakkaya since 2015." The bottle on the left reads "Golden" and the bottle on the right reads "Orchid."
January 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I put together a little makeshift nib holder, today.
A small metal tin with accordion-folded kraft cardstock inside holds two dip pen nibs. One is a bent (fude) nib with a yellow plastic base, the other is a fine nib with a pale blue plastic base.
January 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
timidcryptid.bsky.social
Several winters ago in Alaska, a red-breasted nuthatch resting at a bird feeder.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM