@whimsy-divina.bsky.social
You can't compete with me, I want you to win, too!
Saw these cheap little bears for so I got one and made her match me!
I get to walk with my class tomorrow, and in a few weeks I'll have finished with the programming bootcamp, too! I am nervous about this next stage, but also excited!
I just have this feeling that everything is going to be ok. 💜
A close up of the rich, violet hyacinth dominates the frame, its petals densely packed and slightly curled at the edges. The green leaves contrast against the velvety petals. The background is softly blurred, showing a glimpse of the window, some plants, and a hanging piece of stained glass, creating a layered effect of nature and art in quiet conversation.
A trio of hyacinth bulbs in glass vases sits on a windowsill, their roots suspended in water. Each flower is at a different stage of bloom—one fully unfurled in deep purple, another showing soft pink petals with a cluster of tightly packed buds above, and the third still in the anticipation of bloom, its green buds reaching upward. Hanging crystal prisms catch the light, casting subtle rainbows. Beyond the window the outdoor scene is blurred by the window screen, a quiet backyard with a wooden fence under an overcast sky.
A close-up of the pink hyacinth reveals the delicate curl of its petals, some still partially enclosed in buds, others fully spread. The flower’s stem is thick with clustered blossoms in varying shades of pink. Behind it, another hyacinth with green buds remains unopened. Sunlight filters through a crystal suncatcher, refracting into soft colors.
I've never seen hyacinths in person before. These just started blooming, and they smell amazing! They are so lovely 💜
03.03.2025 16:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A close-up of a planter filled with various plant cuttings nestled beneath large monstera leaves. The cuttings include pothos with vibrant green leaves, variegated ivy with creamy white and green leaves, a variegated hoya, and tradescantia with striking pinkish-purple and green striped foliage. Thick stems and aerial roots from the monstera crisscross the soil, creating a miniature jungle-like environment. The rich, dark soil contrasts with the bright greenery, and the edges of the planter show a rustic, weathered glaze.
Tucked away behind the leaves at the base of my monstera plant I've planted cuttings from some of my other plants. I love that there's this little secret mini jungle hiding behind the bigger plant. I like to imagine what it would be like to be tiny, wandering around amongst the leaves.
03.03.2025 16:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A close-up of two handmade polymer clay sculptures sitting on a wooden table. On the left is a small, grey raccoon with black and white facial markings, sculpted with textured fur. It wears a whimsical mushroom hat on its head and a tiny turtle shell is strapped to its back. The raccoon’s expression is curious and gentle. On the right is a vibrant, multi-tiered cake sculpture painted in shades of pink, orange, purple, and blue. The cake has intricate raised floral details adorning its surface, with each layer featuring unique patterns. The top of the cake is decorated with a large, symmetrical flower design. In the background, a leafy green plant with large leaves over looms over the tiny sculptures, and scattered books and items are visible, adding to the cozy, creative atmosphere.
A close-up of three handmade polymer clay sculptures displayed on a wooden table with a backdrop of green monstera leaves. On the left is a small raccoon figurine with detailed textured fur in shades of gray. It has black-and-white facial markings and wears a whimsical mushroom cap hat and a tiny turtle shell is strapped to its back. The raccoon gazes upward with a gentle, curious expression. In the center is an unpainted, multi-tiered cake sculpture made from white polymer clay. Each tier is adorned with intricate raised floral and geometric patterns, giving it an ornate, almost baroque feel. Small sculpted mushrooms sprout from the top, adding a natural and slightly fantastical element. To the right is a fully painted version of a similar cake sculpture. It is vibrantly decorated in shades of pink, orange, purple, and blue, with intricate hand-painted details enhancing its raised floral patterns. This cake sits on a pink pedestal-like base. The background features a lush monstera plant in a rustic ceramic planter, it's large leave looming over the small figures.
Ok! I painted the cake, but I painted it all the wrong colors... so I made a new cake! I think I just want to make tiny cakes? Maybe I'll make a mini bakery will all kinds of tiny sweets 🎂
03.03.2025 15:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A large monstera plant with broad, fenestrated green leaves sits in a massive ceramic planter, which is placed inside the cut-out center of an ornate wooden table. The table features intricate carvings along its edges and sturdy, curved legs. A green plastic watering can rests on the table. Above, a grow light covered with a macramé shade casts a warm, glowing light, illuminating the plant and surrounding decor. Additional lighting comes from a stained-glass lamp in the background. The walls feature framed artwork and tapestries, and a red upholstered chair is partially visible to the right. The setting has a cozy, vintage, and bohemian aesthetic.
