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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wow, this brought back long-forgotten memories not only of the movie itself, but also of trying to play the movie tie-in video game on the Amiga 500. I don't think I ever made it past the chase scene in the cemetery at the beginning of the game.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Spent some time liberating the zippers from a few of those plastic zippered bags that new bed sheets come in. I like to reuse them when I'm making bags or purses that need a zipper.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Goodbye, Chaos. You were absolutely the best cat who ever chose us as family. Thank you for the last fifteen years. You will be deeply, deeply missed 💔

A pale orange striped cat with yellow/green eyes sits on the corner of a blue couch. His tail is wrapped around his front legs, and he is wearing a green collar with a fish-shaped tag. Next to him is a tall real peacock feather and some shorter decorative plastic glittery peacock feathers.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Made a simple tote bag for someone who loves all things Disney. All the fabric was thrifted: a sweatshirt, a pair of bright red jeans, and a small bit of polka dot fabric someone had donated. No pattern this time, I just used my knowledge gained from experience...I'm learning! Yay! 😄

A tote bag measuring roughly 13"x11"x3" lays on a brown table. The image on the front of the tote bag is an outline of Mickey Mouse colored in with thin parallel lines. The sides and handles of the bag are bright red to match Mickey's shorts.

Same image of the front of the bag but with one handle pulled down to show a peek of red polka dots on white fabric which is the lining.

The back of the tote bag reads, "The Original Mickey Mouse". "The Original" is printed with solid bright red letters, and "Mickey Mouse" is black outlines shaded with thin black stripes.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our previous cat used to do this. Ages ago I heard it referred to as a "murderchirp", and we've been calling it that ever since.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Finished the chainmail dice bag for my daughter's teacher, and also made a sun catcher for one of her other teachers. At first I worried an all bright aluminum dice bag would be boring, but I really like it. Also love the color combo on the suncatcher; I might need to make me a necklace just like it

Two works of chainmail sit on a dark brown table. The item on the left is a dice bag made of all bright aluminum rings in a European 4in1 pattern. There is a black cord at the top which cinches the dice bag shut. The item on the right is a suncatcher with a 2" teardrop-shaped crystal at the bottom of roughly 7" of JPL3 weave made with alternating brown and green rings.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

“Tomorrow is another day” used to be something people said to encourage each other but now it just kinda feels like a threat.

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Morning Kitten Here’s another angle…

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My daughter's teacher loves D&D, so what better end of year thank you gift than a chainmail dice bag. I genuinely enjoy making these bags, but now that the base is done I'm on to the tedious part...around and around until it's at the right depth. I take _so_ many breaks at this stage.

A round section of bright aluminum chainmail is laying on a grey-blue gridded work surface. The round section is roughly 4.5" in diameter. On the upper right of the work surface, 40 open chainmail rings are laid out in five columns ready to be woven around the edge of the already woven section. On the upper left of the work surface is the upturned green lid of a reused mayonnaise jar. There are several unopened chainmail rings in the lid. Next to the lid is the reused mayo jar holding all the rest of the rings. The label on the jar reads, "Chainmail Joe Bright Aluminum Jump Rings 14AWG/16SWG 5/16"ID 1 pound (3,000+ rings)". No, I will not be using all 3,000 rings, but rather around another 400 or so :)

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Won a game of bobbin chicken with only eight inches of thread left on the bobbin...I think that's a new record for me.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Chaos turns 15 today! He's definitely slowing down, but he still loves to play and cuddle in equal measure. He's celebrating with an extra serving of gooshy food while he enjoys his new cat watering fountain :)

An elderly orange cat sits in a bread loaf position next to a large catnip-stuffed fabric fish. His head is tilted ever so slightly as his attention is focused on something out of frame just behind the photographer.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

For Mom's birthday I made her a bag using scraps from the quilt I made her for Christmas. She loves both the quilt and the bag, but honestly? I think I like the bag better.

A fabric bag roughly 11" by 9" by 7" sitting on a dark brown table. The bag is made from blue-on-white Blue Willow-style fabric scraps. The front pocket has smaller scraps in various geometric shapes patchworked together, while the main body of the bag has larger, mostly square or rectangular scraps also patchworked. Solid blue fabric is used on the bottom, top border, inside lining, and for the straps. The solid blue fabric on the bottom is quilted with white thread in diamond shapes.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

My second public bellydance performance since 2019. Not only was it for the residents of an assisted living facility, it was at my mom's ALF 🥰 The residents and staff were delighted we were there, and we are honored to have danced for them. Dancing at retirement/ALFs is such a joy!

