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Petunia846

@petunia846.bsky.social
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Avid creator in many mediums. Currently cross stitch. Avid fan of many things. Currently Star Trek. Trying to enjoy my midlife crisis as much as I can. My new shop: www.etsy.com/shop/SkyShipStitch

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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 5h
Hmm yeah, different I think. Like, she wants three copies of one thing and two of another. And I’ve already stitched everything once for my own test stitching. I’ve been trying to think, what would I change for these pieces if I were selling them in a booth at a craft fair.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 13h
blueberry?
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 13h
Michael Westen knew
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 17h
I’ve been through so many social media platforms through the years that it was obvious that this would be fleeting, just like the last one and the last one and the last one. But every place I meet new people and learn new things so it’s great. That’s life. It’s all great until it isn’t.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 17h
Hey cross stitch folks, someone asked me if I could stitch a few of my patterns for them (as they like the pattern, but don’t do cross stitch). What would be a reasonable amount to charge for that? Do you set a rate by number of stitches? I’ve only ever sold the patterns, not finished work.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 20h
I literally just got my eyes checked last week and they said they were fine, so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 20h
I keep having this thing with my vision where it’s like you look at something too bright and for awhile you see it in negative even when you close your eyes but I don’t think I’m looking at things that are too bright, it’s just happening. It’s very disorienting and I end up laying down for a while.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Oh nice! That’s a great idea. Academy was so good. Maybe you can time things so you’re finishing up S1 right when S2 comes out next year.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Relatable 😂 Depending on how you feel about it, after Prodigy you could watch Picard, or just the bits with Seven, or especially the bits with Seven and Tuvok. That’s kind of how I got back into Trek but backwards, starting with Picard and then watching everything to get the backstory.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Great line up
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
First time for any of those or just a rewatch?
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Uff. I finally got the pattern set pdf made. Customers will download one 12 page pdf, but I had to make six separate PDFs and then combine them properly. It’s a set of four small patterns. I probably made it harder on myself than I have to.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Has anyone ever made a Star Trek crew out of Calico Critters? Like the Next Gen folks as fuzzy little guys? I don’t have Calico Critters but someone should do that. Like make little uniforms for them.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I have two cross stitch patterns that I need to make the PDFs for, but I hate that part. 😩 It’s so fiddly and I have to use MacStitch for it and I hate that program. Ugg. The business side of having a small creative business is so boring.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I think it’s called “Best In Miniature”. I think it’s from Canada. I’ve been watching it on YouTube from a channel called “CompetitionTV.” They have it up as big blocks of like 6 or 7 hours and it’s just an entire season in one video.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thank you! ☺️
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m in the middle of decoupaging brown paper (Amazon packing paper) on the inner walls to look like plaster. Then the outer walls and floors will be covered with egg carton bits to look like stone. 😊
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Speaking of miniatures, this is what I’ve been working on lately. It’s a dollhouse for a doll, so it’s extra tiny. It’s a castle tower. I had several of these plastic tubes, so I cut one open lengthwise and added floors.
Picture of two objects on a carpeted floor next to a wall. One is a clear plastic cylinder and the other is the same basic shape but starting to look like a castle tower. It’s mostly covered with brown paper and has two floors and a roof with crenellations.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m watching another season of the miniature competition show, and I’m getting super judgmental. This batch has some people I really dislike. 😂 I realized though, I’ve been working with miniatures for 40 years. 😅 Making my own stuff for probably 30. Haha. Maybe I deserve to be judgy.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m jealous
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In The Sims I like playing one adult who adopts a ton of kids, just constantly a full house, moving them out when they’re adults so there’s more room. Tonight I was looking at the kids available for adoption and found one with my name spelled right! Never seen that before, so of course I got her.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Things would be so much easier if I didn’t bother to test stitch patterns! But I can’t imagine asking people to pay for something I haven’t even stitched myself. Damn integrity. Gurr.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I had a set of small cross stitch patterns that I wanted to finish and get up for sale this week, so I hustled and finished the one I was working on, but then I went to do the pdf and discovered there was another in the set that I’d forgotten about. 😩 So now I have to finish that one too. 😅 Ugg.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I finished the miniatures challenge show, and my second favorite person won, so I guess that’s good. My top favorite and third favorite were also in the final three. I think I could have put up a strong challenge there, just not sure about the time limits for the challenges. I need more breaks. 😂
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I found this “bendable” skeleton at Walgreens the other day. Moopsy has never looked so happy.
