u/RecluseWraith

I've seen rosettes such as the ones attached where the ribbon is twisted in a way to resemble cream piping, but I cannot find any tutorials on how to achieve something similar for the life of me. 😭 For the record, I want to create a border for the clear window of my bag itself, so I can't just buy the rosette.

I'm assuming that they use some kind of pleated material, but how do they twist/and or fold it to look like piping? I would appreciate any advice! 🥲

I wanted to emulate those irasutoya stickers with my tav Vall'ov and Gale since I think the art style is really adorable.

He told a really, really bad pun and she laughed wholeheartedly at it. She's not used to doing so, and accidentally showed off her many, many pearly whites and shiny mandibles. Gale is of course enamored because he has zero sense of self preservation — but also because he's just sweet like that. 🥲💜

I shared my finished Gale bags last week, so I figured it would be nice to show off the start of my newest bag dedicated to my Tav pairing with him! The included buttons are by Starlit Stationery and the art in the photo holder is by TuxedoNyangi, both on Etsy. It's a bit barren at the moment since I'm just starting it out, but once I finish some art + get some other commissions back to turn them into keychains, I'll be able to fill it up more. 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯𖹭

I'm not entirely set on this bag since it's more magenta than lavender and the glitter on the vinyl is super egregious, so I've been on the lookout for other heart-window crossbody bags. I've been eyeing the Cherry Sauce one since I love the brand, but I'm not a fan of how the window protrudes from the front since I wouldn't be able to line it with ribbon. 🥲

I tried sharing these around a month ago but had some trouble, so apologies if you're seeing this again. ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎

Anyways, now that I've filled every available amount of space in both my fanmade merch + repeat ita bags, I'm finally moving on to my third Gale bag dedicated to my Tav/Gale pairing. I have been debating if I want to replace the top row of buttons in my repeating bag with another photo, but... that would be a real pain, so it's staying as is for now. If you couldn't tell, I had an incredibly hard time trying to make the buttons align neatly, which is why I had to fill in the gaps with a bunch of filler haha.

Gale : Excuse me, that's my WIFE!!!

I don't know the logistics of having a humongous Drider walking the streets of Waterdeep, but I think they would refuse her at every establishment. So no fancy nights out on the town for them while she's like that. 😭

I do like to imagine the domestic shenanigans of her dropping by at Blackstaff to ’coax' her husband's employers into considering a raise, and 'politely inquiring' as to who keeps on stealing the lovingly prepared lunches she makes for him.

( The art featured is a commission by TuxedoNyangi. ♡ )

Yet another Tuesday — that means she’s going to show you her handmade photo album of all of her sons’ baby pictures and first molts. If you react poorly she'll get sad.

Since some people have asked why I depict my tav as a Drow and a Drider, the long explanation made short is that she’s a paladin of Eilistraee, and through her oath is blessed to regain her body prior to Lolth’s punishment for as long as she upholds it. If she breaks it the illusion crumbles, but she can also revert voluntarily.

Because she’s essentially a humongous monster compacted into a much smaller body, I like to imagine that some traits of her actual form peek through. Unnervingly sharp teeth, acid spit, etc. Her tongue is also a foot long.