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Hello! I’m Shard, your not-so local tired art student (any pronouns)

i have a tendency to over-organize my posts, so here’s my other blogs! Sometimes active? @webcxre - ena/webcore blog @spamshards - reblog hell @shardshouts - signal boost/world events/politics Basically inactive @chalkshards - chalkzone/nostalgia blog @bootnotfurby - furby blog @kirimiclone - MO4 blog

#the june archive #roblox grace #grace roblox #my art #fanart #never played grace but my friends talk about it and i was inspired #put staff through more horrors. as a treat.

kitsicles

Moldy Funshine

so like i said in my previous post i got most of my childhood care bears out of storage and i plan on cleaning them up! they're probably all a bit dirty, some are stained, but this guy was cause for concern!

[Alt Text: Four pictures of a funshine bear plush from various angles, showing how he's speckled with black mold and flattened. His muzzle is completely pressed up against his face.]

due to his mold he's up first and will be a point of reference for how these plushies react to my cleaning methods (and if i need to adjust them!)

just a heads up that I'll be reblogging this in a chain with each step, and anything involving plushies with me is chaotic. not only will he need to be unstuffed, but i embrace just how cursed that looks. also i swear. just putting that out there since i know some people might not want to see all that with a childhood character ^^;

kitsicles

so clearly the first step was turning flat fuck funshine into

✨flatter fuck funshine ✨

and in the process i discovered these two holes in the belly & muzzle, idk if these will be in the others but im guessing its to stuff those areas? probably makes them plumper that way

[Alt Text: Two pictures of the inside of the plush, showing holes cut into the inner belly & muzzle fabric.]

let me tell you i haaaate removing stuffing from muzzles. im guessing the embroidery is done after stuffing so its always caught on the inner fibers. i just do the best i can.

LUCKILY most of the beans were in mesh pouches (with some loose ones but thats normal) so i dont have to deal with bean hell everywhere. i dont feel like trying to wrangle out the arm pouches & the legs are sewn off separately so im just gonna make sure they dry well. im reusing the bean pouches since theyre just plastic and i can actually attempt to clean them (if this is actually stupid lmk LOL.

BUT with funshine as flat as i can get him i can now get to his spa day. man does my workstation look weird haha

[Alt Text: A picture of the unstuffed funshine, his face completely flat & indented into itself. The second picture shows the full workstation with the butt bean pouch removed, a cloud of stuffing, a seam ripper, and pliers.]

kitsicles

it is time for

THE BAAATH

first was rinsing him out the best i could to create the Bad Soup before lathering his moldy areas, rinsing again, and putting him in the Good Soup

[Alt Text: Left is Funshine and the bean pouch in a container of dirty water. Right is the same plush out of the water with the mold scrubbed off.]

There seems to be a prominent stain on his belly that I can't seem to get off with dawn and vinegar alone. I don't have anything stronger to use that wouldn't potentially damage him (I'm sure there's bleach somewhere buuut I don't want to risk it)

also heres a terrible shot of him before i added the water for the Good Soup

[Alt Text: The plush laying at the bottom of the container, covered in soap and vinegar. It's splayed awkwardly in the small container, with an indented looking face.]

at last....

SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP

[Alt Text: The plush in the bath, with most of its body obscured by suds. Its face seems to smile at the viewer.]

kitsicles

DONT WORRY i didnt like, explode or anything i just forgot to check tumblr

funshine has been dried! im glad it didnt take very long under my fan lol, ive had issues the the past where plushies just refuse to dry no matter any manual drying prior and i refuse to shove em in a machine due to risk of damage

[Alt Text: A funshine plush with its stuffing removed, held up by fingers pinching its forehead.]

and here's the before and after! after putting in fresh stuffing and sewing him up i brushed him down with a nail brush since its what i had on hand lol

[Alt Text: The left image is the before, showing a mold-speckled funshine plush with a flattened muzzle. On the right he's sitting upright, clean and plump.]

in the end I'd say it worked out pretty well! the vinegar smell went away as he dried (probably because i rinsed him out well after the bath) and more importantly he's mold free! i also realized the "stain" is probably just shorter or damaged fur from whatever was there before.

as for texture he was already like this, a few of the bears are, its still soft but slightly stiff to the touch. i'm not really sure how to fix this so any information would be helpful!!

overall i hope you enjoyed this chaotic cleaning ^^

kitsicles

Moldy Funshine

so like i said in my previous post i got most of my childhood care bears out of storage and i plan on cleaning them up! they're probably all a bit dirty, some are stained, but this guy was cause for concern!

