“hephaistion made this” in a beautiful trompe-l'oeil piece of paper half unstuck by the wind still some of the rawest stuff ever put in a mosaic (2nd century bc, pergamon)
To all trans men on this site, im gonna put you onto something. If you are in need of a binder but have unsupportive parents or are closeted, if you have a fondness for the ocean, or if youre bored with the normal colors of binder available, go to Waterlust and get a top
As you can see above, theyre all patterned like marine life, but theyre also reversible! One side has the pattern, the other is solid color, and they’re all fun colors like blues and reds and greens, but some like the whale and tiger shark ones are more subtle grays and blacks. I have the whale shark one and the spongebob one (which was a limited run), and theyre both very well designed and printed. My spongebob one has served me for roughly four years and it hasn’t worn at all.
What really matters? The binding power, and these things are great. I’m a triple D cup and with a medium I look like I have subtle pecs. They’re also much less compressive than other binders due to their materials (which are mostly recycled!), so you can wear them for longer without getting sore. When I did more intensive theater and band performances, I could still act, dance, and play bari sax without getting winded or hurting myself. They’re also swim tops, and I’ve scuba dived in these as well comfortably.
If that wasn’t all, proceeds from each purchase are donated towards marine conservation and education initiatives! Purchasing shark printed ones specifically donate to shark studies and conservation orgs, parrotfish and coral prints support coral restoration initiatives, and so on. The high price tag is for a good reason.
Overall, if you’re looking for an all around good binder, one that matches your whimsey and supports a good cause, Waterlust is the place to go.
Luminous Nine Patch again, this time in more blendy colours.
Oh
My
God?
I knew it was gonna be blendy, but holy crap she’s luminous!
As I was sewing it together I was thinking about giving it to my brother, who is a black and white kinda guy, but… I don’t know man. This might be too pretty 😂
Edit: so my brother saw it and said he loved it, he just wanted a bigger one for his king bed. So I guess I’ll be making another one, but with seven colours instead of five LOL
Quilting complete and binding added!
I used the dark slate blue colour called Zaffre for the quilting and put a dark grey cuddletex on the back.
Mat your art it needs it!! and mats can make your art fit and look good in a frame you already own. They also do layered matting which really makes your stuff look GOOD.
This isn’t sponsored or anything, these are just two small businesses I personally use all the time and have had good experiences with. If you don’t like etsy, both of these have separate shops.
My mother makes and sells beautiful handfelted woolen animals, but AI-generated listings have clogged Etsy’s feed and destroyed her business. For the first time approaching the holidays she has zero orders.
Please take a look if you need a gift idea. They are truly extraordinary pieces.
Please, tell your mom that her creations are absolutely beautiful. It may be a good idea to move anywhere away from etsy, it seems that marketplace is just dead.
Wish i didn’t live on another side if the world :/
Sadly there aren’t great alternatives to Etsy right now. She needs a good social media presence so she can run an independent shop but she’s not social media savvy. She does, however, ship anywhere in the world!
In case others, like me, immediately went to go window shop.
this took a year to do, contains every dog (638, a few bastards are included) with their original name and their translation in english, all proportions are respected! Also it’s huge, 1 meter wide !
i had so much fun doing this, i hope you enjoy it!
I like stuff. My main blog is devoted to my own original content, but I am giving in to the tumblr machine. I'm going reblog pretty things here. It's set up to run a long queue I made cleaning out my likes. No guarantees on consistency, coherency, or content. Occasionally nsfw.
