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Bee ditto returneth!

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Hey all! Today i continued work on the bee dittos which will be for sale in my spring shop update on Saturday, April 22 and 1pm est! I got all the sublimation done as well as all their wings, and finished one up for testing purposes! I'll finish production on these guys on Monday!
This weekend I'll be working on cutting ou...

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Spring shop drop date!

hey all! i've finally decided that my spring shop update will be

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 AT 1PM EST

i will have:

  • 4 colors of peepitto plushies
  • sheepittos
  • ditto sprouts
  • bees
  • ditto sprout pins

i wanted to make more, but my machine breaking on me...

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Smores pins!! Instruction & bee work

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Hey all! Today i continued work on the kaiju instructions and figuring out the new bee ditto construction method! I'm trying to make it a little easier to put together than last time.
But the event of the day was getting my smores pins!! They are so cute and the pin on pin looks so good ðŸĨđ they will be for sale in a few...

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Sprout dittos have grown!

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Hey all! Today i got the sprout dittos sewn up and began work on the bee dittos! The bee dittos have several components so they take a lot of time to make.
I'm still not sure if the drop will be april 22 or 29 - let's just say my peepitto pin remakes are not going well 😓 I'm going to make the call this weekend or the ne...

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Finished sheepittos & beginning of ditto sprouts!

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Happy Tuesday! Today i continued work on the kaiju instructions, finished stitching together all the sheepittos and began work on the ditto sprouts! All their embroidery is done and the final step is to stitch on the leaves before they are sewn together in the hoop. Which means, I'll be cutting out a LOT of leaves tonight! ðŸ...

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Beginning kaiju instructions, sheepitto's return & purple peepitto!

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Hi all, hope you had a nice weekend! Mine was very busy with traveling, but it was great! (Especially because i bought a bunch of plants, which is a new hobby of mine!!)
This morning i was back to work, starting with the written kaiju instructions! I'll be working on them a bit every day until they're done, then working on...

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Peepitto family grows!

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Hey all! Hope you had a nice Friday!
Today i finished up the design for the banana ditto that is a plush reward for the may ditto tier! No teasers yet, but i also took the photos and it came out soooo cute ðŸĨđ
I also made some blue and yellow peepittos! I also plan to make some purple ones to complete the set!
I'll ...

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May & spring ditto progress!

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Hey all! Yesterday and today I've been working on the May physical rewards - no pictures to share as i dont want to spoil the surprise yet! 👀 I'll be wrapping up the design for the banana ditto plush tomorrow with the reveal of may rewards towards the middle of the month!
I also started work on the spring dittos! Pink p...

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Konpeito candy kaiju

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Today was very productive and I'm so glad!
I was able to finish up the instruction version of the kaiju and also make a minky example which is made with konpeito candy colors! Also looks very spring-y ðŸŒŧ
Of course, minky is much less stretchy than mochi so it results in a smaller, less chonky kaiju but he's still ver...

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Mail run, accounting & kaiju

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Hey all, hope you had a great weekend!
I started my morning with a run to the post office to drop off more ditto plush and stickers! After that i caught up on my accounting including doing quarterly state taxes which took WAY longer than they should have ðŸ˜Đ
After that i worked on the kaiju example I'm making for the i...

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April Rewards Info!

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here's information on the rewards for this month!

April patreon shop access

april's patreon shop password can be found at this link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80861953

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Sewing machine disaster ðŸ˜Ē

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Well today did NOT go as planned - while i was able to get all the embroidery done for the ice cream kaiju that will be the instructions example for the april pattern, when i went to change the needle on my machine to a sewing needle the needle clamp broke 😭 i could not get a needle into it and unfortunately that means it ...

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A very chubby sparrow ðŸĶ

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Today is my husband and i's 4 year wedding anniversary, so i snuck in a present for him in my work queue!
We love birds and had a bird themed wedding so i try to always make my anniversary gifts bird themed. We had an awesome experience feeding sparrows in a park in japan on our honeymoon so its one of my preferred birdies...

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Prepwork for ice cream kaiju, backing cards obtained & more~

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Today i worked on a variety of things! I worked on another dart patterning tutorial which will go up soon! Tomorrow is my 4 year wedding anniversary so I'll be taking another day off but I'll still have posts going up!
I also worked on cleaning up the kaiju pattern for the instructions and editing the face pattern to inclu...

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Kaiju photoshoot day!

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Today was the kaiju closeup day 💅 i set up my big photobooth to get pictures of these guys together with the buildings i got for them! Here are a few of my favorites~
I'll be posting them on social media starting next week!
Next up I'll be making a kaiju to record footage for the instructions for the pattern!
And ...

