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repurposed legs! The final additions were felt on the bottom and a pair of hook latches(because if it tips, the embroidery floss falls out and is a mess! Now all my cross stitch and embroidery supplies are nicely organized and I LOVE how the box works for me!

The latches ready to add to the top

Close up of the latches add to the box

The box complete!

The lid open to show the embroidery threads all arranged

doomscrolling. The handle was missing, and it needed some repairs and staining, I also prefer no legs, so I started by removing them, filling holes and deep scratches, etc. after that was finished and dry, I moved onto sanding and re-staining, then making a new handle, part of which was just the

The four legs have been removed

The bottom of the box has many tiny holes and scratches to be filled

Carving part of the new handle

The box with the handle complete

About a year back a small antique flea shop was going out of business and I saw this one in a price I could afford. It needed a bit of work, but I love fixing and diys so I bought it! This was one of those half finished projects I had gathered up and pushed myself to work on when I found myself

A three tiered unfolding sewing box on legs

Close up of the box showing the cat engraving on top

The bottom showing the four legs

The hardware that held the legs was rusty and had spider webs

I have wanted one of this style of sewing boxes for a long time. I prefer not to buy new and get things by thrifting, so sometimes you have to have patience because it depends on availability, etc. and sometimes they are just priced out of my range.

a semicolon doodle made of small floral motifs in red, purple and green.

Today a lady on threads made a “joke” about semicolon tattoos. I don’t have one, because I’m Muslim, and believe it would be haram for me, but it is still an important symbol for me and many others.

This isn’t really something to joke about, and I am glad we are all still here. #semicolontattoo

dragons school. She returns for the summer to the island where her home and tribe are, only to find that the Anglish are now there as well. She believes in her people’s right to live as they have been and not be forced to accept the ways of the colonizers, so she will fight for her people.

a left hand holds a paperback copy of To Ride a Rising Storm, by Moniquill Blackgoose. The cover background is blue with the title in white lettering, there is a circular floral design featuring two dragons

Today is release day for To Ride a Rising Storm!

The sequel to To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, this is an alternative history fantasy by Indigenous author Moniquill Blackgoose. The story picks up when Anequs, a young Indigenous girl has just completed her first year of schooling at the colonizer’s

We have a Discord community, Baby Got Books, which houses several different book clubs, including Diverse Historical Romance (@lostinabookbrb.bsky.social), Backlog Bookshelf (@thelefthandedkat.bsky.social), and No More Dead White Dudes (@joas-mon.bsky.social).

Please put sound on for this quick visual and audio representation of reading @niadavenport.bsky.social ‘s amazingly delicious romantasy Our Vicious Oaths! 🌶️ 🌶️

You can preorder from bookshop.org here-
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A book shelf featuring books from Black, Brown, and indie authors, placed prominently with cover facing outward is the book “Cry, Voidbringer” by Elaine Ho.

Cry, VoidBringer releases TOMORROW & today is the last day for pre-orders which are so important in helping make sure that books do well & that we are able to get more amazing reads like this! This is an action packed feminist fantasy of oppressive government and what resistance looks like! #booksky

A book titled “Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)” by author Dean Spade sits on the background of a crochet granny square blanket.

My library hold finally came in this morning, and I know this is going to be especially useful at this moment in time. Take care of your friends, neighbors, and your wider community! 💜 #booksky #MutualAid

A screen shot of the USDA website showing an alert text at the top of the page that reads “Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people.” Using the mark up feature, the text has been circled and an arrow points at it with the letters WTF

This is literally one of the most ridiculously immature things I’ve ever seen on a US government website. Are there any rational adults left in our government or is it being run by toddlers that missed nap time? #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsShutdown

An unfinished watercolor painting featuring a castle turret ruin, with vegetation to the sides and base, and blue sky above.

Watercolor work in progress, we visited Bancroft Castle recently and it is a lovely location. An excellent place for a picnic or a cosplay photo shoot, with beautiful views and interesting ruins. #BancroftCastle #Artsky #Watercolor

A set of three small papers on a back drop of distressed wood. Each with a small colorful mushroom person holding a sign. One says Fuck DJT, the next says Fungus against Fascists, and the last says 86 47.

