#boosting this for the evening

[bookshelfdreams]

yk when you see someone share a finished handmade item that they clearly spent a lot of time and money on and it's just. The absolute tackiest thing you have seen in your life. And then you ask yourself why someone would waste all those resources on such an eyesore.

(no, of course you can't relate to that because you're a much nicer person than me)

In any case.

BEHOLD!

A wool coat!

The top fabric is handwoven and handspun, the whole thing is sewn by hand, too.

Leftovers. Barely anything, all things considered, which is very satisfying.

This thing took me well over 3 years to make, on and off. And now I'm done.

Thank you for your attention.

#carry on XD #i hope y'all realize that when I say tacky it's with nothing but love in my heart #yes it's ugly. that's the whole point. #everyone should have an item in their wardrobe that will get Looks and raised eyebrows #it's good for you #anyway can't believe I'm done! this is a huge boost to my crafting hubris I CAN DO ANYTHING #wizard bathrobe adventures #handweaving #handspinning #hand sewing #look what i made #crafts #overall I'm happy with it even though there's. things that aren't ideal #the pockets are set a bit too low #and i should have made it a tiny bit longer not much but maybe like 5cm #anyway #overall it's a nice coat i think #Now That's What I Call Slow Fashion

[just-aro]

*sigh*

I'm seeing variations of this meme around again, so to today's (un)lucky 10000:

the "inside you there are two wolves" meme is racist. full stop. it was invented by a Christian pastor in the late 70s and attributed to the Cherokee nation, despite being completely made up. every native american / indigenous page I've ever followed denounces it as made up and racist, using their imagery to sound mystical and wise while ignoring the people themselves.

please consider using another format. try to use your guilt productively: I'm not calling you out, this is aimed at educating. You can't erase not knowing in the past, but you can elect to 1) not reblog these in the future, 2) delete any that are easy to delete, 3) help to spread education by following native people's accounts and news so that you hear this from them, not me.

#there is some 'debate' about the origins on the internet but i'm gonna be real: #when i can't find even one person who claims to be native who says it isn't racist and made up... it's racist and made up #do your own research but just... try to listen to the least heard voices and not just those trying to boost them #i'd go find a post on it from a native account but i am currently researched out due to IRL stuff i don't plan to talk about

[doggirl-narcolepsy]

Remaking this post because my old blog got nuked

Hey my old blog @doggirlnarcolepsy got terminated in the recent trans fem tumblr purge, so I'll be posting from this url from now on. Unless tumblr decides to reverse their rash and uncalled for decision, I guess...

Me and my wife have been struggling make ends meet this month and have an unpaid internet and power bill totaling at $225 that urgently need to be paid off or collection agencies will make our life a living hell recouping the charges and fees we will incur. (You can read the original post @queensizeddonger for more detail)

We haven't been able to pick up our hormones or my wife's ozempic yet, as we've been putting aside everything we've received to cover the overdue bills. We've haven't been able to cover groceries either for a while so we've been going days on and off without dinner as our only meal trying to ration what we have left.

Everything has just been so chaotic these last couple of weeks negotiating with utility companies for extensions, barely eating and tumblr nuking my blog out of literally nowhere.. If anyone is able to help out it would be a huge relief for the both of us and we would be incredibly grateful

P*yp*l: QueenSizedDonger

#please reblog #please boost #even if you cant help maybe someone who can will see it #i feel like we're getting screwed over by t*mblr exclusively for being trans :c

[findingoblivion]

There’s a $500 laptop at the phone store across the street that would let me stream and start making money and building my community again, but realistically I can’t afford to spend that much money in one month, that’s more than my rent.

I know this isn’t the best cause or most important thing ever but I’ve had the same shit laptop that barely functions for 5 years now, and it’s probably going to die soon anyways, in which case I will be completely fucked as I am disabled and can’t make it to most in person jobs, I mostly work from home when I’m employed. Plus you know, there’s that whole thing where my entire life is online and all of my relationships are long distance.

So yeah, if you have a few spare bucks I’d really appreciate it if you could throw some my way. I can also do writing commissions for you for any fandom and premise if that’s something you’re interested in.

My PayPal is [email protected]

If you’d prefer to make a payment through wise or interac e transfer if you’re in Canada please DM me for those details. I can also share my AO3 and some other writing examples if you’d like.

