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[yu-miou]

Somehow I forgot I did these after finishing Anyway the Wind Blows.... I think I made them to celebrate the end of the Carry On series... Well... they're a bit late for the party but here they are I guess ^^

[krisrix]

Inktober 27 ⁙ Road

They're watching Agatha All Along~

Shep likes asking questions, Baz and Penny like feeling smart, and Simon likes the camaraderie of having someone else in the group who doesn't always understand how the WoM works. Wins all around.

[rebel-walnut]

I think Shepard Love goes to my uni

[andoutofharm]

!

[pacey-bunce-loves-joey]

favorite side ship: Shepard X poor decisions

[monbons]

Stitch Sunday

Today's post will be fast because the little bons and I are traveling to spend the day with Jenny Lemon and her little lemons. Without further ado, an update on all of my most recent sewing projects.

The Mage - I did in fact finish making him—complete with weird little stache and beard—before my son and I decapitated him together and I finished his Link. The Mage's severed head is now pinned to the bulletin board at my desk. Justice served.

Penny - Hands down, she is the best doll I have ever made. I literally can't pick my favorite thing about her because every detail is so special. Have multiple angles so you can admire the craftsmanship. (Not pictured: the bead buckles on her Mary Janes.)

Shepard - He is still very much a work in progress. Although I have also been trying to take my time with him to get the same quality as Penny, it has been a rough go. I have learned several things in his construction. Namely, the quality of the felt matters so much and, quite frankly, craft stores tend to have pretty crappy felt and my local fabric stores have poor stock in felt. Also, finding a variety of REAL skin tones is hard, especially in darker tones. I ordered a pack of quality "skin tone" felt online the other day and got LITERALLY 11 shades of white people (pink, peach, golden, antique white, etc) and only 3 shades of brown people---one of which was too marbled to realistically be skin. Very upsetting. All of this to say, I am working with what I've got and will keep searching for quality Shep felt.

Thanks for the tag @shrekgogurt. Cannot wait to read your update. The snippet was excellent!

Hellos and high-fives: @thewholelemon, @raenestee, @roomwithanopenfire, @cutestkilla, @bookish-bogwitch

@hushed-chorus, @artsyunderstudy, @rimeswithpurple, @valeffelees, @drowninginships

@talentpiper11, @emeryhall, @brilla-brilla-estrellita, @thehoneyedhufflepuff, @beastmonstertitan

@you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @youarenevertooold, @larkral, @mooncello, @theearlgreymage

@iamamythologicalcreature, @aristocratic-otter, @blackberrysummerblog, @run-for-chamo-miles, @facewithoutheart

@ic3-que3n, @best--dress, @rbkzz, @supercutedinosaurs, @messofthejess

@skee3000, @arthurkko, @fiend-for-culture, @orange-peony, @martsonmars

@onepintobean, @palimpsessed, @moodandmist, @ileadacharmedlife, @theimpossibledemon

@fatalfangirl, @technetiumai, @katatsumuli, @stitchyqueer, @comesitintheclover

[ebbpettier]

You might have answered this before but whose the president of the Penelope Bunce fanclub. Is it me?

unfortunately no matter how hard we try, neither of us could possibly ever hope to outrank ...

him

[sleepyphobzz]

Guys we should make something called snowvember for the simon snow fandom we need more than coc/cotta & i think this is a great idea

[carryon-disability-week]

Carry On Disability Week 2024 prompts are here!

This year's CODW will run from July 21st to July 27th. Be sure to use the tags #carry on disability week, #carry on disability week 2024, and #codw 2024!

Prompts:

Sunday, July 21st: Aid | Struggle

Monday, July 22nd: Lost | Spoonie

Tuesday, July 23rd: Relief | Faint

Wednesday, July 24th: Zebra* | Neurodivergent

Thursday, July 25th: Fight | Learn

Friday, July 26th: Numpties | Mission

Saturday, July 27th: Allergy | Stars

Go forth and create! I can't wait to see what y'all come up with!

Introduction to CODW | FAQ

*Zebra: Folks with a rare disease/disorder. Doctors are taught "when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras", so zebras became a symbol for rare diseases and disorders.

