#crafter life

[ionomycin]

Forest Guardians

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i am thinking how much poorer, how much less colorful the world would be if art was only made by "professionals." if all the music, all the stories, all the sketches & paintings & craftwork of the world was created only by the small category of people able to make a decent living from their art. imagine if the only people allowed to create were the experts & the renowned & those aspiring to the top. what a grey world that would be. how much joy would be bleached away! i love you people who create for the sake of creating, i love you artists who do art for tiny audiences, i love you people who make things even just for one person, even just for themselves, even if no one's watching, thank you thank you thank you for decorating the world in which we all exist

[knittedslug]

the canary didnt stop. the miners werent warned about the chaos and death ahead. its song kept singing and the miners were unaware

[brumleys-bones]

Mine craft ....

[gayestcowboy]

my wonderful baby son boy named brother dubious

[gardenvarietycrafts]

I wanted to use up the rest of the clips I had so I have some clips already made next time someone asks me for them, so I whipped up the rest of what I had clips for!

[elismor]

Guys.

I just went to pick up my new glasses at Lens Crafters and the tech went to put them on my face to measure and was like

Wait. Are your eyes really THAT blue?

And, yes, they are. So I said as much. And he looks into my eyes for a really long time and goes

Your eyes are Mary Sue blue

At which point I was just like...I, uh, absolutely cannot have this conversation with you Man I Just Met in the Lens Crafters.

This is not how we fen do things. Have some decorum. Ask me about my shoelaces or something first.

This is the weirdest fucking day of my life.

[nickys-thingys]

I made a bow purse & she's so darn pretty 😍

DM for purchase

Pattern: @/ biyabimi (IG)

[ivegotrainbowsonmymind]

[roguelioness]

I'm only minorly obsessed with her your honor

[craftykap]

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I can’t be the only one lying one this happened to.

[thecharcoalsalamander]

I'm officially obsessed with making these now and am taking suggestions for more themes!

(link to purchase in my bio)

[shellysaurus-rex]

Paralogue: Far From Home

-A woman is wandering a dark forest with her horse companion not far behind on a lead; she appears to be looking down at an object in her hands as she walks aimlessly

???: Alright, I have to keep it cool… even though we’re all horribly lost…

???: Those directions you gave me last we spoke was a bunch of bollocks wasn’t it?

???: You don’t even know where we are… right?

???: Miss Ring…?

-There’s an uncomfortable silence for a while and she heaves a really shaky sigh

???: Excellent, I’m just talking to myself now aren’t I?

???: Maybe I was just imagining the whole thing when my family heirloom started preaching to me about Divine Dragon’s and whatnot…

???: The Divine Dragon has been asleep for as long as I’ve been alive, so why am I even doing this?

???: I should go back home before-

-As she turns around to leave she’s suddenly confronted by a handful of Corrupted who approach from behind her crying out, causing her to stumble back in horror

-She has a frightful look on her face and she starts to take a cautious step back

???: O-Oh my gosh, those creepy monsters are here too?! And… why so many..!?

-One of them grunts loudly at her causing her to flinch back in terror as she shouts back in fear

???: Gyuh-!! D-Don’t eat me!

-The noise seems to bring in uninvited attention as more of them seem to approach and corner her from various directions; leaving her only one route of escape

???: N-No way..! Th-They’re everywhere!? But why..? I’m only one person!

???: This can’t be how it ends…!

Ring: You …. to … now … !

???: H-Huh? Miss Ring?! Are you speaking to me again?!

Ring: Now…! … Have… … away … !

???: I can hear her voice becoming clearer again… so it wasn’t my imagination after all…!

???: Thank goodness, I thought I was going insane… What do you have to say-?

Ring: YOU HAVE TO RUN AWAY RIGHT NOW! NOW NOW NOW!

-She is clearly taken aback by the boisterous request of the ring and looks visibly shocked

???: Y-You don’t think I should try to fight any of them off?! There’s so many!

???: There’s no way I can shake off that many, right!?

Ring: You’re only one person Chanelle! Don’t try to play the hero now after all these years when you’re still only a novice archer!

Ring: You need to get the heck out of here now before you get yourself killed!

Chanelle: B-But I-!

Ring: Listen to me! I’m something of a strategist okay!?

Ring: W-Well at the very least I’m the disciple of a renowned strategist in my world… but it still counts, right?!

