#I'm not necessarily hoping for this blog to get famous or for people to reach it and CERTAINLY not hoping it gets like famous

[projectlooseleaftea]

Hello! Welcome to Project Loose Leaf Tea.

I've decided to try and recreate Mollymauk's famous coat like so many others before me - with limited sewing knowledge, limited (read: thrifted) supplies, and limited time (I'm giving myself about three months from now - mid November 2023 to mid February 2024).

I'll be using the Mollymauk Sewing Pattern by Indigo Patterns (link in the reblog).

One thing to note is that I'm not aiming to get every single thing done within this timeframe (especially since I also am hoping to make the doublet that's included in the pattern), I want the sewing to be done and I want any decorations that can reasonably be sewed on rather than freehand embroidered to be done as well, further decoration will not necessarily be done within this timeframe.

I'd love for you guys to come on this journey with me, which is also why I aim to make this blog accessible to as many people as I can. If it is not accessible to you in any way, or you know something I could do to make it more so, please feel free to reach out!

I've got my fabric and my pattern, so I'm ready to get started! Am I prepared for this? No. But if there is one thing you should know about me it is this:

I'm always ready to make a damn fool of myself.

#pinned post #project loose leaf tea #critical role #cr2 #the mighty nein #mollymauk tealeaf #crafts #sewing project #i think that's all the tags i wanna add? idk man #fibre arts

[wack-jokes-and-hollow-rants]

Rant 4

Whew that last one was a doozy. I think it’s good to have sorta watered down my thoughts enough to help them fade but, I might’ve done it too well that time. Probably good, means this blog is doing its job. Still though, I mention this because I knew I had a Rant 4 but I’d forgotten what it was about exactly. Hoping this little ranting itself will sorta, lead me to there. Guess I’ll just make this one a series of mini rants.

 I plan on having a nicer lunch today but I’ve been eating like shit lately. Not necessarily trashy foods just, not wanting to eat, and not feeling jazzed about doing so.

My internet’s been trashy and I feel isolated and frustrated not being able to do as much. I get so bratty with technology, so whiny. I want to throw my arms around and say “just WOOOOOOOORK damn you!” but obviously that brings me no luck. I dislike inconvenience much more often than actual hardship, and I’ve got little life or entertainment offline, so you can imagine no internet makes me a sad clown.

That said I’m getting pretty bored with my choices of entertainment. I’ve got backups, of course, and backup backups. But I’ve got that sort of refrigerator bias: I’m looking at my choices and nothing stands out, nothing says “pick me!” Maybe it *is* a depression thing; but also it’s just a lot of it isn’t new. I’m a little nauseous at the moment of fiddling with the same old shit, and even the different old shit. Not to say, while it’s still possible, going back to anything wouldn’t be fun. I’m just starving for the new at the moment, trapped in a loop. I’m sure In These Trying Times that a lot of people feel that way. 

Alright that’s probably all for now, for today even, unless I remember more. This post as mentioned was a little more impromptu due to a forgotten actual subject. But not everything here is going to be complaints nor sappiness, or at all emotional. I can just tell this blog anything, get the thoughts out of my head. I like being chatty and this will serve for when I’ve got no particular good target to talk to. Obviously I’m not gonna tell my whole life story or anything to this blog, both because of internet safety wisdom and because it’s not so much a full disclosure therapy thing. I’m also a little trickstery so even for a hidden little thing like this I’m gonna still keep SOME secrets ;)

#WaJoAnHoRa #good thing I don't have an audience imagine waiting for this thing to actually pop out jokes instead of rants #I wonder if I ended up actually complaining about what I wanted to here and just forgot it was what I'd wanted #if not I hope I remember what it was though it couldn't have been important and if I fully forgot it then hopefully I don't even #need to rant about it or anything like that could just be done with it entirely #I like this post though for what it ended up being it gives this blog a little more insight information and personality #I'm not necessarily hoping for this blog to get famous or for people to reach it and CERTAINLY not hoping it gets like famous #or famous enough to get back to me and worse my circle of friends #Its main purpose is for me alone and it will be no less valuable to me if it stays hidden to everyone else forever and yes I know I can make #specifically that much happen being hidden I mean #but I still am a little charmed with the idea of people or even one person finding it #a little window into someone else's life into my life it's such a quaint idea #one I'd be happy to stumble on myself #who knows maybe I'll make it an arg you'lll know if I start ranting about alt dimension things #hey there's my first joke on this blog lol no way I'll arg this

[clothestop]

That was a cute message for your followers. I've seen a lot of tips on how to make your blog popular but wow 12k in less than a year? I'm envious i've been here for more than a year in my main but i'm nowhere near that number. You could compete with other famous blogs out there. Any advice on how to make my blog more popular? Your blog is so pretty btw

Thank you for the compliment! :) And yes, cute is what I aim for :P Well, I really want to thank my followers and everyone who have been so kind to me because there wouldn’t be a 12k without them, so I think it was just proper that I dedicate that post to them.

