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New sewing project dropped! I'm still deep into the sk8 hyperfixation (hence the posting from my sideblog) so no turtleducks but I still wanted to share him with you too because I hope he makes you smile! It was a challenge to make something human resembling after only sewing animals the last year but I LOVE how he turned out!

(I just realised I haven't posted my actual atla plushies that aren't turtleducks yet whoops, must do that soon because they spark joy)

Meet Cherribi!!

So a while ago the sk8 puppets were announced for the first time and I was devastated by the fact I would probably never be able to get one but then I realised... I make plushies. That's literally my thing that I am good at!!

It took me a month because of exams and having to draft most patterns from scratch but here he is! Meet my adorable Cherry chibi plushie, lovingly dubbed Cherribi by myself at 5am one night.

Bonus: Fluffie wanted attention (or maybe Carla has a gigantic cat mode, who knows? Miya's influence should not be underestimated)

#me quacking around #me sewing around #my plushies #chibi cherry blossom #cherribi #not atla #also hi I'm still alive #and sewing! #always sewing #alteady thinking about my next project #sk8 the infinity #kaoru sakurayashiki #my cats #fluffie

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Ok so in case anyone wonders what I'm up to these days... seems I sold my soul to sk8 the infinity.

To spare my atla blog from my newest hyperfixation I created a lil sk8 side blog (like a week ago so it's still a bb) where I may be more active atm (or may not I do not control the ramblings they control me)

So if you want to see me go crazy about 2D skater boys come find me @aceblossom

My state of being the last 2 weeks.

#I may have a problem #I do not control the hyperfixation #they've taken over my brain #watch the skate anime they said #what can go wrong they said #now look #I actually made a sideblog just for 2D gay skater boys #I just think they're neat #sk8 the infinity #I'm not leaving the atla fandom! #I could NEVER #but pink/green skater gays make brain go brrrr #personal quacking

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@zukkaweek day 7: free space -> travel

Seeing the world together with the one you love is something that can be so personal 🌍🌎🌏

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies. One is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar, the othe is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. The pictures all show different sceneries from around the world in the background but the turtleducks mostly just have eye for each other.]

Day 1: swords - Day 2: soulmates - Day 3: teashop - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 5: college - Day 6: hurt/comfort

#so I went to the zoo today but still wanted to do this final day justice and I think I problem solved that quite well! #yes all of these pictures were taken at my fav zoo! #people looked weird but it was worth it #I had to close off this series the way it deserves #I had so much fun doing this!! #I honestly can't believe I managed to do all of them wow #I had a GREAT time figuring out how to fit those 2 to the days theme each day really #also holy sh*t you can see tags now and everyone was so NICE #those same 3 people freaking out over them in the tags literally each day #I see you #I love you #I would die for you #you honestly made my day every time #you really helped encourage me to keep doing this <3 #thank you <3<3<3 #anyways! #turtleduck!zuko #turtleduck!sokka #my plushies #me sewing around #turtleducks #this is high quality turtleduck content #zukka week 2021 #day 7 free space

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@zukkaweek day 6: hurt/comfort

Is it gay to lovingly patch up your turtleduck buddy after a spar in a sunny field of flowers? ⚔🌼🤕🌞

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies on a patch of grass and daisies. Their tiny swords are laid down near them. One of the turtleducks is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar. He has a small bandage on one paw and is well on the way to being wrapped in bandage wrap like a mummy. The other one is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. He has a bandage on his head and across his chest. In the first pictures Sokka is having a great time wrapping Zuko in bandages, in the last one they are all patched up and admiring a daisy because OP is weak and it looked cute ok.]

Day 1: swords - Day 2: soulmates - Day 3: teashop - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 5: college - Day 7: free space (travel)

#ok I love these pics so much #turtleducks AND flowers?? #these are a few of my favourite things #they spark so much joy #praise the sun for deciding to show up today #praise the chickens for giving Sokka back to me (after stealing him... lil demons) #I love outside pics but man they're hard with belgian weather and chickens and cats all working against me #anyways! #turtleduck!zuko #turtleduck!sokka #my plushies #me sewing around #zukka week 2021 #day 6 hurt/comfort #tw bandages #I don't know if this needs more trigger warnings but let me know if I'm wrong! #atla art #zukka #this is high quality turtleduck content

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@zukkaweek day 5: college

Math hard and painful, zukka turtleducks soft and in love

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies on top and before some textbooks. A whiteboard in the background shows some doodles of Suki, Iroh and part of Sokka. One of the turtleducks is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar. The other one is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. Turtleduck Sokka is studying thermodynamics. Turtleduck Zuko is studying turtleduck Sokka.]