Chanelle: This is what I mean right here, none of this makes any sense!

Chanelle: Another world!? Who are you?!

Ring: Don’t worry about that right now; you just need to get your butt out of this pronto!

Ring: Get on your horse and scram, Chanelle!

Ring: Trust in me when I say this… There’s no shame in running away!

Chanelle: O-Okay fine! If you want me to turn tail and book it I will..!

-She mounts the horse and quickly flees through the opening, but the Corrupted roar and give chase

~

-The Divine Dragon and Vander show up at the forest grounds

Alear: It seems the scouts were right… there’s Corrupted everywhere..!

Vander: It’s unusual to see them all together in one place like this…

Vander: Almost as though this is a mere nesting place for them…

Alear: We should get rid of them as quickly as we can.

Alear: Who knows what innocent people they could end up hurting if we don’t!

-Suddenly Chanelle appears on horseback on the complete other end of the map

Chanelle: Oh great goodly grief there’s hundreds of them here too!?

Chanelle: I-I hate to say it, but I don’t think we’ll be getting out of this one, Miss Ring…

Ring: Being a pessimist is MY job, Chanelle! Just keep heading this way… I can feel something strange…

Ring: I can’t really explain it… but it might be our ticket out of here!

Chanelle: Feel something..?

Chanelle: Ugh..! O-Okay whatever you say! Let’s go!

-The Divine Dragon seems to notice this commotion from afar and looks incredibly shocked

Alear: Hold on… is that a person!?

Alear: They’re all on their own in a place like this? We should go to them, now!

-Before the chapter begins it’s shown that the terrain of the map is full of trees with long-winding pathways in between akin to that of a maze

Ring: Since we have a horse, getting away should be a cinch!

Ring: But if you’re worried, try hiding amongst these trees here… It’ll slow us down a little, but also obstruct their sights on us somewhat!

Chanelle: I’ll try..! Thank you, Miss Ring…!

-The chapter starts; “Chanelle will be retreating from the enemy Corrupted and will not fight unless attacked.”

-Alear speaks with Chanelle

Alear: Hey! Are you alright!?

Chanelle: DAH-!! YOU ARE WHO? WHAT!? ARE YOU OF THEM?!

Alear: W-What?

Chanelle: Gah- I-I mean..! J-Just you are who- you are-?

Chanelle: A-Are one of them… y-you..?

Chanelle: J-Just who are you?! I..! Oh forget it…

Alear: You seem to be a little tongue tied… But being in the face of the Corrupted, I don’t blame you…

Alear: To answer your question, I’m the Divine Dragon Alear.

Alear: We came here to fight off the Corrupted when we saw you all on your own.

Alear: So don’t worry. We’re here to help you.

Chanelle: Well I’m thankful for… Wait! YOU’RE THEM!?

Alear: I… Yes I am…?

Chanelle: Holy cheese crackers, you really are them…! With the red and blue hair and all!

Alear: Cheese… crackers…?

Chanelle: Oh my goodness I must sound like a complete idiot right now… let me start over Divine One…

Chanelle: M-My name is Chanelle, I’m just a simple woodcutter from Firene…

Chanelle: I’m sorry I sound so socially… inept… I’ve never really um… socialized much before…

Alear: Th-That’s okay… really! But… why are you out here all alone?

Chanelle: I was actually getting to that…! I was told to come here by my families’ heirloom!

Chanelle: This noisy little ring right here, you see?

Chanelle: She told me to come find you… between complaining and being completely radio silent that is…

Alear: Hold on… You have an Emblem Ring?

Chanelle: Is that what you call it? That sounds mighty important..!

Chanelle: Um… It was sitting on the shelf collecting dust until now so…

Alear: You say the ring was speaking to you… but I’ve never heard of an Emblem Ring that wasn’t in the care of Royalty…

Alear: How did you come to have it?

Chanelle: Uhh… From what I can remember it was given to us by a friend of my pa, who got it from their friend who won it in a bet with someone else, and-

Ring: CAN WE PLEASE FOCUS ON THE SITUATION AT HAND HERE?!

Chanelle: Guh!! Loud..! You don’t have to be so loud Miss Ring!!

Chanelle: See? I told you she likes to complain..!

Alear: Um… Do you think I could have a look at it?

Alear: I think I might be able to summon the Emblem inside.

Chanelle: Huh? What? Summon? I-I mean sure, knock yourself out, Divine One.

