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This is a small craft blog mainly focused on crochet and knitting; other hobbies and types of crafts may also be featured. Please keep an eye out for my free patterns!

[zandramims]

Small but spooky ✨

[catsofyore]

Tiny dancer! Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.

[passionpeachy]

an ode to nessie

[passionpeachy]

Sending this as a postcard to *anyone who supports me on Patreon this month btw! ^_^

edit: *$3 and up. sorry if that was confusing

[baksuz-art]

unexpected development: my little root has opened its eyes and started crawling! :O

[catsofyore]

I don’t know the story here but my best guess is “tripped over the cat going down stairs in the dark but still love him”. Photo from my collection, 1958.

[salsitaverde]

[decomposedmaw]

two cats

[catsofyore]

Important cat business. You wouldn’t understand. Photo from my collection, 1972.

[inprnt]

“cosy paws” by Jun Hug on INPRNT

[homeotherm-deactivated20190108]

[monstermonger]

A dream of the fields

study

[monstermonger]

[a lot of people asked for prints of this, so i added it. thank you! ♡ ]

[jabberding0]

Sand writing

[cryoverkiltmilk]

"Huh, I wonder what sand writing i-- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"

[biglawbear]

You ever see something that makes you think "wow I didn't even know that could be a talent or skill but that's amazing"

[nitewrighter]

There b some specific ass forms of calligraphy in this world

[herpsandbirds]

All of my friends that work at wildlife rehab centers have had to untangle animals from this stuff, or had animals brought in that died in it. This is especially nasty for small owl species.

[tomboyjessie13]

Why would you put fake spiderwebs outside your home anyways? Do what my family does and use them as indoor decorations, it's easier to clean up that way and it makes the living room look cool.

[jnthem]

Good to know for us animal lovers, if you’re going to use them please keep it to decir inside the house, not out!

[directactionforhope]

Oh shit had no idea!! Thank you!! Source:

Does Decorative Spider Webbing Pose a Danger to Wildlife?

The classic Halloween decor can be a silent threat to furry friends if displayed unsafely.

"As autumn advances, leaves begin to fall from trees and a chill runs through the air, making it increasingly clear the spooky season is upon us. But as people decorate for Halloween, they may be setting up a trick rather than a treat for surrounding critters: That fake spider webbing commonly seen across the country every October is just as effective at trapping critters as a real web is.

Kathryn Dudeck, the wildlife director at Georgia's Chattahoochee Nature Center, told Snopes via phone that fake spider webbing, normally made out of a synthetic, fiber-like polyester, is similar to tightly woven fiberglass.

"The webbing actually adheres to the skin of a toad," she said. "For raptors and songbirds, it sticks to their feathers and then settles in between them, almost like velcro." ...

Dudeck said that animals most at risk with fake cobwebs are small birds, including hummingbirds and small owls, bats and reptiles, like toads...

The danger of fake webs doesn’t immediately go away after Halloween, either. A 2019 article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation explains that if not properly disposed of, birds might use the material to build their nests. In a worst-case scenario, the webbing could catch and trap any chicks in the nest. The solution to all of this is fairly easy: stop using fake webs outside.

Instead, consider moving the webbing indoors, perhaps behind a window so it’s still visible. If you are set on creating a web outdoors, Dudeck recommended making one out of rope and ensuring you've left ample space between strands to mitigate the risk to wildlife."

-via Snopes, October 20, 2023

[move-slow-and-savor-things]

"Susan Pevensie wasn't in Aslan's country because she had stopped believing in Narnia" is technically true, but not for the reasons people usually cite. She had other interests and things she prioritized, so she wasn't at the party for all the Narnian travelers, so she wasn't at the station when the trains crashed, so she wasn't dead like everyone else

Susan's tragedy isn't that she didn't make it into heaven, it's that literally her entire family died and she happened to not be there to die with them. And please keep in mind that the scornful words about Susan being interested in nylons and lipstick come from Jill, a younger girl who isn't interested in thise things, and not from the narrator or Aslan.

The dedication of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is about becoming old enough to believe in fairy tales again. In The Last Battle, Lewis brings us full circle to see one of his beloved characters has become too grown-up for Narnia, but he never closes the door on her potential to grow back into the fairytale again.

[yarnhamlet]

Crochet is a wonderful hobby. I truly feel like I can make most anything. It makes me so happy.

[spicymochi]

little pumpkin thieves

[p-a-p-e-r-t-o-w-n-s]

Autumn 🍂 is here !!