[Alt Text: Four pictures of a funshine bear plush from various angles, showing how he's speckled with black mold and flattened. His muzzle is completely pressed up against his face.]

due to his mold he's up first and will be a point of reference for how these plushies react to my cleaning methods (and if i need to adjust them!)

just a heads up that I'll be reblogging this in a chain with each step, and anything involving plushies with me is chaotic. not only will he need to be unstuffed, but i embrace just how cursed that looks. also i swear. just putting that out there since i know some people might not want to see all that with a childhood character ^^;

kitsicles

so clearly the first step was turning flat fuck funshine into

✨flatter fuck funshine ✨

and in the process i discovered these two holes in the belly & muzzle, idk if these will be in the others but im guessing its to stuff those areas? probably makes them plumper that way

[Alt Text: Two pictures of the inside of the plush, showing holes cut into the inner belly & muzzle fabric.]

let me tell you i haaaate removing stuffing from muzzles. im guessing the embroidery is done after stuffing so its always caught on the inner fibers. i just do the best i can.

LUCKILY most of the beans were in mesh pouches (with some loose ones but thats normal) so i dont have to deal with bean hell everywhere. i dont feel like trying to wrangle out the arm pouches & the legs are sewn off separately so im just gonna make sure they dry well. im reusing the bean pouches since theyre just plastic and i can actually attempt to clean them (if this is actually stupid lmk LOL.

BUT with funshine as flat as i can get him i can now get to his spa day. man does my workstation look weird haha

[Alt Text: A picture of the unstuffed funshine, his face completely flat & indented into itself. The second picture shows the full workstation with the butt bean pouch removed, a cloud of stuffing, a seam ripper, and pliers.]

kitsicles

it is time for

THE BAAATH

first was rinsing him out the best i could to create the Bad Soup before lathering his moldy areas, rinsing again, and putting him in the Good Soup

[Alt Text: Left is Funshine and the bean pouch in a container of dirty water. Right is the same plush out of the water with the mold scrubbed off.]

There seems to be a prominent stain on his belly that I can't seem to get off with dawn and vinegar alone. I don't have anything stronger to use that wouldn't potentially damage him (I'm sure there's bleach somewhere buuut I don't want to risk it)

also heres a terrible shot of him before i added the water for the Good Soup

[Alt Text: The plush laying at the bottom of the container, covered in soap and vinegar. It's splayed awkwardly in the small container, with an indented looking face.]

at last....

SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP

[Alt Text: The plush in the bath, with most of its body obscured by suds. Its face seems to smile at the viewer.]

#peeled plush #skinned plush

kitsicles

Moldy Funshine

so like i said in my previous post i got most of my childhood care bears out of storage and i plan on cleaning them up! they're probably all a bit dirty, some are stained, but this guy was cause for concern!

[Alt Text: Four pictures of a funshine bear plush from various angles, showing how he's speckled with black mold and flattened. His muzzle is completely pressed up against his face.]

due to his mold he's up first and will be a point of reference for how these plushies react to my cleaning methods (and if i need to adjust them!)

just a heads up that I'll be reblogging this in a chain with each step, and anything involving plushies with me is chaotic. not only will he need to be unstuffed, but i embrace just how cursed that looks. also i swear. just putting that out there since i know some people might not want to see all that with a childhood character ^^;

kitsicles

so clearly the first step was turning flat fuck funshine into

✨flatter fuck funshine ✨

and in the process i discovered these two holes in the belly & muzzle, idk if these will be in the others but im guessing its to stuff those areas? probably makes them plumper that way

[Alt Text: Two pictures of the inside of the plush, showing holes cut into the inner belly & muzzle fabric.]

let me tell you i haaaate removing stuffing from muzzles. im guessing the embroidery is done after stuffing so its always caught on the inner fibers. i just do the best i can.

LUCKILY most of the beans were in mesh pouches (with some loose ones but thats normal) so i dont have to deal with bean hell everywhere. i dont feel like trying to wrangle out the arm pouches & the legs are sewn off separately so im just gonna make sure they dry well. im reusing the bean pouches since theyre just plastic and i can actually attempt to clean them (if this is actually stupid lmk LOL.

BUT with funshine as flat as i can get him i can now get to his spa day. man does my workstation look weird haha

[Alt Text: A picture of the unstuffed funshine, his face completely flat & indented into itself. The second picture shows the full workstation with the butt bean pouch removed, a cloud of stuffing, a seam ripper, and pliers.]

#peeled plush #skinned plush #i forgot the tw tag people used

Moldy Funshine

so like i said in my previous post i got most of my childhood care bears out of storage and i plan on cleaning them up! they're probably all a bit dirty, some are stained, but this guy was cause for concern!