I’ve never expected to give advice on this particular topic, but I’m more than glad to help your blog reach a wider audience. Since you’ve mentioned that you had read tips on how to make your blog “more popular”, I would assume that you’re already familiar with the usual tips (i.e. proper tagging, finding your niche, activeness, etc.). Hence, I think I could only advice you on two things that I realized in running this blog:

1. Try to be as personable as you can be.

That being said, I don’t want to impose for you to be fake nice™ to everyone if you’re not actually a gregarious person. For instance, when people send you a message or ask you question(s), I suggest that you answer in an amicable way if you can. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to use excessive emojis nor respond in an overly endearing language, but try to react in a nice and genuine way if possible. Personally, I try to mirror the tone that the other person gave me. It is easy to be emphatic (or at least be civil) with people, especially if they are just asking a question. I’ve seen other people lash out or stir up drama even if it’s totally uncalled for. I don’t know why some people seem to take pleasure in being rude just for the sake of it (I mean, I know, but let’s not delve into that topic now haha). We all have bad days and if there comes a time that you are having quite a stressful day yourself, know that you can come back later when you’re already feeling better. Also, you must remember that you are not required to respond right way, or at all. In my opinion, it’s better to just ignore a message (unless it’s an emergency) rather than to have a reaction that could totally offend or upset someone. Choose your words carefully before hitting that “reply/send” button.

I want to share one of my favourite reminders, “Always be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” It’s such a simple concept, but it seems that not everyone could grasp it. I apply it in my everyday life (even if it’s quite challenging haha), as well as with my interactions here. I’ve mentioned before that though I’m very grateful for the number of followers I have, I put greater value on the bond I have with people I came to know here. So I always appreciate everyone who sends me a message—be that a simple greeting or compliment, or rather profound messages that engages me in intelligent convos. Either way, it always starts there. Most people here in tumblr use this medium to unwind or to interact with other people, so I guess we have to be as courteous as we could with everyone because we don’t really know what personal issues other people may be dealing with. People would like you AND your blog if you’re more personable, rather than if you are only after the numbers. (We’re not spambots. We hatesss them! We block spambots!)

2. Give due credit to the photographers, designers and artists, never repost content, and do not remove other people’s captions especially if these link back to the source.

Properly crediting the images is really important because you’re posting someone else’s original content so It’s just apt to acknowledge the rightful owner of the image(s). It should also be noted that adding a particular *credit* is not enough, but you have to know the true original poster (seriously, how many times does google save our day?). Furthermore, everyone here who post content have somehow exerted time and effort in curating the images they share (which they sometimes edit as well), so do not repost because it’s basically considered stealing. I’ve personally experienced these inane actions when I had just started posting images in this blog. I then block people who do this (even if it’s not my posts) so I never have to see them—and their stolen posts lmao—ever again. The conclusion I get from such actions is that these people lack creativity and capability for divergent thinking ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

From a personal perspective, I never view the posts in my blog as mine per se, rather, I think of them as my simple ways to help the amazing photographers, fashion designers and artists be recognized for their talents and wonderful creations. So it is very important for me to give proper credit because it is just absolutely disrespectful not to.

Hmm. Lastly, I have to be honest that my mind seemed to had been marinated in sweet and sour sauce upon reading that you’re *envious* of my blog. Like I’ve aforementioned on my 12k thank you post, it was never (and will never be) my goal for this blog to be “famous” in tumblr. I’m actually a bit embarrassed that you think my blog is, because I don’t see it that way. But I want to thank you for saying for that. I know you meant to be kind (it will never be my intention to offend you or anyone. I apologize in advance if you’re offended), but blogging here is never a competition for me. It is just an online platform for me to de-stress; it’s not an online shop xD Tbh I don’t think that there is such thing as *competition* here anyway, no matter how toxic this site can be sometimes. Besides, I am not a competitive person anyway haha.

I have to confess though that I’m friends and have interacted with a lot of my mutuals and followers here, which for me is something that I could truly be glad about. I mean, what is the thousands of followers if they don’t interact with us, thus, our content may not be more than about numbers? Again, spambots?

Thanks again for your message, anon. Hope this helps!