I feel like I should mention this now so I don't have to feel too sad when the question "are you going to MAGfest" starts circulating. I had to make the call to not attend this year. It was the responsible choice, but not the fun choice. I'll miss y'all!

My spouse and bestie are playing as Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey in Fortnite right now and honestly, it's incredible to be a fly on the wall for it. I don't go to this game but I respect the hell out of it.

Might we tempt you with goodies created by artists within our very own #FFXIV community? 🤩 Every purchase makes a big impact! Find unique and fun gifts for friends, family, or even yourself this gift-giving season! #XIVmerch

Greetings #XIVFMN friends! Are you in need of #FFXIV related gifts for friends, family, or static members for the upcoming holidays? Let us help you! Find an ever-growing list of #XIVmerch artists within this thread and at xivfanmerch.network#XIVFMN#FFXIV#XIVmerch help with your gift-giving needs!

For this year's holiday, I just want "Our Painted Family" to hit Spotify with the rest of the Expedition 33 soundtrack.

"To all the enemies of Hades, near and far," "May ravens strip you of your flesh and eyes," ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND OVER HERE!!! I am over the moon about this set by @rizumari.bsky.social 💚🖤💜 #medea #medeacosplay #hadesgame #hades2 #hadescosplay #kumoricon2025 #kumoricon #supergiantgames

Hi babes, it's sale time! Lots of Final Fantasy XIV, some Baldur's Gate III, Clair Obscur, Hazbin Hotel, and more! (K-pop demon hunters stuff coming real soon but that will be a separate post.) #XIVFMN www.etsy.com/shop/AlterEg...

Jennifer English realizing she's a lesbian and falling in love with one of her mocap directors (Aliona Baranova) over the course of making BG3 and seeing all the queer folks embracing Shadowheart and the impact the game had is genuinely one of the best stories in game production in a long time

I made myself a new costume this year. It's Sophie from Expedition 33! But I've not had any events to wear her to. Anyway, congrats to my favorite getting a whopping TWELVE nominations for The Game Awards.

Something that went very right over the weekend: My best sourdough yet.

Week 3 of my young kids' draw and paint animals class is tomorrow. I still haven't decided if I wanna keep teaching this class but it's been pretty entertaining, at least. I think I enjoy putting the lessons together more than actually teaching them.

I'm thinking about opening up animal portrait commissions again once my Wednesday classes wrap up. If there's any immediate interest, let me know so I can lock you into last year's rate because I'll be raising it a little bit now that I'm more practiced!

A Love Most Ideal, a collection inspired by romance novel tropes, is live! You can peruse all the products here: www.luminiscandleco.com/collections/...

Happy Halloween and blessed Samhain! I'm always so sad to see October go, I've really grown to love this month and the fleeting seasonal hype that comes with it.

This new Pokemon game is super fun. Mega evolution has always been the best of the game gimmicks!

🙃 Finally got a disruptive student that keeps talking over me and trying to answer my other students' questions before I can. Thank god they're just in a four week class. I guess this is what 20 years of customer service has prepared me for.

Go ahead and leave me and my big son alone

Spotted at @gatewayfate.bsky.social So happy to be a part of this!

Gateway Fate fomo even though I've not been subscribed to XIV for like two years??? LOL I hope y'all are having a great time! BUY STUFF FROM MY @xivfanmerch.network HOMIES!! I swear there is so much amazing handmade stuff there right now! Can't wait to see everybody's pictures!

To see a brighter tomorrow.

Dial up internet was a chore but there's something to be said about a time when we had a designated spot for internet AND we had to plan for it. This popcorn show of watching everyone hate each other on the internet is exhausting but somehow none of us can seem to turn it off. We're in far too deep.

My self-curated costume making class starts on Wednesday. I am excited and a little nervous, I really want this to go well so I can continue to run the class!

omg please go look at Itsu's stuff, I LOVE the soap from CHOKKOmiilk!!

