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[dariadraws]

Hey, I found a beanie boo that I liked the design of but I can't stand those giant uguu eyes. Do you think it would be possible to replace them with smaller safety eyes akin to the old beanie babies? If yes, do you have any advice?

I was gonna answer this in a normal way, but then I got curious about trying it for myself and thought I might as well demonstrate!

So, I went and picked up a guy from the supermarket. The selection there was pretty barren today but I found a decent test subject:

Eye replacement procedure below!

(First of all, to my friend who loves beanie boos, I am so sorry for this lmao)

So! First I opened up the closing seam on his back. However, I found an extra mesh barrier inside! Clearly this is to prevent bean escape since this is the most likely seam to accidentally pop open through play. This would be a bit annoying to work around so I just sewed it back up and went in the back of the head instead…

Opened and unstuffed the head…

…And turning it inside out to get to the backs of the eyes. Whoa, these plastic washers are the biggest I’ve ever seen!! Cutting through them will take some work!

Please be very careful of your fingers cutting through these!! Be careful not to cut the fabric around the eye too, but mostly be careful of yourself!

Anyway grrrrrrr attack attack slice slice grrrr

They’re out! With a little glue I think the washers would be able to hold on perfectly well again. I’ll keep these eyes to reuse on something where they’ll be a bit more proportional!

The washers on these eyes are particularly cup shaped, fitting around the back of the eye and holding the fabric tightly against them. Now that the eyes are removed, this has left imprints on the fur!

Plenty of brushing and rumfling will help to fix the creased and flattened areas of fur, and wetting the fur or gently steaming over a hot cup of water should help too. It might take a little time!

(Also, I did make a little cut in the cheek while removing a washer, oops! No worries, that can be stitched up.)

Now we can try on a few new eye styles! Restuff the head for now so you can see how they’ll look.

I have a few sizes of solid black, from teeny dots to absolute tbh creature…

These blue eyes were a little scary… no thanks!

I even have some glittery ones like the original, but smaller! Pretty nice actually!

And even some googly eyes hehehe!

But my favourite eyes were some basic 9mm black ones! They are placed a little funny here, but the position will change a little bit…

The holes left by the original eyes were very big, so a couple of stitches are needed on each one to tighten them up to fit the new eyes. I stitched the top outer corners, to move the holes down and inwards a bit. If you wanted, you could even sew them closed completely and make new eye holes elsewhere!

Unstuff again and pop those new eyes in!

Restuff! You might actually need to add a little extra stuffing, as the fabric not being so pulled around the eyes any more will mean it is a little ‘baggier’.

Then sew the head closed again and that’s about it! The fur is still a little creased around mine, but I’ll keep working at it and it should become less visible.

To add a tiny bit more shape to the big round head, I also did a touch of threadsculpting. I ran a thread from the corner of each eye to below the chin and back, just pulling the eyes in a tad more. You might decide you don’t need this!

And there we go! Hope you’ll try it yourself!

#interesting! #i love how w the original eyes is v clearly a husky but then in the photo of the eyes you liked it reads more like a corgi

[dariadraws]

Hey, I found a beanie boo that I liked the design of but I can't stand those giant uguu eyes. Do you think it would be possible to replace them with smaller safety eyes akin to the old beanie babies? If yes, do you have any advice?

I was gonna answer this in a normal way, but then I got curious about trying it for myself and thought I might as well demonstrate!

So, I went and picked up a guy from the supermarket. The selection there was pretty barren today but I found a decent test subject:

Eye replacement procedure below!

(First of all, to my friend who loves beanie boos, I am so sorry for this lmao)

So! First I opened up the closing seam on his back. However, I found an extra mesh barrier inside! Clearly this is to prevent bean escape since this is the most likely seam to accidentally pop open through play. This would be a bit annoying to work around so I just sewed it back up and went in the back of the head instead…

Opened and unstuffed the head…

…And turning it inside out to get to the backs of the eyes. Whoa, these plastic washers are the biggest I’ve ever seen!! Cutting through them will take some work!

Please be very careful of your fingers cutting through these!! Be careful not to cut the fabric around the eye too, but mostly be careful of yourself!

Anyway grrrrrrr attack attack slice slice grrrr

They’re out! With a little glue I think the washers would be able to hold on perfectly well again. I’ll keep these eyes to reuse on something where they’ll be a bit more proportional!

