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Alex

@ayrecaivo.bsky.social
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Married father of two minions, and also makes cool stuff with my hands, mostly leather work. I play Nintendo Switch and some Steam games. Love coins and rocks.

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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The smallest of the scroll cases I make are these guys, designed to carry the goods without needing a backpack. Each scroll case is hand-made, from chalk outline to final assembly, by me. #learher #leathercraft #ttrpg #d&d #handmade #gaming
A black belting leather scroll case designed to carry one’s D&D character sheet/s/, pencil, eraser, snacks, even a brewski (for the Dwarf in the group [zero judgement]). The cap comes off completely and may be used as a dice cup during game.Vast potential staged with an open character sheet scroll case. The cap becomes a dice cup.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here’s one part of the crafting chaos from this weekend: a 16” playmat carrier. I started making these because playmates are pretty inconvenient to carry around by themselves. Each of the scrolls tubes I make are designed and hand-made by me. #leather #leathercraft #ccg #handmade
A 16” chestnut leather scroll case stands on an old piano.A 16” chestnut leather scroll case stands upon an old piano with the cap off and a CCG card game playmat peeks out above the rim.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Creation chaos! These will be a character sheet and map tube later today.
How does one describe the contents of the Twisting Nether, of multiple flashing images that show and fade, without rhyme nor reason? No, this is not what my thoughts are like in my head.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Wanna dance?” Me:
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Crafting day this morning with a third hip quiver, and a set of scrap coasters (or, whatever a double-layer chestnut square is used for). I’m getting the hang of the beast, one project at a time. The quiver came together much better than the first two. #leather #leathercraft #archery
A finished set of four chestnut coasters sit lined up above a similarly-colored hip quiver.Closer-up shot of the coasters. The hip quiver sits by itself on the cutting mat. Close-up of the belt loops of the hip quiver.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Got an ugly first try of a hip quiver done on the beast today! This is the first thing I designed to make on the Cowboy. #leather #craft #hip #quiver
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Came across a coyote today in the doghair stand! It didn’t turn away until after we made eye contact; afterward, it crashed through the underbrush to the right in a hot escape. #coyote #rural #animallife
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
TOMORROW!!! #NoKingsDay 🇺🇸
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
All set up for Freaks at the Beach! We got a double space for the event and spread it out. Can’t wait for the party to start! #leather #gaming #vending #mlp #custom #art #dolls
Our whole double booth at Freaks at the Beach in Ocean Shores, WA. My side is on the left (which is just a corner for now) and the rest of the space is custom ponies galore! My display this time, with several standing bison bags, wallets, a few hats, and personal pieces featuring a combination of both Keira’s and my skills.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Freaks at the Beach in Ocean Shores, WA is this weekend! I thought it was time to see all the things I designed and made, from bags to wallets, and paws in between. #art #leather #craft #craftsman
Pictured are several leather products I designed and made myself: standing dice bags, hats, a couple journals and several wallets. Also pictured are some of my personal projects, which also feature the painting talents of my spouse: wolf axe covers, dragon eye hat band, a snarling wolf face mask, and a feather. The paws are a vinyl prototype coming soon!
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Restocking standing bison bags for Freaks at the Beach at Ocean Shores in a week! *screams in “I need a clicker press and the pattern converted into a die to make this a metric tonne easier.”* #lastminutepanic #leather #crafting #vending
Four standing bison dice bags sit atop a large box. The first three are gold in color, and the fourth is willow, a light creamy beige.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ain’t this the distilled truth? XD
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What a weekend! Long story short: I am now a proud owner of a Cowboy CB3500 Saddle stitcher machine, a machine I could only dream of having in my shop—until now. There is more to the story in the alt text of both pictures. #leather #craft #sewing #industrial
This is the sewing machine in the back of my brother’s CRV: it is a monstrous cast-iron beast capable of piercing 7/8” of leather: perfect for revisiting collars, harnesses, and armor—all things I have made before, and am interested in making again. I had a surreal moment once I got the CB3500 loaded into my truck: I thought about the value of community and networking, that very few people “make it on their own”, as illustrated by this picture. Grandpa left me his truck, a 1979 Dodge Adventurer, after he passed away because he knew I would take care of it as long as I had it—and that darn thing has served me faithfully since I held the keys. The trip itself was a big one—180 or so miles from Chehalis to Bellingham—and Slimer gets about 16 mpg, but my brother offered to make the trip a weekend extravaganza and soak up 1/3 of the distance to retrieve it from Ferndale to Lake Stevens. I was also fresh off vending at Whidbey Ren Fest, but he floated me the cash for the purchase, that I could take advantage of this amazing opportunity, this proverbial ticket out of my 9-5 soul-crushing production job and into my life as a professional leather craftsman. My shop is currently getting planned out in one of the out buildings at the family estate in Chehalis. I cannot ever fully express my gratitude for my community in words, but I can express more of it by making lots of cool stuff from this point, forward. 

Take care of and utilize your communities, fellas: for the community is our true superpower as humans.
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Akela Taka @akelatakawolf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Finished commission of an angry wolf / werewolf with hand-wefted kanekalon hair. This mask is a collaborative creation with Wigs_by_Anthea (see her on IG), who made the amazing hair! The rest was made by me.
Angry gray wolf or werewolf fursuit mask shown from various angles.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Mock-ups are done! I like the way I made the one on the right a little more than the one on the left. Next step is fur and leather! #paws #feetpaws #furry #fursuit #craft
Top view of lipstick pink vinyl feetpaws, each constructed a little differently in order to achieve the desired look. The paws on the left look more like  slipper paws, whereas the paws on the right look like they have metatarsals leading to the ankle. Bottom view of lipstick pink vinyl feetpaws, each constructed a little differently in order to achieve the desired look. The paws on the left look more like slipper paws, whereas the paws on the right look like slim fit paws.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Dice goblins! I am looking to make a size of leather drawstring bag that will hold a good-sized amount of dice, but I don’t know how big that would be. If you don’t mind sharing, how many dice do you have, and would you post pictures of your dice hoard? #ttrpg #dice #goblins #clackity-clack #dnd
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Wolf Haven International @wolfhavenint.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Wolf Haven will once again be hosting Dr. Mark Johnson and his superb Wildlife Handling and Chemical Immobilization Course from September 15-17, 2026. Information about the course can be found at wolfhaven.org/events. Mark your calendars - applications open June 15! #wildlifeprofessionals #wolfhaven
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The swale is mostly dry enough to traverse, so I cleared the way to an old tree in the swale. I’m happy to see it’s still upright and going strong. #forest #tree
A massive alder tree crisscrossed with ivy vines stands in the swale. It is as wide as Fiskars loppers are long.
Mid-level shot of the old, ivy-covered alder. It splits into four thick trunks six feet from the ground.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The mock up is done! I’ve since combined a few pieces to reduce the number of seams. I have stuffing and lining left to figure out until then, but that won’t be hard. Only need a few more adjustments in a few areas before I’m ready to take on The Real One! #wip
Lipstick pink vinyl footpaws side viewFront view The sole.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Toes! #wip #craft #furry #fursuit #paws
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I have been wanting to make some form of footpaw for a long time, at least a couple decades. Last week, when my favorite [only] pair of wolf foot slipper-thingies wore out beyond use, my brain said, “I’m ready.” I want to make the real version, with leather, rabbit, and coyote fur so badly!
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Twangy @twangyart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Link, the titular adventurer, wearing his most prized armor.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Now for the prototype.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
*yells “LEEROY JENKINS!” while making fursuit footpaws with only a vague vision, no exact experience, and a burning desire to see my wolf feet* #leather #furry #feetpaws
My first footpaw project I am making for myself from scratch, with all the careful tracings/measurements/paper pieces that comes with an ambitious project.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I’ve played enough Skyrim to know that is a quest item. #rpg #questitem #forestwalk
A trillium stands in a beam of light in a deer trail. I’ve played video games long enough to know that’s a quest item.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This is the first time I ever saw a circumzenithal arc. It was brighter than the picture shows. #halo #weathersky
A circumzenithal arc captured at Ford’s Prairie, WA. Not a rainbow, but is actually classified as a halo.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I went out this morning for a short walk through the woods and checked up on the trillium patch growing just above the swale. There are 15 plants in the area! #plants #forest #flowers
A mature, pink trillium with large leaves. This is a sunny trillium patch with 11 plants sprinkled among ferns and salmon berry bushes.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I was wandering out back looking at mushrooms, and happened across this glorious colony of mystery mushrooms. No, I am not eating any. #mushroom #mushroomsky
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Listening to Skyrim on the iPad and making armor!
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I first drafted this piece up about ten years ago, but I could not get bear leather for a long time. Now that I have these two hides, I can finish it.
A half-finished light yellow bear leather gambeson sits atop darker yellow bear hides of applicable weight.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
For #caturday this morning, I am having coffee with Bobby. She is the mother of our 4 other cats. We joke that she’s The Queen of the house: she goes where she pleases, sits where she pleases, and graces laps when she pleases. She also swats whomever she pleases. Love and war are both her lot.
The matron of her cat family, Bobby (or Bawbz, Bob-mom, Bobbilicious) lays on a towel placed on a coffee table for her.
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🏳️‍⚧️C R E E P🖤 @creepncat.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
High-yeena 🎨
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Yesterday was my 41st birthday, and to celebrate, my shop and I did lunch at a local brewery, I made pan-fried noodles for my family, and my daughter made my cake!
41-year-old lycanthrope before hitting a big “happy birthday to me” infused Scooby snack.Pan-fried ramen noodles made with red onions, shallots, broccoli, and more salty sauces than the “ethnic foods” section of Safeway.The cake all lit up! Also: Spaceballs: the mug.
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I turn 41 today! Now, for the celebrating! …I’m looking increasingly older…
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𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓲 🌸 @chaiteakitten.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Happy St Patrick’s day!☘️ I’m an Irish full time furry artist living in Ireland. 🇮🇪 For the day that’s in it, would you guys boost my work? 🥰
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TypeLord @typelord.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Today is my birthday, decided to draw Ashanti with a birthday cake 😎 Would love reshares 🙏🙏
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dusting off my collar-making skills after five years with this black and blue deer-lined, locking tongue buckle piece! Custom order for a client from RadCon! #leather #leathercraft #bdsm #collar #locking
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hibbary.bsky.social @hibbary.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Using leftover paint on my palette
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Enjoy this late-night driving haiku: Impatient white truck Pass in dark intersection, Stuck behind five cars. Late affluent date, Money burning in pocket For the casino. Hump over round-about, Swamper tire pop off wheel. Took bad bet tonight. #haiku #poetry
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
It’s a murky, rainy day, so Buddly Lamarr and Sir Spectaclese are staying dry inside the old Ranger. #caturday
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I met Mark Brill one year at a convention in the dealer’s den, and noticed an artist’s proof of this card. The following year, I brought the card with me and asked if he would sign it. It is still a favorite card, even several years later. #mtg #magic #magicthegathering #brillustrator
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
RadCon 2026, we are in you!
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Not much longer until we are vending at RadCon! I have so many mixed emotions right now, as it is the first convention of any sort I am attending since before COVID. Bring it on! The party awaits!
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Lightningmana @lightningmana.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Come and meet me and my husband @ayrecaivo.bsky.social at Radcon in Pasco Washington State this upcoming weekend to see our leather and pony show! #artfeed #radcon #convention #artforsale #artistonbluesky #leather #leathercraft #leatherworks #mylittlepony #mlpcollector #toycollector #leathersmith
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Alex @ayrecaivo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I captured this weird phenomenon this afternoon. This would be the first time in my life I ever saw an upside-down rainbow high overhead. #rainbow #weather
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L3M0Nz @lemoncoyotes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This really made me wanna draw more werewolves 😭 finished fullbody for @vilatus.bsky.social !
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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💀🐺🌱ArtofMaquenda🍄🩸 @artofmaquenda.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I'm still here
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bravo, Wall Street Journal Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents "See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation Saturday" Gift link: www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents
See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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