Alear: Let’s see… Its presence is unusual but…

Alear:  Yes, I think I know the invocation now…

Alear: “Build for us, Emblem of Mechanist!”

-A woman is summoned from inside the ring who is accompanied by a strange mechanical puppet mount that is controlled by the strings at her fingers

-Chanelle of course is immediately blown away by the appearance of a whole woman and nearly falls over backwards at the sight of Shelly who now seems to be stretching cheerfully

Chanelle: HUUUUUUH!??!!

Shelly: Whew! I never thought I’d get out of there…!

Chanelle: What the heck! Y-You mean to tell me there was a ghost inside that thing?!

Shelly: How rude..! I am NOT a ghost!

Shelly: I think…

Shelly: To be honest, I don’t even know why I’m here…!

Shelly: I’m not anything special like Lord Corrin or Lord Ryoma… I’m just a simple Mechanist from the kingdom Hoshido.

Shelly: But.. you guys may call me Shelly!

Alear: You mean you’re not one of the 12 Emblem Rings?

Shelly: Huh? 12 Emblem Rings..?

Shelly: I haven’t been told as much; so no I don’t think so.

Shelly: Like i said, I don’t really know what the deal with my being here is, but one thing I know for sure is…

-Shelly suddenly turns a vengeful look over towards Chanelle and she seems really spiteful as she then angrily looms over the woman who instinctively shrinks back, still in a state of shock

Shelly: Clean your damn shelves, stupid! It was so positively dusty there that all I could think about while in that ring was sneezing like a maniac!

Chanelle: How was I supposed to know there was a woman inside of it!?

Alear: Uh, let’s not get too distracted now… There’s still a lot of Corrupted for us to deal with…

Alear: Even though you’re not an Emblem Ring, do you think you could still fight for us, Shelly?

Alear: I feel like your strength could really help our cause.

-Shelly looks back over towards Alear, her angry look shifting into something a little more petrified and she seems reluctant 

Shelly: I uh… Don’t know how I feel about that… But ever since you woke up I was filled with an indescribable urge to see you… whether it was to help you or have you set me free… I’m not too sure. 

Shelly: But fighting another war sounds kinda… uh…

Alear: If you don’t want to-

Shelly: Alright fine, I’ll help out..! Sheesh, you don’t have to beg me or anything!

Alear: Uh.. But I didn’t-

Shelly: Huh, really feels as though I only just helped end the last war but…!

Shelly: You can depend on me, Divine One. This beats sitting on a dusty old shelf any day!

Alear: I appreciate that! In that case…  

Alear: Do you mind if I entrust her back to you then, Chanelle? She is your ring after all.

Alear: Even though we can’t really determine her unique origins… I think you two suit each other well!

Chanelle: Huh? So we’re fighting now? Not running away from those utterly terrifying monsters?!

Chanelle: A-Are you sure? And what do you mean by entrust? I still don’t really understand what’s happening here..?!

Chanelle: What’s the ring gonna do!?

Shelly: Hey, relax..! I know It’s a little scary, but together we can do this! 

Shelly: We’re with the Divine One’s group now as well, so we actually have a pretty decent fighting chance.

Chanelle: Um… Okay..! Let’s go..!

Chanelle: BUT WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY ENTRUST?!

-The chapter continues, but first Shelly speaks

Shelly: With my power now at your disposal, I can strengthen our numbers just a tad thanks to my ability as a Mechanist of Hoshido.

Shelly: If things look tight and we’re running low on soldiers, just leave it to me to replenish the ranks!

-“Emblem Shelly’s unique skill Replicate will temporarily clone the unit she’s currently Engaged to, bringing forth a replica of that user with the same appearance, abilities and HP as the user to control until the duration of her Engage is finished and the clone dissipates.”

-“If the clone is defeated, any damage will not correlate to the original user.”

~

-After the battle

-Chanelle looks severely worn out and is doubled over, breathing heavily as Alear approaches worriedly

Chanelle: I… Can’t believe… we really took them all out like that…!

Alear: Are you alright? You seem a little bit… exhausted…?

Chanelle: O-Oh! Don’t worry about that… I um… Yeah don’t worry about that…

-She stands upright, having caught her breath and calmed down somewhat as she speaks

Chanelle: Thanks for what you did back there, you really saved my life…

Alear: It was no trouble; it was worth it just being able to meet such a fine and dependable ally.