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fredesque @fredtaming.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

[reading a book in first person] i dont remember doing any of this

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Stephanie Canada @stephaniecanada.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My brand is chaotic sewing with a side of “please care about your event/product and do better” If that is your vibe please check out my YouTube channel and subscribe if you enjoy it. I am trying to hit 100k this year! youtube.com/@stephanieca...

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Here there be the chaos.... Welcome to a chaotic corner of the internet. Filled with movies, patterns, sewing and gadgets all with a chaotically vintage twist. You should stick around for a while, it...

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Leon Jackson @drleonj.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

This is a remarkably creative and fun jaunt through a thousand years of English, and a creepy story to boot. I’m good through the 1400s. How about you? 🗃️

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

When I'm learning a new weave, I find a suncatcher is the way to go rather than a bracelet (I rarely wear bracelets). Learned the Kyy weave, and I kinda love it. It looks more complicated than it is, and it weaves up quickly. Now to find a window space in which to hang it :)

A suncatcher on a brown table. It is roughly 8" of the chainmail weave Kyy, which consists of smaller rings alternating between left-leaning and right-leaning, and in a rainbow pattern. Around and through the smaller rings are larger rings of bright aluminum, also alternating between left-leaning and right-leaning. At the bottom of the chain is a 3/4" glass crystal pendant.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Here's the tutorial I used. It's not shown in the vid, but I recommend re-squaring (re-hexagoning?) after applying the fleece just to keep the shape from getting too wonky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwl1...

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The Cozy Christmas Hack | Sewing Projects That Make the BEST Thoughtful

YouTube video by Thuy crafts

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Made some mug rugs as a gift for one of my daughter's teachers who's really into D&D. They're a little wonky, but I learned a lot. I find stitching through the images in the middle a little distracting, so next time I'll stitch-in-the-ditch. Already planning on making more for our gaming table :)

Four hexagonal mug rugs on a brown table. They measure 8" from point to point. The center sections depict various generic fantasy characters. Surrounding the characters are fabrics depicting chainmail, cartoony D&D monsters, potion bottles, and dice. The border is black with bits of color from the images on the back folded over onto the front.

The fabric on the back of these oversized coasters is the very last of my dragon fabric...a black background with purple, brown, and blue dragons in full, and the hint of a green wing and a gold tail coming into frame.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I also used an old hairbrush on the seams before washing just to get the fraying process started. Beware...it's messy.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

This is the tutorial I used if anyone else wants to give it a go. I'd recommend re-squaring your squares after sewing the X in the middle, and I washed mine in a duvet cover to help keep the fraying threads from clogging my washer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0H...

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Beginner Rag Quilt Tutorial | The Easiest Quilt You’ll Ever Sew (No Binding, No Batting, No Stress!)

YouTube video by Chelsea | She Sews Seams

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I don't quilt, but for some reason I decided my mother needed a rag quilt. Turned out fine (and she loves it), but cutting ~200 squares drove me up the wall. Will I make another? Not anytime soon. Learned a lot, though, and my already great respect for quilters and their art has only increased.

The quilt front, draped over a dark blue couch. It is 8 squares across by 8 squares down, all made with fabric that has that blue-on-white Blue Willow-style pattern. The quilt measures roughly 60"x60". The seams where the squares meet are intentionally frayed and have a fluffy look and feel.

The back of the quilt, draped over a dark blue couch. The lower left corner of the quilt has been folded up so the front is visible. The back is made from a thrifted set of flannel bed sheets that are also in that blue-on-white Blue Willow-style design. The seams where the squares meet are smooth as all the edges are sewn to the front of the quilt. The middle layer of the quilt is also made from the same thrifted flannel bed sheets.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Life won't allow me to dive back into bellydance to the degree that I was pre-2019 (and if I'm being honest, I'm not sure I'd want to), but a laid-back, every-so-often show at a retirement/assisted living/memory care facility? Yes, please, that would be lovely.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I haven't bellydanced since 2019. Multiple life circumstances have conspired to keep me away from the dance, but this past Saturday I was invited to join w/ a troupe dancing at an assisted living/memory care place. It felt so good to dance again; I didn't realize how much I missed it.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Our "Dark Shadows" rewatch is going slower than we'd like because life keeps getting in the way, but we're almost to Barnabas! I'd forgotten how the first actor who played Willie Loomis did such a good job portraying him as so utterly sleazy. He totally makes my skin crawl!

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Aw, dammit. I've never lost Whamageddon this early in the season...

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

That turned out fantastic; great job!

