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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Dolores makes one of a kind wreathes from fallen flowers and twigs and shiny bits of fabric or string and sometimes a small animal skull she found or a carefully preserved bug carcass. Her socks are made from Christmas leggings and her bright pink hat is made from a scarf.

A ghost doll is sitting on a work table against a sewing machine. Her sheet is purple and white plaid. She has one hot pink button eye and one orange button eye with a spider web design. There is an orange patch and a purple patch on her sheet with a light purple button. She has a hot pink witch hat.

Close up of the button eyes and her hot pink hat. The hat has a dark purple ribbon around the brim and there are 3 buttons - bright blue, bright green and white striped, and orange.

Close up of the side of her purple and white plaid sheet showing a navy blue patch with a dark blue patch over it that had a white polka dot unicorn, a piece of a rainbow, a hot pink button, and a magenta button.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dolores is coming along quite nicely! She just needs a pointy lil hat and some patches! Please like, share, and copy link to help me reach more people who need a lil creepy cute in their life 🫶 #ghostie #ArtDoll #FiberArtist

A ghost doll is sitting on a wooden table. The ghost's sheet is purple and white plaid and she has one hot pink and one orange button eye. There is also a delicious hot coffee in a white mug and a plastic cup full of water.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hand stitching some lil socks on for this #ghostie The fabric is from a pair of Christmas leggings but I love how the colors work with the purple plaid. I'm so excited for the NNN Arts Cafe on October 11th to share my new lil ghostie friends with you all! 👻 #FiberArtist #HandmadeDolls

Image shows a dark purple doll leg with a pink foot. There are stitches attaching a sock with layered stripes. At the bottom is light pink sort of crochet. Then dark blue stripes. Then a green and white zigzag pattern. Then black with pink hearts. Then an orange checkerboard pattern.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Putting together another lil ghostie... 👀👻

A pile of fabric is laying on a work table. There is hot pink, dark purple, purple and white plaid, magenta, bright blue, dark blue with stars, dark blue pinstripe, multicolor sort of sweater pattern.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you see this, QRP your green art 💚

Neon green bunny art doll on a work table. Calliope has one purple button eye and an X where the other eye should be. They're wearing a blue tiger striped gas mask. They have 4 bright blue spikes on their head.

Calliope has one fuzzy purple claw glove and one blue. They have a white lace tummy panel.

Calliope has one neon green leg and one blue leg with a striped pastel sock. The inside of their ear on the left side is the same white lace as their tummy with three bows down the middle.

Calliope has a big royal blue fluffy bunny tail with a green striped heart on it. The back of one ear is the same neon green with multiple decorations including a shooting star and an eyeball bat. Their other ear is bright blue plaid with a white bandage wrapped around it.

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Viola - back to being M&M trash @violet120.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bi Visibility Day!! Thank you Viv, Spindle and Hellaverse crew for showcasing Bi relationships openly

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Little #witchy #bunny #ghostie Miranda is finished! Miranda loves antiquing road trips, with frequent stops for ice cream and book shops. She's hoping to find a strong girlfriend to share the drive and help lift all the fancy furniture.

Peach floral ghosty sitting on a work table in front of a sewing machine. The bottom of her dress has white lace trim. She has one forest green eye and one dark purple button eye. She has a tall, dark purple plaid witch hat with a bright orange pumpkin on the brim. She has one orange and magenta striped leg with turquoise toe beans and one turquoise leg with magenta toe beans.

Back view of a peachy floral ghostie. Her tail is orange with a magenta heart and two little buttons in pastel blue and magenta.

Kitty Ghost in a white sheet with one neon green button eye and one light pink button eye. Kitty has one neon green ear and one purple ear. Kitty is leaning against a witch ghost in a peach floral sheet with lace trim.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When Miranda said she needed a #WitchHat I was like "oh that'll be so cute!" But I tried to explain that this fabric didn't quite hit the #cottagecore vibe I thought we were going for. She was unmoved. It HAD TO BE the purple plaid. Atp I've learned to pick my battles. 😅

Fabric doll wearing a dark purple plaid witch hat

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me: Sir, I am trying to get some work done here Mixtape: TUMMY RUBS THO Me: *not god's strongest soldier*

A lynx point Siamese cat laying on a work table with a hand rubbing his tummy

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Lost_Romantique 🦎 (FULL DEMON BLITZ LOVER) @lost-romantique.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can I just give Blitz a round of applause? HE IS COMMUNICATING! TO EVERYONE! HE ISN'T SHUTTING PEOPLE OUT! He's talking to Moxxie and Fizz about his relationship problems! 😭 He's asking Stolas how he feels about him? He's reassuring Stolas that they can work out!? My baby, I am so proud.

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jude @j00d.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

im so fucking happy these two goobers made up so we can see them be stupid together 💖💖💖

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Working on my next lil #ghostie ! Yes they all start out as potatoes with legs 🤣 The second pic is me laying out and starting to assume the sheet she wears. She's currently giving #cottagecore vibes. #wip #GhostDoll #handmade

Doll body sitting on a table looks like a blue potato with legs lol. One leg is turquoise and one is orange and purple striped.

Pink sheet pattern laid out on a work table with peach floral fabric in pieces laid on top of it

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I had a customer from the Harvest Market DM me asking if I could possibly make a cuff to compliment the one she bought at the show (2nd image). Obvs my cuffs come together very organically with all kinds of little scraps but I think I got pretty darn close! (The new one is the 1st photo)

Decorative arm cuff laying on a work table. Cuff is made of black and white fabric scraps with gray trim sewn across from end to end in wavy lines. There are multiple black and silver buttons. There is a sort of ruffle at the bottom out of alternating black and gray fabrics.

The original cuff in the same colors with slightly different but complimentary design

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So I said I was working on more #ghosties but I forgot to introduce you to my first cat ghostie! This is Misfit! She has a tiny treasure trove inside a tree in the backyard where she stashes dried flowers & shiny beads & anything fuzzy that she can get her lil paws on. #GhostCat #FiberArt #Handmade

Ghost cat doll sitting on a table. Ghost has one neon green button eye and one pastel pink button eye. She has one neon green ear with pink inside and a hot pink button and one purple ear with purple, pink, and blue plaid inside and a light purple button. Ghostie is wearing a white eyelet sheet with a pink patch with a lil ghostie on it and a pink paint splattered patch. She has one purple leg and one neon green leg.

Sideview of Misfit has a purple, pink, and blue ombre patch on her side with a purple button one it

Other sideview of Misfit showing her curly pink tail

Back view of Misfit has a purple and white striped patch with a little pink button and a little pastel blue button

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Besties & I treated it ourselves to a lil @counterspell.cafe today. I got the Fairy Rose latte which is SO GOOD & a pb & banana cookie which was yummy. Besties both got an apple & black walnut crumble thing, which I obvs tried, & it was also delicious.

Photo of the Counterspell Cafe tabletop with an iced latte with rose petals and a bud vase with lovely orange marigolds

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Let me formally introduce you to Auggie. They didn't find their forever home at the Harvest Market so they're still available for adoption! Auggie lives for the fall. Corn mazes, hayrides, apple cider donuts, and pumpkin spice everything! #squirrel #SquirrelDoll #FiberArt #handmade #ooak

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Harvest Market Day was an astounding success friends! Best market I've ever had! I sent so many dolls to their forever homes and I left feeling on cloud 9. I also met so many lovely people! It was a great day. 🥹💜

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Marbles is finished & CAN'T WAIT to meet all of you tomorrow at the Harvest Market!! (Meet Marbles in comments 👀) #ClownCore #CreepyCute #jester #ArtisanDoll #FiberArt

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Testing out a new pattern two days before the show? I might be... 👀😅

White pattern pieces on a work table with hot pink fabric, pink and white striped fabric, purple, neon green, white fabric, pink fabric with little white ghosties and spiderwebs.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This gorgeous jacket is really coming together! LAHVE the butterfly prints and the vibrancy of the colors! *excited finger wiggles* #PatternDrenching #TextileArt #ArtDoll #handmade

Doll body laying on work table. Doll head is bright blue. Doll is wearing a black vest with tropical flowers and pink, blue, and purple plaid pants with ruffles at the bottom of the cuff. There is a jacket in progress that is half hot pink with butterflies and half yellow with butterflies. In the background is a sketchbook showing the sketch of this doll. Also a pin cushion that looks like a cupcake.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Started building the layers on this fancy boy's outfit. The fabric for this vest is so much fun! #PatternDrenching #handmade #WorkInProgress #FiberArt

Bright blue doll body leaning against a sewing machine. Vest is black with tropical florals. Pants are pink, purple, and blue plaid.

Same photo but with flash on to show colors better

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Definitely the biggest tail I've made in a long time but it's firmly attached!

Squirrel doll lying on its side on a work table. Looking down on the orange polka dot side of the head and tail. The body is maroon. There is a purple and a blue patch pinned to the side of the head.

