#i have the perfect gift

[badassindistress]

Look at my new Vintage Patterns - 1980s Fancy Lady Edition

A friend of my mother's gave me her old patterns (look here for the cute kid's stuff) so I thought I'd ensure you can all marvel at them.

There are some gems of the 1980s here:

We start with these ladies from 1985 Vogue who have definitely not killed their husbands

Then quite a nice wrap dress from Vogue Americana. i love when they do both an illustration and a picture

Then some Dior, not my favourite

This Givenchy Suit is A Look at least, particularly with the hat

And then this Nina Ricci dress which is just A Lot. I feel like I'm looking at a nightgown. However, there is a gem hidden in this pattern!

You get a little Vogue label to sew on your clothes! Just to prove that you are wearing Vogue or something. It's a very scratchy label , which makes it even funnier. I just love it

#the fact that the other vogue patterns have the label printed on the back but no label in it #suggested the others were actually sewn into clothes to make them wors e #which matches what i know of the lady who gave me these #a talia original #excerpts from my life #vintage sewing patterns #patterns from the past #i will keep these safe #and if i ever make a friend wildfor 80s fashion #i have the perfect gift #it really annoys me that not all patterns have a year on them #maybe i should start annotating my modern patterns for future generations #i know have a pattern magazine from the 50s #one from the 60s #one pattern from the 70s #and these from the 80s #presumably i have 90s patterns as well #considering i started sewing in 2008 and not all my patterns were new #this pleases me #if you'd like to see more of these patterns lmk

[tav-marcio-leles]

Ohhh, I'm rereading Mystra's entry in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide... and this detail:

This means Gale was punished for trying to restore and preserve what he thought was a lost piece of Mystra's magic. Gale being Mystra's ex-lover put aside. He as her follower, she his goddess, was punished for attempting to do the one foundational rule of her faith.

I'm seething and so sad at the same time.

Edit: I used the word punish loosely, as in, toxic/abusive people will take any small mistake or action and twist it into something they can take advantage of. This post was also largely from the stand point of a toxic deity rather than a toxic partner, but both takes are valid here. Especially with the, “you didn’t stay compliant so now I’m giving you the silent treatment” part of it—from a god and a partner perspective.

#bg3 spoilers #rambles #bg3 #bg3 gale #gale bg3 #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #gale baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate gale #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate #I understand different versions of Mystra exist #but the bg3 version of her makes me seethe #all the time #TAGS PAST HERE ARE UPDATES #this post was most about comments on the religious trauma aspect #character flaws make character great so I know Gale isn’t perfect #but yeah I do read Mystra as a groomer with the comments minsc gave #like I hate her as a person #her character contribution makes the story interesting but I just objectively can’t excuse anything she does #she makes me feel enraged because they literally had to hide weave gifted boys from her #hello??? I’m sorry but you can’t make me like her or excuse her treatment towards gale after that knowledge #sorry I’m getting heated but goodness I have to say it or it’s going to make me implode

[effervescentdragon]

on the topic of yearning and idols

or: "For me, he was my greatest idol since I started driving karts. Racing driver Michael Schumacher is my hero, the motivation to win races. The sport interests me, fascinates me, and there are other racing drivers, but there was nobody like him." - Sebastian Vettel

sources, in no order because i cant anymore, i used the wayback machine for this thing thats how insane i am:

this post by lovely @feraltwinkseb (and i think i may have downloaded some other pics that i had on my phone from your blog so THANK YOU; this; this; this; this; this; this; and this (yes i am exactly that pretentious). pics taken from pinterest mostly.

poetry: richard siken (of fucking course) // cj hauser // lucille clifton // doc luben

all screnschots taken from Schumacher (2021). all german translations are made by me :)

#web weaving #akira goes insane #sebastian vettel #michael schumacher #if i told you how much i scraped to make this thing fit for public consumption mein gott #lets tag it also #seb/michael #just in case #effervescentdragonrants #happy birthday to me #have some emotional terrorism :) as a gift #seb uses past perfect like a normal person but the subtitles in the documentary are in praeteritum and i HATE it

[raplinenthusiasts]

