Been busy making stock! I decided it was time to pack away all the beginner carvings and just display those ready for sale. It was a good choice; I still love the old ones, but it was a good confidence boost to see my sellable works lined up. If you see anything you like, drop me a message! 😉

Hey Bluesky! Could you help me spread the word about my Patreon? Signing up will allow me create more fabric art monsters and creatures. As a patron, you'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun, bizarre posts. www.patreon.com/jeremycreature

I'm kind of sorry about this one but not really. Everyone I've shown it to has asked "what is wrong with you" except one person who went "have some money and can you make more" so honestly I have no idea who my target audience is or what they want.

Is this creepy or cute? Or both? 🤔

I found a couple of carvings from ages ago (before I started carving in earnest) and one of them was a little goblin. I've got a long way to go, but I've come a long way too 🙂 still, I rather like the little chap on the right! #persistencenotperfection

Playing the Resident Evil 1 remake with a friend. I'll accept at face value the zombies, the cheesy dialogue, the bizarre puzzles, and the NPCs behind locked doors. The dialogue line about how the Umbrella corporation is the biggest tax payer in the area? DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A FOOL, SIR?!

Fist bump! 😁

Hopefully this will serve as an apology for the horrors of my last creation. Little is known about this individual, with their many eyes, huge tusks and can-do demeanor, but one thing is certain: they never skip leg day 😁

If you're getting started with whittling or another hobby that requires sharp tools, it's normal to struggle with stropping and sharpening your tools. It will take time and practice, but don't get demoralised - keep trying different methods, watch some videos and you'll find what works for you 🙂

I feel like I didn't create this one, so much as it used me to create itself. Anyway, I present Mr. Happy Face. If you want him, you can have him, so long as you promise not to blame me if he eats your soul or traps you in the Hellraiser dimension or whatever. I don't trust him at all.

I picked up a copy of @jeremycshipp.bsky.social's "The Atrocities" and you know what that means - it's time for more gushing praise! I really like the multilayered approach of Shipp's narrative. Much like "The Merry Dredgers", we're thrown into the story in media res, /1

A deliciously horrible D&D curse, dreamt up in collaboration with @justasleepingcat.bsky.social: you now have to consciously operate your body. Enjoy having to remember to breathe, and don't forget to make your heart beat! 😁 Do you even know all the things your liver does? THINK FAST. #d&d

Apparently I made it onto my first block list in August. I'd love to know what I did but obviously I can't ask the creator and that's fair enough - you don't owe anyone an explanation for blocking them, otherwise we'd all have gone mad arguing with disingenuous alt-right shills. Still, curious 🤔

I had the pleasure of doing a group commission for my dear friend @j-kenny.bsky.social and his D&D group of their 'Tyrants Bane' campaign. It is my first time working on such a large project with so many characters! This was a really big learning opportunity for me, I had so much fun. ❤️ #D&D

Complaining about bits that don't make sense in a language I'm trying to learn while being a native English speaker is like being a war criminal scolding someone over a late library book 🤣

We had a great time at the Lionsheart Bookshop Halloween and Christmas arts and crafts fair on Saturday! Here's the picture of our stall from the Lionsheart Bookshop's Instagram page. @drrelling.dev

Happy "Oh Bloody Hell What Combination of Buttons Changes the Oven Clock Again?" day to everyone in the UK! I'll be enjoying such traditional pastimes as "holding down the button on my watch until it goes slightly over and then having to do it again" and "deciding the car clock isn't worth it".

This is Hunpledink Stitchleworthington. Definitely Hunpledink with an N, he gets very irritable when people call him Humpledink. He understands, it rolls off the tongue better but it's not his name, y'know? He reads to children at the local library but not at Hallowe'en, to avoid being stereotyped.

Was kind of hoping for a picture in the preview, but fine...

Finally a new post on my Etsy store! 🎉 I'm rather proud of these wooden friendship necklaces. If you have more than one bestie or are in a polyamorous relationship, no problem - I can make them with more than two sections! drrelling.etsy.com/listing/4392...

We sold out of purple roses!! So far we've raised £37 and counting. I've got some other stuff to finish but I'll restock them soon.

This was my tenth carving and my first with my beloved Flexcut knife, in 2022 or 2021. I'd been using regular steel tools and the move to carbon steel felt INCREDIBLE. In hindsight he's okay at best. The lines are sloppy, the hair is wonky and the fuzzies...(eye twitch). #persistencenotperfection

She dreams of being SUPERMAN 🤣 #caturday

British.

