Bean

- She/Her - 24 - Art Hobbyist - Disabled & Chronically Ill - Queer - Spooky Queen - https://ko-fi.com/aspookybean -

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Hi, I'm Bean (she/her), and I like to make things I'm Autistic, have various chronic illnesses and I'm queer. I love to make things and enjoy gaming.

On this blog you will find: - My journal pages - - My artwork - - Occasional shitposts - - Occasional Posts About Other Things -

Please note: - All art and journal pages were created by me Stickers and some paper were not, anything AI was gifted by a friend and to reduce waste I am using it. - I do not support Generative AI - I do not take commissions - I just block spam accounts (asking if comms are open from accounts doing the same on every post, asking to dm because something is wrong with my account, etc) so any removed or hidden comments are those

Ask box and Dms open! Commonly used tags below as well :) - Both Profile Photo and Header were made by me - - This is my side blog not my main - Happy 2026!

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Castles are hard

(I made a model on Tiny Glade and then did my best to translate it into my own style with Pixel art. It's a bit wonky but I like it!)

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Page #34 - The End?

The last page I did in my old book before I broke it. Rip.

I do not support Gen AI, any used was given to me and being used to reduce waste

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I broke my journal :(

It was a repurposed cheap sketchbook I bought 8 years ago, but I am sad about it. The front hard cover completely just detached. She was so pretty too!

Instead of buying a whole new journal to start I've bought a ring binder journal and file, both A5, and I'm just going to cut out my existing pages, hole punch them and put them in the new one. I'll use all the paper from my current broken journal for new journal pages in the ring binder.

Once the binder gets full I'll move my oldest pages into the file and add new paper to the binder. I'm hoping this is a bit more of an eco-friendly long term way to store my pages and use paper I already have rather than buying and starting completely new!

I can also keep all my pages together still and don't have to worry about making my journal too thick

The only sad thing is I do have to say goodbye to my current journal cover, and I won't be moving on to double page spreads any time soon (although I'm sure I can find creative ways to make my pages bigger if I want.)

RIP original journal cover you will be missed

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Page #33 - Cypress Trees

I love adding my own drawings and doodles into my pages, which is what I did with the trees! Also enjoying hunting packaging at home and paper scraps from work at the minute to add, trying to actually junk my journal more

I do not support Gen AI, any used was given to me and being used to reduce waste

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Guys I can't keep a secret I need to get this off my chest before I spill

I bought my fiancé 2 pieces of Hollow Knight merch. He doesn't know. I literally went and measured his clothes to get the size right (he has bought 1 shirt in the 3 years we have been together and all his shirts are super old, and he is a huge HK fan). I'm gonna end up telling him but I want it to be a secret and a surprise so I'm telling all of you to hopefully keep it in longer

I want one of them to be for his birthday which is in SEPTEMBER. Where am I going to hide it. We live in a small flat. I am so fucked (and excited to spoil him, he's had a rough couple of months and honestly he deserves something new that he will love)

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2 days I lasted. 2 days.

I told him today I got him a gift, not what it was, not when it's coming (because I dont know) but I couldn't hold it in any longer

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All I did after work today was make a bunch of stuff for my junk journal. I coloured and cut out a bunch of hexagons, and small squares and painted some solid backgrounds in colours I dont really have as well as some dots and flowers.

One day I will have more types of hole punch to make it easier, but today is not that day so fuck it we do it by hand

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Guys I can't keep a secret I need to get this off my chest before I spill

I bought my fiancé 2 pieces of Hollow Knight merch. He doesn't know. I literally went and measured his clothes to get the size right (he has bought 1 shirt in the 3 years we have been together and all his shirts are super old, and he is a huge HK fan). I'm gonna end up telling him but I want it to be a secret and a surprise so I'm telling all of you to hopefully keep it in longer

I want one of them to be for his birthday which is in SEPTEMBER. Where am I going to hide it. We live in a small flat. I am so fucked (and excited to spoil him, he's had a rough couple of months and honestly he deserves something new that he will love)

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Sometimes I wonder if Junk Journaling is right for what I call my pages, because they look very not junk-like. Then I have to remind myself I didnt buy the stickers or paper I'm using, I either made it myself or my friend was throwing it all out and I said I'd take it and use it instead of it going in the bin. It was her trash and I'm turning it into my treasure.

Much like the scraps of coloured paper I bring home from work or the cut-outs from packaging. It was all destined to go in the bin, it's just not what people think when they think of junk.

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Page #32 - A Splash Of Red

Glad to finally get back to crafting (despite an injured shoulder). Also sorry for the bad lighting my lamp broke!

I do not support Gen AI, any used was given to me and being used to reduce waste

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Sometimes I get imposter syndrome with my autism, then suddenly I'm crying and my day is ruined because my notes app auto updated and it looks different

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I'm going to hopefully be posting journal pages again soon. Between work and health I just haven't really had the energy to do any recently, but boy do I miss it

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I haven't really done much art recently, mainly because I started this and then didn't want to finish it. So here it is finished so I can do something else

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I did some more pixel art today! I'm having fun with it and I feel like I'm definitely figuring it out now

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Another pixel art practice piece, getting the hang of it I think.

I also love working with limited colours!

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Page #31 - Butterflies In The Sky

I do not support generative AI, any used in my art was gifted to me and is being used to reduce waste

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I haven't had much practice with Pixel art, but there's always time to learn. Only started small, but one step is a step nevertheless!