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Etsy listing available in my shop

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/929974502/crochet-pattern-spring-lion

Crochet Spring Lion Pattern This is a digital download. The pattern will allow you to create a cute lion perfect for spring. It is written i

I attempted my first ever crochet pattern and I am very proud of it :)

You can check it out if you want

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lets not forget this gem

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cant believe we’re leaving out this

and more importantly this

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hmmm and perhaps

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and these ones too

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I’m not sure how you managed to forget this gem:

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excuse me but:

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where would we be withour kermit

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can’t believe y'all forgot

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A faerie introduces himself. Then, holding out a hand, asks, “And your name, please?”

And, like a fool, you give it to him.

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I got asked for clarification on this (but can’t reblog that particular post cuz on mobile), which I’m more than happy to provide.

In this post, a faerie is asking for ‘your’ name. The way he is wording it, however, and the accompanying beckoning motion, makes it seem as though he is asking for you to physically hand your name over. Which, because of how some faeries operate, he is.

In this instance, saying your name aloud to the fae would be literally giving your name over to him, the exact consequences of which are left up to the imagination–usually, a fae even knowing your name gives it some measure of power over you, but giving something your name would likely let it completely take over your life.

In this instance, the wording you want to use is something like “I will not give you my name, but I will tell you that it’s [name].” Alternately, you can just lie to him.

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Might i suggest the less direct yet still name-preserving “you may call me…”? It dodges the request while still giving an answer of a name, which does not even have to be yours, but any name you feel like telling the fae they can use to refer to you. I would recommend “Ainsel”.

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The first time he asks for your name is the first time you meet him. He appears as you walk by the færie ring, that you have not entered because your grandmother has repeated so many times not to do so, and, curious of your presence, watches as you jump when you notice him.

You recognize him instantly. It is the Fæ whose influence your village is under, the one the elders have told you and your friends to be wary about, for the people who have been seen walking away with him have never come back.

You don’t know what he does to them. The villagers have never dared to confront him about it, never dare to address to him at all. He is not evil: he sometimes speaks blessings upon the cattle, talks the horses to calm after a storm, ensures a good harvest for the farmers, makes the flower bloom in spring even when the weather is still too cold. He is, simply, a Fæ, whose ways humans cannot understand.

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some actually good gay films to close out pride month

Some of my personal favorite queer movies! Image limit is 10 per post, but there’s some others I’ve really liked so I might make a pt. 2!

Alex Strangelove - (Available on Netflix as of 4/19.) Dir. by Craig Johnson, 2018. Teen Comedy following closeted queer high school senior, Alex Truelove. Alex is a straight A student with a perfectly nice longterm girlfriend but his world is flipped upside down when he meets the handsome, charming and out gay kid from the other side of town. This is one of the lighter films on this list, for when you need some feel-good vibes and a nice laugh.

Boy Erased - Dir. by Joel Edgerton, 2018. In this Drama Coming-of-age film based off the memoir by Garrard Conley, the son of a small town Baptist pastor is outed to his family and sent away to a conversion therapy program. While there, he struggles with understanding the twisted and often backwards logic of those leading them. Troye Sivan played a very interesting character in this! This is definitely one of the tearjerkers on this list and contains some pretty dark material (including rape, physical and emotional abuse, religiously motivated abuse, and suicide) but I still highly recc it if you’re in the right emotional place to handle that.

But I’m a Cheerleader - Dir. by Jamie Babbit and released in 2000, this teen Comedy is a satirical and light hearted take on a serious subject, conversion camps. It also features two beloved actors now known for their repeated playing of queer characters, Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall, as love interests. Highschooler Megan considers herself to be the typical prototype of an American teenage girl. She has a football playing boyfriend (who she doesn’t particularly enjoy kissing) and a group of fellow cheerleader friends (who she might look at a bit too often.) She’s shocked when one day the people in her life sit her down, accuse her of being a lesbian, and ship her off to “True Directions.”

