Martha Bechtel
@martha.net
Writer, artist, gamer, model horse addict, crafting-crafter-that-crafts... Looking for a digital home where I can talk hobbies and geek out. (Martha.net)
So... In my defense, I am waiting on unit tests to finish running. 😂 It's not quite right, but it was fun! 🎉🎨
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
So... In my defense, I am waiting on unit tests to finish running. 😂 It's not quite right, but it was fun! 🎉🎨
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
He dug many holes (bucketloader) and was a friendly doofus (buckethead). 😂
So his full name is: Sir Buckethead the Gallant
He's a bit scary looking, so I named him something silly so when I introduced him to folks they'd laugh and relax.
He's older but still a friendly doofus! 😂
So his full name is: Sir Buckethead the Gallant
He's a bit scary looking, so I named him something silly so when I introduced him to folks they'd laugh and relax.
He's older but still a friendly doofus! 😂
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
He dug many holes (bucketloader) and was a friendly doofus (buckethead). 😂
So his full name is: Sir Buckethead the Gallant
He's a bit scary looking, so I named him something silly so when I introduced him to folks they'd laugh and relax.
He's older but still a friendly doofus! 😂
So his full name is: Sir Buckethead the Gallant
He's a bit scary looking, so I named him something silly so when I introduced him to folks they'd laugh and relax.
He's older but still a friendly doofus! 😂
And this is why I am incapable of getting any -actual- writing done in a timely manner... sigh. Worldbuilding, gogogo!
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
And this is why I am incapable of getting any -actual- writing done in a timely manner... sigh. Worldbuilding, gogogo!
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
New year's resolution to get back on the treadmill and check off the guild-of-one achievements is a go! 1.5mph in 15 minute chunks means I'll get all my alts to 80 slooooowly but surely.
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
January 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
New year's resolution to get back on the treadmill and check off the guild-of-one achievements is a go! 1.5mph in 15 minute chunks means I'll get all my alts to 80 slooooowly but surely.
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
The less fun side of a micro-micro-business is dealing with accounting procrastination. (In my defense, I sold almost nothing last year, but income is income.) ((Woo?))
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The less fun side of a micro-micro-business is dealing with accounting procrastination. (In my defense, I sold almost nothing last year, but income is income.) ((Woo?))
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
I -almost- have the next chapter of An Ode to Normal done and today's #WIPSnips lined up well with a silly convo from an earlier chapter! 😁
(And I am on team-Slinky, Spots is just species-ist)
(And I am on team-Slinky, Spots is just species-ist)
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I -almost- have the next chapter of An Ode to Normal done and today's #WIPSnips lined up well with a silly convo from an earlier chapter! 😁
(And I am on team-Slinky, Spots is just species-ist)
(And I am on team-Slinky, Spots is just species-ist)
One of the projects that I wanted to work on this year was cleaning up (and properly backing up) my writing archives.
To give you an example of this chaos, I have just shy of 600 fanfics (mostly drabbles) scattered about and unknown horde of non-fanfic that's even less organized.
To give you an example of this chaos, I have just shy of 600 fanfics (mostly drabbles) scattered about and unknown horde of non-fanfic that's even less organized.
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
One of the projects that I wanted to work on this year was cleaning up (and properly backing up) my writing archives.
To give you an example of this chaos, I have just shy of 600 fanfics (mostly drabbles) scattered about and unknown horde of non-fanfic that's even less organized.
To give you an example of this chaos, I have just shy of 600 fanfics (mostly drabbles) scattered about and unknown horde of non-fanfic that's even less organized.
I spent time drafting up daily/weekly/monthly planner pages for the new year... and have barely used them. 🤦♀️(sigh)
Work still hasn't given me any assignments (everyone else is still on vaca), so time to plan out some of my own NestJs/React projects for next week.
Progress-ish!
Work still hasn't given me any assignments (everyone else is still on vaca), so time to plan out some of my own NestJs/React projects for next week.
Progress-ish!
January 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I spent time drafting up daily/weekly/monthly planner pages for the new year... and have barely used them. 🤦♀️(sigh)
Work still hasn't given me any assignments (everyone else is still on vaca), so time to plan out some of my own NestJs/React projects for next week.
Progress-ish!
Work still hasn't given me any assignments (everyone else is still on vaca), so time to plan out some of my own NestJs/React projects for next week.
Progress-ish!