More mushroom doodles🙃 #MushroomCore #Cottagecore #ImTiredofThisGranpa #FDJT

BREAKING: At least 59 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn today, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kz2du2

It’s so beautiful, it looks like it would float off the page if you picked it up!

Top: a four by six inch card with a watercolor doodle of a mushroom house with red top Bottom: four two by seven inch book marks with watercolor doodles of a couple different styles of cartoon mushrooms with red tops. Some have white spots, some have black spots, some have thick stems, some have thin stems.

Morning mushroom doodles! #Mushroomcore #cottagecore #artsky

@bluesky moderation is suspending people for posting Kirk's own words which tells you everything you need to know.

A Palestinian boy in Gaza rescued his birds from under the rubble after Israeli forces destroyed Al-Ruya Tower in Gaza City.

A set of three hand painted bookmarks, each featuring five mushrooms in various sizes and shapes, some have white spots, some have black spots, some have striations, or skirts. Each set of five is in a different shade of pink for the mushroom caps.

Experimenting with different sets of paint markers for some mushroom themed bookmarks! #MushroomCore #CozyCore #Booksky

Flat lay arrangement of a book, a book mark, and some markers. The Book is “Deja Brew” by Celestine Martin, and features a fall theme with orange/red/yellow/browns and a cute couple looking into each other’s eyes, the book mark has a picture of plants on shelves with a resting cat underneath.

My next read is Deja Brew by Celestine Martin! I’ve got a cute bookmark to color, so I can match it to the book! #Booksky #DejaBrew #CozyReads

Famine confirmed in northern Gaza, global hunger monitor says Conditions are expected to worsen by September, IPC global initiative says, in a ‘race against time’.

Conditions are expected to worsen by September, IPC global initiative says, in a ‘race against time’.

‘Deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to war crime’, UN rights chief says <article data-history-node-id="427536" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/deaths-starvation-gaza-may-amount-war-crime-un-rights-chief-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/deaths-starvation-gaza-may-amount-war-crime-un-rights-chief-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">‘Deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to war crime’, UN rights chief says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">The UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday that the officially declared famine in Gaza is the “direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government”.</p> <p>He added that the deaths from starvation might amount to a war crime.</p> <p>“The famine declared today in Gaza Governorate by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is the direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government,” Turk said in a statement to reporters.</p> <p>“It is a war crime to use starvation as a method of warfare, and the resulting deaths may also amount to the war crime of willful killing,” he added.</p> </div> </div> </article>

‘Deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to war crime’, UN rights chief says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/deaths-starvation-gaza-may-amount-war-crime-un-rights-chief-says

Israeli data shows 83 percent of Gaza war dead are civilians: Report Leaked Israeli intelligence confirms one of the highest civilian tolls in modern conflicts.

Leaked Israeli intelligence confirms one of the highest civilian tolls in modern conflicts.

The left hand of an adult poses with thumb extended to the left side of the shell of a horseshoe crab. The horseshoe crab shell is approximately the same size as the hand from the front to the end of the pointed tail.

Walking at the beach today and saw this little one’s shell. Amazing creatures even though the underside freaks me out when they are alive. #HorseshoeCrabs

Cover of an ARC copy of Grace Walker’s debut novel “The Merge” the cover features the face of a woman with eyes closed, but the features are smeared as if it is a painting and someone ran a brush through portions of the wet paint.

I received an ARC copy of Grace Walker’s debut novel The Merge, all opinions expressed are my own. An excellent if slightly creepy premise, what would you do if you could merge your consciousness with another person & share a body? review on IG(link ⬇️)
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#TheMerge #booksky

She’s an equal opportunity bigot I guess, appropriating from and stereotyping everyone!😬🫠🫠🫠

Romance Book cover feature an Asian man the title is bento box

The Indigenous one wasn’t the only book, did you see the one with an Asian MC and the title is, I kid you not “BENTO BOX” 💀😬😬

Of KKK members burning crosses. It was a violent threat, and you are being a bigot.