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finished up this mossy piece 🌿

#embroidery #handmade #aicaneatmyfarts
A textured embroidery filled with lots of French knots and beads that look like stones. It looks like a forest floor A textured embroidery filled with lots of French knots and beads that look like stones. It looks like a forest floor
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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oops forgot about this app but anyway I finished this last month!!!

#embroidery #handembroidery #memade #artsandcrafts
A hand holds an embroidery in front of a brick wall. The embroidery features a desert oasis scene that has buttes, sand, cacti, and water. There are beads woven throughout and three beads hang off the bottom A closeup of the stitching and beads on the water. A closeup of the texture of one of the cacti A hand holds an embroidery in front of a brick wall. The embroidery features a desert oasis scene that has buttes, sand, cacti, and water. There are beads woven throughout and three beads hang off the bottom
September 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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one bundle of blue —> two bundles of blue —> so much to go 🪡 🌵
A work in progress embroidery hangs on a white door. The embroidery is made on tea dyed canvas and features a desert oasis scene. The sun in the sky is stitched yellow. A small portion of the sky is stitched blue. A work in progress embroidery hangs on a white door. The embroidery is made on tea dyed canvas and features a desert oasis scene. The sun in the sky is stitched yellow. About half of the sky is stitched blue.
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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up next 🪡
A newly started embroidery project hangs on a white door. The embroidery fabric is tea stained a sepia brown and shows the outlines a desert oasis, with a body of water on the bottom left, some cacti scattered throughout, a road curving down the middle of the design, and desert mountain buttes in the background. There is also a large round sun in the sky
April 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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had an incredible few days trading on lucky sweater!! i got a handmade silk top, a pair of handmade turkish leather loafers, an incredible pair of patterned trousers, and this handmade cup!!!
A purple handmade silk top hangs on a wooden hanger against a grey background. The top has floral lining on the hem and matching purple buttons down the front A pair of brown handmade Turkish leather loafers. A hand holding a handmade cup. The cup is primarily white and features blue text that reads dumb bitch juice a model wears a pair of white pants with a black abstract pattern
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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made something silly this morning 🪡 💊 🪷

#whitelotus #embroidery
An embroidery hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery has pink, yellow, orange, green, and white floral fabric. On the fabric are letter beads that spell out, “has anyone seen my lorazepam” from the white lotus
March 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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today my coworker & i sat outside our university union and encouraged people to write postcards to their elected officials & uni admin. we also passed out info on how to submit comments to oppose LB552 in nebraska. in ~2hr, we had 50 stamped post cards ready to send out!!!
A hand holds up a stack of post cards, front-facing. The postcard shown on top is of a character from Bluey holding a sign that says, “defunding section 504 was NOT on my 2025 bingo card!” A hand holds up a stack of post cards. The stack of postcards is shown from the side and is over 1” thick in width
March 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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vest from my art trade came in and it’s gorgeousssss
A person is wearing a white turtleneck shirt with a hand made blue sweater vest over the turtleneck. They are also wearing khakis, and a beaded necklace with strawberry beads. The vest is hand knit and has a somewhat basket weave texture.
March 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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got some good light today so took the opportunity to make my partner take higher quality photos of my recent embroidery piece

so so so thrilled with how this turned out. i learned so much!! 🪡
Two hands hold a hand embroidered patch. The patch design was hand embroidered using short stitches and French knots, and is shaped like an airplane window. The embroidery design is of the view outside the airplane window featuring the left wing of an airplane flying over clouds at dusk Two hands hold a hand embroidered patch. The patch design was hand embroidered using short stitches and French knots, and is shaped like an airplane window. The embroidery design is of the view outside the airplane window featuring the left wing of an airplane flying over clouds at dusk
February 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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second ever hand embroidered patch = DONE ✅
A hand embroidered patch sits on a purple velvet surface. The patch is in the shape of an airplane window with a view outside the window. The view features the wing of the left side of the plane flying at dusk. There are clouds at the bottom of the frame made out of French knots. The dusk palette goes from deep blue to purple to pink to red to orange to yellow. A hand embroidered patch sits on a purple velvet surface. The patch is in the shape of an airplane window with a view outside the window. The view features the wing of the left side of the plane flying at dusk. There are clouds at the bottom of the frame made out of French knots. The dusk palette goes from deep blue to purple to pink to red to orange to yellow.
February 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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somehow finished this piece today!!!

#embroidery #abstract
A finished embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery features beads and knots such as a French knot and a bullion knot. There are random stitches and beads everywhere for an abstract pattern. The colors are vibrant neons and jewel tones with a spattering of black and white A close up of A finished embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery features beads and knots such as a French knot and a bullion knot. There are random stitches and beads everywhere for an abstract pattern. The colors are vibrant neons and jewel tones with a spattering of black and white
February 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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knot by knot and bead by bead we are making progress!!!

#handembroidery #embroidery #WIP
an embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The project has yet to be completed, but significant progress has been made. The embroidery features French knots, bullion knots, beads, and miscellaneous stitches in an abstract pattern. The colors are vibrant neons and jewel tones. There is some blank space on the embroidery where canvas shows through. A closeup of an embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The project has yet to be completed, but significant progress has been made. The embroidery features French knots, bullion knots, beads, and miscellaneous stitches in an abstract pattern. The colors are vibrant neons and jewel tones. There is some blank space on the embroidery where canvas shows through.
February 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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a little progress on my current art trade!!

