After The Funeral

We all want to party when the funeral ends.

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Every year since I’ve been at my company we make valentines for each other based on things we like. This is my Valentine this year.

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An old friend commissioned me to sew her a Beetlejuice bag! Luckily I have access to a lot of juicy fabric. But this time I quilted this with glow in the dark thread in a freehand spider web pattern. It’s very subtle but looks great!

I will take better photos later, and I finished two other Halloween themed bags I will photograph and sell later. I’ve only been quilting for maybe a month, but I’m having lots of fun with it!

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As usual, when I’m very stressed I plan ambitious craft projects for me to work on. I’m learning how to sew and quilt and have made several little things lately, mostly for my friends.

The first thing I made was a quilted tote for a friend.

Then some Beetlejuice pillowcases for me.

A chicken apron with matching oven mitt.

And a couple more quilted project bags.

I nicknamed my machine “The Bride” and was gifted it by a kind person from work. I’ve been having lots of fun making things out of scraps and remnants lately but am not ambitious enough for a full quilt. It’s nice to have a new craft that is a little easier on my hands than knitting. Although I still do that.

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I need to scream

My life has been exceptionally difficult the past year. Last November my beloved cat Pumpkin passed away and everything went downhill since. I got sick, lost my job, family deaths, car problems, you name it. I went from a dream job to working minimum wage for a fraction of the money I used to make and am not making ends meet. I’m constantly sick, exhausted, and drained. My doctor recently told me I’m malnourished, dehydrated, exhausted and depressed. I can’t afford my bipolar medication anymore and my life is a living hell.

I don’t have a lot of spare time, and when I have a day off I’m usually doing chores or trying to rest. I’d like to get into sewing or at the bare minimum finish a knitting project. Today is my day off and I’m just lying sick in bed overwhelmed and feeling like my heart is beating out of my chest.

I’ve applied for so many jobs, taken some classes, and have only had one job interview I got ghosted on. I have one final Hail Mary, a company several relatives work for is hiring in my field and I feel like I’m the perfect candidate. If I don’t get this job I don’t know what I will do. I cannot live on the streets and I’m not moving back in with my abusive father.

I feel like my friends are sick of hearing me whine. I’m being replaced in my friend groups. My mental health is rapidly declining and I’m getting depressed, anxious and paranoid. For a while I felt like I was masking how I feel but I was recently told I look like a caged animal ready to bite. I rarely put on makeup and go days without brushing my hair. I barely eat one meal a day. I know for a fact I eat under 1,000 calories a day.

Right now I’m lying in bed feeling like I’m going to have a heart attack. I have so many chores I need to do, laundry is piling up, trash needs to be taken out, dishes need to be done. Even putting on a bra or shoes feels overwhelming.

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I have some horny art I’m working on along with a very long life update below the cut.

Last February I lost my dream job, I was laid off. My life has been extremely difficult ever since. I now work minimum wage and my funds are running out, literally choosing between gas and groceries. On top of that I have crippling carpal tunnel in my dominant hand. Everything is super difficult, drawing is starting to get impossible. I have to go super slow and my lines can be very shaky. And after 20 minutes I’m in debilitating pain. I can’t afford surgery now.

But earlier today some friends and I watched Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and it helped re kindle a deep love for that movie. I’m trying to finish some old sketches I never completed in 2024.

I’d love to write, knit and draw more but I have very limited time and resources. But I think of it often. Thank you to everyone who has been so kind and loving to me.

Also enjoy BJ having a moment to himself while I try to finish this.

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[novery1]

This man knows how to run a show.

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This image changed my brain chemistry.

[theresadreamsinnoir]

I don't know if I'll ever find time to finish this, so I just share it like that.

This is a tiny format, so working on details requires more skills than I already have.

[kaigeuse]

[pate93]

[juicelooseedits]

therapist Beetlejuice 🤭🪲🧃

I loved making this one!!

[mrdespondency]

the good ending

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More beetlebabes sketches way too filthy for tumblr. The subject: Lydia on top. I may refine and post to Bluesky later.

[tomfowlerstuff]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

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I’m back on my bullshit. Here’s something for my keatonsluts.

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Something that has been in my sketchbook for a while now. Afterlife of a showgirl. Man whore.