Picture of some plush toys on a toy bed. There are several, but the focus of the photo is a small white plushie shaped like the vicious creature Moopsy from Star Trek. The Moopsy toy is being held securely and lovingly in the arms of a plastic skeleton as the skeleton lounges against a leaf-shaped plushie.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I remembered I had to take the trash down to the curb. 🙄 Boo.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What if I just don’t get out of bed today? It’s feeling really cozy. I had somewhat decent sleep for once and now I’m just laying here and the temperature is perfect.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I hate how it seems like the only way to make money from your art is by making videos about it for social media. I don’t want to make videos, I just want to make the art. I’m sure that’s not entirely true, but it feels that way and even just that is sucky.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So far, based on the first episode, I think I would be in the middle of the pack. A few people are really good, but I could definitely do better than some of the others.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I don’t know anyone else who makes miniatures so I have no idea whether I’m completely terrible (doubtful) or some kind of incredible savant (also doubtful). All I know is that I’m happy with what I make. I just fiddle with things and figure out how to make them what I want them to be.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Can’t sleep (becoming a habit) so I watched an episode of a competition reality show about making dollhouse miniatures. It was kind of goofy, but I’m definitely going to watch more because it’s a useful measure for my own abilities.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I was so tired when I got home 😅 I added a pic later as a quote post.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I figure buying it and never using it but just enjoying how pretty it is, is better than not buying it and regretting it.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here’s my loot.
Picture of several fat quarters of sewing fabric. There are four Halloween patterns, several that have sparkle, several with neon colors, and a few that are just classic stripes. Some particular highlights: one that’s purple with white bunnies who are listening to neon orange cassette Walkmans, one with cats laying on beach towels, one with a peachy background that has pumpkins, a black cat, houses, and ghosts (and the ghosts are glow in the dark)
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So, mistakes have been made today. (Buying too much fabric at the quilt shop.) I promise to make things right. (Adding the fabric to my stash and admiring it.) In the future I will try to do better. (Making use of the $25 off loyalty bonus that I have earned by buying so much fabric.)
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh, also Connie is a favorite so far.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They’re all okay though. I don’t hate anyone.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So, new Bake Off, we want either Tom or Mo to win, right? I say that having only watched one episode.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I got to therapy too early 😩 (20 mins early instead of 15 mins early)
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whatever you do, do not get into looking at people who make and sell specialty watercolor paints on Etsy. You’ll end up with a huge and expensive collection of beautiful little rectangles of paints that you never use because your brain got obsessed with a new craft. I say from personal experience.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ugg. Gotta love stress dreams so stressful that you actually realize you should wake up.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
terrifying
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Precious 🤍
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This new woman is all weird and breathy and she is NOT DOING IT RIGHT. Boo. The book was good though. I read it as an ebook first to get the full effect. But this audiobook production is disappointing. It’s been four years since the last one came out so I guess they just couldn’t get the other lady.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh no 😭 This new book has a different audiobook narratorrrr 😭. The other five books all had the same one. This is like when they publish later books in a series in a different size or with a new type of paper and they don’t match. This is tragic 😩 I want the other lady back.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the heart of the friendship between Janeway and Tuvok.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just finished itttttttt
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A book I had preordered came out today, and I’m pretty sure the notification of its delivery woke me up at one this morning, so I started it then, and read on and off all day and I just finished it. It was pretty good I think. The series can continue to be part of my evening wind down routine.
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Petunia846 @petunia846.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Monkees show makes it look like life was so fun in 1966. They’re just goofing around on the beach, riding unicycles, and wearing funny costumes with their buddies. Not a cell phone in sight.
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