Reblogs are also greatly appreciated!

0/500

#going to try and get a loan from my mother but who knows if she’ll bite #it’s been there for two weeks and I get paid in roughly 10 days #so I’d like to get it when I get paid #it would mean so much #going to set the goal as 500 but realistically even $100 would help an incredible amount #and for my US and UK friends you can give me even a small amount and currency conversion will turn it into nearly double that #mutual aid #signal boost #donations

[kutyozh]

raffle for palestine

hi everyone, in an attempt to raise money for PCRF and UNRWA, I am organising a raffle on tumblr.

how do i register?

make a donation (any amount is a good amount) to either PCRF or UNRWA, then send me the donation receipt via email ([email protected]), dm or ask. both organisations accept donations via credit card and paypal.

what's the prize?

tatreez is an important part of palestinian cultural heritage. it's the traditional palestinian form of cross-stitch with different regions, and even different villages, embroidering their own style of tatreez.

some time ago I came across Lina Barkawi, aka @ linasthobe on instagram. please go check her out, she is an amazing artist.

this is what I made using her pattern "I Love You, Oh Homeland"*:

as it is my first time ever doing any type of cross-stitch, it is far from perfect and more of a symbolic prize—but I hope it will find a nice spot in the winner's home :)

how do you choose a winner?

the raffle will run from today (February 16 2024) to February 23 2024. I will then choose a winner via randomizer and contact the winner.

important:

the winner must be willing to share a valid address where I can send the prize to. it can be the address of someone you trust, too - just please get their consent first. of course I will treat your data confidentially.

i'm willing to ship internationally so as many people as possible can join!!

*btw: you can get this pattern on Lina's instagram page as a freebie ❤

for transparency's sake, I got permission from Lina to make this post beforehand.

more from Lina:

#palestine #gaza #Instagram #signal boost #. please share this even if you won't join!! that would mean a lot <3 #raffle #r.txt

[fumifooms]

Hien & Benichidori compilation

Okay so I put a & but this absolutely a shippy post, the hienichidori community is quiet af and there is no discourse but their comics in their Adventurer’s Bible profiles…!!! Many may ask, does Benichidori canonically have a crush on Hien?! Straightforward answer: It’s left heavily implied but yes. Alternate answer: If the framing of Falin in an explosion as Toshiro says that he loves her isn’t meant to associate the explosion with falling in love when it is mirrored in the next page, then… I think it’s a mix of both, I don’t think just this is true because Hien wouldn’t know who Shuro is talking about or even what Falin looks like, but it could be that the explosion is instead meant to show a world vision being shaken, the thing blowing you away. So for Hien, having Shuro say that breaks this unsaid assumption she’s always had that they might end up together, and thus Falin is taken like an explosion to the face. Similarly, for someone with facial dysmorphia and for who appearances and being subservient are everything, having Hien be confident and totally assume her plain looks, even uplifting herself, that also shakes her world like a bomb. And yes it’s not just about the makeup!! Benichidori’s drawn to her confidence, to her unapologetic attitude, to her attitude. Benichidori unexpectedly snapped at Hien too, but she was totally unshaken and she replied casually and lightheartedly even then; Benichidori saying she can be herself with Hien is about Hien not caring about her mask, both her makeup and her subdued demeanor. Hien is canonically special to Benichidori.

And on the note of that comic, I took a picture from my Adventurer’s Bible for this but I think the fantranslations I’ve seen are lovely too, really gets across all the meaning of the original sentence… Where Benichidori said "She was the only one I could be my unadorned self in front of" (which is my fave) or "I’m able to act my honest self with her". Benichidori having body(more specifically facial) dysmorphia is explicitly stated in the Adventurer’s Bible btw.

Pleasee how Hien’s extra is her talking about her life story and Toshiro to Benichidori… How Hien says "That guy is blind!" and Benichidori says "I’ve noticed that 😊" as if saying that Toshiro is blind to what a catch Hien is… Also in the ninja girls’ shared inn room Benichidori puts her futon next to Hien’s bed.

#Dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #hien #benichidori #hienichidori #Hienbeni #Nakamatsu would also be cute #Hien x benichidori #Benichidori x hien #I would make this part of my rarepair series but they don’t need it they already have interest + i don’t have much to write #Hope this can boost them in the ship tourney… The Flokes are a worthy adversary #dunmeshi rarepairs #Sorryyy some of them are blurrier… As always #Will add more if I find more #That one hienichidori fic on ao3… Thank u for ur service you 100% see the vision #I don’t even think Hien truly crushed on Toshiro but the unrequited angst from benichidori’s pov is also very tasty #they have sm potential #Hienidori as a nickname #Benihien #Rarepair spotlight #Benichihien #Incredible that Benichidori could find such a positive bond in such an hostile environment tbh

[mobius-m-mobius]

(i n / s p)

#mobius #loki #lokius #mcuedit #lokiedit #marveledit #owen wilson #tom hiddleston #something something mobius helping loki take some time only for the two of them to lose it even faster 🙃🙃 #new year new techniques to properly convey the most tragically beautiful ship in existence my roman empire my everything #this has been ringing in my mind for them so loudly it's almost driven me insane lmao and yes expect equally angsty mobius sets to follow #requests first though which i'm starting now! #shoutout to getting the don funko today which tbh gave a serotonin boost to finish this in between my hellish work schedule 😅 #he inexplicably got shipped in a package marked 'high priority' FOUR times doubled boxed and wrapped in three different paddings #aka what he deserves <33 #marvel #owenwilsonedit #dianagifs #flashing cw

[freckledbastard]

saw someone say cloud has 'post traumatic sephiroth disorder' which is extremely funny but also there's no way sephiroth would ever allow cloud to be post-anything sephiroth, that twink is getting sephiroth trauma 24/7 babeyyyy

#sefikura #final fantasy #ffvii #sephiroth #cloud strife #he said someones gotta traumatise cloud and that someone may as well be me #oh hojo already traumatised him? thats fine thats even better for me. free trauma boost package #i should reblog the post.... ill add it to my queue #ffvii spoilers #? technically...?

[colorisbyshe]

I feel like we can make a point about how the recent loss of many great manga creators should remind us all to appreciate those who are still alive and find ways to advocate for more humane publishing practices and less entitled fan behaviour without going out of our way to diagnose recently dead people.

We don't have to speculate about health problems against the wishes of their friends, family, and coworkers (as was the case with Miura, who created Berserk). We can simply... report on the people who are sharing their stories, now, and are definitely saying things like "These schedules are hurting my health" and "I'm not paid enough" and anything else in that realm.

Like... we have documented instances of these things happening but people would rather speculate about someone they know than boost hate voices of smaller artists

#not even getting into how like #those two in particular had eextreme leverage to dictate their schedules #and DID DO THAT!!! #meabwhile smaller artists can't od that #BOOST THEIR VOICES

[wishfulsketching]

Another quick doodle done today (hour or so?)

I messed up with layers in a way that I would've had to fix way too much, so now I just have to be happy with this version. Maybe I'll redraw this one day

Based on this promo pic I happened upon:

EDIT: made small edits to the colored one. That's it

#my art #sketchy sketch #good omens #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #inaffable husbands #azicrow #idk I have to get back to posting even tho it's crazy #I've been struggling with working with commissions I need to boost my confidence in my art aka finish something sometimes #no I didn't add the halo to hide the background.................i swear #I will still post it even tho I disappointed myself

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Wei Wuxian eats a watermelon. Yep!

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #nothing out of the ordinary here. Just good fandom fun #Watermelon discourse has been going on and I want to let people know where I stand. #This came about because I wanted to experiment with translating the (traditional) PD-MDZS style to a digital format #and while sitting there thinking of what to draw...my inspiration came to me. #This is the equivalent of sneaking vegetables into the spaghetti sauce but its important to get your gotdamn veggies #I'm not very good at organizing my thoughts (evidence: the tags of every post on this blog). #but please do not look away from this moment in history. One person cannot solve it and no one expects you to. #Even if it is just spending time doing some research on the situation and history. Or boosting posts that are more articulate #Any action helps! ANY action! Everyone has a different level of capacity for this and that's okay. Anything is fine. Dont let it be nothing #Anyhow. did I like doing this digitally? Yes but its mixed. It was faster but also spark the same joy I usually get while drawing #I will have to get over it very quickly though. You will all see why in a few days

[thevikingwoman]

FFXIV Vanilla Gpose Challenge!

