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[snek-panini]

At long last, it is Post Stuff I Made Time again. The last time I had a book to show off was in May and that's just too long. Not a fic (this time. I have them, they're coming) but a journal:

I made this as a dnd journal for my husband, and it was originally supposed to be a Christmas present, then a birthday present (in March), and finally it has reached its true potential as a Labor Day Week present. But it's gorgeous, he loves it and I'm proud of it. The cover is Allure book cloth (the color's called skylight), with the strip at the bottom in chiyogami (from ChibiJay; I got it in one of their assorted strip packs), and the flower is gold foil htv. The campaign is pirate/high seas themed, and his character's background has a distinct Fantasy Japan element, so a lot of the design choices followed from that.

More photos under the cut!

Close up on the cover. I thought I had a close up of the flower icon but I must not have taken it. Love how close the color match is between the blue in the waves and the book cloth. The gold htv came out a bit less smooth than I'd have liked, but it has a kind of gold leaf look to it that we both ended up really liking.

He requested a Coptic bind so it would lay flat when opened, and I did Coptic end bands for stability and because they look cool, especially with the exposed link stitches. I find the link stitches also add a bit of stability when you've got fewer Coptic stitches. I special ordered the pink thread (again, his choice) from Hollander's, and it was expensive and totally not worth the hassle. The only way to get this color was pre-waxed and there is SO MUCH WAX on it, it's ludicrous. I scraped a lot of it off on a blade and it was still too waxy, like handling a candle. It's also very stiff and thicker than I'm used to, to the extent that it was hard to thread the needle with it. I've ordered their unwaxed thread before and would do it again, but this is the last time I buy the waxed stuff. Embroidery floss is cheaper, easier to work with, and comes in more colors.

Please ignore the blurriness in the second photo; I have never claimed to be a photographer and didn't notice it till now. This is the doublure on the inside of the front cover, and it's more chiyogami from Chibijay. The wave pattern wraps around from the front to finish up under this paste-down; I wanted to do the same in the back but didn't have enough of the wave print, so the back is plain.

I thought I'd taken a photo of the pages but I guess I didn't because I can't find it now. Being a journal there was no typeset for this. I actually bought a pre-cut and pre-folded unsewn book block from Hollander's for this. They come in a couple of colors and you can get them blank, with lines, or with graph print for drawing, and Husband chose the graph paper for ease of drawing and making charts.

As a rule I don't normally make journals; books only become interesting to me after there is something in them. So I just skipped the part of the "learning to make books" process where most people make a bunch of sketchbooks. This is actually the first one I've ever made. I'm pleased with how it turned out, and Husband loves it, but I can't see them becoming a regular part of my output unless it's requests like this. However, I've got six finished fic binds to post, so stay tuned for those.

[nothigelaw]

Hi I’m new here

[liyass]

@softichill

i havent really posted any art on tumblr, so i dunno if this looks good but here they are !

[supportanimy]

Yesterday my brother brought up sonic gijinkas and then I ended up finding this for "official" human sonic

So I'd like to ask y'all, WHO IS THAT GIRL ON THE RIGHT

I just found out that the middle one is supposed to be the freaking dreamcast, but like, I haven't found the girl anywhere and people say it's Tails, which unless someone has a better explanation, I'm just gonna have to accept for now

[omgkalyppso]

Ash Warrior: [Scaea] taught Luthias the dwarven battle wrath, to summon his strength and ignore all pain. Luthias then taught this to the Clayne*, who made him their chieftain.

Mahariel: So you descend from the Clayne?

AW: They were simply the first to be taught. Others were inspired by his death to follow his path.

Mahariel: How did he die?

AW: Luthias's prowess earned him the love of Morighan'nan, a beautiful chieftain of another tribe. When Scaea learned of his seduction, she returned to her people. Luthias was grieved. He sent Morighan'nan away, but this only vexed her and began a long war between their tribes. In the end, Luthias slew Morighan'nan in single combat. However, his wounds were great, and he perished when the rage ended. The dwarves came from Orzammar that day and gave Luthias an honored burial in the mountains.** And we live by his teachinngs even today.

Mahariel: So he betrayed his wife and killed his lover?

AW: He was a great man with great passions. Perhaps you'll hear a more inspiring version in a tavern someday.

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I forgot how pathetic the Ash Warrior origin is. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

*the Clayne:

Master Ilen of Clan Sabrae while giving his father's bow, which is famed for its use in the relevant battle:

Our clan was one of the first to flee the Dales. When we came to Ferelden, the fiercest of the shemlen were the barbarians known as the Clayne. We didn't wait for them to attack us. Every Dalish clan in Ferelden united to bring the battle to them. The ensuing battle went well for us. That day, we carved out our reputation of being the deadliest archers.

**Why? He cheated on his dwarven wife with a woman who was most likely human but possibly elvish. Because of mastery of combat? He started a "long" war! Was it because he wasn't going to be accepted by his own gods and religion? I doubt he worshipped the Stone.

Tbh I love the tragedy of Luthias' story. The drama! It is an epic (probably embellished by the bards)! But like, looking at him as a historical figure instead of a mythical one, he sounds like a cruel and selfish man who cost his people a lot in terms of safety.

[cassandragemini]

Aimee, from Leonard Nimoy’s 2010 photography series Secret Selves

Aimee — tattoo and body piercing

I like being a girl…no one knows I am a woman, let alone a lesbian. My beard is natural, there is no imbalance.

[keymintt]

a comic/zine about coyotes

[yanderespamton78]

Edit since a lot of people seem confused - your "real" name is the name that you want to be referred to in real life. It doesn't have to be your legal name. So if you're trans and you have a different name to whats on your birth certificate, even if not many people call you by the name, it still counts as your real name.

Edit 2 : Holy shit guys please stop reblogging this post my poor inbox im getting like 20 notifs an hour asjfhkajshdkh /lh /srs

[snowflake-sage]

I don’t know if I ever posted this or not , it’s from awhile ago

[glowtech]

my depression is the funniest thing ever. putting this under the cut bc tw suicide ideation but

whenever i get like. depressed depressed and im like hmm maybe i should just die actually. i get self conscious bc if i die and they go to my apartment and it was a mess it would be So annoying for them todeal with and i get embarrassed. so my brain is like ok we can’t kill ourself until the apartment is clean !! and then eventually i get so depressed that i’m like ok time to clean the apartment so i can die. and then i finish cleaning and im like hmm ^_^ ok well im not that eager to kill myself anymore. and the cycle continues.

[ketunhanska]

St. Trina

[newttxt]

happy wano wednesday to all who celebrate!!

[aestheticallynotdeerlightful]

Thoughts and doodles

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(Please do not use, or repost my works anywhere without explicit permission from me thank you <3)

[feelo-fick]

more misc au art... (the last two are unrelated but shh)

GAAAHHHH i promise ive got actual stuff cooking im just scared to post it/motivation to finish art Hard :"D clutching my head... always forever 24/7 thinking about them...

[yunyin]

Zag is making a Hawkyura statue

the way my mouth dropped open

I don't think they've made something that has surprised me this much in a while!

[meamiiikiii]

my friend and i have this ongoing bit on stream where we are going to shave the king bald...... yeah........

((there are actually two ongoing bits with the king. but i do not think anyone wants me to illustrate the second one. including myself. perhaps i am a coward and that is okay. i will not be elaborating at this time. SAFSADASDAS))