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Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈
@aliensunset.bsky.social
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40s, Queer, Vegetarian, Spouse, Parent, Knitter, Nature Lover, Runner, Avid Reader, TTRP Gamer, Pen and Ink Illustrator, Minecrafter, Botmaker, Snail Mail Enthusiast, Tarot Reader, Future Crazy Cat Person || they/them https://alien-sunset.neocities.org/
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · Jan 21
Lots of cross stitch and needle arts peeps following lately, hello! Welcome!

My content is all over the place (thanks ADHD) and stitching specific stuff may be few & far between.
I’m also a firehose of boosted randomness, there’s no shame or shade if you need to unfollow 💜
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 15h
Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

I sell all sorts of neat digital items like #knitting & #crossStitch patterns, coloring books, & more over on Ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/alien_sunset/shop

you can find more ways to support me at https://alien-sunset.neocities.org
the black and white cover of a coloring book that says "Alien Sunset Art Mandala Coloring Book" with five black and white line art mandalas arranged below it. closeup on a person's torso and upraised hands holding a small green acorn. the person is wearing a dark green hand knit sweater with a large oak leaf and acorn motif up the front flanked by twin intertwined braided cables.
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 1d
possibly weird confession:

I really like the smell of linoleum.
the pink rubber linoleum substitute didn't really have much of a smell, and the grey was oddly...sweet, but wrong.

but linoleum just smells...woody? and warm nice.

#linoCut #LinoPrint #blockPrinting #alienBlockPrints #linoleum
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 1d
Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Did you know that I have a Zazzle Storefront where you can buy my art on cards, stickers, mugs, & more?
https://www.zazzle.com/store/alien_sunset_art

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!
product image of a mug with a wraparound image of hand spun yarn in shades of pink-red, dark-green, light-green and green-yellow, the inside and rim of the mug have been glazed maroon to match the yarn. product image of a custom cut sticker on the empty space in the corner under a laptop keyboard, the sticker is of a pen and ink drawing of a snail with a very intricate shell wearing a top hat and monocle.
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 2d
That’s the problem when your rubber duckies talk back…
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 2d
My kid accidentally gave me a hint (even though he didn’t actually know the clue/answer)

Minute Cryptic - 14 October, 2025
"Townswomen wanting directions turned up for debate" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (80,020 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...
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lishmcbride.bsky.social
Ghoul-Lish McBride 🎃 @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 3d
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is currently on sale across most platforms. 1.99 for the ebook for however long it lasts. (No one tells me these things.)
The book Hold Me Closer Necromancer set against a purple background with two adorable ghosts reading.
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 3d
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Minute Cryptic - 13 October, 2025
"Crew from vet centre follows possum without hesitation" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (74,925 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 3d
Soft skylines is really messy since it was one of my first bots but it’s pretty much:
Sky/stars/aurora , moon/moon color gradients, buildings/lights/glow, occasional flying thing
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, yeah, totally
Socks bot is essentially just a bunch of elements in layers
Same with soft skylines
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 3d
1) order matters even inside the same image (but then you probably already know that)

2) if you want to get really fancy you can play with the transparency of elements

3) “translate” and or “transform” can be persnickety but there’s almost always a way around it (almost)
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 3d
Beep Boop: Alien hates doing #selfPromo so made a bot to do it instead!

Did you know that I have a Zazzle Storefront where you can buy my art on cards, stickers, mugs, & more?
https://www.zazzle.com/store/alien_sunset_art

you can find more ways to support me at https://alien-sunset.neocities.org
product image of a mug on the sides are a flower like mandala design in pink, light blue, blue, and purple, the inside and rim of the mug have been glazed in light blue to match the mandala. product image of a deck of playing cards the backs of the cards are of a pile of multi colored, multi sided dice.
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
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Minute Cryptic - 12 October, 2025
"Antique rocking chair in empty attic" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (74,868 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
When I’m stressed, I tend to hyper focus on something else to keep from freaking out.
Last night i made a shit ton of prints from some new blocks i cut over the last week.