Carol - (Available on Netflix as of 4/19.) Dir. by Todd Haynes and released in 2015, this period drama is based off the 1952 novel “The Price of Salt” or “Carol” by Patricia Highsmith. Therese Belivet meets Carol Aird in December 1952 while she’s looking for a doll for her daughter. Carol is going through a divorce, Therese is relunctant to get serious with her boyfriend. The two women become fast friends and their relationship quickly develops into something more. People have some pretty divided opinions on this one, but I enjoyed it. The cinematography was beautiful and its a nice film for when you want to sit back and immerse yourself in something. Parts of it made me cry, but for the most part it was just a relaxing experience that didn’t take much emotional energy or brain power. This movie is also the reason you see queer women thirsting after Cate Blanchett all the time.

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Laga - (Available on Netflix as of 4/19.) This Hindi-language Coming of age comedy drama is directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar and stars both Sonam and Anil Kapoor. It tells the story of Sweety Chaudhary, a young closeted lesbian Punjabi woman, from childhood to present adulthood as she struggles to reconcile her sexuality with her family’s expectations and her culture. This! film! was! amazing! It’s what inspired me to make this list and I can’t reccomend it enough. I cried SO HARD. I laughed SO MUCH. It was such an enjoyable, cathartic, touching experience and its so important to support. It’s subtitled on Netflix in 5 language options (English, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese).

Love, Simon - Dir. by Greg Berlanti and released in 2018. This comedy-drama follows closeted gay 17 year old Simon Spier as he begins interacting on the internet with and falling for an anonymous gay kid who goes to his school. This is probably one of the most popular queer films out there but I did watch and enjoy it and thought I would rec it anyways. It was genuinely so good! It’s another one of the lighter films on this list, and at times it had me simultaneously laughing and crying. Keiynan Lonsdale was cast as the love interest, is queer irl, and he makes some amazing music including his very gay single “Kiss the Boy.”

Moonlight - (Available on Amazon Prime Video as of 4/19.) Dir. by Barry Jenkins and released in 2016, this drama takes a look into three distinct chapters or stages in the life of Chiron, a young, queer black man growing up in Miami. It follows his journey to manhood as he’s guided by his family, friends, and community. Janelle Monae made her film debut in this!! i’m assuming most of you already know who she is, but if not: Janelle is pansexual and has been making some amazing, super immersive concept albums over the past decade. “Moonlight” is both the first LGBT-related film and the first film with an all-black cast to ever win an Oscar!!

Rafiki - Dir. by Wanuri Kahiu, premiered in 2018 at film festivals. Okay so I’m just gonna go ahead and admit I haven’t seen this personally yet because it hasn’t had it’s US wide release yet (but it’s slated for sometime in 2019!!!) and I can’t afford film festivals, but i already know from the trailer that it’s gonna be amazing and I’m gonna love it. “Rafiki” tells the story of Kena and Ziki, two young queer Kenyan girls, as they’re forced to choose between their personal truth and the desires of everyone around them. This was the first ever Kenyan film to be screened at Cannes Film Festival and was actually banned in Kenya.

The Handmaiden - (Available on Amazon Prime Video as of 4/19.) Loosely based off the novel “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters this film was directed by Park Chan-wook and released in 2016. It’s primarily in Korean with some Japanese, and English subtitles are available. Ive seen it described as a “lesbian revenge thriller” before and thats pretty accurate. Set in 1930s Korea under Japanese occupation it tells the story of a orphaned pickpocket sent to relieve a wealthy lady of her inheritance.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post - dir. by Desiree Akhavan and based off the novel of the same name by Emily M. Danforth, this coming of age drama is set in the early 90s and follows teenager Cameron Post after she is outed as gay and sent away by her Aunt to “God’s Promise” a Christian gay conversion camp. While there she befriends Jane Fonda, a disabled lesbian raised on a hippie commune and Adam Red Eagle, a lakota two spirit whose father recently converted to Christianity.