Day 1: swords - Day 2: soulmates - Day 3: teashop - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 6: hurt/comfort - Day 7: free space (travel)

#Sokka would be great at physics #you can't change my mind #he is a man of science #here he is on his way to invent the first turtleduck air balloon #so proud of him #Zuko just likes hearing him talk #his brain checked out when the first integral came up but his heart is still full #those are my actual textbooks btw #I remember exactly non of it though #god knows how I passed those classes #anyways! #turtleduck!zuko #turtleduck!sokka #this is high quality turtleduck content #me sewing around #my plushies #zukka week 2021 #day 5 college #atla art #oh and #tw math #tw physics #tw statistics #just in case

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@zukkaweek day 4: southern water tribe

Turns out turtleducks don't have the breath of fire, but some nice fluffy furs and snuggly boyfriend do the trick just as well really ❄💞

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies huddled in a piece of (fake!) fur. One practically buried in the floof is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar, but not his firebending unfortunately. Another turtleduck comes to investigate and snuggle his poor boyfriend beneath the fur. This one is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail.]

Day 1: swords - Day 2: soulmates - Day 3: teashop - Day 5: college - Day 6: hurt/comfort - Day 7: free space (travel)

#not pictured: me scavenging every piece of (fake) fur we have in this house #only to end up just using the hood from my own jacket #you can't even see the humongous pile of floof they're on but trust me it's there and I worked hard for it #oh to be a little turtleduck snuggled up in floofy floofy fur with someone you love #I love them so much #look at the snuggly babies #I am living my best life taking these pictures honestly #this is high quality turtleduck content #turtleduck!Zuko #turtleduck!sokka #zukka week 2021 #day 4 southern water tribe #turtleducks #zukka #my plushies #me sewing around #atla art

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@zukkaweek day 3: teashop

Have a lovely cup of calming... turtleducks? Turtleducks. I see nothing wrong with that sentence whatsoever.

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies on a shelf. One is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar. He seems to have popped out of conveniently turtleduck sized teapot and is wearing a the top like a little hat. The other one is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. He has claimed a matching teacup as his place of residence.]

Day 1: swords - Day 2: soulmates - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 5: college - Day 6: hurt/comfort - Day 7: free space (travel)

#ok this one was even harder #tbh I almost gave up #thank you sifu for your suggestion it helped a lot 💖 #and they look so ADORABLE #I love them #turtleduck!Zuko #turtleduck!sokka #my plushies #me sewing around #turtleducks in teacups #come get ya serotonin #I think I'm gonna keep them there for it #they make me smile #this is high quality turtleduck content #turtleducks #zukka week 2021 #day 3 teashop #kinda? #I tried and honestly I think I nailed it #atla art

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@zukkaweek day 2: soulmates

Red thread of fate gets a lil tangled up sometimes but that's ok ❤

[Image ID: a picture of two turtleduck plushies entangled in red string. The string makes a heartshaped loop between them. One is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. The other one is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar although it isn't visible here.]

Day 1: swords - Day 3: teashop - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 5: college - Day 6: hurt/comfort - Day 7: free space (travel)

#well this one was harder to come up with #I may come to regret challenging myself to do the entire week day by day #but it's still so much FUN #I love them so much #turtleduck!zuko #turtleduck!sokka #my plushies #me sewing around #this is high quality turtleduck content #zukka week 2021 #day 2 soulmates #atla art

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@zukkaweek day 1: swords /// fake dating

Have some swordbending zukka turtleducks for the soul ⚔🗡

[Image ID: a series of pictures of two turtleduck plushies engaged in a swordbending kai, one is made of darker fabric and has Sokka's blue eyes and a tiny bit of fluff sticking up similar to his human counterpart's wolf tail. He proudly brandished his black space sword. His opponent is lighter toned and has Zuko's golden eyes and signature scar. He wields his dual dao with surprising skill for a turtleduck]

Day 2: soulmates - Day 3: teashop - Day 4: southern water tribe - Day 5: college - Day 6: hurt/comfort - Day 7: free space (travel)

#Meet by beautiful darling son turtleduck!Sokka #I love him so much #as does turtleduck!Zuko of course #they're boyfriends your honor #so I guess it's official #I'm doing zukka week with turtleducks #or at least I'm gonna try #this is gonna be so much FUN #turtleduck!Sokka #turtleduck!Zuko #my plushies #me sewing around #atla art #this is high quality turtleduck content #zukka week 2021 #day 1: swords #zukka

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So uhm... does this count as fanart? 👀 I have recreated smol friend, cowboy hat and all, because I love him and I love your style so so much

[ID: 2 pictures at different lighting, each depicting a thumb with a tiny teal clay lizard wearing a cowboy hat perched on top, mimicking the first art piece of the original post]

Guess what folks I've been drawing lizards

[ID: 6 digital paintings of lizards and frogs in unrealistic oversaturated colours. They are painted in a somewhat blocky style with visible brush strokes. On top is thin line work that scribbles in shadows and outlines the pieces.

The first is a tiny teal lizard with cowboy hat; the second is a pinkish frog jumping out of water; the third is an especially sketchy lizard in green and pink sat down like a person.

The fourth is a red frog on a tree branch; the fifth is a purple frog with dark green spots; the sixth is a pink-purple lizard with a frill on its back and yellow spots.]

If you see a good lizard or frog or similar photo please @ me or lmk if I should open submissions so I can draw them. No promises but I would like some more references - this style is a lot of fun.

