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Up to 25% off so many things! Please help me clear this out!
@baltmanben
Freshwater Fish and Walstad Style Aquarium Enthusiast, Lover of Spiders and All Bugs, Cross Stitcher and Paper Crafter, Stop-Motion Animator, ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (He/Him), Au(probably)DHD, Theater Technician for Work. https://www.instagram.com/benbaltman/?hl=en
Not only are we back, but we're doing a sale!
Up to 25% off so many things! Please help me clear this out!
Oh I get it, you tricked us ๐คฃ
Careful not to roll over.
Keep it secret, keep it safe!
Do they hold secrets?
This is so beautiful Tom! Can't wait to keep watching your work!
What beautiful long legs he has! All the better for, oh dam, that's a beetle again.
An embroidery hoop containing an embroidered aerial view landscape inspired by vibrant Autumn woods. It depicts trees rich in oranges, reds and golds, winding blue streams, a country lane and wild moorland animals.
I've now opened a raffle for this embroidery landscape - direct link below! The listing has full details for the reason and how to enter, the process, etc. This is a vital moment for me so any post engagement/shares will be extremely helpful! victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... #art
Oooo, what kind of jumper did you get? This is beautiful!
Spectacular!!!
Wow, ur so speedy! This is so cute!
A pro tip!!
Can't wait to see the colors start to come in! Your last project with the blues and purples was so lovely!
Two men sit on a chair, one straddling it sideways on top of the other's lap, one leg dangling over the chair's arm. They lean against each other, the lower supporting the second, leaning into each other as if falling asleep, heads touching, limbs falling limp. Meanwhile the chair they sit in catches fire, threatening to consume them completely. One of the men regards the flames with unconcerned, open eyes, the other remains unmoved, as if the fire cannot wake him.
An angelic androgynous-masculine being with multiple pairs of wings crouched down on a ground spattered with gold. They have dark skin, long curly white hair, and cyan and red eyes. They are garbed in a white flowing garment which pools around them on the ground, and gold jewelry. They are seen from a high vantage point, the character looking up and reaching their hand to touch some unknown surface, which ripples where their finger displaces it. This clear surface is covered with floating blue flowers and petals. Art fight drawing for Dovexii.
A man stands, staring directly at the viewer from a low angle. His left arm is a cybernetic prosthetic with visible machine parts. He is wearing worn-out clothing reminiscent of Vietnam era combat clothing mixed with punk aesthetic and advanced future tech. Over one shoulder is slung a mix of AK-47 and electric guitar, the neck extending down the barrel. He stands in a foggy scene surrounded by pipes, tubes, electric panels, and wires. He is smoking a cigarette. While there is nothing in the image to suggest this, you now know his name is Truant.
An illustration of a fairy standing on top of a bobbin of thread. She is wearing a patchwork skirt and a flowing gathered top. She has an apron through which she has threaded pins and needles and she is carrying a thimble within which she has gathered scraps of fabric and thread. Behind her is a tomato shaped pin cushion. Her hair is fashioned to resemble two yarn balls. Her purple and cyan wings are spread out behind her.
It's my birthday! ๐๐
If you see this please consider sharing my art, it really does mean a lot to me!
Haaeeeellllllllllp!!!!
The highest honor!!!
How delightfully audacious!!
My goodness, all your bugs fill me with such joy! Thank you for sharing your creativity and hard work with the world!
A crochet recreation of a geode sits on the table. It is olive green with green sparkly beads on the inside and gray on the outside. On top sits a small sparkly purple 3D printed octopus.
Thanks @measuredandslow.bsky.social !!! What a lovely surprise to come home to! They are beautiful <33
Awwwww
A small bronze jumping spider sits on a fake leaf inside an enclosure made from a smoothie cup's domed lid. The spider looks up at the camera while munching on a fruit fly.
Not quite so heavy!
Wait, is he modeled after a specific species? What I was going to type was "an excellent bronze jumping spider weighing set up if ever I saw one". But then I thought about the tiny little goofball I need to get up and feed this morning and giggled.
He looks wonderfully heavy!
*It CERTAINLY it.
If you scroll past the spiders I have a post with a bit more of my art including the discus fish stitch I did! Constantly stitching, but as you know well each piece take awhile ๐คฃ. Wish I could figure out how to pin 2 threads on here so I could have one for fish and one for art right at the top.
I have added a second sponge filter and promised myself to stay more on top of floating plants removal, so I will try again. Someday I may even get to try the big cold water change to try and spark some breeding with them.
That's a wonderful group! I need to bulk back up my pygmy corrie group. Quite a few died I think due to too little aeration.
A colorful cross stitch frog on black fabric made up of different color geometric shapes. Some cross stitch fly's buzz around the frogs head waiting to be eaten.
I bet every little shape completed is also very satisfying! I felt that when I did some geometric animal designs! Your tank is lovely! I like the corries hanging out at the bottom! I love my jungles for how little cleaning I have to do on them ๐คฃ
Absolutely Nora! Your abstract stitches have me absolutely memorized! You have certainly inspired me to try a geometric design myself! Thank you for checking out my tanks! They certainly are my world!
Multicolored cross stitch design, various size squares in reds, blues, greens, oranges in a dark green 4 by 6 inch frame that has natural wood color marquetry.
Cross stitch design, various size squares, in greens, blues, yellow, white set in silver metallic 4 by 6 inch frame.
I bought these two frames at a thrift shop - one is inlaid marquetry, the other is a unique metal design. They inspired these cross stitch pieces.