Got myself a FANCY NEW XIV FAN MERCH NETWORK URL! Check it out! xivfanmerch.network/shops/alter-...

Hello #XIVFMN, exciting news! We've been working hard in the background to bring a better experience to all browsing for #XIVmerch with us... Now we have a proper website! You can sign up, search shops better, and save favorites and searches both! xivfanmerch.network

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!!! From my girls Little Gui, Bailu, and Su Shang ♡

I AM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH RIGHT NOW

SURRENDER OR DIE IN OBSCURITY HAPPY FINAL FANTASY TACTICS REMASTER!!😍 been waiting decades for this omg 😭 arranged one of my faves that didn't make it onto my FFT piano albums bc I kept chickening out (Brave = 0 lol) but made a push: Prologue Movie - Final Fantasy Tactics (youtu.be/s0u7SV6kSU8?...)

Smol felted Goomy. What if I put it on a little charm strap and make a whole set of round Pokemon? 🤔

Is the dress green? yellow? grellow? Who knows.

And the first tea bag bookmark to find a new home was... the little robin! 🍂 Thank you so much ❀

SCREE! This week's #XIVFMN feature is @eriecraft.bsky.social ! Between expertly crafted scents in the form of room sprays, candles and body products, and polished resin keychains and clickclack, all inspired by our favorite #FFXIV NPCs and regions! linktr.ee/eriecraft#XIVFMN#FFXIV#XIVArt #XIVMerch

The hit of dopamine I got from this is unreal. Welcome to the Labubu club, Mike!

Added a zipper pull to this bag! #ffxiv | #graha | #grahatia

<American disdain intensifies>

Game night. <3 (plus notes from work)

Greetings, kupo! This week's feature is @mallaichte.bsky.social Print collectors, look alive! Beautiful portraits of favored NPCs, stickers, stationery, and even cursed moogles ahead! Take a look..! mallaichte.carrd.co/ #FFXIV #XIVmerch #XIVArt

This goes all the way back to the braid sealer from the loose weft part pigtails tutorial for me! (I still have that braid sealer too.) Black folks have had this stuff on lock for YEARS. <3

There was a part on the Lady Gaga set that featured a visual of fireballs destroying her opera house and @drewnewtype.bsky.social straight up leans over and goes "Welcome to the final days of Amaurot." 🤣💀

💕 shares appreciated 💕 NEW washi tapes, tote bags, and more are now available on bunnalien.etsy.com!

@pewpewbang.bsky.social had their cooking video games episode this week and it got me yearning to get back to my journey of cooking all the things in the Stardew Valley cookbook! If only grocery prices weren't so dang high. This cookbook is amazing, btw.

Sea of Stars is a great game. I'm sure I'm getting close to the end of the game (if I had to guess I am likely at the 75 percent mark) and one of the many things I'm impressed with is the unconventional character designs. ☀️🌙

I'm seeing Lady Gaga in less than a week. 😭 Dreams come true.

i painted and laminated an original background for my clear phone case and i love it sm 🧚🏼🌜✨ #Art

Happiness comes in many forms. Fox example... cute, fuzzy, and small! @nihobubu.bsky.social <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I love my job. Teaching people how to sew fuels me.

We've started up a shopfront on ACGGoods! 🎉 Right now we have listings for our starbird design and the summoning circle job designs as acrylic keychains. There is also a die cut sticker of the little Simon from our logo. acggoods.com/store/kuro-n... #ffxivfanart #ffxivfanmerch

I'm considering opening up animal portrait commissions again with a different set of options... but for now, here's the link to my previous sign up sheet! Funds are super tight this week, so thank you for taking a peek! :) forms.gle/k7Mq2eLDHtK5...

‘Blue’s Clues’ star Steve Burns announces new podcast, ‘Alive,’ which aims to build on the “joy and wonder” present in the iconic children’s show.