I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas if they celebrate and a lovely Thursday if they don't! ❤️🎄
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas if they celebrate and a lovely Thursday if they don't! ❤️🎄
One chapter down, five to go! 🎉
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One chapter down, five to go! 🎉
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
We made it here a little before when we needed to open the doors and I had a chance to set up my table before we started checking people in. Half the fun of the craft fair is running the craft fair, but I do like trying to come up with booth layouts that don't look absolutely horrible. 🤣
October 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We made it here a little before when we needed to open the doors and I had a chance to set up my table before we started checking people in. Half the fun of the craft fair is running the craft fair, but I do like trying to come up with booth layouts that don't look absolutely horrible. 🤣
Everything is packed up, the workbench is clear, time to head to NoVA for Mom's Craft Fair! Wooo! 😁🎨🎉
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Everything is packed up, the workbench is clear, time to head to NoVA for Mom's Craft Fair! Wooo! 😁🎨🎉
I don't have too many striped #modelhorse wander the shelves, but I do have this little pair who has been in my gonna-finish-it-someday WiP herd for, err, literal decades now. 😅
I'm actually not even sure which body box they're in at this point. 🤔 #art #wip
I'm actually not even sure which body box they're in at this point. 🤔 #art #wip
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I don't have too many striped #modelhorse wander the shelves, but I do have this little pair who has been in my gonna-finish-it-someday WiP herd for, err, literal decades now. 😅
I'm actually not even sure which body box they're in at this point. 🤔 #art #wip
I'm actually not even sure which body box they're in at this point. 🤔 #art #wip
It looks like #NaNoWriMo lives again! 😁 I'm glad Chris Baty it once again stepping into things, brings back that kick of nostalgia!
Now I just need to find a new place to get writerly t-shirts from. 🤔
nano2.org
Now I just need to find a new place to get writerly t-shirts from. 🤔
nano2.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It looks like #NaNoWriMo lives again! 😁 I'm glad Chris Baty it once again stepping into things, brings back that kick of nostalgia!
Now I just need to find a new place to get writerly t-shirts from. 🤔
nano2.org
Now I just need to find a new place to get writerly t-shirts from. 🤔
nano2.org
Today's #modelhorse prompt may be a little less horse and a little more wild, but I figured October is a great time to play dress-up! 😁
Today's horse bookshelf scavenger hunt is for Things With Stripes! #horse #art #breyerhorses
Today's horse bookshelf scavenger hunt is for Things With Stripes! #horse #art #breyerhorses
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today's #modelhorse prompt may be a little less horse and a little more wild, but I figured October is a great time to play dress-up! 😁
Today's horse bookshelf scavenger hunt is for Things With Stripes! #horse #art #breyerhorses
Today's horse bookshelf scavenger hunt is for Things With Stripes! #horse #art #breyerhorses
Spend today lazily prepping for the craft fair next weekend. I was bundling everything else and finally gave into the urge to bundle the cat magnets into sets! 😂
(Magnets are a sturdy mixture of plaster and wood glue, recipe here: martha.net/2015/12/perf...)
(Magnets are a sturdy mixture of plaster and wood glue, recipe here: martha.net/2015/12/perf...)
October 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Spend today lazily prepping for the craft fair next weekend. I was bundling everything else and finally gave into the urge to bundle the cat magnets into sets! 😂
(Magnets are a sturdy mixture of plaster and wood glue, recipe here: martha.net/2015/12/perf...)
(Magnets are a sturdy mixture of plaster and wood glue, recipe here: martha.net/2015/12/perf...)
If you ever do, I'll happily donate some micro-fencing/bridges/whatever to the cause! 😂 (Tiny bits of wood I can do, tiny bits of leather, notsomuch)
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you ever do, I'll happily donate some micro-fencing/bridges/whatever to the cause! 😂 (Tiny bits of wood I can do, tiny bits of leather, notsomuch)
I love this dude a ridiculous amount! ❤️🐎
I actually only own two PAS (the other's a dapple grey), because they are a bit of a pain to fit into bookshelves. 😅 They are just a little too tall and a little too long... so I collected a lot more smaller scale arabians instead. #modelhorse
I actually only own two PAS (the other's a dapple grey), because they are a bit of a pain to fit into bookshelves. 😅 They are just a little too tall and a little too long... so I collected a lot more smaller scale arabians instead. #modelhorse
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I love this dude a ridiculous amount! ❤️🐎
I actually only own two PAS (the other's a dapple grey), because they are a bit of a pain to fit into bookshelves. 😅 They are just a little too tall and a little too long... so I collected a lot more smaller scale arabians instead. #modelhorse
I actually only own two PAS (the other's a dapple grey), because they are a bit of a pain to fit into bookshelves. 😅 They are just a little too tall and a little too long... so I collected a lot more smaller scale arabians instead. #modelhorse
Another throwback #modelhorse prompt for the day-- show me your bays! 😁
(Because I want an excuse to post my old PAS because the new Breyer anniversary PAS is making me want stablemate scale versions SO BAD. 😭)
(Because I want an excuse to post my old PAS because the new Breyer anniversary PAS is making me want stablemate scale versions SO BAD. 😭)
October 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Another throwback #modelhorse prompt for the day-- show me your bays! 😁
(Because I want an excuse to post my old PAS because the new Breyer anniversary PAS is making me want stablemate scale versions SO BAD. 😭)
(Because I want an excuse to post my old PAS because the new Breyer anniversary PAS is making me want stablemate scale versions SO BAD. 😭)
The tiny bags are in and now it's time to start assembling the craft fair mystery hauls! 😂 (To be fair, the tiny books won't be random)
Will this work? Who knows! But at least I have fun making them... 🎨
Will this work? Who knows! But at least I have fun making them... 🎨
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The tiny bags are in and now it's time to start assembling the craft fair mystery hauls! 😂 (To be fair, the tiny books won't be random)
Will this work? Who knows! But at least I have fun making them... 🎨
Will this work? Who knows! But at least I have fun making them... 🎨
A #modelhorse prompt that I meant to post earlier in the week! 😅
More of a 'feeling' than a color prompt, it's time to get a little creative! Which of your model horse herd reminds you the most of the season?