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A friend commissioned a 30" continuous Byzantine chain for the pendant he bought over the summer. Mangled the hell out of the final ring up towards the top because the space was too tight for even my smallest pliers 🙁 Thankfully it doesn't show, and grateful that my friend doesn't mind.

A 30" chainmail necklace in the Byzantine weave is laying on a dark brown table. The chain is a mix of bright aluminum and stormy grey, and the pendant on the bottom is a 1" diameter coin embossed with a bear head.

Closeup of the Byzantine chainmail weave necklace and the 1" diameter coin pendants embossed with a bear head. The chain is a mix of bright aluminum and stormy grey colors.

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Good morning. For anyone that needs to hear this: Boobytrap spelled backwards is partyboob.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thank you for this. It helped my daughter begin to unwind her spiraling anxiety thoughts, and thus helped her to recover from the meltdown she was in. She's still learning how to punch her anxiety brain, but this visual gave her the chance to take a much needed deep breath. Seriously, thank you.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Yesterday my spouse and I escaped the 100+ degree heat by staying inside and replaying couch co-op Divinity Original Sin all day. It and its sequel are probably our favorite couch co-op turn-based RPG; I think this is our 3rd or 4th playthrough. Always a fun time!

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Continuing our Dark Shadows rewatch and had to pause during an episode. We hit the pause button as Laura Collins (the Phoenix) was sitting in front of a fireplace, and noticed we just happened to catch the flames in a vague phoenix shape. A fun coincidence; couldn't have timed it better! 😄

Photo taken of our tv screen: a black-and-white image of actress Diana Millay reading a book in front of a large fireplace on the set of "Dark Shadows" from 1967. Her character is a phoenix-type being who dies by fire every 100 years and is reborn. When we hit the pause button, the flames of the roaring fire she was sitting in front of just happened to take the shape of what looks like a small figure of a person with wings outspread.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Made a couple of bracelets as teacher thank yous, each in a color scheme the teachers like. I always panic a little when making bracelets as gifts for other people, because I have to guess at how big to make them and worry they won't fit. At least the one on the left is stretchy...

Two chainmail bracelets sitting on a wooden table. The bracelet on the left is made with bright aluminum jump rings and green, blue, and black stretchy rubber rings, and is woven in the Box Weave pattern. The bracelet on the right is made with bright aluminum jump rings with bright yellow and pale green beads, and is woven in the Beaded Shaggy Loops pattern.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

(Kinda blurry) close ups of the two most recent necklaces I made using kits from Blue Buddha Boutique. I'm going to offer them to my daughter's school for their yearly auction (last year I made dice bags). Pastels are generally not my thing, but I'm really loving BBB's pastel rings.

A section of a necklace woven in a weave called JPL. It is black, grey, and silvery, and the three colors gently spiral around themselves. Not pictured: matching 1" long earrings.

A section of a necklace woven in a weave called JPL. The rings are shiny pastels in blue, lavender, rose, yellow, and green; there are three rings of one color before changing to three rings of the next color, and so on. Not pictured: matching 1" long earrings.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

One of these days I will learn that obsessively refreshing the tracking status on a package will not help the package to arrive any sooner.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Proud of my son for getting his drivers license! Now he can drive himself home after his midnight shifts which in turn means I'll be less sleep deprived overall. We both win 😄

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

"I lick my foot at your silly board game!" Chaos, you fuzzy little goofball, you certainly do live up to your name :)

An orange cat sits on a brown table, and he is surrounded by pieces of the board game "Wrath of Ashardalon". His right back leg is up in the air parallel to the table, toes spread wide as he bends his head over to lick at his foot. The tip of his pink tongue can be seen just to the side of his foot.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Hearing the joyful, boisterous laughter from the next room as my gen z son introduced his gen z friends to M.U.L.E. on an Atari 400 mini made me so very happy (it's one of my all-time favorite games). They genuinely loved it and plan on playing again the next time they're over :D

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The indignity of being woken up from a sound sleep, stuffed unceremoniously into a carrier, and hauled off to the vet for a routine check up. So rude! He is clearly plotting his revenge. (Check up went great; he's relatively healthy for 14!)

An exceedingly annoyed orange tabby sits and glowers in his black mesh carrier. He can't believe his nap was so rudely interrupted for this vet visit nonsense.

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

That turned out fantastic; great job!

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Peacoctopus @peacoctopus.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Some of my earliest memories are of listening to The Doctor Demento Show with my family. My sincere thanks to the Doctor for the countless hours of demented fun he brought to us all. I hope he enjoys his retirement to the fullest ❤️

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