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(All art used with EXPRESS permission from the artist)

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My latest embroidery project is one I think I'm going to try to post updates about, because it is relevant to at least some people's interests!

By which I mean:

Welcome to The Embroidered Tortall Map Project! I'm using some combination of the maps from the Alanna books and the Kel books, and adding in some other locations while I'm at it (if only we had a canonical location for Queenscove). It's going to be a long-term project, I have other things to work on, but I got a good start on it over the weekend and wanted to share!

Craft details: DMC cotton floss, color 310, on plain cotton calico/muslin whatever you call it in your household. It's being embroidered without a hoop.

Coastlines are three-strand stem stitch.

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Wanted to quickly sketch horsies before bed...i was too tired when drawing the black one so yeah

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I love you Sebago, I would die for you Sebago

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Today's Schleich is:

70420 Unicorn Foal [2010 - 2016]

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Adrien Amilhat - Sea Witch

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New nails!

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Got some new brushes so I did a drawing of Varda to try them out ✨

I’m pretty happy with it!

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Cognates of the day: "Brachiosaurus" and "pretzel"

brachiosaurus(n.) 1903, Modern Latin, from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio-) + -saurus. The forelegs are notably longer than the hind legs.

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pretzel(n.) 1836, "small, crisp biscuit in the form of a knot, salted on the outside," from German Prezel, also Brezel, from Middle High German brezel, prezel, from Old High German brezitella, brecedela, from Medieval Latin *brachitella, presumably a kind of biscuit baked in the shape of folded arms (source also of Italian bracciatella, Old Provençal brassadel), diminutive of Latin bracchiatus "with branches, with arms," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio-).

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Hi everyone! I have a favour to ask of you all.

My friend @edhelwen1 just launched her last novel, but not a lot of people showed up at the event. She's an amazing friend and deserves to be read.

So I'm using the power of tumblr community to give her the launch she deserves.

Crushing It, and new sequel Winging It, are lovely romance stories between Tommy and Carter.

MLM, Urban fantasy, Friends to lovers, science, and music.

with beautiful covers drawn by @pinkpiggy93 !!

Get the e-book or paperback here:

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Book 1: Amazon, Barnes&Noble

Book 2: Amazon, Barnes&Noble

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Please don't hesitate to share this post, so these stories can find their readers :)

Thank you!! ❤️

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Word for today: wrench attack

Within the crypto community, to physically threaten or attack someone to force them to grant you access to digital assets; name inspired by xkcd #538

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sold

I had a lot of great mugs in this firing but this one turned out the most perfect 😍

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A Firebeard dwarf from Ered Luin

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But Eönwë would not permit the slaying of the sons of Fëanor; and departing unfought they fled far away. Each of them took to himself a Silmaril, for they said: 'Since one is lost to us, and but two remain, and we two alone of our brothers, so is it plain that fate would have us share the heirlooms of our father.'

But the jewel burned the hand of Maedhros in pain unbearable; and he perceived that it was as Eönwë had said, and that his right thereto had become void, and that the oath was vain.