I gave my monstera a growl light, a humidifier, and some fertilizer for the first time in 5 years and within 2 weeks she grew 2 new leaves! She hasn't grown a new leaf in ages... I think I've been neglecting her 😬
03.03.2025 15:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This image features a handcrafted polymer sculpture of a whimsical hybrid creature combining elements of a raccoon, a turtle, and a mushroom. The creature has the body and fur texture of a raccoon, with its striped tail. Instead of a natural back, it wears a green turtle shell and on its head, it wears a large, red-spotted mushroom cap resembling an Amanita muscaria, with white raised dots and a sculpted texture giving it an organic, natural look. The sculpture is painted in realistic colors, with the raccoon’s fur in shades of gray and black, the turtle shell in deep green, and the mushroom cap in vibrant red with white spots. Behind the creature, on the wooden desk, there is another polymer sculpture—an unpainted miniature cake. The cake is adorned with delicate, intricately sculpted flowers, giving it an ornate, decorative appearance. It rests on a small pedestal base.
Almost done! I need to wait for the tail to dry before I can do the final steps, but I'm really happy with how this little guy came out 💜
26.02.2025 16:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The images are of the same items but from different angles. They feature a hand-sculpted polymer clay raccoon figurine sitting on a wooden desk with a keyboard, books, and art supplies in the background. The raccoon has a textured fur-like surface, painted in realistic shades of grey, black, and white. It wears a red and white mushroom cap as a hat, with the underside of the cap unpainted and the top featuring white spots on a red base, resembling an Amanita muscaria mushroom. The raccoon’s back is adorned with a green turtle shell with sculpted scales and shading. In the background, a second sculpture—a small, multi-tiered cake with an ornate floral design—remains unpainted, its raw clay color contrasting with the fully painted raccoon. The cake has layers of sculpted flowers wrapping around its structure and sits on a base with a sculpted table cloth.
The second image provides a side view of the raccoon, showing more details of the mushroom cap, including its textured gills and the way it drapes over the raccoon's ears. The turtle shell is also more visible from this angle, highlighting the deep green hues and intricate shell pattern.
I still need to paint the stripes on his tail and the underside of the mushroom, but he's nearly done!
26.02.2025 04:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The image features two handmade polymer clay sculptures placed on a blue plate atop a lace-covered wooden table. The sculpture on the right is a whimsical, stylized raccoon with a textured fur-like surface. It is sitting upright with its front paws resting near its chest. The creature wears a large, floppy hat, that is ruffled resembling the gills of a mushroom. The creature’s body has a turtle shell on its back. To the left of the creature is a small sculpted cake with an organic, nature-inspired design. The cake three multiple layers, each ornately adorned with delicate floral impressions, giving it a textured and intricate look. The sculptures are unpainted, showing the raw, off-white color of the polymer clay.
I made it a teeny tiny cake for my raccoon friend!
26.02.2025 04:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A handmade polymer clay sculpture of a raccoon wearing a mushroom hat and a turtle shell. The raccoon has a textured fur-like surface with short, rounded limbs positioned in a relaxed pose. Its facial features are minimalistic, with a small rounded snout, two circular indentations for eyes, and a subtle nose. The mushroom hat on its head has detailed gill-like ridges underneath and slightly curled edges, giving it an organic, natural look. The raccoon also wears a turtle shell on its back, though it is not fully visible from the front view. The sculpture is unpainted, with a white surface, and is placed on top of a tipped over glass, against a dark backgroud.
A handmade polymer clay sculpture of a raccoon wearing a mushroom hat and a turtle shell. The raccoon has a textured fur-like surface with short, rounded limbs positioned in a relaxed pose. Its facial features are minimalistic, with a small rounded snout, two circular indentations for eyes, and a subtle nose. The mushroom hat on its head has detailed gill-like ridges underneath and slightly curled edges, giving it an organic, natural look. The raccoon also wears a turtle shell on its back, though it is not fully visible from the front view. The sculpture is unpainted, with a white surface, and is placed on top of a tipped over glass, against a dark backgroud.
A handmade polymer clay sculpture of a raccoon wearing a mushroom hat and a turtle shell. The raccoon has a textured fur-like surface with short, rounded limbs positioned in a relaxed pose. Its facial features are minimalistic, with a small rounded snout, two circular indentations for eyes, and a subtle nose. The mushroom hat on its head has detailed gill-like ridges underneath and slightly curled edges, giving it an organic, natural look. The raccoon also wears a turtle shell on its back, though it is not fully visible from the front view. The sculpture is unpainted, with a white surface, and is placed on top of a tipped over glass, against a dark backgroud.
I made a little raccoon forest friend wearing a mushroom hat and a turtle shell 🖤
During my study breaks I've been trying to stay off my phone, so I've been making tiny little sculptures instead of doomscrolling.