#embroidery
A work in progress embroidery hangs on a fence. The embroidery features lots of bright neon and jewel tone colors, as well as beads. There is empty space between the stitches. A work in progress embroidery hangs on a fence. The embroidery features lots of bright neon and jewel tone colors, as well as beads. There is empty space between the stitches. A work in progress embroidery hangs on a fence. The embroidery features lots of bright neon and jewel tone colors, as well as beads. There is empty space between the stitches.
February 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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probably my favorite thing I’ve ever embroidered 🪡
An embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery is of a bathroom, featuring colorfully stitched tiles, a bathtub, and a woven rug. There is also an embroidered towel hanging on the side of the tub. Part of the bathroom wall is painted yellow with watercolor, and the floor is painted a wood grain beneath the woven mat. The bathtub is made out of negative space comprised of only black outline stitches and some blue watercolor for bath water. An embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery is of a bathroom, featuring colorfully stitched tiles, a bathtub, and a woven rug. There is also an embroidered towel hanging on the side of the tub. Part of the bathroom wall is painted yellow with watercolor, and the floor is painted a wood grain beneath the woven mat. The bathtub is made out of negative space comprised of only black outline stitches and some blue watercolor for bath water. A closeup of an embroidery featuring the textures of the embroidered towel and woven rug. The embroidery project hangs on a wooden fence and is of a bathroom, featuring colorfully stitched tiles, a bathtub, and a woven rug. There is also an embroidered towel hanging on the side of the tub. Part of the bathroom wall is painted yellow with watercolor, and the floor is painted a wood grain beneath the woven mat. The bathtub is made out of negative space comprised of only black outline stitches and some blue watercolor for bath water.
January 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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having too much fun with my junk journal i fear
a Hobonichi cousin junk journal spread. The left page is a collage of receipts and stickers. The right says “learning to visible mend” with a mending illustration a Hobonichi cousin junk journal spread. The left page has a drawing of a chemex filled with coffee and two books, Martyr! Which is listed under “finished” and The Third Gilmore Girl under “started”. The right page is a collage of library receipts, business cards, and a flyer advertising a sale
January 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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saturday spread
#hobonichi #junkjournaling
A Hobonichi cousin daily junk journal. The page features a collage featuring a receipt for a book pickup, a bookmark, and a sticker that says Alvin Coffee. There are a number of colorful scraps of paper on the page.
January 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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a friend of mine sent me the silliest pair of earrings as a surprise and i am in loooooooove 🎈 🪿
a hand holds up a pair of earrings that are little geese being lifted by a bundle of balloons. The balloons are made out of beads
January 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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some of my favorite #hobonichi junk journal spreads of the year (so far!)
a junk journal spread. It includes wordle answers, library receipts, book reviews, and collages. a junk journal spread. It has many colorful doodles and washi tape a junk journal spread. There is a sketch of an old school tv that says “weekend movies” a junk journal spread of collages and ephemera
January 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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last time i was in for a haircut, i gave my stylist some washi tape and a field notes to give to her daughter. i got this in the mail today as a thank you for my gifts and oh my god did i cry
a card that has a yellow background and a mouse wearing a sweater while holding a bouquet of flowers in his arms and mouth. Beside the card sits a drawing of three sets of hands around a shiny diamond
January 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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got some good light for a brief moment so here’s my current embroidery WIP!!! it’s for my first art trade of 2025! someone’s knitting me a vest!
An embroidery hoop hangs on a fence. The project is incomplete. It is a stitch study featuring knots and woven pieces of neon and jewel toned thread, as well as beads A close up of an embroidery project featuring knots, beads, and woven elements A close up of an embroidery project featuring knots, beads, and woven elements A close up of an embroidery project featuring knots, beads, and woven elements
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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first finished embroidery project of 2025!
a finished embroidery hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery design is a colorful assortment of tiles a finished embroidery hangs on a wooden fence. The embroidery design is a colorful assortment of tiles
January 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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UPDATE!!! IT WAS WORTH IT!! i have been working on this #embroidery for months because i’ve been so nervous to do these clouds, but i think they turned out really pretty 🥲
a work in progress embroidery patch hangs on a fence. the embroidery is of an airplane window view at dusk a work in progress embroidery patch. the design is the view from an airplane window at dusk
December 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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just read this book in a single sitting, which is seldom something i can do but wow did this book hook me in #booksky 💙📚
A hand holds up a book. The cover is white and the book is titled Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
December 28, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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slow progress on this patch but damn i think it’s gonna be worth it
An embroidery of an airplane window at dusk. An embroidery of an airplane window at dusk.
December 27, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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participated in a not-so-secret-santa swap in the field nuts group and my first package came in today and i’m beyond thrilled!!! so so thoughtful to include so much ephemera too.
Small notebooks and an array of stickers, cards, pencils, and ephemera sit on a purple velvet background
December 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM