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Brittany Helms
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Craftswoman 🧜‍♀️🦦
Embroidery • Photography • Gouache
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Reworked my Lara Croft deck last night for a game of commander today. Final board state 😊
A top down view of two players Magic The Gathering cards.
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I’ve been holding out for a Hedley & Bennet apron for months hoping to find one I really like to justify the price. Thought it was going to be this one but the legs are giving not designed by a human :/
August 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Sun and Moon Embroidery
☀️☁️🌙
An embroidered face within a golden sun frame. The left eye is open and the right eye is closed. There are clouds embroidered on the top right and bottom left of the face. An embroidered face within a silver sun frame to look like the moon. The right eye is open and the left eye is closed. There are clouds embroidered on the top left and bottom right of the face.
March 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I’m stilling reading The God of the Woods, so I’m interested to see how much my hold moves up by the time I’m done. If it’s still estimated at several months I might just go and buy Careless People.
A screenshot of the Libby app showing my current position in line to borrow ‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams, estimated time frame of several months. 39th in line, with a total of 158 people waiting from my library.
March 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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If you see this QRP with your animal painting

I love painting pet portraits 💖
A pen and ink portrait of a chihuahua. The portrait is by B. Helms. A gouach painting of a chocolate lab. The bottom right corner has some pink cherry blossoms laid on top of the painting. The painting is by B. Helms. A gouache painting of a white dog wearing a black and red checkered handkerchief around its neck. The painting is by B. Helms. A gouache portrait of a cat. The top left has floral accents laid on top. The painting is by B. Helms.
March 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Some more old embroidery work. A harpy from 2020.
#embroidery
An embroidered harpy on maroon fabric. The harpy is flying with its claws facing out. The front wing is stumpwork and is curved off the fabric. An angled shot of the harpy showing the raised wing. The harpy is flying with its claws facing out.
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This was a challenge! I’ve never used fluid acrylic paint before and the square is so tiny. Def want to try it some more.
An altered basic lands plains card from Magic the Gathering. The altered art is a complete paint over of rolling green hills.
February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Some older photos I took at Asilomar. Hoping to make it back to CA one day. 🪶 🌊 🦦#wildlifephotography
A red-shouldered hawk sitting on a wooden fence. In front of a line of trees and then the ocean. The full moon rising over Asilomar State Beach. Sunset is almost complete with the sky fading to night. A small group of sea otters in kelp with rocks behind them.
February 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Got myself outside for a few hours today so I wouldn’t doom scroll. This little guy would not slow down.

#birdphotography
Eastern “Myrtle Warbler” sitting on a branch looking away. A puffed up Eastern “Myrtle Warbler” sitting on a branch.
February 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Have to spin something thematic with this recent snowfall. ❄️👾
Soundtrack Wrath of the Lich King vinyl playing on a yellow turntable with snow in the background.
February 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Edited some recent photos of a visit to the botanical gardens. This is prob my fav of the bunch. #photography #birdphotography
A great blue heron standing in a stream waiting to get some fish. It is framed by tree branches. There is a soft rim light from the sun on the head and stomach of the heron as it faces to the left.
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I tried looking for some Valentine’s Day themed art to share, but I’m more of a Halloween person. So here’s a mixed media piece of an oyster and pearl I did back in 2019.

#printmaking #embroidery #mixedmedia
Linocut of an open oyster with a sequin embroidered pearl inside.
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Here’s an old embroidery piece I did back in 2019. Another dog portrait, who is surprised lol. #embroidery #petportrait
An in progress picture of a red Doberman’s embroidered portrait. The left side of the face and both eyes are complete A process picture of an embroidered red Doberman. The ears, eyes and most of the face is complete. There are embroidery scissors below the portrait and embroidery floss to the right. The finished red Doberman embroidery portrait. There are also some embroidery floss bobbins on the right side.
February 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Wednesday’s portrait has safely made it to California! Here she is 💖

Painted with gouache.
A portrait from the neck up of a German Shepherd mix. She is wearing a teal collar with white dots. A close-up and angled photo of the same portrait of the German Shepherd mix. Focusing on the eyes where the rest of the image gets blurry.
February 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Ripley is already asleep for the night.
Pen drawing of a German Shepherd lying down, with her back to the viewer.
February 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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The huge advantage of liking Pompompurin and blind boxes is that he will always be the heaviest box. This whole collection is super cute. I might go back and get more.
Pompompurin from the Tokidoki x Hello Kitty and Friends Series 3 Cherry Blossom blind box.
February 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Trying to keep up with daily little life drawings. Not my best, but it’s putting pen to paper which I haven’t done since January.
A simple pen drawing of a sleeping German Shepherd on an A6 hobonichi page.
February 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Spinning these today. Forever wishing that The Sims would release a box set. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Two vinyl jackets on top of each other. The top vinyl is Stardew Valley: Spring, and beneath it is World of Warcraft.
February 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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They had the new Love Keith Haring forever stamps! ♥️
A sheet of forever stamps featuring Keith Haring’s untitled 1985 drawing of two figures reaching towards a red heart.
January 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The good thing about starting over on a new social media app is that I have a lot of art that I can share again. 😅

#art #dogportrait
A brush pen portrait of a German Shepherd done back in 2020.
January 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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The smallest I’ve ever embroidered was this little tarot spread from a few years back for Stitchtober.

#embroidery
Eight embroidered tiny tarot cards in a half moon spread. Going from the top counter clockwise is the 6 of wands, 2 of pentacles, 3 of swords, 5 of cups, 3 of cups, 2 of wands and 2 of swords. The inner card is strength. A closeup of the tiny embroideries 2 of pentacles and 6 of wands. A close up of the tiny embroidered strength tarot card.
January 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Finishing up this pet portrait today.
January 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM