Many unstuffed turtle plushies on a desk with an embroidery machine in the background. Their shells look like pumpkin, apple, cherry, blueberry, and lemon merengue pie and one of them is blue with a gold compass on its shell.

I am currently on my way to a Very Important Jury! This is the last step to achieving a childhood dream of mine :)

I’m SO NERVOUS y’all. Hopefully I’ll be back soon with wonderful news!

Have some mostly finished turtles while you wait! I’ll bring photos of them finished when I have news!

A photo of an embroidery machine and a stack of grey, orange, black, and cream fabrics. There’s a countdown calendar on top that reads “Oct 21: 11 days until jury”

I don’t like how gosh darn close to single digit numbers we are. It’s so close!!

Today is for turning this giant pile of fabric into some fidget friends. As much as I want to continue prototyping, I can’t forget about making sure I’m stocked for winter markets!

Hello bsky friends!

I am caught up on all of my youtube. I'm caught up on all of my podcasts. I'm even caught up on all of my shows!!

What are your favorite "no brain" background shows? I love listening to audiobooks, too, but sometimes they need too much attention for working, you know?

My countdown calendar in front of my sewing machine. The text reads “Oct 20: 12 days until jury”

One of the teal turtles I’ve been working on sitting on the dashboard of our car with a teeny little apple on his fin. There’s a farm in the background.

My dog, Winry, a yellow Labrador is laying down between two pumpkins at the farm.

A picture of a tiny apple in my palm. It’s very sunny out!

12 days to go, but breaks are really important, too. It’s me and BF’s anniversary this weekend, so we both took off work to go apple and pumpkin picking. Have a lovely Friday everyone 💜

Oh wonderful!! Does email work for you? I can also get you my telegram/discord if you prefer that!

Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist in tiny form. They’re a green lizard kinda thing with a big scary mouth and 8 legs

She’s SO CUTE she reminds me of a fluffy version of the little envy monster from FMA!

Unfinished watercolor and ink painting next to a paint brush. The illustration of a hedgehog wearing a witch’s hat knitting a blue scarf. A candle in a brass holder shines behind the animal.

I’ve liked how this little darling has looked since the very beginning, which means I have been terrified of messing her up the entire time.

Almost done. #art #witchsky

You know what, that’s fair! Shiny new sticker sheets are a helluva good motivator. I often use mine for cutting plush pieces, so the only promise at the end of the screaming for me is more work! 😭

Of course! Happy to spread your wonderful guide far and wide! (I like the stuff at the top, too, I feel very similarly about why I’m Here and not Elsewhere)

Ahhh omg I’ll have to bug BF so we can get it. Maybe we can play together as a treat after my jury!

This *absolutely* counts! Who is that pink friend in the first pic?

This is my favorite video on the entire dang internet, thanks so much for bringing it up, it’s been YEARS!

I think just about any sound is an ASMR whisper compared to the silhouette begging me to end its poor robotic life every time I turn it on!

Even Chewing Noises are better than cutter noises lol

Oh my gosh that’s even better news! I love Mario but I’m SO BAD at Mario you have no idea. Boyfriend is really really good at it and I think he’s honestly just a wizard, only a wizard could be that good at Mario!

Wait there’s no timer!?! That’s a GAMECHANGER I’m always so careful, I take forever and the timer stresses me out

A small cervine idiot smokes a large oversized pipe like the fool she is.

Do you MIND? She is TRYING to enjoy her PIPE.

Illustration of long-haired girl in red clock on flower-filled green hillside, looking up into the blue sky. In the sky, we see a few fluffy clouds along with some white skywriting that spellings the word "bluesky."

To those new to Bluesky: Looking for tips? Links to kidlit/YA custom feeds, community connect threads, & other resources? See the link in my profile or debbieohi.link/bluesky-tips. (Scroll up from that link & you'll find my thoughts on social media these days + why I'm on Bluesky)

Don’t cry, it’s just a game.

You mean you don’t love the dulcet tones of the cutter singing the song if its people?! The pleasant harmonies of every atom in its immediate vicinity being assimilated by Borg?! The joyful sound of silhouettes being carved into existence, separating the Art from the Scraps!?

@debbieohi.bsky.social has one on her “how to bluesky” post! (There’s also a TON of helpful info in there, even if you’re not looking for kidlit spaces!)

Someone has a banner image template, I’ll see if I can dig it up (I have to re-do mine, too!)

Oh he’s so upset I love him

Eyyyyy I love mantises so much! I keep a couple, usually, in big old terrariums!

It’s been AGES since I’ve seen one outside, I think the last time I saw one, I was still living in Chicago. I’d love make a wild mantis buddy again.

Oh goodness I forgot just How Unhappy Worf was with that whole thing!

Show me your art with backgrounds!!

Oh she’s absolutely lovely!!!

That is a truly insane amount of product to move in a day!! Best of luck beating the rain 💜

13 days left!! It’s a BUSY time in the studio 😭 photoshop ate my files, so I lost all of yesterday’s work on my backing card/business card/plush tag order.

Send coffee ☕️

And maybe a photoshop wrangler

Omg I know exactly that kinda day!! Fingers crossed tomorrow’s better!

I mean… that’s not the *worst* I’m not quite awake yet mistake in the world!