Black Unicorn Wood

I'm Midori, and this is where I blog about my art and fandoms.

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It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳 Wow, nine years!

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So, Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, is a guest at RetroGameCon this year. I have an idea for Duke Nukem-inspired soap.

I'm thinking a yellow, red, and black color palette, scented with Bourboned Tobacco fragrance oil ("Cedarwood and tobacco blend with blushed rose petals, tonka bean and oak aged bourbon"), perhaps with some Gunpowder fragrance oil mixed in as well. Working name for the soap is "All Outta Gum."

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Happy Gotcha Day Anniversary to my darling girl, Yuriko!

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Made my first double batch of soap today. Twice as many bars made in the same amount of time.

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Poor l'il kitty girl has a nasty toothache (for those with dental knowledge, she has a resorptive lesion), so she'll be staying overnight in the hospital, and having the tooth extracted tomorrow. Hopefully, she'll feel better afterwards.

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Wrapping up a bunch of soap for UBCon 32 (April 28-30, SUNY Buffalo, Amherst, NY) today.

Pictured below, "Bloody Love," inspired by Himiko Touga from My Hero Academia. It's scented with Vampire Blood (strawberry top notes, followed by citrus and jasmine, with raspberry and plum bottom notes).

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Lemon pound cake with lemon sugar glaze.

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Photos from VillaCon 2 (March 25, 2023 at Villa Maria College in Buffalo, NY)!

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Feeling less than your best as you try to maintain your unique brand of expression? Take some time for yourself and enjoy Nightshade Nevermore soap, made with shea butter and sweet almond oil, and scented with Deadly Nightshade (a blend of fresh cut blush pink peonies, sensual roses, and a citrus twist floating over a base of royal earthy patchouli and succulent crisp white woods).

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We watched Wakanda Forever on Disney Plus, and now Yuriko is wondering, "Where do the credits go? Behind the TV?" #movienight #catwatchingtv #yuriko #disneyplus #wakandaforever #moviecredits #catwatchingmovie #tvcat #catandtechnology #streaming (at Cheektowaga, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpbYzpZOyiG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today's baking - lemon bread! The recipe uses King Arthur Flour, was baked in my new King Arthur Quick Bread pan, and is taken from their All Purpose Bakers Companion. It smells fantastic! #lemonbread #lemon #kingarthurflour #baking #ilovetobake #quickbread #lemonygoodness #kingarthurpan #quickbreadpan #ilovekingarthurflour #kingarthurbakingcompany #kingarthurallpurposebakerscompanion #weekendbaking #ilovebakingbread (at Cheektowaga, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYZcNvO2q8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It's a Charity Auction *and* a show! Running GAGG's Charity Auction returns! They raised $5K for Ronald McDonald House of Rochester NY this year! Special guest appearance by the proprietor of Goblin Parlour Games (in the rainbow suit)! #runninggagg #charityauction #goblinparlourgames #charityauctioneer #conventions #runninggagg2023 #ronaldmcdonaldhouse #ronaldmcdonaldhouserochester #gamersdoinggood (at Robert W MacVittie College Union) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokV6N0OFf6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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After 2 years and change (big change), we're back at SUNY Geneseo in person for Running GAGG 25! We'll be here in the MacVittie Ballroom all weekend! It's so good to be back! #runninggagg2023 #runninggagg #tableselfie #tablesetup #blackunicornwood #thatvendorlife #convention #jobnothobby #tabletopgamingconvention (at Robert W MacVittie College Union) https://www.instagram.com/p/CohW2UQObcv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inspired by Enid Sinclair of "Wednesday," I present Wolf Out! I chose a pink, baby blue, and white color pallette to match Enid's hair, and scented it with a fragrance that blends mandarin leaf, blue willow, water lilies and lilac, combined with green notes of wild bamboo and magnolia fields above a sheer musk. I'll have this for sale at Running GAGG 26/27 this weekend! #handcraftedsoap #pawprint #pawprintsoap #enidsinclair #wednesday #wednesdaynetflix #wolfout #werewolf #enidwednesday #werewolves #pinklilacandwillow #wolves #coconutfreesoap #fandomsoap #jobnothobby #runninggagg2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CocMP2IOuOZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nothing like some baking to lift my spirits on this cold winter day! Peanut butter chocolate chunk bread, made from a recipe by B. Dylan Hollis. It smells yummy! #baking #peanutbutter #peanutbutterbread #chocolatechunks #bdylanhollis #peanutbutterchocolatebread #choccychips #letsbakebread #winterbaking #homebakedbread #freshbakedbread https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQrvIyO4f5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inspired by the Sandman (of DC Comics, and now Netflix, fame), this soap is Dream A Little Dream! It's scented with Sandalwood fragrance oil. This will be debuting for sale at Running GAGG 25 at SUNY Geneseo on February 10-12! #handcraftedsoap #sandman #thesandman #dccomics #fandomsoap #runninggagg2023 #thesandmannetflix #sandalwood #sandalwoodsoap #dreamalittledream #theendless #dream #dreams #morpheus #thesandmancomics #jobnothobby https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFN9R-uE1x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I didn't get to take many photos at Cosplay Snow Festival because I was busy working my artist table, but here are the photos I did take. #cosplaysnowfestival #cosplaysnowfestival2023 #cosplayphotos #wednesdaynetflixcosplay #enidsinclaircosplay #wednesdayaddamscosplay #venomcosplay #wednesday #wednesdayaddams #enidsinclair (at Rochester Institute of Technology) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn7K_U4OihK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=