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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

After the horrors of the Mines of Moria, the remaining Fellowship has now safely made it to Lothlórien Lothlórien, also known as Lórien, is a beautiful and important elven realm, ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn In the shop 🌿 #art #lotr #middleearth #elf #thefellowshipofthering #artdoll #fiberart

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

State Flowers : Colorado Blue Columbine, Connecticut Mountain Laurel, Delaware Peach Blossom, Florida Orange Blossom, Georgia Cherokee Rose 🌼 #handmade #dollMaking #sewing #handmadeGifts #slowCraft #homeHandmade #crafts #fabricCrafts

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Gullah Geechee Folklore/Cryptids : Plat-Eyes are malevolent, shape-shifting spirits, with a fiery eye in the middle of their forehead. They can appear as a human, dog, cat, cow, or rabbit, and are the result of someone being unjustly killed, or buried improperly #art #artdoll #fiberart #folklore

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Gullah Geechee Bottle Trees Often hung or tied to crape myrtles, or at crossroads, these blue bottles are used as protection from evil spirits When night comes around, it is believed that the bottles can lure and trap the spirits, and hold them hostage until the morning sun can destroy them #art

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Origin of Red Roses : In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is said to have created the red rose when her lover Adonis was killed by a wild boar There are various versions of the lore, but in one, Aphrodite scratched herself on a rose bush while running to Adonis, and her blood turned the white roses red

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Alabama Camellia, Alaska Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Arizona Saguaro Cactus Blossom, Arkansas Apple Blossom, + California Poppy #stateflowers #flowers #artdolls #art #textileart #fiberart #micronpen #watercolorpencils #illustration #sewing

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Wood Snakes are also associated with harvest, procreation, spirituality, and good fortune, as well as cunningness, evil, threats, and terror While the snake appears every 12 years, the elements have a 60 year cycle, with the last Wood Snake occurring in 1965 #art #fiberart #doll #yearofthesnake

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

All done ☺️ This little Shire doll will be available this Saturday 🌿 Full preview will be sent this evening in my newsletter 💌 #hobbit #hobbithouse #hobbiton #lotr #middleearth #fiberart #textileart #illustration

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Claire Carkulis @littlestitchsqueak.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

February Snow Moon In the 1700's, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Dakota, and noted that "more snow commonly falls during this month than any other in the winter." Other names for this full moon : • Bald Eagle Moon (Cree) • Bear Moon (Ojibwe) • Raccoon Moon (Dakota) • Groundhog Moon (Algonquin)

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