[crankybeetle]

@carryon-countdown day 18: hunger

Shepherd please be careful 😭

[krisrix]

Inktober Day 08 ⁘ Toad

He flashes a smile at me, pulling his arm away and sliding it into his jacket. “I’m going to miss your lamenting, Penelope Bunce. And your derision. And the way you occasionally threaten to turn me into a frog. Will you threaten me by text every once in a while? So I know you’re doing okay?”

–Any Way The Wind Blows, @rainbowrowell

Love that Penny brings up the topic of turning someone into a toad frog in all three of the books.

[ivelovedhimthroughworse]

Inktober 2023

Day Thirty - Rush

"You said you used to be a storm chaser. Did it get too risky?" "Nah, I just got more excited about chasing magic. It's a bigger rush." Ah. Of course. I make a hmmph sound in my nose, and it comes out just as judgemental as I intended.

Wayward Son, Chapter 48, Rainbow Rowell.

[junior-writes]

its been a while but im finally writing something with the intention of posting it. im not gonna say what its about but im very very excited for when im done with it. this is me holding myself accountable by putting it in writing.

[lamentable-comedy]

Shepard and Penny!!

[monbons]

Stitch Sunday

Thanks for the tags @hushed-chorus, @aristocratic-otter, and @whatevertheweather. Your snips were a delight!

On my end, I have FINALLY finished Shep (sort of...). Behold.

He is still barefoot because after logging too many hours on this jean jacket I was ready to move on. He will eventually have high-top style lace up shoes, but that is a project for another day.

I’ve started the next set of dolls, but they shall stay a bit of a mystery because 1) they are a new ship and I am not yet fully confident in how to achieve the look I want, and 2) they are the most collaborative set I’ve ever tackled, so I am saving updates for the fic author for now. All I can give you is this materials mood board for one of the characters, which I created while trying to decide on the right skin tone.

Since all I could provide was a peek into the process for the next doll, I figured today could be a behind-the-scenes post! What exactly goes into making a doll? So glad you asked...

First, I scour the internet for inspiration poses. When I was making Baz's beard - character, here were the poses I sent @emeryhall to choose from.

Once I've picked a pose, I turn it into body parts to create a paper pattern. I check to make sure it looks good before tracing it onto fabric and checking it again. Then, I stuff and you guessed it, I check yet again. This process is important because once things are sewn and stuffed, the scale could be off or pieces don't match up as you'd like, and you have to start again.

My favorite (and most amusing) example of starting again was Bunbaz's Simon. I'd checked and rechecked the pose successfully and then when I went to add the head---disaster! Most of my poses up until that point had been fairly flat and the dolls were meant to be looked at ONLY straight-on. Simon was fully 3D... but his first head was a flat head like all of my previous dolls. So, the profile view was horrifying.

Needless to say, I had to go back and figure out how to make a 3D head. I did internet research, tried several methods I found online---all of which resulted in unsightly seams through his face---so I settled on simple: just add a strip of fabric between the two circles and call it a day. Now I make all of my heads this way!

(As an aside, 3D Simon required almost four times as many individually, hand-sewn curls as flat Simon. That is how much I love @bookish-bogwitch)

Once the body of the dolls is complete, I go back and create the details, including clothing and accessories. Despite all the dolls being similarly sized, their positions often make it impossible to mass produce clothing (unless they are standing like a traditional Barbie). So each outfit is individually tailored to the doll. Here I am cutting up one of my own socks to give Penny knee highs.

Hope you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes. Maybe next week I will have some kind of update for you on the new set. Until then...

Hellos and high-fives! @raenestee, @thewholelemon, @cutestkilla (happy birthday!), @roomwithanopenfire, @artsyunderstudy

@shrekgogurt (happy birthday!), @rimeswithpurple, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @youarenevertooold, @talentpiper11

@brilla-brilla-estrellita, @beastmonstertitan, @best--dress, @thehoneyedhufflepuff, @larkral

@drowninginships, @valeffelees, @mooncello, @theearlgreymage, @iamamythologicalcreature

@blackberrysummerblog, @run-for-chamo-miles, @facewithoutheart, @ic3-que3n, @rbkzz

@supercutedinosaurs, @messofthejess, @skeedelvee, @arthurkko, @fiend-for-culture

@orange-peony, @martsonmars, @katatsumuli, @comesitintheclover, @fatalfangirl

@onepintobean, @palimpsessed, @moodandmist, @ileadacharmedlife, @theimpossibledemon

[ebbpettier]

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