The washers on these eyes are particularly cup shaped, fitting around the back of the eye and holding the fabric tightly against them. Now that the eyes are removed, this has left imprints on the fur!

Plenty of brushing and rumfling will help to fix the creased and flattened areas of fur, and wetting the fur or gently steaming over a hot cup of water should help too. It might take a little time!

(Also, I did make a little cut in the cheek while removing a washer, oops! No worries, that can be stitched up.)

Now we can try on a few new eye styles! Restuff the head for now so you can see how they’ll look.

I have a few sizes of solid black, from teeny dots to absolute tbh creature…

These blue eyes were a little scary… no thanks!

I even have some glittery ones like the original, but smaller! Pretty nice actually!

And even some googly eyes hehehe!

But my favourite eyes were some basic 9mm black ones! They are placed a little funny here, but the position will change a little bit…

The holes left by the original eyes were very big, so a couple of stitches are needed on each one to tighten them up to fit the new eyes. I stitched the top outer corners, to move the holes down and inwards a bit. If you wanted, you could even sew them closed completely and make new eye holes elsewhere!

Unstuff again and pop those new eyes in!

Restuff! You might actually need to add a little extra stuffing, as the fabric not being so pulled around the eyes any more will mean it is a little ‘baggier’.

Then sew the head closed again and that’s about it! The fur is still a little creased around mine, but I’ll keep working at it and it should become less visible.

To add a tiny bit more shape to the big round head, I also did a touch of threadsculpting. I ran a thread from the corner of each eye to below the chin and back, just pulling the eyes in a tad more. You might decide you don’t need this!

And there we go! Hope you’ll try it yourself!

#interesting! #i love how w the original eyes is v clearly a husky but then in the photo of the eyes you liked it reads more like a corgi

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An old drawing based off of the TTRPG, ICON.

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@flitwickslittlebrotha hello and happy holidays from your @aftgexchange buddy! all your prompts were super fun so it was genuinely hard to choose which one to make, but in the end i went for Andrew/Kevin slice of life, so please enjoy this little snapshot of a nice, relaxing post-game afternoon. sorry this is a little late but i hope you like it!!

#aftg #aftg exchange #andrew minyard #kevin day #kandrew #all for the game #hi this is literally my first art for this fandom so like. i hope it's good? #also my last art of the year lol #anyways as mentioned i hope you like this friend it was enormous fun to do #it's always so nice to just draw characters having a break every once in a while #especially in this fandom. the foxes always have like. minimum 5 crises going on at any given time theyve earned a rest #anyways if youre wondering who took this photo i think its renee #considering andrew (unlike kevin) possesses actual awareness of his surroundings and has already noticed the camera #she's kinda the only option where both the photo and the photographer actually survive the attempt #but of course it could be any of the foxes so if you have a different person behind the camera you can decide #also also random aside but those bruises and stuff were a super last-minute addition but i just thought about it and #theres absolutely no way that someone who spends that much time on an exy court isnt constantly covered in bruises #especially after a game #aaaanyways please excuse the rambling tags i have a bad habit of #just dumping all the little thoughts i had while drawing into the tags once im done and prob no one really cares about it but #it helps me declutter my brain after super-focusing on a single thing for a while #hope this wasnt too distracting and once again: happy holidays!!!

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here’s my @aftgexchange gift for @dariadraws! it’s an andreil magic au (of sorts?) i really hope that you like it!!

#aaaah I'm so sorry i missed this when it was posted but thank you so much!! #I'm most of the way through reading it rn and it's so good! I'll leave a full comment on the fic itself once I'm done reading but just #it's wonderful thank you so much!!! #gift art #it was such a delight to find the notification for this in my email this morning #aftg #aftg exchange

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@callmearcturus i think tumblr ate my ping again

well it took a few days longer than intended, but as promised, Hot Karkat Summer is upon us. @callmearcturus please accept this humble offering, and thank you as usual for the inspiration. in the words of one Dave Strider, “ Paramilitary Wet Dream Chic never went out of style, apparently.”

#morning reblog! #sorry if the double pings get annoying but this app already ate my ping the first time i tried to post this #and i just dont trust it anymore

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well it took a few days longer than intended, but as promised, Hot Karkat Summer is upon us. @callmearcturus please accept this humble offering, and thank you as usual for the inspiration. in the words of one Dave Strider, “ Paramilitary Wet Dream Chic never went out of style, apparently.”

#homestuck #karkat vantas #hot karkat summer #you get both shirted and shirtless versions bc i drew the shirt first and got attached #even tho i think it looks better w/o it #anyways YEESH this took me back. last (and only other) time i drew karkat i was still in highschool #can you believe it? wild how time flies #anyways there isnt any like. specific fic/scene this is from i just wanted to draw hot buff karkat w his sickles but needed some kind of bg #so no. i dont know why hes posing in front of a dimly lit brick wall. dont worry about it. the wall is metaphorical or smthg. idk #also i havent decided if his sickles are like. laser or just glowy or what i just thought it looked cool #and kept them visible bc otherwise they kinda just disappear into the bg #ANYWAYS once again thank you archie for your excellent taste and ideas #hot karkat summer is a great ideaand everyone should participate #daria draws #fakdhfgkdjf tumblr i am going to Bite You stop breaking the pings in my gd posts! #if yall saw me post this like 5 miutes ago no you didnt. i didnt just remake this entire post to ensure the tagging worked properly. #if this one doesnt work im gonna start biting for real

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@callmearcturus sorry for the double ping but i think the first one messed up

so a real throwback for this blog, but i was cleaning up my art folder and found this little relic of my homestuck days tucked away in a forgotten subfolder. @callmearcturus i know youre working on other things these days but Chamomile, rose water, and other unlikely intoxicants was deeply influential to me back in the day, and i still reread it from time to time, so i figured that since this was basically finished, i might as well set it free into the world.

#morning reblog! #i tried to edit the post so the tag was working but i dont think that fixes the original ping

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so a real throwback for this blog, but i was cleaning up my art folder and found this little relic of my homestuck days tucked away in a forgotten subfolder. @callmearcturus i know youre working on other things these days but Chamomile, rose water, and other unlikely intoxicants was deeply influential to me back in the day, and i still reread it from time to time, so i figured that since this was basically finished, i might as well set it free into the world.

#homestuck #dirkjake #dirk strider #Jake English #OOF those tags take me back #chamomile rose water and other unlikely intoxicants #archie if you had a specific tag for that fic forgive me but i cannot for the life of me recall it #also when i say throwback i mean THROW. BACK. this is back when i still drew with LINEART #i checked the date on the fic and it's from 2017! its been 5 years can yall believe that??? #also im at a complete loss as to why and how i managed to essentially finish this piece and then not only drop it #but Completely Forget about it for literally 5 whole years i legit have no idea how or why that happened lol #ngl if i didnt like the background and colours so much i might just have held on to this forever bc this is NOT my artstyle anymore #and my inner critic is pirouetting off the gd handle at everything i would do differently if i tried this today #however! we wont be listening to her bc back when i made this i recall being very proud of it; and i still really love this scene in the fic #which is what this is ultimately for! this was made to express my love for a fic i loved then and still love now #& im not gonna deprive one of my fave authors of the gift of fic-art just bc my brain automatically interprets all my old art as 'cringe' #anyways sorry for the rambling tags its very late & im a little loopy from sleep deprivation but archie i love your fic & hope you like this #daria draws #callmearcturus

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@threshprince Happy (super belated) Valentines day! i am so sorry this took so long, and thank you so much for your patience, hopefully the wait was worth it? your apprentice was a delight to work with, and Lucio turned out very fun to draw as well, so thank you for the great prompts and extra thanks to @arcanasecretcupid for organizing the event (and putting up with my inability to meet a deadline).

#the arcana #The Arcana Game #fan apprentice #count lucio #the arcana secret cupid #fingers crossed this isnt too spicy for tumblr #also tis was SUPER fun even tho i had to work on it in tiny pieces a bit at a time #and considering this was my first time drawing Lucio or his dogs id say this was a resounding success! #and i mean. obviously my first time drawing your apprentice which was. again. SO FUN #love her aesthetic love her colours love her personality LOVE how tiny she is next to Lucio its adorable #also random and unrelated but in case you can't tell what's in his hand Lucio is holding chocolate covered strawberries on little skewers #also also obviously the bg isnt mine its from the game. i spliced together pieces of the bathing room cuz it had the best colours #but the GIANT POOL OF WATER was kind of in the way so i had to. get rid of it. or else the couch would have ended up overtop #the couch is mine tho! theres a similar one in one of the other room BGs so i figured it'd work for this scene #and also again. one last time. i am SUPER sorry this took so long to finish. thank you so much for your patience and i hope you enjoy!