7 prompts to showcase your creativity with the built-in gpose tools! There is a lot of things you can do without mods, so join in!

now? yes, now!

I will be tracking the tags #ffxivvanilla24 and #vanillagpose24 from March 16 to April 16 💜

no mods, shaders, pose editors, etc please

#ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ff14 #gposers #gpose #ffxivvanilla24 #vanillagpose24 #welcome to share on other social medias but I will not be tracking there #boost appreciated even if you prefer to gpose with mods!

[xolaanii]

Help my dad not be literally toothless

Hello, i hate to do this so relatively soon after quite a few generous people on here pretty much saved me from being in trouble with my university, but, right now, I'm making this post to ask for some help in giving my dad some of his confidence and life back.

When my dad was very young he fell down a wall and on his head and was in a 3 week long coma, turns out though that this had some very nasty long term consequences for his jaw. This fall coupled with the fact that he is a smoker (he is doing his best to stop and I'm very proud of his progress rn) has caused at least 97% of his teeth to fall out over the years.

This is obviously not just an aesthetical problem (no matter what the health system here says) it is also slowly but steadily sapping him of his health because he can't eat properly, and also of his confidence since ya know he is just 52 years old. He is mortified of leaving the house except to go to work and he is so so skinny it's pretty sad to look at.

All this to say that I am making this post in an attempt to help him get at least some new teeth on his lower jaw, since that's where he has none right now. The whole procedure to replace ALL of his upper and lower teeth is so frighteningly expensive that there is no way it would ever happen, so any help in getting him those lower teeth would mean the world to me, my mom and most all to my dad.

If anyone can and would like to help (pls don't if you can't I'm serious mwah &lt;3) my ko-fi is right here.

Under this cut is proof, including a picture of his mouth that was hell to get because my dad was mortified to even take it:

Toothless on the bottom and almost toothless on the upper jaw as well as you can see, there's also the scan the doctor made of his mouth just in case.

#vall txt #we need around 950 for some of the lower teeth #the whole procedure tho like i said in the post is so expensive i won't even write it out #i can't conceptualize that amount of money much less write it out #but yeah thank you so much for reading #pls boost if you want to <3

[aloharyda]

My partner @itsmewahoo and her family lost their home and all their possessions, including their vehicle, in the Lahaina Wildfires. I'm sharing their gfm in hopes they can replace the things they lost. Any and all help is super appreciated!!

#lahaina wildfires #maui wildfires #I'm not the best at words but i'm going to do my best to help my girlfriend and her family #please boost this if y'all can #y'all can even repost it on other sites

[ironinkpen]

Thinking about how Kipperlilly is so much of a minmaxer that she tried to get Lucy, who we know from Yolanda Badgood had a "profound conviction" in her faith and would never have willingly changed deities, to switch religions just to be better than some kids who didn't even know they existed. Tried to pressure her friend into making a life-changing, deeply personal decision for the sake of a petty, one-sided rivalry. Thinking about "Lucy was very supportive, 'cause it mattered a lot to Kipperlilly," about "Lucy is the only one who sort of gets it" and how that might have actually just meant "Lucy is the only one who doesn't argue with me." Thinking about afternoons spent quietly resurrecting dead rats in the woods, clearly unhappy but unwilling to vocalize it and hurt Kipperlilly's feelings. Thinking about Lucy finally putting her foot down for what might have been the first time ever and getting murdered for it.

#like yes okay the RGs shouldn't be blamed for lucy's death if they were rage crystalled #but it is so DEEPLY fucked up that even before all that kipperlily tried to pressure someone to change religions for a fucking. power boost #treating someone's personal identity/beliefs as interchangeable and trying to swap them out at her convenience #all to get a leg up on some kids who don't! even! know! you! #fhjy #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #d20 #dimension 20 #lucy frostblade #kipperlilly copperkettle #kipperlily copperkettle #the rat grinders

[daftpatience]

comp of my little smurchin sona (smurchin stands for sea urchin that u can smooch)

#it makes me very warm happy to see people like him #its nice to see people that find fat characters not only cute but attractive too >:) #especially its a huge boost to me because ive drawn him based on ME so like. if u think hes cute #hot even... hrmhrm hehe >:) #sea urchin sona #especially in circles im in or just like here on tumblr im very happy that we have such good opinions about whats attractive #real stuff. fat and sweaty and cringe and free