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Seeing the body all sewn together definitely has me thinking of future spider designs... 🕷️ #WIP #MonsterDolls #TextileArt

Stuffed doll body leaning against a sewing machine. Main body, head, and three arms are bright blue. The fourth arm is hot pink. The left leg is neon green with a pink plaid foot and the right leg is purple with a purple patterned foot.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Forgot to add the finishing stitches to the back seam before I sewed it all together so now I've gotta do it by hand.. I swear I'm not new here 😅 #HandmadeArtistProblems #WIP

Harvest squirrel doll is facedown on the work table. Half the head is orange polka dot, half is black with fall florals. The opposite half of the back is orange polka dot and half is maroon. Golden yellow arm on the orange body side and forest green arm on the maroon. There is a needle stuck in the neck.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

More than 15 yrs making dolls & I still get so excited about the colors & patterns mixing that I often forget making one limb out of stretchy fabric & not the other will always cause a case of gigantism 😅 guess we'll have to do a little soft sculpting magic when we get it all sewn up 😆

A doll body lying on a work table. The main body is maroon with a neon green, orange, and purple plaid tummy. Left arm is forest green, right is golden yellow. Left leg is black with fall floral pattern, right is forest green with white polka dots.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Still working on the harvest themed squirrel but I also want to share some other things I've made this year that will be available at the Harvest Market! This is the second of my #ClownDoll collection! #FiberArts #clowncore #ArtisanDoll #PatternDrenching

Black and white sketch of a clown with four arms and a three pointed jesters hat. Clown had button eyes and a huge, jagged smile. He's wearing a long jacket with a large lapel and a huge bow with eyeball decorations.

Pile of doll fabrics - bright yellow, blue on blue plaid, neon green, sparkly blue, hot pink striped, rainbow plaid, orange with sparkly stripes, bright blue, black with bright florals, hot pink with multicolored butterflies, yellow with multicolored butterflies, hot pink, purple, blue and pink plaid.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is the last of Levi's 3 #MemoryBears. A DARE bear for her mom made from a T-shirt that was clearly well-loved & precious. The final frame shows exactly why I do what I do: for the joy & comfort that it brings someone to hold that handmade doll meant just for them. 🥺🫶 #Handmade #OOAK #FiberArts

Black and white sketch of a bear with "D. A." on its belly. "To keep" wraps around the left arm. "Kids" on the right arm. "Off" on the left leg. And "drugs" on the right leg.

Back view of Black and white sketch of a bear with "R.E." on its back.

Black DARE t-shirt with letters in faded red, yellow, and blue

Screenshot of a Facebook post by Mary Weber, Levi's mother, with a picture of the finished bear sitting on a desk. Post reads "Thank you so much Seth Blankenship! You did an amazing job on my memory bear for my mom. My heart is so happy and full 🥹❤️"

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Starting on a #cottagecore #harvest #squirrel for the upcoming @treasureology show Sept 5th if you're in the area 👀

A pile of fabric - golden yellow, forest green, dark brown with multi colored fall flowers, maroon, orange and black polka dot, and a plaid in green, orange, and purple

Sketch of a squirrel doll showing where the fabrics are planned to use. The floral for half the head and tail, and left leg. Orange polka dot for half the tail and head. Forest green for the left arm. Golden yellow for the right arm. Green and white polka dot for the right leg. Maroon for the body and green plaid for the tummy.

Harvest show flier showing vendor booths

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I didn't get a chance to take finished photos because there was a surprise rush to finish this one so Lexi could deliver it. It turned out so cute tho! Lexi suggested the red and blue button eyes and I think they're perfect! #MemoryBears #handmade #ScrapFabric #TextileArtist

Photo of a Caucasian person with glasses and a septum piercing smiling while holding a black memory bear with one blue and one red button eye

Photo of a black memory bear with one red and one blue button eye and a jet skier on its tummy. There are black and white checkered flag panels around the right arm and right leg.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I really love the energy of this #MemoryBear and how the pieces are coming together #FabricArtist #HandmadeDolls #commission

Front view of a black memory bear with one big blue button eye and one smaller red button eye. On the tummy is the image of a jet skier with a red helmet and part of the word Championship wrapping around the neck.

Left side view of black memory bear showing where Championship starts on the back and wraps under the arm to the front

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TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 11/08/2026

please move to comicfury please use comicfury please get the fuck off of webtoon as fast as possible wordpress has dedicated webcomic features. you can even do it on a cheapo squarespace site. hell, TUMBLR has templates for making webcomics, just please get the fuck away from tapas and webtoon

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Starting the fiddly business of fitting the Championship image onto the #MemoryBear body. I'm trying to use as much of the sweatshirt logo as I can. Just working out where to fit all the pieces. #TextileArtist #handmade #commission

Black memory bear body lying on a sewing table with an image of a waterski racer on the tummy. The orange Champion title lies on the table beside it.