Halloween horses, shaggy winter-coated ponies, maple-leaf decorators, trot 'em all out! 😁
More of a 'feeling' than a color prompt, it's time to get a little creative! Which of your model horse herd reminds you the most of the season?
Halloween horses, shaggy winter-coated ponies, maple-leaf decorators, trot 'em all out! 😁
October 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A #modelhorse prompt that I meant to post earlier in the week! 😅
More of a 'feeling' than a color prompt, it's time to get a little creative! Which of your model horse herd reminds you the most of the season?
Halloween horses, shaggy winter-coated ponies, maple-leaf decorators, trot 'em all out! 😁
More of a 'feeling' than a color prompt, it's time to get a little creative! Which of your model horse herd reminds you the most of the season?
Halloween horses, shaggy winter-coated ponies, maple-leaf decorators, trot 'em all out! 😁
I went searching my shelves for this #modelhorse prompt... and oddly enough the I didn't find any roans (other than the CWPs and pulling them out of the conga is a pain).
So here's my old custom Breyer Stablemates in fantasy roans!
I wonder if I have any roans in the body box, I should check... 🤔
So here's my old custom Breyer Stablemates in fantasy roans!
I wonder if I have any roans in the body box, I should check... 🤔
October 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I went searching my shelves for this #modelhorse prompt... and oddly enough the I didn't find any roans (other than the CWPs and pulling them out of the conga is a pain).
So here's my old custom Breyer Stablemates in fantasy roans!
I wonder if I have any roans in the body box, I should check... 🤔
So here's my old custom Breyer Stablemates in fantasy roans!
I wonder if I have any roans in the body box, I should check... 🤔
#modelhorse scavenger hunt prompt, AWAY!
Time to scour your bookshelf herds for reds, blues, lilacs, blacks, bays, strawberry, rabicanos, sabinos, etc.!
If it looks like a roan, it counts! (Unless it’s a dun! 😂)
#breyerhorse #horseart #modelhorses
Time to scour your bookshelf herds for reds, blues, lilacs, blacks, bays, strawberry, rabicanos, sabinos, etc.!
If it looks like a roan, it counts! (Unless it’s a dun! 😂)
#breyerhorse #horseart #modelhorses
October 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#modelhorse scavenger hunt prompt, AWAY!
Time to scour your bookshelf herds for reds, blues, lilacs, blacks, bays, strawberry, rabicanos, sabinos, etc.!
If it looks like a roan, it counts! (Unless it’s a dun! 😂)
#breyerhorse #horseart #modelhorses
Time to scour your bookshelf herds for reds, blues, lilacs, blacks, bays, strawberry, rabicanos, sabinos, etc.!
If it looks like a roan, it counts! (Unless it’s a dun! 😂)
#breyerhorse #horseart #modelhorses
The tiny plastic ponies have arrived! 😁🎉🐎
...Now to think of fun colors to paint them... eventually. 😅
#modelhorses #breyerhorses #TooManyPoniesToPaintAndTooLittleTime
...Now to think of fun colors to paint them... eventually. 😅
#modelhorses #breyerhorses #TooManyPoniesToPaintAndTooLittleTime
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The tiny plastic ponies have arrived! 😁🎉🐎
...Now to think of fun colors to paint them... eventually. 😅
#modelhorses #breyerhorses #TooManyPoniesToPaintAndTooLittleTime
...Now to think of fun colors to paint them... eventually. 😅
#modelhorses #breyerhorses #TooManyPoniesToPaintAndTooLittleTime
The other horse I wanted to share for today's #modelhorse prompt was this appaloosa (that I also don't own) that I absolutely LOVE but I can't find a good studio link! 😭
It's a Thoroughbred Mare sculpted by Carol Williams and painted by Liz Shaw.
www.equineresindirectory.com/showhorse.as...
It's a Thoroughbred Mare sculpted by Carol Williams and painted by Liz Shaw.
www.equineresindirectory.com/showhorse.as...
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The other horse I wanted to share for today's #modelhorse prompt was this appaloosa (that I also don't own) that I absolutely LOVE but I can't find a good studio link! 😭
It's a Thoroughbred Mare sculpted by Carol Williams and painted by Liz Shaw.
www.equineresindirectory.com/showhorse.as...
It's a Thoroughbred Mare sculpted by Carol Williams and painted by Liz Shaw.
www.equineresindirectory.com/showhorse.as...