Cuttlefish Time

I sew things sometimes. I have two dogs who do not sew things. Dog posting is @stormydog

[storm-and-bird]

Plush Cuttlefish

Here it is! The finished cuttlefish! Pattern by me.

The original goal was to have the whole thing be just over 12 inches, but the pieces were too small and fiddly. It's 20 inches long, and the mantle is 8.5 inches wide. Size reference:

It's made out of a variety of minky fabrics. The eyes were custom painted. I don't have my own tags or anything, so this guy got the narrowest, least obtrusive, tag I could find in the house.

I've been working on this--slowly--for months. I poured a lot into this project. I knew absolutely nothing about cuttlefish before I started., and now I know a tiny bit more. They're such cool creatures!

These species were what I was drawing on mostly: Sepia officinalis, Sepia apama. I started with three species in my initial planning. By the end, it veered sharply toward Sepia officinalis (common cuttlefish). Maybe one day I'll make another with more of the Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) coloring?

If you have any questions, or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask!

[storm-and-bird]

Okay, if anyone has tips on how to find indoor-only homes for 8-10 week old kittens whose mom was feral, but they are not--particularly in the US--please share them.

[homunculus-argument]

A sick wizard castle with a nondescript van painted on the side. A gothy pin-up girl with the portrait of a random trucker tattooed on her thigh. A bathroom-themed beach vacation. A beautiful brightly coloured cupcake that tastes like soap.

[quite-possibly-haunted]

Jesus with a portrait of my grandma on his wall. A scimitar-wielding fantasy protagonist reading about the adventures of sixth-grader Kelsey. A National Park with a framed print of somebody’s living room.

[coffee-and-cusswords]

[guy who has been holding an insane amount of tension in his body for a week straight] bro why do I feel so awful

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

[measured-words]

Reblogging this three times in a row? Take a deep breath and take care of yourself!

[spoonies-and-knives]

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#Turns out I am not a suspension bridge and should not be kept under a steady level of stress forever to function

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[phorusrhacidae-lesbian]

little miss auditory processing disorder would like you to repeat what you just said then immediately respond to you before you finish

[kurulover]

I hate that when you’re stressed enough your body just starts falling apart. I think it should realize you’re already stressed and don’t need that and start functioning better actually

[kurulover]

[mossworm]

ichthyosaurs with dolphin-like patterning

[podcastwizard]

you don’t realize how important lunch is until you’re wandering around thinking about how unloveable and untalented and uniquely cursed you are and then it’s 4pm and you finally eat lunch and you go Oh. oh right.

[podcastwizard]

lot of people commenting on this post like "who eats lunch at 4pm that's a terrible time to eat lunch" yes. that is the point. 4pm lunch is inadvisable. 4pm lunch is not the ideal. 4pm lunch makes the mind demons real.

[catgirlmissy]

Go! My budgies

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

how it feels to message a friend who's having Problems that you can't do anything to help with.

[professionalowl]

it is of course easier to performatively ban children from social media than to do things like "actually challenge and regulate the abusive tactics tech companies use to extract people's data and money via social media" but if we did the second thing we wouldn't have any excuse to force people to use digital ID :(

[rakuensart]

Duque!

[arminreindl]

HAPPY WORLD CROC DAY

It's June 17th, world crocodile day, a day to appreciate these amazing yet endangered animals. They are my personal favourite group of animals period and just endlessly fascinating to me, both those we have today and those that lived in the ancient past. Tho I'm no professional by any means, I strive to learn about them and spread this knowledge. So here's some photos, art and skeletals of fossil crocs (using the term rather liberally I know). Feel free to drop your favourites in the reblogs, doesn't matter if extinct or not.

[hybridfauna]

Mata Mata Turtle

[lockssteps]

im a fake fan of everything i like because i cant remember anything

[fleshdyke]

do you love the colour of the basilosaurus

[fleshdyke]

everyone tagging this as “do you love the colour of the spine” is funnier than me

[fleshdyke]

alright pack it up boys i’ve hit my peak

[laur-rants]

Let Your Colors Run!!

A latest pride project, I really wanted to do something special. Let your Colors Run, featuring prominent breeds found in lure coursing and other racing sports. Each one is a different breed and a different pride flag! I would have loved to do more, but 10 was already a staggering amount for me to try and accomplish with limited time. Please enjoy! From top to bottom, the breeds (and flags) are: - Ibizan Hound / Pan Flag - Borzoi / Bi Flag - Scottish Deerhound / Asexual Flag - Basenji / Aroace Flag - Italian Greyhound / Gay Men Flag - Saluki / Rainbow Pride Flag - Greyhound / Lesbian Flag - Silken Windhound / Trans Flag - Rhodesian Ridgeback / Aromantic Flag - Whippet / Non-binary flag Let me know if there is a favorite you have, or if you'd like to see something else! I have both PNGs and requests open on my ko-fi, so please feel free to check those out! FREE PNGS : https://ko-fi.com/s/cc924e8c2e

Request a Custom Color Run: https://ko-fi.com/c/3a27e1add0

Thank you everyone for all the support over the years! I will try my best to not be completely silent over here on Tumblr. <3