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My childhood best friend is pregnant and I made this for her baby. I still need to back it and bind it, but I'm feeling really proud of myself and wanted to share.

I would consider myself a textile artist, but I haven't had my sewing machine set up for over a year--so it was thrilling to see that part of myself again! The project was a nice size to not be overwhelmed at all (squares were 5" to start).

I chose these colors because the baby's father, my friends husband is a harvester.

I hope he feels honored.

I locked in today and just wanted to share my excitement! 🧵

Recently I fell in love with colored pencils and I'm challenging myself to draw more.

My last sketchbook was mainly a junk journal; this has been an exciting shift for me.

(Other media used: acrylic pens, washable markers)

I have too many months in my five year planner, so I'm junk journaling them to enjoy for the upcoming years!

Thinking I'll leave some of the pages empty or partial so I can keep adding in the future

(Monthly, 2026-2031 Calendar)

My current calendar was 2024-2026. 2026 overlaps, so I don't need 2026 in the new one and I've got extra space for cute little junk collages :)

Appreciation post because I thought I lost 'er✨🪡🌺

Handmade, if that's not glaringly obvious.🌞

Thrifted quilt for the cover. Scraps from friends and past projects throughout💗

Felt 'pages'. Broken croissant pin glued to closure button 🥐

Holds: empty needles - "leftovers"/threaded needles - pins

I've been embroidering for fifteen years. A few years ago, I got burnt out. And that was incredibly embarrassing to me for some reason.

I recently started an Art Therapy grad program that has leaned into our own personal art-making as students and as individuals.

I've found myself enjoying stitching again.

Pictured are some things I've recently completed or worked on.

The denim with black stitching is an over-shirt I've been covering in "tattoos". Some are sentimental, some were simply fun to draw.

It started as a response piece for a project in grad school and I've been excited to keep wearing it and adding to it.

Some of these patches were made in the last year. I made most of these patches forever ago, and it feels nice to finally home them. It feels nice to enjoy stitching again. 🧵🪡

Here are some of my finished pages from a Coco Wyo coloring book.

I'm falling in love with colored pencils!!

I'm finding so much joy and feeling so proud of myself.

Mixed media: alcohol markers, washable markers, colored pencils, sometimes crayon 🖍️

Sometimes I ask my partner to blindly pick my color palette -- he's a good sport and that adds a really fun layer that also helps with occasional choice paralysis.

Which page is your favorite?

It's giving *chaos gardening*

I've been having so much fun!

Excited and wanted to share!

Love that it says "FRY" for Friday :)

I'm working on this weekly pill container--trying to, as my friend says, "make the mundane extraordinary" 💎🔮✨

Kind of in love with this teeny, portable size. I had so much fun filling this lil giy with joy ✨

I started this sketchbook at the very end of my art therapy internship.

I've begun to realize that I need to make art regularly, if not everyday.

My last sketchbook was only 4"x4" so I had a blast playing in all this space.

(This one was a whopping 8"x8"!)

It was the fastest I've ever filled a sketchbook! Can't help but feel proud of it :)

I have been wanting to practice drawing more.

I've been doing a lot of junk journaling lately and I've challenged myself to start drawing more in my new sketchbook. So here's my latest character! I just switched to the chonk version and I love her!!! Please take a look and be kind!

Happy adventure-ing! 🐚 🌿 🪨 🍎 🩷