[Alt Text: Four pictures of a funshine bear plush from various angles, showing how he's speckled with black mold and flattened. His muzzle is completely pressed up against his face.]

due to his mold he's up first and will be a point of reference for how these plushies react to my cleaning methods (and if i need to adjust them!)

just a heads up that I'll be reblogging this in a chain with each step, and anything involving plushies with me is chaotic. not only will he need to be unstuffed, but i embrace just how cursed that looks. also i swear. just putting that out there since i know some people might not want to see all that with a childhood character ^^;

#care bears #plush #plushblr #plushies #plush repair

since i'm thinking of consolidating my blogs, i think i'll do a test run with some plush stuff!

i just had some of my childhood carebear collection pulled from storage, and i'd like to completely clean em since it's been probably around 2 decades and one is freckled with what looks like mold.

i dont think this was all of them, i know i definitely had a display with a bunch of the little guys (i couldve sworn they used to be keychains?? or maybe i Also had keychains?) and i know my mom gave me a 40 or so year old brightheart raccoon ive always wanted to repair. i never really knew much about eras of carebears, i watched a mix of old cartoons and newer cgi movies on vhs all the time as a kid so it was all kinda a blur.

im not sure what the standard procedure on cleaning these guys is, but im thinking of unstuffing them and soaking them in a bit of water/dawn/white vinegar before scrubbing off any potential mold/stains. all new stuffing because i dont trust it if funshine's moldy.

i think i'll test it on flat fuck funshine first since he? she? is the most concerning (not sure which pronouns are current, i remember hearing both as a kid ^^;)

#care bears #plushblr #plush #toy restoration #uhh sorry ive been gone awhile what's the current tags for plush stuff?

thinking of retiring my sideblogs and just using my main like i do on bluesky. i originally kept everything separated by community both for organization (tags exist) and so people wouldnt get annoyed at me for posting things outside their community (shouldn't be my problem)

though ive been falling out of this username for years too, but i just don't know what to replace it with. it was based on my sona's brief time as a kitsune (kitsune + icicles) but always led to people calling me kit instead of shard lol

eiiiither way, whether i make a fresh blog or just move everything here i dont think it'd matter much considering this blog never really had many followers and the ones from my other blogs likely aren't around anymore.

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in the conversationed. straight up "respecting it". and by "it", haha, well. let's just say. Its pronuots

#it/its #lgbtq #nonbinary #queer #pride #meme #shitpost #sorry i need to put this in every tag ever its important /j #it struck me. and by “it” haha well lets just say. This purst.

conarcoin

i will never understand the insane takes against having games be more accessible

conarcoin

“does every game NEED to be accessible to disabled people? 🤨” yeah, actually

conarcoin

also the pissing and shitting over difficulty settings. just play the game on the normal difficulty dumbass it’s not for you

demonicae

Same with stuff like screen shake, particle effects, flashing/lightning effects: “But the game would look terrible without them!”

Then Just.... Don’t turn them off then, dickface...

Meanwhile, *having the option to turn them off* would greatly increase the number of people able to play the game.

0x5742

#THIS YEAH #idk why studios dont implement like. at LEAST pretty basic accessibility into every game like its not that hard & you'll get more sales #as someone who went to school for game design im serious btw just assign a variable for whether its on or off #i programmed custom pronouns in like an hour tops thats nothing. at most it would take a day to add a couple menu settings #(the earlier in development you add them the better)

been watching dungeon meshi lately and now im wondering if it's inspired people to create good filling recipes from the little they have at home. i'd love some recipes like that

the kitchen is the dungeon and the bunch of random ingredients your nd brain can't parse are the monsters. and gdi we're gonna eat the monsters

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #inspired by that one grilled cheese post + watching dm while eating it #bc i added a burger patty bc i havent been eating enough lately #even if its not THE most nutritious. its filling and keeps me going

yzafre

What if the stuff that happened at the end of KH3 was like... bigger.

#kingdom hearts #this is what actually happened trust me i was there /ij /silly

i dont touch the fandom out of fear so forgive me if someone else has come up with this already but ive discovered a fun trio pattern aside from "the sora/kairi/riku"

the tragic friend/the sacrifice - they genuinely cannot function without their friends. it always feels like fate is trying to rip them away from them, and there's this pain as a result that they have to bury for their sake. they'd give themselves up for their friends in a heartbeat.

the "traitor"/the divergent - there's this bitterness. there's something they need to know, always feeling like they have to prove themselves to others. at some point they break away from their friends - maybe even becoming a combatant. but one day they'll return to protect their friends when it matters most.

the glue/the unexpected - they hold the friend group together for the most part? they might seem pretty average at a glance, maybe even underwhelming. but keep your eye on them, because there's gonna be some kind of twist to them later on.

idk im just rambling for the most part. also im bad at names

edit: also for fun which are you of these hyperspecific descriptions

which are you

the tragic friend/the sacrifice

the "traitor"/the divergent

the glue/the unexpected

Voting ended onMay 26, 2024

#kingdom hearts #kh headcanons #kh