Aurora Winters

she/her 🎨 hobby artist 🌸 living in Japan

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Hello Tumblr!

I've really gotten back into art after a long break and I want to post here in addition to my Bluesky.

I love experimenting with styles and mediums, both physical and digital. Watercolor, pixel art, portraits, embroidery, etc.

This profile picture was probably my fifth attempt at a self-portrait a few months ago. I ended up looking at the Le Genie du Mal statue (mostly referred to as 'that hot Lucifer statue') for inspiration. It was a bit of a stretch, but I was happy with the result.

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I never posted my half-stitch pouch, but I've been getting a lot of use out of it! It holds my small planner and notebook.

It's the fruit market pouch kit from Craft Club Co. If you're looking for some relaxing stitching, this is a pretty good option.

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This week's embroidery~

I've also been working on an original design on the side, but it's giving me some trouble.

I can't remember if I posted this before, but this is the kit I've been using for these Swedish embroidery coasters. I wonder if there's an English version of this sold abroad.

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Crafters!

I'm curious what your pin cushions look like. Not just the design, but how they look in-use. I usually place my thimbles and safety pins on top of needles like little accessories. That way they're always there when I need them.

Also, how many of your needles are threaded? I've got 5 somehow...

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More Swedish embroidery~

I think this is my favorite pattern so far! Btw if you need a form of embroidery that is basically invisible on the back side, this is it.

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Took a stab at an original design after doing a few pieces of Swedish embroidery. Didn't turn out quite like I planned, but I learned some things...mostly that geometry is real and can hurt you.

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I've been learning Swedish embroidery/ weaving. I need to start keeping some kind of fiber arts bucket list going. This style of embroidery was surprisingly easy and fun!

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A colorful crochet croc for my friend's new baby! The bumps along the back feel so nice to touch. Her fur baby doesn't look as pleased though.

The kit probably isn't available outside of Japan, but here it is in case you're interested. It mostly used a standard crochet diagram, so you could probably make it work with a bit of google translate.

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Mira the Shopkeeper

Imagining an item shop in Silent Hill 2

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So that's where the bite marks on the strawberries came from...

Needle felted kitten and strawberry.

I got this little box at Daiso and thought it would be cute to put a little something inside it.

Then as I was taking a photo I thought I might as well turn it into a little stop-motion gif.

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Working on a little felted scene with this tiny black kitten 😸

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Felt Feline

This is my third needle felted project and it turned out so cute! This kit had higher quality wool and it definitely made a difference.

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When you're part way through a piece and you look at it and it looks back at you...

This was an in-progress shot of a needle felted cat. I'll post the finished version later, but I couldn't not post this lil creature.

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a needle felted haniwa based on the dancing haniwa that stands by my TV

He looks so fuzzy in the close-up. I don't know if it's the quality of the wool or if it just needed more pokes.

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Why work on the 10 craft projects I have when I can learn a new fiber craft?

This was a 100 yen felting kit at Daiso. Well worth it.

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Media Journal Cover Page

Journaling has been an awesome creative practice while my art brain resets.

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Light Dragon Embroidery

Made this for a friend's kid who loves the Zelda games. I just started learning how to embroider this year and I'm fairly happy with the progress I've made so far.