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Finishing squish cat instructions & kaiju!

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Hey all! Today was my first day back to work after taking 3 days off to do some ~gaming~
I finished up the squish cat video instructions and the files for delivery! The pattern releases this Friday - get hyped! ðŸĨģ
I also worked on finishing the hand sewing for the dessert kaiju! Strawberry shortcake got a little straw...

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Smores ditto pin preview!!

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HERE HE IS!!
I was skeptical about this pin working out because it is a pin on pin design with dyed enamel which I've never seen before! The cracker is a separate pin with recessed details. I was hyperfixating on this idea and I'm so glad its working out!
This is just a manu photo of a sample which i want to make one mi...

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Popsicle pin preview #2!

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here is the 2nd popsicle pin preview for this weekend!

this year i'm having them made as soft enamel with an epoxy coat and screen print on top. i really like the 3D look it makes for this pin design - it looks so popsicle-y!

these pins won't be available for several months, until my summer ditto drop that will be...

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Popsicle pin preview #1!

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sharing some manu pictures of the popsicle pins this weekend!

this year i'm having them made as soft enamel with an epoxy coat and screen print on top. i really like the 3D look it makes for this pin design - it looks so popsicle-y!

these pins won't be available for several months, until my summer ditto drop that ...

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Strawberry shortcake kaiju!

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Well, i got close to finishing her after all! She needs some needle sculpting and hand sewing but the majority of the elements are there~ ill make her a little strawberry for the front whipped cream before her photoshoot too! I plan on taking pics of the kaiju early next week!
I'll be taking Friday-Sunday off to do some ga...

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Final dessert kaiju WIP!

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Hey everyone!
Today i did quite a bit of patreon work and made a tutorial on patterning darts today and prepped some posts for this weekend! I'll be taking Friday-Sunday off but I'll have some posts going up regardless!
I also started work on the final dessert kaiju! I dont think I'll be able to finish this guy tomorrow...

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CMYKaiju & RGBeast

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Here they are!! Aubry and i's original full concept for the kaiju plush~ im excited to take some better pics of these 2!

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2 new kaiju wip!

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Today i dropped off all squish cat orders at the post office and continued work on the squish cat pattern instructions!
Then i began work on these 2 new kaiju, who are the designs aubry and i had originally thought of - any ideas on their theme? 👀

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Packing orders & building a building

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Hey all! This weekend just flew by!
Today i packed up all the squish cat orders, which will go out tomorrow!
We also put together a new building for the kaiju for their eventual photoshoot, which is MUCH bigger than the previous one 😂 where am i gonna store this thing when I'm done??
I still have a few more kaiju ...

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Scenting & sewing dorayakitties!

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Thanks again to everyone who adopted a squish cat during yesterday's impromptu mini drop! ðŸĪ—ðŸą
Today i scented and hand sewed the dorayakitties. While the other squish cats weren't able to be scented, the dorayakitties were similar to my ditto drops in that they can be scented upon request so i couldn't finish them up ...

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Dango kaiju WIP!

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Hi all, happy Friday!
Today i worked on a new post in our patterning series, which covers patterning ears!
I also made this lovely lady, a dango kaiju! She still needs needle sculpting on her eyes and I'm going to see if i can...

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Taiyaki kaiju!

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Hey all! Late update today since I've been finishing up this taiyaki themed kaiju!
When researching taiyaki i decided to give both of the dessert kaiju a little themed topping, so the matcha kaiju got a lil update too! 👀

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Working on squish cat instructions & first kaiju finished!

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Hi all! Happy wednesday!
Today i continued work on the written instructions for the squish cat pattern which is releasing at the end of this month! I hope i can finish them by the end of the week and then work on the video instructions next week!
I also finished the first kaiju plush for example photos for this pattern!...

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Finished dorayakitty timelapse & first kaiju example wip!

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Hey all! Happy Tuesday! I finally feel like I've adjusted to daylight savings ðŸ˜Ī i hope those of you who were also affected are recovered too!
Today i finished up the timelapse for the dorayakitty plushies, which tips & tutorials patrons and higher have early access to!
Next i finished digitizing the kaiju pattern...

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Dorayakitty timelapse & finalizing kaiju pattern!

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Hey all! Today was a sleepy day, first Monday after daylight savings and i woke up to a dark and rainy day ðŸ˜ī i definitely hit snooze a few times more than usual 😅
I started by editing the timelapse for the dorayakitties for my YouTube! It's mostly done, just gotta give it another review. I'll also be working on the i...

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