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Colleen. 28. they/them. Nightingale Embroidery Owner. chainmail and embroidery. https://linktr.ee/nightingalecolleen

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Love and Pain (Vampire)

5" hand embroidery based on the 1895 Edvard Munch painting.

07.02.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Other Sara Lee: A Doll Story - The Strong National Museum of Play A few weeks ago, while gathering some toys from The Strong’s collection for a media event, I came across a little infant doll I had never seen before. She sat alone on a shelf in storage, and I would ...

www.museumofplay.org/blog/the-oth...

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Dolls Hold Significance and Break Cultural and Racial Barriers One of the sweetest joys is seeing the delight of a child receiving a new toy or doll for the holidays, their birthday, or some other special occasion.

nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

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here she is in the 1951 and 1952 Sears Christmas Book, as well as a few articles that go more in-depth into her history

07.02.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've mentioned my love for Baby Nancy, but the first mass-market ethnically accurate black baby doll was actually SaraLee, created by Sara Lee Creech, Maxeda von Hesse, and Sheila Burlingame in the 1950s. She was manufactured by Ideal, pictured here with opera singer Leontyne Price.

07.02.2026 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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grouponlobotomy | Patreon colleen to some, nightingale embroidery to others

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03.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Without flash

03.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

03.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love and Pain (Vampire)

5" hand embroidery based on the 1895 painting by Edvard Munch

03.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

yay, glad you like!

03.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love and Pain (Vampire)

5" hand embroidery based on the 1895 painting by Edvard Munch

03.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

prompt: harlequin and antique, digital collage

02.02.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I paid Colleen to make this sick as hell collage inspired by Oblivion by Mastodon, KNOWING they don’t listen to Mastodon, and they knocked it out of the fucking park! They collage, they embroider, check them out!

02.02.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!

02.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was happy to do it!!! I'm glad I did it justice! (also you are so nice ily)

02.02.2026 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

three new hoops going up on patreon, no longer broke, everything's coming up colleen

02.02.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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trying to use my powers for good (promoting my embroidery) instead of evil (fucking around for fun)

31.01.2026 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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prompt: city of quartz

02.02.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

for a minute I toyed with something more body horror but I love a doll house theme lol

02.02.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

prompt: inside, digital collage

02.02.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If you comment a prompt, I will also make you one (though I have a few more to get to first)

31.01.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe she's in my house still 😭 thank you!

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screens and television A list of 32 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Yoji, What's Wrong With You? (1987), Videoflashs (1982), Hideo, It's Me, Mama (1983), Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) and Electronic Mo...

boxd.it/QfoSA

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Keegan gifted me my Doll of All Time for my birthday btw

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ohhh that reminds me, I have a list on letterboxd with vhs/screen centered video art, big fan of it

31.01.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the process of finishing my Kaptive Beauties #wip

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have not stopped thinking about trixies doll collection growing mold and I'm living in fear now

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oh definitely! I used to do this when I was a teen with pictures from tumblr but tbh it is SO easy to do these with pub domain images and art, I have no sympathy for people who ai generate book covers, get thee on canva

31.01.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

from followers!

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prompt: β€œFalling from grace β€˜cause I’ve been away too long/ Leaving you behind with my lonesome song/ Now I’m lost in oblivion”

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