A variegated rubber plant (Ficus elastica) with green and cream-colored leaves sits in a terra cotta pot on a table covered with a red fabric. The entire scene is illuminated by warm, moody red lighting but a cracked in the curtains let's in a sliver of pale white light that shines on the ficus like a spotlight. A tapestry with intricate circular patterns and small figures hangs on the wall in the background. An old tube tv has been converted into display case. Where the TV used to be are other houseplants and decorative objects. A curtain is partially drawn in the foreground, adding depth to the composition. The space has a cozy and bohemian atmosphere.
As preparation for moving in September I have been taking photos of my home as well as looking through one's I've taken over the 4 years I have lived here. Aside from when I was very small (less than 6) this is the longest I have lived in one home. My heart aches when I think of leaving it.
07.02.2025 04:19 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A cascade of crystal beads and faceted gems dangles in front of a window, catching the soft, diffused morning light of a grey and overcast day. Beyond the beads outside the window, the world is muted—an overcast sky, a quiet yard, bare winter trees standing still. But here, in this small frame, light bends, refracts, and refuses to be dimmed. A faded vinyl sticker with a stained-glass pattern of blues and whites peeks out above the beads.
It is morning. The sky is overcast but light finds its way through the beads. I am still tired. The world is still falling apart. But the beads catch the light anyway, and they are still beautiful, even if the sun is hiding behind the clouds. The world does not have to be whole for there to be hope.
06.02.2025 16:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A kitchen sink window adorned with curated trinkets, seen from a different perspective. Strands of crystal prisms hang in cascading rows, refracting the glow of the rainbow-shaped neon light below. The lamp spills vibrant hues onto a cluster of wilted, golden-orange flowers resting on the windowsill. Tiny bead-sculpted insects, with their delicate, transparent bodies, rest near miniature vases filled with long grass stems and sunflowers. A pearlescent skull with flowers blooming from its crown watches from the shadows, beside a fossilized shell. The night outside is dark, softened by reflections in the glass, where shapes blur and shimmer. Nearby, a pair of dish brushes lean against the sink, their bristles tinged in cool blue and green. In the foreground, the smooth curve of a faucet hints at the everyday function of this enchanted space, where light, memory, and small treasures coexist.
I’m not saying wait until the fire is at your door to make your voice heard. What I’m saying is in all this darkness, it’s okay to take time to find the light. It’s more than okay. It’s essential. Because if you don’t, you’ll snuff yourself out. Breathe. Take a moment. You are not in this alone.
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0To volunteer. To protest. To fight back against the tyranny that threatens democracy. Tomorrow. Tomorrow, I can do that. Because I still have tomorrow. And so do you...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I am still tired and stressed and scared and sad. The world is still falling apart. But right now, just right now, at midnight in my kitchen, I am ok. Sitting in this rainbow glow, I have hope that tomorrow I will wake up, the sunlight will filter through these beads, and I will get to try again...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0And when I finally hung it up, I thought, I can’t wait for tomorrow. I can’t wait to wake up. I can’t wait to see the sunshine through my little beaded curtain...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I sat there, while the world burns, and I laughed when the stories were funny. And I made my little bead curtain, even though I don’t know what tomorrow holds and the world will almost certainly still be falling apart...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0While I worked, I listened to a podcast tell silly stories about real people, living their lives. I spent an hour listening to their stories even though I could have spent it doing laundry, reading about interview tactics, or catching up on the latest news about how the world is falling apart...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A kitchen sink window filled with curated trinkets. Strands of crystal prisms dangle like frozen raindrops, catching the glow of the rainbow-shaped neon light. The lamp spills colors onto wilted, bright orange flowers. The dark night outside is softened by reflections in the glass, while tiny sculptures of bugs made from colorful, transparent beads rest on the windowsill. Miniature vases filled with long grass stems and sunflowers cast soft shadows against the glowing arc of the rainbow. A pearlescent skull, with small flowers sprouting from its crown, peers curiously from the shadows, and a fossilized shell sits beside it—a relic from another time, bridging the present neon moment with a distant past. The leaves of propagated plants in jars of water stretch toward the horizon where the sun has disappeared, their edges brushed with an otherworldly hue.
It is midnight. I am tired, and my back aches from bending over for hours, carefully stringing glass beads to hang in my kitchen window. I did this even though I have homework to do. Even though my room is messy. Even though the world is falling apart...
06.02.2025 07:15 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This was really sad but also very touching but also very sad... but also hopeful and impactful. And if you have 45 minutes to kill, it's worth a listen. Video starts at around 2:40.
youtu.be/0jwCLwi_N70?...
