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Small bit of wild caught shrimp is always a favorite!

Always trying to find the person that lives in the bathroom scale 😂

I just scored over 150 of these small vintage spools of crochet thread on FB marketplace for only $2!! Now I’m looking for small items to crochet using these. Can anyone help share some patterns? Thanks in advance!!

All four of these adorable squishes arrived in two days! (Saturday & Sunday)🥰

I found this huge female dung beetle dead floating in a container of rainwater outside. We live in Florida and I spot these beautiful insects on occasion, but not often.

I felt horrible & scooped her out of the water (she was floating on her back-no movement) hoping to preserve her in resin.
I put a paper towel and a quarter on the counter to take a picture. I wanted to share it with my grandchildren to show how big they are.

About an hour later, I spotted her trucking across the kitchen floor!!!

Insect experts-HOW?! She was dead! No movement, floating on her back, I’m completely flummoxed. Please explain how this was possible.

I checked her out thoroughly before releasing her in a nice shady spot under a tree in our backyard. She was as good as new as if she’d never drowned to death😂.

Come one-come all!😅. Get a couple mystery snails they said. It’ll be fun they said…

35598752 snails later…. (Despite how this looks, the population is well controlled by Frank the Fahaka, Chubbles the green spotted puffer, and my shoal of 7 peas). Each has dibs on different sizes of snails so it works out well.

New batch of babies released in the tank today!

EDIT: I WILL BE REMOVING THE SAFETY EYES AND STITCHING ON BOTH THE EYES AND THE CHEEKS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS SUGGESTION! PICS OF IMPROVED SQUIDS TO COME!🥰🪼

ALSO THESE ARE MADE WITH 100% COTTON AND COMPLETELY WASHABLE. THAT WAS THEIR REQUIREMENT FOR THE BLANKETS-SO THATS WHAT I WENT WITH. I’VE BEEN SAVING COTTON SCRAPS FOR YEARS SO THAT IS WHAT I AM USING FOR THE “STUFFING.”

I TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THE EXCELLENT TIPS AND ADVICE! I’M SO EXCITED TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE EMBROIDERED EYES AS WELL! SO MANY CUTE ONES OUT THERE!🥰🪼🫶

I TEXTED THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE IN CHARGE OF THIS BLANKET PROJECT AND SHE WAS 100% ONBOARD. I SENT HER THE SAME PICS EXPLAINING THE EYES AND CHEEKS WILL BE STITCHED AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY WASHER/DRYER SAFE SINCE THEY ARW 100% COTTON INCLUDING THE STUFFING.

Our local hospitals are asking for crocheted blankets for the surrounding NICUS. My arthritis is so bad, it would take me months to make one.
I’m wondering if these would be good enough to donate? They are “security squids” and the little ones grasp onto the tentacles instead of all the wires and tubes going in & out of them(😭).
Please give honest opinions. You won’t hurt my feelings at all. I just don’t want to make a bunch of these and they be rejected. Thanks in advance!

There is an “animal shelter” in Vegas that euthanizes an average of 200 dogs a day during the hot summer months. I volunteered as a foster there for 8 years. I combed our website multiple times a day to look for posts like this.
I don’t think my tires left the pavement on my way to save this baby. They were going to take her life for being terrified and crying in the corner of her kennel. She came from a hoarding situation and has all the signs of inbreeding.
Thankfully, I got there in time. The third pic is her “I’m free!” pic right before we pulled out of the parking lot.
That was over 10 years ago. Her name is now Niblette and she is the leader of the pack. She “talks” to me all day and her favorite things are napping on the couch in mommas lap and the homemade dog food I make her daily. She dances like a puppy and literally smiles as I carry her plate to her cushion. This precious little foster failure has changed my life and I love her with my whole heart ♥️.

A Cuddle Barn Witchy Brew Mooshake plush and two CuddleBarn Plushgoal clips for only $5!

No. Did I have to have 24” Gideon for $5? YES!

Ginormous Maribel for only $5! Can’t wait for her to arrive!

Brand new 14” Celinia Squeezemallow for $7!

Here’s my catches! (All found within 2-4 days)

BRINA-20”-$5.95
ZAYLEE-8”-$1.50
CAPARINNE-18”-$5.10
BRINA & BENNY-12”$12”-$3 total
JOELLE-12”-$4
EVITA WINTER & ZAYLEE-8”-$4 total
ZOZO W/BOW-24”-$8
CRESSIDA GLOW IN THE DARK-12”-$4.50

I can’t wait for them to get here! Will post a pic of my whole collection when they arrive 🥰

I found this very tiny shiny brown bug sprinting across my kitchen floor just now? Any ideas?

I found this 20” Carmelita on Depop for only $8 free shipping! She’s like brand new-only missing the tags!

OMGGG!!!! She came back to life!! (Video added). I had her on the paper towel to dry and when I came back to get her ready for the resin-she was gone!! Found her crawling across my kitchen floor!😂. Hurray!! Headed outside to find a nice shady spot to release her!

Sadly, I found this beautiful specimen drowned in my birdbath this morning. We’re about an hour south of Orlando-right off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. I’ve been fortunate enough to see them in action a few times pushing a ball of dog dung across the yard.
I’ll be preserving her in resin after she’s dried out.

I have a shoal of 7 peas. This one is always front & center at mealtime. Lately, because of all the rain, they’ve been feasting on mosquito larvae. That’s his favorite.😂