Chanelle: Ally..?

Alear: You fought with such bravery in that battle.

Alear: Even in the face of danger you rose to the challenge and worked amazingly with your Emblem just like a true hero would.

-Shelly suddenly appears beside Chanelle and she looks quite thrilled too

Shelly: I agree! Take it from someone who also shrinks away from a battle, you did excellently out there Chanelle! 

Shelly: After all these years watching you sheltered at home, I never thought you could do it..!

Chanelle: H-Hey…! Please don’t bring that up now…

Alear: Sheltered? You mean you’ve never really left your home like this before..?

Chanelle: Uh… not quite… I’m uh… let’s just say I’m uh… not fit as an individual to be living an independent life… so I’ve spent a lot of time at home with my parents…

Chanelle: Of course that was until Miss Ring- I mean… Shelly started to speak to me about coming to find you…

Chanelle: Putting it simply, this is the first time I’ve ever really left the nest…

Alear: Ah… No wonder you were so…

Chanelle: So what..!? Awkward?! Lame!?

Alear: Frightened! I was gonna say frightened!

Chanelle: Oh! R-Right, of course… Ahem…

Chanelle: Well, with that I suppose I’ll be taking my leave.

Chanelle: Thank you again, Divine One.

-Chanelle hands Alear the ring before turning to leave but is quickly stopped by Alear who reaches out

Alear: Wait, you’re just gonna leave your Emblem Ring here?

Chanelle: Uh, I-Is that not the right thing to do? It was Shelly that wanted to see you so badly, so I just assumed…

Alear: Why don’t you stay and fight with us? You work so well with your Ring after all, it would be a waste to just leave her.

Chanelle: But… B-But I’m no knight…? I feel as though I barely got away with that last battle with my life as it was…

Alear: I promise that we’ll protect you for as long as you’re with us Chanelle.

Alear: Please, I implore you to join!

-Shelly appears suddenly behind Chanelle looking a little agitated again

Shelly: Hold it right there, Chanelle!

Shelly: Don’t tell me you just plan on leaving me here now that I’m finally free!?

Shelly: Wasn’t it always your dream to be free yourself? Allowed to travel the world rather than being cooped up inside your small dingy dusty household?

Chanelle: Wuh-!? I-I mean yes, but-!

Chanelle: Wait! That’s rude-!

Shelly: You should seize this opportunity!

Shelly: If you don’t do it now, you’ll only live to regret it later. 

Shelly: There was a time where I had to drop everything and join the battle in my world too, and despite all my cowardice it was…

-Shelly looks deep in thought, but she chuckles and smiles brightly 

Shelly: Well… life changing!

Shelly: Besides, I think it’s about time you go and make some friends!

Chanelle: What!?

Shelly: Yeah! You’re kind of a loner, Chanelle! And really awkward to boot!

Chanelle: Stop it! You’re embarrassing me! You’re not my ma!

Chanelle: I can’t just join an army! Ma and Pa would be worried sick!

Shelly: You’re an adult now, Chanelle. You can make your own choices and carve your own fate!

Shelly: Haha, see what I did there?

Shelly: Besides, I didn’t spend an absurd amount of time sitting on your dusty old shelf sneezing my head off just so you can call it quits here; we’re basically sisters in arms now!

Chanelle: … Huh…?

Shelly: And also…

-Shelly looks a little meek and leans in close to Chanelle like she wants to whisper something

Shelly: I’m a little nervous to suddenly be around so many strangers at once… as someone who I’ve gotten used to after all these years please come with me – I BEG OF YOU..!

Chanelle: Ugh… I can’t believe this is happening…

Chanelle: Alright, I’ll join! Happy?

Shelly: There we go! I knew you’d come around, bestie!

Chanelle: Bestie!? What the heck is wrong with you!?

Shelly: Guh! Don’t yell at me, I’ll cry!

Chanelle: All you’ve done is whinge in that ring so that’s nothing new to me!

-By now Alear is only standing by watching them argue with a weak smile

Alear: Good to see they’re getting along…? I think…?

[butterdebuttery]

I love being lonely while sitting on my poop-colored dino beanbag 😔

[octahyde]

I love when she sits in her Idia Corner :)

[elizabethrobertajones]

I forgot that I had changed my crafter glam to the summer job plate I'd thus far exclusively used for Hippo Riders delivery work, and got a very "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SAMURAI SWORD??" moment on login