Here’s a sneak peek until i can get the spoons to take good photos

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #exLibris
An extreme angle photo of a label sheet of 3 1/4 x 4 labels showing a block print of a medieval marginalia bunny sitting and reading a book over the words “Ex Libris” on the labels
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Went to bed at 2:30am, got up at 9 with a migraine.
Mom’s off to church and then to visit dad. we probably won’t get any more news until afternoon/they come home.
Seriously considering going back to bed 😣😴
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 4d
anyway good night
Fluffy gray tabby asleep on a green blanket; he is doing a most delicate snooze.
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Mom finally home, Dad’s still not been admitted, and they can’t find anything wrong, blood was fine, CT was fine, but he was def not fine, so given the lateness she’s hoping they are keeping him for observation and will know more in the morning
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Beep Boop: Alien hates doing #selfPromo so made a bot to do it instead!

Hey! I sell #knitting patterns on Ravely!
Including socks, hats, blankets, and more!
https://www.ravelry.com/stores/alien-sunset-designs

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!
closeup on a person's torso and upraised hands holding a small green acorn. the person is wearing a dark green hand knit sweater with a large oak leaf and acorn motif up the front flanked by twin intertwined braided cables. a pair of feet standing on a wooden kitchen chair, the feet are wearing a pair of lovely green socks with cables and oak leaf motifs.
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Only one visitor allowed at a time, and Mom wasn’t leaving him, so I’m home for now, they took blood and a CT scan before i left, but no news from mom yet (but that’s not a surprise or worry, mom never remembers to text)
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Two observations so far:
i think we’re listening to an oldies station, all the music is from high school.
And now I’m regretting being lazy and not casting on a new pair of purse socks for waiting rooms…
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 4d
Something tells me it’s going to be a long night….
In ER waiting room; Dad’s woozy and having dizzy and falling spells.
We have him in a wheel chair, but Moms barely moble herself and neither can hear worth a damn.
Is like the worlds most depressing comedy sketch
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epidiah.bsky.social
Epidiah, but said like Vampira so it's spoooooky @epidiah.bsky.social · 5d
Folks, I have a number to watch as it goes up!
unwrittenearths.bsky.social
Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 6d
⚔️ The Season of Swords is upon us! Swords Without Master is coming out of the pages of Worlds Without Master Issue 3 into a full, stand-alone release!

🔮 Follow the Kickstarter page to get notified on launch in early 2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 5d
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Minute Cryptic - 11 October, 2025
"Brunette’s first two AirPods Pro lost in hair, possibly?" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (57,228 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 5d
Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

I made a #Krita bundle with about 100 #gradient maps that I've made/modified while playing around
& its FREE:
https://ko-fi.com/s/56a99beaef

you can find more ways to support me at https://alien-sunset.neocities.org
an 8 x 13 grid of colorful squares, each a small sample of a gradient map.
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aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 6d
Ugh, word substitutions kill me
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Minute Cryptic - 10 October, 2025
"Critic rewound stream featuring female, sheepishly?" (8)
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🏆 2 hints – 1 under the community par (65,273 solvers so far).
www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...
aliensunset.bsky.social
Alien_Sunset 💜 commissions perpetually open 🌈 @aliensunset.bsky.social · 6d
Boop Beep: the bot says it's #selfPromo time!

Did you know that I have a Zazzle Storefront where you can buy my art on cards, stickers, mugs, & more?
https://www.zazzle.com/store/alien_sunset_art

check out https://alien-sunset.neocities.org for all the cool things I do!
product image of a postcard with a photo of a giant fiberglass Holstein cow wearing overlarge pink sunglasses on the side of the road. product image of a custom cut sticker on the empty space in the corner under a laptop keyboard, the sticker is of a pen and ink drawing of a snail with a very intricate shell wearing a top hat and monocle.
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