Black memory bear 3/4 view showing the left side of the head with the "World Championships" letters around two crossed checkered flags

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sent these to Levi for approval on the head design. I thought it would look really cool (mohawk!) if I put the pattern from the one sleeve down the center of the head and thankfully she agreed! #WorkInProgress #MemoryBears #QueerArtist #TextileArt

Front view of a black stuffed bear head with one blue button eye, one pink button eye, and two black ears digitally sketched on

3/4 view of a black stuffed bear head with a blue button eye and two black ears digitally sketched on

Back view of a black stuffed bear head with two black ears digitally sketched on

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Next up for Levi's #MemoryBears is the Snowmobile Championship sweatshirt. This design is more fiddly to get all the important parts of the design but I'm up for the challenge! 💪🧵🪡 #CommisionsOpen #TextileArt #handmade

Image of a black sweatshirt with a blue snowmobile driven by a racer in a red helmet, white jacket with red gloves, and black pants. The word "championship" at the top in yellow ombre into red-orange. Underneath the racer it says "snowmobile" then "derby" in red between two black and white checkered flags.

Sketch of memory bear design with "championship" wrapping around the chest from back to front and the image of the racer on the stomach wrapping to the back. "Derby" is on the front of the left leg wrapping around and the checkered flags are on the right leg and arm wrapping around.

Back view of described memory bear design

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Hikari ➡️ NYCC + RICC '26 🦌🐍 @radioapple-heathen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Hell's Greatest Dad is about to surpass 100 MILLION views, the first video in the history of YT Prime Video to do so. So, what I'm saying is... a Hell's Greatest Dad Reprise would go hard. #hazbin #alastor #lucifer #radioapple

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Levi's first of 3 #MemoryBears is finished. Made from her grandma's sweatshirt. The doll is entirely made from fabric from the shirt, except for the button eyes. Levi asked me to focus on the neon green trim so that's the direction I leaned in hard. #CommisionsOpen #HandmadeArtist

Black memory bear made from Levi's gramas sweatshirt. Bear has button eyes - one green, one black. The black eye is surrounded by neon green fabric sewn at the edges with jagged black hand stitching. Tummy is neon green with the words Bugs Bunny printed on it in black. The same fabric is on the left ear. Right arm and left leg are neon green fabric with images of Bugs Bunny lying down printed on them. Left arm and right leg are black with neon green toe beans.

Right side view of the black button eye with green surrounding

Left side view showing green button eye and neon green toe beans

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Omigosh these babies are from back in 2013! @curtisstarauthor just shared his fb memory of them. He commissioned them as a bday gift for his partner Dani of @hermitstarbooks. They're from a series the two were writing that is now out of print. #memories #commission #HandmadeDoll

Two handmade dolls snuggling. On the left is a Caucasian doll with a wild gray and silver mane of hair. He has violet button eyes and a lil monocle on his left eye. He's wearing a dark purple suit jacket and matching pants with a silver vest and bright purple tie. On the right is another Caucasian doll with sandy brown hair around his face and frosted tips sticking up. He has light green button eyes. He has a leather color with a green heart on it. He's wearing a leopard print tank with an open neon green button down over it and a black vest with silver stripes over that. He has black jeans and a bright blue belt on.

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hallo frenz! Sorry I've been absent but this month has been so crayyyy! I got a promotion at work n my whole schedule/world tbh had been turned upside down. Sleep schedule?! Never met her 😅 BUT I am still working hard on these #MemoryBears for Levi! The neon green accents on this lil guy are>>

Black memory bear head with a little black here that has neon green sewn over the tip. Jagged black hand stitching as accent around the edges.

Back view of the memory bear ear with the neon green fabric showing the words Bugs Bunny printed on the fabric

Side view of black memory bear showing its cute little rounded bear tail

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Happy Nakama @happynakama.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A little hand stitching to attach that patch of green around the eye. I specifically made it on the right side this time bc I've noticed recently that I always do the left eye for some reason. 😅 #HandmadeArtDoll #MemoryBear #KeepsakeBears #FabricArt #TextileArtDoll

Right side of a black teddy bear head with a shiny black button eye. There is a large round patch of green around the eye showing black zigzag hand stitching in progress with a needle through it.

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