Frank Bernard Dicksee, Chivalry. 1885

this is so beautiful especially given the state of the piano and where it’s left,, how they gave it life again and also the song choice i cried watching this yeah

i was supposed to finish this as full illustration for some inctober list but i gave up so here

it really is insane how waking up early will grant you access to some of the most beautiful sights and sensations in the world that will make you want to live forever, but only if you overcome the gauntlet of a thousand razors that is getting out of bed early. truly one of life's little saw traps.

Puffin Stuff

a digital painting

my deviantart

I am the queen of ugly (“rustic”) cakes that taste supremely delicious. This one is vanilla bean chiffon cake layers w dark chocolate espresso mousse filling & a salted caramel chai Swiss buttercream frosting. Decorated w sugared rosemary & cranberries 🌿

a pouch I crocheted for some cards! i am very proud of the closure. designed it myself

i always struggled with closures on pouches that aren't suitable for drawstrings. i have 1 that just barely fits the cards and they don't fall out cause of the tension. this one though, the cards actually have enough room.

what i did was i made a flap, i chained some, i attached chain to the other side of the flap, and cut the yarn. then i chained a bunch, surface crocheted a line onto the pouch, and then started chaining again, making sure that the points at which the chains "detach" are about where the loop attached to the flap is fully stretched out.

if this makes you go "huh" and you'd like to understand, feel free to ask

closeup of the yarns, i used 2 cotton crochet threads and 1 fingering weight cotton, held together, it's such a beautiful effect, don't you think?

Alexander Koester - Flower meadow near Weßling (1915-20)

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I drew the gummy rats from Neopets :}