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Can confirm, was scared and birds are gigantic. Bug smelled fear and treats. Pretty sure Earl was giving me the side eye, but we are friends now!

@teameagleworks visited today to spend some time in the Peafowl pens, because she's scared of them and she doesn't want to be. So she brought a chair and I gave her a bowl of treats and we sat around in the pens for a couple hours.

Of course the hot second she sat down, Bug saw the treat bowl and jumped right up to help herself, startling the shit out of my sister.

She really held it together though, I'm very proud of her bravery. She even gave Earl treats from her hand and everything.

It's hard for me to get a photo of Bug in a way that represents how large the birds get, I don't often have anyone here to compare to and can't get pics of myself. But they're big fucking birds when you meet them up close and personal.

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Do you see what I see

The world's best "dad" sleeping with a pile of children who aren't his and are nearly as big as he is

This is possibly the world's most tolerant button quail. He still runs around a little when he thinks I'm gonna catch him, but he isn't throwing himself at the bars trying to get away just because I opened the cage. Didn't even get up when I turned the flash on and stuck my camera in his face.

He was hatched with the first coturnix of this year, and he's just sort of been in the brooder cage ever since. He is often just like this, snuggled down with the smallest of the babies, hanging out under the heat lamp with them.

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Please allow me to brag on my kid for a minute.

We attended a woodturning symposium, and he entered a pen in the beginner pen-maker contest. He won!

He named it "School of Colors" and it is a Kaleidoscope pen that is made with colored pencils epoxyed together and cut.

So proud of our guy! We feel it's super important for him to live his normal teenage life, so we try not to overly consume his life with our business. It was thrilling that he wanted to enter the contest, and with such a beautiful piece. He's so cool.

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Let's be honest; when we have to get the seam ripper out, we are typically not having a good time.

My aim is to make your experience a lot more pleasant. Large rounded ergonomic grip, beautiful color options so it's not hidden at the bottom of your sewing bag, and flips into the handle for safe storage! Here is some lovely feedback we recently received:

"I have arthritis in both thumbs and digits to my wrist… The large pretty handle and sharp blade really help.❤️ Every time I use it, I think of my daughter in law who gave it to me for Christmas. It is such a perfect and thoughtful gift."

We have lots of different color options available

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Love a good handmade pen, and cool space history? I got you!

My trusty Astronaut friend is holding "Green Galaxy" and in front lies "Jupiter."

The NASA Space Shuttle series honors the space shuttle program, which operated for 30 years and helped us achieve the International Space Station. The clip features the iconic shuttle, and sitting on top is an Apollo command module.

Hand turned in our small Metro Detroit family workshop and available on our website!

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They love to fall asleep in a pile

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Our mascot (made by our incredible young friend, Graceful Hart Design) finally has a name! Murphy was a bald eagle who captured the hearts of America when he attempted to hatch a rock in 2023. He was given a foster eaglet to raise, and was a phenomenal father. Sadly, Murphy passed in March of this year, suffering injuries during the severe storms that hit the St. Louis area. You will see our Murphy serving as our mascot in photos and events, showing off our handmade crochet sets.

A super talented young person very dear to us made us the cutest mascot!

What should their name be?

Prepare to see them in every photo of new crochet sets, which are coming soon to teameagleworks.com

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Brand new pen style, introducing the Love pen.

A slightly thinner hand feel, but still sturdy and balanced. Thanks for supporting handmade!

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Crochet sets are finally back in stock!

Top left is Jellyfish, bottom left is Violet Storm, right is Caribbean Seas.

All of our kits include hook sizes C thru H, and we also sell additional hooks in sizes I,J,K. Free US Domestic shipping.

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New to the shop, lotto scratchers are here!

Tell your favorite scratcher fan to set aside their lucky coin and pick up one of our handmade ticket scrapers. The scratcher conveniently flips inside the handle for safe keeping. Free US Domestic shipping!

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The creative struggle has been so real lately. My birthday gift to a treasured young person in my life was a steampunk inspired craft day. They decorated a top hat, and I played around with all the supplies I brought. I finally broke through my uninspired streak!

I'm lucky enough to have access to beautiful peacock feathers from @kedreeva, and I paired them with dyed wood flowers and some faux greenery.

I put pin backs on them so they can be a corsage/brooch/hat pin etc.

Feels good to stretch those muscles, now I hope to keep it up!

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A super talented young person very dear to us made us the cutest mascot!

What should their name be?

Prepare to see them in every photo of new crochet sets, which are coming soon to teameagleworks.com

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My dad teaches kiddo electronics every week, and they make all sorts of fun projects. The most recent is an automatic plant waterer.

[Video shows a lot of electronics connected to a pump and tubing. The tubing is being held over a plant while water drips out. Faintly in the background you can hear a motor whirring and then shut off]

It kicks on when the sensor is dry, and turns off when it senses enough moisture. I'm holding the tubing near the sensor to ensure this video was short.

I'm super grateful he is surrounded by good people who want to teach him all sorts of neat things. We are so very lucky.

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In light of everything heavy, I will share something silly.

We have been making theater props lately, the biggest being a corn field. My house was covered in corn stalks I made from pvc, wire, and masking tape.

So our son decided Cornelius J. Cornwall should reside in his natural habitat.

I hope you find some silly things to laugh about today.

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One of my friends just had their gallbladder out, and was sad that they were not allowed to take it home in a jar.

Not on my watch!

I was able to find this adorable guy from the fun Awkward Yeti cartoons like these:

If you also need to 3d print a gallbladder, this masterpiece was designed by the talented Jay Omega: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3584403

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I was just updating my map today, this is such an honor!

Making our way around the United States! (And the world too!)

I started making a map of all the places we have shipped to. It's so exciting to see it grow over time. We have shipped to 6 other countries as well, I just haven't been able to add them to the map yet.

Proud of us!

Thank you all for the continued support, it's an honor to share our art with all of you.

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Made this tonight in my instant pot! I only measure with my heart, but I do know I used 2 chicken breasts and 4 cups of chicken bone broth. Did 35 minutes in the instant pot, natural release for about 5 minutes until I got too hungry and let the rest of the steam out. Delish!

Kedreeva’s White Chicken Chili (crock pot recipe)

Ingredients: 3-5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (frozen) ½ a vidalia (sweet) onion, diced small 5-8 cloves of garlic (to taste), diced small 1-2 cans great northern beans (rinsed) 1 can whole white (sweet) corn (rinsed) 3 Tablespoon Lime juice 1 teaspoon ground cumin 2-3 quarts chicken stock (liquid, enough to fill crock to its fill line)

(Recipe is for a 5 quart crock pot)

How-To Place frozen chicken breasts in bottom of crock. Shake cumin over the top of them. Cover in diced onion and garlic. Let sit for one minute. Pour chicken stock in along the side of the crock, not directly onto the chicken (the cumin will usually stick to the chicken if the stock just floods in around it). Add lime juice.

Cook on high for 4 hours. Let it sit on “warm” for at least 2 more hours, preferably 4 hours.

Remove chicken from crock, place on a cutting board, use 2 forks to shred it. If it has cooked long enough, it should fall apart if you press the back of a fork on top of it. If it doesn’t, it may need a little more time.

Add shredded chicken back into the pot. Add drained and rinsed beans and corn. Let sit on “warm” for another 30 minutes.

Serve plain or with a little shredded monterey jack cheese.