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Cattails: Wildwood Story is out on Steam in 1 hour (❗), and Elli & Buttercup are two of its biggest stars! ⭐😸

They would love it if you'd kindly leave a review on our Steam page after playing!!

#i didnt know buttercup was also your cat!!! #elli and buttercup are maple's best friends #she's so sweet i love her

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Sugarberry and three brooches from Erstwilder’s latest collaboration with Strawberry Shortcake. I’m so glad I got both designs of Custard as the one with strawberries sold out in 5 minutes. I not collect Strawberry Shortcake but I’m a big fan of the pets and was given a plush of Hopsalot the bunny as a baby.

#YESSSSSSS i managed to grab custard basket too!!!

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the purest form of serotonin is when a cat looks at u and u go like “what?” and it meows at u

#THIS IS SO SWEET #animals

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Hello?????

#ARTISWITCH YES!!!!

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im not an animal scientist or anything but i also don't think this is like anthropormorphizing something that's not actually there - has anyone else thought about how insane it is that cats can like. meow questioningly. like that when they're 'asking a question' or confused they will lilt the end of their meow up in tone like we do when we ask a question. this is fucking me up so bad do they learn that from us?????? are they capable of understanding what that means????

#i feel like dogs do the same but we dont notice it bc it's more commonplace to train them to understand us #i think if you had a dog and treated them like a cat they'd eventually learn to communicate with you the same way #i dont have very chatty cats except for mine who will croak at me a few times when i first see her #but sometimes you'll hear the loud questioning yell of tiny from the other side of the house

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Alternatives to Squishmallow

So as many of you have probably already heard, Jazwares, the company that produces Squishmallows, is donating to charities that support Israeli soldiers and the IDF. They’re also supporting Canary Mission, which has been doxxing people who speak out against Israel. BDS hasn’t called for a boycott against them, but I can’t in good faith spend my money on their products, and I would strongly encourage everyone who enjoys plushies to really think long and hard about if you want to give your money to a company that’s helping support genocide!

But the holidays are coming up, and lots of us enjoy plushies and were fans of Squishmallow, and were planning to give Squishmallows to friends and family this year.

Fortunately, there are a number of great plushie companies out there, and I want to promote some of my favorites in the hopes that folks will get their plushie fix from a source that doesn’t side with Israel. So without further ado:

Fluffnest

Fluffnest got their start on Kickstarter a few years ago, and I adore the round shapes of their PuffPal plushies! My favorite is Pete the Possum, which is probably the best possum plush I’ve ever seen. I’ve also got a beautiful moth from their Kickstarter and I’ve been wanting their bats for ages. They also recently had a Kickstarter for an Animal Crossing-esque video game featuring their plushie characters and it looks fantastic.

Squishables

I can’t get over the plague doctor plushies. They’re so perfect and cute, and they’ve released other variations of them called Alter Egos, like a ghostly version, an alien, or a really sweet cottagecore one! They’ve got a ton of variety, but what I like the most are the fantasy plushies. There’s a lich! There are dragons and demons! Cryptids! Biblically accurate angels! A lot of really fun stuff!

Also they do a lot of great charity work! Right now they’re doing an auction for the Food Bank of New York City.

AfternoonFika

AfternoonFika is a very small business of only three people, but their plushies are extremely cute. They tend to sell out fast, so I recommend following them on social media to stay on top of any restocks! They recently released a line of dinosaurs that are precious, and of course I love their iconic cactus cat and cinnamon bun bunny.

Jellycat

Jellycat has been around since 1999, so they’re the oldest of these companies. They’ve got great designs, a ton of variety, and a lot of their plushies are made to be cuddled on and not just displayed. All three of my tiny nephews sleep with a different stuffed dog from Jellycat. My mom has a sun and several succulents that she uses as decorations. There’s a little something for everyone who enjoys plushies!

If you have any other favorite companies I haven’t mentioned, feel free to add on! I’ve enjoyed Squishmallows for a while now and I’m sad to see their leadership coming out on the side that’s committing war crimes on a daily basis, but this is a good time to discover new favorite plushie companies! And remember, money speaks loudly. Even if BDS hasn’t called for a boycott of Jazwares, it sends a message when sales start dropping for companies that support genocide. It’s a small thing, but the little things we do can add up!

#jellycat my beloved #love plushiedreadfuls too!!!

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love the trope where an authoritative side character pointedly pretends not to help the hero they’re not supposed to be helping by saying shit like “well I can’t just let you wander around up to the THIRD FLOOR where you could just FIND THE THING YOU NEED in the FIRST ROOM ON THE LEFT. And under no circumstances should you USE THE KEY FROM UNDER THE MAT. I wish I could help you, but I CAN’T. Now excuse me, I need to take this phone call for the next 37 minutes EXACTLY.”

#this happened to me irl actually #the train pass lady at the job centre pretending not to see the new government guidelines that make me ineligible for the pass #'you're ineligible now but ill pretend i didnt see that here's your new pass 😊'

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Images that make you say ooooh big stretch

#OOOOOOH BIG STRETCH

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pym’s soggy sundays are what makes life worth living tbh

#SOGGY SUNDAY #cats

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build a bear x sanrio ⭐️ US / UK

#kuromi and melo look relatively normal idk #but purin and cinna look so bad with that body shape 😭 #give purin his fat back!!! he's cold :( #he needs squish #sanrio

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#im looking for a specific crumb ive had on repeat in my mind #saw this... thank u u will cure me #(ive had some random ass virus wrecking havoc for 2 weeks n now i have fucking awful tonsillitis)

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come, daydream with me!

#SO PRETTY!!!

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UGHHHHHH i want to sew so many cute things but i fucking. HATE. patterning and tracing patterns onto fabric and cutting fabric. i want to just SEW

#cynthie chat #i need a good cricut machine bc it would solve 70% of my sewing-related problems

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Satoyama Garden, Tokyo, Japan

#flowers

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self discipline is so hard like. i know the sucker who's in charge...a pushover who hates authority and loves hedonism

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call me a first level warlock the way i can do one thing before i need to lie down for eight hours

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Making a weighted velvet baikal seal plushie :3

Head and tail end are stuffed w ultra plush fiber fill and the bulk of the body is packed full of weighted pellets that have a nice crunchy sound when you squeeze it. Not weighed yet, but it feels between 1.5 - 2lbs?

#IM GOING TO CRYYYYYYY I WANT ONE #big ol eyes