Sharon Adamz

Mermaid supplies, in a box. Doesn't look like much,but the hours of labour it represents is staggering. I'm very grateful for it.
The story here is one of sustainability, commitment, and dedication.

New Moon new projects
I'm hosting a small class for a few friends on a little selflove poppet So I'm prepping using a repurposed pillowcase Some can't sew so I'll do the boring bit and they can decorate and turn these scraps into precious little mini-me's to cherish as we should cherish ourselves

JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.

In February I went to Hawaii with www.wildandsacredwomen.com on a sacred retreat and shaved off a few harsh edges that had been starting to form.
www.anoukpross.nl joined us and grabbed this and many other photos.
It was a trip I needed, and it helped me to hear me again.

Oh I most certainly have over bought; which is why the charts. So I can SEE what I have and stop myself from doing it again.

It's hard to not give up and become the bitter soul that our post consumerist hellscape demands.
But then I remember that genuine people exist and kindness is a rebellion. So I adjust my big girl britches and go back out there.

In an attempt to practice what I preach to the bonus kids, I am making a record of the art and craft supplies I have to stop me over buying.
Pencil crayons are currently being swatched. Some of these names are very very silly though.

Plans for the day sidelined by my partner's potential chest infection.
While we wait for the pat on the wrist and the reflexive antibiotic prescription, we sit on hard plastic chairs in the emergency rooms waiting lounge.

Working on my mersona, and part of my spiel is I gained my fins by removing farm waste from a river when I lived in N. Ireland.
I need some accessories to wear, and I've decided to make it out of recycled materials, like I'd find in the waters. Popcans turns out, make great scales.

A thought that has been rolling around in my little head recently is the phrase "To have a village you need to be a villager."
I agree, but I am also exhausted at being the villager that everyone takes advantage of and ignores.
So where to draw the line between a villager and the village idiot?

If you haven't changed the name of your group chats, what are you doing in you life?

She's finished, a collaged canvas, painted with acrylics and water colour crayons. I'm calling her my Door Protector and she will hang facing the most used entrance to my home, protecting my space.
#adamzstyle #mixedmedia #analogtime #spiritualpainting

Still working on this painting, and at one point I thought it closely resembled a fresco that had some 'touch up' work done on it.
It kept me laughing through the ugly stage.

#adamzstyle #painting #makemoreart #mixedmedia

Inspiration struck and I'm painting again.
Right now we're calling it the ugly peanut stage as I wait for my layers to dry before I add depth to the face with shading then tweak the details.
#adamzstyle #makemoreart #analoguetime #mixedmedia

If I have any scraps leftover I might make some pillows. But first these curtains.

A patchwork quilt top made up of 1 inch squares.

I am trying to teach myself accurate sewing so I'm making patchwork curtains out of 1.5" squares. This panel is a little over 1000 of them.

#adamzstyle #makemorestuff
#sewing
#quilting
#scrapdown

So my media detox is including bluesky, signal, and pixelfed.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
I don't think I'll be going to rednote just yet.
I'm already on discord, telegram, Reddit, tumblr, and fet
Finding a new home online isn't that strange for me I remember college club and Geocities

If you see this post something orange.

Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation.

--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material

--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it

--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content

Tumblr is still a place for me to lurk in. Though my fanfiction moved from LJ to Tumblr, so I doubt many will find me there.
I carry my cringe well.

The 12 Best Time Loop Movies, and More SFF Links! In today's round-up of recent sci-fi and fantasy links, we have the best time loop movies, an interview with Martha Wells, and more!

My upcoming dark fantasy novel, THE WITCH WHO TRADES WITH DEATH, got a shout-out in yesterday's @bookriotpod.bsky.social article!

#newbooks #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #fantasyreads

bookriot.com/martha-wells...

Just….this👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

I need to post more, but what to say?
I'm trying to be a positive space to be online, but don't feel it properly, and the effort to pretend it is s hard to muster. Blerg

Today is a good day; I have cold and flu meds to help me survive the seasonal ailments, I have access to PPE to safe guard the people around me, I have hot tea to soothe my throat, I have crochet to keep my mind active, and I have a warm furgrandpupper who keeps me company on quiet days.

Today is a good day; I have wonderful people around me, I have fun activities to do, I have craft supplies to share, my family is safe, and I have delicious food to eat.

The new moon is a good time to plant seeds, hoping they will grow into something marvelous to harvest.
To create a social media space full of support and genuine connection I ask for volunteers to let me tell them something I find awesome about them.

The other places hid my posts. Let's start fresh

Today is a good day; I have a job that challenges me, I can help people feel good about themselves, I have a body that is growing in strength, I have a warm home, and I even have a cup of tea to sip. These are things to be greatful for. These things make life worth living.

Time to renew some old practices from other forums methinks.
Social media, I believe, is what we make it. So I'm going to bring my daily gratitude back, full moon requests and new moon awesomeness.

I can't change the world, but I can change the world around me.

Better day today, unplugging was a good plan.
Still have more to read so I'll be doing more of the same but not because I need to.

I'm very angry, at the world, at my life, at the smell of the weather, so I'm unplugging and reading instead of letting myself stew.
It isn't romantic self care, but it's keeping me out of trouble.