#got ya a bb #because I love him and #ily #also it's a great excuse to reblog your gorgeous lizards (and froggos!) #I want you to know the lack of nail polish is the closest I've ever come to posting a nude #felt weird I tell you #I need pretty nails to distract from *gestures vaguely at everything yet nothing* #also sculpting him on my thumb was very impractical #turns out I actually use that thumb quite a lot #now I couldn't because lizard #made taking a picture even harder #(I have a potato camera ok I tried) #my dad's collegues were very confused when I barged in during his teams meeting asking if he could take a pic of my thumb lizard #I like to think I made their day a bit more interesting though #ok I'll stop rambling now #not atla #lizzard bb #cowboy lizard #me claying around #oh yeah I do clay stuff now I don't think I posted about that yet #I supuld probably post those... and my jewest plushies... oops #ok now I'll stop #blows a kiss at my markers: for foible

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Hot take: it's not a bun it's actually atla world's first beret

I am still mystified by toph’s hairstyle

#callback to preteen me who believed this for like 3 episodes #I know we saw her hair poof in tales of Ba Sing Se #I know ok #let me have this #Toph is a lil brat and I love her #atla

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Alternative title: salvage as told by iroh interpreting incoherent blogsquad screeching

I made a slide show on everything I know about Salvage (spoiler alert: it’s not much). I don’t know if it contains any spoilers, so read at own risk. 

I think this fic is coming to an end right now or in the near future? Have fun reading it! 

@muffinlance thanks again for writing this amazing piece of fiction!

#IROH ILY #YOU DID IT #how are you both so incredibly sweet and hilarious?? #this is beautiful #as one of aforementioned friends who made a tumblr because of muffin cravings #I love everything about this #I love that our gushing about salvage has led you to create this masterpiece #this doesn't let you off the hook though! #salvage is very very close to being finished now you know 👀 #which would be a great excuse to read it 👀 #just saying 👀 #(no pressure though) #blows a kiss at my teacup: for iroh #blows a kiss at my teapot: for iroh #(don't mind the 2 tags I messed up oops) #ao3 salvage #as told by iroh interpreting incoherent blogsquad screeching #powerpoint #I love this so much

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Hi y’all.

I decided to come back, after deleting my blog back in December (I was really going through it and just. Needed a break). Anyways, I’m not going to be ATLA exclusive anymore, but I will still have some content. I’ll also probably be far less active than I was before.

Since I deleted my blog I lost all my mutuals and the blogs I was following, so I’d appreciate a SB if you don’t mind. I’m happy to be back 💖

#WELCOME BACK #I missed you #thank the universe for discord or I would have withered away without you listening to my ramblings #or screaming about painful media together #or you telling me to sleep #(although really it was a saturday night sam!!) #anyway #ily #good to soo you back here again #this site was a sadder space without you <3 #blows a kiss at my dolphin poster: for sifu #I want you to know I felt absolutely gleeful being able to use that tag once more #not atla #blows a kiss at my screen: for the blogsquad #sb #signal boost

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I feel like an absolute clown posting this right after getting read like a fricking book by @visit-ba-sing-se​ but take some Turtleduck Jet AU

#omg omg omg #it mouth wheat boy #AS TURTLEDUCK #this is the best #I know this all just part of the universe's plot to make me like Jet #jokes on the universe I really do like him already #but this doesn't hurt #look at the boy #the BABY #he's so tiny and grumpy #10/10 would give pets and risk getting my fingers bitten #he's so so cute omg I shall necer get over it tiny tiny wheat boy #I bet tye only reason he doesn't have his iconic mouth wheat is because he is just too TINY #the mouth wheat would dwarf him #like sticking a tree in your mouth #he'll grow into it #... not really but he'll try #turtleduck!Jet #my life is complete #I feel the irresistible urge to find a wheat and tape it to one of my plushies now #add some eyebrows #alas it is winter #no wheats to be found #atla art #trash boy #this is high quality turtleduck content #I love everything about this #my username legally forces me to reblog anything turtleduck related

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Happy Valentine's day!! I am far from a great artist but zukka nation please accept these babies I drew on my whiteboard!

[Image ID: a whiteboard doodle of 2 cartoonish heads, in the left one is shown with Sokka's signature wolf tail, blue eyes and bone choker, on the right one is sporting Zuko's burn scar. The style can be described as maybe half a level above Sokka's drawing skills. The are basically round blobs with hair and eyes. Cute round blobs though. Between them OP drew one blue and one red heart. They're in love your honor.]

#I know I haven't been active much lately #but #this felt like a good day to post them #I don't have drawing skills whatsoever but I still think they tirned out cute #thank you snow for liking the Zuko drawing and encouraging me to draw him some friends too #(I may post the full doodle of the entire gang too we'll see) #please accept my attempt at #atla art #they're babies #idiots in love #zukka #doodles #me quacking around

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Ben je Nederlands? (Of Belgisch?) Ik zag de taal in de cursed take post ask (just curious.)

Yep! Ik ben Belgisch en te lui om de taal van mijn tumblr te wijzigen.

#iconic post #the start of... everything really #this post truly changed my life for the better #anon who send this: thank you I love you #my first actual tumblr interaction!! #the start of a beautiful friedship! #look at where we are look at were we started #blows a kiss at my teapot: for iroh