BTS x The Office

for @cordiallyfuturedwight 🫂

#I’m late I’m so so sorry #KAYLA HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 🥳 #bts #btsgif #btsedit #dailybts #dailybangtan #userbangtan #*mine #1k #ot7 #I hope you had lovely day and will have even better whole next year of your life!!! #full of beautiful music and people <3 #I’m so glad I got to talk to you and get to know you! #please accept this silly little gifset #its nothing compared to your playlists and cat photos BUT #ILY 💕 #anyway I also have purple Jin in drafts that was my initial gift so if you want it just let me know 🫣 #and this one was inspired by Jimin and that quote #but then jin happened and it's honestly perfect quote for him #i also managed to use my forever favorite zombie ep!!! yay #anyway I had fun looking for quotes and moments that match #I hope the one I chose are working together #I hope it will make you smile too 💛 #coloring is not consistent but what’s knew xd

[satans-knitwear]

Blue Valentine 💙😘

Treat me ~ Tip Me ~ More of me

#Bit fancy for a tuesday innit Tuesdays #Or fancy tuesday. But also! Fantasy tuesday. And the beginings of my valentines 💕💙 #This set was a gift!! I'm always so excited and grateful to recieve such wonderful things!! #And this dress and tiara were from the new charity shop in town!! £7 + £2!!! I knew they'd be perfect for a fancy tuesday #satans knitwear #I have never watched the movie blue valentine and I probably never will. So the term is mine now and I'm gonna make it delicious #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw #girls with piercings #alt pinup #pinup girl #pretty lingerie #Lingerie reveal #Blue lace lingerie set

[canisalbus]

I thought I might try my hand at moodboards, too :')

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#aaaa these are so good hhhh #holy moly #it's funny I actually considered many of these as well #the Pieta and the weeping Mary #I tried to find a good pic of a trurifer to include the incense somehow but didn't have much luck #that one is perfect #the matching milagros/ex-votos for both is such a nice touch #I WAS SO CLOSE to putting that exact picture of Proserpina's thigh on Vasco's moodboard it was already there but got edited out #same brain cell #I don't know why but the golden field hit me in the feelings it has such Vasco vibes #and it's neat how both of these have a very unified color schemes but the center panel stands out #thank you! I didn't expect another set this was such a wonderful surprise hraah #gift art #dancing-coyote #own characters #Machete #Vasco

[sestrahulk]

My story is an embroidery with many beginnings and no end. But I will start with the thread of my sestra Sarah, who stepped off a train one day and met herself.

Happy 6th anniversary to the series finale of Orphan Black!

#if anyone misses the sestras go listen to the FREE audio continuation #Orphan Black The Next Chapter #Tat narrated it all and IT'S SO GOOD #Orphan Black #OB S5 #Clone Club #Rachel Duncan #Sarah Manning #Helena #Alison Hendrix #Cosima Niehaus #Tatiana Maslany #OB Cast #Marvel Cast #MCU Cast #She Hulk #Jennifer Walters #this episode was the greatest birthday gift I could have ever asked for #it's so perfect #I love them so much <3

[phatcatphergus]

Sunny watching her dad do so much for other people and wanting to make sure he knows he’s loved in return and going out of her way to make his birthday special for him and going to every single person to have them write about how much they care for him after he thought that no one did and-

#I’m literally crying #I have so many thoughts about this I can’t put into words #sunny is so perfect #the fact that she knows material wrath and gifts isn’t what he needs and instead gets him smth he’ll treasure so much more #I do think he would love anything she gets him but #sunny so clearly loves her pa and wants him to know just how much she loves him and appreciates all he’s done for her #I can’t stop watching the clip of fit seeing the area #I have tears in my eyes #qsmp tubbo #qsmp #tubbo #qsmp sunny

[amaranthdahlia]

god i will never stop fawning over how absolutely SPECTACULAR afo vs bakugou was. genuinely one of the best fights in the entire manga in terms of art, the themes, the pararells, the gayness, the fight itself, and just. everything about it makes me wanna scream into my pillow and chew on it

#MIND YOU this was the fight that made me interested in afos character #ugh like i shouldve known bakugou was gonna take on afo ... like i knew him and izuku were gonna take on shigafo #cus of the whole win to save save to win thing #and its perfect for shigafo cus yk! #but i didnt know tomura manage to break free out of afos grasp early on #(which srry tomura for not having faith lol) #but yeah pitting bakugou against the guy was fucking amazing #like theres so much layers to it #like first off making bakugou(and izuku) fulfill the save to win thing by rescuing all might from afo #like how all might did in the kamino arc with bkg but this time bkg didnt'end' all might he was the one who saved him #AND THE FACT THIS WAS FILMED TOO JUST LIKE BEFORE #BAKUGOU WOULD NOT BE KNOW AS THE ONE THAT ENDED ALL MIGHT BUT THE ONE THAT SAVED HIM #AND FUCKK bakugou and afo.......amazing foils seriously #boys with gifted powers but one grew up with almost nothing and the other grew up with love #they both turned out shitty but only one of them actually changed for the better #afo in a way is like bakugou past self. hes fighting on what he couldve been if he let his ego take hold on his mind #and no bakugou did not solely defeat afo himself . and god my boy is so grown he KNOWs if it werent for everyone elses effort #he wouldnt be able to take this bitch down #bakugou i love you so so much #you are such an excellent character fuckkkk #and afo...... well you see what happened to him. fitting end to someone who thought highly of himself #died in a pathetic subpar way. fighting an injured teenage boy lmao #OH AND SAID TEENAGE BOY THAT LOOKS LIKE HIS OLD NEMESIS LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO #ive said this before but bakugou is afos karmic incarnation #i CANNOTTTT wait for volume 40 to drop. possible dawn of quirks era content afo character page (please) and yoichi/kudou colored by hori? #bakugou katsuki #mha all for one #mha manga spoilers #OH AND bakugou telling afo to shut the fuck up!?!?!?!?!?!?!? AND PROCEEDS TO BEAT HIS ASS IN 3 DOUBLE SPREADS????? MY FUCKING GOAT. #dahlia.txt

[corallapis]

i always forget exactly how crazy this scene is.

#'your arrival here was most timely.' 'a gift.' [looks him up and down] 'how succinctly put.' #and then five like 'how am i doing at explaining your plan to you?' & the master's full of amused praise. like. #and the stakes are SO LOW. #'how do you propose to stop me?' 'i shall have to give it some thought.' 'you haven't much time.' -> perfect lead-in #to the sex that the master obv thinks they're about to be having. #doctor x master #dw

[alubearsworld]

Made a gift for @nartothelar and was being tooootally not suspicious while asking questions like "do you have a way you draw yourself? Whats your favorite pokemon? Whats your favorite color?" Skksksksk not suspicious at all yep yep :D

Nart put a big ol bow on their emmet plush so that gave me the idea for this :) also figuring out what to put on the sweaters was fun!

#my art #gift art #eelektross #joltik #emmet #im super happy with how eelektross turned out #i also somehow had the perfect color as the background already while i was coloringn this so i dodnt even have to change it at the end lmao

[transbutchbluess]

i am the happiest devotee alive LOOK AT THIS !! ZEUS’S HEAD !!!

#my family heard me infodumping on ancient greece and ran with it #i stimmed so much when i opened this #i also have a BEAUTIFUL greek owl statue but i don’t have a picture rn #and a map of greece #(because my grandparents are gonna help me travel to greece next year) #AND a very meaningful chessboard because it belonged to my grandfather and he chose to give it to me ?? #this is the first christmas i get gifts at my own name and not my deadname #and the gifts i got are perfect #i am so happy #helpol #hellenic polytheism #classics #zeus #head of zeus #statue #ancient greek art #zeus deity #zeus devotion #zeus worship

[nikki-rook]

Perfect Caskett Moments Season 4 x

#definitely contemplating a “tomorrow” gift set cuz man they say it alot and this one means so much #this is kind of the last caskett moments of season 4. i think i got every major one for the season #most episodes have only one and some dont really have what i consider that perfect moment #guess that means I just get to go to season 5 now man what a bummer *evil laughter* #side note this jacket is MY FAVORITE piece of clothing she wears LOOK AT IT fierce tough sexy DAMN GIRL #abc castle #caskett #castle #kate beckett #castlegraphics #richard castle #stana katic #nathan fillion #4x22 #undead again #castleseason4 #castle tv show #zombies #season4

[missmungoe]

If you have a moment, you should go check out TricksterMelon on Twitter :) I hope you like it <3

I am speechless

#I saw your comment on AO3 and YOU!! YOU'RE THE ANON WHO COMMISSIONED A COVER FOR SIREN'S CALL THAT TIME #YOU'RE LIKE A MASKED ZORRO SWEEPING INTO MY LIFE WITH THESE INCREDIBLE GIFTS #I...I don't even know what to say #I'm still trying to wrap my head around that you got me this #and for THIS FIC which is so dear to me #and WHAT A BREATHTAKING COVER!!!!! #THE COLOURS #THE *KISS* #THE NAVY FLEET AND THE CANNONBALLS FLYING IN THE BACKGROUND #and SHANKS AND MAKINO #I know this is for Long Live but honestly this could be the cover of Shanties as a whole #it's just...perfect #this is seriously one of THE most beautiful artworks I've ever received #I don't have Twitter but can you or someone please tell the artist how much I love this??? #TricksterMelon if you see this I am in AWE #oh my god I need to learn bookbinding so that I can PUT THIS ON THE ACTUAL COVER OF THIS FIC #I am so incredibly touched by this anon THANK YOU SO MUCH<3<3<3 #Shanks x Makino #otp: sing me sea shanties #this made me so happy I...am just going to sit here and feel for a bit<3 #Shanties art

[starflungwaddledee]

it's the day before my birthday, and my girlfriend surprised me with an outing to a local bird aviary/botanic gardens in the mountains!!!

this was an absolute delight for me, known bird enjoyer, and i got to have many cute and phenomenal birds perched on my head (which i loved and plushie magolor 'tolerated', on account of it being my birthday). i even got to see a nicobar pigeon, which i had never seen in person before!

they also surprised me with an early birthday present to use at the incredible mountain-top picnic spread my gf planned (😭😭) of this extraordinarily cute kirby themed liquid-glitter cup!!

and of course, in true starflung fashion i injured myself twice

once, not three minutes into the outing when my umbrella (which i only require because i'm allergic to both the sun and sunscreen) bit me, and my gf had to run to reception to get me a bandaid. later, when i just totally fkn stacked it on some loose gravel on a slope and i got the umbrella back by slamming it into the ground, along with my knees and one palm. but not the other palm, which was holding plushie magolor, who touched neither gravel nor dirt and never will while i still breathe!

#i am so accident prone and also stupidly fragile in every way. but i'm fine and i found both of these incidents hilarious! #i feel it is important that everybody know that my mum (who has dementia but recognises plushie magolor) asked “is that magolor” when- #she saw meta knight on the cup. i said “no that's meta knight” and she replied “oh i should have known. he's not as cute as magolor.” #and magolor's ego grew THREE TIMES that day let me tell you #the cup is also extremely important as a gift actually. i recently accidentally smashed a childhood glitter cup i've had my whole life #i adored it to bits; comfort item; it had toucans on it. i was quite devastated when it broke #but it's been impossible to replace (despite my gf's best efforts) and we knew no substitute would really hit the same. #but THIS is similar enough yet different enough and so *perfect* in its own right that it really... fills the spot. #my gf is phenomenal at gifts and surprises. truly she is unfathomable. i am so spoiled 🥺 #7inch plushie magolor return to dreamland #he does have other bows btw!! he's been dressing up for halloween and christmas and such but this is his Party Bow! #starflungs personal tag

[in-tua-deep]

Child in the little crocheted hat my old roommate made for her appreciation

#my cats #the child #I take her across the road to my mums to hang out #and it’s been so cold!! #so this hat is perfect for keeping her little earsies warm for the like #one minute we are outside #best Christmas gift I have ever gotten tbh #I have half a mind to start taking her on walks in her backpack just to have her wear her hat more often #she puts up with so much that I do to her 😂 #absolute champ