Our laundry basket broke at one corner. I didn't want to throw it out because it'd just become more landfill, so I fixed it like this instead. Couldn't tell you why but I find it very pleasing 😊 perhaps you will too, or perhaps it's just me.

It's done! I was worried that the oil would bring up any little imperfections but luckily it was fine. Combined with a coat of wax and a round of polishing, the texture came out beautifully. I can see all the ways it could be better, but right now it's the best thing I can make; that's good enough.

This little owl charm was a commission by a friend to be part of a memorial for his grandmother, as she loved owls. I'm honoured and touched that he has so much faith in me, and I've done my best to make it as good as I can. It still needs painting and finishing, but I think the carving is done!

Monday after a regular weekend: Okay, time to get back to looking at the proxy URL sanitisation code, I need to figure out why it's returning null at line 427. Monday after a three day weekend: I think...I do some kind of...job? Does that sound right??

I didn't think when I started this little business that I'd be making not one but two tiny outhouses for clients, and yet here we are 🤣 If you too dream of owning your own whittled model of a ramshackle outdoor toilet, or indeed anything else I can make, why not get in touch at drrelling.etsy.com?

I feel like there's a great TV show about a world in which it's genuinely possible to start a song and dance routine in the street and have unwilling passersby get sucked into it. It'd focus on a crack team of completely tone deaf operatives who specialise in breaking up such scenes.

Happy Stanislav Petrov day everyone! 🎉

Over 620k signatures already. Gotta hand it to Labour - just when you think they’ve peaked, they always find a bigger rake.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g... this is a brutal look at the numbers around the AI hype, and it's even worse than I expected (and my expectations were very low). It's worth reading all the way through as there's too much for me to call out, but I feel like this is a good quote to focus on:

I hate standing by while misinformation is thrown around. Please read and share the National Autistic Society's response to Trump's announcement on Tylenol and vaccines. They actually know what they're talking about! www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

A little housewarming present for a friend, colleague and mentor 🙂

If we wash her, what colour do you think she'd come out? 🤔 #caturday

Isn't it nice how supermarket self-service checkouts got us all used to being treated like we're probably thieves? Nothing puts you in your place in regards to our corporate overlords like six cameras trained on you while the machine interrogates you over the weight of a box of cereal.

Now that autumn is around the corner and the weather is getting chillier, can I recommend the humble neckerchief? It's like a fashionable little scarf that you can wear indoors! Suitable for women, men who are secure in their masculinity, and people who can't be bothered with the gender malarkey.

Another batch of runes. These ones didn't come out quite as nice as the original, so I'll keep working on refining the process.

Aaand he's already dead 🤣

Starting a new game with this character later! Very excited 😁

I like puzzles. Most of my hobbies involve puzzles in some way. My work involves finding solutions to a puzzles which may not have a good answer. Life is ultimately a puzzle without an answer. But that's okay. Like the picture shows, you can still see the sunflowers without having all the pieces.

TTRPG players: what encourages you to do stuff in roleplaying games? I feel like players are extremely passive when I'm GMing and I don't know if it's just the way the scene is now or if I'm not inviting action. #ttrpg

This also seems like a good time to remind everyone that if you or someone you know is having a rough time and would like a crochet rose, just send me a DM and I'll post one to you if I can! No charge if you're in the UK and any flag you like (within reason) 🙂

These bad boys are going to the shop this evening to be sold for charity! A huge thank you to the Lionsheart bookshop in Woking for agreeing to sell them. All the money from them will be split between Refuge women's shelters and Trans Actual. #rosesagainstviolence

No shoes, no shirt...

Is "scamptious" a real word? My brain seems to have dredged it up from somewhere. If not, I hereby gift it to the public domain because it's a good word! It means "the act of or capacity to be a scamp" if I'm allowed to define it, and should always be said with a note of exasperated fondness. 😁

www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk... Not only did he get shot, leopards ate his face too!

Always clear your schedule before reading anything by @jeremycshipp.bsky.social. I picked this up today and like his other books, it's gripped me from page 1 like a bodybuilding facehugger. I strongly recommend you clear your schedule right now and treat yourself to this rare delight of a book!

This came out rather nice, given it's such a simple design. I put a lot of work into making it smooth and water resistant, so it should be very comfortable to wear. Coming soon to my Etsy shop! 😁 #whittling