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aaaaa i love them??? look at them, they look like theyre having so much fun, thank you so much!!

surprise @dariadraws! @misery-lake and i worked together to create your @arcanasecretcupid gift! i did the lines and miz did an absolutely beautiful job coloring and rendering. amaranth was such a gorgeous apprentice to work with, and i love them with asra so much.

#look there they are!! #my beloved amaranth they look fantastic <333 #and asra looks GREAT #thank you so much friend this is incredible yall did a wonderful job #amaranth siregn #amaranth #not my art #also sorry this took me a while to respond to but i promise ive been thinking about this the whole time

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just wanted to post an update that i now have a toyhouse account, which has all the most up-to-date info on both Amaranth and Macha! so anyone looking for info about either of them is very encouraged to check it out ;)

#amaranth #amaranth siregn #macha penderghast #just posting this update cuz i used to link their tumblr tags anytime i wanted to share info about them #and i want a link to the TH to be in said tags #not art #also i was dumb and made the account AFTER signing up for the secret cupid thing and i dont have a good way to let my artist know

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a long overdue redesign of Amaranth’s masquerade outfit, because the last one i drew is now 4 years old and just… not very in-character for them anymore. i still haven’t decided if this is their definitive canon one for the story, but given the many masquerades waiting for them in the future, they’ll have plenty of opportunities to give this one a shot.

#morning reblog!

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a long overdue redesign of Amaranth’s masquerade outfit, because the last one i drew is now 4 years old and just... not very in-character for them anymore. i still haven’t decided if this is their definitive canon one for the story, but given the many masquerades waiting for them in the future, they’ll have plenty of opportunities to give this one a shot.

#the arcana #The Arcana Game #the arcana apprentice #fan apprentice #the arcana masquerade #oof this took me SO LONG #it's been sitting half finished for so long cuz i lost all motivation #but in the end im actually really happy with how this turned out #amaranth #amaranth siregn #daria draws #original character

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Hi friend! I'm Bri, a mod for Batfam Big Bang! I just wanted to let you or your followers know that we've opened sign-ups, and they'll be closing on January 29th, if you're interested in participating. You can find us at @batfam-big-bang, where you can see our schedule, our faq, and our askbox if you want more information. Thank you, and have a lovely rest of your day! :D

Heyo, thanks for the heads up! I think I'm gonna be too busy to participate this year, but i totally recommend the event to anyone else who sees this, ive participated before and it's tremendous fun, and wonderfully organized! I wish y'all the best of luck with it, I'm sure this year's gonna be a blast as well

#not art #mail time #thanks for the invite!! #i still hold a very deep fondness for all the mods y'all are the best #hopefully it all goes smoothly for y'all this year <3 #bbb #batfam big bang

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@thefledglingdm heyo i think i messed up tagging you in this the first time so i hope you don’t mind me tagging you again

But then, apropos of nothing, Leorio asked, “D’you want to dance?”

Part of Kurapika descended into wordless screeching. Fortunately, the part that replied was not the one that melting down. “My idea of dancing, or yours?”

“Well, I was thinking mine,” Leorio huffed out, faux-annoyed. “But either works.”

Kurapika looked up at Leorio, at the way the sunset turned his skin to burnished gold and caught on the green and caramel in his eyes. He thought, this is a mistake. He thought, this is only going to make your decision harder.

He held out his hand. “Sure. We’ll try it your way.”

ok well i definitely thought this would take me much longer to finish and now i feel extra silly for not waiting to post the previous kurapika pic but i guess i just have to live with that. anyways once again this is from @thefledglingdm’s glorious fic Light Of My Life, Pain In My Ass, which i read like a couple of months ago at this point and still it haunts me. it’s just so good.

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he held himself with a stiffness that nearly bordered on painful, his shoulders tense and spine rigid. Kurapika met his gaze and Leorio saw that his eyes were large, dark gray, framed by long lashes. A few sparse freckles dotted the bridge of his nose and the arches of his high cheekbones. His cologne was sharp and fresh, like mint and… eucalyptus, maybe.

Oh. Wow. Kurapika may have been a designer, but Leorio did not think he would be out of place among the very models he sewed for.

ok so. light of my life, pain of my ass, @thefledglingdm‘s leopika wedding planner fic, owns my entire life and i continue to have only one way to show my love so here’s a kurapika from their first meeting. 

(tho this quote is technically from your last first kiss, the companion piece from leorio’s pov)

#morning reblog!